Amazon QuickSight vs Sisense comparison

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Executive SummaryUpdated on Jan 1, 2025

Sisense and Amazon QuickSight compete in the business intelligence and data analytics category. Sisense seems to have the upper hand due to its robust data integration and advanced dashboard capabilities.

Features: Sisense offers powerful data integration capabilities, ease of use, and rapid deployment, supporting fast queries on large datasets. It enables users with minimal technical expertise to create comprehensive dashboards. Amazon QuickSight integrates seamlessly within the AWS ecosystem, is cost-effective for AWS users, and includes machine learning features for deeper insights, though its visualization options are limited compared to Sisense.

Room for Improvement:Sisense could improve by supporting more data sources and providing better documentation for complex data operations. Enhancements in handling complex data structures and dashboard customization are also desired. QuickSight could benefit from more robust visualization options, better integration with non-AWS services, and competitive pricing to match its limited features against competitors like Tableau or Power BI.

Ease of Deployment and Customer Service:Sisense is praised for strong technical support and responsive customer service, leading to a smoother deployment experience. QuickSight enjoys straightforward deployment due to its cloud-based nature, but receives mixed reviews regarding customer service, with some users desiring quicker communication despite the integration benefits with AWS.

Pricing and ROI:Sisense is more expensive but its extensive features justify the cost for medium to large enterprises, allowing flexible licensing though smaller businesses might find it less affordable. QuickSight is more cost-effective for AWS users due to pay-as-you-go and session-based pricing. However, its pricing can be complex with AWS service fees. Sisense delivers a quicker ROI by reducing manual tasks and enabling enhanced business retention through powerful dashboards, which QuickSight achieves less effectively outside the AWS ecosystem.

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Review summaries and opinions

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ROI

Sentiment score

4.1

Amazon QuickSight provides competitive pricing, significant time savings, and value, though ROI varies based on usage effectiveness.

Sentiment score

7.0

Results with Sisense vary; some see immediate benefits, while others struggle to measure improvements or efficiency gains.

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Due to the data presented to stakeholders, they are able to make informed decisions that impact the day-to-day operations of the client, giving them more insights into what's happening within their organization.

System Integration Specialist at a non-profit with self employed

I have seen a return on investment in that we can manage the Sisense environment with a very small number of users.

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Project Manager at a tech services company with 1-10 employees

Customer Service

Sentiment score

5.5

Amazon QuickSight's support experiences vary, with helpful Enterprise Support, useful documentation, but inconsistent general assistance based on issues.

Sentiment score

7.6

Sisense is praised for exceptional, responsive customer service and skilled technical support, focusing on client success and prompt assistance.

I would say out of all the support experience I've had, only 5% took quite a long time to respond to the support message.

ThelmaLaryea

Engineer at Hubtel

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The support was very good.

Business Intelligence & Reporting Manager at a tech vendor with 51-200 employees

We typically get responses within 24 hours.

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Project Manager at a tech services company with 1-10 employees

Scalability Issues

Sentiment score

6.0

Amazon QuickSight offers scalability for various organizations but faces mixed reviews regarding performance with large datasets.

Sentiment score

7.4

Sisense scales well for medium to large businesses, handling over 100 million data loads despite increased querying times.

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It is scalable to a very large extent and we can integrate any third-party tools.

Project Manager at a tech services company with 1-10 employees

Sisense works really well for simple to medium use cases and scales well.

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System Integration Specialist at a non-profit with self employed

Stability Issues

Sentiment score

6.5

Amazon QuickSight is stable and reliable, with occasional issues quickly resolved, but lacks maturity compared to Tableau and Power BI.

Sentiment score

7.8

Sisense is generally stable and reliable, with occasional data import and dashboard load issues mitigated by caching.

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Room For Improvement

QuickSight users seek improved features like data integration, visualizations, machine learning, user design, cost efficiency, and documentation.

Sisense users face dataset handling issues and seek improvements in speed, interface, integration, customization, and documentation.

Understanding how AWS charges for Amazon QuickSight usage is critical for all users wanting to visualize their data effectively.

Samuel Ndip Takou

IT Infrastructure Support Specialist at Olam Agri

For example, making automation for filling missing data or reformatting incorrect data formats, and making date corrections.

Ashraf Hosni

Freelancer at a government with 501-1,000 employees

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I would like to see an improvement in the live data connection, specifically making the process faster.

Business Intelligence & Reporting Manager at a tech vendor with 51-200 employees

Sisense should provide more support for CI/CD, as we found the CI/CD approach quite limited.

System Integration Specialist at a non-profit with self employed

I give Sisense a nine because the integration with some third-party tools is good.

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Project Manager at a tech services company with 1-10 employees

Setup Cost

Amazon QuickSight offers cost-effective, flexible pricing, ideal for AWS users, with potential savings through pay-as-you-go options.

Sisense offers competitive pricing with extensive features, ideal for mid-size and large organizations, but less affordable for smaller businesses.

It is not expensive, but it is also not cheap.

reviewer2625966

Senior Solutions Architect at a media company with 10,001+ employees

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There was no significant difference in pricing between Sisense and ThoughtSpot.

Business Intelligence & Reporting Manager at a tech vendor with 51-200 employees

My experience with pricing, setup cost, and licensing shows that pricing is a little bit higher when compared to other applications, but that justifies the use case.

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Project Manager at a tech services company with 1-10 employees

Valuable Features

Amazon QuickSight offers seamless AWS integration, ease of use, cost efficiency, fast visualizations, and advanced analytics features for diverse needs.

Sisense excels with multi-source integration, ease of use, fast deployment, data visualization, and robust real-time analytics support.

The interactive dashboards of Amazon QuickSight are very important tools in business intelligence.

Ashraf Hosni

Freelancer at a government with 501-1,000 employees

The natural language query is very important, and natural language processing is crucial for disseminating dashboards across multiple formats and mechanisms.

reviewer2625966

Senior Solutions Architect at a media company with 10,001+ employees

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The time taken to create the reports and dashboards has been drastically reduced by at least 40%.

Project Manager at a tech services company with 1-10 employees

Sisense positively impacts our organization by speeding up the process of getting and presenting the data to customers or stakeholders.

System Integration Specialist at a non-profit with self employed

It offers two ways to access data: by cubing the data or hitting it live.

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Business Intelligence & Reporting Manager at a tech vendor with 51-200 employees

Categories and Ranking

Amazon QuickSight

Ranking in BI (Business Intelligence) Tools

5th

Average Rating

7.2

Reviews Sentiment

6.7

Number of Reviews

Ranking in other categories

No ranking in other categories

Sisense

Ranking in BI (Business Intelligence) Tools

17th

Average Rating

8.8

Reviews Sentiment

6.2

Number of Reviews

Ranking in other categories

Cloud Analytics (5th), Reporting (14th), Data Visualization (13th), Embedded BI (7th)

Mindshare comparison

As of December 2025, in the BI (Business Intelligence) Tools category, the mindshare of Amazon QuickSight is 4.1%, down from 8.0% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of Sisense is 1.1%, down from 1.4% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.

BI (Business Intelligence) Tools Market Share Distribution
Product	Market Share (%)
Amazon QuickSight	4.1%
Sisense	1.1%
Other	94.8%

BI (Business Intelligence) Tools

Featured Reviews

Samuel Ndip Takou

IT Infrastructure Support Specialist at Olam Agri

Can always access reports through intuitive dashboards that support diverse data connections

I can't specifically say how Amazon QuickSight could be improved since I focus more on using it and leveraging its functionalities. However, I could invest additional time to explore possible feedback from customers regarding their challenges. As cloud engineers, our capacity to improve is limited since AWS manages the services, but I would be open to feedback. I'm aware there are minor details that AWS could enhance, such as optimizing costs for beginners or small startups, which can be steep when trying to take Amazon QuickSight into production. Many have noticed that AWS services greatly benefit well-established companies, while startups struggle with costs as they transition data out of AWS. Understanding how AWS charges for Amazon QuickSight usage is critical for all users wanting to visualize their data effectively.

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Has improved project turnaround time with customizable dashboards and faster data delivery to stakeholders

System Integration Specialist at a non-profit with self employed

Sisense has some limitations, especially in rendering tables or graphs. For example, if you want to perform custom sorting or searching based on multiple columns, that becomes quite tricky. Providing more control over how the data is sorted or filtered would be quite useful. Additionally, it could provide more connectors to integrate with emerging different data sources to exponentially increase the amount of data it can handle. Sisense should provide more support for CI/CD, as we found the CI/CD approach quite limited, which is something that can be worked on. Some data scientists suggested more features can be offered by providing different models for data analytics. Sisense can improve by adding more features for handling complex schemas and making the pricing straightforward. The dashboarding features are good enough, but additional features could make it even more attractive. Also, CI/CD support or source control support would be really helpful.

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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews

Financial Services Firm

16%

Computer Software Company

13%

Manufacturing Company

10%

Government

Financial Services Firm

16%

Computer Software Company

Manufacturing Company

Government

Company Size

By reviewers

Large Enterprise

Midsize Enterprise

Small Business

By reviewers
Company Size	Count
Small Business	7
Midsize Enterprise	10
Large Enterprise	15

By reviewers
Company Size	Count
Small Business	28
Midsize Enterprise	7
Large Enterprise	11

Questions from the Community

What do you like most about Amazon QuickSight?

The integration is very seamless. We stored our result CSV files in S3 and connected directly from there.

What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for Amazon QuickSight?

Amazon QuickSight charges $250 per user, which becomes expensive when managing multiple departments. However, this cost is offset by the advantages it provides.

What needs improvement with Amazon QuickSight?

Amazon QuickSight could be improved by embedding AI features. For example, making automation for filling missing data or reformatting incorrect data formats, and making date corrections. This would...

What needs improvement with Sisense?

What is your primary use case for Sisense?

Sisense was used for one of our clients to enable analytics and dashboards for their applications, which were supposed to get the data from different partners for that specific client. Sisense is w...

What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for Sisense?

My experience with pricing, setup cost, and licensing shows that pricing is a little bit higher when compared to other applications, but that justifies the use case.

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Also Known As

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Overview

Amazon QuickSight is a fast, cloud-powered business analytics service that makes it easy to build visualizations, perform ad-hoc analysis, and quickly get business insights from your data. Using our cloud-based service you can easily connect to your data, perform advanced analysis, and create stunning visualizations and rich dashboards that can be accessed from any browser or mobile device.

Amazon Web Services (AWS)

Sisense is an end-to-end business analytics software that enables users to easily prepare and analyze large, complex datasets. Sisense’s Single-Stack BI software includes data preparation, data management, analysis, visualization and reporting capabilities.

Sample Customers

MLB Advanced Media, Infor, HotelBeds, Gemini, Jivochat, Edmunds.com

Ebay, WIX, Wave Accounting, ESPN.com, Magellan Luxury Hotel, Paylogic, Sony, Merck, EDA, One Hour Translation, NASA, Plastic Jungle, Philips, Yahoo

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