Mode Analytics vs. Rational BI

Overview
ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price
Mode
Score 9.0 out of 10
N/A
Mode, 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
Rational BI
Score 7.7 out of 10
Enterprise companies (1,001+ employees)
Rational BI provides analytics, data science and business intelligence in an analytical platform that connects to databases, data files and cloud drives including AWS and Azure data sources, enabling users to explore and visualize data. Users can build real-time notebook-style reports directly in a web browser with JavaScript and SQL with direct and live connections to data. Filter and query data with an SQL database embedded in the client, without network…
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single user
Pricing
Mode AnalyticsRational BI
Editions & Modules
No answers on this topic
Free
$0
single user
Professional
$129
single user
Enterprise
Varies
single user
Offerings
Pricing Offerings
ModeRational BI
Free Trial
YesYes
Free/Freemium Version
YesYes
Premium Consulting/Integration Services
NoNo
Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeOptional
Additional DetailsAdditional cost per extra user (varies by edition)
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Community Pulse
Mode AnalyticsRational BI
Considered Both Products
Mode
Chose Mode
  • Tableau is a huge pain to edit or create dashboards, by comparison. It can make better looking visualizations, but in practice, letting users drill down and change dimensions slows the end user experience so much that it's often not worth it.
  • Looker is amazing for data modeling, …
Chose Mode
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.
Chose Mode
I've used other BI tools such as Spotfire and Mode is by far the better solution. It is far more stable, less susceptible to errors/needs to reload/re-format reports, and overall more user-friendly. Spotfire might have some deeper functionality for absolute power users, but for …
Chose Mode
Mode Analytics is better for us than most -- because of its white-label feature, its security-first posture, and the fact that you can go directly to SQL.
Chose Mode
In my opinion Mode Analytics has an edge on much of the competition due to the intuitive and powerful custom dashboard creation interface. I can create dashboards for stakeholders that are self explanatory and easy to make conclusions from. In other respects, it's very much at …
Chose Mode
Mode [Analytics] has a shorter learning curve and is better for starter analysts who are not yet Python fluent. They also require very little setup for report viewers to consume data, making it a more optimal solution for team members on the ground.
Chose Mode
Mode is the best for the advanced user with advanced use cases. Even creating a simple report will require an SQL query. No drag-and-drop interface for querying data. But it is best for the advanced user already familiar with Python or R and SQL. The other products are more …
Rational BI
Chose Rational BI
Rational BI allows a deeper data analysis with respect to the other software I experimented with. The velocity to perform the analysis is similar to the other one. The predictive analysis could be very useful, but at the moment I do not use it in my activities. Dashboards are …
Chose Rational BI
Rational BI offers richer data visualization components when compared to other BI products. It is visualization options are much more broader and can be complimented by on JavaScript graphic libraries available on the web. It also offers high performance and faster page load …
Chose Rational BI
Today there are many companies providing BI solutions, and generally, I think Microsoft Power BI is the easiest go-to solution as it is part of the Office365 software. However all software solutions have their limitations, advantages, and disadvantages, but sometimes you don't …
Chose Rational BI
Rational BI is one of the leading business intelligence software products. Ease of use is imperative when bringing on a new software product, you want your folks to have a very low learning curve. The rationale is pretty easy right out of the box, I like the fact that …
Features
Mode AnalyticsRational BI
BI Standard Reporting
Comparison of BI Standard Reporting features of Product A and Product B
Mode Analytics
8.5
Ratings
4% above category average
Rational BI
8.3
Ratings
3% above category average
Pixel Perfect reports9.30 Ratings7.60 Ratings
Customizable dashboards8.40 Ratings8.70 Ratings
Report Formatting Templates7.80 Ratings8.50 Ratings
Ad-hoc Reporting
Comparison of Ad-hoc Reporting features of Product A and Product B
Mode Analytics
7.4
Ratings
8% below category average
Rational BI
8.3
Ratings
6% above category average
Drill-down analysis7.10 Ratings7.70 Ratings
Formatting capabilities6.70 Ratings8.20 Ratings
Integration with R or other statistical packages7.30 Ratings8.00 Ratings
Report sharing and collaboration8.70 Ratings9.20 Ratings
Report Output and Scheduling
Comparison of Report Output and Scheduling features of Product A and Product B
Mode Analytics
7.9
Ratings
3% below category average
Rational BI
9.0
Ratings
10% above category average
Publish to Web8.10 Ratings9.00 Ratings
Publish to PDF5.80 Ratings9.00 Ratings
Report Versioning7.70 Ratings8.60 Ratings
Report Delivery Scheduling9.60 Ratings9.20 Ratings
Delivery to Remote Servers8.30 Ratings9.30 Ratings
Data Discovery and Visualization
Comparison of Data Discovery and Visualization features of Product A and Product B
Mode Analytics
6.5
Ratings
20% below category average
Rational BI
8.2
Ratings
6% above category average
Pre-built visualization formats (heatmaps, scatter plots etc.)7.70 Ratings8.20 Ratings
Location Analytics / Geographic Visualization5.50 Ratings8.30 Ratings
Predictive Analytics6.40 Ratings7.90 Ratings
Access Control and Security
Comparison of Access Control and Security features of Product A and Product B
Mode Analytics
9.5
Ratings
11% above category average
Rational BI
-
Ratings
Multi-User Support (named login)10.00 Ratings00 Ratings
Role-Based Security Model9.00 Ratings00 Ratings
Multiple Access Permission Levels (Create, Read, Delete)9.00 Ratings00 Ratings
Single Sign-On (SSO)9.80 Ratings00 Ratings
Application Program Interfaces (APIs) / Embedding
Comparison of Application Program Interfaces (APIs) / Embedding features of Product A and Product B
Mode Analytics
9.0
Ratings
15% above category average
Rational BI
-
Ratings
REST API9.00 Ratings00 Ratings
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User Ratings
Mode AnalyticsRational BI
Likelihood to Recommend
8.1
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7.7
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Usability
8.1
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8.7
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Support Rating
7.4
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7.7
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User Testimonials
Mode AnalyticsRational BI
Likelihood to Recommend
After launching a new contact pathway in a help experience, Mode Analytics can help provide insight into the sentiments from users as well as the engagement with any written content. Numeric outputs are easier to manage, whereas more nuanced/emotional feedback is sometimes hard to quantify (though not impossible if you get creative).
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Rational BI allows managing data analysis coming from different projects in order to create useful reports and dashboards. I usually set up automatically scheduled reports. All the stakeholders can easily share a rational view with the possibility to filter between the interesting arguments. Sometimes different user profiles could be needed, optimize the view.
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Pros
  • Easy to use (click a button and get right to SQL).
  • Security First (everything is locked down by default).
  • The White Label feature is super easy to skin -- our embedded reports look just like our app!
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  • Provides high performance embedded analytics
  • Seamless integration to import and export data
  • Rich features for data visualization
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Cons
  • 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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  • Documentation for new users could be better. Sometimes it's hard for my users that are not that skilled in IS/IT to set up data connectors are understand the dynamics of data sources.
  • I have used several other BI solutions as well, and their GUI is okay, but surely there is also room for improvement here. Not all things are made entirely logically.
  • Understanding their price structure. Generally, their website looks nice, but it's not very informative when it comes to pricing, and support options. I really miss some kind of transparency and overview.
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Usability
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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Rational BI allows managing data analysis coming from different projects. The outputs are one or more reports, that can be delivered automatically to the stakeholders or other communication media inside the organization. Nice dashboards help to describe and analyze data. Sometimes different user profiles could be needed, optimize the view.
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Support Rating
Mode has dedicated agents who are online in a chatroom, ready to take on any questions and provide helpful feedback.
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I haven't had to use support to date for this product.
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Alternatives Considered
  • Tableau is a huge pain to edit or create dashboards, by comparison. It can make better looking visualizations, but in practice, letting users drill down and change dimensions slows the end user experience so much that it's often not worth it.
  • Looker is amazing for data modeling, but you have to get your whole business all in on it to take advantage. Viz capabilities are similar.
  • Databricks has a lot of functionality overlap, but the visualizations are terrible. Databricks' great strength is that you can use notebooks to do anything with code.
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Today there are many companies providing BI solutions, and generally, I think Microsoft Power BI is the easiest go-to solution as it is part of the Office365 software. However all software solutions have their limitations, advantages, and disadvantages, but sometimes you don't need the perfect solution. You just need a solution that delivers 80-90 percent of the full potential to reach your goal and in this scope, we were really happy with Rational BI.
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Return on Investment
  • It has allowed us to monitor ongoing financial transactions written to our SQL data tables in real-time and that helps us to monitor user transaction activities in real-time
  • Using Mode we have been able to also track users who undertake fraudulent financial transactions; preventing financial losses to our users
  • Mode's collaborative abilities have been very helpful in sharing transaction monitoring workload across our compliance and cybersecurity team
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  • Allows folks to work on other items as reporting is done in the background.
  • Scheduling and delivery of reports with one click.
  • Single pane of management.
  • Ease of use.
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