ThoughtSpot is right on par with the major BI vendors.
November 21, 2018
ThoughtSpot is right on par with the major BI vendors.
Score 8 out of 10
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Verified User
Overall Satisfaction with ThoughtSpot
We are using ThoughtSpot to address simple use case needs where Tableau dashboards can't quite provide the self-service capabilities we would like. We plan to expand it across the whole organization but currently have only 5 projects live so far.
- Self-service. Other vendors like to cite self-service as within end users reach but not like ThoughtSpot. It is able to create a "Google-like" interface that all can understand, rather than just the trained Analyst.
- Search. Vendors are starting to work with search in their products but ThoughtSpot was built with that in mind from the beginning.
- Anomaly detection and advanced analytics. With SpotIQ, end users with very little training are able to take advantage of models that normally require specialized training.
- Back end improvement. We would love to see a more robust back end for administrators and for even loading the data into ThoughtSpot.
- Drivers. Current drivers give mixed results on loading data but we are told new ones are being developed.
- Permissions. We would like to see more granular permissions available but have been told this is coming as well.
- Higher satisfaction from end users in not having to go back to analysts with follow up questions.
- Reduced turnaround times.
I would estimate it takes new end users about 1-3 hours to get comfortable with the basic capabilities of ThoughtSpot to then start going on their own.
That all depends on your data model being fed into ThoughtSpot. If that is wrong, your answers are wrong. If it's right, then ThoughtSpot serves up those correct answers. But it all depends on the pre-work of the data architects and data analysts feeding this in.