Yellowfin vs. Zoho Analytics

Overview
ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price
Yellowfin
Score 8.8 out of 10
Mid-Size Companies (51-1,000 employees)
Yellowfin is a cloud-based business intelligence and dashboarding platform.
$250
per month
Zoho Analytics
Score 8.3 out of 10
Small Businesses (1-50 employees)
Zoho Analytics (formerly Zoho Reports) is a self-service BI and analytics platform that allows users to analyze their business data and create reports and dashboards. It is designed to help users create and share reports quickly, without IT assistance.
$30
per month 2 users
Pricing
YellowfinZoho Analytics
Editions & Modules
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Basic
$30
0.5M rows, 2 users
Professional
$30
per user per month billed annually
Standard
$60
1M rows, 5 users
Premium
$145
5M rows, 15 users
Enterprise
$575
50M rows, 50 users
Offerings
Pricing Offerings
YellowfinZoho Analytics
Free Trial
YesYes
Free/Freemium Version
YesYes
Premium Consulting/Integration Services
YesYes
Entry-level Setup FeeOptionalNo setup fee
Additional DetailsThere is a 20% discount for all plans if subscribed yearly. Customers can buy add-on rows and users, in addition to the plans listed above.
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Community Pulse
YellowfinZoho Analytics
Considered Both Products
Yellowfin

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Zoho Analytics
Chose Zoho Analytics
We used Yellowfin for 1 year and it really doesn't compare to Zoho Analytics because it doesn't have the native integration with ManageEngine's tools and the customization is more technical, Zoho Analytics lets you create dashboards automatically, immediately when you connect …
Top Pros
Top Cons
Features
YellowfinZoho Analytics
BI Standard Reporting
Comparison of BI Standard Reporting features of Product A and Product B
Yellowfin
6.1
12 Ratings
29% below category average
Zoho Analytics
8.7
132 Ratings
7% above category average
Pixel Perfect reports5.85 Ratings8.6103 Ratings
Customizable dashboards6.212 Ratings8.7132 Ratings
Report Formatting Templates6.411 Ratings00 Ratings
Ad-hoc Reporting
Comparison of Ad-hoc Reporting features of Product A and Product B
Yellowfin
6.6
12 Ratings
20% below category average
Zoho Analytics
8.2
135 Ratings
2% above category average
Drill-down analysis6.611 Ratings8.2129 Ratings
Formatting capabilities7.112 Ratings7.6134 Ratings
Integration with R or other statistical packages6.38 Ratings00 Ratings
Report sharing and collaboration6.511 Ratings8.7135 Ratings
Report Output and Scheduling
Comparison of Report Output and Scheduling features of Product A and Product B
Yellowfin
5.9
11 Ratings
34% below category average
Zoho Analytics
8.7
126 Ratings
5% above category average
Publish to Web6.311 Ratings8.6105 Ratings
Publish to PDF6.211 Ratings8.6124 Ratings
Report Versioning5.89 Ratings00 Ratings
Report Delivery Scheduling5.611 Ratings8.8109 Ratings
Delivery to Remote Servers5.55 Ratings00 Ratings
Data Discovery and Visualization
Comparison of Data Discovery and Visualization features of Product A and Product B
Yellowfin
5.8
12 Ratings
31% below category average
Zoho Analytics
8.2
81 Ratings
3% above category average
Pre-built visualization formats (heatmaps, scatter plots etc.)5.912 Ratings8.577 Ratings
Location Analytics / Geographic Visualization5.712 Ratings8.669 Ratings
Predictive Analytics5.810 Ratings7.763 Ratings
Access Control and Security
Comparison of Access Control and Security features of Product A and Product B
Yellowfin
6.2
11 Ratings
31% below category average
Zoho Analytics
8.6
126 Ratings
1% above category average
Multi-User Support (named login)6.311 Ratings8.9124 Ratings
Role-Based Security Model6.510 Ratings8.869 Ratings
Multiple Access Permission Levels (Create, Read, Delete)6.310 Ratings8.7119 Ratings
Single Sign-On (SSO)5.94 Ratings8.571 Ratings
Report-Level Access Control00 Ratings7.927 Ratings
Mobile Capabilities
Comparison of Mobile Capabilities features of Product A and Product B
Yellowfin
6.7
8 Ratings
16% below category average
Zoho Analytics
7.5
94 Ratings
5% below category average
Responsive Design for Web Access6.25 Ratings7.868 Ratings
Mobile Application6.38 Ratings6.870 Ratings
Dashboard / Report / Visualization Interactivity on Mobile6.28 Ratings7.283 Ratings
Application Program Interfaces (APIs) / Embedding
Comparison of Application Program Interfaces (APIs) / Embedding features of Product A and Product B
Yellowfin
6.1
5 Ratings
25% below category average
Zoho Analytics
8.0
63 Ratings
2% above category average
REST API6.15 Ratings8.159 Ratings
Javascript API5.45 Ratings00 Ratings
iFrames6.05 Ratings7.851 Ratings
Java API6.35 Ratings00 Ratings
Themeable User Interface (UI)6.55 Ratings00 Ratings
Customizable Platform (Open Source)6.55 Ratings00 Ratings
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User Ratings
YellowfinZoho Analytics
Likelihood to Recommend
6.2
(12 ratings)
8.4
(136 ratings)
Likelihood to Renew
-
(0 ratings)
9.0
(8 ratings)
Usability
6.3
(7 ratings)
8.3
(80 ratings)
Availability
9.1
(1 ratings)
9.1
(1 ratings)
Performance
8.2
(1 ratings)
9.1
(1 ratings)
Support Rating
5.6
(7 ratings)
8.0
(17 ratings)
In-Person Training
9.1
(1 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
Online Training
8.2
(1 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
Implementation Rating
9.1
(1 ratings)
9.0
(2 ratings)
Configurability
8.2
(1 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
Ease of integration
9.1
(1 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
Product Scalability
8.2
(1 ratings)
8.2
(68 ratings)
Vendor post-sale
9.1
(1 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
Vendor pre-sale
9.1
(1 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
User Testimonials
YellowfinZoho Analytics
Likelihood to Recommend
Yellowfin
We can recommend this software without hesitation, as it has the ability to generate reports and data analysis, as well as process the data automatically, which saves time. It is ideal for small and medium-sized companies that wish to improve their services in the business world
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Zoho
I appreciate that Zoho Analytics is deeply integrated into the overall Zoho platform. We used to have to import all kinds of different information from different sources, and it was a huge pain to create some of our reports every single month. Since using Zoho Analytics, we have been able to get info like click-through rates or rejected emails directly fed into it. It has been a considerable time saver having that integration.
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Pros
Yellowfin
  • Yellowfin’s Storyboard, Timeline and Collaborative tools make it easy to share data and insights across an organisation.
  • Strong Operational and Executive Dashboards that reflect the business KPIs and can send out prompts to people within the business based on rules.
  • Yellowfin makes it incredibly easy to create dynamic reports and dashboards which incorporate maps through locational intelligence functionality.
  • Yellowfin is a single license and all access is via a web browser making it perfect for both on-premise and cloud deployment. Mobile apps are also available.
  • User roles and source filtering allows Admin/IT to offer different functions/views by user group/role.
  • Mobile BI applications to support any device ..
  • API connectors ( YF 7.2 on the way in Mar16 ) for a range of third-party Web-based applications, data sources, Enterprises CRM/ERP apps & open data platform apps, including Salesforce, Google Analytics, Twitter, Youtube , Zoho CRM, XE.com & more coming to make endusers to integrate their applications for better benefits
  • Yellowfin Integration with Predictive analytical and Big Data processing tools like R, UDF, Spark to build rich applications for end users
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Zoho
  • Zoho Analytics’ predictive analytics capabilities can help forecast future trends, allowing for proactive planning and risk management.
  • Performance Monitoring: We can track key performance indicators (KPIs) across departments, such as sales, marketing, finance, and HR. This aids in identifying bottlenecks and areas for improvement.
  • Decision making regarding resource allocation.
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Cons
Yellowfin
  • The ability to predefine a colour for a specific graph as a selection option dynamically.
  • The ability to customise the label of a chart, especially with respect to performance related reporting graphs we need an increase in dynamic charting options to meet our more specialised requirements.
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Zoho
  • I'm guessing it's out there somewhere but I really could have used a 'quick start guide' or guided start.
  • Once I figured it out, it makes sense how to make sure the right data is provided in order to make dashboards quite flexible--- but without examples, I found it quite a challenge
  • The initial organization of Analytics is NOT intuitive. Once in context, the organizational features make sense, but (at least initially) it would have been most useful if the organization of Analytics reports in Zoho Analytics had saved me a lot of time.
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Likelihood to Renew
Yellowfin
No answers on this topic
Zoho
I'd give this an 11 if I could! As our business moves forward we hope to use Zoho Analytics more then we do now. Creating better reports and dashboards for our management team to evaluate the health of our business and to provide more insightful reports for our customers. The possibilities are endless with this tool
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Usability
Yellowfin
As mentioned previously, if a newer company is looking for a strong, polished BI tool, Yellowfin would be a great software vendor to consider. Unfortunately, the high cost might be a barrier to these newer companies who dont have any legacy software/agreements such as an EA agreement with Microsoft.
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Zoho
The platform presents some significant data and insight into the spending trend. While the graphics are great for presenting the information to other team members and management, predictive forecasting could use improvement. The drill-down and customization could also improve. The platform does produce some great insight when it reads the data.
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Reliability and Availability
Yellowfin
99.9% availability
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Zoho
ZOHO is a very reliable company/product. We never had any issues with downtime or inaccessibility to our data. Any type of maintenance that they had to perform was clearly communicated and never an issue. We use a lot of external hooks and we've never had any issues with getting ZOHO to communicate with any of those hooks.
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Performance
Yellowfin
No answers on this topic
Zoho
ZOHO has obviously invested a lot of time effort and money in to creating a reliable infrastructure with high availability. We've never had any issues with performance and all of our data crunching small to large has always been well within reason. We have come to appreciate the performance of ZOHO and will continue to use it for all of our data needs.
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Support Rating
Yellowfin
They have good support in what they provide. But what they provide is not what is promised. I would stay with them if I can. Be very careful before signing up with them. They are not what they seem in the sales pitches. Be very careful and make sure you test and test before you sign up.
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Zoho
The support team is honestly not that great. At times, it seems as if members of our own team know more about the product than the support team. They must not have a lot of training or the turnaround is quick
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In-Person Training
Yellowfin
Yellowfin provides 3 levels of training to support consumers, business analytics, developers and Administrations :
  1. Yellowfin BI Training - Level 1 (Exploration)
  2. Yellowfin BI Training - Level 2 (Advanced)
  3. Yellowfin BI Training - Level 3(Expert)
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Zoho
No answers on this topic
Online Training
Yellowfin
Web-based training for large audiences for Level 1 and Level 2 I would suggest
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Zoho
No answers on this topic
Implementation Rating
Yellowfin
Design the data model and views for each dashboard is very important and it is the success factor Configuration of cluster for large implementation
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Zoho
If your external data sources are previously organized and correlated (e.g.: in your datawarehouse or database) your implementation will be easier. Of cource some not previously predicted correlation would be necessary to be done during the implementation, but if your organization let it to be all done into Zoho Analytics, it will take more time from your team.
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Alternatives Considered
Yellowfin
Yellow Fin platform is browser agnostic and is accessible from desktops as well as mobile devices. It is very simple and fast, it is integrated with Big Data, clients do not require a great training. It just works. But it’s easier to have things on the cloud, especially if you need to use different computers. Yellow Fin lacks the cloud feature.
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Zoho
Zoho Analytics is more user-friendly than Sisense. It offers an intuitive, drag-and-drop interface that makes it easier for non-technical users to create reports and dashboards. Additionally, its pricing is highly competitive compared to Sisense, making it a more cost-effective solution for small to mid-sized businesses looking for a powerful yet affordable BI tool.
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Scalability
Yellowfin
- Tested 500 con-current users in Linux platform with 4 cores systems - Tested with cloud based VM - Tested with 1000 reads per minutes
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Zoho
We are impressed by how Zoho Analytics scales to match our specific analytics needs. It is easy to customize it to adapt to our existing working infrastructure. There are seamless connectors that allow us to connect Zoho Analytics with all of our data sources, making it easy to collect data for analysis.
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Return on Investment
Yellowfin
  • Yellowfin gives us a BI tool that is incredibly sleek, which leads our data to be clean, concise, and in an "easy-to-digest" format.
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Zoho
  • Analytics has been the foundation of my role. I manage 2000 accounts myself, so I need analytics to help me know whom to serve first.
  • Analytics provides a lot of visualization options that I need to serve my customers.
  • Analytics has excellent options for accountability with our training team to know where each account is in their customer journey.
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ScreenShots

Yellowfin Screenshots

Screenshot of Location IntelligenceScreenshot of Yellowfin DashboardScreenshot of Yellowfin SignalsScreenshot of Yellowfin MobileScreenshot of Yellowfin Sales KPIs

Zoho Analytics Screenshots

Screenshot of Zia Insights, which provides contextual intelligence with detailed diagnostics.Screenshot of where OpenAI's large language models (LLMs) are leveraged within Ask Zia to build complex queries, construct metrics and formulas, and discover public datasets.Screenshot of key metrics with KPI charts.Screenshot of streaming data, which is available for real-time insights. Users can process streams from Google Pub/Sub, Kafka, PubNub and APIs.Screenshot of reports accessed from iPad and Android tablets.Screenshot of custom machine learning models, available with a no-code assistant.