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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

    Plotly Chart Studio

    Score8 out of 10
    N/APlotly headquartered in Montreal offers Chart Studio, a data visualization tool with an open source and free cloud editions, as well as enterprise editions deployable on-cloud or on-premise. The vendor describes Chart Studio as a sophisticated editor for creating D3.js and WebGL charts.

    $99

    per month

    Pricing
    GristPlotly Chart Studio
    Editions & Modules
    Pro
    $8
    per month per user
    Enterprise
    Contact Sales
    Private Hosting
    $99.00
    per month
    Offerings
    Pricing Offerings
    GristPlotly Chart Studio
    Free Trial
    YesNo
    Free/Freemium Version
    YesNo
    Premium Consulting/Integration Services
    NoNo
    Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo setup fee
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    Features
    GristPlotly Chart Studio
    BI Standard Reporting
    Comparison of BI Standard Reporting features of Grist and Plotly Chart Studio
    Feature
    Grist
    -
    Ratings
    Plotly Chart Studio
    8.0
    1 Ratings
    1% below category average
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    Ad-hoc Reporting
    Comparison of Ad-hoc Reporting features of Grist and Plotly Chart Studio
    Feature
    Grist
    -
    Ratings
    Plotly Chart Studio
    9.0
    1 Ratings
    14% above category average
    Integration with R or other statistical packages00 Ratings9.01 Ratings
    Data Discovery and Visualization
    Comparison of Data Discovery and Visualization features of Grist and Plotly Chart Studio
    Feature
    Grist
    -
    Ratings
    Plotly Chart Studio
    8.5
    1 Ratings
    9% above category average
    Pre-built visualization formats (heatmaps, scatter plots etc.)00 Ratings9.01 Ratings
    Location Analytics / Geographic Visualization00 Ratings8.01 Ratings
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    User Ratings
    GristPlotly Chart Studio
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    9.9
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    User Testimonials
    GristPlotly Chart Studio
    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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    Plotly
    [Plotly Chart Studio is] a great tool to make visualizations on a web based portal. For python developers, it can ease of some burden of writing code again and again for the same thing and also refreshing visualizations on old scripts when data changes. All in all, a simple yet effective tool for your report generation and visualization needs[.]
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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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    Plotly
    • Connects to almost every kind of data source like SQL, Excel, MS Access, flat files and more.
    • Charts get saved to the repository and are re-used by multiple users.
    • No need of manual intervention in order to refresh the charts every time the data gets changed.
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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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    Plotly
    • Lack of customer support
    • Sometimes fails to visualize extremely large datasets ( probably also due to computer resource constraints)
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    Grist Labs
    Grist is easier to use, faster, and loads quicker with heavy data.
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    Plotly
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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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    Plotly
    • Improvement in productivity as charts can be shared with teams and feedback can be collected, consolidated and incorporated in the design and charts.
    • Charts are aligned with the organization theme and colors and one doesn't need to put in effort every time to do that.
    • No upfront capital expenditure and minimum user criteria helps the organization to keep the costs down.
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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.