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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

    Sigma

    Score8.4 out of 10
    N/ASigma Computing headquartered in San Francisco provides a suite of data services such as code free data modeling, data search and explorating, and related BI and data visualization services.N/A
    Pricing
    ModeSigma
    Editions & Modules
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    Offerings
    Pricing Offerings
    ModeSigma
    Free Trial
    YesYes
    Free/Freemium Version
    YesNo
    Premium Consulting/Integration Services
    NoNo
    Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeOptional
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    Community Pulse
    ModeSigma
    Considered Both Products
    ThoughtSpot
    No answer on this topic
    Sigma Computing
    Chose Sigma
    Sigma is the easiest to use from a workbook developer perspective, and from a non-technical end user perspective. Everything from administration, semantic layer setup, to creating dashboards is easier in Sigma than these other tools. Developing content in Sigma is enjoyable, …
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    Would buy again
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    Delivers good value for the price
    100%
    Delivers good value for the price
    7 Answers
    97%
    Delivers good value for the price
    77 Answers
    Happy with the feature set
    100%
    Happy with the feature set
    9 Answers
    92%
    Happy with the feature set
    116 Answers
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    100%
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    6 Answers
    97%
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    68 Answers
    Implementation went as expected
    100%
    Implementation went as expected
    6 Answers
    97%
    Implementation went as expected
    77 Answers
    Features
    ModeSigma
    BI Standard Reporting
    Comparison of BI Standard Reporting features of Mode Analytics and Sigma Computing
    Feature
    Mode Analytics
    8.5
    9 Ratings
    4% above category average
    Sigma Computing
    7.5
    163 Ratings
    8% below category average
    Pixel Perfect reports9.34 Ratings5.4104 Ratings
    Customizable dashboards8.49 Ratings9.3161 Ratings
    Report Formatting Templates7.86 Ratings7.7133 Ratings
    Ad-hoc Reporting
    Comparison of Ad-hoc Reporting features of Mode Analytics and Sigma Computing
    Feature
    Mode Analytics
    7.4
    9 Ratings
    8% below category average
    Sigma Computing
    7.5
    166 Ratings
    6% below category average
    Drill-down analysis7.18 Ratings8.0155 Ratings
    Formatting capabilities6.79 Ratings7.0163 Ratings
    Integration with R or other statistical packages7.39 Ratings7.35 Ratings
    Report sharing and collaboration8.78 Ratings7.7162 Ratings
    Report Output and Scheduling
    Comparison of Report Output and Scheduling features of Mode Analytics and Sigma Computing
    Feature
    Mode Analytics
    7.9
    8 Ratings
    4% below category average
    Sigma Computing
    7.5
    156 Ratings
    9% below category average
    Publish to Web8.15 Ratings7.3103 Ratings
    Publish to PDF5.88 Ratings7.7130 Ratings
    Report Versioning7.74 Ratings7.0120 Ratings
    Report Delivery Scheduling9.68 Ratings7.6132 Ratings
    Delivery to Remote Servers8.34 Ratings7.968 Ratings
    Data Discovery and Visualization
    Comparison of Data Discovery and Visualization features of Mode Analytics and Sigma Computing
    Feature
    Mode Analytics
    6.5
    9 Ratings
    21% below category average
    Sigma Computing
    6.8
    149 Ratings
    16% below category average
    Pre-built visualization formats (heatmaps, scatter plots etc.)7.79 Ratings8.6147 Ratings
    Location Analytics / Geographic Visualization5.56 Ratings5.626 Ratings
    Predictive Analytics6.46 Ratings6.218 Ratings
    Access Control and Security
    Comparison of Access Control and Security features of Mode Analytics and Sigma Computing
    Feature
    Mode Analytics
    9.5
    2 Ratings
    11% above category average
    Sigma Computing
    -
    Ratings
    Multi-User Support (named login)10.02 Ratings00 Ratings
    Role-Based Security Model9.02 Ratings00 Ratings
    Multiple Access Permission Levels (Create, Read, Delete)9.02 Ratings00 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 Sigma Computing
    Feature
    Mode Analytics
    9.0
    1 Ratings
    15% above category average
    Sigma Computing
    -
    Ratings
    REST API9.01 Ratings00 Ratings
    Best Alternatives
    ModeSigma
    Small Businesses
    Cyfe
    Score4 out of 10
    Cyfe
    Score4 out of 10
    Medium-sized Companies
    Qlik Cloud Analytics (Qlik Sense)
    Score8.1 out of 10
    Qlik Cloud Analytics (Qlik Sense)
    Score8.1 out of 10
    Enterprises
    Sisense
    Score6.9 out of 10
    Sisense
    Score6.9 out of 10
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    User Ratings
    ModeSigma
    Likelihood to Recommend
    8.1
    (9 ratings)
    8.2
    (170 ratings)
    Likelihood to Renew
    -
    (0 ratings)
    10.0
    (6 ratings)
    Usability
    8.1
    (4 ratings)
    7.6
    (48 ratings)
    Availability
    -
    (0 ratings)
    8.2
    (2 ratings)
    Performance
    -
    (0 ratings)
    9.1
    (2 ratings)
    Support Rating
    7.4
    (5 ratings)
    10.0
    (47 ratings)
    Implementation Rating
    -
    (0 ratings)
    9.1
    (2 ratings)
    Configurability
    -
    (0 ratings)
    7.3
    (1 ratings)
    Ease of integration
    -
    (0 ratings)
    9.1
    (1 ratings)
    Product Scalability
    -
    (0 ratings)
    8.2
    (2 ratings)
    Vendor post-sale
    -
    (0 ratings)
    7.3
    (1 ratings)
    User Testimonials
    ModeSigma
    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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    Sigma Computing
    We were able to set up client-facing embedded reports with ease and security. The interface is not difficult to learn, although we may not be aware of or lack the necessary expertise to utilize more advanced features that would likely benefit us.
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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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    Sigma Computing
    • Allows end users to easily dive into the data without having direct access to the table in our database management software.
    • Can easily turnaround dashboards that are detailed and visually pleasing.
    • Sigma is intuitive and as new features are rolled out it is easy to adopt and incorporate them into new and existing dashboards.
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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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    Sigma Computing
    • Sigma Computing does not allow custom ordering of pivot fields in pivot tables easily
    • Sigma Computing lacks functionality for creating tables or sections that dynamically adjust to the browser window's height while maintaining a fixed height textbox at the bottom
    • Sigma Computing does not provide straightforward options for formatting totals in tables, such as renaming 'Total' to 'Average', 'Team Total', etc
    • Sigma Computing does not support searching by individual tab names within a workbook
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    Likelihood to Renew
    ThoughtSpot
    No answers on this topic
    Sigma Computing
    Sigma has helped us a lot and has become an integral part of our daily workflow. It would be difficult to switch to another platform and have to rebuild the numerous metrics and performance reports that we have already established
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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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    Sigma Computing
    It has a clean and modern interface. However, it is not completely intuitive. I think it would be better and easier to navigate with more Windows style drop down menus and/or tabls. There is a significant learning curve, but that may be due in part to the technical nature of this type of software tool.
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    Reliability and Availability
    ThoughtSpot
    No answers on this topic
    Sigma Computing
    Yes, as long as you don’t conduct user error sigma is always up and running and waiting for you to complete your dashboards
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    Performance
    ThoughtSpot
    No answers on this topic
    Sigma Computing
    It depends, it loads quickly for smaller dashboards but when loading larger amounts of data it takes more time to do so
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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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    Sigma Computing
    They are very friendly and informative. They are quick in resolving our queries and help us understand very minute things as well. They are quick in creating feature tickets based on our custom requirements, and they would also create a bug ticket if there is any discrepancy and get that checked on time.
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    Implementation Rating
    ThoughtSpot
    No answers on this topic
    Sigma Computing
    Was not involved in implementation
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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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    Sigma Computing
    With Looker, to be effective, a substantial amount of coding & modeling needs to happen in LookML. Being another language to learn, users have to context switch again from at a minimum either SQL or Python into LookML. The concept of being able to source control, code review, and deploy your models is a plus though.
    Tableau is the gold standard for data visualization, no question. Power users will be able to create dazzling content that Sigma won't necessarily be able to easily match. However, since development usually happens via an extract, helping other users troubleshoot is an arduous process. Trying to re-do or un-do all the transformations and calculations that cause a certain number is very difficult.
    With Sigma, all the queries happen directly against Snowflake and you can see the query logs. The data modeling happens right in a tabular, spreadsheet-like manner, so within only a few minutes, substantial transformations can happen, with visualizations just a few more clicks away.
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    Scalability
    ThoughtSpot
    No answers on this topic
    Sigma Computing
    It is a cloud service offering that is able to expand based on your usage
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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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    Sigma Computing
    • Monitoring health of cloud platform has allowed the company to anticipate issues before they affect customers – Sigma prompted us building a canary monitoring process that provides customer container health.
    • Customer success has used an activity report to discover customers running runaway processes that they were unaware of, creating an alert to contact the customer and prevent an embarrassing situation.
    • Customer success uses the activity report to prompt conversations regarding increases or declines in behavior that led to increasing contract limits or addressing churn concerns.
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