Google Charts vs. Mode Analytics

Overview
ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price
Google Charts
Score 8.6 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
Mode
Score 8.1 out of 10
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Mode, 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
Google ChartsMode Analytics
Editions & Modules
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Offerings
Pricing Offerings
Google ChartsMode
Free Trial
NoYes
Free/Freemium Version
YesYes
Premium Consulting/Integration Services
NoNo
Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo setup fee
Additional Details
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Community Pulse
Google ChartsMode Analytics
Top Pros

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Top Cons

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Features
Google ChartsMode Analytics
BI Standard Reporting
Comparison of BI Standard Reporting features of Product A and Product B
Google Charts
8.8
50 Ratings
8% above category average
Mode Analytics
8.5
9 Ratings
4% above category average
Pixel Perfect reports8.145 Ratings9.34 Ratings
Customizable dashboards9.548 Ratings8.49 Ratings
Report Formatting Templates8.844 Ratings7.86 Ratings
Ad-hoc Reporting
Comparison of Ad-hoc Reporting features of Product A and Product B
Google Charts
9.3
51 Ratings
15% above category average
Mode Analytics
7.5
9 Ratings
7% below category average
Drill-down analysis8.645 Ratings7.18 Ratings
Formatting capabilities9.451 Ratings6.79 Ratings
Integration with R or other statistical packages9.537 Ratings7.39 Ratings
Report sharing and collaboration9.646 Ratings8.78 Ratings
Report Output and Scheduling
Comparison of Report Output and Scheduling features of Product A and Product B
Google Charts
9.0
51 Ratings
8% above category average
Mode Analytics
7.9
8 Ratings
5% below category average
Publish to Web9.549 Ratings8.15 Ratings
Publish to PDF9.646 Ratings5.88 Ratings
Report Versioning8.643 Ratings7.74 Ratings
Report Delivery Scheduling8.737 Ratings9.58 Ratings
Delivery to Remote Servers8.830 Ratings8.34 Ratings
Data Discovery and Visualization
Comparison of Data Discovery and Visualization features of Product A and Product B
Google Charts
8.8
50 Ratings
10% above category average
Mode Analytics
6.5
9 Ratings
20% below category average
Pre-built visualization formats (heatmaps, scatter plots etc.)8.949 Ratings7.79 Ratings
Location Analytics / Geographic Visualization8.847 Ratings5.56 Ratings
Predictive Analytics8.839 Ratings6.46 Ratings
Access Control and Security
Comparison of Access Control and Security features of Product A and Product B
Google Charts
8.8
45 Ratings
3% above category average
Mode Analytics
9.4
2 Ratings
10% above category average
Multi-User Support (named login)8.844 Ratings10.02 Ratings
Role-Based Security Model8.839 Ratings9.02 Ratings
Multiple Access Permission Levels (Create, Read, Delete)8.841 Ratings9.02 Ratings
Single Sign-On (SSO)8.831 Ratings9.82 Ratings
Mobile Capabilities
Comparison of Mobile Capabilities features of Product A and Product B
Google Charts
9.0
48 Ratings
12% above category average
Mode Analytics
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Ratings
Responsive Design for Web Access9.546 Ratings00 Ratings
Mobile Application9.629 Ratings00 Ratings
Dashboard / Report / Visualization Interactivity on Mobile8.744 Ratings00 Ratings
Application Program Interfaces (APIs) / Embedding
Comparison of Application Program Interfaces (APIs) / Embedding features of Product A and Product B
Google Charts
8.8
40 Ratings
11% above category average
Mode Analytics
9.0
1 Ratings
14% above category average
REST API8.932 Ratings9.01 Ratings
Javascript API8.839 Ratings00 Ratings
iFrames8.826 Ratings00 Ratings
Java API8.926 Ratings00 Ratings
Themeable User Interface (UI)8.828 Ratings00 Ratings
Customizable Platform (Open Source)8.828 Ratings00 Ratings
Best Alternatives
Google ChartsMode Analytics
Small Businesses
Cyfe
Cyfe
Score 8.8 out of 10
Cyfe
Cyfe
Score 8.8 out of 10
Medium-sized Companies
Reveal
Reveal
Score 10.0 out of 10
Reveal
Reveal
Score 10.0 out of 10
Enterprises
Jaspersoft Community Edition
Jaspersoft Community Edition
Score 9.7 out of 10
Jaspersoft Community Edition
Jaspersoft Community Edition
Score 9.7 out of 10
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User Ratings
Google ChartsMode Analytics
Likelihood to Recommend
8.9
(61 ratings)
8.1
(9 ratings)
Likelihood to Renew
7.3
(8 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
Usability
8.9
(33 ratings)
8.1
(4 ratings)
Availability
10.0
(1 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
Performance
5.0
(1 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
Support Rating
8.3
(33 ratings)
7.4
(5 ratings)
Online Training
5.0
(1 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
Implementation Rating
10.0
(1 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
Configurability
8.0
(1 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
Ease of integration
10.0
(1 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
Product Scalability
8.0
(1 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
Vendor post-sale
10.0
(1 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
Vendor pre-sale
10.0
(1 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
User Testimonials
Google ChartsMode 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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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
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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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
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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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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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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ThoughtSpot
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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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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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Reliability and Availability
Google
Google charts is always available and provides fast output.
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ThoughtSpot
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Performance
Google
Connectivity is occasionally very slow.
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ThoughtSpot
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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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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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Online Training
Google
The online training was solely done through self training on google's guide to charts.
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ThoughtSpot
No answers on this topic
Implementation Rating
Google
Easy to implement
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ThoughtSpot
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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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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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Scalability
Google
Google Charts is essential for quick, easy, reporting. There are opportunities for advanced features.
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ThoughtSpot
No answers on this topic
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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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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