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    ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price

    Rational BI

    Score7.7 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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    Sisense for Cloud Data Teams

    Score5 out of 10
    N/ASisense for Cloud Data Teams (formerly Periscope Data) is a data visualization tool that allows users to connect to their SQL databases to create sharable, interactive dashboards. In addition to SQL, its analytics integrate with R and Python, allowing users to prep datasets, perform analysis, and create their own visualizations. Sisense acquired Periscope Data in mid-2019.N/A
    Pricing
    Rational BISisense for Cloud Data Teams
    Editions & Modules
    Free
    $0
    single user
    Professional
    $129
    single user
    Enterprise
    Varies
    single user
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    Pricing Offerings
    Rational BISisense for Cloud Data Teams
    Free Trial
    YesNo
    Free/Freemium Version
    YesNo
    Premium Consulting/Integration Services
    YesNo
    Entry-level Setup FeeOptionalNo setup fee
    Additional DetailsAdditional cost per extra user (varies by edition)—
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    Features
    Rational BISisense for Cloud Data Teams
    BI Standard Reporting
    Comparison of BI Standard Reporting features of Rational BI and Sisense for Cloud Data Teams
    Feature
    Rational BI
    8.3
    4 Ratings
    3% above category average
    Sisense for Cloud Data Teams
    7.0
    19 Ratings
    14% below category average
    Pixel Perfect reports7.63 Ratings6.010 Ratings
    Customizable dashboards8.74 Ratings7.019 Ratings
    Report Formatting Templates8.54 Ratings8.017 Ratings
    Ad-hoc Reporting
    Comparison of Ad-hoc Reporting features of Rational BI and Sisense for Cloud Data Teams
    Feature
    Rational BI
    8.3
    4 Ratings
    6% above category average
    Sisense for Cloud Data Teams
    4.8
    19 Ratings
    48% below category average
    Drill-down analysis7.73 Ratings6.015 Ratings
    Formatting capabilities8.24 Ratings7.018 Ratings
    Integration with R or other statistical packages8.03 Ratings3.010 Ratings
    Report sharing and collaboration9.24 Ratings3.019 Ratings
    Report Output and Scheduling
    Comparison of Report Output and Scheduling features of Rational BI and Sisense for Cloud Data Teams
    Feature
    Rational BI
    9.0
    4 Ratings
    10% above category average
    Sisense for Cloud Data Teams
    7.6
    18 Ratings
    7% below category average
    Publish to Web9.03 Ratings5.012 Ratings
    Publish to PDF9.04 Ratings10.012 Ratings
    Report Versioning8.63 Ratings8.012 Ratings
    Report Delivery Scheduling9.24 Ratings5.015 Ratings
    Delivery to Remote Servers9.33 Ratings10.06 Ratings
    Data Discovery and Visualization
    Comparison of Data Discovery and Visualization features of Rational BI and Sisense for Cloud Data Teams
    Feature
    Rational BI
    8.2
    4 Ratings
    6% above category average
    Sisense for Cloud Data Teams
    4.8
    19 Ratings
    47% below category average
    Pre-built visualization formats (heatmaps, scatter plots etc.)8.24 Ratings7.018 Ratings
    Location Analytics / Geographic Visualization8.33 Ratings8.017 Ratings
    Predictive Analytics7.93 Ratings1.011 Ratings
    Pattern Recognition and Data Mining00 Ratings3.01 Ratings
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    User Ratings
    Rational BISisense for Cloud Data Teams
    Likelihood to Recommend
    7.7
    (4 ratings)
    4.0
    (19 ratings)
    Usability
    8.7
    (4 ratings)
    8.0
    (4 ratings)
    Support Rating
    7.7
    (4 ratings)
    6.9
    (2 ratings)
    Data Sharing and Collaboration
    -
    (0 ratings)
    9.0
    (2 ratings)
    Data Sources
    -
    (0 ratings)
    9.0
    (2 ratings)
    User Testimonials
    Rational BISisense for Cloud Data Teams
    Likelihood to Recommend
    Rational BI
    Definitely well suited for small companies, but again many of their competitors are also well suited in this segment. We were in general happy with the solution provided, but I'm not blown away by their solution or support. If you want to get more data-driven visual boards with data displayed in nice graphics is in my opinion a good start, and here Rational BI delivers what it should.
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    Sisense Ltd
    Sisense for Cloud Data Teams is suited so well for our project that works with lots of data and needs some ways to share data internally or externally with our clients. It's very easy to pull out the data from the sense in best and in a suitable format and moreover a huge number of options are available there to represent the data. All features of this Sisense for cloud data teams software can be taken advantage of if you have a team who are well versed in data analytics, data management, and programming.
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    Pros
    Rational BI
    • Arrange data.
    • Dashboard.
    • Automatic reports.
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    Sisense Ltd
    • Rapid deployment of polished T-SQL-based data visualization charts and dashboards. Periscope supports a variety of database technologies, and allows users to write custom queries to display data.
    • Included caching to reduce server load.
    • Outstanding customer service/support, with expert advice as needed.
    • Constant updates and new features.
    • Built-in SQL formatters take the pain out of manipulating date/time objects.
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    Cons
    Rational BI
    • Not seeing anything at this time, comprehensive product.
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    Sisense Ltd
    • Include more appropriate updates in their monthly newsletter as opposed to the general overview that doesn't always have the most pertinent information at the forefront.
    • There are bugs at times when certain dashboards are down, though not in an overwhelming way.
    • If you do not tag something it shows up in multiple views and may be accessible to people that it should not be, though that is a user error it may make sense to prompt for a tag and security setting.
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    Usability
    Rational BI
    Overall Rational BI is a valuable enterprise reporting tool for any data driven organization. It offers great depth and breadth of features for reporting and analytics that can lead to better business outcomes. Its easy to use and highly configurable to evolve to changing reporting needs of organizations of any scale.
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    Sisense Ltd
    If you know SQL or are somewhat data-savvy, you'll feel right at home with Sisense for Cloud Data Teams. However, like most other BI tools, it is a little challenging to use for users that are non-technical. The graphs and charts are very visually appealing, and there's lots of customization and export options.
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    Support Rating
    Rational BI
    I haven't used the support myself, but my colleagues have been satisfied with the support. As I have understood from my colleagues the support is as you could expect. Still, the documentation could be better and that could avoid the need to contact their support, but overall we're still happy with the support as well.
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    Sisense Ltd
    The user interface is just amazing and it's really very easy to use and navigate, even for a newbie. Mostly it provides us the accurate data.
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    Alternatives Considered
    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 nice and easy to understand.
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    Sisense Ltd
    Google Analytics works well but it does not have all of the bells and whistles that Periscope Data offers. Google Analytics is best used in a Google environment but if you are using other tools and programs outside of the Google universe, then Periscope Data is a much better option.
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    Return on Investment
    Rational BI
    • 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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    Sisense Ltd
    • Very positive - has allowed us to glean insights quickly and in real time.
    • Definitely helpful for evaluating performance of accounts and employees.
    • Versatile - we even use it with recruiting metrics, our software team uses it to test feature deployment.
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    Screenshot of Modern Business IntelligenceScreenshot of Drag-and-drop InsightsScreenshot of Accessible for everyone, power when you need itScreenshot of Beautiful analytics on every screen and deviceScreenshot of Scheduled reporting: Broadcast your findings to everyoneScreenshot of Connect all your data no matter where it lives