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    ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price

    DataHero

    Score9 out of 10
    N/ADataHero is a self-service Cloud BI tool, which uses a drag-and-drop interface to import and analyze data. DataHero integrates with Salesforce, HubSpot, Google Analytics, Dropbox, Strip, Excel and others. The company was founded in 2011 and is based in San Francisco.

    $59

    per month

    Excel4apps

    Score8.6 out of 10
    N/AExcel4apps is a business intelligence software offering from Excel4apps.N/A
    Pricing
    DataHeroExcel4apps
    Editions & Modules
    Starter
    $59
    per month
    Premium
    $99
    per month
    Team
    $250
    per month
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    Offerings
    Pricing Offerings
    DataHeroExcel4apps
    Free Trial
    YesNo
    Free/Freemium Version
    NoNo
    Premium Consulting/Integration Services
    YesNo
    Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo setup fee
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    Community Pulse
    DataHeroExcel4apps
    Considered Both Products
    DataHero
    Chose DataHero
    Both DataHero and Excel4apps are great business intelligence tools, but the latter don't offer room for growth due to unavailability of large and global enterprises BI tools.
    Incentivized
    Excel4apps
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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
    DataHeroExcel4apps
    BI Standard Reporting
    Comparison of BI Standard Reporting features of DataHero and Excel4apps
    Feature
    DataHero
    10.0
    1 Ratings
    20% above category average
    Excel4apps
    6.3
    4 Ratings
    26% below category average
    Customizable dashboards10.01 Ratings6.13 Ratings
    Pixel Perfect reports00 Ratings5.43 Ratings
    Report Formatting Templates00 Ratings7.44 Ratings
    Ad-hoc Reporting
    Comparison of Ad-hoc Reporting features of DataHero and Excel4apps
    Feature
    DataHero
    10.0
    1 Ratings
    22% above category average
    Excel4apps
    7.6
    4 Ratings
    5% below category average
    Drill-down analysis10.01 Ratings7.54 Ratings
    Report sharing and collaboration10.01 Ratings7.14 Ratings
    Formatting capabilities00 Ratings9.24 Ratings
    Integration with R or other statistical packages00 Ratings6.52 Ratings
    Report Output and Scheduling
    Comparison of Report Output and Scheduling features of DataHero and Excel4apps
    Feature
    DataHero
    10.0
    1 Ratings
    20% above category average
    Excel4apps
    6.4
    3 Ratings
    25% below category average
    Publish to Web10.01 Ratings6.73 Ratings
    Publish to PDF10.01 Ratings8.22 Ratings
    Report Versioning00 Ratings5.83 Ratings
    Report Delivery Scheduling00 Ratings6.23 Ratings
    Delivery to Remote Servers00 Ratings5.02 Ratings
    Data Discovery and Visualization
    Comparison of Data Discovery and Visualization features of DataHero and Excel4apps
    Feature
    DataHero
    10.0
    1 Ratings
    22% above category average
    Excel4apps
    6.7
    2 Ratings
    18% below category average
    Pre-built visualization formats (heatmaps, scatter plots etc.)10.01 Ratings7.02 Ratings
    Location Analytics / Geographic Visualization10.01 Ratings7.02 Ratings
    Predictive Analytics10.01 Ratings6.02 Ratings
    Access Control and Security
    Comparison of Access Control and Security features of DataHero and Excel4apps
    Feature
    DataHero
    10.0
    1 Ratings
    16% above category average
    Excel4apps
    8.1
    3 Ratings
    5% below category average
    Multi-User Support (named login)10.01 Ratings9.03 Ratings
    Multiple Access Permission Levels (Create, Read, Delete)10.01 Ratings7.23 Ratings
    Role-Based Security Model00 Ratings9.02 Ratings
    Single Sign-On (SSO)00 Ratings7.22 Ratings
    Mobile Capabilities
    Comparison of Mobile Capabilities features of DataHero and Excel4apps
    Feature
    DataHero
    10.0
    1 Ratings
    25% above category average
    Excel4apps
    7.8
    1 Ratings
    1% above category average
    Responsive Design for Web Access10.01 Ratings9.01 Ratings
    Mobile Application00 Ratings8.01 Ratings
    Dashboard / Report / Visualization Interactivity on Mobile00 Ratings6.01 Ratings
    Application Program Interfaces (APIs) / Embedding
    Comparison of Application Program Interfaces (APIs) / Embedding features of DataHero and Excel4apps
    Feature
    DataHero
    10.0
    1 Ratings
    25% above category average
    Excel4apps
    3.4
    2 Ratings
    78% below category average
    iFrames10.01 Ratings1.01 Ratings
    REST API00 Ratings1.01 Ratings
    Javascript API00 Ratings5.72 Ratings
    Java API00 Ratings5.92 Ratings
    Themeable User Interface (UI)00 Ratings2.01 Ratings
    Customizable Platform (Open Source)00 Ratings5.01 Ratings
    Best Alternatives
    DataHeroExcel4apps
    Small Businesses
    Cyfe
    Score4 out of 10
    Cyfe
    Score4 out of 10
    Medium-sized Companies
    Qlik Cloud Analytics (Qlik Sense)
    Score8.2 out of 10
    Qlik Cloud Analytics (Qlik Sense)
    Score8.2 out of 10
    Enterprises
    Jaspersoft Community Edition
    Score7 out of 10
    Jaspersoft Community Edition
    Score7 out of 10
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    User Ratings
    DataHeroExcel4apps
    Likelihood to Recommend
    9.0
    (1 ratings)
    9.0
    (4 ratings)
    Usability
    10.0
    (1 ratings)
    8.2
    (3 ratings)
    Support Rating
    10.0
    (1 ratings)
    6.9
    (3 ratings)
    Data Sharing and Collaboration
    -
    (0 ratings)
    10.0
    (1 ratings)
    Data Sources
    -
    (0 ratings)
    9.0
    (1 ratings)
    User Testimonials
    DataHeroExcel4apps
    Likelihood to Recommend
    DataHero
    DataHero ensures every business user in my organization is up to date on key performance metrics and insights through robust data analytics and a configurable data dashboard.
    Incentivized
    Read full review
    Excel4apps
    We have to calculate most all Lab / Pilot / Proposals sizing and results. The automated calculations in [Excel4apps] is awesome, as once you are familiar with them, it is easy to quickly implement them when needed.
    Incentivized
    Read full review
    Pros
    DataHero
    • Collecting data from on-premise and cloud data repositories.
    • Availability of drag and drop chart creation improves data visualization.
    • It makes it effective to share insights with KPI dashboards.
    Incentivized
    Read full review
    Excel4apps
    • Easy to install and maintain. After the initial installation, there is little involvement by the technical administrators.
    • Cloning production to a test environment does not require any additional setups unlike Oracle EBS which does.
    • Loading data and reporting on this data is handled via EXCEL spreadsheets which is the "language" of our financial users.
    Incentivized
    Read full review
    Cons
    DataHero
    • Collecting data from on-premise tools like Concur Invoice was overwhelming, but we were able to partner with external service providers.
    Incentivized
    Read full review
    Excel4apps
    • It is possible but difficult to retrieve data or set criteria from different module into a single report or retrieve. If it is more user friendly instead of having to create a complex formula to retrieve the data, this function will be utilized more often.
    • It will be nice to have visual (graphs, etc.) report template available
    • It is helpful if we can retrieve data for a range of date, instead of just YTD, PTD etc. and multi-year data all at once for comparison too.
    Incentivized
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    Usability
    DataHero
    DataHero has intuitive and easy to use user interface making it easy to navigate features.
    Incentivized
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    Excel4apps
    I am not a power user of Excel. So I find Exel4apps a friendlier version of the things that I could do on Excel and making it easier with a magic wand.
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    Support Rating
    DataHero
    I haven't interacted with DataHero support, but they must be knowledgeable and responsive regarding how they have documented the features on this tool.
    Incentivized
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    Excel4apps
    I have not needed support yet
    Incentivized
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    Alternatives Considered
    DataHero
    Both DataHero and Excel4apps are great business intelligence tools, but the latter don't offer room for growth due to unavailability of large and global enterprises BI tools.
    Incentivized
    Read full review
    Excel4apps
    Excel4apps is more user friendly and can retrieve data much easier and in a nicer format than Jaspersoft. Qlik Sense is useful and have more visual reporting and dashboard. However, it is usually used for higher level of analyses and review. Yardi is used for specific purpose, which is different than Excel4apps. Excel4apps can pull all the financial data from Oracle, including billing and collections.
    Incentivized
    Read full review
    Return on Investment
    DataHero
    • Seamless insight sharing across teams in different departments increase productivity.
    • DataHero keep us updated by getting insights across all datasets.
    • No stale data or manual procedures when reporting with DataHer.
    Incentivized
    Read full review
    Excel4apps
    • Increase team transparency
    • Increased reporting
    Incentivized
    Read full review
    ScreenShots

    DataHero Screenshots

    Screenshot of Connect with 40+ common 3rd party servicesScreenshot of Automatic data warehouse, ETL, and classification. Schedule Automated updates.Screenshot of Create charts with drag-and-drop easeScreenshot of Customize with branding, color schemes, etc.Screenshot of Create custom dashboards you can easily share