TIBCO Spotfire

Giving us a unique edge in creating analytical applications

PROS & CONS What are the best aspects of this product? Spotfire's integration capabilities give it that unique edge in facilitating the creation of self-contained analytical applications. If I want to get insight fast and understand patterns in a data set that I am analyzing, Spotfire provides the fastest way to get the data. I find the expression language and pivoting capabilities very convenient to use as well. What aspects are problematic or could work better? Visual output ...

Excellent reporting tool

PROS & CONS What are the best aspects of this product? I like that I'm able to customize whatever I need with Spotfire. I can either use a templated report or improve it by going the backend route using python and/or javascript. It's an excellent reporting tool. What aspects are problematic or could work better? I like Spotfire in general. I could like it even more if I can use several Y-Axis scales with separate data types and ranges at the same time. Other tools are doing this now. ...

Helpful software

PROS & CONS What are the best aspects of this product? With Spotfire, I can easily put in graphics all the information I gather with Excel. It is very easy to setup and use. I also like the fast processing time it takes to generate the report even with large amount of data. It works fast without crashing my PC in the process. What aspects are problematic or could work better? Support does not support and sometimes they don't have replies to our questions and Drill down in the same chart ...

Excellent reporting tool

PROS & CONS What are the best aspects of this product? I like that I'm able to customize whatever I need with Spotfire. I can either use a templated report or improve it by going the backend route using python and/or javascript. It's an excellent reporting tool. What aspects are problematic or could work better? I like Spotfire in general. I could like it even more if I can use several Y-Axis scales with separate data types and ranges at the same time. Other tools are doing this now. ...

Helpful software

PROS & CONS What are the best aspects of this product? With Spotfire, I can easily put in graphics all the information I gather with Excel. It is very easy to setup and use. I also like the fast processing time it takes to generate the report even with large amount of data. It works fast without crashing my PC in the process. What aspects are problematic or could work better? Support does not support and sometimes they don't have replies to our questions and Drill down in the same chart ...

Giving us a unique edge in creating analytical applications

PROS & CONS What are the best aspects of this product? Spotfire's integration capabilities give it that unique edge in facilitating the creation of self-contained analytical applications. If I want to get insight fast and understand patterns in a data set that I am analyzing, Spotfire provides the fastest way to get the data. I find the expression language and pivoting capabilities very convenient to use as well. What aspects are problematic or could work better? Visual output ...

User friendly with great visualizations available

PROS & CONS What are the best aspects of this product? Spotfire is user friendly, and has great visualizations available. I appreciate the filters, marking, and user interface. What aspects are problematic or could work better? I find the Custom SQL functionality for information links is not as flexible as i would like. When i change the SQL, i still have to modify elements, which seem like placeholders Are you a current user of this product? Yes

DIY analysis

PROS & CONS What are the best aspects of this product? I like being able to tweak filters, analyze data on my own, and be able to visualize it. What aspects are problematic or could work better? I wish we can avoid the lags whenever we pull huge data sets from external sources. It would also be great to be able to use the native Python, instead of Iron Python for coding scripts. What specific problems in your company were solved by this product? Being able to make visual reports out ...

Data analysis made easy

PROS & CONS What are the best aspects of this product? I like that it's ready to adapt to whatever we need to do. There are new theoretical solutions that sometimes pop up during discussions as we find our way around the software, so we are able to easily test if those work. This doesn't happen so easily with Excel. What aspects are problematic or could work better? It would be great to know how to connect it to our data with ease, especially for those who might not have the background ...

Provides good analytics

PROS & CONS What are the best aspects of this product? I like how easy it is to make graphs and automate regular reports we send out to our senior executives. What aspects are problematic or could work better? I've just started using the tool and haven't experienced anything I dislike yet. What specific problems in your company were solved by this product? We're now able to easily produce regular reports a lot more promptly. Are you a current user of this product? No