GoodData is great for SaaS companies in need of an emebedded BI solution
April 15, 2024

GoodData is great for SaaS companies in need of an emebedded BI solution

Anonymous | TrustRadius Reviewer
Score 8 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User

Overall Satisfaction with GoodData

We use GoodData to extend the reporting capabilities of our app and allow our clients to build custom reports that deliver on their specific business needs. By embedding GoodData within our app, customers do not need to manage multiple log ins or leave the application to view critical reports and take action upon that data.
  • Low barrier to entry for users not familiar with BI tools
  • Documentation is generally helpful
  • UI is clean and simple
  • Product offerings are fragmented. Often some features are only found in one version of a product, but not another
  • Reports can be slow to load
  • Some advanced BI capabilities are not as robust as competition
Getting familiar with GoodData's UI can be a bit quirky at first, especially if you come from other BI solutions. However, if the primary users of GoodData generally do not come from a strong data science background yet need the power and flexibility of a BI tool it is a great use case for that persona.
Giving our users a clean, yet robust UI for building custom dashboards and reports is the most important GoodData feature for us. Our users generally do not have experience with data science or programming languages to do much back-end work. With GoodData, most of the UI is fairly drag and drop which makes the solution much easier for our users to adopt.

Do you think GoodData delivers good value for the price?

Yes

Are you happy with GoodData's feature set?

Yes

Did GoodData live up to sales and marketing promises?

I wasn't involved with the selection/purchase process

Did implementation of GoodData go as expected?

Yes

Would you buy GoodData again?

Yes

GoodData is a good option as an embedded BI solution for a SAAS tool if that tool needs BI capabilities beyond what makes sense to build in house, but not as overbearing or complicated as implementing a heavier, traditional BI solution like Tableau or PowerBI.

GoodData Feature Ratings

Pixel Perfect reports
7
Customizable dashboards
8
Drill-down analysis
7
Formatting capabilities
4
Report sharing and collaboration
7
Pre-built visualization formats (heatmaps, scatter plots etc.)
8
Location Analytics / Geographic Visualization
5
Multi-User Support (named login)
10
Role-Based Security Model
8
Multiple Access Permission Levels (Create, Read, Delete)
9
Single Sign-On (SSO)
10
REST API
9
Javascript API
7
iFrames
9