Altair SLC vs. Google Charts

Overview
ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price
Altair SLC
Score 9.2 out of 10
N/A
Altair SLC (formerly the WPS industrial analytics platform, acquired by Altair in late 2021) is designed for data science and heavyweight data processing with the languages of SAS and R. Best known for its SAS language compiler, the software includes advanced graphical user interfaces, robust, high-performance data processing and production-ready application frameworks.N/A
Google Charts
Score 8.7 out of 10
N/A
Google Charts provides a way to visualize data on your website - for free. From simple line charts to complex hierarchical tree maps, the chart gallery provides a large number of ready-to-use chart types. The most common way to use Google Charts is with simple JavaScript that you embed in your web page.N/A
Pricing
Altair SLCGoogle Charts
Editions & Modules
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Offerings
Pricing Offerings
Altair SLCGoogle Charts
Free Trial
YesNo
Free/Freemium Version
YesYes
Premium Consulting/Integration Services
YesNo
Entry-level Setup FeeOptionalNo setup fee
Additional Details
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Features
Altair SLCGoogle Charts
BI Standard Reporting
Comparison of BI Standard Reporting features of Product A and Product B
Altair SLC
8.7
4 Ratings
4% above category average
Google Charts
8.7
50 Ratings
6% above category average
Customizable dashboards8.74 Ratings9.448 Ratings
Pixel Perfect reports00 Ratings8.145 Ratings
Report Formatting Templates00 Ratings8.744 Ratings
Ad-hoc Reporting
Comparison of Ad-hoc Reporting features of Product A and Product B
Altair SLC
8.7
4 Ratings
8% above category average
Google Charts
9.2
51 Ratings
13% above category average
Drill-down analysis8.74 Ratings8.645 Ratings
Formatting capabilities8.74 Ratings9.451 Ratings
Integration with R or other statistical packages8.74 Ratings9.437 Ratings
Report sharing and collaboration00 Ratings9.546 Ratings
Report Output and Scheduling
Comparison of Report Output and Scheduling features of Product A and Product B
Altair SLC
8.9
4 Ratings
6% above category average
Google Charts
9.0
51 Ratings
7% above category average
Publish to Web8.74 Ratings9.549 Ratings
Publish to PDF8.74 Ratings9.546 Ratings
Report Delivery Scheduling9.34 Ratings8.637 Ratings
Report Versioning00 Ratings8.643 Ratings
Delivery to Remote Servers00 Ratings8.730 Ratings
Data Discovery and Visualization
Comparison of Data Discovery and Visualization features of Product A and Product B
Altair SLC
9.0
4 Ratings
10% above category average
Google Charts
8.8
50 Ratings
9% above category average
Pre-built visualization formats (heatmaps, scatter plots etc.)8.74 Ratings8.949 Ratings
Predictive Analytics9.34 Ratings8.739 Ratings
Location Analytics / Geographic Visualization00 Ratings8.847 Ratings
Access Control and Security
Comparison of Access Control and Security features of Product A and Product B
Altair SLC
-
Ratings
Google Charts
8.8
45 Ratings
2% above category average
Multi-User Support (named login)00 Ratings8.844 Ratings
Role-Based Security Model00 Ratings8.739 Ratings
Multiple Access Permission Levels (Create, Read, Delete)00 Ratings8.841 Ratings
Single Sign-On (SSO)00 Ratings8.831 Ratings
Mobile Capabilities
Comparison of Mobile Capabilities features of Product A and Product B
Altair SLC
-
Ratings
Google Charts
9.0
48 Ratings
12% above category average
Responsive Design for Web Access00 Ratings9.546 Ratings
Mobile Application00 Ratings9.529 Ratings
Dashboard / Report / Visualization Interactivity on Mobile00 Ratings8.744 Ratings
Application Program Interfaces (APIs) / Embedding
Comparison of Application Program Interfaces (APIs) / Embedding features of Product A and Product B
Altair SLC
-
Ratings
Google Charts
8.8
40 Ratings
10% above category average
REST API00 Ratings8.932 Ratings
Javascript API00 Ratings8.839 Ratings
iFrames00 Ratings8.826 Ratings
Java API00 Ratings8.926 Ratings
Themeable User Interface (UI)00 Ratings8.828 Ratings
Customizable Platform (Open Source)00 Ratings8.728 Ratings
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User Ratings
Altair SLCGoogle Charts
Likelihood to Recommend
9.2
(4 ratings)
8.9
(61 ratings)
Likelihood to Renew
-
(0 ratings)
7.3
(8 ratings)
Usability
-
(0 ratings)
8.9
(33 ratings)
Availability
-
(0 ratings)
10.0
(1 ratings)
Performance
-
(0 ratings)
5.0
(1 ratings)
Support Rating
-
(0 ratings)
8.2
(33 ratings)
Online Training
-
(0 ratings)
5.0
(1 ratings)
Implementation Rating
-
(0 ratings)
10.0
(1 ratings)
Configurability
-
(0 ratings)
8.0
(1 ratings)
Ease of integration
-
(0 ratings)
10.0
(1 ratings)
Product Scalability
-
(0 ratings)
8.0
(1 ratings)
Vendor post-sale
-
(0 ratings)
10.0
(1 ratings)
Vendor pre-sale
-
(0 ratings)
10.0
(1 ratings)
User Testimonials
Altair SLCGoogle Charts
Likelihood to Recommend
Altair Engineering, Inc.
WPS Analytics allowed our company's business users to keep using their existing programs while getting similar results with much less learning time. It's a great accomplishment when software for business users is changed—excellent relationships with providers and other salespeople. As a SAS user, I needed an interpreter for the SAS language, and WPS has more packages and a lower price than any other company I could find, so I decided to go with
it.
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Google
We can easily recommend Google Charts to any company that needs a way to visually represent their data. Another great thing about Google Charts is that it is free to use and does not require any membership fees. Although it requires a skilled used to be able to use the charts, the results are great and can be beneficial to any company who is looking to make better decisions.
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Pros
Altair Engineering, Inc.
  • WPS Analytics is powered with high performance data processing engine.
  • Reusable data models save finances and time.
  • Self-service data analyzation portals.
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Google
  • they're free with Google suite and they have backing in terms of powerful Google apps which can be plugged in to perform multiple actions like using Google sheets to import raw data into Google Charts
  • they're the most simple app to use when it comes to creating charts and visual dashboards
  • ease of customization
  • ease of using custom APIs from developers side to help make any types of charts and dashboards you want
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Cons
Altair Engineering, Inc.
  • Currently, I barely encounter challenges when using WPS Analytics although I don't use it on a daily basis. There's no functionality or feature that needs more improvement.
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Google
  • I would like a couple more introductory videos or a live chat option for when you run into an issue. I think this is a Google-wide problem, not only linked to Google Charts.
  • I have run into some issues with the Dynamic Data but also admittedly could potentially dive in deeper and investigate.
  • It would be great if Google Charts made it possible to integrate Google Chat into the platform.
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Likelihood to Renew
Altair Engineering, Inc.
No answers on this topic
Google
Google Charts is a good product. It's widely supported with deep documentation and a large community. But for me, it wasn't customizable enough. When we started with simple charts, it was great, but as we got deeper and more complex, our needs outgrew the library. If I was going forward, I would choose a more barebones library with more freedom and extensibility.
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Usability
Altair Engineering, Inc.
No answers on this topic
Google
Google Charts is about as easy to use as the rest of their applications. The UI is very well thought out, allowing you to add what you need, and customize it to your exact liking. The default theme is actually really nice, which helps as most of the time, customizing is not needed.
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Reliability and Availability
Altair Engineering, Inc.
No answers on this topic
Google
Google charts is always available and provides fast output.
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Performance
Altair Engineering, Inc.
No answers on this topic
Google
Connectivity is occasionally very slow.
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Support Rating
Altair Engineering, Inc.
No answers on this topic
Google
As a free tool with massively powerful, infinitely customisable charts that can be dynamically updated - Google Charts is my favourite data visualisation tool. However, my hatred of JavaScript does jade my view on it. This is the price of the tool though, and I'm glad it's available for me.
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Online Training
Altair Engineering, Inc.
No answers on this topic
Google
The online training was solely done through self training on google's guide to charts.
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Implementation Rating
Altair Engineering, Inc.
No answers on this topic
Google
Easy to implement
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Alternatives Considered
Altair Engineering, Inc.
I use a lot of data discovery and visualization tools at workstations to help me gain deep insights into data. WPS Analytics doesn't vary much from all the DVD tools that I have listed, I always go for the best.
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Google
Google Charts stacks up better since it is free and does not have the constant pressure for cost overruns, add-ons, annual maintenance and implementation services. The speed of using Google Charts is quick, saving users potentially weeks in getting up and going. For the readers of websites with limited resources, the application shows up nicely is look and feel with charts. Great way of showing data visually.
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Scalability
Altair Engineering, Inc.
No answers on this topic
Google
Google Charts is essential for quick, easy, reporting. There are opportunities for advanced features.
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Return on Investment
Altair Engineering, Inc.
  • Using machine learning and natural language to analyze data saves time and effort.
  • Standard reporting and business intelligence help us reduce workload and make data-driven decisions.
  • Drag-and-drop workflow saves time when different languages like SQL and SAS make it easier to code and prepare data.
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Google
  • teams were easily able to create charts and find out progress on our learning courses and thus take actionable insights to their managers, professors
  • students could also know their progress on various courses from one single view, same for instructors in terms of imparting education
  • sales team could learn which kind of courses sold more to focus more on those areas
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