Gephi vs. Google Charts

Overview
ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price
Gephi
Score 6.0 out of 10
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N/AN/A
Google Charts
Score 8.7 out of 10
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Google Charts provides a way to visualize data on your website - for free. From simple line charts to complex hierarchical tree maps, the chart gallery provides a large number of ready-to-use chart types. The most common way to use Google Charts is with simple JavaScript that you embed in your web page.N/A
Pricing
GephiGoogle Charts
Editions & Modules
No answers on this topic
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Offerings
Pricing Offerings
GephiGoogle Charts
Free Trial
NoNo
Free/Freemium Version
YesYes
Premium Consulting/Integration Services
NoNo
Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo setup fee
Additional Details
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Features
GephiGoogle Charts
BI Standard Reporting
Comparison of BI Standard Reporting features of Product A and Product B
Gephi
6.7
3 Ratings
20% below category average
Google Charts
8.7
50 Ratings
6% above category average
Pixel Perfect reports4.01 Ratings8.145 Ratings
Customizable dashboards8.02 Ratings9.448 Ratings
Report Formatting Templates8.03 Ratings8.744 Ratings
Ad-hoc Reporting
Comparison of Ad-hoc Reporting features of Product A and Product B
Gephi
4.3
3 Ratings
61% below category average
Google Charts
9.2
51 Ratings
13% above category average
Drill-down analysis8.02 Ratings8.645 Ratings
Formatting capabilities2.23 Ratings9.451 Ratings
Integration with R or other statistical packages5.01 Ratings9.437 Ratings
Report sharing and collaboration2.01 Ratings9.546 Ratings
Report Output and Scheduling
Comparison of Report Output and Scheduling features of Product A and Product B
Gephi
4.0
3 Ratings
70% below category average
Google Charts
9.0
51 Ratings
7% above category average
Publish to Web2.01 Ratings9.549 Ratings
Publish to PDF8.02 Ratings9.546 Ratings
Report Versioning2.01 Ratings8.543 Ratings
Report Delivery Scheduling00 Ratings8.637 Ratings
Delivery to Remote Servers00 Ratings8.730 Ratings
Data Discovery and Visualization
Comparison of Data Discovery and Visualization features of Product A and Product B
Gephi
6.7
3 Ratings
19% below category average
Google Charts
8.8
50 Ratings
9% above category average
Pre-built visualization formats (heatmaps, scatter plots etc.)9.03 Ratings8.849 Ratings
Location Analytics / Geographic Visualization3.12 Ratings8.747 Ratings
Predictive Analytics8.01 Ratings8.739 Ratings
Access Control and Security
Comparison of Access Control and Security features of Product A and Product B
Gephi
10.0
1 Ratings
15% above category average
Google Charts
8.8
45 Ratings
2% above category average
Multi-User Support (named login)10.01 Ratings8.844 Ratings
Role-Based Security Model00 Ratings8.739 Ratings
Multiple Access Permission Levels (Create, Read, Delete)00 Ratings8.841 Ratings
Single Sign-On (SSO)00 Ratings8.831 Ratings
Mobile Capabilities
Comparison of Mobile Capabilities features of Product A and Product B
Gephi
-
Ratings
Google Charts
9.0
48 Ratings
12% above category average
Responsive Design for Web Access00 Ratings9.546 Ratings
Mobile Application00 Ratings9.529 Ratings
Dashboard / Report / Visualization Interactivity on Mobile00 Ratings8.744 Ratings
Application Program Interfaces (APIs) / Embedding
Comparison of Application Program Interfaces (APIs) / Embedding features of Product A and Product B
Gephi
-
Ratings
Google Charts
8.8
40 Ratings
10% above category average
REST API00 Ratings8.932 Ratings
Javascript API00 Ratings8.839 Ratings
iFrames00 Ratings8.826 Ratings
Java API00 Ratings8.926 Ratings
Themeable User Interface (UI)00 Ratings8.828 Ratings
Customizable Platform (Open Source)00 Ratings8.728 Ratings
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User Ratings
GephiGoogle Charts
Likelihood to Recommend
9.9
(12 ratings)
8.9
(61 ratings)
Likelihood to Renew
7.1
(9 ratings)
7.3
(8 ratings)
Usability
8.0
(1 ratings)
8.9
(33 ratings)
Availability
-
(0 ratings)
10.0
(1 ratings)
Performance
-
(0 ratings)
5.0
(1 ratings)
Support Rating
-
(0 ratings)
8.2
(33 ratings)
Online Training
-
(0 ratings)
5.0
(1 ratings)
Implementation Rating
-
(0 ratings)
10.0
(1 ratings)
Configurability
-
(0 ratings)
8.0
(1 ratings)
Ease of integration
-
(0 ratings)
10.0
(1 ratings)
Product Scalability
8.0
(1 ratings)
8.0
(1 ratings)
Vendor post-sale
-
(0 ratings)
10.0
(1 ratings)
Vendor pre-sale
-
(0 ratings)
10.0
(1 ratings)
User Testimonials
GephiGoogle Charts
Likelihood to Recommend
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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Google
We can easily recommend Google Charts to any company that needs a way to visually represent their data. Another great thing about Google Charts is that it is free to use and does not require any membership fees. Although it requires a skilled used to be able to use the charts, the results are great and can be beneficial to any company who is looking to make better decisions.
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Pros
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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Google
  • they're free with Google suite and they have backing in terms of powerful Google apps which can be plugged in to perform multiple actions like using Google sheets to import raw data into Google Charts
  • they're the most simple app to use when it comes to creating charts and visual dashboards
  • ease of customization
  • ease of using custom APIs from developers side to help make any types of charts and dashboards you want
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Cons
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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Google
  • I would like a couple more introductory videos or a live chat option for when you run into an issue. I think this is a Google-wide problem, not only linked to Google Charts.
  • I have run into some issues with the Dynamic Data but also admittedly could potentially dive in deeper and investigate.
  • It would be great if Google Charts made it possible to integrate Google Chat into the platform.
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Likelihood to Renew
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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Google
Google Charts is a good product. It's widely supported with deep documentation and a large community. But for me, it wasn't customizable enough. When we started with simple charts, it was great, but as we got deeper and more complex, our needs outgrew the library. If I was going forward, I would choose a more barebones library with more freedom and extensibility.
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Usability
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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Google
Google Charts is about as easy to use as the rest of their applications. The UI is very well thought out, allowing you to add what you need, and customize it to your exact liking. The default theme is actually really nice, which helps as most of the time, customizing is not needed.
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Reliability and Availability
Gephi
No answers on this topic
Google
Google charts is always available and provides fast output.
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Performance
Gephi
No answers on this topic
Google
Connectivity is occasionally very slow.
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Support Rating
Gephi
No answers on this topic
Google
As a free tool with massively powerful, infinitely customisable charts that can be dynamically updated - Google Charts is my favourite data visualisation tool. However, my hatred of JavaScript does jade my view on it. This is the price of the tool though, and I'm glad it's available for me.
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Online Training
Gephi
No answers on this topic
Google
The online training was solely done through self training on google's guide to charts.
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Implementation Rating
Gephi
No answers on this topic
Google
Easy to implement
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Alternatives Considered
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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Google
Google Charts stacks up better since it is free and does not have the constant pressure for cost overruns, add-ons, annual maintenance and implementation services. The speed of using Google Charts is quick, saving users potentially weeks in getting up and going. For the readers of websites with limited resources, the application shows up nicely is look and feel with charts. Great way of showing data visually.
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Scalability
Gephi
No answers on this topic
Google
Google Charts is essential for quick, easy, reporting. There are opportunities for advanced features.
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Return on Investment
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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Google
  • teams were easily able to create charts and find out progress on our learning courses and thus take actionable insights to their managers, professors
  • students could also know their progress on various courses from one single view, same for instructors in terms of imparting education
  • sales team could learn which kind of courses sold more to focus more on those areas
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