Flexible Visual Analytics Tool to Meet Any Organization's Needs
July 17, 2024

Flexible Visual Analytics Tool to Meet Any Organization's Needs

Anonymous | TrustRadius Reviewer
Score 9 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User

Software Version

TIBCO Cloud Spotfire

Overall Satisfaction with Spotfire

Spotfire is an extremely versatile visual analytics tool which utilizes a no-code, point and click approach to data science based solutions. In my organization, we primarily use Spotfire as a means to visually represent and analyze test data from production or prototype parts. This could be to quickly identify outliers or to apply various statistical methodology such as capability analysis. Though with the flexibility of the tool, we also use it as a means to improving outdated web based project tracking tools.

Pros

  • Easy to use, no-code, point and click UI
  • Great visual analysis tool for bulk data sets
  • Flexible use-case with quick embedded open-source integration
  • Create dashboards that stand the test of time

Cons

  • Easier debugging for slow to load tables/analytic dashboards
  • Improved how-to organization and detail from Tibco Spotfire's website
  • Allowing the option for a prototyping mode which will only load small percentage of data for quicker load times
  • Spotfire has consolidated the functionality of several older tools into one system
  • With Spotfire's flexible nature, any data analyst is capable of altering/updating or creating new tools from scratch allowing for open, creative thinking - further removing the need for different tools
  • With it's quick visual analysis with on-demand data, production or prototype issues can be quickly identified and reviewed allowing for quick containment
Spotfire has an extremely large and dynamic range of visual analysis tools that can be catered for most issues or projects to create a custom analytics dashboard when compared to other tools I've used. It's multitude of available database connections allow for most organizations to use the tool without too much additional IT work.

Do you think Spotfire delivers good value for the price?

Not sure

Are you happy with Spotfire's feature set?

Yes

Did Spotfire live up to sales and marketing promises?

Yes

Did implementation of Spotfire go as expected?

I wasn't involved with the implementation phase

Would you buy Spotfire again?

Yes

JMP Pro, SQL Server Management Studio (SSMS)
In general, Spotfire does very well with linking any databases together for quick visual analysis. The tool is incredibly flexible and the UI is quite fluid. It's extremely easy to change a dataset or table columns from one visual analysis to another and the Spotfire's assistant will often recommend the best options based on the data set. Most, if not all, SQL operations can be performed within the information designer and retained in a personal folder for ease of use in a new analysis board. As a downside, the tool does not outperform Excel, which is still the go-to location for table based, SQL linked projects/tools.

Spotfire Feature Ratings

8.0
Connect to Multiple Data Sources
10
Extend Existing Data Sources
5
Automatic Data Format Detection
9
MDM Integration
Not Rated
10.0
Visualization
10
Interactive Data Analysis
10
8.0
Interactive Data Cleaning and Enrichment
7
Data Transformations
9
Data Encryption
Not Rated
Built-in Processors
Not Rated
10.0
Automated Machine Learning
10
Single platform for multiple model development
10
Self-Service Model Delivery
Not Rated
Not Rated
Flexible Model Publishing Options
Not Rated
Security, Governance, and Cost Controls
Not Rated

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