IBM Analytics Engine vs. Mode Analytics

Overview
ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price
IBM Analytics Engine
Score 8.8 out of 10
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IBM BigInsights is an analytics and data visualization tool leveraging hadoop.N/A
Mode
Score 8.2 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
IBM Analytics EngineMode Analytics
Editions & Modules
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Offerings
Pricing Offerings
IBM Analytics EngineMode
Free Trial
NoYes
Free/Freemium Version
NoYes
Premium Consulting/Integration Services
NoNo
Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo setup fee
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Community Pulse
IBM Analytics EngineMode Analytics
Top Pros

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Features
IBM Analytics EngineMode Analytics
BI Standard Reporting
Comparison of BI Standard Reporting features of Product A and Product B
IBM Analytics Engine
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Ratings
Mode Analytics
8.5
9 Ratings
4% above category average
Pixel Perfect reports00 Ratings9.34 Ratings
Customizable dashboards00 Ratings8.49 Ratings
Report Formatting Templates00 Ratings7.86 Ratings
Ad-hoc Reporting
Comparison of Ad-hoc Reporting features of Product A and Product B
IBM Analytics Engine
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Mode Analytics
7.5
9 Ratings
8% below category average
Drill-down analysis00 Ratings7.18 Ratings
Formatting capabilities00 Ratings6.89 Ratings
Integration with R or other statistical packages00 Ratings7.59 Ratings
Report sharing and collaboration00 Ratings8.88 Ratings
Report Output and Scheduling
Comparison of Report Output and Scheduling features of Product A and Product B
IBM Analytics Engine
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Mode Analytics
7.9
8 Ratings
6% below category average
Publish to Web00 Ratings8.15 Ratings
Publish to PDF00 Ratings6.18 Ratings
Report Versioning00 Ratings7.74 Ratings
Report Delivery Scheduling00 Ratings9.48 Ratings
Delivery to Remote Servers00 Ratings8.34 Ratings
Data Discovery and Visualization
Comparison of Data Discovery and Visualization features of Product A and Product B
IBM Analytics Engine
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Mode Analytics
6.5
9 Ratings
22% below category average
Pre-built visualization formats (heatmaps, scatter plots etc.)00 Ratings7.79 Ratings
Location Analytics / Geographic Visualization00 Ratings5.56 Ratings
Predictive Analytics00 Ratings6.46 Ratings
Access Control and Security
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IBM Analytics Engine
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Mode Analytics
9.4
2 Ratings
9% above category average
Multi-User Support (named login)00 Ratings10.02 Ratings
Role-Based Security Model00 Ratings9.02 Ratings
Multiple Access Permission Levels (Create, Read, Delete)00 Ratings9.02 Ratings
Single Sign-On (SSO)00 Ratings9.72 Ratings
Application Program Interfaces (APIs) / Embedding
Comparison of Application Program Interfaces (APIs) / Embedding features of Product A and Product B
IBM Analytics Engine
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Ratings
Mode Analytics
9.0
1 Ratings
13% above category average
REST API00 Ratings9.01 Ratings
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User Ratings
IBM Analytics EngineMode Analytics
Likelihood to Recommend
9.5
(9 ratings)
8.2
(9 ratings)
Usability
-
(0 ratings)
8.2
(4 ratings)
Support Rating
-
(0 ratings)
7.3
(5 ratings)
User Testimonials
IBM Analytics EngineMode Analytics
Likelihood to Recommend
IBM
  • Well suited for my big data related project or a static data set analysis especially for uploading huge dataset to the cluster.
  • But had some issues with connecting IoT real-time data and feeding to Power BI. It might be my understanding please take it as a mere comment rather than a suggestion.
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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
IBM
  • Jobs with Spark, Hadoop, or Hive queries are rapidly attained
  • Can collect, organize and analyze your data accurately
  • You can customize, for example, Spark or Hadoop configuration settings, or Python, R, Scala, or Java libraries.
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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
IBM
  • Easier pricing and plug-and-play like you see with AWS and Azure, it would be nice from a budgeting and billing standpoint, as well as better support for the administration.
  • Bundling of the Cloud Object Storage should be included with the Analytics Engine.
  • The inability to add your own Hadoop stack components has made some transfers a little more complex.
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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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Usability
IBM
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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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Support Rating
IBM
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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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Alternatives Considered
IBM
We initially wanted to go with Google BigQuery, mainly for the name recognition. However, the pricing and support structure led us to seek alternatives, which pointed us to IBM. Apache Spark was also in the running, but here IBM's domination in the industry made the choice a no-brainer. As previously stated, the support received was not quite what we expected, but was adequate.
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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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Return on Investment
IBM
  • This product has allowed us to gather analytics data across multiple platforms so we can view and analyze the data from different workflows, all in one place.
  • IBM Analytics has allowed us to scale on demand which allows us to capture more and more data, thus increasing our ROI.
  • The convenience of the ability to access and administer the product via multiple interfaces has allowed our administrators to ensure that the application is making a positive ROI for our business users and partners.
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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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