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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

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    Rational BI

    Score7.7 out of 10
    Enterprise companies (1,001+ employees)
    Rational BI provides analytics, data science and business intelligence in an analytical platform that connects to databases, data files and cloud drives including AWS and Azure data sources, enabling users to explore and visualize data. Users can build real-time notebook-style reports directly in a web browser with JavaScript and SQL with direct and live connections to data. Filter and query data with an SQL database embedded in the client, without network…

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    Pricing
    Clear AnalyticsRational BI
    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
    Free
    $0
    single user
    Professional
    $129
    single user
    Enterprise
    Varies
    single user
    Offerings
    Pricing Offerings
    Clear AnalyticsRational BI
    Free Trial
    YesYes
    Free/Freemium Version
    NoYes
    Premium Consulting/Integration Services
    YesYes
    Entry-level Setup Fee$800 Initial OnBoardingOptional
    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.Additional cost per extra user (varies by edition)
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    Clear Analytics
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    Rational BI offers richer data visualization components when compared to other BI products. It is visualization options are much more broader and can be complimented by on JavaScript graphic libraries available on the web. It also offers high performance and faster page load …
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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 AnalyticsRational BI
    BI Standard Reporting
    Comparison of BI Standard Reporting features of Clear Analytics and Rational BI
    Feature
    Clear Analytics
    9.0
    8 Ratings
    10% above category average
    Rational BI
    8.3
    4 Ratings
    3% above category average
    Pixel Perfect reports9.08 Ratings7.63 Ratings
    Customizable dashboards9.18 Ratings8.74 Ratings
    Report Formatting Templates8.78 Ratings8.54 Ratings
    Ad-hoc Reporting
    Comparison of Ad-hoc Reporting features of Clear Analytics and Rational BI
    Feature
    Clear Analytics
    8.9
    8 Ratings
    11% above category average
    Rational BI
    8.3
    4 Ratings
    6% above category average
    Drill-down analysis9.28 Ratings7.73 Ratings
    Formatting capabilities8.78 Ratings8.24 Ratings
    Report sharing and collaboration8.98 Ratings9.24 Ratings
    Integration with R or other statistical packages00 Ratings8.03 Ratings
    Report Output and Scheduling
    Comparison of Report Output and Scheduling features of Clear Analytics and Rational BI
    Feature
    Clear Analytics
    9.0
    8 Ratings
    9% above category average
    Rational BI
    9.0
    4 Ratings
    10% above category average
    Publish to Web9.08 Ratings9.03 Ratings
    Publish to PDF9.17 Ratings9.04 Ratings
    Report Versioning8.98 Ratings8.63 Ratings
    Report Delivery Scheduling8.87 Ratings9.24 Ratings
    Delivery to Remote Servers00 Ratings9.33 Ratings
    Data Discovery and Visualization
    Comparison of Data Discovery and Visualization features of Clear Analytics and Rational BI
    Feature
    Clear Analytics
    9.0
    8 Ratings
    12% above category average
    Rational BI
    8.2
    4 Ratings
    6% above category average
    Pre-built visualization formats (heatmaps, scatter plots etc.)8.98 Ratings8.24 Ratings
    Location Analytics / Geographic Visualization9.18 Ratings8.33 Ratings
    Predictive Analytics00 Ratings7.93 Ratings
    Access Control and Security
    Comparison of Access Control and Security features of Clear Analytics and Rational BI
    Feature
    Clear Analytics
    9.3
    8 Ratings
    9% above category average
    Rational BI
    -
    Ratings
    Multi-User Support (named login)9.48 Ratings00 Ratings
    Role-Based Security Model9.08 Ratings00 Ratings
    Multiple Access Permission Levels (Create, Read, Delete)9.48 Ratings00 Ratings
    Mobile Capabilities
    Comparison of Mobile Capabilities features of Clear Analytics and Rational BI
    Feature
    Clear Analytics
    8.6
    6 Ratings
    11% above category average
    Rational BI
    -
    Ratings
    Mobile Application8.54 Ratings00 Ratings
    Dashboard / Report / Visualization Interactivity on Mobile8.76 Ratings00 Ratings
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    User Ratings
    Clear AnalyticsRational BI
    Likelihood to Recommend
    9.0
    (8 ratings)
    7.7
    (4 ratings)
    Usability
    9.1
    (8 ratings)
    8.7
    (4 ratings)
    Support Rating
    9.5
    (8 ratings)
    7.7
    (4 ratings)
    User Testimonials
    Clear AnalyticsRational BI
    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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    Rational BI
    Definitely well suited for small companies, but again many of their competitors are also well suited in this segment. We were in general happy with the solution provided, but I'm not blown away by their solution or support. If you want to get more data-driven visual boards with data displayed in nice graphics is in my opinion a good start, and here Rational BI delivers what it should.
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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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    Rational BI
    • Arrange data.
    • Dashboard.
    • Automatic reports.
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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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    Rational BI
    • Not seeing anything at this time, comprehensive product.
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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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    Rational BI
    Overall Rational BI is a valuable enterprise reporting tool for any data driven organization. It offers great depth and breadth of features for reporting and analytics that can lead to better business outcomes. Its easy to use and highly configurable to evolve to changing reporting needs of organizations of any scale.
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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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    Rational BI
    I haven't used the support myself, but my colleagues have been satisfied with the support. As I have understood from my colleagues the support is as you could expect. Still, the documentation could be better and that could avoid the need to contact their support, but overall we're still happy with the support as well.
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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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    Rational BI
    Rational BI allows a deeper data analysis with respect to the other software I experimented with. The velocity to perform the analysis is similar to the other one. The predictive analysis could be very useful, but at the moment I do not use it in my activities. Dashboards are nice and easy to understand.
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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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    Rational BI
    • Allows folks to work on other items as reporting is done in the background.
    • Scheduling and delivery of reports with one click.
    • Single pane of management.
    • Ease of use.
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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.

    Rational BI Screenshots

    Screenshot of Modern Business IntelligenceScreenshot of Drag-and-drop InsightsScreenshot of Accessible for everyone, power when you need itScreenshot of Beautiful analytics on every screen and deviceScreenshot of Scheduled reporting: Broadcast your findings to everyoneScreenshot of Connect all your data no matter where it lives