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Handly Tool for Data Visualization and Analysis
October 26, 2017

Handly Tool for Data Visualization and Analysis

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

Software Version

Desktop

Overall Satisfaction with Spotfire

We have been using Spotfire quite extensively in our company to address the data analytics and visualization needs. Primarily it has come across as a handy tool across the department to represent data in a more easy and reliable way. We use it to run some very quick analysis on huge data sets.
  • Getting data through multiple modes is one of the key strengths of Spotfire.
  • Embedded option to code analysis through R/python/SQl makes the tool quite useful and handy.
  • Geographical tagging is also quite useful & unique.
  • Some easy to use features is missing and/or unhighlighted.
More advanced capabilities embedded in Spotfire when compared to Tableau Desktop
Well Suited -

  • For handling huge amount of data sets, it can handle this quite easily
  • For in-depth analysis, through multiple graphs / charts / tables.
  • For creating detailed visualizationa, so as to showcase only relevant data sets / graphs
  • For quick run-through analysis
  • To embed analysis through multiple data sources - may it be a file or an information link

Spotfire Feature Ratings

BI Platform ()
Not Rated
Supported Data Sources ()
Not Rated
6.5
Customizable dashboards
7
Report Formatting Templates
6
7.3
Drill-down analysis
7
Formatting capabilities
6
Integration with R or other statistical packages
8
Report sharing and collaboration
8
8.0
Publish to Web
8
Publish to PDF
8
Report Delivery Scheduling
8
7.3
Pre-built visualization formats (heatmaps, scatter plots etc.)
7
Location Analytics / Geographic Visualization
8
Predictive Analytics
7
7.7
Multi-User Support (named login)
9
Role-Based Security Model
7
Multiple Access Permission Levels (Create, Read, Delete)
7
Mobile Capabilities ()
Not Rated
Application Program Interfaces (APIs) / Embedding ()
Not Rated

Evaluating Spotfire and Competitors

Yes - Excel. We were not using any specialized tool for data visualization. But with huge amount of data that we were handling, it became almost impossible to use excel. This prompted us to move to a different tool with advanced capabilities and we choosed spotfire for our computing and visualization needs.
  • Product Features
  • Product Usability
  • Product Reputation
  • Analyst Reports
  • Third-party Reviews
Product Features - We were impressed by the amount of options we had inbuilt / embedded in the Spotfire too. The easy navigation and click to use features were quite a few reason to prioritize Spotfire over its near competitors. Also the online community support was quite an exciting features that comes handy.
Not much of a change in selection process, but yes i would also look for future compatibility and usability of the product and its acceptance globally. Reviews do matter a lot from public in general, because they help us know the on - ground first hand usability / features of the product.

Spotfire Training

  • In-person training
  • Self-taught
Not up to the mark. Never helped us understand the advanced capabilities which Spotfire has. Although i must admit he was good at basics.
Yes. The best part of self taught learning was that Spotfire has a very live and vibrant online community. You can always go to the portal / forum and clear your doubts. You get to learn on each day. This feature has has helped a lot, not only me as beneficiary but multiple people across my organisation.

Using Spotfire

ProsCons
Like to use
Easy to use
Well integrated
Consistent
Quick to learn
Convenient
Feel confident using
None
  • In depth Analysis
  • Data visualization
  • Geographical tagging
  • Cloud sharing of file for those who do not have Spotfire desktop installed or don't have a license for the same
  • Some easy modifications / manipulation to graphs and data sets
  • More options required for data manipulation under the column properties header.
  • Easy to use
  • Quite powerful tool with advanced capabilities
  • Easy integration with multiple tools
  • Great data Visualization options
Yes - I don't have installed it on my mobile, but have seen / used it on a colleague's mobile. Seems pretty ok to me. Will install soon.