Benefits and Features of Zoho Reports, Business Intelligence Software Offered As A Service

Upload Any Data
Securely upload spreadsheets and tabular data such as CSV, TSV, XLS or HTML files. Also add data directly using a 'Spreadsheet-like' interface. Check out "How to Import Data into Zoho Reports" video

Push Data from both Hosted & Traditional (behind Firewall) Applications and Databases
Push data from hosted or traditional (behind firewall) business applications and databases for reporting and analysis. Connect to MS Access, SQL Server, MySQL and Oracle databases to fetch and upload data into Zoho Reports. Also setup scheduled automatic periodic uploads/synchronization.

Know more about How to get your data into Zoho Reports.

Visual Analysis
Visually analyze and build insightful reports and dashboards with drag and drop interface all by yourself. Avoid the need for help from your IT team and the associated wait time.

Wide Range of Reporting Components
Use variety of charts, pivot tables and tabular view components to build insightful reports and dashboards.

Business Dashboards
Build business dashboards easily by drag-and-drop. Make it easier for your executives/users to track KPIs (Key Performance Indicators) effectively. Embed reports of varying height and width into your dashboards using the flexible layout feature.

Easy to Adopt 'Spreadsheet-like' Interface
Provides a familiar 'Spreadsheet-like' interface for data addition, analysis and reporting. Makes it easy to adopt for users familiar with Spreadsheet. Also check out Spreadsheet vs Zoho Reports.

Powerful Data Modeling and Joining Data Sets
Zoho Reports offers standard relational modeling features like defining relationships between tables (using lookup columns), enforcing data integrity, auto-joining data across multiple tables, auto-numbering etc. Such flexible modeling features enable you to join data sets from diversified sources and to easily create reports, without the need to write any SQL queries/scripts.

Know more about relational data modeling in Zoho Reports .

Query with SQL
Create powerful and flexible reports with SQL Queries written in any database dialect/syntax. Check out "How to Create Query Table" video

Collaborative Analysis
Develop reports together with your colleagues. Share with each other for informed business decision making. Also provide fine-grained permissions on shared reports. Know more about collaborative features in Zoho Reports.

Embed Reports Anywhere
Embed your reports and dashboards across Websites, Intranet, Blogs, Microsoft SharePoint Server and Applications for wider consumption. Read more about How to embed reports and dashboards.

Organize your Reports into Folders
Organize your reports and data logically into folders. Helpful in better organization and easy navigation. Also you could apply operations in bulk at each folder level.

Extensible Development Platform
Independent Software Vendors, Developers and System Integrators can use the powerful Zoho Reports development platform to build/integrate reporting and analytical capabilities into their business applications.

Zoho Reports API is a powerful HTTP based Web API, that provides methods for Data Integration (add, modify, delete and fetch data), Meta data handling (fetch details about your reporting databases and reports) and Dynamic Reports Embedding (you can fetch a report and embed in a web page on the fly).

Zoho CloudSQL technology, allows developers to interact with business data stored in Zoho Reports using the familiar SQL language.

White Labeling (Complete Re-branding / Private Labeling) Option
Zoho Reports offers a full-fledged white labeling solution. With the white labeled solution, you can completely re-brand Zoho Reports to serve from your custom domain (URL), in your own brand, seamlessly to your users. This enables application developers, Independent Software Vendors (ISVs) and solution providers to integrate powerful reporting & business intelligence capabilities into their applications/products seamlessly.

Highly Secure
Access to data and reports are secured with proper user name and password. Also supports HTTPS (SSL connection). All your data and reports are hosted in a highly secure datacenters, which offers redundancy, backup and continuity. For more information, check out 'Zoho's Security Practices'.

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Top Benefits No Upfront Cost - Traditional in-premises BI tools have a high upfront cost in the form of a perpetual license fee, and buying of separate hardware & software. Zoho Reports being a BI software offered as a service, you pay as you go (affordable monthly subscriptions). No Hardware and Software to Maintain - Maintaining an in-premises BI tool would mean your IT department will have to maintain both the hardware and software. Going with Zoho Reports, with the business intelligence platform being hosted, all the IT-related work is taken care by us. Easy Set Up / Fast Implementation - Having your own BI implementation will take months to set up. With Zoho Reports, you just sign in, import or push your data from multiple sources and get to see auto-generated reports immediately. BI in SAAS mode saves much on set up and implementation time. Easy to Use - Zoho Reports has a spreadsheet-like interface and users who are used to working with spreadsheets will find it easy to learn & use. Most of the report building functions are just drag-and-drop. Accessible from Anywhere - Zoho Reports can be accessed from any computer using just a browser and internet connection. Typical in-premises solutions are accessible only within your company firewalls. Highly Collaborative - Sharing, collaboration and publishing are inbuilt in Zoho Reports. Fine grained access control permissions mean that you have best control over the data and reports being shared. Centralized Data Maintenance - Disparate legacy systems have data stored in their own silos. It becomes hard when you want reports connecting multiple systems. With Zoho Reports, all data can be uploaded/pushed into a single data store. Try Zoho Reports Now !

Main Features
Upload Any Data Securely upload spreadsheets and tabular data such as CSV, TSV, XLS or HTML files. Also add data directly using a 'Spreadsheet-like' interface. Check out "How to Import Data into Zoho Reports" video Push Data from both Hosted & Traditional (behind Firewall) Applications and Databases Push data from hosted or traditional (behind firewall) business applications and databases for reporting and analysis. Connect to MS Access, SQL Server, MySQL and Oracle databases to fetch and upload data into Zoho Reports. Also setup scheduled automatic periodic uploads/synchronization. Know more about How to get your data into Zoho Reports. Visual Analysis Visually analyze and build insightful reports and dashboards with drag and drop interface all by yourself. Avoid the need for help from your IT team and the associated wait time. Wide Range of Reporting Components Use variety of charts, pivot tables and tabular view components to build insightful reports and dashboards. Business Dashboards Build business dashboards easily by drag-and-drop. Make it easier for your executives/users to track KPIs (Key Performance Indicators) effectively. Embed reports of varying height and width into your dashboards using the flexible layout feature. Easy to Adopt 'Spreadsheet-like' Interface Provides a familiar 'Spreadsheet-like' interface for data addition, analysis and reporting. Makes it easy to adopt for users familiar with Spreadsheet. Also check out Spreadsheet vs Zoho Reports. Powerful Data Modeling and Joining Data Sets Zoho Reports offers standard relational modeling features like defining relationships between tables (using lookup columns), enforcing data integrity, auto-joining data across multiple tables, auto-numbering etc. Such flexible modeling features enable you to join data sets from diversified sources and to easily create reports, without the need to write any SQL queries/scripts. Know more about relational data modeling in Zoho Reports . Query with SQL Create powerful and flexible reports with SQL Queries written in any database dialect/syntax. Check out "How to Create Query Table" video Collaborative Analysis Develop reports together with your colleagues. Share with each other for informed business decision making. Also provide fine-grained permissions on shared reports. Know more about collaborative features in Zoho Reports. Embed Reports Anywhere Embed your reports and dashboards across Websites, Intranet, Blogs, Microsoft SharePoint Server and Applications for wider consumption. Read more about How to embed reports and dashboards. Organize your Reports into Folders Organize your reports and data logically into folders. Helpful in better organization and easy navigation. Also you could apply operations in bulk at each folder level. Extensible Development Platform Independent Software Vendors, Developers and System Integrators can use the powerful Zoho Reports development platform to build/integrate reporting and analytical capabilities into their business applications. Zoho Reports API is a powerful HTTP based Web API, that provides methods for Data Integration (add, modify, delete and fetch data), Meta data handling (fetch details about your reporting databases and reports) and Dynamic Reports Embedding (you can fetch a report and embed in a web page on the fly). Zoho CloudSQL technology, allows developers to interact with business data stored in Zoho Reports using the familiar SQL language. White Labeling (Complete Re-branding / Private Labeling) Option Zoho Reports offers a full-fledged white labeling solution. With the white labeled solution, you can completely re-brand Zoho Reports to serve from your custom domain (URL), in your own brand, seamlessly to your users. This enables application developers, Independent Software Vendors (ISVs) and solution providers to integrate powerful reporting & business intelligence capabilities into their applications/products seamlessly. Read more about How ISVs can integrate Zoho Reports into their applications/services. Highly Secure Access to data and reports are secured with proper user name and password. Also supports HTTPS (SSL connection). All your data and reports are hosted in a highly secure datacenters, which offers redundancy, backup and continuity. For more information, check out 'Zoho's Security Practices'.

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