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    ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price

    Grist

    Score9.9 out of 10
    N/AGrist combines the capabilities of spreadsheets, databases and app builders. Using a familiar spreadsheet interface, information can be organized as a relational database, and dashboards built using drag-and-drop. Solving spreadsheet problems Ensures data is well-structured and stored in one place with no duplication, no spreadsheet-wrangling, no merging documents. Collaboration on sensitive data Data is protected…

    $8

    per month per user

    Kibana

    Score8.4 out of 10
    N/AKibana allows users to visualize Elasticsearch data and navigate the Elastic Stack so you can do anything from tracking query load to understanding the way requests flow through your apps.N/A
    Pricing
    GristKibana
    Editions & Modules
    Pro
    $8
    per month per user
    Enterprise
    Contact Sales
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    Offerings
    Pricing Offerings
    GristKibana
    Free Trial
    YesNo
    Free/Freemium Version
    YesNo
    Premium Consulting/Integration Services
    NoNo
    Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo setup fee
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    Community Pulse
    GristKibana
    Considered Both Products
    Grist Labs
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    Elastic
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    Key User Insights
    Would buy again
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    100%
    Would buy again
    5 Answers
    Delivers good value for the price
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    Happy with the feature set
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    100%
    Happy with the feature set
    5 Answers
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
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    Implementation went as expected
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    80%
    Implementation went as expected
    4 Answers
    Features
    GristKibana
    BI Standard Reporting
    Comparison of BI Standard Reporting features of Grist and Kibana
    Feature
    Grist
    -
    Ratings
    Kibana
    7.0
    5 Ratings
    14% below category average
    Pixel Perfect reports00 Ratings6.02 Ratings
    Customizable dashboards00 Ratings8.05 Ratings
    Report Formatting Templates00 Ratings7.03 Ratings
    Ad-hoc Reporting
    Comparison of Ad-hoc Reporting features of Grist and Kibana
    Feature
    Grist
    -
    Ratings
    Kibana
    6.7
    5 Ratings
    16% below category average
    Drill-down analysis00 Ratings8.05 Ratings
    Formatting capabilities00 Ratings7.04 Ratings
    Integration with R or other statistical packages00 Ratings5.01 Ratings
    Report sharing and collaboration00 Ratings6.94 Ratings
    Report Output and Scheduling
    Comparison of Report Output and Scheduling features of Grist and Kibana
    Feature
    Grist
    -
    Ratings
    Kibana
    6.8
    2 Ratings
    18% below category average
    Publish to Web00 Ratings8.02 Ratings
    Publish to PDF00 Ratings8.02 Ratings
    Report Versioning00 Ratings6.02 Ratings
    Report Delivery Scheduling00 Ratings6.02 Ratings
    Delivery to Remote Servers00 Ratings6.02 Ratings
    Data Discovery and Visualization
    Comparison of Data Discovery and Visualization features of Grist and Kibana
    Feature
    Grist
    -
    Ratings
    Kibana
    6.7
    4 Ratings
    14% below category average
    Pre-built visualization formats (heatmaps, scatter plots etc.)00 Ratings8.04 Ratings
    Location Analytics / Geographic Visualization00 Ratings7.02 Ratings
    Predictive Analytics00 Ratings6.02 Ratings
    Pattern Recognition and Data Mining00 Ratings6.01 Ratings
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    User Ratings
    GristKibana
    Likelihood to Recommend
    9.9
    (2 ratings)
    8.0
    (5 ratings)
    Usability
    -
    (0 ratings)
    8.0
    (1 ratings)
    Support Rating
    -
    (0 ratings)
    7.7
    (2 ratings)
    User Testimonials
    GristKibana
    Likelihood to Recommend
    Grist Labs
    This is well suited to someone (or a team) who are technically minded and have a dataset that they need to be able to use in many ways. It's less appropriate for a team who isn't technically minded and/or don't have the data they need to manipulate. It would be useful for things that you could use a database or spreadsheet for such as CRM, Advertising database, Business tracking, Health tracking etc.
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    Elastic
    Kibana is indeed a powerful tool and has many use cases especially in environments that rely heavily on real-time log analysis and visualisation. Kibana’s ability to handle large volumes of log data and present it in an accessible, searchable format is invaluable. We use Kibana to monitor security related issues and it proactively alerts our Slack channels about any anomality or issues.
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    Pros
    Grist Labs
    • Provides amazing customer service, help, examples, and explains what they are having you do
    • The layout is easy
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    Elastic
    • Fast searches with powerful index.
    • Beautiful data visualizations.
    • Real-time observability.
    Incentivized
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    Cons
    Grist Labs
    • Making the user permissions more obvious on how to use them - They are highly adaptable, but hard to understand how to use them
    • Small changes such as auto colouring the choices/toggles options and being able to edit them once set.
    • Being able to copy the formatting from one column to the next
    Incentivized
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    Elastic
    • Some performance issues with large datasets.
    • Linking to dashboards makes extremely long urls.
    • Lack of reports.
    Incentivized
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    Usability
    Grist Labs
    No answers on this topic
    Elastic
    Its usability is generally good and it provides teams with a basic to intermediate understanding about data visualization. It is very user-friendly when it comes to creating dashboards. The UI is very good and simple. Its integration with other tools for alerting and reporting is amazing. But its advance features have a learning curve and a first timer needs some time to use the advance features.
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    Support Rating
    Grist Labs
    No answers on this topic
    Elastic
    We did not use the official Kibana support. Documentation was easy enough to follow.
    Incentivized
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    Alternatives Considered
    Grist Labs
    Grist is easier to use, faster, and loads quicker with heavy data.
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    Elastic
    Kibana is free; it was the first and only thing we've tried in this area.
    Incentivized
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    Return on Investment
    Grist Labs
    • It's saved a lot of time in both creating an advertising database and managing it week to week effectively. I had previously created in others that haven't worked, and this does, saving me a good 1 hour weekly, and 5 hours or more each time I had problems with the last ones
    • Being able to stay on track with this has meant I'm following up at the right time (advertisers) and keeping a professional manner and not losing business due to missed communication
    • Saving me $ from buying a program like Access (or Airtable monthly) and then the learning curve that that has. This has a much easier learning curve to say the least.
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    Elastic
    • Issues that affect checkout experiences for customers are able to be prioritized and solved quickly.
    • We are able to more efficiently use resources due to the automation of reporting alerts. Decreasing employee resources needed.
    • Visualization allows us to quickly share issues and explain to coworkers in order to escalate issues that can cost our bottom line.
    Incentivized
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    ScreenShots

    Grist Screenshots

    Screenshot of the drag and drop dashboard editor used to build layouts.Screenshot of the custom user permissions that determine who can see what, down to each column and row.Screenshot of dynamic charts and reports that update with the click of a mouse.Screenshot of Grist's formula support for Excel-like functions or Python formulas. Technical users can drill into database structure in code view.