Spotfire for the Energy Industry
Updated April 08, 2023
Spotfire for the Energy Industry
Score 7 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User
Software Version
Spotfire Platform
Overall Satisfaction with Spotfire
It's used across the company for visualization and analytics.
- Easy integration with open source R and Tibco's R.
- Web and mobile capable.
- Interactivity between visualizations is well designed.
- Integration with open source Python.
- Built-in visualization variety falls behind competitors.
- Ease of data exploration.
- Ease of integrating in-house models.
- Ease of deploying end to end projects.
Spotfire Streaming. The integration hasn't been valuable when compared when in-house solution due to customization needs.
CouchbaseDB.
Neo4j.
Neo4j.
No. Spotfire's other products are too inflexible for some of our needs and require dedicated support.
Ease of integration with open source R and mapping feature are positive.
Do you think Spotfire delivers good value for the price?
Yes
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?
Yes
Would you buy Spotfire again?
Yes
Spotfire Feature Ratings
Using Spotfire
8 - Data analysis and reporting.
2 - Windows/Linux server and database administrator for the backend and Spotfire expertise for the frontend.
- Asset evaluation
- Scheduling
- Geospatial analysis
- Report delivery to client
Evaluating Spotfire and Competitors
- Integration with Other Systems
- Ease of Use
Used by most peers within the energy industry, thus easily sharable.
Built-in integration with R and Python expand analytics capabilities.
Built-in integration with R and Python expand analytics capabilities.
Nothing.
Spotfire Implementation
- Implemented in-house
Change management was a big part of the implementation and was well-handled - Have a back-up plan when roll-up fails!
- Security certificates not recognized
- Some data connections broke
Spotfire Training
- Online training
- Self-taught
DIY is the best way to learn.
Yes. The drag and drop capability is intuitive for beginners.
Spotfire Support
Pros | Cons |
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Quick Resolution Problems get solved Kept well informed Immediate help available Support cares about my success Quick Initial Response | None |
No. Regular support suffice.
Yes - No. It goes to their Ideas portal, which is an abyss.
Using Spotfire
Pros | Cons |
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Like to use Easy to use Technical support not required Well integrated Feel confident using | None |
- Python
- R
- Geospatial
- Window function by group
- Custom visualization
Yes, but I don't use it