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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

    Metabase

    Score8.6 out of 10
    N/AMetabase aims to bring data tools with the simplicity of consumer products to the crufty world of enterprise business intelligence. Their open source analytics and business intelligence applications connect to most commonly used databases to let anyone in a company ask questions, and create dashboards or nightly emails without knowing SQL. Metabase Enterprise enables the user to embed branded analytics into customer applications.

    $85

    per month

    Pricing
    Clear AnalyticsMetabase
    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
    Starter
    $85
    per month (includes 5 users, then $5 per user, per month)
    Starter
    $85
    per month up to 5 users
    Pro
    $500
    per month up to 10 users
    Growth
    $749
    per month (includes 10 users, then $15 per user, per month)
    Enterprise
    15,000
    per year
    Open Source
    Free
    Offerings
    Pricing Offerings
    Clear AnalyticsMetabase
    Free Trial
    YesYes
    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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    Key User Insights
    Would buy again
    100%
    Would buy again
    8 Answers
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    Delivers good value for the price
    100%
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    Happy with the feature set
    100%
    Happy with the feature set
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    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    100%
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    Implementation went as expected
    100%
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    Features
    Clear AnalyticsMetabase
    BI Standard Reporting
    Comparison of BI Standard Reporting features of Clear Analytics and Metabase
    Feature
    Clear Analytics
    9.0
    8 Ratings
    10% above category average
    Metabase
    7.5
    4 Ratings
    8% below category average
    Pixel Perfect reports9.08 Ratings8.02 Ratings
    Customizable dashboards9.18 Ratings8.04 Ratings
    Report Formatting Templates8.78 Ratings6.34 Ratings
    Ad-hoc Reporting
    Comparison of Ad-hoc Reporting features of Clear Analytics and Metabase
    Feature
    Clear Analytics
    8.9
    8 Ratings
    11% above category average
    Metabase
    8.3
    4 Ratings
    4% above category average
    Drill-down analysis9.28 Ratings8.54 Ratings
    Formatting capabilities8.78 Ratings7.44 Ratings
    Report sharing and collaboration8.98 Ratings9.54 Ratings
    Integration with R or other statistical packages00 Ratings7.92 Ratings
    Report Output and Scheduling
    Comparison of Report Output and Scheduling features of Clear Analytics and Metabase
    Feature
    Clear Analytics
    9.0
    8 Ratings
    9% above category average
    Metabase
    8.7
    2 Ratings
    6% above category average
    Publish to Web9.08 Ratings9.01 Ratings
    Publish to PDF9.17 Ratings9.01 Ratings
    Report Versioning8.98 Ratings8.02 Ratings
    Report Delivery Scheduling8.87 Ratings9.01 Ratings
    Data Discovery and Visualization
    Comparison of Data Discovery and Visualization features of Clear Analytics and Metabase
    Feature
    Clear Analytics
    9.0
    8 Ratings
    12% above category average
    Metabase
    8.8
    4 Ratings
    10% above category average
    Pre-built visualization formats (heatmaps, scatter plots etc.)8.98 Ratings8.54 Ratings
    Location Analytics / Geographic Visualization9.18 Ratings10.02 Ratings
    Predictive Analytics00 Ratings8.92 Ratings
    Pattern Recognition and Data Mining00 Ratings7.92 Ratings
    Access Control and Security
    Comparison of Access Control and Security features of Clear Analytics and Metabase
    Feature
    Clear Analytics
    9.3
    8 Ratings
    9% above category average
    Metabase
    9.5
    4 Ratings
    11% above category average
    Multi-User Support (named login)9.48 Ratings8.64 Ratings
    Role-Based Security Model9.08 Ratings10.03 Ratings
    Multiple Access Permission Levels (Create, Read, Delete)9.48 Ratings9.54 Ratings
    Report-Level Access Control00 Ratings9.53 Ratings
    Single Sign-On (SSO)00 Ratings10.04 Ratings
    Mobile Capabilities
    Comparison of Mobile Capabilities features of Clear Analytics and Metabase
    Feature
    Clear Analytics
    8.6
    6 Ratings
    11% above category average
    Metabase
    9.0
    2 Ratings
    15% above category average
    Mobile Application8.54 Ratings10.01 Ratings
    Dashboard / Report / Visualization Interactivity on Mobile8.76 Ratings9.02 Ratings
    Responsive Design for Web Access00 Ratings8.01 Ratings
    Application Program Interfaces (APIs) / Embedding
    Comparison of Application Program Interfaces (APIs) / Embedding features of Clear Analytics and Metabase
    Feature
    Clear Analytics
    -
    Ratings
    Metabase
    8.8
    3 Ratings
    13% above category average
    REST API00 Ratings8.93 Ratings
    Javascript API00 Ratings9.02 Ratings
    iFrames00 Ratings9.02 Ratings
    Java API00 Ratings10.01 Ratings
    Themeable User Interface (UI)00 Ratings7.02 Ratings
    Customizable Platform (Open Source)00 Ratings9.01 Ratings
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    Score4 out of 10
    Medium-sized Companies
    Qlik Cloud Analytics (Qlik Sense)
    Score8.1 out of 10
    Qlik Cloud Analytics (Qlik Sense)
    Score8.1 out of 10
    Enterprises
    Sisense
    Score6.9 out of 10
    Sisense
    Score6.9 out of 10
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    User Ratings
    Clear AnalyticsMetabase
    Likelihood to Recommend
    9.0
    (8 ratings)
    8.5
    (4 ratings)
    Usability
    9.1
    (8 ratings)
    8.0
    (3 ratings)
    Support Rating
    9.5
    (8 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    User Testimonials
    Clear AnalyticsMetabase
    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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    Metabase
    Metabase is an easy tool to use if you are interested in collecting and aggregating data from multiple platforms. It is also easy to set up and start receiving the data results as a report. It is also easy to integrate with other tools that generate visual reports and take the necessary actions based on the data details.
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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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    Metabase
    • We're currently using it to fetch reports for our products, such as daily sales, pipeline, visits, and attendance reports.
    • Data representation from database directly.
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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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    Metabase
    • Report Types
    • Updates
    • Colour/Branding
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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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    Metabase
    Its generally quite easy to use but some SQL is definitely important
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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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    Metabase
    No answers on this topic
    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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    Metabase
    It does not stack up against Metabase, they complete each other.
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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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    Metabase
    • It is serving us whatever we're looking for, and we've recommended many organizations to implement it if they want better data analytics as it provides better functionality than we will build.
    • As a negative it gets difficult to get control over data to be fetch initially.
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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.