#1 most frequent
United States of America
68.1%712 installations of 1,046
What is Sisense?
Sisense is a BI software and analytics platform. With what the vendor calls their In-Chip™ and Single Stack™ technologies, users have access to a comprehensive tool to analyze and visualize large, disparate data sets without IT resources.
Categories & Use Cases
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Top Performing Features
Pixel Perfect reports
Pixel Perfect reports are highly-formatted reports with graphics and ability to preview the report before printing.
Category average: 7.9
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
Drill-down analysis
Drill down analysis is the ability to get to a further level of detail by going deeper into the hierarchy.
Category average: 8.1
Areas for Improvement
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
Report sharing and collaboration
Report sharing and collaboration is the ability to easily share reports with others.
Category average: 8.1
Who Buys & Uses Sisense
#2 most frequent
Canada
5.8%61 installations of 1,046
#3 most frequent
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
4.5%47 installations of 1,046
Sisense made our data useful and ultimately boosted our productivity
Use Cases and Deployment Scope
In our organization we use Sisense for business intelligence. It helps us with complex data from multiple sources and provides awesome insights makes easy for us to decisions making. Sisense solves major issues like lack of actionable analytics. We mainly use Sisense for tracking up all our key performance indicators and optimize our sales pipelines for the future.
Pros
- Helps us monitor performance metrics and make informed decisions quickly
- It helps us in creating and reports for better understanding
- We use it to build dashboards for sales, marketing and operations
Cons
- Some visualizations lack flexibility in design options
- larger volume of data processing makes it slow down performance
- non tech people can also explore data independently
Return on Investment
- Automated reporting has reduced manual data processing which allow our teams to focus on core tasks and hence saved $$ for us.
- Implementation and training required upfront investment in time and resources.
- Handling very large dataset makes it slow in performance and hence impacting efficiency temporarily.
Usability
Alternatives Considered
Microsoft Power BI, Looker and Qlik Sense
Other Software Used
Microsoft Power BI, Qlik Sense, Looker
Sisense : Great and Fastest Data Visualization Tool
Pros
- Fastest - due to its in chip methodology.
- Using great visualization, BI becomes easier with Sisense.
- Millions of data can be loaded in fewer seconds which didn't seem possible with other traditional reporting tools.
- Robust Architecture and provides Rest APIs to access it externally.
Cons
- Instability of the data cubes, runs and failures.
- Unknown issues in widgets, dashboard, filters.
- Republishing of the dashboards for every single change.
- Variables, parameters cannot be used in the front end.
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Pros
- Customer support is straightforward and well responsive.
- Data discovery is effective.
- Big data services are amazing and secure.
- Easy integration of APIs.
Cons
- It is very costly solution.
- I did not face any issue regarding its technicality, we easily came across its usage. But while purchasing the tool I face some complexities in terms of licensing which overburdened me.
- Various plans are available but still, they lack a reliable plan.
Return on Investment
- It's free trial helps us to find drawbacks and find the exact solution for them.
- I never faced any difficulty in shifting my data from the previous cloud while implementing this software, thus it is very easy to install and get started.
- Its cost should be reduced.
Alternatives Considered
Looker
Other Software Used
Constant Contact, Wix, ClickUp, Hubstaff
Usability
Sisense is moving on up in the BI world
Pros
- Customization - lots of supported and community plugins available. Users can also adjust the look and feel through JavaScript.
- Innovation - Sisense is continuing to push the envelope by developing new features through Sisense Labs.
- Customer support - the commitment to excellent customer service and ensuring organizations get the most out of their investment.
Cons
- Permissions are a pain at times - only the owner of folders and dashboards can publish any changes.
- Ease of use - there's a bit of a learning curve in using Sisense, but the same can be said of any BI tool.
- Windows servers are required for Sisense installation, but a new and improved Linux architecture has been introduced (currently in beta).
Alternatives Considered
Tableau Online, Grow.com and Logi Analytics
Other Software Used
Snowflake, Matillion
Sr. BI Analyst's Review of Sisense
Pros
- Customer service is fast, accurate and helpful
- 4 major Sisense version updates every year
- Web-based JavaScript scripts allow for endless customization
Cons
- Appending data delta updates only to the elasticube
- Left joins
- Richer widgets and web elements
- pulse alerts on live-data sources
Alternatives Considered
Looker and Tableau Desktop
Other Software Used
Jira Service Desk, Microsoft SQL Server, Tableau Desktop
