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    ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price

    Mode

    Score9 out of 10
    N/AMode, 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

    OpenText Magellan BI & Reporting

    Score7.3 out of 10
    N/AThe OpenText Magellan BI & Reporting (formerly OpenText Information Hub (iHub)) component of OpenText™ Magellan™ Analytics Suite is a scalable analytics and data visualization platform that enables IT leaders and their teams to design, deploy, and manage secure, interactive web applications, reports, and dashboards fed by multiple data sources. Magellan BI & Reporting supports high volumes of users, and its integration APIs enable embedded analytic content in any app, displayed on any…N/A
    Pricing
    ModeOpenText Magellan BI & Reporting
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    Offerings
    Pricing Offerings
    ModeOpenText Magellan BI & Reporting
    Free Trial
    YesNo
    Free/Freemium Version
    YesNo
    Premium Consulting/Integration Services
    NoNo
    Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo setup fee
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    Community Pulse
    ModeOpenText Magellan BI & Reporting
    Considered Both Products
    ThoughtSpot
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    Key User Insights
    Would buy again
    100%
    Would buy again
    9 Answers
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    Delivers good value for the price
    100%
    Delivers good value for the price
    7 Answers
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    Happy with the feature set
    100%
    Happy with the feature set
    9 Answers
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    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    100%
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    6 Answers
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    Implementation went as expected
    100%
    Implementation went as expected
    6 Answers
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    Features
    ModeOpenText Magellan BI & Reporting
    BI Standard Reporting
    Comparison of BI Standard Reporting features of Mode Analytics and OpenText Magellan BI & Reporting
    Feature
    Mode Analytics
    8.5
    9 Ratings
    4% above category average
    OpenText Magellan BI & Reporting
    5.0
    1 Ratings
    36% below category average
    Pixel Perfect reports9.34 Ratings7.01 Ratings
    Customizable dashboards8.49 Ratings2.01 Ratings
    Report Formatting Templates7.86 Ratings6.01 Ratings
    Ad-hoc Reporting
    Comparison of Ad-hoc Reporting features of Mode Analytics and OpenText Magellan BI & Reporting
    Feature
    Mode Analytics
    7.4
    9 Ratings
    8% below category average
    OpenText Magellan BI & Reporting
    7.7
    1 Ratings
    1% below category average
    Drill-down analysis7.18 Ratings6.01 Ratings
    Formatting capabilities6.79 Ratings9.01 Ratings
    Integration with R or other statistical packages7.39 Ratings00 Ratings
    Report sharing and collaboration8.78 Ratings8.01 Ratings
    Report Output and Scheduling
    Comparison of Report Output and Scheduling features of Mode Analytics and OpenText Magellan BI & Reporting
    Feature
    Mode Analytics
    7.9
    8 Ratings
    4% below category average
    OpenText Magellan BI & Reporting
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    Ratings
    Publish to Web8.15 Ratings00 Ratings
    Publish to PDF5.88 Ratings00 Ratings
    Report Versioning7.74 Ratings00 Ratings
    Report Delivery Scheduling9.68 Ratings00 Ratings
    Delivery to Remote Servers8.34 Ratings00 Ratings
    Data Discovery and Visualization
    Comparison of Data Discovery and Visualization features of Mode Analytics and OpenText Magellan BI & Reporting
    Feature
    Mode Analytics
    6.5
    9 Ratings
    21% below category average
    OpenText Magellan BI & Reporting
    7.0
    1 Ratings
    10% below category average
    Pre-built visualization formats (heatmaps, scatter plots etc.)7.79 Ratings7.01 Ratings
    Location Analytics / Geographic Visualization5.56 Ratings7.01 Ratings
    Predictive Analytics6.46 Ratings00 Ratings
    Access Control and Security
    Comparison of Access Control and Security features of Mode Analytics and OpenText Magellan BI & Reporting
    Feature
    Mode Analytics
    9.5
    2 Ratings
    11% above category average
    OpenText Magellan BI & Reporting
    8.7
    1 Ratings
    13% above category average
    Multi-User Support (named login)10.02 Ratings10.01 Ratings
    Role-Based Security Model9.02 Ratings6.01 Ratings
    Multiple Access Permission Levels (Create, Read, Delete)9.02 Ratings10.01 Ratings
    Single Sign-On (SSO)9.82 Ratings00 Ratings
    Application Program Interfaces (APIs) / Embedding
    Comparison of Application Program Interfaces (APIs) / Embedding features of Mode Analytics and OpenText Magellan BI & Reporting
    Feature
    Mode Analytics
    9.0
    1 Ratings
    15% above category average
    OpenText Magellan BI & Reporting
    7.0
    1 Ratings
    3% below category average
    REST API9.01 Ratings7.01 Ratings
    Javascript API00 Ratings9.01 Ratings
    Java API00 Ratings7.01 Ratings
    Best Alternatives
    ModeOpenText Magellan BI & Reporting
    Small Businesses
    Cyfe
    Score4 out of 10
    GoodData.AI
    Score8.8 out of 10
    Medium-sized Companies
    Qlik Cloud Analytics (Qlik Sense)
    Score8.1 out of 10
    Reveal
    Score10 out of 10
    Enterprises
    Sisense
    Score6.9 out of 10
    Microsoft Power BI Embedded
    Score8 out of 10
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    User Ratings
    ModeOpenText Magellan BI & Reporting
    Likelihood to Recommend
    8.1
    (9 ratings)
    5.0
    (1 ratings)
    Usability
    8.1
    (4 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Support Rating
    7.4
    (5 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Data Sharing and Collaboration
    -
    (0 ratings)
    7.0
    (1 ratings)
    Data Sources
    -
    (0 ratings)
    8.0
    (1 ratings)
    User Testimonials
    ModeOpenText Magellan BI & Reporting
    Likelihood to Recommend
    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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    OpenText
    iHub is a decent enough environment that it serves our needs. We can have unlimited users and it can tie into AD although we do not use that feature currently. It is a decent place to store all of the reports in one location, even though for us it is not visually appealing to the end users. iHub is not a place where you want to create robust/interactive dashboards for end users to drill through and follow a "story".
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    Pros
    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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    OpenText
    • It is fairly easy to set the sharing rules for a report/dashboard.
    • They have a decent amount of time frame options for setting a schedule to generate a report.
    • The support is mostly helpful and timely if you have an issue.
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    Cons
    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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    OpenText
    • Setting up a "dashboard" is extremely lacking in functionality. The different chart widgets you place on the page do not interact with each other. When you select an item from one do not expect it to highlight or filter another.
    • The speed and stability are not great, but maybe that is just our environment not being up to snuff...even though we are above the "recommended" settings.
    • The main GUI for a user is TERRIBLE. You log into a File Tree format where you have to navigate folders to reach the correct dashboard. There are ways around this, but it would either require an expensive payment to the Professional Services team to revamp to UI or another option they gave us was to create the "Default Dashboard" and provide that link to users and in that Dashboard, you use a new tab to include the navigation back to the main screen so that at least on the initial load the user is taken to a friendly looking dashboard instead of a file tree.
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    Usability
    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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    OpenText
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    Support Rating
    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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    OpenText
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    Alternatives Considered
    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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    OpenText
    Our instance of iHub does not stack up against the other larger BI tools out today. It is a good place to store reports in a central location that allows users to run very specific reports on demand, but it is not a place I would want to store all of my "dashboards". As far as holding individual reports that are specific to an individual need, it is a great tool. If you want to create a report that will be used as a Template for a Form or a Label, iHub is a good choice to store and schedule the report or call it via API to generate it and return it to your calling app.
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    Return on Investment
    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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    OpenText
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    ScreenShots

    OpenText Magellan BI & Reporting Screenshots

    Screenshot of A Magellan dashboard that an individual can interact with and personalize to their needs, such as changing chart types or computations.Screenshot of An ad-hoc report being created through the Magellan Analytics Studio, a component of Magellan BI & Reporting.