Keen IO vs. Yellowfin

Overview
ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price
Keen IO
Score 6.9 out of 10
N/A
Keen (or keen.io) is an embedded analytics tool from the company of the same name headquartered in San Antonio, that is built an Apache Kafka and focuses on event data. Keen’s presentation library can be used to embed and deliver metrics within a UI.N/A
Yellowfin
Score 8.0 out of 10
Mid-Size Companies (51-1,000 employees)
Yellowfin is a cloud-based business intelligence and dashboarding platform.N/A
Pricing
Keen IOYellowfin
Editions & Modules
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Offerings
Pricing Offerings
Keen IOYellowfin
Free Trial
NoYes
Free/Freemium Version
NoYes
Premium Consulting/Integration Services
NoNo
Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeOptional
Additional Details
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Community Pulse
Keen IOYellowfin
Considered Both Products
Keen IO
Chose Keen IO
They have minor similarities, so they are not easily comparable. Keen is one of a kind and does not have a great alternative. It just needs a little work and developers will be addicted to it.
Chose Keen IO
Keen IO is powerful and comparable to many of these programs. I have personally found the Google alternatives best for my company because they are much more user-friendly and have a familiar interface for most users. Pendo.io, Optimizely, and Segment are great as well but …
Chose Keen IO
Overall I think Keen IO is generally easier to use and more friendly towards new or novice users than other platforms. If you are just looking for a quick and easy solution, Keen IO might be the way to go. The cost of obtaining the software is a con when compared to some other …
Yellowfin
Chose Yellowfin
Alteryx Platform, Microsoft BI (MSBI) and Tableau Desktop
Chose Yellowfin
Tableau Online, Google Analytics and Amazon QuickSight
Chose Yellowfin
Yellow Fin platform is browser agnostic and is accessible from desktops as well as mobile devices. It is very simple and fast, it is integrated with Big Data, clients do not require a great training. It just works. But it’s easier to have things on the cloud, especially if you …
Chose Yellowfin
Yellowfin is much improved over this product, making the process much more simple and faster.
Chose Yellowfin
Yellowfin is no doubt, a stronger, more eloquent and polished tool compared to Microsoft's Power BI. The issue with our company specifically is that we are a big Microsoft shop, and pay for Power BI more or less in our bundle esp w/ O365. While the Yellowfin tool is a more …
Chose Yellowfin
I feel like it is not as good as powerslides, basically does the same thing but not as well. The team basically found that it was using up more time and wasn't as easy to figure out as powerslide. We ended up switching programs after a while and still looking for a much better …
Chose Yellowfin
The Yellowfin product technologies are superior and offers more flexibility in application. The Yellowfin product can be used in several different areas such a report engine over and above being a solid business intelligence tool. It further needs significant IT overhead to be …
Chose Yellowfin
We ran a full procurement project to select Yellowfin and started with a long list of over 20 BI products. Key reasons for choice were ease of use, visual looks, product integrations and cost (both licence purchase and development of content).
Chose Yellowfin
Yellowfin BI has a strong focus on a clear structured and easy to use user interface. Furthermore, the licence model was adequate for a BI system with a lot of end users.
Chose Yellowfin
Our reporting group uses Tableau extensively and compared to Yellowfin, Tableau is much easier to use (partially because more time was invested in setting it up properly, but also the design and features).
Chose Yellowfin
My selection of Yellowfin based on following criteria for the Indian market:

  • Availability in Linux platform to process high volume of transaction with CAL (concurrent user access license) model to use multiple server with high concurrent users
Features
Keen IOYellowfin
BI Standard Reporting
Comparison of BI Standard Reporting features of Product A and Product B
Keen IO
6.3
Ratings
10% below category average
Yellowfin
6.1
Ratings
29% below category average
Pixel Perfect reports5.90 Ratings5.80 Ratings
Customizable dashboards7.40 Ratings6.20 Ratings
Report Formatting Templates5.50 Ratings6.40 Ratings
Ad-hoc Reporting
Comparison of Ad-hoc Reporting features of Product A and Product B
Keen IO
6.1
Ratings
23% below category average
Yellowfin
6.6
Ratings
20% below category average
Formatting capabilities7.60 Ratings7.10 Ratings
Report sharing and collaboration6.60 Ratings6.50 Ratings
Drill-down analysis00 Ratings6.60 Ratings
Integration with R or other statistical packages00 Ratings6.30 Ratings
Data Discovery and Visualization
Comparison of Data Discovery and Visualization features of Product A and Product B
Keen IO
7.0
Ratings
7% below category average
Yellowfin
5.8
Ratings
32% below category average
Pre-built visualization formats (heatmaps, scatter plots etc.)8.70 Ratings5.90 Ratings
Location Analytics / Geographic Visualization8.10 Ratings5.70 Ratings
Predictive Analytics4.20 Ratings5.80 Ratings
Access Control and Security
Comparison of Access Control and Security features of Product A and Product B
Keen IO
4.7
Ratings
47% below category average
Yellowfin
6.2
Ratings
31% below category average
Multi-User Support (named login)4.10 Ratings6.30 Ratings
Role-Based Security Model5.40 Ratings6.50 Ratings
Multiple Access Permission Levels (Create, Read, Delete)4.40 Ratings6.30 Ratings
Single Sign-On (SSO)00 Ratings5.90 Ratings
Application Program Interfaces (APIs) / Embedding
Comparison of Application Program Interfaces (APIs) / Embedding features of Product A and Product B
Keen IO
6.9
Ratings
8% below category average
Yellowfin
6.1
Ratings
24% below category average
REST API4.80 Ratings6.10 Ratings
Javascript API9.00 Ratings5.40 Ratings
iFrames6.10 Ratings6.00 Ratings
Java API8.10 Ratings6.30 Ratings
Customizable Platform (Open Source)6.70 Ratings6.50 Ratings
Themeable User Interface (UI)00 Ratings6.50 Ratings
Report Output and Scheduling
Comparison of Report Output and Scheduling features of Product A and Product B
Keen IO
-
Ratings
Yellowfin
5.9
Ratings
34% below category average
Publish to Web00 Ratings6.30 Ratings
Publish to PDF00 Ratings6.20 Ratings
Report Versioning00 Ratings5.80 Ratings
Report Delivery Scheduling00 Ratings5.60 Ratings
Delivery to Remote Servers00 Ratings5.50 Ratings
Mobile Capabilities
Comparison of Mobile Capabilities features of Product A and Product B
Keen IO
-
Ratings
Yellowfin
6.7
Ratings
16% below category average
Responsive Design for Web Access00 Ratings6.20 Ratings
Mobile Application00 Ratings6.30 Ratings
Dashboard / Report / Visualization Interactivity on Mobile00 Ratings6.20 Ratings
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User Ratings
Keen IOYellowfin
Likelihood to Recommend
6.9
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6.2
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Usability
-
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6.3
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Availability
-
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9.1
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Performance
-
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8.2
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Support Rating
-
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5.6
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In-Person Training
-
(0 ratings)
9.1
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Online Training
-
(0 ratings)
8.2
(0 ratings)
Implementation Rating
-
(0 ratings)
9.1
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Configurability
-
(0 ratings)
8.2
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Ease of integration
-
(0 ratings)
9.1
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Product Scalability
-
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8.2
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Vendor post-sale
-
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9.1
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Vendor pre-sale
-
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9.1
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User Testimonials
Keen IOYellowfin
Likelihood to Recommend
Keen IO is well suited for a young company with employees who are quick learners. It may still take some time to get the hang of using the program, but it will be a much speedier and more efficient endeavor if the employees are already on top of that. It is not as appropriate for older employees because they are likely already used to other programs and it will be a big jump for them. The data representations can be excellent if you just have some time to fiddle with the settings.
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We can recommend this software without hesitation, as it has the ability to generate reports and data analysis, as well as process the data automatically, which saves time. It is ideal for small and medium-sized companies that wish to improve their services in the business world
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Pros
  • Very fast and significantly shortens work time
  • Easy user interface
  • Excellent output of analytical data
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  • The Yellowfin user interface fits seamlessly into our own web software as it too is designed in the latest web technologies making it easy to use and easily accessible to our client base.
  • The Yellowfin user interface is intuitive and easy to use, elevating VSV clients from needing in-depth training on the product before true value can be realised.
  • The Yellowfin architecture supports the Pintl architecture 100% due to a similar design strategy and as such no real overhead is added to the Pintl system for the addition of the Yellowfin product nor does it add any additional IT overhead to be used.
  • The Yellowfin product is quick and simple to develop reports and dashboards in cutting turn-around-time at the VSV development team and when new/custom reports are required by VSV clients.
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Cons
  • Customer service.
  • Slightly overpriced.
  • Customer service does not seem to understand every aspect well enough to effectively help.
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  • The ability to predefine a colour for a specific graph as a selection option dynamically.
  • The ability to customise the label of a chart, especially with respect to performance related reporting graphs we need an increase in dynamic charting options to meet our more specialised requirements.
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Usability
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Yellowfin has large promises that did not meet our expectations after we got it installed. We tried to configure it but things did not go as planned. After 1 year of trying - we still cannot get it working. Be very careful when signing up with them - everything is not what it seems.
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Reliability and Availability
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99.9% availability
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Support Rating
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Anytime I needed a report, I ran into issues with this software. We used Yellowfin for a period of months, having switched from Salesforce. I found the reports were difficult to produce, and the data management was okay at best.
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In-Person Training
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Yellowfin provides 3 levels of training to support consumers, business analytics, developers and Administrations :
  1. Yellowfin BI Training - Level 1 (Exploration)
  2. Yellowfin BI Training - Level 2 (Advanced)
  3. Yellowfin BI Training - Level 3(Expert)
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Online Training
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Web-based training for large audiences for Level 1 and Level 2 I would suggest
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Implementation Rating
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Design the data model and views for each dashboard is very important and it is the success factor Configuration of cluster for large implementation
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Alternatives Considered
They have minor similarities, so they are not easily comparable. Keen is one of a kind and does not have a great alternative. It just needs a little work and developers will be addicted to it.
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Yellowfin is no doubt, a stronger, more eloquent and polished tool compared to Microsoft's Power BI. The issue with our company specifically is that we are a big Microsoft shop, and pay for Power BI more or less in our bundle esp w/ O365. While the Yellowfin tool is a more sleek tool, the cost to our company is something that we have to weight against a negligible cost with Power BI.
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Scalability
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- Tested 500 con-current users in Linux platform with 4 cores systems - Tested with cloud based VM - Tested with 1000 reads per minutes
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Return on Investment
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  • made our org more data centric
  • Decisions are made based on data vs opinion
  • has created a single source of truth for the bulk of the organization
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