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Essbase

Essbase is a multidimensional database management system (MDBMS). The platform provides tools to build data analytic applications.

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License
Proprietary
Operating system
Windows, Linux, IBM AIX, HP-UX, Solaris
Original author
Arbor Software Corporation
Stable release
26.1 / August 2026
Type
Multidimensional database

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Overview

History and motivation

Block storage (Essbase Analytics)

Calculation engine

  • MDX MultiDimensional eXpressions

Aggregate storage (Enterprise Analytics)

User interface

Administrative interface

Competitors

Export and/or product migration of Essbase

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Essbase

Nodes88
Edges87
Triples129
Avg. degree1.98
Density0.022727
Components1

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Essbase

Top relations

related to Competitors · 24
Essbase → Access, Also, Analysis Services, CSV Files, EXASolution, Excel, Files, HOLAP, HOLAP/MOLAP, IBM Cognos, IBM DB/2, IBM/Cognos/Applix TM1, Microsoft SQL Server, Microsoft SQL Server Microsoft, MicroStrategy, MOLAP, OLAP, Oracle, Oracle OLAP, ROLAP
related to Block storage (Essbase Analytics) · 18
Essbase → Accounts, Block Storage Option, Customer, Essbase Analytics, Essbase BSO, GiB, If, In, MB, Product, Put, Region, Since, Sparsity, The, The Essbase, Time, With
related to Export and/or product migration of Essbase · 18
Essbase → AIX, As, AS/400 Showcase Essbase, CubePort, HP UX, IBM DB/2 OLAP, It, MDX, Microsoft SQL Server Analysis, OLAP, OlapUnderground Outline Extractor, Oracle/Hyperion Essbase, Services, Solaris, The, This, Unix, Windows
related to User interface · 17
Essbase → HVE, Hyperion, Hyperion Visual Explorer, In, Lotus, Microsoft Excel, OEM, OLAP, Oracle, Pivot, Smart View, Stanford University, Tableau, Tableau Software, The, The Essbase Add-In, Zoom
related to Aggregate storage (Enterprise Analytics) · 11
Essbase → Aggregate Storage Option, Although, Customer, Enterprise Analytics, Essbase ASO, Following, For, OLAP, Product, SQL Server Analysis Services, This
related to Administrative interface · 10
Essbase → Analytic Administration Services, Essbase Administration Services, Essbase Application Manager, ESSCMD, GUI, Integration Server, MaxL, MDX, Microsoft Windows GUI, SQL
related to history · 8
Essbase → Arbor Software, For, In, Indeed, Lotus, Method, Microsoft Excel, Shortly
related to Calculation engine · 6
Essbase → Dynamically, Essbase ASO, Essbase BSO, Stored, The, Users
related to Cloud offerings · 4
Essbase → Essbase Cloud, OAC, Oracle Analytics Cloud, Since
License · 1
Essbase → Proprietary

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Important terminology

data olap product database values software hyperion oracle system dimension analytic multidimensional dimensions databases method may multi-dimensional server aggregate also

Entity relationships Subject–Predicate–Object triples

SubjectPredicateObjectConfidenceSrc
EssbaseLicenseProprietary1.00infobox
EssbaseOperating systemWindows, Linux, IBM AIX, HP-UX, Solaris1.00infobox
EssbaseOriginal authorArbor Software Corporation1.00infobox
EssbaseStable release26.1 / August 20261.00infobox
EssbaseTypeMultidimensional database1.00infobox
EssbaseWebsitehttps://www.oracle.com/analytics/essbase/1.00infobox
Essbaseis amultidimensional database management system0.90text
Lotus 1-2-3instance ofEssbase was originally developed to address the scalability issues associated with using spreadsheets0.80text
Microsoft Excel to modelinstance ofEssbase was originally developed to address the scalability issues associated with using spreadsheets0.80text
analyze complex data relationshipsinstance ofEssbase was originally developed to address the scalability issues associated with using spreadsheets0.80text
Essbase provide a data store for values that existinstance ofMultidimensional databases0.80text
at least conceptuallyinstance ofMultidimensional databases0.80text

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