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    ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price

    Excel4apps

    Score8.6 out of 10
    N/AExcel4apps is a business intelligence software offering from Excel4apps.N/A

    Gephi

    Score6 out of 10
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    Pricing
    Excel4appsGephi
    Editions & Modules
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    Offerings
    Pricing Offerings
    Excel4appsGephi
    Free Trial
    NoNo
    Free/Freemium Version
    NoYes
    Premium Consulting/Integration Services
    NoNo
    Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo setup fee
    Additional Details—Gephi is open-source and free to use.
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    Features
    Excel4appsGephi
    BI Standard Reporting
    Comparison of BI Standard Reporting features of Excel4apps and Gephi
    Feature
    Excel4apps
    6.3
    4 Ratings
    26% below category average
    Gephi
    6.7
    3 Ratings
    20% below category average
    Pixel Perfect reports5.43 Ratings4.01 Ratings
    Customizable dashboards6.13 Ratings8.02 Ratings
    Report Formatting Templates7.44 Ratings8.03 Ratings
    Ad-hoc Reporting
    Comparison of Ad-hoc Reporting features of Excel4apps and Gephi
    Feature
    Excel4apps
    7.6
    4 Ratings
    5% below category average
    Gephi
    4.3
    3 Ratings
    60% below category average
    Drill-down analysis7.54 Ratings8.02 Ratings
    Formatting capabilities9.24 Ratings2.23 Ratings
    Integration with R or other statistical packages6.52 Ratings5.01 Ratings
    Report sharing and collaboration7.14 Ratings2.01 Ratings
    Report Output and Scheduling
    Comparison of Report Output and Scheduling features of Excel4apps and Gephi
    Feature
    Excel4apps
    6.4
    3 Ratings
    25% below category average
    Gephi
    4.0
    3 Ratings
    69% below category average
    Publish to Web6.73 Ratings2.01 Ratings
    Publish to PDF8.22 Ratings8.02 Ratings
    Report Versioning5.83 Ratings2.01 Ratings
    Report Delivery Scheduling6.23 Ratings00 Ratings
    Delivery to Remote Servers5.02 Ratings00 Ratings
    Data Discovery and Visualization
    Comparison of Data Discovery and Visualization features of Excel4apps and Gephi
    Feature
    Excel4apps
    6.7
    2 Ratings
    18% below category average
    Gephi
    6.7
    3 Ratings
    18% below category average
    Pre-built visualization formats (heatmaps, scatter plots etc.)7.02 Ratings9.03 Ratings
    Location Analytics / Geographic Visualization7.02 Ratings3.12 Ratings
    Predictive Analytics6.02 Ratings8.01 Ratings
    Access Control and Security
    Comparison of Access Control and Security features of Excel4apps and Gephi
    Feature
    Excel4apps
    8.1
    3 Ratings
    5% below category average
    Gephi
    10.0
    1 Ratings
    16% above category average
    Multi-User Support (named login)9.03 Ratings10.01 Ratings
    Role-Based Security Model9.02 Ratings00 Ratings
    Multiple Access Permission Levels (Create, Read, Delete)7.23 Ratings00 Ratings
    Single Sign-On (SSO)7.22 Ratings00 Ratings
    Mobile Capabilities
    Comparison of Mobile Capabilities features of Excel4apps and Gephi
    Feature
    Excel4apps
    7.8
    1 Ratings
    1% above category average
    Gephi
    -
    Ratings
    Responsive Design for Web Access9.01 Ratings00 Ratings
    Mobile Application8.01 Ratings00 Ratings
    Dashboard / Report / Visualization Interactivity on Mobile6.01 Ratings00 Ratings
    Application Program Interfaces (APIs) / Embedding
    Comparison of Application Program Interfaces (APIs) / Embedding features of Excel4apps and Gephi
    Feature
    Excel4apps
    3.4
    2 Ratings
    78% below category average
    Gephi
    -
    Ratings
    REST API1.01 Ratings00 Ratings
    Javascript API5.72 Ratings00 Ratings
    iFrames1.01 Ratings00 Ratings
    Java API5.92 Ratings00 Ratings
    Themeable User Interface (UI)2.01 Ratings00 Ratings
    Customizable Platform (Open Source)5.01 Ratings00 Ratings
    Best Alternatives
    Excel4appsGephi
    Small Businesses
    Cyfe
    Score4 out of 10
    Cyfe
    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
    Excel4appsGephi
    Likelihood to Recommend
    9.0
    (4 ratings)
    9.9
    (12 ratings)
    Likelihood to Renew
    -
    (0 ratings)
    7.1
    (9 ratings)
    Usability
    8.2
    (3 ratings)
    8.0
    (1 ratings)
    Support Rating
    6.9
    (3 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Data Sharing and Collaboration
    10.0
    (1 ratings)
    7.9
    (3 ratings)
    Data Sources
    9.0
    (1 ratings)
    8.0
    (3 ratings)
    Product Scalability
    -
    (0 ratings)
    8.0
    (1 ratings)
    User Testimonials
    Excel4appsGephi
    Likelihood to Recommend
    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.
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    Gephi
    It is well suited for projects that are more discovery related. If this is a one-time project that we create a visual for, this would definitely make sense to use. If this is an ongoing analysis (monthly for example), we might look to another software that we would be able to automate a little further in how the visualization comes together
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    Pros
    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.
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    Gephi
    • In comparison to other tools such as GraphWiz or Circos, Gephi comes with an intuitive, easy-to-use interface that makes it easy to load your data, and quickly start building all sorts of different graphs. There's absolutely no code that needs to be written for either loading or modeling. And without downloading additional plug-ins, Gephi ships with quite a few standard graph models, as well as some "fun" extras such as the Sierpinski triangle, and a variety of force atlas types.
    • Most of the layout types (maybe all) are highly configurable, which can make for extremely customized and unique displays of your data. Again, none of this requires the user to write any code. That said, it is possible to script custom functionality for your models, or even update the Java source code yourself, if you feel like getting technical. Gephi builds are available on GitHub, and the developers encourage people to contribute ideas, improvements, and plug-ins.
    • There's a plug-in for Gephi that allows for streaming data to update your model. This essentially allows you to create near realtime graphs of your data in motion. This plug-in was by far the biggest reaston we invested time in the product; to create animated data visualizations without exhaustive hours in development.
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    Cons
    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.
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    Gephi
    • I (and many others) have had to expand Gephi's memory manually by experimenting with the configuration file. I'm glad it's possible, but it should be easier.
    • Gephi sometimes crashes inexplicably and loses your work, so I have developed a habit of explicitly exporting versions of my graphs as csv's, but I think this should be handled automatically in Gephi.
    • Because it is prone to crash, ideally, Gephi would help the user manage his/her use, by estimating processing and memory for very large tasks and prompting the user to confirm their requests before executing. Instead, I just tend to avoid certain functions.
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    Likelihood to Renew
    Excel4apps
    No answers on this topic
    Gephi
    While Gephi isn't perfect, it's a powerful tool for mathematical graph modelling that's hard to find in other products, particularly by way of its interface. It grants non-software developers access to a point-and-click way of creating accurate, beautiful visualizations that would normally take hours in other applications. The fact that it allows for live streaming data is also something that's hard to come by, at least for visualization software
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    Usability
    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.
    Incentivized
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    Gephi
    Gephi is very intuitive and the fact that it shows its process helps the user understand what's going on. However, the animation features can really slow it down and there isn't a way to shut them off. Furthermore, the failures on saving mean you frequently have to start over. These problems disrupt the workflow and can be frustrating.
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    Support Rating
    Excel4apps
    I have not needed support yet
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    Gephi
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    Alternatives Considered
    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.
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    Gephi
    The interactivity in Gephi and the quality of the output figures are impressive. However, the selling point was the fact that we were able to link Gephi into our pipeline using Java's interface. Other products were less customizable and lacking of the sophistication Gephi provided without too much pain during the liking process.
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    Return on Investment
    Excel4apps
    • Increase team transparency
    • Increased reporting
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    Gephi
    • I have only used the product for education purposes. I will not be the best person to provide details about ROI and business efficiency and customer service. I was personally very excited about the tool and am continuing my work on the tool.
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