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    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

    MonetDB

    Score7 out of 10
    N/AMonetDB is an open source column-oriented relational database management system issued and supported by the Dutch MonetDB development team.N/A
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    GristMonetDB
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    $8
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    Free/Freemium Version
    YesNo
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    Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo setup fee
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    User Testimonials
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    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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    MonetDB
    MonetDB is great when you are performing adhoc queries on a large set of data. For example, if you store data in a typical RDBMS such as MySQL or Postgres and want to join large tables for analytics but the query runs unacceptably slow then MonetDB can act as a second database to offload complex queries. Based on my experience, it may not be a production-ready database since there aren't many DBAs familiar with it and due to lack of documentation, maintenance can become a little tricky.
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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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    MonetDB
    • It is easy to use.
    • You are able to input lots of data and it understands and populates information.
    • Able to change settings on the fly to use with your needs.
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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
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    MonetDB
    • This is an open source software so there are obvious drawbacks, the biggest of which is a lack of documentation.
    • MonetDB does not seem to be well known outside of the academic environment so there is less information when you are searching for answers of any type.
    • I'd like to see more use cases and/or best practices so that commercial companies like ours can optimally use all of its highly performant features.
    • The code is written in C/C++ and this can be negative if you are a mainly java-shop and need UDF - User Defined Function.
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    Grist Labs
    Grist is easier to use, faster, and loads quicker with heavy data.
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    MonetDB
    We have used Five9 in my previous company but on a much smaller scale. It was more expensive, however we were using it for a max of 50 employees, now we need a much bigger platform. We also used Five9 for other things, like phone dialers etc. so it was a little different.
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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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    MonetDB
    • If you are familiar with a general database concept and played with open source products before then MonetDB will give you immediate return in terms of productivity since developers can quickly develop and verify their test cases involving back-end database with a large sample data set.
    • There is a stiff learning curve due to lack of documentation and sparse information available on the internet.
    • Overall experience has been positive since MonetDB gives you another option when it comes to building out a data warehouse.
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    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.