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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

    Mode

    Score9 out of 10
    N/AMode, or Mode Analytics, from ThoughtSpot since the June 2023 acquisition, is a business intelligence platform that unifies company analytics by bringing data teams and business teams together, so analysts can provide rapid answers to strategic, ad hoc questions. And, business stakeholder can access relevant data to answer their own questions which can often detract more impactful work.N/A
    Pricing
    Excel4appsMode
    Editions & Modules
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    Pricing Offerings
    Excel4appsMode
    Free Trial
    NoYes
    Free/Freemium Version
    NoYes
    Premium Consulting/Integration Services
    NoNo
    Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo setup fee
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    Community Pulse
    Excel4appsMode
    Considered Both Products
    Excel4apps
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    ThoughtSpot
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    Key User Insights
    Would buy again
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    100%
    Would buy again
    9 Answers
    Delivers good value for the price
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    100%
    Delivers good value for the price
    7 Answers
    Happy with the feature set
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    100%
    Happy with the feature set
    9 Answers
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
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    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
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    Implementation went as expected
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    Implementation went as expected
    6 Answers
    Features
    Excel4appsMode
    BI Standard Reporting
    Comparison of BI Standard Reporting features of Excel4apps and Mode Analytics
    Feature
    Excel4apps
    6.3
    4 Ratings
    26% below category average
    Mode Analytics
    8.5
    9 Ratings
    4% above category average
    Pixel Perfect reports5.43 Ratings9.34 Ratings
    Customizable dashboards6.13 Ratings8.49 Ratings
    Report Formatting Templates7.44 Ratings7.86 Ratings
    Ad-hoc Reporting
    Comparison of Ad-hoc Reporting features of Excel4apps and Mode Analytics
    Feature
    Excel4apps
    7.6
    4 Ratings
    5% below category average
    Mode Analytics
    7.4
    9 Ratings
    8% below category average
    Drill-down analysis7.54 Ratings7.18 Ratings
    Formatting capabilities9.24 Ratings6.79 Ratings
    Integration with R or other statistical packages6.52 Ratings7.39 Ratings
    Report sharing and collaboration7.14 Ratings8.78 Ratings
    Report Output and Scheduling
    Comparison of Report Output and Scheduling features of Excel4apps and Mode Analytics
    Feature
    Excel4apps
    6.4
    3 Ratings
    25% below category average
    Mode Analytics
    7.9
    8 Ratings
    4% below category average
    Publish to Web6.73 Ratings8.15 Ratings
    Publish to PDF8.22 Ratings5.88 Ratings
    Report Versioning5.83 Ratings7.74 Ratings
    Report Delivery Scheduling6.23 Ratings9.68 Ratings
    Delivery to Remote Servers5.02 Ratings8.34 Ratings
    Data Discovery and Visualization
    Comparison of Data Discovery and Visualization features of Excel4apps and Mode Analytics
    Feature
    Excel4apps
    6.7
    2 Ratings
    18% below category average
    Mode Analytics
    6.5
    9 Ratings
    21% below category average
    Pre-built visualization formats (heatmaps, scatter plots etc.)7.02 Ratings7.79 Ratings
    Location Analytics / Geographic Visualization7.02 Ratings5.56 Ratings
    Predictive Analytics6.02 Ratings6.46 Ratings
    Access Control and Security
    Comparison of Access Control and Security features of Excel4apps and Mode Analytics
    Feature
    Excel4apps
    8.1
    3 Ratings
    5% below category average
    Mode Analytics
    9.5
    2 Ratings
    11% above category average
    Multi-User Support (named login)9.03 Ratings10.02 Ratings
    Role-Based Security Model9.02 Ratings9.02 Ratings
    Multiple Access Permission Levels (Create, Read, Delete)7.23 Ratings9.02 Ratings
    Single Sign-On (SSO)7.22 Ratings9.82 Ratings
    Mobile Capabilities
    Comparison of Mobile Capabilities features of Excel4apps and Mode Analytics
    Feature
    Excel4apps
    7.8
    1 Ratings
    1% above category average
    Mode Analytics
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    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 Mode Analytics
    Feature
    Excel4apps
    3.4
    2 Ratings
    78% below category average
    Mode Analytics
    9.0
    1 Ratings
    15% above category average
    REST API1.01 Ratings9.01 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
    Excel4appsMode
    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
    Excel4appsMode
    Likelihood to Recommend
    9.0
    (4 ratings)
    8.1
    (9 ratings)
    Usability
    8.2
    (3 ratings)
    8.1
    (4 ratings)
    Support Rating
    6.9
    (3 ratings)
    7.4
    (5 ratings)
    Data Sharing and Collaboration
    10.0
    (1 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Data Sources
    9.0
    (1 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    User Testimonials
    Excel4appsMode
    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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    ThoughtSpot
    Mode is a clear category winner for how it easy it is to go from interactive analysis to professional quality reporting. You can easily do all your SQL and quite a bit of R/Python. If you want to quickly go from your database to simple charts, this is your pick. If you need to do heavier data modeling, scheduling jobs, or ML, you'll need something else, like Databricks. In my opinion, the quality of visualizations and some developer/analyst features make Databricks an unacceptable substitute.
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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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    ThoughtSpot
    • It allows me to undertake data visualization tasks by creating really insightful charts and dashboards
    • It allows for easy sharing and work collaboration on data analysis tasks
    • Mode has an easier to use SQL editor as well
    • I love how it organizes all our SQL data tables into easy-to-view data we can draw insights on
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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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    ThoughtSpot
    • Date ranges aren't always the most intuitive to set, strangely
    • Faster refresh rates would be ideal
    • Would love more dynamic mobile device integration (alerts, etc)
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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.
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    ThoughtSpot
    For the advanced user already familiar with Python. It is just the same tool, already managed and connected to the data.
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    Support Rating
    Excel4apps
    I have not needed support yet
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    ThoughtSpot
    Mode has dedicated agents who are online in a chatroom, ready to take on any questions and provide helpful feedback.
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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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    ThoughtSpot
    We used both Qlik and Mode at our organization. The mode was used a quick analysis SQL tool while Qlik was our enterprise BI solution.
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    Return on Investment
    Excel4apps
    • Increase team transparency
    • Increased reporting
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    ThoughtSpot
    • Extremely positive. It's a key feature in our application.
    • Were it not for the account management bit, Mode would be hands-down our recommendation for anyone looking for cloud BI.
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