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    ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price

    Clear Analytics

    Score8.8 out of 10
    Small Businesses (1-50 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

    Google Charts

    Score8.2 out of 10
    N/AGoogle 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
    Clear AnalyticsGoogle Charts
    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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    Pricing Offerings
    Clear AnalyticsGoogle Charts
    Free Trial
    YesNo
    Free/Freemium Version
    NoYes
    Premium Consulting/Integration Services
    YesNo
    Entry-level Setup Fee$800 Initial OnBoardingNo 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.
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    Clear AnalyticsGoogle Charts
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    Key User Insights
    Would buy again
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    Delivers good value for the price
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    Happy with the feature set
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    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
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    Implementation went as expected
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    Features
    Clear AnalyticsGoogle Charts
    BI Standard Reporting
    Comparison of BI Standard Reporting features of Clear Analytics and Google Charts
    Feature
    Clear Analytics
    9.0
    8 Ratings
    10% above category average
    Google Charts
    8.6
    50 Ratings
    5% above category average
    Pixel Perfect reports9.08 Ratings8.144 Ratings
    Customizable dashboards9.18 Ratings9.048 Ratings
    Report Formatting Templates8.78 Ratings8.843 Ratings
    Ad-hoc Reporting
    Comparison of Ad-hoc Reporting features of Clear Analytics and Google Charts
    Feature
    Clear Analytics
    8.9
    8 Ratings
    10% above category average
    Google Charts
    9.3
    51 Ratings
    15% above category average
    Drill-down analysis9.28 Ratings8.046 Ratings
    Formatting capabilities8.78 Ratings10.051 Ratings
    Report sharing and collaboration8.98 Ratings9.645 Ratings
    Integration with R or other statistical packages00 Ratings9.537 Ratings
    Report Output and Scheduling
    Comparison of Report Output and Scheduling features of Clear Analytics and Google Charts
    Feature
    Clear Analytics
    9.0
    8 Ratings
    9% above category average
    Google Charts
    9.0
    50 Ratings
    9% above category average
    Publish to Web9.08 Ratings9.648 Ratings
    Publish to PDF9.17 Ratings9.645 Ratings
    Report Versioning8.98 Ratings8.642 Ratings
    Report Delivery Scheduling8.87 Ratings8.736 Ratings
    Delivery to Remote Servers00 Ratings8.830 Ratings
    Data Discovery and Visualization
    Comparison of Data Discovery and Visualization features of Clear Analytics and Google Charts
    Feature
    Clear Analytics
    9.0
    8 Ratings
    12% above category average
    Google Charts
    7.7
    50 Ratings
    4% below category average
    Pre-built visualization formats (heatmaps, scatter plots etc.)8.98 Ratings8.049 Ratings
    Location Analytics / Geographic Visualization9.18 Ratings6.047 Ratings
    Predictive Analytics00 Ratings9.040 Ratings
    Access Control and Security
    Comparison of Access Control and Security features of Clear Analytics and Google Charts
    Feature
    Clear Analytics
    9.3
    8 Ratings
    9% above category average
    Google Charts
    8.8
    44 Ratings
    4% above category average
    Multi-User Support (named login)9.48 Ratings8.943 Ratings
    Role-Based Security Model9.08 Ratings8.838 Ratings
    Multiple Access Permission Levels (Create, Read, Delete)9.48 Ratings8.840 Ratings
    Single Sign-On (SSO)00 Ratings8.831 Ratings
    Mobile Capabilities
    Comparison of Mobile Capabilities features of Clear Analytics and Google Charts
    Feature
    Clear Analytics
    8.6
    6 Ratings
    11% above category average
    Google Charts
    8.2
    48 Ratings
    6% above category average
    Mobile Application8.54 Ratings9.629 Ratings
    Dashboard / Report / Visualization Interactivity on Mobile8.76 Ratings8.044 Ratings
    Responsive Design for Web Access00 Ratings7.046 Ratings
    Application Program Interfaces (APIs) / Embedding
    Comparison of Application Program Interfaces (APIs) / Embedding features of Clear Analytics and Google Charts
    Feature
    Clear Analytics
    -
    Ratings
    Google Charts
    8.4
    40 Ratings
    8% above category average
    REST API00 Ratings8.931 Ratings
    Javascript API00 Ratings10.039 Ratings
    iFrames00 Ratings8.825 Ratings
    Java API00 Ratings8.925 Ratings
    Themeable User Interface (UI)00 Ratings5.028 Ratings
    Customizable Platform (Open Source)00 Ratings8.827 Ratings
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    Enterprises
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    User Ratings
    Clear AnalyticsGoogle Charts
    Likelihood to Recommend
    9.0
    (8 ratings)
    9.0
    (61 ratings)
    Likelihood to Renew
    -
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    7.3
    (8 ratings)
    Usability
    9.1
    (8 ratings)
    9.0
    (33 ratings)
    Availability
    -
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    10.0
    (1 ratings)
    Performance
    -
    (0 ratings)
    5.0
    (1 ratings)
    Support Rating
    9.5
    (8 ratings)
    8.3
    (32 ratings)
    Online Training
    -
    (0 ratings)
    5.0
    (1 ratings)
    Implementation Rating
    -
    (0 ratings)
    10.0
    (1 ratings)
    Configurability
    -
    (0 ratings)
    8.0
    (1 ratings)
    Data Sharing and Collaboration
    -
    (0 ratings)
    9.4
    (22 ratings)
    Data Sources
    -
    (0 ratings)
    8.3
    (22 ratings)
    Ease of integration
    -
    (0 ratings)
    10.0
    (1 ratings)
    Product Scalability
    -
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    8.0
    (1 ratings)
    Vendor post-sale
    -
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    10.0
    (1 ratings)
    Vendor pre-sale
    -
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    10.0
    (1 ratings)
    User Testimonials
    Clear AnalyticsGoogle Charts
    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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    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
    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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    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
    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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    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
    Clear Analytics
    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
    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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    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
    Clear Analytics
    No answers on this topic
    Google
    Google charts is always available and provides fast output.
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    Performance
    Clear Analytics
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    Google
    Connectivity is occasionally very slow.
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    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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    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
    Clear Analytics
    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
    Clear Analytics
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    Google
    Easy to implement
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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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    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
    Clear Analytics
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    Google
    Google Charts is essential for quick, easy, reporting. There are opportunities for advanced features.
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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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    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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    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.