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How Much Are Your BI Tools Really Costing You?

By Mary Scott Van Arsdale, Senior Content Manager

1 min. readFriday, March 7, 2025

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Many organizations assume their analytics strategy is cost-effective simply because they are using existing business intelligence (BI) tools. Yet, the true cost of BI is often obscured by hidden fees, inefficiencies, and underutilized software.

According to Dresner Advisory Services, 81 percent of organizations consolidate BI tools to reduce costs, yet many still overpay for fragmented, outdated analytics platforms.

The real question is: How much is your organization wasting on multiple BI tools?

The cost pitfalls of multiple BI tools

Organizations relying on multiple data tools often experience:

  • Per-user fees: Traditional data tools charge per user, making large-scale adoption prohibitively expensive.
  • Infrastructure and maintenance costs: Supporting multiple tools requires additional data pipelines, integration work, and IT support.
  • Hidden add-ons: Advanced capabilities, such as AI automation, real-time updates, and embedded analytics, often come with additional costs.

The Domo advantage: transparent pricing, full functionality

Domo eliminates the inefficiencies of legacy BI tools by offering a single, AI-powered data platform with transparent pricing.

  • No per-user fees: Scale analytics across the organization without cost barriers.
  • Built-in AI and automation: Unlike many traditional tools, Domo provides real-time alerts and automated workflows at no extra charge.
  • Lower total cost of ownership: Organizations that migrate to Domo typically reduce their BI expenditure by up to 50 percent.

A fragmented data landscape isn’t just expensive. It’s limiting.

But with Domo, you can simplify your landscape and potentially save on costs by bringing all your data sources together in one place.

Reach out to see how Domo can help optimize your operations.

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Mary Scott Van Arsdale strategizes and creates content for Domo, turning her colleagues’ expertise into content that resonates with our customers. She brings her background in cognitive psychology and creative nonfiction to the Senior Content Manager role, plus six years of experience building content at tech companies.

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