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Lightning Tools Data Viewer vs. Redash

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Lightning Tools Data Viewer

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    Overview
    ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price

    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

    Redash

    Score8.7 out of 10
    		N/ARedash is a data visualization tool designed to allow users to connect and query any data sources, build dashboards to visualize data and share them with a company. Databricks acquired Redash in June 2020.N/A
    Pricing
    Lightning Tools Data ViewerRedash
    Editions & Modules
    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
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    Offerings
    Pricing Offerings
    Lightning Tools Data ViewerRedash
    Free Trial
    YesNo
    Free/Freemium Version
    NoNo
    Premium Consulting/Integration Services
    YesNo
    Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo setup fee
    Additional DetailsPrices 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
    Lightning Tools Data ViewerRedash
    BI Standard Reporting
    Comparison of BI Standard Reporting features of Lightning Tools Data Viewer and Redash
    Feature
    Lightning Tools Data Viewer
    9.1
    1 Ratings
    12% above category average
    Redash
    6.9
    4 Ratings
    16% below category average
    Customizable dashboards9.11 Ratings7.84 Ratings
    Report Formatting Templates9.11 Ratings5.84 Ratings
    Pixel Perfect reports00 Ratings7.04 Ratings
    Ad-hoc Reporting
    Comparison of Ad-hoc Reporting features of Lightning Tools Data Viewer and Redash
    Feature
    Lightning Tools Data Viewer
    8.2
    1 Ratings
    5% above category average
    Redash
    6.1
    4 Ratings
    25% below category average
    Drill-down analysis6.41 Ratings5.94 Ratings
    Formatting capabilities9.11 Ratings7.84 Ratings
    Report sharing and collaboration9.11 Ratings8.04 Ratings
    Integration with R or other statistical packages00 Ratings2.73 Ratings
    Data Discovery and Visualization
    Comparison of Data Discovery and Visualization features of Lightning Tools Data Viewer and Redash
    Feature
    Lightning Tools Data Viewer
    3.6
    1 Ratings
    73% below category average
    Redash
    6.4
    4 Ratings
    19% below category average
    Pre-built visualization formats (heatmaps, scatter plots etc.)3.61 Ratings7.04 Ratings
    Location Analytics / Geographic Visualization00 Ratings7.52 Ratings
    Predictive Analytics00 Ratings4.23 Ratings
    Pattern Recognition and Data Mining00 Ratings7.01 Ratings
    Report Output and Scheduling
    Comparison of Report Output and Scheduling features of Lightning Tools Data Viewer and Redash
    Feature
    Lightning Tools Data Viewer
    -
    Ratings
    Redash
    5.4
    4 Ratings
    41% below category average
    Publish to Web00 Ratings8.02 Ratings
    Publish to PDF00 Ratings7.04 Ratings
    Report Versioning00 Ratings5.53 Ratings
    Report Delivery Scheduling00 Ratings2.63 Ratings
    Delivery to Remote Servers00 Ratings3.93 Ratings
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    User Ratings
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    Likelihood to Recommend
    9.1
    (1 ratings)
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    (4 ratings)
    User Testimonials
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    Likelihood to Recommend
    Lightning Tools
    Lightning Tools Data Viewer is well suited for re-surfacing data and customizing its look and feel.
    Tom Phillips
    Studio Engineer/SharePointAdmin
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    Databricks
    Redash is well suited to situations where metrics are tracked on daily, weekly and monthly basis. Alerts can be set to emails which helps stakeholders to monitor performance on a frequent basis. It is less appropriate for cases where only dashboards are needed. Redash comes into picture where individuals can query and check data at the same time.
    Verified User
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    Pros
    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.
    Tom Phillips
    Studio Engineer/SharePointAdmin
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    Databricks
    • Great Query Editor with Autocomplete feature
    • Very easy to setup and quickly connect to variety of data sources
    • Quick Dashboards with Simple UI which can be easily shareable
    Incentivized
    Nitin kumar Singh
    Site Reliability Engineer
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    Cons
    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.
    Tom Phillips
    Studio Engineer/SharePointAdmin
    Read full review
    Databricks
    • You need to have a good command over SQL to use Redash but if there could be some way where people can just pull data and do slice dice.
    • It would be nice to have an excel kind of filters when all data is fetched.
    • Some things like easy to customise the column names.
    Incentivized
    Rahul Jain
    Software Engineer
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    Alternatives Considered
    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.
    Tom Phillips
    Studio Engineer/SharePointAdmin
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    Databricks
    I was not a part of the decision-making team who decided to go with Redash.
    Incentivized
    Jeremias Padilla
    Head of Operations
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    Return on Investment
    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
    Tom Phillips
    Studio Engineer/SharePointAdmin
    Read full review
    Databricks
    • Cost effective
    • One tool for multiple purpose
    • Easy access provision
    Verified User
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    ScreenShots

    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.