Comparing the Professional and Enterprise Editions of Publisher for Cloud

 

There are two functionality editions of APOS Publisher for Cloud: Professional edition and Enterprise edition. The Professional Edition was the original edition of Publisher for Cloud, while the Enterprise Edition was added during 2022 in response to the significant advancements of capabilities being added to the solution. The Professional Edition remains an option for existing deployments of Publisher for Cloud to continue its usage, however you will see below that the Enterprise Edition brings important new categories of functionality that will be critical to the requirements of many organizations.

 

 

To help you assess which Edition of Publisher for Cloud is right for you, please review the comparison below showing the functionality differences between these two editions.

Compare APOS Publisher for Cloud Professional and Enterprise Editions

APOS Publisher for Cloud Professional Edition Enterprise Edition
Broadcasting/Bursting Features    
Dynamic Filters/Variables ✓ ✓
Customized Page Formatting ✓ ✓
Burst SAC Stories ✓ ✓
Burst SAC Analytical Applications ✓ ✓
Burst Import Data Connection Reports ✓ ✓
Burst Live Data Connection Reports ✓ ✓
BW User-based broadcasting   ✓
Other DB User-based broadcasting   ✓
Customized HTML Email Bursting ✓ ✓
Multi-Option Distribution ✓ ✓
Multi-Report Content Consolidation ✓ ✓
Secure Distribution ✓ ✓
Instance Creation ✓ ✓
Recycle Bin   ✓
Distribution Destinations    
Email (report as attachment) ✓ ✓
Email (report in email body) ✓ ✓
FTP/FTPS/SFTP ✓ ✓
Network File Location ✓ ✓
Distribution Formats    
PDF ✓ ✓
Excel ✓ ✓
Use of Excel/PPT templates ✓ ✓
PowerPoint ✓ ✓
CSV ✓ ✓
Word ✓ ✓
Image ✓ ✓
Scheduling    
Burst Scheduling using Task Scheduler ✓ ✓
Built-in Scheduling   ✓
Advanced Scheduling Control   ✓
Provisional Bursting ✓ ✓
Conditional Bursting   ✓
Email Alerting and Notifications ✓ ✓
Security    
Local User Only ✓  
Ability to Create Local Groups   ✓
Ability to Create Public/Private Folders   ✓
Shared Public/Private Data Sources   ✓
Custom Access Rights   ✓
User/Machine Controlled Login Access   ✓
Administration Management Console   ✓
Deployment Architecture    
Single-Server Configuration Only ✓  
Multi-Server Configuration (if needed)   ✓
Network Configuration Requirements   ✓
Production Server Sizing Recommendations   ✓
Distributed Processing Servers   ✓
Scheduling Server   ✓
Vertical and Horizontal Scalability   ✓

You are in good company

Some of the hundreds of organizations using APOS well managed BI solutions across the globe:

University of Pittsburgh Medical CenterAPOS Live Data GatewayEnergy NorthwestAPOS Live Data GatewaySalling GroupAPOS Live Data GatewayBlue Cross Blue Shield Kansas CityAPOS Live Data GatewayHarvey NormanAPOS Live Data GatewayUniversity of Miami