Review of Sigma Computing
September 29, 2020

Review of Sigma Computing

John Nham, CPA, CFE | TrustRadius Reviewer
Score 10 out of 10
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Overall Satisfaction with Sigma Computing

Our entire organization uses Sigma, which sits on top of the Snowflake database. Sigma allows me to pull raw data from Snowflake without having to know SQL. I use Sigma to pull down raw data for sales transactional data, payer mix data, and financial data. Sigma allows me to pull data from several tables and join them together to make reports without having to use Excel.

Pros

  • Allows user to move columns around to fit their report format.
  • Allows for pre-filters in the report.
  • Allows for user to join several data tables together to make a report.

Cons

  • Data can be slow to refresh at times.
  • Sigma isn't build to be a BI tool, so visualization is limited.
  • The user guide/help button is limited.
  • Sigma requires little training effort for the entire organization, which can save time and money.
  • Sigma is easily navigable, making it user-friendly.
  • Sigma doesn't allow me to save my custom report without having the premium version.
I use Sigma in my daily finance and accounting functions. I find that Sigma is pretty easy to use. There are certain reports that I used to email out to the Executives on a weekly basis. Since we have onboarded Sigma, the standard reports are auto emailed out on a weekly basis at a prescheduled time.
Even though Sigma is a pretty easy online application to use, I think that the user-guide is not very friendly and does not always have the solution. I often resort to searching for help from the various online Sigma communities. Maybe Sigma should create an online Sigma community like what Alteryx has done.
Sigma is the first software that I have used that allows me to easily access data tables. I do not have other experience with similar software, but I do like the fact that Sigma doesn't require extensive SQL knowledge. I am not sure if other similar software will have that capability and ease of use.
As a finance and accounting professional, I do not have great knowledge of SQL. The advantage of Sigma is that it allows the user without knowledge of SQL to pull raw data, join tables, and build any custom report that they would need. Because it's good for creating reports, Sigma may not be well suited for data visualization.

Sigma Feature Ratings

BI Platform ()
Not Rated
Supported Data Sources ()
Not Rated
5.0
Pixel Perfect reports
4
Report Formatting Templates
6
6.7
Drill-down analysis
4
Formatting capabilities
8
Report sharing and collaboration
8
10.0
Report Delivery Scheduling
10
2.0
Pre-built visualization formats (heatmaps, scatter plots etc.)
2
Access Control and Security ()
Not Rated
Mobile Capabilities ()
Not Rated
Application Program Interfaces (APIs) / Embedding ()
Not Rated

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