Handly Tool for Data Visualization and Analysis
October 26, 2017
Handly Tool for Data Visualization and Analysis
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.
Pros
- 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.
Cons
- Some easy to use features is missing and/or unhighlighted.
More advanced capabilities embedded in Spotfire when compared to Tableau Desktop
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
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
| Pros | Cons |
|---|---|
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.
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.
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