Helps in solving the problem of real-time data and workflows around it
Use Cases and Deployment Scope
It is actually at the core of our product billing. Since ours is a usage based product, it is easy to ingest data from a CDP, write queries to get the required numbers, and build a workflow around those queries to bill our customers.
Additionally, the same workflows are used to expose the same data to our customers' dashboard for transparency.
Additionally, the same workflows are used to expose the same data to our customers' dashboard for transparency.
Pros
- Fast ingest and real-time indexing
- Complex SQL queries run really fast
- Lower cost in terms of deployment.
Cons
- User interface
- AI in queries, auto-generated queries
- Graphing tools
Most Important Features
- Faster query and search
- Query lambdas and workflow building
- Helpful in bringing together multiple datasets from different sources
Return on Investment
- Didn't need to invest in an external billing software.
- Major customer feature ask was fulfilled - realtime usage overview
Alternatives Considered
Elasticsearch
Other Software Used
TickTick, Notion, Figma, Whimsical, FullStory, HubSpot Sales Hub, HubSpot Marketing Hub, Grafana Loki, Amplitude Analytics, Twilio Segment, Balsamiq, OBS Studio, Deepgram, AssemblyAI
