--- description: Learn more about Pentaho price, benefits, and disadvantages for businesses in South Africa. Read reviews from verified users and discover similar tools. image: https://gdm-localsites-assets-gfprod.imgix.net/images/capterra/og_logo-e5a8c001ed0bd1bb922639230fcea71a.png?auto=format%2Cenhance%2Ccompress title: Pentaho Price, Reviews & Features - Capterra South Africa 2026 --- Breadcrumb: [Home](/) > [Business Intelligence Tools](/directory/23/business-intelligence/software) > [Pentaho](/software/78014/pentaho-business-analytics) # Pentaho Canonical: https://www.capterra.co.za/software/78014/pentaho-business-analytics Page: 1 / 3\ Next: [Next page](https://www.capterra.co.za/software/78014/pentaho-business-analytics?page=2) > Access, blend and analyze all types and sizes of data, empower users to visualize data across multiple dimensions. > > Verdict: Rated **4.3/5** by 46 users. Top-rated for **Likelihood to recommend**. ----- ## Overview ### Who Uses Pentaho? Any firm seeking to utilize and integrate data mining and analytics for the betterment of their business. ## Quick Stats & Ratings | Metric | Rating | Detail | | **Overall** | **4.3/5** | 46 Reviews | | Ease of Use | 4.1/5 | Based on overall reviews | | Customer Support | 3.7/5 | Based on overall reviews | | Value for Money | 4.4/5 | Based on overall reviews | | Features | 4.4/5 | Based on overall reviews | | Recommendation percentage | 90% | (9/10 Likelihood to recommend) | ## About the vendor - **Company**: Hitachi Vantara ## Commercial Context - **Pricing model**: (Free Trial) - **Pricing Details**: Contact Pentaho for pricing information. - **Target Audience**: 2–10, 11–50, 51–200, 201–500, 501–1 000, 1 001–5 000, 5 001–10 000, 10 000+ - **Deployment & Platforms**: Cloud, SaaS, Web-based, Mac (Desktop), Windows (Desktop), Windows (On-Premise), Linux (On-Premise), Android (Mobile), iPhone (Mobile), iPad (Mobile) - **Supported Languages**: English, French, German - **Available Countries**: Australia, Canada, Germany, India, United Kingdom, United States ## Features - API - Access Controls/Permissions - Activity Dashboard - Ad hoc Query - Ad hoc Reporting - Alerts/Notifications - Customizable Dashboard - Customizable Reports - Dashboard - Dashboard Creation - Data Analysis Tools - Data Import/Export - Data Quality Control - Data Transformation - Data Visualization - Drag & Drop - Match & Merge - Performance Metrics - Predictive Analytics - Real-Time Analytics - Reporting & Statistics - Reporting/Analytics - Scheduled/Automated Reports - Search/Filter - Strategic Planning - Version Control - Visual Analytics - Visual Discovery ## Support Options - Email/Help Desk - FAQs/Forum - Phone Support - 24/7 (Live rep) - Chat ## Category - [Business Intelligence Tools](https://www.capterra.co.za/directory/23/business-intelligence/software) ## Related Categories - [Business Intelligence Tools](https://www.capterra.co.za/directory/23/business-intelligence/software) - [Analytics Reporting Software](https://www.capterra.co.za/directory/30053/reporting/software) - [ETL Tools](https://www.capterra.co.za/directory/31099/etl/software) - [Data Visualisation Tools](https://www.capterra.co.za/directory/30696/data-visualization/software) - [Dashboard Software](https://www.capterra.co.za/directory/30839/dashboard/software) ## Alternatives 1. 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Scheduling > > The tool allows the creation of complex ETL projects in a quick way and save time to produce valuable solution for the company. ----- ### "Totally Worth it\!\!" — 4.0/5 > **Verified Reviewer** | *31 March 2022* | Information Technology & Services | Recommendation rating: 10.0/10 > > **Pros**: Excellent Data Integration, affordable price model and high user friendly. > > **Cons**: Slow in loading huge data, technical limitation in reporting and resolving of ticket could have been improved a bit. > > I had used both pentaho report designer(PRD) and pentaho data integration(PDI) for optimizing power BI connectivity. Totally satisfied with my experience. ----- ### "Riding a Wild Horse - Community Edition" — 3.0/5 > **Dalton** | *18 April 2017* | Transportation/Trucking/Railroad | Recommendation rating: 10.0/10 > > **Pros**: Many features. I like to use the reporting PRD, I think that it is the best. I use Spoon/Kettle that is a ETL tool to process data. > > **Cons**: Many bugs. Maybe is because of Community Edition. We have many difficult to install in cloud. The layout of some report that run in developing, don't run in production. ----- ### "Best BI Software for Integration and Reporting" — 4.0/5 > **Verified Reviewer** | *28 March 2022* | Marketing & Advertising | Recommendation rating: 10.0/10 > > **Pros**: Excellent Data Integration across all the databases , User friendly and amazing for report designing using PRD tool(Pentaho Report Designer). Loving it\!\! > > **Cons**: Takes longer time for fetching the data in report, technical limitations in report designing and bug solving are not easy. ----- ### "The best tool for data integration" — 4.0/5 > **Verified Reviewer** | *05 October 2017* | Recommendation rating: 9.0/10 > > **Pros**: Ease of use and abundant features to get things done. Helps a lot in filling the various gaps in data sources. > > **Cons**: Not so user friendly, takes sometime for new user to get around the application and figure out the various tricks and tools available ----- Page: 1 / 3\ Next: [Next page](https://www.capterra.co.za/software/78014/pentaho-business-analytics?page=2) ## Links - [View on Capterra](https://www.capterra.co.za/software/78014/pentaho-business-analytics) ## This page is available in the following languages | Locale | URL | | de | | | de-AT | | | de-CH | | | en | | | en-AE | | | en-AU | | | en-CA | | | en-GB | | | en-IE | | | en-IL | | | en-IN | | | en-NZ | | | en-SG | | | en-ZA | | | es | | | es-AR | | | es-CL | | | es-CO | | | es-CR | | | es-DO | | | es-EC | | | es-MX | | | es-PA | | | es-PE | | | fr | | | fr-BE | | | fr-CA | | | fr-LU | | | it | | | ja | | | nl | | | nl-BE | | | pt | | | pt-PT | | ----- ## Structured Data