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    ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price

    Google Charts

    Score8.2 out of 10
    N/AGoogle 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

    Strategy Analytics

    Score8.4 out of 10
    N/AMicroStrategy Analytics is an enterprise business analytics and mobility platform. Key features include automatic big data analysis and reporting, data discovery and visualization, digital security credentials, and support for mobile devices.N/A
    Pricing
    Google ChartsStrategy Analytics
    Editions & Modules
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    Offerings
    Pricing Offerings
    Google ChartsStrategy Analytics
    Free Trial
    NoNo
    Free/Freemium Version
    YesNo
    Premium Consulting/Integration Services
    NoNo
    Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo setup fee
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    Google ChartsStrategy Analytics
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    Google
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    Strategy
    Chose Strategy Analytics
    [I feel like} Microsoft BI - MicroStrategy Analytics is worse in every way. Less templates, less canned reports, less third party integrations, less knowledgable consultants/employees, less core capability, much worse migration path to the cloud (Azure in Microsoft's case), and …
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    Delivers good value for the price
    100%
    Delivers good value for the price
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    Happy with the feature set
    100%
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    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    100%
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    Implementation went as expected
    97%
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    Features
    Google ChartsStrategy Analytics
    BI Standard Reporting
    Comparison of BI Standard Reporting features of Google Charts and Strategy Analytics
    Feature
    Google Charts
    8.6
    50 Ratings
    5% above category average
    Strategy Analytics
    10.0
    26 Ratings
    20% above category average
    Pixel Perfect reports8.144 Ratings10.023 Ratings
    Customizable dashboards9.048 Ratings10.023 Ratings
    Report Formatting Templates8.843 Ratings10.024 Ratings
    Ad-hoc Reporting
    Comparison of Ad-hoc Reporting features of Google Charts and Strategy Analytics
    Feature
    Google Charts
    9.3
    51 Ratings
    15% above category average
    Strategy Analytics
    10.0
    24 Ratings
    22% above category average
    Drill-down analysis8.046 Ratings10.022 Ratings
    Formatting capabilities10.051 Ratings10.024 Ratings
    Integration with R or other statistical packages9.537 Ratings10.016 Ratings
    Report sharing and collaboration9.645 Ratings10.023 Ratings
    Report Output and Scheduling
    Comparison of Report Output and Scheduling features of Google Charts and Strategy Analytics
    Feature
    Google Charts
    9.0
    50 Ratings
    9% above category average
    Strategy Analytics
    10.0
    23 Ratings
    20% above category average
    Publish to Web9.648 Ratings10.022 Ratings
    Publish to PDF9.645 Ratings10.023 Ratings
    Report Versioning8.642 Ratings10.020 Ratings
    Report Delivery Scheduling8.736 Ratings10.022 Ratings
    Delivery to Remote Servers8.830 Ratings10.05 Ratings
    Data Discovery and Visualization
    Comparison of Data Discovery and Visualization features of Google Charts and Strategy Analytics
    Feature
    Google Charts
    7.7
    50 Ratings
    4% below category average
    Strategy Analytics
    10.0
    22 Ratings
    22% above category average
    Pre-built visualization formats (heatmaps, scatter plots etc.)8.049 Ratings10.020 Ratings
    Location Analytics / Geographic Visualization6.047 Ratings10.019 Ratings
    Predictive Analytics9.040 Ratings10.018 Ratings
    Pattern Recognition and Data Mining00 Ratings10.01 Ratings
    Access Control and Security
    Comparison of Access Control and Security features of Google Charts and Strategy Analytics
    Feature
    Google Charts
    8.8
    44 Ratings
    4% above category average
    Strategy Analytics
    10.0
    21 Ratings
    16% above category average
    Multi-User Support (named login)8.943 Ratings10.019 Ratings
    Role-Based Security Model8.838 Ratings10.020 Ratings
    Multiple Access Permission Levels (Create, Read, Delete)8.840 Ratings10.020 Ratings
    Single Sign-On (SSO)8.831 Ratings10.09 Ratings
    Report-Level Access Control00 Ratings10.01 Ratings
    Mobile Capabilities
    Comparison of Mobile Capabilities features of Google Charts and Strategy Analytics
    Feature
    Google Charts
    8.2
    48 Ratings
    6% above category average
    Strategy Analytics
    9.7
    19 Ratings
    23% above category average
    Responsive Design for Web Access7.046 Ratings10.019 Ratings
    Mobile Application9.629 Ratings10.015 Ratings
    Dashboard / Report / Visualization Interactivity on Mobile8.044 Ratings10.019 Ratings
    Application Program Interfaces (APIs) / Embedding
    Comparison of Application Program Interfaces (APIs) / Embedding features of Google Charts and Strategy Analytics
    Feature
    Google Charts
    8.4
    40 Ratings
    8% above category average
    Strategy Analytics
    10.0
    8 Ratings
    25% above category average
    REST API8.931 Ratings10.06 Ratings
    Javascript API10.039 Ratings10.07 Ratings
    iFrames8.825 Ratings10.05 Ratings
    Java API8.925 Ratings10.04 Ratings
    Themeable User Interface (UI)5.028 Ratings10.05 Ratings
    Customizable Platform (Open Source)8.827 Ratings10.06 Ratings
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    Google ChartsStrategy Analytics
    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
    Google ChartsStrategy Analytics
    Likelihood to Recommend
    9.0
    (61 ratings)
    10.0
    (50 ratings)
    Likelihood to Renew
    7.3
    (8 ratings)
    9.9
    (27 ratings)
    Usability
    9.0
    (33 ratings)
    3.2
    (5 ratings)
    Availability
    10.0
    (1 ratings)
    9.0
    (2 ratings)
    Performance
    5.0
    (1 ratings)
    9.0
    (2 ratings)
    Support Rating
    8.3
    (32 ratings)
    2.2
    (5 ratings)
    Online Training
    5.0
    (1 ratings)
    9.0
    (5 ratings)
    Implementation Rating
    10.0
    (1 ratings)
    9.0
    (4 ratings)
    Configurability
    8.0
    (1 ratings)
    9.0
    (1 ratings)
    Data Sharing and Collaboration
    9.4
    (22 ratings)
    8.0
    (21 ratings)
    Data Sources
    8.3
    (22 ratings)
    8.8
    (21 ratings)
    Ease of integration
    10.0
    (1 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Product Scalability
    8.0
    (1 ratings)
    9.0
    (2 ratings)
    Vendor post-sale
    10.0
    (1 ratings)
    10.0
    (1 ratings)
    Vendor pre-sale
    10.0
    (1 ratings)
    10.0
    (1 ratings)
    User Testimonials
    Google ChartsStrategy Analytics
    Likelihood to Recommend
    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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    Strategy
    MSTR is great for any organization that is looking for a way to deliver complicated data in an uncomplicated way. From business teams to marketing and finance, several departments benefit from using MSTR to keep track of KPIs enabling teams to make optimizations along the way. MSTR provides great visual representations of data enabling team members to distill thousands of data points into easily digestible charts and graphs
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    Pros
    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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    Strategy
    • They sell the product well, and make promises you will actually believe
    • "checks the box" for most features a company would need. Doesn't actually deliver them though
    • They answer the phone in a timely manner. Can't answer your questions or provide support, but the queue time isn't bad
    • They have online documentation. It's not up to date, and likely doesn't reflect the version of software you are using, but hey... they can point to it.
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    Cons
    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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    Strategy
    • The graph options are not as robust as an Excel user might want.
    • The metadata layer can sometimes be slower, and it takes a long time for reports to run.
    • Viewing the data feed entered can be cumbersome at times, in terms of validation with reports.
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    Likelihood to Renew
    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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    Strategy
    I would always choose to renew MicroStrategy as long as they lead the market in features, functionality and price. The support of MicroStrategy is timely and professional, I frequently get answers to my questions within 24 hours and normally have solutions within 48 hours. Training available for MicroStrategy completely covers everything required to be able to expertly use MicroStrategy and understand data warehousing.
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    Usability
    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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    Strategy
    The standard grid reporting could look more like the styling and object used for the Import and Visual Insight products. In addition, object properties almost seem to be hidden when first using the product. It's as if they are asking the engineers to only use the presets we make available...and, these presets are 10+ years old. On the positive side, Microstrategy seems to be the only product, not named Cognos, which can scale to Big Data. The product is "hackable" via the SDK or tricking the Intelligence Server to do uncommon things. The Microstrategy development team also seems to be very involved with their OEM partners; especially when it comes to features and enhancements. A large majority of the improvements we suggested have made it into the product or on the roadmap for future enhancements. Only suckas fall for the shiny objects from most other vendors; Microstrategy is really the only choice for Enterprise BI.
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    Reliability and Availability
    Google
    Google charts is always available and provides fast output.
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    Strategy
    I've never had an issue with MicroStrategy not being available due to MicroStrategy application malfunction. It is very robust and only failures I've seen were due to user error or the platform the machine running the service failed some how.
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    Performance
    Google
    Connectivity is occasionally very slow.
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    Strategy
    Being able to customize the performance based on the business need is extremely powerful. Proper configuration and understanding of the usage pattern is key, if the technical ability of the architect is not at top level, then the product will not be configured correctly which will lead to poor performance.
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    Support Rating
    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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    Strategy
    Good user community. Support team is available if you are under AMC. You get decent support after raising the support ticket. If it is product bug they will inform you and let you know which patch will resolve the same.
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    Online Training
    Google
    The online training was solely done through self training on google's guide to charts.
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    Strategy
    I have attended many trainings offered by MicroStrategy; both distance and in-person training. I earned my CRD (Certified Report Developer) certification via the online training. I found the training to be well organized and concise. Overall I will definitely continue to increase my knowledge with MicroStrategy via the online training offering.
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    Implementation Rating
    Google
    Easy to implement
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    Strategy
    We measured following KPI for the success
    • Increase in Business Feeds Loads
    • Reduction in Controllers Manual Work.
    • Conversion of Manual Work into Systematic Workflows.
    • Increase in Customer Spend
    • Reduction in Service costs
    • Reduction in time-to-market for new campaigns
    • Increase in cross sell and Up sell
    • Error reduction in customer Identification
    • Existing client retained
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    Alternatives Considered
    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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    Strategy
    Tableau is probably MicroStrategy Analytic's biggest competitor I've noticed over time, and I'm not sure why. Tableau only covers visualizations independently for each business user, which then creates the issues of every employee creating their own version of the data, and then you have 20 versions of the truth. A enterprise data warehouse and MicroStrategy's Visual Insight is a better method.
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    Scalability
    Google
    Google Charts is essential for quick, easy, reporting. There are opportunities for advanced features.
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    Strategy
    This software is extremely scaleable, one can add more core servers which performs as a load balancing. The configurations available to manage usage patterns and daily activity are as high a caliber as any other enterprise level software. This product can be installed on both a windows and unix platform allow for integration on a budget.
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    Return on Investment
    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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    Strategy
    • MicroStrategy was helpful for reducing the amount of time we needed to spend number crunching large data sets, and in doing so, allowed me as the primary users to spend more time gleaning insights from the data that in turn informed our leadership team to make strategic decisions.
    • By creating numerous canned reports available to all members of the team through email distribution or basic access to the platform, we were able to reduce the time I spent showing people how to pull the data in Microsoft Excel by nearly 40% .
    • We ended up needing to make many changes to the way our DMP was feeding data into MicroStrategy due to incorrect reporting that caused complications in accounting and finance.
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