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Birst vs Cube comparison

 

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Categories and Ranking

Birst
Ranking in Embedded BI
20th
Average Rating
7.4
Reviews Sentiment
6.8
Number of Reviews
20
Ranking in other categories
Reporting (28th)
Cube
Ranking in Embedded BI
10th
Average Rating
8.4
Reviews Sentiment
6.2
Number of Reviews
5
Ranking in other categories
AI Data Analysis (19th)
 

Mindshare comparison

As of August 2026, in the Embedded BI category, the mindshare of Birst is 1.9%, up from 0.7% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of Cube is 0.8%, up from 0.5% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.
Embedded BI Mindshare Distribution
ProductMindshare (%)
Cube0.8%
Birst1.9%
Other97.3%
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Featured Reviews

SK
Principal Engineering Manager I at a computer software company with 201-500 employees
Offers dashboards and self-service reports. The report performance is very slow.
Dashboards and self-service reports. These are widely used by customers in the EPM domain Most of our customers are interested in dashboards and self-service reports. We are able to offer them these features with this solution. Customer support takes lot of time to get a solution The report…
Amir Hassan - PeerSpot reviewer
Data Scientist / Data Analytics Consultant at Fiverr International Ltd
Managing complex data hierarchies has improved analytics but still needs richer hierarchy types
To evaluate Cube's efficiency in handling large data volumes, I use metrics including F1 scores, AUC (Area Under the Curve), and RMC (Root Mean Squares), along with RSE (Root Square Errors). These factors help me gauge the efficiency of the algorithms clearly. Regarding improving Cube, I believe that when we are building hierarchies, I should enhance the type of hierarchies. For instance, in a few countries lacking state systems, there could be a hierarchy without proper categorization—such as continent, country, and city. Therefore, it would be beneficial if I could improve the hierarchies to retrieve data as quickly as possible from Cube.

Quotes from Members

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

Pros

"If you are looking for a cloud-based, lightweight data mart and reporting, this tool is good."
"The fact that it is completely cloud based makes the maintenance easier since we don't have the onus of maintaining the server."
"This is the best cloud based BI platform/solution out there."
"This tool possesses valuable features such as its ability to perform ETL, extract data from various sources (flat files, relational DBs, application connectors) and dashboard scheduling."
"Birst has made it easier for us to provide embedded data visualization tools to our customers."
"Birst is a great tool for: Creating a simple data warehouse Uploading data for quick analysis, visualizations, and dashboards"
"Cloud based BI that can be accessed from anywhere, anytime from mobiles, iPods, tablets, and PCs."
"Scalability is one of the core features of this product that makes Birst great."
"Implementation was super smooth, and within two weeks we were up and running and the metrics were exposed in our app."
"Cube completes my tasks very easily and takes less time, allowing me to deliver any project in a timely manner to our clients."
"NPS improved to approximately eight out of ten for our feature, and internally ticket handling times decreased, allowing reallocation of resources to higher-impact projects."
"Cube's caching mechanism impacts my database query loads and response times significantly."
 

Cons

"My own experience just made me think that this was a hidden cost that they tried to hide, but keeping that in mind, it might only be my experience as to how this surfaced for us, because I had this image of Birst that you pay this amount and get everything."
"Visualization: This aspect of the product is not up to the same level as its competitors in the market."
"There were stability issues with Birst. A dashboard/report takes a lot of time to open if there is a lot of data."
"I would want to see some improvement in the user management module."
"The cost-benefit was not great."
"I would like to see stronger in-built permissions capabilities."
"We are yet to realize the real return on the investment given the need to alter the underlying intention of the product’s use."
"For complex reports with heavy calculations, performance can be improved."
"When it comes to the initial setup of Cube, I faced some challenges, including server issues when uploading data from local sources to the Unipi servers."
"There is no way to create a real template that is not exposed directly in the UI."
"I did not see any return on investment from Cube."
"Cube's interface can be challenging for non-technical users, needing clearer use-case examples to ease integration into workflows."
"Cube can be improved by enhancing data refresh over multiple tabs."
 

Pricing and Cost Advice

"Please negotiate on the price and purchase the latest version."
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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews
Construction Company
18%
Financial Services Firm
15%
Outsourcing Company
12%
Marketing Services Firm
8%
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Company Size

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Small Business
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Small Business3
Midsize Enterprise7
Large Enterprise12
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Questions from the Community

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What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for Cube?
The cost is around $1,500 per month. The exact number is not coming to my mind, but it is approximately $1,500 or $200 per month.
What needs improvement with Cube?
To evaluate Cube's efficiency in handling large data volumes, I use metrics including F1 scores, AUC (Area Under the Curve), and RMC (Root Mean Squares), along with RSE (Root Square Errors). These ...
What is your primary use case for Cube?
In my recent projects with Cube, I was tasked with finding crashes and the reasons behind them using three datasets: people, crash, and vehicles. I had to merge them and preprocess them, clean and ...
 

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