Customizable dashboards
Customizable dashboards are dashboards providing the builder some degree of control over the look and feel and display options.
Cat avg: 8.3
Slingshot
2 Reviews and Ratings
Top Performing Features
Report Formatting Templates
Cat avg: 7.9
Formatting capabilities
Ability to format output e.g. conditional formatting, lines, headers, footers.
Cat avg: 7.6
Report sharing and collaboration
Report sharing and collaboration is the ability to easily share reports with others.
Cat avg: 8.1
Worst Performing Features
Publish to PDF
Cat avg: 8
Pre-built visualization formats (heatmaps, scatter plots etc.)
Pre-built visualization formats are canned visualization types that can be selected to visualize different kinds of data.
Cat avg: 7.9
Location Analytics / Geographic Visualization
Location analytics is the visualization of geographical or spatial data.
Cat avg: 7.8
Slingshot Features from Reviews
BI Standard Reporting
Standard reporting means pre-built or canned reports available to users without having to create them.
9.1+14%
Customizable dashboards
Customizable dashboards are dashboards providing the builder some degree of control over the look and feel and display options.
Category average: 8.3
Report Formatting Templates
Category average: 7.9
Ad-hoc Reporting
Ad-Hoc Reports are reports built by the user to meet highly specific requirements.
9.1+17%
Formatting capabilities
Ability to format output e.g. conditional formatting, lines, headers, footers.
Category average: 7.6
Report sharing and collaboration
Report sharing and collaboration is the ability to easily share reports with others.
Category average: 8.1
Report Output and Scheduling
Ability to schedule and manager report output.
9.1+14%
Publish to PDF
Category average: 8
Data Discovery and Visualization
Data Discovery and Visualization is the analysis of multiple data sources in a search for patterns and outliers and the ability to represent the data visually.
9.1+23%
Pre-built visualization formats (heatmaps, scatter plots etc.)
Pre-built visualization formats are canned visualization types that can be selected to visualize different kinds of data.
Category average: 7.9
Location Analytics / Geographic Visualization
Location analytics is the visualization of geographical or spatial data.
Category average: 7.8
Predictive Analytics
Predictive Analytics is the ability to build forecasting models based on existing data sets.
Category average: 7.2
Access Control and Security
Access control means being able to determine who has access to which data.
9.1+10%
Multi-User Support (named login)
Named model access means that users have access based on name and password.
Category average: 8.3
Role-Based Security Model
Role-based access means that access to data is determined by job or position in the corporation.
Category average: 8.3
Multiple Access Permission Levels (Create, Read, Delete)
Multiple access permission levels means that different levels of users have different rights.
Category average: 8.2
Single Sign-On (SSO)
Allows users to use one set of login credentials to access multiple applications
Category average: 8.7
Mobile Capabilities
Support for mobile devices like smartphones and tablets.
9.1+23%
Responsive Design for Web Access
Web design aimed at producing easy-to-read sites across a range of different devices.
Category average: 7.7
Mobile Application
A dedicated app for iOS and/or Android.
Category average: 7.1
Dashboard / Report / Visualization Interactivity on Mobile
In-app dashboard reports and data visualization.
Category average: 7.4
Slingshot Features from the Vendor
BI Platform
Vendor-reviewedAdministration via Windows App
Administration via Web Interface
Live Connection to External Data
Multi-Data Source Reporting (Blending)
Supported Data Sources
Vendor-reviewedMS Excel Workbooks
Text Files (CSV, etc)
Salesforce
Google Analytics
BI Standard Reporting
Vendor-reviewedCustomizable dashboards
Customizable dashboards are dashboards providing the builder some degree of control over the look and feel and display options.
Report Formatting Templates
Ad-hoc Reporting
Vendor-reviewedFormatting capabilities
Ability to format output e.g. conditional formatting, lines, headers, footers.
Predictive modeling
Predictive modeling is the ability to build future forecasting models.
Report sharing and collaboration
Report sharing and collaboration is the ability to easily share reports with others.
Report Output and Scheduling
Vendor-reviewedPublish to PDF
Data Discovery and Visualization
Vendor-reviewedPre-built visualization formats (heatmaps, scatter plots etc.)
Pre-built visualization formats are canned visualization types that can be selected to visualize different kinds of data.
Location Analytics / Geographic Visualization
Location analytics is the visualization of geographical or spatial data.
Predictive Analytics
Predictive Analytics is the ability to build forecasting models based on existing data sets.
Support for Machine Learning models
Machine learning refers to computer programs that can learn when exposed to new data.
Access Control and Security
Vendor-reviewedMulti-User Support (named login)
Named model access means that users have access based on name and password.
Role-Based Security Model
Role-based access means that access to data is determined by job or position in the corporation.
Multiple Access Permission Levels (Create, Read, Delete)
Multiple access permission levels means that different levels of users have different rights.
Single Sign-On (SSO)
Allows users to use one set of login credentials to access multiple applications
Mobile Capabilities
Vendor-reviewedResponsive Design for Web Access
Web design aimed at producing easy-to-read sites across a range of different devices.
Mobile Application
A dedicated app for iOS and/or Android.
Dashboard / Report / Visualization Interactivity on Mobile
In-app dashboard reports and data visualization.
Additional Features
Vendor-contributedProject Management
Collaboration
Content Management