Spotfire vs. Spotfire Data Science

Overview
ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price
Spotfire
Score 8.6 out of 10
N/A
Spotfire® is a data visualization platform that utilizes predictive analytics. In addition to data viz, it includes data wrangling capabilities, predictive analytics, location analytics, and real-time streaming analytics. Spotfire® is a business unit of Cloud Software Group, formerly known as TIBCO Spotfire.
$0.99
Per Hour (Starting)
Spotfire Data Science
Score 8.7 out of 10
N/A
Spotfire Data Science (formerly TIBCO Data Science) is a comprehensive platform for operationalizing data science, allowing users to scale data science across an organization to solve complex challenges faster and speed innovation. It is designed to enable data scientists to create innovative solutions using the latest machine learning techniques and open source developments. Create ML pipelines using a point-and-click UI or code. Orchestrate analytics using the tools, languages, and any…N/A
Pricing
SpotfireSpotfire Data Science
Editions & Modules
Spotfire for Amazon Web Services
$0.99
Per Hour (Starting)
Spotfire Cloud - Consumer
$250/yr
per seat
Spotfire Cloud - Business Author
$650/yr
per seat
Spotfire Cloud - Analyst
$1250/yr
per seat
Spotfire Platform
Please contact Spotfire sales
Spotfire Cloud Enterprise
Please contact Spotfire sales
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Offerings
Pricing Offerings
SpotfireSpotfire Data Science
Free Trial
YesYes
Free/Freemium Version
YesNo
Premium Consulting/Integration Services
YesNo
Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo setup fee
Additional DetailsFor Enterprise engagements, please contact TIBCO directly for a custom price quote.
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Community Pulse
SpotfireSpotfire Data Science
Considered Both Products
Spotfire
Chose Spotfire
Spotfire's key strength les in extent of customization possible and it's inherent Data Analytics capabilities. With in-memory and in-database analysis capabilities, it comes out as a high performance and high efficiency BI solution.
Adding to it, Spotfire integrates the …
Chose Spotfire
Found Spotfire more customizable though not as pretty as Tableau when we evaluated in 2016.
Spotfire Data Science
Chose Spotfire Data Science
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Features
SpotfireSpotfire Data Science
BI Standard Reporting
Comparison of BI Standard Reporting features of Product A and Product B
Spotfire
8.3
299 Ratings
1% above category average
Spotfire Data Science
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Ratings
Pixel Perfect reports8.030 Ratings00 Ratings
Customizable dashboards9.1294 Ratings00 Ratings
Report Formatting Templates7.9258 Ratings00 Ratings
Ad-hoc Reporting
Comparison of Ad-hoc Reporting features of Product A and Product B
Spotfire
8.2
311 Ratings
1% above category average
Spotfire Data Science
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Ratings
Drill-down analysis8.3289 Ratings00 Ratings
Formatting capabilities7.8302 Ratings00 Ratings
Integration with R or other statistical packages8.3224 Ratings00 Ratings
Report sharing and collaboration8.5274 Ratings00 Ratings
Report Output and Scheduling
Comparison of Report Output and Scheduling features of Product A and Product B
Spotfire
8.3
283 Ratings
1% below category average
Spotfire Data Science
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Ratings
Publish to Web8.2228 Ratings00 Ratings
Publish to PDF8.6267 Ratings00 Ratings
Report Versioning8.018 Ratings00 Ratings
Report Delivery Scheduling8.4178 Ratings00 Ratings
Data Discovery and Visualization
Comparison of Data Discovery and Visualization features of Product A and Product B
Spotfire
8.2
310 Ratings
2% above category average
Spotfire Data Science
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Ratings
Pre-built visualization formats (heatmaps, scatter plots etc.)8.6306 Ratings00 Ratings
Location Analytics / Geographic Visualization8.4271 Ratings00 Ratings
Predictive Analytics8.1234 Ratings00 Ratings
Pattern Recognition and Data Mining7.68 Ratings00 Ratings
Access Control and Security
Comparison of Access Control and Security features of Product A and Product B
Spotfire
8.1
250 Ratings
6% below category average
Spotfire Data Science
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Ratings
Multi-User Support (named login)8.7241 Ratings00 Ratings
Role-Based Security Model8.5206 Ratings00 Ratings
Multiple Access Permission Levels (Create, Read, Delete)7.8228 Ratings00 Ratings
Report-Level Access Control7.48 Ratings00 Ratings
Mobile Capabilities
Comparison of Mobile Capabilities features of Product A and Product B
Spotfire
7.3
189 Ratings
9% below category average
Spotfire Data Science
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Ratings
Responsive Design for Web Access7.9177 Ratings00 Ratings
Mobile Application7.6126 Ratings00 Ratings
Dashboard / Report / Visualization Interactivity on Mobile7.5148 Ratings00 Ratings
Application Program Interfaces (APIs) / Embedding
Comparison of Application Program Interfaces (APIs) / Embedding features of Product A and Product B
Spotfire
8.3
89 Ratings
5% above category average
Spotfire Data Science
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Ratings
REST API8.371 Ratings00 Ratings
Javascript API8.370 Ratings00 Ratings
iFrames8.454 Ratings00 Ratings
Java API8.257 Ratings00 Ratings
Themeable User Interface (UI)8.269 Ratings00 Ratings
Customizable Platform (Open Source)8.560 Ratings00 Ratings
Platform Connectivity
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Spotfire
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Ratings
Spotfire Data Science
9.1
4 Ratings
7% above category average
Connect to Multiple Data Sources00 Ratings9.14 Ratings
Extend Existing Data Sources00 Ratings9.14 Ratings
Automatic Data Format Detection00 Ratings9.14 Ratings
MDM Integration00 Ratings9.14 Ratings
Data Exploration
Comparison of Data Exploration features of Product A and Product B
Spotfire
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Ratings
Spotfire Data Science
9.1
4 Ratings
8% above category average
Visualization00 Ratings9.14 Ratings
Interactive Data Analysis00 Ratings9.14 Ratings
Data Preparation
Comparison of Data Preparation features of Product A and Product B
Spotfire
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Ratings
Spotfire Data Science
9.0
4 Ratings
9% above category average
Interactive Data Cleaning and Enrichment00 Ratings9.14 Ratings
Data Transformations00 Ratings9.14 Ratings
Data Encryption00 Ratings8.93 Ratings
Built-in Processors00 Ratings9.14 Ratings
Platform Data Modeling
Comparison of Platform Data Modeling features of Product A and Product B
Spotfire
-
Ratings
Spotfire Data Science
9.1
4 Ratings
7% above category average
Multiple Model Development Languages and Tools00 Ratings9.14 Ratings
Automated Machine Learning00 Ratings9.14 Ratings
Single platform for multiple model development00 Ratings9.14 Ratings
Self-Service Model Delivery00 Ratings9.14 Ratings
Model Deployment
Comparison of Model Deployment features of Product A and Product B
Spotfire
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Ratings
Spotfire Data Science
9.1
4 Ratings
6% above category average
Flexible Model Publishing Options00 Ratings9.14 Ratings
Security, Governance, and Cost Controls00 Ratings9.14 Ratings
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User Ratings
SpotfireSpotfire Data Science
Likelihood to Recommend
8.6
(335 ratings)
9.0
(16 ratings)
Likelihood to Renew
8.3
(29 ratings)
6.4
(1 ratings)
Usability
8.0
(27 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
Availability
9.0
(14 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
Performance
7.1
(14 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
Support Rating
8.7
(27 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
In-Person Training
7.3
(52 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
Online Training
8.8
(55 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
Implementation Rating
8.0
(17 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
Configurability
7.1
(3 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
Ease of integration
7.0
(2 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
Product Scalability
7.0
(4 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
Vendor post-sale
5.0
(1 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
Vendor pre-sale
5.0
(1 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
User Testimonials
SpotfireSpotfire Data Science
Likelihood to Recommend
Spotfire
A high level of data integration is available here it supports various data sources and so on. Collaborating features allow users to give access to the dashboard and merge data analytics with other team members. It can meet the demands of both small and large size business enterprises. A customized dashboard and reports are provided to meet the specific needs and get support of extensibility through APIs and customized scripts.
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Spotfire
If you have an analytics department, Data Science is perfect for making analyses quicker. Data Science works well for web querying, automating analyses, sharing advanced analyses with others, and performing lots of other advanced analytical processes. Data Science is not a good fit if the analytics you do is stuff that Excel can do. The software is powerful, with lots of features, and unless you actually plan on using those features, it's not worth paying for.
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Pros
Spotfire
  • It has the best coding integration (python, R) of any BI product
  • The ability to work with very large datasets (10 mil+) is better than competitors
  • Export options are more complete and have better functionality
  • The data canvas is the best tool to join and transform data vs. competitors
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Spotfire
  • It has a great user interface, easy to navigate and learn on the fly.
  • There are lots of great options for data organization and analysis! Makes it a handy tool for presentations as well.
  • A collaborative ability is highly valued for my company where we often work from home or on site. Being able to share the data with those in the office so multiple people can look at it is a great tool!
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Cons
Spotfire
  • The donut chart is I guess a powerful illustrations but I hope it should be done quite simple in Spotfire. But in Spotfire there are lots of steps involve just to build a simple donut chart.
  • Table calculation (like Row or Column Differences) should be made simple or there should be drag and drop function for Table Calculation. No need for scripting.
  • Information Link should be changed. If new columns are added to the table just refreshing the data should be able to capture the new column. No need extra step to add column
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Spotfire
  • Unfortunately, some functionality is hidden per upgrade to other versions. Feel data mining functionality would be useful, but not budget for software. At the current price point, would have expected more (such as Mathematica breadth of functionality for one price).
  • It is light on optimization capability.
  • Slow when considering very large datasets, performing things such as distribution identification
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Likelihood to Renew
Spotfire
-Easy to distribute information throughout the enterprise using the webplayer. -Ad hoc analysis is possible throughout the enterprise using business author in the webplayer or the thick client. -Low level of support needed by IT team. Access interfaces with LDAP and numerous other authentication methods. -Possible to continually extend the platform with JavaScript, R scripts, HTML, and custom extensions. -Ability to standardize data logic through pre-built queries in the Information Designer. Everyone in the enterprise is using the same logic -Tagging and bookmarking data allows for quick sharing of insights. -Integration with numerous data sources... flat files, data bases, big data, images, etc. -Much improved mapping capability. Also includes the ability to apply data points over any image.
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Spotfire
The company is hesitant to spend this much on software. They are primarily an engineering firm, and they don't understand the use of analytical software for environmental professionals.
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Usability
Spotfire
Basic tasks like generating meaningful information from large sets of raw data are very easy. The next step of linking to multiple live data sources and linking those tables and performing on the fly analysis of the imported data is understandably more difficult.
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Spotfire
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Reliability and Availability
Spotfire
Even though, it's a rather stable and predictable tool that's also fast, it does have some bugs and inconsistencies that shut down the system. Depending on the details, it could happen as often as 2-3 times a week, especially during the development period.
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Spotfire
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Performance
Spotfire
Generally, the Spotfire client runs with very good performance. There are factors that could affect performance, but normally has to do with loading large analysis files from the library if the database is located some distance away and your global network is not optimal. Once you have your data table(s) loaded in the client application, usually the application is quite good performance-wise.
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Spotfire
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Support Rating
Spotfire
Support has been helpful with issues. Support seems to know their product and its capabilities. It would also seem that they have a good sense of the context of the problem; where we are going with this issue and what we want the end outcome to be.
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Spotfire
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In-Person Training
Spotfire
The instructor was very in depth and provided relevant training to business users on how to create visualizations. They showed us how to alter settings and filter views, and provided resources for future questions. However, the instructor failed to cover data sources, connecting to data, etc. While it was helpful to see how users can use the data to create reports, they failed to properly instruct us on how to get the dataset in to begin with. We are still trying to figure out connections to certain databases (we have multiple different types).
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Spotfire
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Online Training
Spotfire
The online training is good, provides a good base of knowledge. The video demonstrations were well-done and easy to follow along. Provided exercises are good as well, but I think there could be more challenging exercises. The training has also gone up in price significantly in the last 3 years (in USD, which hurts us even more in Canada), and I'm not sure it is worth the money it now costs (it is worth how much it cost 3 years ago, but not double that.)
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Spotfire
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Implementation Rating
Spotfire
The original architecture I created for our implementation had only a particular set of internal business units in mind. Over the years, Spotfire gained in popularity in our company and was being utilized across many more business units. Soon, its usage went beyond what the original architectural implementation could provide. We've since learned about how the product is used by the different teams and are currently in the middle of rolling out a new architecture. I suggest:
  • Have clearly defined service level agreements with all the teams that will use Spotfire. Your business intelligence group might only need availability during normal working hours, but your production support group might need 24/7 availability. If these groups share one Spotfire server, maintenance of that server might be a problem.
  • Know the different types of data you will be working with. One group might be working with "public" data while another group might work with sensitive data. Design your Library accordingly and with the proper permissions.
  • Know the roles of the users of Spotfire. Will there only be a small set of report writers or does everyone have write access to the Library?
  • ALWAYS add a timestamp prompt to your reports. You don't want multiple users opening a report that will try and pull down millions of rows of data to their local workstations. Another option, of course, is to just hard code a time range in the backing database view (i.e. where activity_date >= sysdate - 90, etc.), but I'd rather educate/train the user base if possible.
  • This probably goes without saying, but if possible, point to a separate reporting database or a logical standby database. You don't want the company pounding on your primaries and take down your order system.
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Spotfire
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Alternatives Considered
Spotfire
Spotfire is significantly ahead of both products from an ETL and data ingestion capability. Spotfire also has substantially better visualizations than Power BI, and although the native visualizations aren't as flexible in Tableau, Spotfire enables users to create completely custom javascript visaualizations, which neither Tableau or Power BI has. Tableau and Power BI are likely only superior to Spotfire with respect to embedded analysis on a website.
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Spotfire
I prefer Spotfire Data Science's approach. It is more natural and fits the way I think. I prefer to use Spotfire Data Science's VB for writing macros. It is real code, meaning that I do not need to trick the software to do what I need and there are no implied loops over solving simple problems. The graphs are publication quality and can be edited by hand or using a macro if I am building hundreds of them. Spotfire Data Science had a user-friendly approach to building lengthy data processing streams (in its workspaces). It is just so fast for analyzing a dataset that you have never seen before and efficient for ongoing work on the same data.
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Scalability
Spotfire
In an enterprise architecture, if Spotfire Advanced Data services(Composite Studio),data marts can be managed optimally and scalability in a data perspective is great. As the web player/consumer is directly proportional to RAM, if the enterprise can handle RAM requirement accomodating fail over mechanisms appropraitely, it is definitely scalable,
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Spotfire
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Return on Investment
Spotfire
  • It is costly, so not suitable for small scale implementations.
  • Dashboards are as good as the developer, so need experience to get most out of it
  • You need to be on Spotfire 11 at least to implement out of the box visualizations
  • Integration with Python and R is a game changer, it comes very handy to onboard data scientists without much hassle
  • performance is exceptionally well.
  • Secure
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Spotfire
  • Our company has had the program for less than 1 year. We don't expected a positive return this year. The goal is for Data Science to led to defined projects by the end of the end of the year and implementation in the following two. Overall, we are planning on 4 years to fully recoup the cost of the software and the cost of implementing identified projects.
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ScreenShots

Spotfire Screenshots

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Spotfire Data Science Screenshots

Screenshot of Reusable Workspace TemplateScreenshot of AutoML - Create Editable Workflows for Feature Selection/Generation, Model Creation/Selection, Hyperparameter TuingScreenshot of Interactive DashboardScreenshot of Orchestrate Analytics across Amazon, Google, and Microsoft