Excel-like features without the intuitiveness. Bad value for the money.
November 05, 2021
Excel-like features without the intuitiveness. Bad value for the money.
Score 1 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User
Overall Satisfaction with Sigma Computing
Sigma is arguably used by the whole organization. We have lots of viewers, but very few regular users. As far as I can tell, Sigma was selected on the basis of its usefulness in gatekeeping data from the organization, rather than encouraging transparency. In my assessment, Sigma makes it extraordinarily difficult to find reporting and analysis that has already been done... which is useful if you're on the gatekeeping side of the gatekeeping-vs-transparency trade-off spectrum.
- Lots of time lost trying to workaround lack of capabilities.
- Must be stingy with licenses because, for some reason, [I feel] they're ungodly expensive.
- Hey! At least Viewer licenses are free. Kudos to the R&D department.
Do you think Sigma Computing delivers good value for the price?
No
Are you happy with Sigma Computing's feature set?
No
Did Sigma Computing live up to sales and marketing promises?
I wasn't involved with the selection/purchase process
Did implementation of Sigma Computing go as expected?
I wasn't involved with the implementation phase
Would you buy Sigma Computing again?
No
Sigma is just the interface that allows me to share reporting slightly more easily than simply sharing the raw output of a SQL query inside of a spreadsheet. In that sense, it is better than nothing. But I'm pretty sure I could improve upon Sigma by eliminating Sigma and replacing it with a combination of Excel and Dropbox. The implications for Sigma are not good.
It's not my favorite tool for this, or anything.
Does not stack up. Full regret.