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    ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price

    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

    ThoughtSpot

    Score8.4 out of 10
    N/AThoughtSpot is an Agentic Analytics Platform for enterprises where users ask data questions using natural language and get answers with AI. Code-first for data teams and code-free for business users, ThoughtSpot can handle large, complex cloud data at scale.

    $1,500

    per year (5 users)

    Pricing
    SigmaThoughtSpot
    Editions & Modules
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    Thoughtspot Analytics - Pro
    $50
    per month (billed annually) per user (25-1000 users)
    Thoughtspot Analytics - Enterprise
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    SigmaThoughtSpot
    Free Trial
    YesYes
    Free/Freemium Version
    NoYes
    Premium Consulting/Integration Services
    NoYes
    Entry-level Setup FeeOptionalOptional
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    Community Pulse
    SigmaThoughtSpot
    Considered Both Products
    Sigma Computing
    Chose Sigma
    maintianed is very user friendly. Its various ways of embedding helped us in various aspects. The usage of control ids of the filters as parameters helped us in optimizing very longSQL queries. The live Support team every weekday is a very great intiative that helped in quick …
    Incentivized
    Chose Sigma
    Sigma is by far the best. It is easiest to learn and easiest to use on a day to day basis. I never have to wait for dashboards to load and it's very easy to understand the variables that are going into my visualizations. Best of all I can manipulate the data within Sigma …
    Incentivized
    Chose Sigma
    Sigma Computing was the best bang for the buck and employed modern cloud-based computing while providing an easy-to-use Excel-like UI.
    Incentivized
    Chose Sigma
    Most legacy BI tools are just that--built in and for a time that has mostly passed. Each tool seems to have strengths in certain areas, but can be overly complex to take full advantage of and can make some of the most basic tasks difficult to discover and use. Sigma Computing …
    Incentivized
    Chose Sigma
    The following key factors led to the selection of Sigma:
    • Ease of implementing row-level security in embedded dashboards.
    • Ease of embedding; embedded explorations.
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    ThoughtSpot
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    Key User Insights
    Would buy again
    94%
    Would buy again
    118 Answers
    86%
    Would buy again
    37 Answers
    Delivers good value for the price
    97%
    Delivers good value for the price
    77 Answers
    91%
    Delivers good value for the price
    29 Answers
    Happy with the feature set
    92%
    Happy with the feature set
    116 Answers
    86%
    Happy with the feature set
    37 Answers
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    97%
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    68 Answers
    80%
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    24 Answers
    Implementation went as expected
    97%
    Implementation went as expected
    77 Answers
    91%
    Implementation went as expected
    29 Answers
    Features
    SigmaThoughtSpot
    BI Standard Reporting
    Comparison of BI Standard Reporting features of Sigma Computing and ThoughtSpot
    Feature
    Sigma Computing
    7.5
    163 Ratings
    8% below category average
    ThoughtSpot
    7.3
    89 Ratings
    11% below category average
    Pixel Perfect reports5.4104 Ratings6.021 Ratings
    Customizable dashboards9.3161 Ratings8.189 Ratings
    Report Formatting Templates7.7133 Ratings7.725 Ratings
    Ad-hoc Reporting
    Comparison of Ad-hoc Reporting features of Sigma Computing and ThoughtSpot
    Feature
    Sigma Computing
    7.5
    166 Ratings
    6% below category average
    ThoughtSpot
    7.5
    91 Ratings
    6% below category average
    Drill-down analysis8.0155 Ratings8.390 Ratings
    Formatting capabilities7.0163 Ratings7.090 Ratings
    Integration with R or other statistical packages7.35 Ratings5.949 Ratings
    Report sharing and collaboration7.7162 Ratings8.888 Ratings
    Report Output and Scheduling
    Comparison of Report Output and Scheduling features of Sigma Computing and ThoughtSpot
    Feature
    Sigma Computing
    7.5
    156 Ratings
    9% below category average
    ThoughtSpot
    8.1
    84 Ratings
    1% below category average
    Publish to Web7.3103 Ratings8.155 Ratings
    Publish to PDF7.7130 Ratings8.478 Ratings
    Report Versioning7.0120 Ratings7.918 Ratings
    Report Delivery Scheduling7.6132 Ratings8.364 Ratings
    Delivery to Remote Servers7.968 Ratings7.935 Ratings
    Data Discovery and Visualization
    Comparison of Data Discovery and Visualization features of Sigma Computing and ThoughtSpot
    Feature
    Sigma Computing
    6.8
    149 Ratings
    16% below category average
    ThoughtSpot
    7.2
    86 Ratings
    10% below category average
    Pre-built visualization formats (heatmaps, scatter plots etc.)8.6147 Ratings7.585 Ratings
    Location Analytics / Geographic Visualization5.626 Ratings7.079 Ratings
    Predictive Analytics6.218 Ratings7.565 Ratings
    Pattern Recognition and Data Mining00 Ratings6.913 Ratings
    Access Control and Security
    Comparison of Access Control and Security features of Sigma Computing and ThoughtSpot
    Feature
    Sigma Computing
    -
    Ratings
    ThoughtSpot
    8.1
    86 Ratings
    5% below category average
    Multi-User Support (named login)00 Ratings8.282 Ratings
    Role-Based Security Model00 Ratings7.974 Ratings
    Multiple Access Permission Levels (Create, Read, Delete)00 Ratings7.778 Ratings
    Report-Level Access Control00 Ratings7.816 Ratings
    Single Sign-On (SSO)00 Ratings8.772 Ratings
    Mobile Capabilities
    Comparison of Mobile Capabilities features of Sigma Computing and ThoughtSpot
    Feature
    Sigma Computing
    -
    Ratings
    ThoughtSpot
    7.3
    53 Ratings
    6% below category average
    Responsive Design for Web Access00 Ratings7.051 Ratings
    Mobile Application00 Ratings6.734 Ratings
    Dashboard / Report / Visualization Interactivity on Mobile00 Ratings6.746 Ratings
    Application Program Interfaces (APIs) / Embedding
    Comparison of Application Program Interfaces (APIs) / Embedding features of Sigma Computing and ThoughtSpot
    Feature
    Sigma Computing
    -
    Ratings
    ThoughtSpot
    7.2
    51 Ratings
    7% below category average
    REST API00 Ratings7.342 Ratings
    Javascript API00 Ratings6.835 Ratings
    iFrames00 Ratings8.134 Ratings
    Java API00 Ratings7.013 Ratings
    Themeable User Interface (UI)00 Ratings7.235 Ratings
    Customizable Platform (Open Source)00 Ratings7.115 Ratings
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    User Ratings
    SigmaThoughtSpot
    Likelihood to Recommend
    8.2
    (170 ratings)
    8.4
    (91 ratings)
    Likelihood to Renew
    10.0
    (6 ratings)
    10.0
    (6 ratings)
    Usability
    7.6
    (48 ratings)
    8.2
    (85 ratings)
    Availability
    8.2
    (2 ratings)
    9.0
    (3 ratings)
    Performance
    9.1
    (2 ratings)
    8.0
    (3 ratings)
    Support Rating
    10.0
    (47 ratings)
    8.0
    (4 ratings)
    In-Person Training
    -
    (0 ratings)
    5.0
    (1 ratings)
    Online Training
    -
    (0 ratings)
    4.0
    (1 ratings)
    Implementation Rating
    9.1
    (2 ratings)
    7.0
    (2 ratings)
    Configurability
    7.3
    (1 ratings)
    8.0
    (1 ratings)
    Data Sharing and Collaboration
    -
    (0 ratings)
    7.8
    (5 ratings)
    Data Sources
    -
    (0 ratings)
    8.4
    (5 ratings)
    Ease of integration
    9.1
    (1 ratings)
    9.0
    (1 ratings)
    Product Scalability
    8.2
    (2 ratings)
    8.0
    (3 ratings)
    Vendor post-sale
    7.3
    (1 ratings)
    8.0
    (1 ratings)
    Vendor pre-sale
    -
    (0 ratings)
    9.0
    (1 ratings)
    User Testimonials
    SigmaThoughtSpot
    Likelihood to Recommend
    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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    ThoughtSpot
    It is well suited when the same data is consumed by many different people with different analytics and visualization requirements because, if you have the data available in ThoughtSpot, every user can prepare different views. Also, it is a good reporting tool, you can get rid of slides if you have a good dashboard prepared, gaining flexibility and agility.
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    Pros
    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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    ThoughtSpot
    • Beautiful visualizations. The visuals are distinct, clean, and easy to discern from one another.
    • Intelligent querying functionality. When looking to manipulate the data, the search function makes it easy to manipulate the features in the data, along with aggregating them in the way you'd like.
    • Embedding! It has been a smooth process thus far for our product & technical teams to work with ThoughtSpot and bring it into our product.
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    Cons
    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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    ThoughtSpot
    • It would be great if ThoughtSpot can add the feature to filter by clicking on visualizations. i.e if I click on a particular data point in the chart if the full dashboard can filter just for that particular data point.
    • Color coding the heatmap with different colors like green to orange to red.
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    Likelihood to Renew
    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
    Incentivized
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    ThoughtSpot
    I give it just waiting because passport is brilliant and it has helped our organisation In advancing to the next stage in the age of AI. It has allowed or non-tech people to better service and clients in a cost-effective way. George port has allowed us to create new products for us and for our clients increasing our revenue streams and reducing clients churn
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    Usability
    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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    ThoughtSpot
    The rating is because of the ease of use of the interface as it has a no code interface that makes it easy to setup data pipelines without extensive programming. Cloud native integration: It integrates seamlessly with cloud based data warehouses. Automated data loading, Scalability, Cost Effective, Transformations, Data Governance and security.
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    Reliability and Availability
    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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    ThoughtSpot
    it's available unless there is a server or system update etc. sometimes the timing of this is bad (for example during a month end close)
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    Performance
    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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    ThoughtSpot
    It does what it is supposed to. Would be nice to have a bit more insights
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    Support Rating
    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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    ThoughtSpot
    I give it this meeting because the team is not only help able to help us in the current solutions but also amazing and taking feedback and feeding it back to their development team which includes more products and features into ThoughtSpot
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    In-Person Training
    Sigma Computing
    No answers on this topic
    ThoughtSpot
    inhouse in-person training. Took a bit to long to get the basics.
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    Online Training
    Sigma Computing
    No answers on this topic
    ThoughtSpot
    poor instructions
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    Implementation Rating
    Sigma Computing
    Was not involved in implementation
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    ThoughtSpot
    Understand use case and model and design accordingly
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    Alternatives Considered
    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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    ThoughtSpot
    We also explored Tableau Ask Data. Tableau is our standard for BI in our organization. We want to use the smallest amount of tools in our company to have the best adaption. ThoughSpot will fill a few gaps that we have with our current set up and will also enhance out offering for our employees in the transition of being more data driven within in near future
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    Scalability
    Sigma Computing
    It is a cloud service offering that is able to expand based on your usage
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    ThoughtSpot
    Because it is very reliable, inside the situation, we need strong internet connection to access a lot of data but easily never had any downtime except during the upgrades
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    Return on Investment
    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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    ThoughtSpot
    • Time to market ROI is massive vs hiring the full-time dedicated team to build and maintain a frontend multi-tenant SaaS data viz product.
    • It will be interesting to see over time how the advanced features play out in terms of usability and end value, such as Natural Search, which we are very excited about, and the machine learning tools.
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    ThoughtSpot Screenshots

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