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Sisense for Cloud Data Teams

Score6.5 out of 10

54 Reviews and Ratings

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What is Sisense for Cloud Data Teams?

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.

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Key Features

Learn about the best (and worst!) features Sisense for Cloud Data Teams has to offer, as determined by TrustRadius' reviewers.
Based on 54 ratings of Sisense for Cloud Data Teams's features
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Top Performing Features

  • Report Formatting Templates

    Category average: 8.4

  • Publish to Web

    Category average: 8.2

  • Publish to PDF

    Category average: 8.9

Areas for Improvement

  • Integration with R or other statistical packages

    Integration with the open-source R predictive modeling environment.

    Category average: 6.5

  • Report sharing and collaboration

    Report sharing and collaboration is the ability to easily share reports with others.

    Category average: 8.5

  • Pre-built visualization formats (heatmaps, scatter plots etc.)

    Pre-built visualization formats are canned visualization types that can be selected to visualize different kinds of data.

    Category average: 8.8

Reviews

What users are saying about Sisense for Cloud Data Teams.
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Best and amazing software.

Incentivized
Nitish kumarView profile
System Engineer in Information Technology at Infosys (10,001+ employees employees)

Use Cases and Deployment Scope

We have used Sisense for Cloud Data Teams to manage and handle massive amounts of clients' data. Sisense for Cloud Data Teams offers their users a free version trial so that sense users can try all the system functionality before deciding to purchase it. Our team of testers and analysts uses it to create powerful dashboards, accurate graphs, and precise charts to visually demonstrate the issues that Clients face. Sisense for cloud data teams helped us and our team, the transition from old spreadsheets and Excel to being able to create amazing stunning visuals.

Pros

  • In sisense for cloud Data team, the Data can be easily shared across many channels and through email.
  • Sisense for cloud data team have user friendly charts and graphs.
  • Sisense for cloud data team provides Constant updates and new features to their users.

Cons

  • They should provide little guidance in the beginning.
  • Sometimes i face Slowness.

Return on Investment

  • Sometimes dashboard loads slowly.
  • Amazing visualisation present

Usability

Sisense is working well so far

Incentivized
Ryan McLeanView profile
Senior Data Analyst in Product Management at Imagine Learning (1001-5000 employees employees)

Use Cases and Deployment Scope

We were using Power BI but our customers wanted an export of their data and Sisense for Cloud Data Teams offered the subscription and dashboard characteristics that we were looking for.

Pros

  • Data Export Subscription
  • Data Dashboards

Cons

  • There was a large learning curve.

Return on Investment

  • It is still too early to say but a lot of research was done by our engineering teams and this was the chosen solution and no one seems to regret their decision.

Alternatives Considered

Microsoft Power BI and RStudio

Other Software Used

Google Calendar, Microsoft 365 (formerly Office 365), Snowflake

Usability

Make Sense of Your Customers' Data

Incentivized
Adam MontgomeryView profile
Energy Efficiency Consultant in Engineering at SEMCO (51-200 employees employees)

Pros

  • Periscope Data supports SQL, R, and Python in the same environment.
  • Periscope Data offers many ways to visualize data, ranging from maps, charts, and graphs.
  • Data can easily be shared across many channels, including Slack and email.

Cons

  • 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.

Alternatives Considered

Google Analytics

Other Software Used

Google Analytics, Airtable, Adobe Acrobat DC

The Go-To Analytics Platform for Modern BI teams

Incentivized
Arnob BordoloiView profile
Data Analyst in Engineering at SquadLocker (51-200 employees employees)

Pros

  • Data integration with support for various databases and popular tools.
  • Built in SQL formatter.
  • Use SQL to prepare and publish data sets for use with built in support for Python and R.
  • Quick setup for SQL Alerts, Views and Snippets.
  • Excellent on demand support team.

Cons

  • Caching tables can be problematic and views without unique columns do not cache accurately
  • SQL query parsing errors for queries running directly against databases can be confusing.
  • Issues with data sync in the Salesforce Integration.

Return on Investment

  • Periscope has been instrumental towards the Data Warehouse project.
  • Integral part of various marketing campaigns and sales efforts.
  • Allowed for various internal data driven decisions.

Other Software Used

Amazon Redshift, Microsoft Power BI, Zapier

Make BI work for you with Periscope Data

Brian KichlerView profile
EVP, Operations & Pharmacy Analytics in Corporate at RxSafe, LLC (11-50 employees employees)

Pros

  • 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.

Cons

  • Query parsing errors do not display the line number of the error, this is a pain point for BI developers.
  • Caching large tables can be problematic and cause issues with queries and display of data.
  • Embed API documentation should be more thorough with plenty of examples.

Return on Investment

  • Positive impact on our customer reputation, which is invaluable and the primary reason why we've stuck with Periscope.

Alternatives Considered

Tableau Desktop and Microsoft BI