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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.
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Popular Features
- Customizable dashboards (46)9.090%
- Publish to PDF (45)9.090%
- Formatting capabilities (46)9.090%
- Drill-down analysis (46)8.080%
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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.
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Locked Filter | Sisense Tutorials: Filtering Dashboard Data
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Adding a Custom Field | Sisense Tutorials: Preparing your Data Model
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Working with Tables and Fields | Sisense Tutorials: Preparing your Data Model
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Adding a Custom SQL Table | Sisense Tutorials: Preparing your Data Model
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Date and Time Functions | Sisense Tutorials: Preparing your Data Model
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Layout and Responsive Design | Sisense Tutorials: Creating your Dashboard
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What is Sisense?
Sisense data & analytics platform is designed to make it easy to mashup data from across the entire data landscape and transform it into actionable analytics applications that can be embedded anywhere. The vendor boasts innovative startups and global brands like GE, Nasdaq, and Philips, as well as organizations worldwide are using Sisense to accelerate innovation and drive digital transformation by embedding Sisense into their businesses. Whether data is in the cloud, on-prem, or a mix of both, Sisense gives users everything needed to successfully deliver on analytics application strategy today, allowing you to:
- Securely connect and ingest data into cloud data warehouses to create a single store for your data
- Mashup data from dozens of sources for a complete view of your business
- Leverage a combination of live or cached data models to optimize performance and manage resource utilization
- Build beautiful visualizations and actionable application components using the robust library of integrated widgets and certified add-ons
- Develop and white-label with ease using a full suite of APIs and developer toolkits
- Differentiate products and services with fully integrated, white-label analytics in the office or on mobile devices for users on the go
Sisense Features
BI Platform Features
- Supported: Administration via Windows App
- Supported: Administration via MacOS App
- Supported: Administration via Web Interface
- Supported: Live Connection to External Data
- Supported: Snapshot of External Data
- Supported: In-memory data model
- Supported: OLAP (Pre-processed cube representation)
- Supported: ROLAP (SQL-layer querying)
- Supported: Multi-Data Source Reporting (Blending)
- Supported: Data warehouse / dictionary layer
- Supported: ETL Capability
- Supported: ETL Scheduler
Supported Data Sources Features
- Supported: MS Excel Workbooks
- Supported: Text Files (CSV, etc)
- Supported: Oracle
- Supported: MS SQL Server
- Supported: IBM DB2
- Supported: Postgres
- Supported: MySQL
- Supported: ODBC
- Supported: Cloudera Hadoop
- Supported: Hortonworks Hadoop
- Supported: EMC Greenplum
- Supported: IBM Netezza
- Supported: HP Vertica
- Supported: ParAccel
- Supported: SAP Hana
- Supported: Teradata
- Supported: Sage 500
- Supported: Salesforce
- Supported: SAP
- Supported: Google Analytics
BI Standard Reporting Features
- Supported: Pixel Perfect reports
- Supported: Customizable dashboards
- Supported: Report Formatting Templates
Ad-hoc Reporting Features
- Supported: Drill-down analysis
- Supported: Formatting capabilities
- Supported: Predictive modeling
- Supported: Integration with R or other statistical packages
Report Output and Scheduling Features
- Supported: Publish to Web
- Supported: Publish to PDF
- Supported: Output Raw Supporting Data
- Supported: Report Versioning
- Supported: Report Delivery Scheduling
Data Discovery and Visualization Features
- Supported: Pre-built visualization formats (heatmaps, scatter plots etc.)
- Supported: Location Analytics / Geographic Visualization
- Supported: Predictive Analytics
- Supported: Support for Machine Learning models
- Supported: Pattern Recognition and Data Mining
- Supported: Integration with R or other statistical packages
Access Control and Security Features
- Supported: Multi-User Support (named login)
- Supported: Role-Based Security Model
- Supported: Multiple Access Permission Levels (Create, Read, Delete)
- Supported: Report-Level Access Control
- Supported: Table-Level Access Control (BI-layer)
- Supported: Field-Level Access Control (BI-layer)
Mobile Capabilities Features
- Supported: Responsive Design for Web Access
- Supported: Mobile Application
- Supported: Dashboard / Report / Visualization Interactivity on Mobile
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Sisense Technical Details
| Deployment Types | On-premise, Software as a Service (SaaS), Cloud, or Web-Based |
|---|---|
| Operating Systems | Windows, Linux, Mac |
| Mobile Application | Apple iOS, Android, Windows Phone, Blackberry |
| Supported Countries | All |
Frequently Asked Questions
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.
Reviewers rate Multi-User Support (named login) and Role-Based Security Model and Multiple Access Permission Levels (Create, Read, Delete) highest, with a score of 10.
The most common users of Sisense are from Mid-sized Companies (51-1,000 employees).
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- Business Problems Solved
- Recommendations
Sisense is a versatile platform that addresses the needs of organizations across various industries. Users rely on Sisense to provide accurate and fast insights, reducing report response time and development time compared to manual coding and web UI controls. With Sisense, educators receive real-time feedback on student performance through integrated dashboards, allowing them to make informed decisions and improve teaching strategies. For businesses, Sisense serves as the executive dashboard and managerial reporting platform, providing comprehensive business performance insights at all levels of the organization. The software is also used by various departments such as sales, product management, purchasing, and eCommerce to track key performance indicators - KPIs, analyze sales performance, and answer complex questions about datasets. Additionally, Sisense is utilized by executives and managers to present key metrics, division heads to make better decisions, and compliance departments to quickly identify issues and take corrective actions. Overall, Sisense helps automate time-consuming reports, eliminates error-prone reporting, and creates a centralized data warehouse and portal for better decision-making across the organization. Whether it's analyzing marketing campaigns, managing agent performance or consolidating information in a single tool, Sisense offers a wide range of use cases that cater to the needs of diverse businesses.
Based on the user reviews, here are the three most common recommendations for Sisense:
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Users highly recommend using Sisense as a cost-effective and productive tool for businesses. They suggest utilizing the Linux version and the managed cloud environment for optimal performance.
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Users advise structuring data properly to take advantage of Sisense's easy left join capabilities. They mention that the software is quick to learn and intuitive but caution against allowing unfamiliar users to access it.
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It is recommended to make Sisense more user-friendly for non-technical users and improve filtering options. Users appreciate the deep insight and advanced analytics capabilities of the tool, but suggest not setting expectations too high. They also mention that a strong foundation in Java is necessary.
Overall, users highly recommend Sisense as an advanced analytics software and one-platform solution. They praise its comprehensive data analysis and visualization capabilities, as well as its simplicity, intuitive use, and continuous feature improvement compared to other BI vendors. It is suggested to engage with the Sisense community, conduct a tool evaluation, and have a comprehensive criteria and a senior BI sponsor in place. Implementing Sisense either in the cloud or on-premise with an in-house team of BI developers and data engineers is also advised. Additionally, following best practices when building dashboards and elasticubes is recommended.
Attribute Ratings
- 8.9Likelihood to Renew
- 8.2Availability
- 8.2Performance
- 8Usability
- 9Support Rating
- 8.2Online Training
- 7.3In-Person Training
- 7.1Implementation Rating
- 8.2Configurability
- 8.2Product Scalability
- 8.2Ease of integration
- 9.1Vendor pre-sale
- 9.1Vendor post-sale
- 8.4Data Visualization
- 9.2Data Sources
- 9.1Data Sharing and Collaboration
Reviews
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April 11, 2022
Sisense : Great and Fastest Data Visualization Tool
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May 26, 2021
Get insights into your work
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October 24, 2019
Provides great analytics to all the data you feed Sisense
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Score 9 out of 10
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56.66666666666667%
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8.7
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October 07, 2019
Sr. BI Analyst's Review of Sisense
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90%
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October 02, 2019
Changed the way we looked at data!
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50%
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76.66666666666667%
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5.3
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July 09, 2019
Sisense is moving on up in the BI world
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90%
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85%
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70%
7.0
73.33333333333333%
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2.7
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63.33333333333333%
6.3
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93.33333333333334%
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November 01, 2018
Real world Sisense experience.
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100%
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66.66666666666667%
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October 25, 2018
Sisense is a reliable way of displaying data
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76.66666666666667%
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6.3
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October 22, 2018
Best BI Tool
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80%
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86.66666666666666%
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6.3
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September 19, 2018
Sisense: Best Data Visualization Tool in 2018.
Score 10 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User
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96.66666666666666%
9.7
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September 17, 2018
Sisense - The analytics tool you've been looking for!
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July 10, 2018
Sisense: your data mate
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93.33333333333334%
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10.0
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July 03, 2018
Need a dashboard? Sisense It
Score 9 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User
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76.66666666666667%
7.7
83.33333333333334%
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76.66666666666667%
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2.7
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June 13, 2018
A nice BI tool that still needs some work
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66.66666666666667%
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June 06, 2018
Using Sisense
Score 7 out of 10
Vetted Review
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60%
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May 30, 2018
Sisense is good a dashboarding
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83.33333333333334%
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December 28, 2017
Flexible BI single stack solution
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December 18, 2017
Sisense Review
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90%
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December 14, 2017
Great Product - We Enjoy Pushing The Limits
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December 07, 2017
Sisense Review - December 2017
Score 9 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User
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86.66666666666666%
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