Amazon QuickSight vs. MS SharePoint / SQL

Overview
ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price
Amazon QuickSight
Score 6.2 out of 10
N/A
N/A
$3
per month per user
MS SharePoint / SQL
Score 8.5 out of 10
N/A
MS SharePoint / SQL refers to Microsoft Sharepoint, a web-based collaborative platform, being used in tandem with Microsoft SQL Server to provide business intelligence analytics and reporting. They can provide BI content such as data connections, reports, scorecards, dashboards, and more.N/A
Pricing
Amazon QuickSightMS SharePoint / SQL
Editions & Modules
Reader
$3
per month per user
Author
$24
per month per user
Reader Pro
$24
per month per user
Author Pro
$50
per month per user
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Offerings
Pricing Offerings
Amazon QuickSightMS SharePoint / SQL
Free Trial
YesNo
Free/Freemium Version
NoNo
Premium Consulting/Integration Services
NoNo
Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo setup fee
Additional DetailsProspective buyers can also purchase a set number of sessions or questions in lieu of a monthly subscription.
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Community Pulse
Amazon QuickSightMS SharePoint / SQL
Considered Both Products
Amazon QuickSight
Chose Amazon QuickSight
As per our requirement, the Amazon Eco System leads us to use the Amazon Quick Sight platform. It works well with Redshift datasources.
Chose Amazon QuickSight
Due to the fact that our platform infrastructure is mainly based on AWS, it was seamless and effortless for integration. Our second consideration is the operating cost in which QuickSight is reasonably low compared to other tools we had evaluated. From a development …
Chose Amazon QuickSight
QuickSight is best suited to augment your other BI solutions, not as a primary tool. It still very immature when you compare it to products like Tableau, Qlik, Microsoft Power BI and others. However, it is very easy to get connected to data sources and a good way to …
Chose Amazon QuickSight
All of the other reporting platforms my organization has used previously were within our CRM and not a standalone program. In that we were very limited in being able to slice and dice the data the way that we wanted to.
Chose Amazon QuickSight
In our case, we are storing our large amount of data in the cloud so using QuickSight adds up to the performance of the reporting. We are using it as a secondary reporting tool so that a business user can generate their own report. We are using Tableau as our primary reporting …
MS SharePoint / SQL
Chose MS SharePoint / SQL
1. Cost affective as it comes with MS 365 Tenant 2. Natively interactive with tools such MS 365 Dynamics ERP, Power Platform etc
Chose MS SharePoint / SQL
Ease of use being the biggest benefit, speed and availability are right there behind ease of use.
Chose MS SharePoint / SQL
SharePoint is more reliable in terms of data storage, security, and accessibility by only required users compared to ClickUp. Also, SharePoint is easier to learn and use for any user, as tutorials are easily available online. Also, SharePoint is a product of Microsoft, which …
Chose MS SharePoint / SQL
Simple: MS Sharepoint/SQL is the best and robust databases motor now are incorporating some features in order to improve users and DB admins experience.
Chose MS SharePoint / SQL
The user interface and search elements are much better than our outgoing data storage method.
Chose MS SharePoint / SQL
Box is a content storing portal where you can host and share documents/files to others. But it does not have [Sharepoint's] capabilities like... versions, automation, email approvals, etc. And Microsoft Exchange is a mailing database that can be used for exchanging data using …
Chose MS SharePoint / SQL
Has better support than MySQL and more developers are familiar with it. Oracle syntax is more cumbersome and less developers are experienced these days with Oracle.
Chose MS SharePoint / SQL
I have heard that the one that comes close is a tool called Apex. Some of the leading companies are using it instead of SQL.
Chose MS SharePoint / SQL
If you are looking for a document management and collaboration tool to use as a web portal that comes with SQL data base and easy to manage and something you can learn very quick, look no further than SharePoint but if you need a pure database then this is not for you.
Chose MS SharePoint / SQL
We use MS SQL more just because of how widely it's used and how popular it is. It's easier to install, maintain, and support compared to the other ones we've tried.
Chose MS SharePoint / SQL
At the time of the two large projects, SharePoint was the enterprise solution so we were required to use that. We have since lobbied the enterprise teams to review and consider Atlassian confluence and were successful. Confluence is cheaper than Sharepoint which is why we …
Chose MS SharePoint / SQL
At its core, MS SharePoint (with SQL) is for managing document-based content. It falls just short of being a best in class records manager (it does offer some features for this though), and it isn't the easiest to solution to make great looking modern and engaging web sites. …
Chose MS SharePoint / SQL
We looked at Google Drive but it didn't have the API and integration that SharePoint has with 3rd party software providers. Also, Google Drive has basic functionality compared to MS SharePoint and how you can customize and build-out.
Chose MS SharePoint / SQL
I haven't used any other products that compete with it. I started my career at Microsoft and the two subsequent locations have also been Microsoft shops.
Chose MS SharePoint / SQL
Dropbox is a user-friendly product, but Sharepoint is a native Microsoft product that can be implemented into any Microsoft products, which are used mostly in our environment. Finding solutions on the internet is much easier, as it is used commonly by other organizations as …
Chose MS SharePoint / SQL
I am not familiar with any other products similar to SharePoint, so I am unable to compare.
Chose MS SharePoint / SQL
Mostly, we are a Microsoft shop, and SharePoint and SQL integrate with our other applications. They're easy to use, and not too hard to manage.
Chose MS SharePoint / SQL
I have used both Google Drive and Zoho Docs which seem similar to MS SharePoint. The main differences I noticed as a user is that the user interfaces in both Google Drive and Zoho Docs were much more intuitive and they were much easier to navigate than MS SharePoint. There …
Chose MS SharePoint / SQL
We had staff resources able to create, configure, and mange our sharepoint environment, so it made sense for us and gave us greater flexibility than these turnkey solutions. Certainly each solution has its merits and each are completely different price points. We already had …
Chose MS SharePoint / SQL
Most of the applications used within our company have a SharePoint back end therefore I have not used anything other than SharePoint.
Chose MS SharePoint / SQL
We evaluated Atlassian Confluence and compared it to our current SharePoint implementation. We felt that the two products were quite similar in the user experience but we chose to keep our SharePoint farms up and running. This was mainly due to the cost of switching and the …
Chose MS SharePoint / SQL
Actually i didnt work with other than ms sharepoint so i cant say how it is stand for others
Features
Amazon QuickSightMS SharePoint / SQL
BI Standard Reporting
Comparison of BI Standard Reporting features of Product A and Product B
Amazon QuickSight
8.0
Ratings
2% below category average
MS SharePoint / SQL
7.7
Ratings
6% below category average
Pixel Perfect reports8.00 Ratings8.70 Ratings
Customizable dashboards8.00 Ratings7.00 Ratings
Report Formatting Templates8.00 Ratings7.40 Ratings
Ad-hoc Reporting
Comparison of Ad-hoc Reporting features of Product A and Product B
Amazon QuickSight
7.2
Ratings
11% below category average
MS SharePoint / SQL
8.2
Ratings
2% above category average
Drill-down analysis8.00 Ratings7.90 Ratings
Formatting capabilities8.00 Ratings8.40 Ratings
Integration with R or other statistical packages6.00 Ratings8.00 Ratings
Report sharing and collaboration7.00 Ratings8.60 Ratings
Report Output and Scheduling
Comparison of Report Output and Scheduling features of Product A and Product B
Amazon QuickSight
6.9
Ratings
18% below category average
MS SharePoint / SQL
8.9
Ratings
7% above category average
Publish to Web8.00 Ratings8.70 Ratings
Publish to PDF6.30 Ratings9.40 Ratings
Report Versioning6.00 Ratings8.20 Ratings
Report Delivery Scheduling7.00 Ratings9.00 Ratings
Delivery to Remote Servers7.00 Ratings9.00 Ratings
Data Discovery and Visualization
Comparison of Data Discovery and Visualization features of Product A and Product B
Amazon QuickSight
5.8
Ratings
32% below category average
MS SharePoint / SQL
8.6
Ratings
8% above category average
Pre-built visualization formats (heatmaps, scatter plots etc.)6.00 Ratings8.70 Ratings
Location Analytics / Geographic Visualization8.00 Ratings8.00 Ratings
Predictive Analytics3.50 Ratings9.30 Ratings
Pattern Recognition and Data Mining00 Ratings8.40 Ratings
Access Control and Security
Comparison of Access Control and Security features of Product A and Product B
Amazon QuickSight
8.0
Ratings
6% below category average
MS SharePoint / SQL
8.2
Ratings
3% below category average
Multi-User Support (named login)8.00 Ratings8.00 Ratings
Role-Based Security Model8.00 Ratings8.10 Ratings
Multiple Access Permission Levels (Create, Read, Delete)8.00 Ratings8.30 Ratings
Single Sign-On (SSO)8.00 Ratings8.70 Ratings
Report-Level Access Control00 Ratings7.90 Ratings
Mobile Capabilities
Comparison of Mobile Capabilities features of Product A and Product B
Amazon QuickSight
3.9
Ratings
67% below category average
MS SharePoint / SQL
9.4
Ratings
18% above category average
Responsive Design for Web Access4.00 Ratings9.50 Ratings
Mobile Application3.50 Ratings9.50 Ratings
Dashboard / Report / Visualization Interactivity on Mobile3.80 Ratings8.70 Ratings
Application Program Interfaces (APIs) / Embedding
Comparison of Application Program Interfaces (APIs) / Embedding features of Product A and Product B
Amazon QuickSight
6.0
Ratings
26% below category average
MS SharePoint / SQL
8.8
Ratings
12% above category average
REST API6.10 Ratings9.30 Ratings
Javascript API6.60 Ratings9.30 Ratings
iFrames7.00 Ratings9.00 Ratings
Java API6.10 Ratings9.00 Ratings
Themeable User Interface (UI)7.00 Ratings8.00 Ratings
Customizable Platform (Open Source)3.00 Ratings8.10 Ratings
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User Ratings
Amazon QuickSightMS SharePoint / SQL
Likelihood to Recommend
9.0
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8.8
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Likelihood to Renew
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8.8
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Usability
7.0
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9.0
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Support Rating
9.0
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8.8
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Implementation Rating
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7.0
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User Testimonials
Amazon QuickSightMS SharePoint / SQL
Likelihood to Recommend
I'm likely to recommend it because it would become so native if other cloud services are based on AWS infrastructure, like our current setup. It is very seamlessly integrated with other services to feed in data for the visualization. In addition, supporting a reasonably large number of users concurrently is not an issue and should be able to scale horizontally as needed.
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As I mentioned in my previous answers, MS SharePoint is very useful as a shared drive for the organization and is very easy to manage. It also helps us import data from SharePoint directly into PowerBI for creating reports. According to my understanding, only share link features should be improved.
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Pros
  • Lightweight and serverless BI tool that can be used for niche dashboards.
  • Its integration into other AWS Services is one of its most appealing features.
  • The low monthly cost is another benefit.
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  • Flexible - able to make any changes we would like vs traditional service desk system.
  • ROI - We were already using SharePoint for internal intranet, so we are simply getting more use out of licensing we had already committed to.
  • Easy to use for end users.
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Cons
  • One of the primary challenges I've had with Amazon QuickSight so far is that some of the reports I want to build use data from different data sets. Instead of being able to put all of the information I want to see into one report.
  • Some of our Amazon QuickSight reports only update every 24 hours. It would be great to see that data in real-time.
  • I would remove the various time zones from Amazon QuickSight and only use the time zone we are in.
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  • It is hard to setup and nightmare
  • It requires a of infrastructure, thus it could be costly because of requirement and licensing required for everything to run smoothly
  • If it is not setup and organized properly from the beginning it could be maintenance nightmare
  • It is hard to have "test" environment to do patches or similar
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Likelihood to Renew
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This was a long-term buy-in from a corporate perspective, to remain in the SharePoint space. Migration is certainly possible, which is good for planning and having options further out. At this point, the only planned migration is to eventually move the architecture up to SharePoint/SQL 2013. At that point, we will be able to leverage some greater efficiencies, some enhanced content design and management features, and some more current social features. It is well worth a full consideration in any shop looking at a new implementation of or migration to SharePoint (although you will probably be considering 2013 versions or beyond in those discussions), but the platform should be a strong competitor to any alternatives. Realizing the capability of a fully-branded and customized website was not part of the original choice for the architecture at Lincoln, but seeing it implemented and functioning now with this capacity far beyond original expectations has certainly cemented plans to continue using it.
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Usability
It is easy to use and set up no need to put in so much effort. Once build, the dashboard can be used with multiple clients with the same domain. It provides multiple connectivity options which makes it a versatile option for reporting.
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I gave this rating due to MS SharePoint being a big help with our userbase. We have a lot of users that are just old enough to not have much technical skills or they have been in this industry long enough to where they haven't really needed to utilize much technology. MS SharePoint helped us move beyond that barrier without too many bumps and bruises.
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Support Rating
They provide proper support when needed. They are always ready to provide the box solution and make things easier for users.
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I've only had to call in to support on one occasion but they were able to work though our issue and find a solution that did fully resolve the issue in a timely manner. I can't always say the same about support from other companies so it was a refreshing change to have support that did help.
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Implementation Rating
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Mo major insight regarding the implementation if very well documented for standard products.
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Alternatives Considered
As per our requirement, the Amazon Eco System leads us to use the Amazon Quick Sight platform. It works well with Redshift datasources.
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At the time of the two large projects, SharePoint was the enterprise solution so we were required to use that. We have since lobbied the enterprise teams to review and consider Atlassian Confluence and were successful. Confluence is cheaper than Sharepoint which is why we wanted to bring that in. The enterprise has now made Confluence an enterprise solution as an alternative to SharePoint. After using both I think SharePoint has many more add-ins than Confluence. It has much more customization ability than Confluence. SharePoint is not good for mobile readiness. Confluence is so there is a difference that might lead you to Confluence over SharePoint. I would also say that SharePoint is very document-centric and that Confluence has better KM than SharePoint does. even with the use of SQL Server. We were told that we could not use Google Drive even though it had features we liked.
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Return on Investment
  • Cost Effective
  • Easy setup and maintenance
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  • ROI for ms SharePoint/SQL considering that is the best database engine with excellent features that help you to have all information in your hand.
  • Something negative could be license format.
  • These are the best relational databases in the market with powerful features that complement your system.
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