Databox vs. Sisense for Cloud Data Teams

Databox

Sisense for Cloud Data Teams

Overview
Product	Rating	Most Used By	Product Summary	Starting Price
Databox	Score 10.0 out of 10	N/A	Databox is business intelligence software built for teams that need fast, actionable insights.	$199 per month
Sisense for Cloud Data Teams	Score 6.5 out of 10	N/A	Sisense for Cloud Data Teams (formerly Periscope Data) is a data visualization tool that allows users to connect to their SQL databases to create sharable, interactive dashboards. In addition to SQL, its analytics integrate with R and Python, allowing users to prep datasets, perform analysis, and create their own visualizations. Sisense acquired Periscope Data in mid-2019.	N/A

Pricing

Databox

Sisense for Cloud Data Teams

Editions & Modules

Professional: $199
per month
Growth: $499
per month
Premium: $999
per month

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Offerings

Pricing Offerings
Databox	Sisense for Cloud Data Teams
Free Trial
Yes	No
Free/Freemium Version
No	No
Premium Consulting/Integration Services
No	No

Entry-level Setup Fee

No setup fee

Additional Details

20% discount for annual pricing.

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Community Pulse
	Databox	Sisense for Cloud Data Teams
Considered Both Products	Databox Dustin Brackett CEO Chose Databox In comparison, Databox has been a more robust solution and one that works really well with HubSpot (our preferred marketing automation platform). It's a bit pricier than Cyfe was (not sure now), but the features are worth it. Incentivized Helpful? Michael Glover Content Marketer Chose Databox Much cheaper and seems to do at least as good of a job while having a similar integration stack. I also appreciate the efforts Databox go to on their blog and podcast to help educate people on all things data and metrics. Incentivized Helpful? Verified User Anonymous Chose Databox Databox automatically integrates with tons of different data sources without you needing to arrange the backend information on how everything should connect. Tableau, Power BI, and Sisense require a lot of manual setup unless you have all of your fields perfectly matched up … Incentivized Helpful? Heather Robinette, MBA Marketing Manger Chose Databox While HubSpot is where we store our information and utilize the systems, the reporting wasn't deep enough and it didn't include the entire website since it is hosted elsewhere. So I started looking at options, and Databox came as a recommendation so I checked it out and haven't … Incentivized Helpful? Verified User Anonymous Chose Databox Databox and Grow are similar tools, and truthfully, Grow is a more powerful platform with more sophisticated reporting, integrations, and a larger feature set. However, Grow is significantly more expensive and Databox has the features you need most for less of an investment. I … Incentivized Helpful? Stephanie Tran Sales System Architect Chose Databox HubSpot's reporting tool simply isn't enough. It also doesn't help that the reporting add-on for HubSpot is an additional $200/month, and it only reports on HubSpot stuff. That's why we selected Databox--to report on other platforms like FB ads, Google Analytics, etc. However, … Incentivized Helpful? Eric Pratt Managing Partner Chose Databox Databox is easier to set up and is much less costly. Incentivized Helpful? Daniel Berry SEO Strategy Specialist Chose Databox Databox is unique in its ability to report from multiple data sources. Google Analytics is the standard when it comes to web metrics, but it's just one of the tools that integrates with Databox. Tableau is fantastic for data visualizations and reporting, but it's much more … Incentivized Helpful?	Sisense for Cloud Data Teams Ryan McLean Senior Data Analyst Chose Sisense for Cloud Data Teams RStudio requires custom code from programmers and the decision was made to move to software instead of software developers. Microsoft Power BI didn't have the right data subscription capabilities for our customers. Incentivized Helpful? Adam Montgomery Energy Efficiency Consultant Chose Sisense for Cloud Data Teams Google Analytics works well but it does not have all of the bells and whistles that Periscope Data offers. Google Analytics is best used in a Google environment but if you are using other tools and programs outside of the Google universe, then Periscope Data is a much better … Incentivized Helpful? Verified User Anonymous Chose Sisense for Cloud Data Teams Periscope is far more robust than these two similar products. For a start up just getting going they are fine alternatives, but as your business scales Google Charts becomes a hassle to manage and Keap becomes too much of a generalized product. While your business increases it … Incentivized Helpful? Verified User Anonymous Chose Sisense for Cloud Data Teams Periscope is by far the best we looked at - I was evaluating as a user, not the primary decision maker, and user interface and ease of use was the primary factor in my decision. It is very easy to navigate and manipulate, and has an overall very polished view. Incentivized Helpful? Brian Kichler EVP, Operations & Pharmacy Analytics Chose Sisense for Cloud Data Teams Periscope's lightweight footprint and customizable SQL-based reports make it a better choice for us than Tableau or Microsoft BI. We deal with millions of rows of transactional data in a SQL Server data warehouse, so having seamless front-end integration makes reporting seamless. Incentivized Helpful? Marisa Henegar Production Que Specialist Chose Sisense for Cloud Data Teams We use Jira here at SDC, as well as Periscope. These programs are use together and they work in tandem to get the issues resolved. Incentivized Helpful? Philip Boontje CFO Chose Sisense for Cloud Data Teams Sharing of visualisations and rapid prototypen/building, ease of use. UX is 20x better. Incentivized Helpful? Verified User Anonymous Chose Sisense for Cloud Data Teams LookML was able to simplify development of views involving window calculations, but slowed down the overall development cycle as minor SQL edits required heavy code reviews. Tableau has great interactive options but has proved non-performant with our database mix (MySQL, … Incentivized Helpful? Jared Beekman Software Developer Chose Sisense for Cloud Data Teams This is currently our primary visualization tool. There is no real option to do any meaningful math on your data, and you only have access to a very, very limited subset of information you stream into the cache. Periscope far exceeds this tool with the ability to combine data … Incentivized Helpful? Gwen Rivet Growth Manager Chose Sisense for Cloud Data Teams Different in the sense that you need to be able to manipulate data with Periscope while you just need to understand how data is manipulated with Amplitude (Periscope = you need to master SQL vs Amplitude = you need to understand the logic of SQL). Periscope is a more powerful … Incentivized Helpful? Verified User Anonymous Chose Sisense for Cloud Data Teams Periscope Data enables data wrangling and is more familiar to SQL-savvy people - which are mostly analysts. Writing query is not really tedious for them, so it is not a huge problem. Quick and nice response from Periscope support is really helpful for the users. Incentivized Helpful? PE Pat Effinger Lead Sales Engineer Chose Sisense for Cloud Data Teams I have not utilized any other tools like Periscope so it's hard to say how it stacks up against its competition. Incentivized Helpful?

Features

Databox

Sisense for Cloud Data Teams

BI Standard Reporting

Comparison of BI Standard Reporting features of Product A and Product B
	Databox 9.3 Ratings 13% above category average	Sisense for Cloud Data Teams 9.2 Ratings 9% above category average
Pixel Perfect reports	10.00 Ratings	8.80 Ratings
Customizable dashboards	8.90 Ratings	9.10 Ratings
Report Formatting Templates	8.90 Ratings	9.60 Ratings

Ad-hoc Reporting

Comparison of Ad-hoc Reporting features of Product A and Product B
	Databox 8.6 Ratings 7% above category average	Sisense for Cloud Data Teams 8.8 Ratings 10% above category average
Drill-down analysis	8.00 Ratings	9.00 Ratings
Formatting capabilities	8.90 Ratings	9.20 Ratings
Integration with R or other statistical packages	7.90 Ratings	8.60 Ratings
Report sharing and collaboration	9.40 Ratings	8.60 Ratings

Report Output and Scheduling

Comparison of Report Output and Scheduling features of Product A and Product B
	Databox 8.3 Ratings 0% below category average	Sisense for Cloud Data Teams 9.6 Ratings 13% above category average
Publish to Web	8.90 Ratings	9.60 Ratings
Publish to PDF	8.90 Ratings	9.60 Ratings
Report Versioning	7.70 Ratings	9.60 Ratings
Report Delivery Scheduling	8.90 Ratings	9.60 Ratings
Delivery to Remote Servers	7.10 Ratings	9.40 Ratings

Data Discovery and Visualization

Comparison of Data Discovery and Visualization features of Product A and Product B
	Databox 7.7 Ratings 4% below category average	Sisense for Cloud Data Teams 8.7 Ratings 7% above category average
Pre-built visualization formats (heatmaps, scatter plots etc.)	8.30 Ratings	8.30 Ratings
Location Analytics / Geographic Visualization	7.00 Ratings	8.80 Ratings
Predictive Analytics	7.90 Ratings	9.00 Ratings

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User Ratings
	Databox	Sisense for Cloud Data Teams
Likelihood to Recommend	8.0 (0 ratings)	8.4 (0 ratings)
Usability	9.0 (0 ratings)	9.0 (0 ratings)
Support Rating	9.8 (0 ratings)	8.0 (0 ratings)

User Testimonials
	Databox	Sisense for Cloud Data Teams
Likelihood to Recommend	Databox is fantastic for companies or agencies that regularly report on a variety of metrics from multiple data sources. It's ideal for any company that uses a variety of different tools (as long as Databox integrates with them). It's particularly good for HubSpot agencies and companies that use HubSpot. It's maybe not necessary for companies that only use one tool or don't do reporting. Incentivized Daniel Berry SEO Strategy Specialist Read full review	Sisense for Cloud Data Teams is suited so well for our project that works with lots of data and needs some ways to share data internally or externally with our clients. It's very easy to pull out the data from the sense in best and in a suitable format and moreover a huge number of options are available there to represent the data. All features of this Sisense for cloud data teams software can be taken advantage of if you have a team who are well versed in data analytics, data management, and programming. Incentivized Nitish kumar System Engineer Read full review
Pros	Create dashboards from a variety of data sources. Set & track goals based on the data and metrics provided. Send alerts and scorecard updates to Slack and email automatically. Incentivized Michael Glover Content Marketer Read full review	Rapid deployment of polished T-SQL-based data visualization charts and dashboards. Periscope supports a variety of database technologies, and allows users to write custom queries to display data. Included caching to reduce server load. Outstanding customer service/support, with expert advice as needed. Constant updates and new features. Built-in SQL formatters take the pain out of manipulating date/time objects. Brian Kichler EVP, Operations & Pharmacy Analytics Read full review
Cons	Some types of data can only be reported on for 1-2 months back. Unless I'm misunderstanding the function of the software this seems really weird. I can't figure out how to report on Activities more than 2 months ago Incentivized Verified User Anonymous Read full review	Some of the dashboards can be slow to load; especially when they have lots of features and widgets. The software could be made a little easier for people that don't have a data or programming background. It is pricey so not a great option for small companies or research/home projects. Incentivized Adam Montgomery Energy Efficiency Consultant Read full review
Usability	Databox is an intuitive, well-designed platform that can be used by non-technical marketers. It is easy to learn, and while set up takes time, usability is high and the team has enjoyed creating custom dashboards and clients have also given us great feedback regarding its usability and value. While other BI tools are much more complex to navigate, Databox is a breeze. Incentivized Verified User Anonymous Read full review	My company has had Periscope for various use cases in the past and I think that this program opens up complex data reports to non-technical people in a really accessible way (even though the learning curve is a big one). We are now integrating Sisense for Cloud Data Teams at a larger level both for internal data exploration and for customer facing dashboards and reports. Incentivized Ryan McLean Senior Data Analyst Read full review
Support Rating	I have really enjoyed using Databox and have seen the value of it in many ways. They also continue to improve the functions of it and grow their integrations and templates. I look forward to continuing to use Databox in the future, potentially even finding ways to incorporate it into other departments to help them with reporting as well. Incentivized Heather Robinette, MBA Marketing Manger Read full review	The user interface is just amazing and it's really very easy to use and navigate, even for a newbie. Mostly it provides us the accurate data. Incentivized Nitish kumar System Engineer Read full review
Alternatives Considered	While HubSpot is where we store our information and utilize the systems, the reporting wasn't deep enough and it didn't include the entire website since it is hosted elsewhere. So I started looking at options, and Databox came as a recommendation so I checked it out and haven't turned back. I didn't evaluate any other products because Databox met our need and we were able to get started right away. Incentivized Heather Robinette, MBA Marketing Manger Read full review	Periscope is far more robust than these two similar products. For a start up just getting going they are fine alternatives, but as your business scales Google Charts becomes a hassle to manage and Keap becomes too much of a generalized product. While your business increases it is generally best to get multiple specialized pieces of technology to help you maintain integrity in your data, and Periscope Data allows. Worth the money. Incentivized Verified User Anonymous Read full review
Return on Investment	It has helped us to show our value to clients Easily digestible dashboards make it easy to understand what you're looking at Incentivized Dustin Brackett CEO Read full review	Very positive - has allowed us to glean insights quickly and in real time. Definitely helpful for evaluating performance of accounts and employees. Versatile - we even use it with recruiting metrics, our software team uses it to test feature deployment. Incentivized Verified User Anonymous Read full review
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