Overview
ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price
Clear Analytics
Score 8.8 out of 10
Enterprise companies (1,001+ employees)
Clear Analytics is a business intelligence solution that enables non technical end users to perform analytics by leveraging existing knowledge of Excel coupled with a built in query builder. Some key features include: Dynamic Data Refresh, Data Share and In-Excel Collaboration.
$29
Per Seat per Month
DBArtisan
Score 8.0 out of 10
N/A
DBArtisan from Embarcadero Technologies (acquired by Idera) is a database administration toolset.N/A
ER/Studio
Score 9.9 out of 10
N/A
ER/Studio is a database development and management tool from Embarcadero Technologies (acquired by Idera) in California.
$2,687
per year per user
Pricing
Clear AnalyticsDBArtisanER/Studio
Editions & Modules
Personal
$29
Per Seat per Month
Team
$165
upto 10 Seat per Month
Department
$265
upto 25 Seat per month
Organization
$565
Upto 100 per seat per month
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Standard
$2,687
per year per user
Professional
$3,693
per year per user
Enterprise
Custom
per year per user
Offerings
Pricing Offerings
Clear AnalyticsDBArtisanER/Studio
Free Trial
YesNoNo
Free/Freemium Version
NoNoNo
Premium Consulting/Integration Services
YesNoYes
Entry-level Setup Fee$800 Initial OnBoardingNo setup feeNo setup fee
Additional DetailsCertain Enterprise level features can be made available to Small Business edition at additional cost. Such services include Scheduler and OLAP connectivity. Custom adapters can also be created to connect to SaaS services.Pricing for new customers only, first year maintenance included. Maintenance includes access to technical support and product updates for the defined period of the agreement.
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Community Pulse
Clear AnalyticsDBArtisanER/Studio
Considered Multiple Products
Clear Analytics

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DBArtisan
Chose DBArtisan
DBArtisan does not have an in-depth performance analyzer for databases.
ER/Studio

No answer on this topic

Features
Clear AnalyticsDBArtisanER/Studio
BI Standard Reporting
Comparison of BI Standard Reporting features of Product A and Product B
Clear Analytics
9.0
8 Ratings
9% above category average
DBArtisan
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ER/Studio
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Pixel Perfect reports9.08 Ratings00 Ratings00 Ratings
Customizable dashboards9.18 Ratings00 Ratings00 Ratings
Report Formatting Templates8.78 Ratings00 Ratings00 Ratings
Ad-hoc Reporting
Comparison of Ad-hoc Reporting features of Product A and Product B
Clear Analytics
8.9
8 Ratings
10% above category average
DBArtisan
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ER/Studio
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Drill-down analysis9.28 Ratings00 Ratings00 Ratings
Formatting capabilities8.78 Ratings00 Ratings00 Ratings
Report sharing and collaboration8.98 Ratings00 Ratings00 Ratings
Report Output and Scheduling
Comparison of Report Output and Scheduling features of Product A and Product B
Clear Analytics
9.0
8 Ratings
9% above category average
DBArtisan
-
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ER/Studio
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Publish to Web9.08 Ratings00 Ratings00 Ratings
Publish to PDF9.17 Ratings00 Ratings00 Ratings
Report Versioning8.98 Ratings00 Ratings00 Ratings
Report Delivery Scheduling8.87 Ratings00 Ratings00 Ratings
Data Discovery and Visualization
Comparison of Data Discovery and Visualization features of Product A and Product B
Clear Analytics
9.0
8 Ratings
12% above category average
DBArtisan
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ER/Studio
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Pre-built visualization formats (heatmaps, scatter plots etc.)8.98 Ratings00 Ratings00 Ratings
Location Analytics / Geographic Visualization9.18 Ratings00 Ratings00 Ratings
Access Control and Security
Comparison of Access Control and Security features of Product A and Product B
Clear Analytics
9.3
8 Ratings
9% above category average
DBArtisan
-
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ER/Studio
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Multi-User Support (named login)9.48 Ratings00 Ratings00 Ratings
Role-Based Security Model9.08 Ratings00 Ratings00 Ratings
Multiple Access Permission Levels (Create, Read, Delete)9.48 Ratings00 Ratings00 Ratings
Mobile Capabilities
Comparison of Mobile Capabilities features of Product A and Product B
Clear Analytics
8.6
6 Ratings
11% above category average
DBArtisan
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Ratings
ER/Studio
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Mobile Application8.54 Ratings00 Ratings00 Ratings
Dashboard / Report / Visualization Interactivity on Mobile8.76 Ratings00 Ratings00 Ratings
Database Development
Comparison of Database Development features of Product A and Product B
Clear Analytics
-
Ratings
DBArtisan
8.5
3 Ratings
0% above category average
ER/Studio
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Version control tools00 Ratings8.02 Ratings00 Ratings
Test data generation00 Ratings8.83 Ratings00 Ratings
Performance optimization tools00 Ratings8.02 Ratings00 Ratings
Schema maintenance00 Ratings9.83 Ratings00 Ratings
Database change management00 Ratings8.02 Ratings00 Ratings
Database Administration
Comparison of Database Administration features of Product A and Product B
Clear Analytics
-
Ratings
DBArtisan
8.0
3 Ratings
1% below category average
ER/Studio
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User management00 Ratings7.93 Ratings00 Ratings
Database security00 Ratings8.03 Ratings00 Ratings
Database status reporting00 Ratings8.02 Ratings00 Ratings
Change management00 Ratings8.02 Ratings00 Ratings
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User Ratings
Clear AnalyticsDBArtisanER/Studio
Likelihood to Recommend
9.0
(8 ratings)
8.0
(3 ratings)
8.0
(5 ratings)
Usability
9.1
(8 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
Support Rating
9.5
(8 ratings)
5.0
(1 ratings)
9.0
(1 ratings)
User Testimonials
Clear AnalyticsDBArtisanER/Studio
Likelihood to Recommend
Clear Analytics
Clear Analytics has almost all the features which are mostly required by the organizations for their data analytics and transformation activities. Clear Analytics is built on the support of a parallel query engine which makes it handle large volume requests and also provides optimized results. However, every solution has some limitations, Clear Analytics lacks advanced features such as Predictive Analytics which is a very demanding feature in the market as most organizations are adopting AI/ML automation for their businesses. Also, it needs to add a lot of advanced visualizations so that the user has the choice of selection. Overall a good solution to be recommended.
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Idera, Inc.
DBArtisan is functional and suitable for any sized organization that needs to monitor its database resources and running queries.
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Idera, Inc.
Data Architect is well suited at organizations of all sizes. It is never too early or unnecessary to enforce proper modelling and design standards on data solutions, and this tool will help that greatly by providing an industry leading data modelling tool, ability to import ETL mappings for data lineage, enforcing and managing naming conventions through the naming convention tool, and publishing of data dictionaries through the report publisher. I was successfully able to build models, provide traceability, and document source to target with lineage throughout for both the business (by providing business definitions in the descriptions), and technical teams (by documenting ETL instructions in text fields) along with field level mapping (by creating "Attachments" representing data sources, tables, and fields) providing easy search capabilities using business friendly terms
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Pros
Clear Analytics
  • Quick management of the data through Excel thanks to the tools Clear Analytics provides such as filtering different information for an easier view.
  • Ability to add new KPIs to measure different areas of our business.
  • Drag and drop tool which makes an easier usage of Excel.
  • Cost-effective. I find Clear Analytics to be affordable considering the number of features added and the unlimited sharing and editing it provides.
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Idera, Inc.
  • User interface is easy to use, and in some ways better than Toad. The left hand side shows all databases, and you can drill down to instance, storage, schemas, tablespaces, and performance views. The right hand side displays the details of the selected object.
  • This is the best tool if you want to manage multiple RDBMS platforms in a single tool using the same familiar interface. Other third party tools can do it also, but it's not nearly as integrated as this, and may require additional plug-ins installed. DBArtisan excels at this, and can perform cross-platform data migrations easily.
  • It has different DB analysts, which can help diagnose issues with performance, optimize storage, detect fragmentation, and plan for capacity growth. For almost any action you want to take, you can generate the DDL for preview, and/or schedule it to run at a specific time.
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Idera, Inc.
  • ER/Studio has the ability to provide consistent field names and data types through domains, which are templates. This provides a way to have consistent naming of common fields, like CreatedBy and the data types for the fields. They also have the ability to change all the fields that use that domain to a different data type.
  • ER/Studio provides the ability to create custom macros. These macros can be used to apply everything from standard fields based on domains to naming all constraints and indexes. I've also used a macro that comes with ER/Studio to spell check field and table names.
  • My favorite feature is the ability to compare your data model to databases for deployments of changes, and to other data models.
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Cons
Clear Analytics
  • For Charts and Graphs , getting the Power Point Deck would be helpful. As of now we use the data from Excel Reports
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Idera, Inc.
  • Locks up far too often
  • Licensing structure is expensive
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Idera, Inc.
  • ER\Studio licensing can be cumbersome and upgrading from one version to another usually takes several phone calls and emails to the licensing group to get the update installed and running.
  • The repository can be slow when the model count gets larger. By large I mean 20 to 30 models.
  • A nice feature that I would like to see is table comments be displayed on the model along with the attributes. Currently you have to choose between the two.
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Usability
Clear Analytics
I have really enjoyed working with Clear Analytics. This platform has contributed to increased production and reliable data control processes. It has flexible user interface that can be operated by any organization member. Reports are shared on simple and transparent way in the dashboard for easy access. Data analytics from all departments have created manageable working environment that have increased production.
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Idera, Inc.
No answers on this topic
Idera, Inc.
No answers on this topic
Support Rating
Clear Analytics
I have had multiple scenarios where I had to reach out to the support team of Clear Analytics, be it access-related, general queries, during initial implementation, etc. My overall experience has always been good. I got the needed support every time without any delay. I can definitely recommend Clear Analytics simply on the basis of its excellent support team.
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Idera, Inc.
I have never tried their support so the number above is meaningless
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Idera, Inc.
I can call or email support and both get quick turn around. The only issue is they are on the west coast (US) and have a west coast work schedule and I'm on the East coast.
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Alternatives Considered
Clear Analytics
There are other great tools that are out there but Clear Analytics is reasonable for our business and provides a lot of features that we specifically needed
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Idera, Inc.
DBArtisan does not have an in-depth performance analyzer for databases.
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Idera, Inc.
ER/Studio is the most mature, reach in features and quality and therefore useful. Unfortunately, it lacks compatibility with AWS Redshift.
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Return on Investment
Clear Analytics
  • Super useful to get started immediately
  • Didn't have to rely on migrating data
  • Easy to add members
  • Easy to learn and build charts
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Idera, Inc.
  • It has a positive ROI on our organization. It's better than OEM and SQL Developer. Although the license could be expensive, it is perfect for large organizations, especially with multiple RDBMS platforms.
  • Most features are redundant between DBArtisan and Toad. I would not recommend using both if you already own one of them. Just download the trial for the one you're not using, and see what works best for your organization.
  • DBArtisan is great for DBAs and would be my personal preference. Toad is good for developers and DBAs alike but I feel like sometimes the interface is too busy and too clumsy to use.
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Idera, Inc.
  • ER/Studio has had a positive impact on my project as we can develop the data model and have a clear understanding of business needs before we continue with the development phase.
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ScreenShots

Clear Analytics Screenshots

Screenshot of Clear Analytics integrated Excel panel essentially transforms standalone Excel into an enterprise strength, fully auditable, collaborative and centralized business intelligence platform.Screenshot of Users have the ability to dynamically query systems and render that data in any way they like.  No more waiting on IT to create reports.Screenshot of Your firms existing knowledge of Excel enables the firm to be product from day 1. Use the skills already present in your organization and don't pay for outside reporting consultants to create reports for you.Screenshot of Leverage the integration capability of Microsoft's Power BI to extend the reach of your data to web and mobile devices.Screenshot of Leverage all of Excels capabilities, from it's slicers to miniature spark-line charts to create incredibly informative and responsive dashboards.

ER/Studio Screenshots

Screenshot of logical data models in ER/Studio Data Architect.Screenshot of data catalog in ER/Studio Data Architect.Screenshot of data glossaries in ER/Studio Data Architect.