--- title: ibi WebFOCUS Reviews meta_title: 'ibi WebFOCUS Reviews 2026: Details, Pricing, & Features | G2' meta_description: Filter 158 reviews by the users' company size, role or industry to find out how ibi WebFOCUS works for a business like yours. aggregate_rating: rating_value: 4.4 review_count: 158 scale: '5' date_modified: '2026-07-12' parent_category: name: Analytics Tools & Software url: https://www.g2.com/categories/analytics-tools-software --- # ibi WebFOCUS Reviews **Vendor:** ibi **Category:** [Analytics Platforms](https://www.g2.com/categories/analytics-platforms) **Average Rating:** 4.4/5.0 **Total Reviews:** 158 ## About ibi WebFOCUS The ibi WebFOCUS® platform is an enterprise business intelligence and analytics solution equipped with data management, visual discovery, predictive analytics, and powerful visualizations. Combining these capabilities and data science in one unified platform, the WebFOCUS solution helps make data-driven decisions across the enterprise providing reports, dashboards, and customer-facing applications at scale. ## ibi WebFOCUS Reviews ### 1. WebFOCUS User **Rating:** 4.5/5.0 stars **Reviewed by:** Verified User in Pharmaceuticals | Mid-Market (51-1000 emp.) **Reviewed Date:** June 07, 2017 **What do you like best about ibi WebFOCUS?** The flexibility and scale-ability of webFOCUS is nice. **What do you dislike about ibi WebFOCUS?** Learning curve to get a report up and going... could improve on that. **What problems is ibi WebFOCUS solving and how is that benefiting you?** Reporting ### 2. Webfocus Review **Rating:** 3.5/5.0 stars **Reviewed by:** Verified User in Higher Education | Enterprise (> 1000 emp.) **Reviewed Date:** September 08, 2016 **What do you like best about ibi WebFOCUS?** The interface is much easier to work with than other BI programs that I have worked with in the past. It is much easier to create a connection than others as well. **What do you dislike about ibi WebFOCUS?** No frills. I would like to see more of a selection of web presentation tools. It would be nice to see more dashboards even though there are a lot available. **Recommendations to others considering ibi WebFOCUS:** Even though we failed to go-live with WebFocus, I think that it was the easiest product that we tested to implement. I feel that it would have been nice to have gone with this product over others. **What problems is ibi WebFOCUS solving and how is that benefiting you?** Working with what programs students transfer from and to the institution ### 3. Awesome! **Rating:** 4.0/5.0 stars **Reviewed by:** Verified User in Financial Services | Enterprise (> 1000 emp.) **Reviewed Date:** March 22, 2017 **What do you like best about ibi WebFOCUS?** Ease of use, strong 4GL language support, integration to other leading framework **What do you dislike about ibi WebFOCUS?** Default Colors User Interface More Graphs/Charts **Recommendations to others considering ibi WebFOCUS:** Integrations with other UI components, JS frameworks, etc. Security Ease of use 4GL Language **What problems is ibi WebFOCUS solving and how is that benefiting you?** Reporting, Reporting, Reporting Dashboard to show trending analysis by segments and user entitlements at segment level. ### 4. WebFOCUS **Rating:** 4.5/5.0 stars **Reviewed by:** Verified User in Financial Services | Enterprise (> 1000 emp.) **Reviewed Date:** February 23, 2017 **What do you like best about ibi WebFOCUS?** Flexibility of the solution and willingness to work with clients to enhance their base product **What do you dislike about ibi WebFOCUS?** There is nothing I dislike about WebFOCUS **What problems is ibi WebFOCUS solving and how is that benefiting you?** Needed an easy to use platform for ad hoc reporting. Users like the solution. ### 5. World Class - Industrial Strength - Knowledge Builder. **Rating:** 5.0/5.0 stars **Reviewed by:** Verified User in Financial Services | Mid-Market (51-1000 emp.) **Reviewed Date:** February 11, 2017 **What do you like best about ibi WebFOCUS?** Ability to build systems that delight users. WebFOCUS is a truly elegant language. Rapid prototyping. **What do you dislike about ibi WebFOCUS?** Information Builders is a little shy about its accomplishments. **What problems is ibi WebFOCUS solving and how is that benefiting you?** Financial/Record Keeping/Profitability. ### 6. Product and Vendor Utopia **Rating:** 5.0/5.0 stars **Reviewed by:** Rob F. | Sr. Manager - Enterprise Information Management, Mid-Market (51-1000 emp.) **Reviewed Date:** December 11, 2015 **What do you like best about ibi WebFOCUS?** Information Builders is an incredible vendor to partner with. Their business intelligence offerings such as WebFOCUS, BI Portal, and their iWay suite of products provide all of the necessary components needed to build a successful BI culture within your company. Speaking of successful, IBI ensures that what they sell you works and is exactly the product that you need, not just something that you might want. Their staff is very careful not to push products that won't be beneficial to you. There are frequent touch points by the reps, but more in a relationship way than to look for the next sell. **What do you dislike about ibi WebFOCUS?** It is still a little disappointing that Information Builders isn't a common name in the BI field due to their robust platform as well as the amazing support you get. Prior to WebFOCUS 8 IBI was lagging in the innovation area, but now is very much a contender and should be at the top of the list for any shop looking to select a BI vendor and platform. **Recommendations to others considering ibi WebFOCUS:** Purchasing a long term platform requires not just a high performing product but also a close partnership with the vendor consisting of trust and integrity. Information Builders will give you that. They look out for your best interest and not just the continuation of their product line. They are constantly pursuing innovations in the BI field as well as honing what are currently the standards seen in competitor tools. **What problems is ibi WebFOCUS solving and how is that benefiting you?** Over the past 8 years we have been building a culture of knowing and understanding our data and how we can use it better. Utilizing WebFOCUS we have been fairly easily been able to successfully span the breadth of use from embedded analytics in the hands of end uses to the deep dive of analysts looking to improve processes, profitability, and productivity. ### 7. Provides ability to program anything, with typical IT turnover, results in programming mess **Rating:** 2.0/5.0 stars **Reviewed by:** Verified User in Oil & Energy | Enterprise (> 1000 emp.) **Reviewed Date:** July 21, 2015 **What do you like best about ibi WebFOCUS?** You can program every aspect of a report - everything can be a variable. Every line of code has possibility to controlled by this FOC_NONE keyword which can result in some clever navigation or report manipulation. The IBI summit and Focal Point are true strengths. The Focal Point community is very helpful, lots of expertise there and generous with their wisdom and tips n tricks. Visiting IBI summit, you encounter other customers that have truly embraced the software and programming abilities WebFocus has to offer which I admire. I get the impression if you have a strong technical lead or architect that understand the IBI architecture and can establish good guidelines, you could have a strong product that benefits your organization... **What do you dislike about ibi WebFOCUS?** Based on experience with WebFocus Developer Studio, it has a horrible IDE. No syntax checking, code highlighting. Poor integration with code control systems for versioning. Often found myself overwriting my own report or someone else's since it has no lock mechanism. Essentially you have something that is just using notepad. For some people they think this is great, just give me notepad. Which is fine is you are the only programmer, once you get into a collaborative setting, the infrastructure fails to support compared to other vendors. The sales and consulting service is average or below. A lot of disgruntled customers out there. In my last company, people dreaded getting assigned work that dealt with WebFocus programming. **Recommendations to others considering ibi WebFOCUS:** Have strong guidelines for programming standards and organized programming structures. An experienced technical lead or architect who can deep dive into the product offerings if this is truly the path you choose. You will need outside tools or systems for code control or change management. You can do anything with the WebFocus programming, so great power comes great responsibility. Engage the Focal Point community, it is fantastic, can be a much better source of knowledge than the company's consultants. Be careful with the setup, have discipline to document and understand the infrastructure. **What problems is ibi WebFOCUS solving and how is that benefiting you?** Reporting from multiple data sources ### 8. Review of Webfocus 7.7 **Rating:** 2.0/5.0 stars **Reviewed by:** Verified User in Internet | Mid-Market (51-1000 emp.) **Reviewed Date:** February 20, 2015 **What do you like best about ibi WebFOCUS?** The tool has a great community and meet up, people are very willing to help each other and share ideas as well as code. Something very interesting concepts can be done if you have playful enough and have the time and patience. **What do you dislike about ibi WebFOCUS?** Tools look and feel is a bit out outdated as compared to the other light weight software out in the market. Customer support really depends on who you get. Definitely not plug and play and not for you typically analyst. **Recommendations to others considering ibi WebFOCUS:** Look at your lightweight competitors such as looker and tableau. You really need to make the visualizations more appealing. While this does not affect the quality of the product it does hinder selling it the end users and upper management. **What problems is ibi WebFOCUS solving and how is that benefiting you?** We are trying to get exposure to the data and peak intellectual curiosity by using data visualizations and dash-boarding. Benefits we realized was the simpleness of the integration and design for developers but not analyst. ## ibi WebFOCUS Discussions - [What s involved in migrating from WebFocus 8.1.5M to Webfocus 8.2](https://www.g2.com/discussions/33259-what-s-involved-in-migrating-from-webfocus-8-1-5m-to-webfocus-8-2) - 1 comment, 1 upvote - [how do i obtain extra information about upcoming events and opportunities as a student](https://www.g2.com/discussions/how-do-i-obtain-extra-information-about-upcoming-events-and-opportunities-as-a-student) - 3 comments, 1 upvote - [Can we have migration utility to make migration automated from domain?](https://www.g2.com/discussions/can-we-have-migration-utility-to-make-migration-automated-from-domain) - 1 comment, 1 upvote - [Can you provide analytics use-cases for WebFOCUS?](https://www.g2.com/discussions/webfocus-afd7b43f-72c6-4e1b-936e-d59118632b28) - 1 comment, 1 upvote - [View ibi WebFOCUS pricing details and edition comparison](https://www.g2.com/products/ibi-webfocus/reviews?page=4§ion=pricing&secure%5Bexpires_at%5D=2026-07-19+08%3A36%3A50+-0500&secure%5Bsession_id%5D=198f7e84-4827-4a5c-9381-0d98f4d4a5d8&secure%5Btoken%5D=c79a5df0387e1e3a512d7c3dc8aaa93ff8d93544d4c01d4ad44ab6e1094f7ce7&format=llm_user) ## ibi WebFOCUS Features **Reports** - Reports Interface - Steps to Answer - Graphs and Charts - Score Cards - Dashboards **Data Preparation** - Connectors - Data Governance **Statistical Tool** - Scripting - Data Mining - Algorithms **Data Modeling and Blending** - Data Querying - Data Filtering - Data Blending **Data Analysis** - Analysis - Data Interaction **Generative AI** - AI Text Generation - AI Text Summarization **Decision Making** - Modeling - Data Visualizations - Report Generation - Data Unification **Agentic AI - Analytics Platforms** - Autonomous Task Execution - Multi-step Planning - Cross-system Integration - Adaptive Learning - Natural Language Interaction - Proactive Assistance - Decision Making **Self Service ** - Calculated Fields - Data Column Filtering - Data Discovery - Search - Collaboration / Workflow - Automodeling **Generative AI** - AI Text Generation - AI Text Summarization **Deployment & Integration - Analytics Platforms** - No-code Dashboard Builder - Report Scheduling and Automation - Embedded Analytics and White-labeling - Data Source Connectivity **Advanced Analytics** - Predictive Analytics - Data Visualization - Big Data Services **Performance & Scalability - Analytics Platforms** - Large data handling and Query Speed - Concurrent User Support **Advanced Analytics & Modeling - Analytics Platforms** - Data Modeling and Governance - Notebook and Script Integration - Built-in Predictive and Statistical Models **Agentic AI Capabilities - Analytics Platforms** - Auto-generated Insights and Narratives - Natural Language Queries - Proactive KPI Monitoring and Alerts - AI Agents for Analytical Follow-ups **Personalized Intelligence - Analytics Platforms** - Behavioral Learning for Contextual Query Refinement - Role-based Insight Personalization - Conversational and Prompt-based Analytics **Building Reports** - Data Transformation - Data Modeling - WYSIWYG Report Design - Integration APIs ## Top ibi WebFOCUS Alternatives - [Tableau](https://www.g2.com/products/tableau/reviews) - 4.4/5.0 (3,666 reviews) - [Spotfire Analytics](https://www.g2.com/products/spotfire-analytics/reviews) - 4.2/5.0 (328 reviews) - [Microsoft Power BI](https://www.g2.com/products/microsoft-microsoft-power-bi/reviews) - 4.5/5.0 (1,592 reviews)