Hex.tech vs. Microsoft R Open / Revolution R Enterprise

Overview
ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price
Hex
Score 9.7 out of 10
N/A
Hex (Hex Technologies, headquartered in San Francisco) helps people use data by building a collaborative, shareable analytics workspace. The Hex solution helps users empower users to ask new questions and share their findings in one product without any friction.
$75
per month per Author/Admin
Microsoft R Open / Revolution R Enterprise
Score 8.9 out of 10
N/A
Microsoft R Open and Revolution R Enterprise are big data R distribution for servers, Hadoop clusters, and data warehouses. Microsoft acquired original developer Revolution Analytics in 2016. Microsoft R is available in two editions: Microsoft R Open (formerly Revolution R Open) and Revolution R Enterprise.N/A
Pricing
Hex.techMicrosoft R Open / Revolution R Enterprise
Editions & Modules
Team
$75
per month per Author/Admin
Enterprise
Custom
No answers on this topic
Offerings
Pricing Offerings
HexMicrosoft R Open / Revolution R Enterprise
Free Trial
YesNo
Free/Freemium Version
YesNo
Premium Consulting/Integration Services
NoNo
Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo setup fee
Additional Details
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Community Pulse
Hex.techMicrosoft R Open / Revolution R Enterprise
Features
Hex.techMicrosoft R Open / Revolution R Enterprise
Platform Connectivity
Comparison of Platform Connectivity features of Product A and Product B
Hex.tech
-
Ratings
Microsoft R Open / Revolution R Enterprise
5.3
3 Ratings
45% below category average
Connect to Multiple Data Sources00 Ratings6.13 Ratings
Extend Existing Data Sources00 Ratings6.03 Ratings
Automatic Data Format Detection00 Ratings6.03 Ratings
MDM Integration00 Ratings3.01 Ratings
Data Exploration
Comparison of Data Exploration features of Product A and Product B
Hex.tech
-
Ratings
Microsoft R Open / Revolution R Enterprise
7.0
3 Ratings
19% below category average
Visualization00 Ratings7.03 Ratings
Interactive Data Analysis00 Ratings7.03 Ratings
Data Preparation
Comparison of Data Preparation features of Product A and Product B
Hex.tech
-
Ratings
Microsoft R Open / Revolution R Enterprise
4.8
3 Ratings
52% below category average
Interactive Data Cleaning and Enrichment00 Ratings5.13 Ratings
Data Transformations00 Ratings5.03 Ratings
Data Encryption00 Ratings3.01 Ratings
Built-in Processors00 Ratings6.03 Ratings
Platform Data Modeling
Comparison of Platform Data Modeling features of Product A and Product B
Hex.tech
-
Ratings
Microsoft R Open / Revolution R Enterprise
6.0
3 Ratings
33% below category average
Multiple Model Development Languages and Tools00 Ratings5.03 Ratings
Automated Machine Learning00 Ratings5.02 Ratings
Single platform for multiple model development00 Ratings8.03 Ratings
Self-Service Model Delivery00 Ratings6.03 Ratings
Model Deployment
Comparison of Model Deployment features of Product A and Product B
Hex.tech
-
Ratings
Microsoft R Open / Revolution R Enterprise
6.5
2 Ratings
27% below category average
Flexible Model Publishing Options00 Ratings6.02 Ratings
Security, Governance, and Cost Controls00 Ratings6.92 Ratings
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User Ratings
Hex.techMicrosoft R Open / Revolution R Enterprise
Likelihood to Recommend
10.0
(1 ratings)
6.0
(5 ratings)
Likelihood to Renew
-
(0 ratings)
7.0
(1 ratings)
Usability
-
(0 ratings)
7.0
(1 ratings)
Support Rating
-
(0 ratings)
8.0
(2 ratings)
User Testimonials
Hex.techMicrosoft R Open / Revolution R Enterprise
Likelihood to Recommend
Hex Technologies, Inc
Hex.tech is an excellent tool for a product intelligence or product analytics team that wants to enable widespread use of available data for decision-making. It requires some SQL experience in many cases but makes it possible to go far without complex querying skills.
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Microsoft
If you are a MS shop specifically, or have more generic data requirement needs from Microsoft sourced data this will work well. If you have a lot of disparate data across a number of unique platforms/cloud systems/3rd party hosted data warehouses then this product will have issues or a lack of documentation on the net. Performance-wise this product is equal to other R platforms out there.
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Pros
Hex Technologies, Inc
  • Powerful interactive notebook environment
  • Balances the need of code and non-code users
  • Provides free and easy sharing to viewers of analyses across the company
  • Responds promptly to support requests and needs
  • High quality native charting capabilities
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Microsoft
  • It allows distributed algorithm runs on Hadoop HDFS cluster
  • It allows using different file formats such as SAS7BAT files or complex files in tab or comma delimited making data munging easier
  • It provides scalable solutions by allowing users to re-use R scripts and distributing the computing over nodes through RHadoop
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Cons
Hex Technologies, Inc
  • Limited support for R notebooks
  • Limited sharing outside of the app (e.g., no slack integration)
  • Some Python knowledge needed for highest levels of aggregations
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Microsoft
  • Very steep learning curve... for such a quick and useful tool the learning curve is unacceptable.
  • Very dangerous in the wrong hands. Because most add-ons are pre-written, you have to trust the community that malicious script is not used.
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Likelihood to Renew
Hex Technologies, Inc
No answers on this topic
Microsoft
In general, Revolution Analytics brings a lot of value to the organization. The renewal decision would be based on return on investment in terms of quantified actionable insights that are getting generated against the cost of the product. Additionally, market brand of the tool and reputation risk in terms of possible acquisition and its impact to overall organizational analytic strategy would be considered as well.
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Usability
Hex Technologies, Inc
No answers on this topic
Microsoft
It is good, easy to use, improvements are being made to the product and more info being shared in the community. It just needs some more time to become more integrated to other platforms and tools/data out there.
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Support Rating
Hex Technologies, Inc
No answers on this topic
Microsoft
Generally support comes through the forums and user generated channels which are helpful, easy to access, quickly turned around and provided by knowledgeable users. However the support channels are not employees and the channels are often used as a way to learn quick difficult elements of R. Better design, users interface and tutorial options would alleviate the need for this sort of interaction.
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Alternatives Considered
Hex Technologies, Inc
Hex.tech is the easiest to use, most enjoyable experience, most powerful environment, and most cost scalable of all the above.
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Microsoft
The two are different products for different purposes. But for someone who has little or no experience in R programming, Power BI would be better for starting with. Having said that, Microsoft R is built on R, thus allowing for customization of complex calculations not typically available otherwise.
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Return on Investment
Hex Technologies, Inc
  • Increased visibility into analyses with free membership tier across company
  • Increased capacity for self-service analytics among R&D stakeholders (e.g., product managers)
  • Improved productivity of data science team with ease of use
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Microsoft
  • Helped save company money versus buying other stat software
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