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Starting at $250 per month
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What is Yellowfin?
Yellowfin is a cloud-based business intelligence and dashboarding platform.
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Popular Features
- Formatting capabilities (12)7.171%
- Customizable dashboards (12)6.262%
- Pre-built visualization formats (heatmaps, scatter plots etc.) (12)6.060%
- Location Analytics / Geographic Visualization (12)5.858%
Pricing
Entry-level set up fee?
- Setup fee optional
For the latest information on pricing, visithttps://www.yellowfinbi.com/plans
Offerings
- Free Trial
- Free/Freemium Version
- Premium Consulting/Integration Services
Starting price (does not include set up fee)
- $250 per month
Product Demos
Business Intelligence: Emerasoft presenta Yellowfin (29 novembre 2012)
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Yellowfin BI - iPhone demo 2
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Yellowfin Demo 05 02 2016, 12 34
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(22)Frozen Yellowfin Tuna w/ Stir Fry ala Mardie (Cooking Demo #22)
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SkillsForge YellowFin Business Intelligence Reporting Demo - Reports, charts and dashboards
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Demo of the BVS Yellowfin Wimax Test Receiver
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What is Yellowfin?
Yellowfin is an analytics suite that combines action based dashboards with automated analysis and data storytelling.
By aiming to deliver the best analytical experience, Yellowfin provides users with ways to engage with and act on their data, and addresses the needs of data analysts, business users, customers and developers who want to build, deploy or use amazing analytical experiences.
Analytics for software companies
Integrate and embed analytics with a difference into your app.
Replace legacy or home grown reporting tools
Embed a modern self-service analytics suite
Deliver an exceptional customer experience
Analytics for enterprise
Get more value from your data in new and innovative ways.
Migrate from spreadsheets to a modern analytics platform
Replace legacy BI applications
Embed analytics into operational workflows
Analytical Application Builders
Leverage your domain expertise to create data products that delight
Create unique data driven applications
Close the loop on analytics
Deliver insights as a service
Yellowfin Features
BI Platform Features
- 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
- Supported: Report sharing and collaboration
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
- Supported: Delivery to Remote Servers
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: 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)
- Supported: Single Sign-On (SSO)
Mobile Capabilities Features
- Supported: Responsive Design for Web Access
- Supported: Mobile Application
- Supported: Dashboard / Report / Visualization Interactivity on Mobile
Application Program Interfaces (APIs) / Embedding Features
- Supported: REST API
- Supported: Javascript API
- Supported: iFrames
- Supported: Java API
- Supported: Themeable User Interface (UI)
- Supported: Customizable Platform (Open Source)
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Introduction to Yellowfin
Yellowfin Integrations
- Blacklight
- Google Analytics
- Salesforce Sales Cloud
- Any database
- Web applications
- R
Yellowfin Competitors
Yellowfin 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, Mobile Web |
| Supported Countries | All |
| Supported Languages | Japanese, English, German, Spanish, French, Italian, Portuguese, Thai, Chinese |
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Frequently Asked Questions
Yellowfin is a cloud-based business intelligence and dashboarding platform.
Yellowfin starts at $250.
Reviewers rate Formatting capabilities highest, with a score of 7.1.
The most common users of Yellowfin are from Small Businesses (1-50 employees).
Yellowfin Customer Size Distribution
| Consumers | 0% |
|---|---|
| Small Businesses (1-50 employees) | 5% |
| Mid-Size Companies (51-500 employees) | 80% |
| Enterprises (more than 500 employees) | 15% |
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Useful Storyboard, Timeline, and Collaborative tools: Users have found Yellowfin's Storyboard, Timeline, and Collaborative tools to be valuable in sharing data and insights across the organization. Several reviewers have mentioned that these features allow for effective communication and collaboration among team members.
Strong Operational and Executive Dashboards: The strong Operational and Executive Dashboards provided by Yellowfin have been appreciated by users. These dashboards reflect the business KPIs and can send out prompts based on rules. Many users have praised these dashboards for their ability to provide real-time insights into key metrics.
Dynamic reports and dashboards with locational intelligence functionality: Yellowfin's ability to create dynamic reports and dashboards with locational intelligence functionality has garnered positive feedback from users. This feature allows users to visualize data spatially, enabling them to gain deeper insights into geographic trends and patterns within their data.
Slow Data Extraction: Some users have expressed frustration with the slow data extraction process in Yellowfin. They have mentioned that it takes a significant amount of time to extract data, and they are unsure if this is due to their computer or a system problem.
Integration with Google Analytics: Several reviewers have found the integration with Google Analytics to be cumbersome in Yellowfin. They have stated that it requires technical support and can be difficult to set up and navigate.
Lack of Cloud-Based Version: A common concern among users is the lack of a cloud-based version of Yellowfin. They feel that having a cloud-based option would reduce the strain on their computers and provide more flexibility in accessing and using the software.
Users frequently recommend Yellowfin for its power and versatility as a BI tool. They highly recommend it for users who need to process data and automate analytical processes. Many users suggest taking advantage of the training and resources provided by Yellowfin to fully utilize its capabilities.
Another common recommendation is for companies with a high ratio of users to developers. Users suggest that Yellowfin is well-suited for such organizations, as it allows users to easily access and analyze data without relying heavily on developers.
Users also recommend doing a Proof Of Concept (POC) of Yellowfin along with other analytics programs. This allows users to compare Yellowfin's features, functionality, and performance with other similar tools such as Tableau, Qlik, and PowerBI.
Additionally, Yellowfin's customer support is praised for resolving compatibility issues with other tools. Users have mentioned that Yellowfin works well with Amazon Web Services (AWS) and has easy deployment.
Overall, users recommend Yellowfin as a powerful BI tool that offers flexibility and comprehensive analytics capabilities.
Attribute Ratings
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1.0
10%
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10%
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10%
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10%
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96.66666666666666%
9.7
95%
9.5
96%
9.6
93.33333333333334%
9.3
95%
9.5
100%
10.0
95%
9.5
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53.33333333333333%
5.3
70%
7.0
50%
5.0
33.333333333333336%
3.3
70%
7.0
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65%
6.5
March 08, 2022
A great product to improve your data analysis workflow
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100%
10.0
100%
10.0
100%
10.0
100%
10.0
100%
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100%
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10.0
March 04, 2022
Great alternative to Power BI, but at a cost.
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66.66666666666667%
6.7
47.5%
4.8
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86.66666666666666%
8.7
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March 01, 2022
Not particularly good at anything
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40%
4.0
62.5%
6.3
54%
5.4
50%
5.0
55%
5.5
53.33333333333333%
5.3
50%
5.0
Score 10 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User
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80%
8.0
85%
8.5
90%
9.0
56.66666666666667%
5.7
90%
9.0
90%
9.0
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N/A
August 15, 2016
The Yellowfin Pintl Strategy
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90%
9.0
45%
4.5
90%
9.0
60%
6.0
30%
3.0
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August 02, 2016
Yellowfin and healthcare data
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90%
9.0
95%
9.5
85%
8.5
86.66666666666666%
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9.0
90%
9.0
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July 05, 2016
Self Service BI in Higher Education with Yellowfin BI: Easy to use, develop and administrate
Score 10 out of 10
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100%
10.0
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10.0
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55%
5.5
56.66666666666667%
5.7
66.66666666666667%
6.7
13.333333333333332%
1.3
43.33333333333333%
4.3
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66.66666666666667%
6.7
100%
10.0
100%
10.0
96.66666666666666%
9.7
100%
10.0
100%
10.0
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