مقارنة
Business Analyst vs. Data Analyst: Process vs. Data
إجابة سريعة
Business analysts bridge the gap between business stakeholders and technical teams — gathering requirements, analyzing processes, and recommending solutions. Data analysts extract insights from data — building dashboards, running queries, and interpreting metrics to inform decisions. Both are analytical roles but differ in their primary tools, outputs, and the nature of the problems they solve.
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خبرة المنصة: استراتيجية الأعمال والاستشارات · مراجَع أبريل 2026
الفوارق الرئيسية
الجانبBusiness AnalystData Analyst
Primary focusBusiness processes, requirements, and solutions — translates business needs into actionable specificationsData interpretation — extracts, cleans, and analyzes data to generate insights and support decision-making
Core toolsProcess mapping tools, requirements documentation, Jira, Confluence, stakeholder interviewsSQL, Python or R, Excel, BI tools (Tableau, Looker, Power BI), and statistical analysis
OutputBusiness requirements documents, process maps, user stories, and solution recommendationsDashboards, reports, ad-hoc analyses, A/B test results, and data-driven recommendations
CollaborationWorks with business stakeholders, product managers, and developers to bridge business and technical teamsWorks with data engineers, data scientists, and business stakeholders to deliver analytical insights
Technical depthModerate technical knowledge — enough to work with development teams but not coding-focusedStrong technical skills — SQL proficiency, statistical knowledge, and often scripting in Python or R
متى تختار Business Analyst
- You need someone to document business requirements for a software project or system implementation
- Business processes are inefficient and need analysis, documentation, and redesign recommendations
- Your product or IT team needs a bridge between business stakeholders and technical implementation
- You are undertaking a digital transformation or ERP implementation that requires requirements gathering
متى تختار Data Analyst
- You need to understand what your data is telling you — customer behavior, revenue trends, or operational metrics
- Your business decisions are not data-driven and you need analytical infrastructure and reporting
- You want to build dashboards and reporting that make data accessible to decision-makers
- You need someone to run A/B tests, build attribution models, or analyze the root cause of metric changes
- Data quality, data cleaning, and analytical modeling are the primary bottlenecks to insights
الخلاصة
Business analysts and data analysts both improve decision-making but through different lenses. A business analyst optimizes how the business works; a data analyst tells you how the business is performing. Mature organizations need both — BAs to improve processes and gather requirements, and data analysts to measure outcomes and surface insights from the resulting data. In early-stage companies, a strong data analyst with business acumen can sometimes cover both.
التكلفة المعتادة
السعر بالساعة
$150–$500/hr
يتباين بشكل واسع بحسب الخلفية والتخصص
السعر لكل جلسة
$200–$800
لجلسة استراتيجية أو استشارية منظمة مدتها 60–90 دقيقة
الأتعاب الشهرية الثابتة
$3,000–$15,000/month
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