Google Charts vs. Longview Analytics (arcplan)

Overview
ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price
Google Charts
Score 8.7 out of 10
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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
Longview Analytics (arcplan)
Score 6.1 out of 10
N/A
Longview Analyticsis a reporting tool that doesn’t require additional tools or experts to create custom dashboards to enable teams to monitor company-wide activities and implement performance-enhancing changes. It is designed to empower users to improve resource management and strategic impact through data-driven insights and increased automation.N/A
Pricing
Google ChartsLongview Analytics (arcplan)
Editions & Modules
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Offerings
Pricing Offerings
Google ChartsLongview Analytics (arcplan)
Free Trial
NoNo
Free/Freemium Version
YesNo
Premium Consulting/Integration Services
NoNo
Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo setup fee
Additional Details
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Community Pulse
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Top Pros
Top Cons
Features
Google ChartsLongview Analytics (arcplan)
BI Standard Reporting
Comparison of BI Standard Reporting features of Product A and Product B
Google Charts
8.7
50 Ratings
6% above category average
Longview Analytics (arcplan)
7.6
2 Ratings
8% below category average
Pixel Perfect reports8.145 Ratings6.42 Ratings
Customizable dashboards9.448 Ratings8.02 Ratings
Report Formatting Templates8.744 Ratings8.52 Ratings
Ad-hoc Reporting
Comparison of Ad-hoc Reporting features of Product A and Product B
Google Charts
9.2
51 Ratings
13% above category average
Longview Analytics (arcplan)
7.4
2 Ratings
9% below category average
Drill-down analysis8.645 Ratings5.82 Ratings
Formatting capabilities9.451 Ratings6.32 Ratings
Integration with R or other statistical packages9.437 Ratings9.02 Ratings
Report sharing and collaboration9.546 Ratings8.52 Ratings
Report Output and Scheduling
Comparison of Report Output and Scheduling features of Product A and Product B
Google Charts
9.0
51 Ratings
7% above category average
Longview Analytics (arcplan)
8.9
2 Ratings
6% above category average
Publish to Web9.549 Ratings7.82 Ratings
Publish to PDF9.546 Ratings10.02 Ratings
Report Versioning8.543 Ratings10.02 Ratings
Report Delivery Scheduling8.637 Ratings7.82 Ratings
Delivery to Remote Servers8.730 Ratings00 Ratings
Data Discovery and Visualization
Comparison of Data Discovery and Visualization features of Product A and Product B
Google Charts
8.8
50 Ratings
9% above category average
Longview Analytics (arcplan)
7.1
2 Ratings
13% below category average
Pre-built visualization formats (heatmaps, scatter plots etc.)8.849 Ratings6.72 Ratings
Location Analytics / Geographic Visualization8.747 Ratings6.72 Ratings
Predictive Analytics8.739 Ratings7.72 Ratings
Access Control and Security
Comparison of Access Control and Security features of Product A and Product B
Google Charts
8.8
45 Ratings
2% above category average
Longview Analytics (arcplan)
8.2
2 Ratings
5% below category average
Multi-User Support (named login)8.844 Ratings9.02 Ratings
Role-Based Security Model8.739 Ratings8.02 Ratings
Multiple Access Permission Levels (Create, Read, Delete)8.841 Ratings7.52 Ratings
Single Sign-On (SSO)8.831 Ratings00 Ratings
Mobile Capabilities
Comparison of Mobile Capabilities features of Product A and Product B
Google Charts
9.0
48 Ratings
12% above category average
Longview Analytics (arcplan)
6.7
2 Ratings
18% below category average
Responsive Design for Web Access9.546 Ratings8.52 Ratings
Mobile Application9.529 Ratings5.01 Ratings
Dashboard / Report / Visualization Interactivity on Mobile8.744 Ratings8.32 Ratings
Application Program Interfaces (APIs) / Embedding
Comparison of Application Program Interfaces (APIs) / Embedding features of Product A and Product B
Google Charts
8.8
40 Ratings
10% above category average
Longview Analytics (arcplan)
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Ratings
REST API8.932 Ratings00 Ratings
Javascript API8.839 Ratings00 Ratings
iFrames8.826 Ratings00 Ratings
Java API8.926 Ratings00 Ratings
Themeable User Interface (UI)8.828 Ratings00 Ratings
Customizable Platform (Open Source)8.728 Ratings00 Ratings
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User Ratings
Google ChartsLongview Analytics (arcplan)
Likelihood to Recommend
8.9
(61 ratings)
7.8
(2 ratings)
Likelihood to Renew
7.3
(8 ratings)
-
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Usability
8.9
(33 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
Availability
10.0
(1 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
Performance
5.0
(1 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
Support Rating
8.2
(33 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
Online Training
5.0
(1 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
Implementation Rating
10.0
(1 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
Configurability
8.0
(1 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
Ease of integration
10.0
(1 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
Product Scalability
8.0
(1 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
Vendor post-sale
10.0
(1 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
Vendor pre-sale
10.0
(1 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
User Testimonials
Google ChartsLongview Analytics (arcplan)
Likelihood to Recommend
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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Insightsoftware, Inc
It is very suitable for complete corporate BI solutions. If you see BI as embedding information into your organization and business processes, and thus as more than just a few scattered dashboards and reports, arcplan is your platform. It's less suitable for ad-hoc reporting and data discovery. It can do it (everything is possible), but there is strong competition in this area.
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Pros
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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Insightsoftware, Inc
  • Excellent dashboard.
  • Well advanced BI metrics.
  • Better interfacing to other DW.
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Cons
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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Insightsoftware, Inc
  • Positioning and marketing. Most BI vendors use a non-technical sales strategy and focus on shiny, sexy dashboards to sell the story. In order to position arcplan fairly and correctly, the technical and business advantages need to be part of a sales story. So, it is not really an easy product to sell to customers, if it has to compete with now-to-wow-five-minute products.
  • Learning/training for developers. It's easy to learn the basics of arcplan, because the interface is logical. But nothing prevents a beginning developer from creating a monstrous application, because there is no prescribed architecture. It really takes some experience to become a good arcplan architect. It's a disadvantage resulting from one of arcplan's biggest advantages.
  • Data connectors: arcplan standard comes with a connector of your choice. Additional connectors need to be purchased separately. Many other products come with a full range of connectors.
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Likelihood to Renew
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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Insightsoftware, Inc
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Usability
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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Insightsoftware, Inc
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Reliability and Availability
Google
Google charts is always available and provides fast output.
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Insightsoftware, Inc
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Performance
Google
Connectivity is occasionally very slow.
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Insightsoftware, Inc
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Support Rating
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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Insightsoftware, Inc
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Online Training
Google
The online training was solely done through self training on google's guide to charts.
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Insightsoftware, Inc
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Implementation Rating
Google
Easy to implement
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Insightsoftware, Inc
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Alternatives Considered
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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Insightsoftware, Inc
Personally, I prefer QlikView not because it's more stable but simply just for the looks of the dashboard. One of my clients in Sydney recently moved from arcplan to QlikView. The reason was mainly looks and that QlikView has more training materials for the support users to train with. So in all, it does not really stack well against QlikView.
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Scalability
Google
Google Charts is essential for quick, easy, reporting. There are opportunities for advanced features.
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Insightsoftware, Inc
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Return on Investment
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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Insightsoftware, Inc
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