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    ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price

    Izenda

    Score10 out of 10
    Small Businesses (1-50 employees)
    Izenda is a business intelligence software offering from Izenda.N/A

    Lightning Tools Data Viewer

    Score9.1 out of 10
    Mid-Size Companies (51-1,000 employees)
    The Data Viewer provides data visualization in the form of reports or charts that can be created and customized to suit a business's needs. Silos of data exist in most organizations and yet contain valuable insights into how well the organization is performing and where action is needed. Those silos often include Microsoft Excel workbooks, Microsoft SQL Azure databases, On-Premises data sources accessible through OData or Business Connectivity Services and even SharePoint Lists. These data…

    $2,200

    per year per installation

    Pricing
    IzendaLightning Tools Data Viewer
    Editions & Modules
    No answers on this topic
    Data Viewer OnPrem
    $1,000
    per year Per installation, 1 x WFE
    Data Viewer Online
    $2,200
    per year per installation
    Data Viewer OnPrem Enterprise Edition
    POA
    per year Per installation, 4+ WFE
    Data Viewer Online Enterprise Edition
    POA
    per year per installation
    Offerings
    Pricing Offerings
    IzendaLightning Tools Data Viewer
    Free Trial
    YesYes
    Free/Freemium Version
    NoNo
    Premium Consulting/Integration Services
    YesYes
    Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo setup fee
    Additional DetailsNo per user or core fees, unlimited use licensing for production and non-production instances.Prices stated are minimum per installation for "stock" products. $2.20 per user / year on top of base price. Enterprise editions can be amended to suit business needs if deemed necessary, additional costs incurred and TBD. All packages include free technical support. Free upgrades available to latest versions of tool as they are released. (online version)
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    Features
    IzendaLightning Tools Data Viewer
    BI Standard Reporting
    Comparison of BI Standard Reporting features of Izenda and Lightning Tools Data Viewer
    Feature
    Izenda
    9.3
    2 Ratings
    13% above category average
    Lightning Tools Data Viewer
    9.1
    1 Ratings
    12% above category average
    Pixel Perfect reports9.02 Ratings00 Ratings
    Customizable dashboards10.02 Ratings9.11 Ratings
    Report Formatting Templates9.02 Ratings9.11 Ratings
    Ad-hoc Reporting
    Comparison of Ad-hoc Reporting features of Izenda and Lightning Tools Data Viewer
    Feature
    Izenda
    9.3
    2 Ratings
    15% above category average
    Lightning Tools Data Viewer
    8.2
    1 Ratings
    5% above category average
    Drill-down analysis9.02 Ratings6.41 Ratings
    Formatting capabilities10.02 Ratings9.11 Ratings
    Report sharing and collaboration9.02 Ratings9.11 Ratings
    Report Output and Scheduling
    Comparison of Report Output and Scheduling features of Izenda and Lightning Tools Data Viewer
    Feature
    Izenda
    8.8
    2 Ratings
    7% above category average
    Lightning Tools Data Viewer
    -
    Ratings
    Publish to Web9.02 Ratings00 Ratings
    Publish to PDF9.02 Ratings00 Ratings
    Report Versioning9.02 Ratings00 Ratings
    Report Delivery Scheduling8.02 Ratings00 Ratings
    Data Discovery and Visualization
    Comparison of Data Discovery and Visualization features of Izenda and Lightning Tools Data Viewer
    Feature
    Izenda
    9.0
    2 Ratings
    12% above category average
    Lightning Tools Data Viewer
    3.6
    1 Ratings
    73% below category average
    Pre-built visualization formats (heatmaps, scatter plots etc.)10.02 Ratings3.61 Ratings
    Location Analytics / Geographic Visualization8.02 Ratings00 Ratings
    Predictive Analytics9.02 Ratings00 Ratings
    Access Control and Security
    Comparison of Access Control and Security features of Izenda and Lightning Tools Data Viewer
    Feature
    Izenda
    9.0
    2 Ratings
    6% above category average
    Lightning Tools Data Viewer
    -
    Ratings
    Multi-User Support (named login)8.02 Ratings00 Ratings
    Role-Based Security Model9.02 Ratings00 Ratings
    Multiple Access Permission Levels (Create, Read, Delete)10.02 Ratings00 Ratings
    Mobile Capabilities
    Comparison of Mobile Capabilities features of Izenda and Lightning Tools Data Viewer
    Feature
    Izenda
    10.0
    2 Ratings
    25% above category average
    Lightning Tools Data Viewer
    -
    Ratings
    Responsive Design for Web Access10.02 Ratings00 Ratings
    Dashboard / Report / Visualization Interactivity on Mobile10.02 Ratings00 Ratings
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    IzendaLightning Tools Data Viewer
    Small Businesses
    Cyfe
    Score4 out of 10
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    Score7.5 out of 10
    Medium-sized Companies
    Qlik Cloud Analytics (Qlik Sense)
    Score8.1 out of 10
    Jet Reports
    Score9.5 out of 10
    Enterprises
    Jaspersoft Community Edition
    Score7 out of 10
    Kibana
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    User Ratings
    IzendaLightning Tools Data Viewer
    Likelihood to Recommend
    10.0
    (2 ratings)
    9.1
    (1 ratings)
    Usability
    8.0
    (1 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Support Rating
    9.0
    (1 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Data Sharing and Collaboration
    8.0
    (1 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Data Sources
    7.0
    (1 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    User Testimonials
    IzendaLightning Tools Data Viewer
    Likelihood to Recommend
    Izenda
    With Izenda, we can offer our trusted users dashboards, generated custom reports, and ad-hoc reporting, right within our own operation. Integrating the Izenda tool directly into our usage meant that we were suitable to use a small corridor of Izenda as core functionality while reserving the more advanced sections of Izenda for guests willing to pay redundancy for the licensing.
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    Lightning Tools
    Lightning Tools Data Viewer is well suited for re-surfacing data and customizing its look and feel.
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    Pros
    Izenda
    • User and tenant management is excellent. It is very simple to implement and easy to manage.
    • The configurability and customizability are excellent. We have access to all aspects of the system and have rebranded and configured single sign on. The users really like it.
    • Reports and visualizations work. There's lots of flexibility and users enjoy creating reports themselves.
    Incentivized
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    Lightning Tools
    • Shows Lists created on different sites to be seen and controlled on another site in a Tenant
    • Allows selection of layouts and coloring way beyond what other programs do.
    • Easy to learn and very functional.
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    Cons
    Izenda
    • It would be superb if power users were ready to input a SQL statement to create a knowledge set.
    • The data source selection view while creating a replacement report.
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    Lightning Tools
    • Data Viewer has a graph feature that is old school flat design. We loved the In House real 3D graph Lightning Tools program.
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    Usability
    Izenda
    With the help of Izenda, we are able to build a mature foundation that users can quickly customize to their needs. Once permissions are layered in, we can simply use the same report and only show fields a specific user has access to.
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    Lightning Tools
    No answers on this topic
    Support Rating
    Izenda
    Izenda always provides great support to their users.
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    Lightning Tools
    No answers on this topic
    Alternatives Considered
    Izenda
    We compared to other end user tools like Qlik, Tableau and Power BI. These tools are very refined but not positioned for OEM/Embedded use cases. The closest we came was logi and Birst and the price and business model of Izenda was much more appealing
    Incentivized
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    Lightning Tools
    Lightning Tools Data Viewer is much easier and more powerful than Infowise similar viewer in their lineup. In this case, we use Data Viewer over the one offered by Infowise.
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    Return on Investment
    Izenda
    • One of the best user interfaces.
    • Even a non-tech person can use it.
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    Lightning Tools
    • It allows us to do things that would take a great deal more time to duplicate in SharePoint
    • It cuts down on ugly looking built in SP list layouts
    • Users find it easy to access, thus this product is more productive
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    ScreenShots

    Izenda Screenshots

    Screenshot of Example of white label integration that inherits an application's look and feel.Screenshot of Report Designer with data field query capabilities.Screenshot of Visualizations on a dashboard.Screenshot of Another example of a modern dashboard.

    Lightning Tools Data Viewer Screenshots

    Screenshot of DISPLAYING EXTERNAL DATA WITHIN SHAREPOINT OR MICROSOFT TEAMS
The Data Viewer Client Side Web Part can be configured by Business Users within a few minutes to display Line of Business Data from Data Sources such as Excel,  SQL Azure, Business Connectivity Services, OData and SharePoint Lists.  Connections to an organizations data such as Customer Relationship Management Systems, Accounting Systems, or Custom Databases can be connected, giving business users a live up-to-date view of business information within the context of their SharePoint Team Sites or Microsoft Teams Tabs.Screenshot of HIGHLIGHTING KEY BUSINESS DATA (NO CODE)
Conditional formatting can be used to highlight key business data. Overdue Tasks, Low Stock, Currency Exchange Rates, Sales Revenue are examples of data to highlight visually allowing for a quick reaction time. Key Financial Indicators and Key Performance Indicators can be configured with a simple dialog and no need to write any code. Choose colours, icons or data bars to highlight key data.Screenshot of SELECTING AND STYLING ICONS
Icons can be chosen as part of the conditional formatting to make data stand out. The Office 365 Fabric icons can be selected and styled and applied to cell values. Pepper pots, Smileys, Envelopes and more icons are available. There are hundreds of options to choose from to highlight data that needs to be acted upon.Screenshot of DATA VIEWER CAN BE A GRID OF DATA OR A CHART IN SHAREPOINT OR MICROSOFT TEAMS
The Data Viewer can be used within Microsoft SharePoint Modern Sites or Microsoft Teams Tabs as a Grid of Data with styling or as a Chart which can be configured. The Charting Feature allows for Pie, Donut, Column, Line, Area, and Scatter Charts which can all be configured and displayed in 2D or 3D.Screenshot of TREEMAPS
summary information can be displayed within a TreeMap next to the detail. Users will be able to see trends, and how the business is performing  using the TreeMap view of data.Screenshot of CHARTS AND GAUGES
The Data Viewer is used to represent data in multiple ways using Gauges, TreeMaps, Multiple Series Charts, and Pie Charts.