Astrato vs. IBM Cognos Dashboard Embedded

It is well suited when connecting to a single database per workbook, and when the person designing the workbook knows the data well, or if the tables and field names are self-explanatory. A good web-based alternative to Power BI or Tableau; like those tools, it loses value when trying to combine data from multiple databases, as it relies on a visual tool to connect and join data.

Incentivized

During the project development phase it becomes easier to visualize the code development in almost real time with charts and drop down and drag and drop features makes it really easy for the effective development process during different phases of the project. Dashboard itself is of great help with features like drag and drop and visualize the artifacts in real time as we are developing those. It wouldn't be very effective with high massive coding and huge coding projects as we may encounter performance issues.

• Beautiful looking graphs
• Simple Data Connection
• Simple data joins
• No install, zero-footprint.

Incentivized

• Easy to learn and apply in real time projects.
• Multiple query can be combined to generate simple and easy to understand reports.
• Mobile access feature helps to integrate with multiple devices.

Incentivized

• Handling massive amounts of data. Simplicity ends there.
• Template objects need to be explained better in the documentation.
• Ability to connect to more data sources.

Incentivized

• How to do guide and there is definitely more training opportunity that company can offer
• Performance improvements can make the tool more efficient
• Can be more open to accept the external files

Very friendly, with online help, blog and community. The template documentation could be more complete, however.

Incentivized

It is simpler to use than all of them. Easier to connect to Google spreadsheets and Snowflake than all of them. It is free for up to five users and one workspace. Instantly beats all the competition. No download required: Beats Power BI and Tableau. No windows machine required: Beats Power BI.

Incentivized

Lower costs—reduces maintenance due to complete report coverage and a zero-footprint environment. Ability to create complex, multi-page layouts using different data sources. Multiple export formats—Excel, Portable Document Format (PDF), Extensible Markup Language (XML), Hypertext Markup Language (HTML), and Comma Separated Value (CSV).

Incentivized

• Simple to configure and to use when the budget is not large.
• Nice teaching resource for Business Intelligence consultants
• Zero cost for personal use, making it a nice way to add a dashboard to a project.

Incentivized

• Effectively solves the project blockers by mitigating the integration challanges
• Monetary impact is not negatively impacted on the projects budgets
• Great ROI and positive impact on the business because of breath of features and great dashboard features