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    ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price

    IBM Watson Studio

    Score10 out of 10
    N/AIBM Watson Studio enables users to build, run and manage AI models, and optimize decisions at scale across any cloud. IBM Watson Studio enables users can operationalize AI anywhere as part of IBM Cloud Pak® for Data, the IBM data and AI platform. The vendor states the solution simplifies AI lifecycle management and accelerates time to value with an open, flexible multicloud architecture.N/A

    Spotfire

    Score7.8 out of 10
    N/ASpotfire, formerly known as TIBCO Spotfire, is a visual data science platform that combines visual analytics, data science, and data wrangling, so users can analyze data at-rest and at-scale to solve complex industry-specific problems.N/A
    Pricing
    IBM Watson StudioSpotfire
    Editions & Modules
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    Offerings
    Pricing Offerings
    IBM Watson StudioSpotfire
    Free Trial
    NoYes
    Free/Freemium Version
    NoNo
    Premium Consulting/Integration Services
    NoYes
    Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo setup fee
    Additional Details—For Enterprise engagements, contact Spotfire directly for a custom price quote.
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    Community Pulse
    IBM Watson StudioSpotfire
    Considered Both Products
    IBM
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    Key User Insights
    Would buy again
    100%
    Would buy again
    5 Answers
    92%
    Would buy again
    46 Answers
    Delivers good value for the price
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    98%
    Delivers good value for the price
    39 Answers
    Happy with the feature set
    100%
    Happy with the feature set
    5 Answers
    96%
    Happy with the feature set
    48 Answers
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
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    100%
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    32 Answers
    Implementation went as expected
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    94%
    Implementation went as expected
    33 Answers
    Features
    IBM Watson StudioSpotfire
    Platform Connectivity
    Comparison of Platform Connectivity features of IBM Watson Studio on Cloud Pak for Data and Spotfire
    Feature
    IBM Watson Studio on Cloud Pak for Data
    8.1
    22 Ratings
    3% below category average
    Spotfire
    7.2
    8 Ratings
    15% below category average
    Connect to Multiple Data Sources8.022 Ratings7.88 Ratings
    Extend Existing Data Sources8.022 Ratings7.48 Ratings
    Automatic Data Format Detection10.021 Ratings7.88 Ratings
    MDM Integration6.414 Ratings6.05 Ratings
    Data Exploration
    Comparison of Data Exploration features of IBM Watson Studio on Cloud Pak for Data and Spotfire
    Feature
    IBM Watson Studio on Cloud Pak for Data
    10.0
    22 Ratings
    18% above category average
    Spotfire
    9.1
    8 Ratings
    8% above category average
    Visualization10.022 Ratings9.08 Ratings
    Interactive Data Analysis10.022 Ratings9.28 Ratings
    Data Preparation
    Comparison of Data Preparation features of IBM Watson Studio on Cloud Pak for Data and Spotfire
    Feature
    IBM Watson Studio on Cloud Pak for Data
    9.5
    22 Ratings
    15% above category average
    Spotfire
    7.4
    8 Ratings
    10% below category average
    Interactive Data Cleaning and Enrichment10.022 Ratings7.28 Ratings
    Data Transformations10.021 Ratings8.08 Ratings
    Data Encryption8.020 Ratings7.05 Ratings
    Built-in Processors10.021 Ratings7.55 Ratings
    Platform Data Modeling
    Comparison of Platform Data Modeling features of IBM Watson Studio on Cloud Pak for Data and Spotfire
    Feature
    IBM Watson Studio on Cloud Pak for Data
    9.5
    22 Ratings
    12% above category average
    Spotfire
    7.6
    8 Ratings
    11% below category average
    Multiple Model Development Languages and Tools10.021 Ratings7.57 Ratings
    Automated Machine Learning10.022 Ratings8.55 Ratings
    Single platform for multiple model development10.022 Ratings7.68 Ratings
    Self-Service Model Delivery8.020 Ratings6.76 Ratings
    Model Deployment
    Comparison of Model Deployment features of IBM Watson Studio on Cloud Pak for Data and Spotfire
    Feature
    IBM Watson Studio on Cloud Pak for Data
    8.0
    22 Ratings
    7% below category average
    Spotfire
    7.4
    7 Ratings
    15% below category average
    Flexible Model Publishing Options9.022 Ratings7.87 Ratings
    Security, Governance, and Cost Controls7.022 Ratings7.07 Ratings
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    RapidMiner
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    Medium-sized Companies
    Anaconda
    Score8.8 out of 10
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    Score8.8 out of 10
    Enterprises
    Posit
    Score10 out of 10
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    Score10 out of 10
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    User Ratings
    IBM Watson StudioSpotfire
    Likelihood to Recommend
    8.0
    (65 ratings)
    8.4
    (351 ratings)
    Likelihood to Renew
    8.2
    (1 ratings)
    9.6
    (30 ratings)
    Usability
    9.6
    (2 ratings)
    8.0
    (27 ratings)
    Availability
    8.2
    (1 ratings)
    9.0
    (14 ratings)
    Performance
    8.2
    (1 ratings)
    7.1
    (14 ratings)
    Support Rating
    8.2
    (1 ratings)
    8.7
    (27 ratings)
    In-Person Training
    8.2
    (1 ratings)
    8.3
    (52 ratings)
    Online Training
    8.2
    (1 ratings)
    9.0
    (55 ratings)
    Implementation Rating
    7.3
    (1 ratings)
    8.4
    (17 ratings)
    Configurability
    -
    (0 ratings)
    7.1
    (3 ratings)
    Data Sharing and Collaboration
    -
    (0 ratings)
    8.5
    (36 ratings)
    Data Sources
    -
    (0 ratings)
    9.3
    (36 ratings)
    Ease of integration
    -
    (0 ratings)
    7.0
    (2 ratings)
    Product Scalability
    8.2
    (1 ratings)
    7.0
    (4 ratings)
    Vendor post-sale
    7.3
    (1 ratings)
    5.0
    (1 ratings)
    Vendor pre-sale
    8.2
    (1 ratings)
    5.0
    (1 ratings)
    User Testimonials
    IBM Watson StudioSpotfire
    Likelihood to Recommend
    IBM
    It has a lot of features that are good for teams working on large-scale projects and continuously developing and reiterating their data project models. Really helpful when dealing with large data. It is a kind of one-stop solution for all data science tasks like visualization, cleaning, analyzing data, and developing models but small teams might find a lot of features unuseful.
    Incentivized
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    Cloud Software Group
    A high level of data integration is available here it supports various data sources and so on. Collaborating features allow users to give access to the dashboard and merge data analytics with other team members. It can meet the demands of both small and large size business enterprises. A customized dashboard and reports are provided to meet the specific needs and get support of extensibility through APIs and customized scripts.
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    Pros
    IBM
    • Integration of IBM Watson APIs such as speech to text, image recognition, personality insights, etc.
    • SPSS modeler and neural network model provide no-code environments for data scientists to build pipelines quickly.
    • Enforced best-practices set up POCs for deployment in production with a minimum of re-work.
    • Estimator validation lets data scientists test and prove different models.
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    Cloud Software Group
    • It has the best coding integration (python, R) of any BI product
    • The ability to work with very large datasets (10 mil+) is better than competitors
    • Export options are more complete and have better functionality
    • The data canvas is the best tool to join and transform data vs. competitors
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    Cons
    IBM
    • The cost is steep and so only companies with resources can afford it
    • It will be nice to have Chinese versions so that Chinese engineers can also use it easily
    • It takes a while to learn how to input different kinds of skin defects for detection
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    Cloud Software Group
    • The donut chart is I guess a powerful illustrations but I hope it should be done quite simple in Spotfire. But in Spotfire there are lots of steps involve just to build a simple donut chart.
    • Table calculation (like Row or Column Differences) should be made simple or there should be drag and drop function for Table Calculation. No need for scripting.
    • Information Link should be changed. If new columns are added to the table just refreshing the data should be able to capture the new column. No need extra step to add column
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    Likelihood to Renew
    IBM
    because we find out that DSX results have improved our approach to the whole subject (data, models, procedures)
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    Cloud Software Group
    -Easy to distribute information throughout the enterprise using the webplayer. -Ad hoc analysis is possible throughout the enterprise using business author in the webplayer or the thick client. -Low level of support needed by IT team. Access interfaces with LDAP and numerous other authentication methods. -Possible to continually extend the platform with JavaScript, R scripts, HTML, and custom extensions. -Ability to standardize data logic through pre-built queries in the Information Designer. Everyone in the enterprise is using the same logic -Tagging and bookmarking data allows for quick sharing of insights. -Integration with numerous data sources... flat files, data bases, big data, images, etc. -Much improved mapping capability. Also includes the ability to apply data points over any image.
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    Usability
    IBM
    The UI flawlessly merges this offering by providing a neat, minimal, responsive interface
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    Cloud Software Group
    Basic tasks like generating meaningful information from large sets of raw data are very easy. The next step of linking to multiple live data sources and linking those tables and performing on the fly analysis of the imported data is understandably more difficult.
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    Reliability and Availability
    IBM
    From time to time there are services unavailable, but we have been always informed before and they got back to work sooner than expected
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    Cloud Software Group
    Even though, it's a rather stable and predictable tool that's also fast, it does have some bugs and inconsistencies that shut down the system. Depending on the details, it could happen as often as 2-3 times a week, especially during the development period.
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    Performance
    IBM
    Never had slow response even on our very busy network
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    Cloud Software Group
    Generally, the Spotfire client runs with very good performance. There are factors that could affect performance, but normally has to do with loading large analysis files from the library if the database is located some distance away and your global network is not optimal. Once you have your data table(s) loaded in the client application, usually the application is quite good performance-wise.
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    Support Rating
    IBM
    I received answers mostly at once and got answered even further my question: they gave me interesting points of view and suggestion for deepening in the learning path
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    Cloud Software Group
    Support has been helpful with issues. Support seems to know their product and its capabilities. It would also seem that they have a good sense of the context of the problem; where we are going with this issue and what we want the end outcome to be.
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    In-Person Training
    IBM
    The trainers on the job are very smart with solutions and very able in teaching
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    Cloud Software Group
    The instructor was very in depth and provided relevant training to business users on how to create visualizations. They showed us how to alter settings and filter views, and provided resources for future questions. However, the instructor failed to cover data sources, connecting to data, etc. While it was helpful to see how users can use the data to create reports, they failed to properly instruct us on how to get the dataset in to begin with. We are still trying to figure out connections to certain databases (we have multiple different types).
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    Online Training
    IBM
    The Platform is very handy and suggests further steps according my previous interests
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    Cloud Software Group
    The online training is good, provides a good base of knowledge. The video demonstrations were well-done and easy to follow along. Provided exercises are good as well, but I think there could be more challenging exercises. The training has also gone up in price significantly in the last 3 years (in USD, which hurts us even more in Canada), and I'm not sure it is worth the money it now costs (it is worth how much it cost 3 years ago, but not double that.)
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    Implementation Rating
    IBM
    It surprised us with unpredictable case of use and brand new points of view
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    Cloud Software Group
    The original architecture I created for our implementation had only a particular set of internal business units in mind. Over the years, Spotfire gained in popularity in our company and was being utilized across many more business units. Soon, its usage went beyond what the original architectural implementation could provide. We've since learned about how the product is used by the different teams and are currently in the middle of rolling out a new architecture. I suggest:
    • Have clearly defined service level agreements with all the teams that will use Spotfire. Your business intelligence group might only need availability during normal working hours, but your production support group might need 24/7 availability. If these groups share one Spotfire server, maintenance of that server might be a problem.
    • Know the different types of data you will be working with. One group might be working with "public" data while another group might work with sensitive data. Design your Library accordingly and with the proper permissions.
    • Know the roles of the users of Spotfire. Will there only be a small set of report writers or does everyone have write access to the Library?
    • ALWAYS add a timestamp prompt to your reports. You don't want multiple users opening a report that will try and pull down millions of rows of data to their local workstations. Another option, of course, is to just hard code a time range in the backing database view (i.e. where activity_date >= sysdate - 90, etc.), but I'd rather educate/train the user base if possible.
    • This probably goes without saying, but if possible, point to a separate reporting database or a logical standby database. You don't want the company pounding on your primaries and take down your order system.
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    Alternatives Considered
    IBM
    The main reason I personally changed over from Azure ML Studio is because it lacked any support for significant custom modelling with packages and services such as TensorFlow, scikit-learn, Microsoft Cognitive Toolkit and Spark ML. IBM Watson Studio provides these services and does so in a well integrated and easy to use fashion making it a preferable service over the other services that I have personally used.
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    Cloud Software Group
    Spotfire is significantly ahead of both products from an ETL and data ingestion capability. Spotfire also has substantially better visualizations than Power BI, and although the native visualizations aren't as flexible in Tableau, Spotfire enables users to create completely custom javascript visaualizations, which neither Tableau or Power BI has. Tableau and Power BI are likely only superior to Spotfire with respect to embedded analysis on a website.
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    Scalability
    IBM
    It helped us in getting from 0 to DSX without getting lost
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    Cloud Software Group
    In an enterprise architecture, if Spotfire Advanced Data services(Composite Studio),data marts can be managed optimally and scalability in a data perspective is great. As the web player/consumer is directly proportional to RAM, if the enterprise can handle RAM requirement accomodating fail over mechanisms appropraitely, it is definitely scalable,
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    Return on Investment
    IBM
    • Could instantly show data driven insights to drive 20% incremental revenue over existing results
    • Still don't have a real use case for unstructured data like twitter feed
    • Some of the insights around user actions have driven new projects to automate mundane tasks
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    Cloud Software Group
    • It is costly, so not suitable for small scale implementations.
    • Dashboards are as good as the developer, so need experience to get most out of it
    • You need to be on Spotfire 11 at least to implement out of the box visualizations
    • Integration with Python and R is a game changer, it comes very handy to onboard data scientists without much hassle
    • performance is exceptionally well.
    • Secure
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