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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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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 |
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| 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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September 03, 2016
SiSENSE as web service platform.
I was using SiSense PRISM as platform supporting our own www service. Our service provided a complex info about public contracts around Poland and we used PRISM as BI platform to generate Dashboards. Those Dashboards were used by our costumers to analyze situation on public contracts market and support them in decision to start with a given contract. Overall I see PRISM as a great tool, which requires not so much IT knowledge to operate and is not time consuming in terms of deployment and report or dashboard preparation. It is also very low on Hardware resources consumption.
- Great at mashing up data from multiple different data sources.
- Easy deployment, ETL process, Dashboard or Report preparation and distribution to end users.
- Very low hardware usage so you probably wont need to invest huge money on new servers.
- JS Extensions engine which allows to create really powerful tailored features.
- Plug-ins in ETL tool are powerful, but configuration could be a little easier. Also JS extension in PRISM Web is powerful but could be a little more clear how to use.
- Need to catch up with several common features for BI platform.
- QlikView,InForum,JetReports
Less resource consuming and faster deployment. Also very extensive embeding capabilities, that make it a perfect tool for OEM customers.
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- We're able to finish our web service which we could not with our previous BI vendor.
- We could use our own product in a matter of 2-3 months after deployment which was quick.
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They are creating Dashboards and support our customers.
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One need basic knowledge on BI as general, some SQL knowledge, an analytical mind, ability to know how use script languages (it is not required but it is useful to have a general knowledge how scripting works; it helps a lot at some point). One also should have a basic taste for composing a color palette and Dashboard layout planning.
- As of today None.
- Final Dashboards used as IFrame on our web service.
- Ability to mash-up multiple different data sources
- Speed - even with lot of text to analyze.
- Mainly as a platform integrated with our web service that allows an innovative approach to analyzing public contracts market.
Yes
We replaced InForum BI solution for following reasons:
- Support for WWW was weak
- Slow
- Mashing up different data sources was near impossible
- Support for WWW was weak
- Slow
- Mashing up different data sources was near impossible
- Price
- Product Features
- Product Usability
Product Features - mash up from different data sources and support for WWW were most important factors.
I would definitely be more thorough in terms of evaluating a specific features required for our own product.
- Implemented in-house
No
Change management was a big part of the implementation and was well-handled
Always use a separate environment to test new release. Always make a back up of each ElastiCube before each upgrade.
- Some issues with IIS, when implementing earlier versions of PRISM Web.
- Online training
- In-person training
- Self-taught
It is quite easy to learn on your own, but before doing so you need to identify your needs and if some of those needs are not met easily, conntact suport to learn more about it.
Do not use IIS Express if you're going to use mobile platform since it has some issues. Other then that installation and configuration is easy and standard settings for most cases.
Some - we have done small customizations to the interface
We needed to embed the solution as well as align coloring scheme to web page it was embedded in. All in all it was not that challening, although documentation for that requires some upgrades still.
Yes - we have added extensive custom code
Based on already available solutions it was quite easy. Tweaking and modification of already existing pieces of code is a little bit challenging but not that complicated. Creating your own plugins is difficult mainly due to high technical requirements and small amount of hints how to begin.
Yes
Yes, it was solved in timely fashion (usually in next release but sometimes I've receive a special hotfix for certain issues) and to my full satisfaction.
Since solution is only in English, fact that they allowed us to translate some parts of Web Interface to Polish was something exceptional.
- ETL
- Dashboard preparation
- Dashboard distribution
- Plugins in EC Manager.
- JS Plugins could be problematic
- Internal web application
Embeding dashboards in web application + merging user rights from SiSense with web application current users. There were some hurdles mostly due to the holes in documentation for such cases.
- File import/export
- Single Signon
- API (e.g. SOAP or REST)
- Javascript widgets
- ETL tools
Mostly pricing and number of users, but also some additional features outside regular license.
Be prepared in term of your needs to avoid disappointment.
Yes
Update is quick. It is recommended to back up before doing upgrade mostly due to behind the scenes changes that may affect system, mainly if SiSense is used as OEM embeded in another system. Unexpected impacts are very rare and usually quickly fixed with help of support team.
- Hierarchies
- New filtering system
- Memory consumption enhancments
- Improved iPad experience
- Improved role configuration
- Better documentation for extending SiSense.
Yes
Change is quick and painless and was done after finishing PoC and going for regular license.
No
June 14, 2016
SiSense new user
We will eventually role out SiSense for all business units to manage KPIS. Initially we are starting with the senior leadership team's needs for sales and product insights.
- Intuitive GUI.
- Integrate many different types of data sources.
- Quick dashboard results.
- Less reliant on IT support; we were under the impression we would not need to have a developer but it is necessary for back end connections.
Lower cost; easier front end user interface
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Marketing, sales and IT.
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SQL, BI and Software development.
- Sales metrics
- IT production support.
- Non-dashboard data/IOT
- Sales dashboards
- Marketing campaign metrics
- IT infrastructure reporting
- Scrum burndowns
- Staff KPI
No
- Product Features
Ability to connect to disparate data sources.
I would request detailed information about the In-chip technology.
- Implemented in-house
Yes
Initial on boarding. Test data dashboard creation. Production data dashboard creation.
- Confusion about implementing the on-premise servers.
- Confusion about needing a separate license for a development server.
Score 7 out of 10
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Verified User
Sisense is used by our whole organisation and Sisense is an integral part of the services we provide to our our customers. Sisense helps us to provide operational, tactictal and strategical information.
- The user interface for creating dashboards is very user friendly.
- The user interface for creating dashboards has a pleasant design.
- The performance of analysis on large datasets is excellent.
- Basic analytic cubes are easy to develop.
- Sisense support is excellent. Replies are fast and support personel have the required knowledge and experience.
- Upgrades have been deployed easily and without problems, up till now .
- The development and maintenance of complex and generic analytic cubes could be improved.
- Export of data and visualisations to pdf and csv is possible. However the functionality is basic and limited.
- No time format/datatype available. This requires JavaScript code to make it work.
- JavaScript add-ons for bucket analysis and Gantt charts are limited and not supported.
- Very limited trellis functionality
- Cube field names cannot be changed without impacting the dashboards. Impact analysis is not available in standard software package.
- Cannot rebuild cubes without making cube inaccessible during rebuild period.
Performance and ease of use.
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Business analists, management, (sales, purchase, logistics) employees.
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sql, information and business analysis
- Provide Sisense as an information service to our customers.
- Operational reporting
- Analysis of sales data
- Management information on medication usage
Yes
jaspersoft server was replaced because of lack of performance and ease of use.
excel was replaced in some business cases that require large amounts of data.
excel was replaced in some business cases that require large amounts of data.
- Price
- Product Features
- Product Usability
- Third-party Reviews
It was a combination of factors: performance on large datasets, usability and a reasonable price.
Our evaluation and selection process was successful and we are happy with the result, so no need to change it.
- Implemented in-house
No
Change management was minimal
Sisense was easy to install and because Sisense is easy to use the roll out in our organisation was a breeze.
- Some add ons could not be migrated at first
Yes
We pay for premium support if available, because we need support for our non-standard questions about the product or to investigate difficult technical issues.
When we migrated to a new server, we received several hours of support that could be considered as professional services. However this was done without additional costs.
- Creating visualisations
- Deploying a new cube means the users cannot use the dashboards for that cube. So deploying needs to be scheduled during night time.
- Time format requires JavaScript.
December 06, 2014
Big Data and Charter School - What? Sisense delivers big time
Sisense is used to give our educators on staff real-time feedback on the performance of their students. Using various coding techniques the dashboards are directly integrated into our student management system. All staff members across the state utilize the product. It addressed the need for all key performance data located in one place and in a timely manner.
- Elasticube technology simple to use - extremely flexible and easy to use. You have many built in plugins to connect to multiple sources of data and the ability to build an API connector if needed.
- Short Development time - build comprehensive dashboards on the fly and push changes instantly to the web
- Customer service - big strength here. They have a very responsive support staff that will help you figure out any issue. I have them all on Skype if that tells you how accessible they are.
- Discrepancies between what you see in the designer and how it is displayed on the web. It does not look as polished when published. Fortunately I have been already shown a sneak peek into the upcoming v5 and they moved the designer completely to the web.
- Documentation on how to accomplish some things is sometimes left to much to the interpretation of the user. I would like to see a more comprehensive guide in different areas such as their API designer and some of their SQL design pieces.
- Some stability issues within the prism web environment. Not sure if this is something at fault on my end or theirs.
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These staff members represent all areas of what you would term a typical school district. Teaching, finance, administration, support, etc are part of this.
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Yes. Just me. Realize that my primary background is education but I have a pretty thorough knowledge of C#, JavaScript, PHP, SQL, and database design. As one of our vendors described me, "Enough to be thoroughly dangerous." I take that as a compliment.
- Tracking of student engagement - being able to identify our students that are starting to disengage in order to pull wrap around services into play is important with our high at-risk student population.
- Support for Coaches - easy drill down for school administration to see where hot spots are occurring. Allows for a quicker and more reasoned response to support.
- Tracking of enrollment and paperwork - in a two month period of time we enroll several thousand students. Having dashboards that instantly convey that information directly to those who need it to engage and support from the word go is priceless.
- The fact we were able to integrate so closely with Maestro, our student information system by a company called Bocavox gave both products a high profile within the organization.
- Using some creative java scripting, I was able to seamlessly pull data from hidden fields to set the global scope of the dashboards. What this allowed was an instant customized view of only the data pertaining to the user and their role in the SIS. For example, a coach only saw their caseload of students assigned to them or a principal only saw data that pertained to their school site.
- The sky is the limit here. I plan on bringing some real world big data into play soon. For example, wouldn't it be cool to be able to build the typical profile of our students with census data? We can overlay that data onto a geocoded map (yes Sisense does this) and get a feel of where best to spend our limited marketing dollars when looking at moving into a particular city or area.
No
Sisense does not have levels of support according to pricing structures. They are dedicated to the client success at any level. Their initial line of support is extremely knowledgable as it is and when things have to elevate to a solution architect, the ensuing solutions become a part of the whole product and I believe it will make for a stronger product.
At one point we did not have an active directory built and available for use but I still needed the product to be responsive to allowing individuals to access their specific boards. As a team of just myself, I couldn't load in 100's of staff members myself so I had to embed Sisense into our student information system and pass variables via JavaScript. The support division of Sisense went out of their way to build a generalized user that would authenticate when any staff member logged into the SIS and allowed the java scripting to take over using filters. It was an awesome short term solution to help me meet a development deadline.
- New V5: Rapid reveal of data bought into an elasticube. You are literally able to create a few widgets and make that data available to anyone in less than a minute
- New V5: Simple hookup of Active Directory to Sisense with automation of pulls from the AD easily setup. Truly set and forget.
- New V5: Addition of groups from Active Directory one at a time. Would prefer a checkbox list and be able to apply all at once. Also, to be able to apply active directory choices to other folders of boards would be ideal. Currently you add one group at a time, dashboard by dashboard.
At Vital Insights SiSense is used both as part of a web application, where the dashboards are embedded, and internally for generating ad-hock or custom reports. The web based dashboards are accessed by more than 200 customers presently. As in our organization accurate, fast insights is the paramount, SiSense was able to address the so called "agility" and "latency" problems by significantly lowering the report response time thanks to its in-memory data layer and the development time to product release as oppose to how long it took to produce a report using code and web UI controls only.
- Fast data layer. It can reside entirely on the Elastic Cube side and/or datasource driven. The former helps crafting reports in quite a restricted mode and still being able to format data.
- Connects to a wealth of data sources. With SiSense installing third party drivers typically is unnecessary as most of the connectivity options come "out of the box".
- Interoperability and extensibility with JavaScript. This makes the reports (dashboards) able to incorporate 3rd party JavaScript libraries or used just for some "face-lifting" on the UI layer.
- SiSense needs more functions added to the Elastic Cube formula (expression) editor to cover more basic SQL operations.
- Currently, JavaScript needs to be updated in several places and quite hard to debug (at least in ver 4).
- The ability to define left/right joins should be available at the Elastic Cube level.
- Requires a modern browser which may not be always available in large corporate environments.
We evaluated SiSense against several other players having SSRS and custom reporting (ASP + third party controls). SiSense stood up out of the crowd in how economical it is to get a license and we later found out the product support team is great. None of the solutions other than the costly PowerBI offered much self-service BI, and none offered a fast in-memory intermediate data store.
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Data analysts, ETL, developers, DBAss, data processing, reporting and customer service people.
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Just basic infrastructure people (2 to cross-cover) and two DBA/BI developers.
- Fast data retreival
- Self service
- Row level data security
- We are able to visualize database performance and disk space
- We can combine data from heterogeneous sources (e.g. SQL Server + Excel)
- With ver 5 it can be an almost 0 effort involved to implement end to end self service BI solution