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AtScale Adaptive Analytics (A3) vs ThoughtSpot comparison

 

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Categories and Ranking

AtScale Adaptive Analytics ...
Ranking in BI (Business Intelligence) Tools
37th
Average Rating
5.0
Number of Reviews
1
Ranking in other categories
Data Virtualization (6th), Data Governance (39th), BI on Hadoop (2nd)
ThoughtSpot
Ranking in BI (Business Intelligence) Tools
10th
Average Rating
8.0
Reviews Sentiment
6.5
Number of Reviews
16
Ranking in other categories
Data Visualization (8th), Embedded BI (5th)
 

Mindshare comparison

As of September 2025, in the BI (Business Intelligence) Tools category, the mindshare of AtScale Adaptive Analytics (A3) is 0.5%, up from 0.3% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of ThoughtSpot is 1.5%, down from 1.5% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.
BI (Business Intelligence) Tools Market Share Distribution
ProductMarket Share (%)
ThoughtSpot1.5%
AtScale Adaptive Analytics (A3)0.5%
Other98.0%
BI (Business Intelligence) Tools
 

Featured Reviews

it_user822762 - PeerSpot reviewer
The GUI interface is nice and easy to use, but the organization of the icons is not saved across users
Connecting to a Hadoop database to create a cube to connect to Tableau. We want to be able to easily create cubes which can be connected to Tableau for visualization The product had many issues. We had great collaboration with the product development team, but the product was not able to meet our…
Sushma Polavarapu - PeerSpot reviewer
Creates user-friendly analysis environments for large datasets
The tool is user-friendly for the end users. It is primarily a search-based tool. Users do not need a technical background to work directly on the dataset. Its compatibility with most databases, including the latest from FlexMovely and Redshift, allows users to create joins and worksheets easily. ThoughtSpot is fast, even with one to ten terabytes of data.

Quotes from Members

We asked business professionals to review the solutions they use. Here are some excerpts of what they said:
 

Pros

"The GUI interface is nice and easy to use."
"ThoughtSpot excels in being self-service oriented, allowing users who aren't developers to easily create their own reports and visualizations, making it very intuitive."
"ThoughtSpot saves a significant amount of time compared to other tools and is very user-friendly."
"The main core of ThoughtSpot is to create models, connect data pipelines, and create business models and dashboards on top of them."
"ThoughtSpot takes the modifying of existing reports out of our hands."
"The scalability is good."
"ThoughtSpot is much easier to work with and maintain than other BI solutions, and it significantly reduces costs related to manual labor."
"The initial setup was very straightforward."
"The tool is user-friendly for the end users."
 

Cons

"The organization of the icons is not saved across users."
"There was an issue with the incremental aggregation not working as indicated."
"The product was not able to meet our 10 second refresh requirements."
"The support team gets a six out of ten. They are not as proactive."
"If I want to order columns, this feature is not there."
"A customized visualization is lacking in this product."
"The visualization customization needs improvement."
"In terms of features, I'd like to be able to pivot data - for example, going from rows to columns. It's not easy to do."
"I encountered limitations mainly around UI and dashboard configuration."
"The most difficult thing I found is that it only deals with the files and does not have direct connectivity to databases."
"I would like to see more flexibility in adding the pins. Currently, we have four different sizes in which I can add pins, but I would like to be able to resize my pins."
 

Pricing and Cost Advice

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"I give the pricing a six out of ten."
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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews
Financial Services Firm
20%
Manufacturing Company
13%
Media Company
9%
Healthcare Company
8%
Financial Services Firm
20%
Computer Software Company
11%
Manufacturing Company
10%
Healthcare Company
6%
 

Company Size

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Large Enterprise
Midsize Enterprise
Small Business
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Company SizeCount
Small Business3
Large Enterprise12
 

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What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for ThoughtSpot?
The pricing is on the higher end but reasonable for what ThoughtSpot offers.
What needs improvement with ThoughtSpot?
I do not think there is anything that needs improvement at the moment. It is being improved continuously. They are connecting to many AI-type tools. Their pricing has recently changed to be more pr...
What is your primary use case for ThoughtSpot?
Clients use ThoughtSpot because of its search facility. It is easy for searching and does not require analysts to provide reports. There is no drill-down path on the data, so users can drill data a...
 

Also Known As

AtScale, AtScale Intelligence Platform
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