IQFinancials® vs. Sisense for Cloud Data Teams

IQFinancials®

Sisense for Cloud Data Teams

Overview
Product	Rating	Most Used By	Product Summary	Starting Price
IQFinancials®	Score 0.0 out of 10	N/A	IQFinancials® includes an Excel add-in that works directly to pull data from a core banking GL system and data warehouse. For users of Fiserv, FIS, Jack Henry or other core banking system, this tool snaps onto the core to save time and automate reporting tasks.	N/A
Sisense for Cloud Data Teams	Score 5.0 out of 10	N/A	Sisense for Cloud Data Teams (formerly Periscope Data) is a data visualization tool that allows users to connect to their SQL databases to create sharable, interactive dashboards. In addition to SQL, its analytics integrate with R and Python, allowing users to prep datasets, perform analysis, and create their own visualizations. Sisense acquired Periscope Data in mid-2019.	N/A

Pricing

IQFinancials®

Sisense for Cloud Data Teams

Editions & Modules

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Offerings

Pricing Offerings
IQFinancials®	Sisense for Cloud Data Teams
Free Trial
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Free/Freemium Version
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Premium Consulting/Integration Services
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Entry-level Setup Fee

No setup fee

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Community Pulse
	IQFinancials®	Sisense for Cloud Data Teams
Considered Both Products	IQFinancials® No answer on this topic	Sisense for Cloud Data Teams Verified User Anonymous Chose Sisense for Cloud Data Teams If you are used to Periscope, you'll really fit in with Sisense for Cloud Data Teams. However, if you are looking for your first BI solution or are looking for an alternative to your current BI tool, it might be better to look for a product that is a little bit more modern and … Incentivized Helpful? Ryan McLean Senior Data Analyst Chose Sisense for Cloud Data Teams RStudio requires custom code from programmers and the decision was made to move to software instead of software developers. Microsoft Power BI didn't have the right data subscription capabilities for our customers. Incentivized Helpful? Adam Montgomery Energy Efficiency Consultant Chose Sisense for Cloud Data Teams Google Analytics works well but it does not have all of the bells and whistles that Periscope Data offers. Google Analytics is best used in a Google environment but if you are using other tools and programs outside of the Google universe, then Periscope Data is a much better … Incentivized Helpful? Verified User Anonymous Chose Sisense for Cloud Data Teams Periscope is far more robust than these two similar products. For a start up just getting going they are fine alternatives, but as your business scales Google Charts becomes a hassle to manage and Keap becomes too much of a generalized product. While your business increases it … Incentivized Helpful? Verified User Anonymous Chose Sisense for Cloud Data Teams Periscope is by far the best we looked at - I was evaluating as a user, not the primary decision maker, and user interface and ease of use was the primary factor in my decision. It is very easy to navigate and manipulate, and has an overall very polished view. Incentivized Helpful? Brian Kichler EVP, Operations & Pharmacy Analytics Chose Sisense for Cloud Data Teams Periscope's lightweight footprint and customizable SQL-based reports make it a better choice for us than Tableau or Microsoft BI. We deal with millions of rows of transactional data in a SQL Server data warehouse, so having seamless front-end integration makes reporting seamless. Incentivized Helpful? Marisa Henegar Production Que Specialist Chose Sisense for Cloud Data Teams We use Jira here at SDC, as well as Periscope. These programs are use together and they work in tandem to get the issues resolved. Incentivized Helpful? Philip Boontje CFO Chose Sisense for Cloud Data Teams Sharing of visualisations and rapid prototypen/building, ease of use. UX is 20x better. Incentivized Helpful? Verified User Anonymous Chose Sisense for Cloud Data Teams LookML was able to simplify development of views involving window calculations, but slowed down the overall development cycle as minor SQL edits required heavy code reviews. Tableau has great interactive options but has proved non-performant with our database mix (MySQL, … Incentivized Helpful? Jared Beekman Software Developer Chose Sisense for Cloud Data Teams This is currently our primary visualization tool. There is no real option to do any meaningful math on your data, and you only have access to a very, very limited subset of information you stream into the cache. Periscope far exceeds this tool with the ability to combine data … Incentivized Helpful? Gwen Rivet Growth Manager Chose Sisense for Cloud Data Teams Different in the sense that you need to be able to manipulate data with Periscope while you just need to understand how data is manipulated with Amplitude (Periscope = you need to master SQL vs Amplitude = you need to understand the logic of SQL). Periscope is a more powerful … Incentivized Helpful? Verified User Anonymous Chose Sisense for Cloud Data Teams Periscope Data enables data wrangling and is more familiar to SQL-savvy people - which are mostly analysts. Writing query is not really tedious for them, so it is not a huge problem. Quick and nice response from Periscope support is really helpful for the users. Incentivized Helpful? PE Pat Effinger Lead Sales Engineer Chose Sisense for Cloud Data Teams I have not utilized any other tools like Periscope so it's hard to say how it stacks up against its competition. Incentivized Helpful?

Features

IQFinancials®

Sisense for Cloud Data Teams

BI Standard Reporting

Comparison of BI Standard Reporting features of Product A and Product B
	IQFinancials® - Ratings	Sisense for Cloud Data Teams 7.0 Ratings 14% below category average
Pixel Perfect reports	00 Ratings	6.00 Ratings
Customizable dashboards	00 Ratings	7.00 Ratings
Report Formatting Templates	00 Ratings	8.00 Ratings

Ad-hoc Reporting

Comparison of Ad-hoc Reporting features of Product A and Product B
	IQFinancials® - Ratings	Sisense for Cloud Data Teams 4.8 Ratings 47% below category average
Drill-down analysis	00 Ratings	6.00 Ratings
Formatting capabilities	00 Ratings	7.00 Ratings
Integration with R or other statistical packages	00 Ratings	3.00 Ratings
Report sharing and collaboration	00 Ratings	3.00 Ratings

Report Output and Scheduling

Comparison of Report Output and Scheduling features of Product A and Product B
	IQFinancials® - Ratings	Sisense for Cloud Data Teams 7.6 Ratings 7% below category average
Publish to Web	00 Ratings	5.00 Ratings
Publish to PDF	00 Ratings	10.00 Ratings
Report Versioning	00 Ratings	8.00 Ratings
Report Delivery Scheduling	00 Ratings	5.00 Ratings
Delivery to Remote Servers	00 Ratings	10.00 Ratings

Data Discovery and Visualization

Comparison of Data Discovery and Visualization features of Product A and Product B
	IQFinancials® - Ratings	Sisense for Cloud Data Teams 4.8 Ratings 46% below category average
Pre-built visualization formats (heatmaps, scatter plots etc.)	00 Ratings	7.00 Ratings
Location Analytics / Geographic Visualization	00 Ratings	8.00 Ratings
Predictive Analytics	00 Ratings	1.00 Ratings
Pattern Recognition and Data Mining	00 Ratings	3.00 Ratings

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User Ratings
	IQFinancials®	Sisense for Cloud Data Teams
Likelihood to Recommend	- (0 ratings)	4.0 (0 ratings)
Usability	- (0 ratings)	8.0 (0 ratings)
Support Rating	- (0 ratings)	6.9 (0 ratings)

User Testimonials
	IQFinancials®	Sisense for Cloud Data Teams
Likelihood to Recommend	No answers on this topic	Sisense for Cloud Data Teams is suited so well for our project that works with lots of data and needs some ways to share data internally or externally with our clients. It's very easy to pull out the data from the sense in best and in a suitable format and moreover a huge number of options are available there to represent the data. All features of this Sisense for cloud data teams software can be taken advantage of if you have a team who are well versed in data analytics, data management, and programming. Incentivized Nitish kumar System Engineer Read full review
Pros	No answers on this topic	Rapid deployment of polished T-SQL-based data visualization charts and dashboards. Periscope supports a variety of database technologies, and allows users to write custom queries to display data. Included caching to reduce server load. Outstanding customer service/support, with expert advice as needed. Constant updates and new features. Built-in SQL formatters take the pain out of manipulating date/time objects. Brian Kichler EVP, Operations & Pharmacy Analytics Read full review
Cons	No answers on this topic	Some of the dashboards can be slow to load; especially when they have lots of features and widgets. The software could be made a little easier for people that don't have a data or programming background. It is pricey so not a great option for small companies or research/home projects. Incentivized Adam Montgomery Energy Efficiency Consultant Read full review
Usability	No answers on this topic	If you know SQL or are somewhat data-savvy, you'll feel right at home with Sisense for Cloud Data Teams. However, like most other BI tools, it is a little challenging to use for users that are non-technical. The graphs and charts are very visually appealing, and there's lots of customization and export options. Incentivized Verified User Anonymous Read full review
Support Rating	No answers on this topic	The user interface is just amazing and it's really very easy to use and navigate, even for a newbie. Mostly it provides us the accurate data. Incentivized Nitish kumar System Engineer Read full review
Alternatives Considered	No answers on this topic	Periscope is far more robust than these two similar products. For a start up just getting going they are fine alternatives, but as your business scales Google Charts becomes a hassle to manage and Keap becomes too much of a generalized product. While your business increases it is generally best to get multiple specialized pieces of technology to help you maintain integrity in your data, and Periscope Data allows. Worth the money. Incentivized Verified User Anonymous Read full review
Return on Investment	No answers on this topic	Very positive - has allowed us to glean insights quickly and in real time. Definitely helpful for evaluating performance of accounts and employees. Versatile - we even use it with recruiting metrics, our software team uses it to test feature deployment. Incentivized Verified User Anonymous Read full review
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