Pros and Cons of Yellowfin 2025

Name: Introduction to Yellowfin Analytics for Enterprise
Uploaded: 2020-04-07T00:48:45.000Z
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Description: Introduction to Yellowfin

Overview

What is Yellowfin?

Yellowfin is a cloud-based business intelligence and dashboarding platform.

Learn from top reviewers

Embeddable and easy to use

Rating: 9 out of 10

April 9, 2025

IncentivizedVetted ReviewVerified User

We use Yellowfin as our primary data visualisation solution, which is embedded into multiple internal and client facing systems to present data in a clean, simple and readable...

Dominic Albrecht

Manager - Information Technology

Head of Analytics

Digital Planet

12 years of experience

Yellowfin Evaluation

Rating: 9 out of 10

April 4, 2025

IncentivizedVetted ReviewVerified User

We use Yellowfin to display our analysis to customers. BI and analysis sides are very strong in Yellowfin. It's also user friendly so you can let your customer do flexible rep...

Ekin Yildirim

Engineer - Information Technology

Jr. Data Analyst

Signumtte

2 years of experience

Yellowfin is the best platform to manage and analyze our data

Rating: 9 out of 10

April 11, 2022

IncentivizedVetted ReviewVerified User

We are using Yellowfin to perform our calculations and data in a more organized way in a modern and easy to use software for everyone. This tool is helping us to make better d...

Luis Alcalá

General Manager - Human Resources

Senior Manager, HR Planning & Talent Management

TruGreen

1 year of experience

Great alternative to Power BI, but at a cost.

Rating: 9 out of 10

March 4, 2022

IncentivizedVetted Review

Yellowfin was one of the many data visualization tools we had demo'd and currently resell to our customers. The use case for this product was to be able to use Yellowfin to id...

Verified user

Strategist

2 years of experience

Not particularly good at anything

Rating: 3 out of 10

March 1, 2022

IncentivizedVetted ReviewVerified User

Primarily as a post analytical visualization tool. Our team is about 8 people which include about 3 business side of users. Typically we give them the information to then get ...

Joe Sae

Team Lead - Corporate

TA

UWM

1 year of experience

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Pricing

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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

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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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Features

BI Standard Reporting

Standard reporting means pre-built or canned reports available to users without having to create them.

7.8

Avg 8.2

Ad-hoc Reporting

Ad-Hoc Reports are reports built by the user to meet highly specific requirements.

8.6

Avg 8.0

9
Drill-down analysis
(13) Ratings
Drill down analysis is the ability to get to a further level of detail by going deeper into the hierarchy.
8.5
Formatting capabilities
(14) Ratings
Ability to format output e.g. conditional formatting, lines, headers, footers.
8
Integration with R or other statistical packages
(10) Ratings
Integration with the open-source R predictive modeling environment.
9
Report sharing and collaboration
(13) Ratings
Report sharing and collaboration is the ability to easily share reports with others.

Report Output and Scheduling

Ability to schedule and manager report output.

8.8

Avg 8.3

7.5
Publish to Web
(13) Ratings
9
Publish to PDF
(13) Ratings
10
Report Versioning
(10) Ratings
Report versioning is the assignment of version numbers to each version of a report to help in tracking.
9
Report Delivery Scheduling
(13) Ratings
Report Delivery Schedule is the ability to have reports delivered to a destination at a specific data and time.
8.5
Delivery to Remote Servers
(7) Ratings
Ability to deliver reports to remote servers

Data Discovery and Visualization

Data Discovery and Visualization is the analysis of multiple data sources in a search for patterns and outliers and the ability to represent the data visually.

6.7

Avg 7.9

6.5
Pre-built visualization formats (heatmaps, scatter plots etc.)
(14) Ratings
Pre-built visualization formats are canned visualization types that can be selected to visualize different kinds of data.
6.5
Location Analytics / Geographic Visualization
(14) Ratings
Location analytics is the visualization of geographical or spatial data.
7
Predictive Analytics
(12) Ratings
Predictive Analytics is the ability to build forecasting models based on existing data sets.

Access Control and Security

Access control means being able to determine who has access to which data.

8.1

Avg 8.5

7.5
Multi-User Support (named login)
(13) Ratings
Named model access means that users have access based on name and password.
7
Role-Based Security Model
(12) Ratings
Role-based access means that access to data is determined by job or position in the corporation.
7
Multiple Access Permission Levels (Create, Read, Delete)
(12) Ratings
Multiple access permission levels means that different levels of users have different rights.
9
Report-Level Access Control
(2) Ratings
Report-level access control means that the type of report determines who has access to it.
10
Single Sign-On (SSO)
(5) Ratings
Allows users to use one set of login credentials to access multiple applications

Mobile Capabilities

Support for mobile devices like smartphones and tablets.

7.3

Avg 7.8

Application Program Interfaces (APIs) / Embedding

APIs are a set of routines, protocols, and tools for used for embedding one application in another

7.8

Avg 7.8

8
REST API
(7) Ratings
REST is an architecture style for designing networked applications
7.5
Javascript API
(7) Ratings
A Javascript API is a type of API
9
iFrames
(6) Ratings
An iFrame is an HTML document embedded inside another HTML document on a website
8
Java API
(7) Ratings
A Java application programming interface (API) is a list of all classes that are part of the Java development kit (JDK)
8
Themeable User Interface (UI)
(6) Ratings
A themeable user interface means that a specific visual them can be applied to it
6.5
Customizable Platform (Open Source)
(5) Ratings
A customizable, open source API Gateway is a fast and scalable type of API

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Product Details

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

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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)

Yellowfin Screenshots

Yellowfin Video

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

Yellowfin Downloadables

Frequently Asked Questions

Yellowfin is a cloud-based business intelligence and dashboarding platform.

Yellowfin starts at $250.

Tableau Server, QlikView, and Tableau Desktop are common alternatives for Yellowfin.

Reviewers rate Report Versioning and Single Sign-On (SSO) highest, with a score of 10.

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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Yellowfin Evaluation

Rating: 9 out of 10

Incentivized

April 04, 2025

EY

Ekin Yildirim

Jr. Data Analyst

Signumtte (Information Technology & Services, 11-50 employees)

Vetted Review

Verified User

2 years of experience

Pros

NLQ
Signals
ETL
View Structure
Data Type Conversions

Cons

User-friendlier chart edit interfaces
Scheduled ETL connection stability
Improved dashboard settings

Embeddable and easy to use

Rating: 9 out of 10

Incentivized

April 09, 2025

DA

Dominic Albrecht

Head of Analytics

Digital Planet (Logistics & Supply Chain, 51-200 employees)

Vetted Review

Verified User

12 years of experience

Pros

Embeddability
Multiple data sources
Visualisation

Cons

Auto generated visuals could be improved
Exporting visuals could be improved
More interactive visuals would be nice to have

Yellowfin is the best platform to manage and analyze our data

Rating: 9 out of 10

Incentivized

April 11, 2022

LA

Luis Alcalá

Senior Manager, HR Planning & Talent Management

TruGreen (Consumer Services, 5001-10,000 employees)

Vetted Review

Verified User

1 year of experience

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Pros

It allows trend analysis, real time analysis and predictive analysis, which helps us to know the market and making good decisions.
It also allows you to view all data in real time and benchmark results.
It has mobile access, which allows us to monitor the data collected at any time and place. And it has the drag and drop tool that few similar software have and is very useful.

Cons

Data extraction can be a bit slow, I don't know if it is due to my computer or a system problem.
The integration with google Analytics, was quite cumbersome, so much so that we required help from technical support.
If they could have the cloud based version of the program, that would be great, so my computer wouldn't carry so much weight.