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Longview Analytics vs Plotly Dash Enterprise comparison

 

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Executive SummaryUpdated on Feb 8, 2026

Review summaries and opinions

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

Categories and Ranking

Longview Analytics
Ranking in Reporting
31st
Average Rating
7.2
Reviews Sentiment
6.6
Number of Reviews
4
Ranking in other categories
Business Performance Management (18th), Financial Close Software (15th)
Plotly Dash Enterprise
Ranking in Reporting
3rd
Average Rating
8.2
Reviews Sentiment
5.2
Number of Reviews
43
Ranking in other categories
No ranking in other categories
 

Mindshare comparison

As of July 2026, in the Reporting category, the mindshare of Longview Analytics is 1.3%, up from 0.7% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of Plotly Dash Enterprise is 1.5%, up from 1.3% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.
Reporting Mindshare Distribution
ProductMindshare (%)
Plotly Dash Enterprise1.5%
Longview Analytics1.3%
Other97.2%
Reporting
 

Featured Reviews

it_user221853 - PeerSpot reviewer
Technology Lead Onsite at a tech services company with 10,001+ employees
The database setup is a pain initially, but once it's done everything works fine.
The ability to report multi-dimensionally and the scalability This tool is mainly used for forecasting, and it will, for sure, help all the organizations that need data/reports on expenses and headcount forecasting. This could be made more developer friendly, and could include the ability to…
reviewer2835996 - PeerSpot reviewer
Operations Analyst at a non-profit with 51-200 employees
Interactive dashboards have transformed reporting and now speed up team decision making
One area where Plotly Dash Enterprise can be improved is the learning curve for beginners. It can take time to understand the callbacks and app structures. Debugging can sometimes be tricky, especially for complex apps. Improving documentation and providing more built-in templates or examples would make it easier for new users to get started. Another improvement could be around performance optimization in Plotly. For example, with a large dataset, a dashboard can sometimes become slow. Better built-in support for handling big data efficiently would help. Additionally, smoother integration with other data tools and cloud services would make it easier to fit into different tech stacks.

Quotes from Members

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

Pros

"Well certainly this product has helped many finance users in the organization as this product enables them to see the numbers for any cost center and business unit and also get a consolidated view of group level numbers."
"This tool is mainly used for forecasting, and it will, for sure, help all the organizations that need data/reports on expenses and headcount forecasting."
"This product offers a wide range of corporate performance management tools for powerful financial consolidation, planning and reporting."
"Khalix is a simple tool that builds on existing data sources to develop solutions in forecasting, planning and consolidation needs."
"Plotly Dash Enterprise positively impacted my organization by improving how analysis was communicated and reducing the amount of manual reporting work and the time that was saved."
"I advise enterprises that want to move to it that it is a very good option, reliable, and secure."
"Plotly Dash Enterprise significantly reduces engineering costs by seventy percent, eliminates the front-end JavaScript rewrite phase, and allows us to build, design, and deploy production-grade applications independently in Python."
"Plotly Dash Enterprise has positively impacted my work by making my analysis easier."
"It is a scalable solution. Scalability-wise, I rate the solution a nine to ten out of ten."
"Since using Plotly Dash Enterprise, it has improved my decision-making and helped me understand which regions of Brazil my customers are purchasing my books from."
"The move from a fragmented workflow to Plotly Dash Enterprise has resulted in measurable improvements, with automated portals dropping time to insight to under five minutes, saving engineers hundreds of hours annually, delivering 85% savings on front-end software development effort, and cutting simulation runtime by 50% through integration with high performance execution backends."
"Overall, it is not just a visualization tool for me; it is a platform that delivers end-to-end data solutions for business growth."
 

Cons

"The initial set up was complex and painful, both with respect to database setup and the execution script."
"The original cost is set to use enterprise wide but the users growth is too slow to justify the cost. That's one of the reasons we stopped using this tool."
"If you compare it with Oracle then Longview isn't that user friendly."
"Web based reporting can have better user interface and functions."
"The out-of-the-box UI components currently feel basic and limited compared to modern design components, and styling often requires extra effort."
"We need to use fewer processes because we have a great opportunity to improve the dynamic graphics as they use a lot of processors and computer clusters, which over the years become very expensive for the business."
"I would say scalability of Plotly Dash Enterprise is low when I used it; it was not easy to adapt to different data volumes or needs."
"Documentation is something that I feel can be improved for Plotly Dash Enterprise, as it is never finished and could be polished a little bit further."
"There are a couple of things I feel could be improved. With the new version, I feel that there is an opportunity to log, download the logs, and export the logs."
"Plotly Dash Enterprise is pretty good, but it could benefit from more marketing so that more people are aware of it."
"The solution cannot be deployed on the website and shared with others through its own platform."
"Plotly Dash Enterprise can be improved by enhancing the documentation and providing examples about how to use it and templates that can be used."
 

Pricing and Cost Advice

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"It is an open-source tool. My company hasn't explored Plotly's premium services yet, but I believe the prices could be on the premium side."
"I only use the free tier of the product."
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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews
Manufacturing Company
15%
Construction Company
11%
Retailer
9%
Computer Software Company
7%
University
17%
Manufacturing Company
13%
Outsourcing Company
12%
Computer Software Company
6%
 

Company Size

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Large Enterprise
Midsize Enterprise
Small Business
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By reviewers
Company SizeCount
Small Business23
Midsize Enterprise4
Large Enterprise21
 

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What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for Plotly?
My experience with pricing, setup cost, and licensing is that I was not completely involved in those aspects. My involvement was mainly from the user and dashboard deployment side rather than procu...
What needs improvement with Plotly?
The problem with Plotly Dash Enterprise is that it often suffers from callback hell because an output can only be targeted by a single callback in standard architecture, causing developers to write...
What is your primary use case for Plotly?
My main use case for Plotly Dash Enterprise involves production in a Python platform that empowers data teams to build, scale, and deploy interactive analytics and AI-driven data applications direc...
 

Also Known As

arcplan, Longview Close, Longview CPM, Longview Tax
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Sample Customers

ADAC, Acuity Brands, Akzo Nobel, Allegheny Energy, Allianz, AluNorf, Amcor, BASF, Banco Central de Chile, Baerlocher, Bauhaus, Bayer, BMW Financial Services, BNI, Bosch, Bristol-Myers Squibb, B/S/H/, Charmer Sunbelt, China Cargo Airlines, City of Edmonton, Commerzbank, Dachser, Daimler, Darling Ingredients, Deichmann, Deutsche Bank, Deutsche Telekom, DFS, EnBW, Faber Castell, FPT, Fraport, Fritz Egger, Guohua Wind Power, Griesson - de Beukelaer, GS Retail, GT Solar, Hailo, Haniel, HCA, H.C. Starck, H-E-B, Hella, Henkel, Hermes Fulfilment, Hitachi, HORIBA, Hunan Tobacco, Hyundai, Iberia, Intersport, Kaiser + Kraft, KDVZ Frechen, Knorr-Bremse, Lanxess, Leifheit, LG Electronics, Liberty Mutual, Lowe´s, Lufthansa, Lupin, Martin Marietta, Media-Saturn, MetLife, Merck, Migros, NKD, Nobilia, Nokia, Novartis, OBI, Oman Oilfields, Ottobock, Petco, Philip Morris, PSCU, Reitan, Robert Bosch, Roche, RWE, Samsung Electronics, Scripps Health, Siemens, Sinopec Shandong, SMS Group, Sodexo, Southwest Airlines, Stadtwerke Bremen, Swiss Post, Takeda, Telefonica, ThyssenKrupp, TNT Express, TrustX, Turner Broadcasting, T¾V Rheinland, UBS, Veolia Water, Vigor, Vodafone, Voestalpine, Wacker, Waste Management, Wegmans, Wirtgen, World Economic Forum, Yunnan Tobacco, ZFV
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