BrightGauge vs. Conga Grid

Overview
ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price
BrightGauge
Score 8.9 out of 10
N/A
BrightGauge is a BI tool from ConnectWise that puts essential information in one place, providing visibility for more informed decisions. The user can customize BrightGauge dashboards and sync other business tools in its BI dashboard software for ultimate visibility. Users can also display data with embeddable gauges on public sites.N/A
Conga Grid
Score 9.1 out of 10
N/A
Conga Grid is a productivity tool within Salesforce that allows users to view, sort, and manage data batches from a single screen. It helps users to find and manage the information and insights needed with fewer clicks and less screen switching. Conga Grid helps its users to save time, improve data quality, get a clear view into needed data, and create a more productive workplace in Salesforce to drive growth across the organization. …N/A
Pricing
BrightGaugeConga Grid
Editions & Modules
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Offerings
Pricing Offerings
BrightGaugeConga Grid
Free Trial
NoYes
Free/Freemium Version
NoNo
Premium Consulting/Integration Services
NoYes
Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeOptional
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Features
BrightGaugeConga Grid
BI Standard Reporting
Comparison of BI Standard Reporting features of Product A and Product B
BrightGauge
8.1
14 Ratings
1% below category average
Conga Grid
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Ratings
Pixel Perfect reports8.210 Ratings00 Ratings
Customizable dashboards8.814 Ratings00 Ratings
Report Formatting Templates7.313 Ratings00 Ratings
Ad-hoc Reporting
Comparison of Ad-hoc Reporting features of Product A and Product B
BrightGauge
7.7
14 Ratings
4% below category average
Conga Grid
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Ratings
Drill-down analysis8.514 Ratings00 Ratings
Formatting capabilities8.313 Ratings00 Ratings
Integration with R or other statistical packages4.77 Ratings00 Ratings
Report sharing and collaboration9.213 Ratings00 Ratings
Report Output and Scheduling
Comparison of Report Output and Scheduling features of Product A and Product B
BrightGauge
7.9
14 Ratings
5% below category average
Conga Grid
-
Ratings
Publish to Web9.410 Ratings00 Ratings
Publish to PDF7.514 Ratings00 Ratings
Report Versioning5.07 Ratings00 Ratings
Report Delivery Scheduling9.114 Ratings00 Ratings
Delivery to Remote Servers8.54 Ratings00 Ratings
Data Discovery and Visualization
Comparison of Data Discovery and Visualization features of Product A and Product B
BrightGauge
5.9
12 Ratings
29% below category average
Conga Grid
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Ratings
Pre-built visualization formats (heatmaps, scatter plots etc.)8.012 Ratings00 Ratings
Location Analytics / Geographic Visualization7.06 Ratings00 Ratings
Predictive Analytics6.06 Ratings00 Ratings
Pattern Recognition and Data Mining2.52 Ratings00 Ratings
Access Control and Security
Comparison of Access Control and Security features of Product A and Product B
BrightGauge
8.6
14 Ratings
1% above category average
Conga Grid
-
Ratings
Multi-User Support (named login)9.414 Ratings00 Ratings
Role-Based Security Model8.713 Ratings00 Ratings
Multiple Access Permission Levels (Create, Read, Delete)8.213 Ratings00 Ratings
Report-Level Access Control8.34 Ratings00 Ratings
Single Sign-On (SSO)8.35 Ratings00 Ratings
Mobile Capabilities
Comparison of Mobile Capabilities features of Product A and Product B
BrightGauge
6.8
7 Ratings
14% below category average
Conga Grid
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Ratings
Responsive Design for Web Access8.56 Ratings00 Ratings
Mobile Application6.01 Ratings00 Ratings
Dashboard / Report / Visualization Interactivity on Mobile6.06 Ratings00 Ratings
Application Program Interfaces (APIs) / Embedding
Comparison of Application Program Interfaces (APIs) / Embedding features of Product A and Product B
BrightGauge
7.4
8 Ratings
5% below category average
Conga Grid
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Ratings
REST API8.36 Ratings00 Ratings
Javascript API9.62 Ratings00 Ratings
iFrames10.02 Ratings00 Ratings
Java API6.01 Ratings00 Ratings
Themeable User Interface (UI)3.53 Ratings00 Ratings
Customizable Platform (Open Source)7.03 Ratings00 Ratings
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User Ratings
BrightGaugeConga Grid
Likelihood to Recommend
9.2
(14 ratings)
8.8
(6 ratings)
Usability
8.4
(7 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
Support Rating
10.0
(2 ratings)
9.0
(1 ratings)
User Testimonials
BrightGaugeConga Grid
Likelihood to Recommend
ConnectWise
BrightGauge lets us know when we have critical issues that need solving. A massive influx of tickets all at the same time triggers an investigation. Usually, it is tied to a server going down, which we can address. It would not be helpful for a small MSP or IT department with just a few daily tickets. The stats are better used to track a large amount of clients.
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Conga
CongaGrid is well suited to any data hygiene application as you can review, filter, select and apply changes across multiple fields. It is also well suited to any process where a user wishes to view data, then take action on one or multiple records within the list. It alleviates the need to set up custom report types, as cross-object filtering and reporting can be done through CongaGrid. Anything that you might wish to do using a spreadsheet with macros & cell or row or column formatting can be done in Salesforce using CongaGrid. For simple analysis of data, Salesforce reports and dashboards are usually more effective with abilities to chart data.
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Pros
ConnectWise
  • SQL queries can be presented in many different ways to illustrate the data. They can be used in lists, graphs, meter, etc.
  • The datasets frequency of updates can be customized to from 5 minutes to annually. It's very granular in this respect.
  • It allows dashboards to be shared outside your organization with clients, partners, and vendors to maximize collaboration and reporting.
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Conga
  • Allows recruiters to service candidates within a radius of a desired city/location
  • Allows recruiters to see multiple fields/information on multiple candidates at once
  • Allows for easier ranking/sorting by salary, years of experience, etc
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Cons
ConnectWise
  • Annual or more than annualized data is desperately needed for MSPs to show trends, current limitation is previous 240 days for ConnectWise tickets
  • Alerts when datasets do not sync properly, I have to rely on my team to notice vs get an automated alert from BrightGauge
  • Small thing, but it would be nice to have more options on the report scheduler to enable a start date. If you wish to do it quarterly, you have to start the schedule exactly 3 months from the next run.
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Conga
  • Sometimes Conga goes slower when using it at a high volume
  • Being able to pull more data through LinkedIn and Indeed
  • Job match function
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Usability
ConnectWise
Usability is BrightGauge's strength. Granting the ability of virtually any user to be able to create a dashboard is incredibly valuable. If an organization very simple and straight forward reporting needs then BrightGauge is a perfect fit for them. Connecting to the dataset we used was very quick and easy and I imagine it would be the same for any major data source you would like to pull from.
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Conga
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Support Rating
ConnectWise
Anytime I have reached out to the BrightGauge support team they have been quick, responsive, and solved my issue. They go out of their way to be helpful!
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Conga
In general, Conga is a strong company with a depth of talent in its support team. However, when new releases occur, the changes can be somewhat jarring to users as the interface does not offer the ability to hide or show messages related to the changes - all users get the same messaging from Conga around changes to their tool.
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Alternatives Considered
ConnectWise
I'm not aware of any other competitors to Bright Gauge that we selected. They seem to be very close to managed IT service providers and have been great at tailoring their support to the PSAs like ConnectWise, AutoTask, etc. I can see Bright Gauge getting more and more popular as time goes by
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Conga
I've only used Salesforce before and am now using Conga ActionGrid. Although Salesforce is great, it is only used to log candidate information and then log actions that have been performed. With Conga ActionGrid, we are able to log more specific details about candidates, activities and follow up items. Conga ActionGrid provides more tools that would benefit many departments
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Return on Investment
ConnectWise
  • We were purchased by a large PE firm because we could easily show CSAT ratings.
  • The easily trackable stats are suitable for the C-Suite to see which division is the most profitable.
  • We won 60,000 MRR by displaying to potential customers how we track important issues with the gauges.
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Conga
  • It has benefited us positively, as I stated earlier- it allows us to filter down results of 65,000+ candidates to a search of 1-100 candidates.
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ScreenShots

Conga Grid Screenshots

Screenshot of Simple Grid View - makes Salesforce data easier to see & fast to updateScreenshot of Excel-Like Functionality - data can be edited inline, just like in a spreadsheetScreenshot of Single View For All Data - displays data across objects on a single screenScreenshot of Conditional Formatting - drives attention to key data with conditional formattingScreenshot of Mass Edit and View Related Records - related records can be displayed and edited from the same screenScreenshot of Reporting - Groups and subtotals data