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Matillion Data Productivity Cloud vs TIBCO Spotfire comparison

 

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Review summaries and opinions

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

ROI

Sentiment score
7.5
Matillion Data Productivity Cloud saves time and reduces costs, offering a rapid ROI and improved efficiencies with integrated platforms.
Sentiment score
5.8
TIBCO Spotfire boosts ROI by reducing maintenance, enhancing efficiency, and improving data analysis for informed decision-making and productivity.
Consequently, we adjusted our processes to use Matillion Data Productivity Cloud only for extraction and ingestion, while Snowflake handled all transformations and jobs.
Technology Transformation Specialist at SDG Group
I have seen a return on investment with TIBCO Spotfire; it has significantly reduced our manual report creation time and increased data-driven decision-making efficiency, so our ROI is good in that aspect.
Global Head - DevOps and AIOps Startegist at a manufacturing company with 10,001+ employees
 

Customer Service

Sentiment score
7.6
Matillion Data Productivity Cloud excels in service and support with fast response, comprehensive resources, and high customer satisfaction.
Sentiment score
6.9
TIBCO Spotfire's customer service is praised for responsiveness and expertise, with some variability in support quality noted.
They communicate effectively and respond quickly to all inquiries.
Technology Transformation Specialist at SDG Group
Having a local partner was crucial for us while they were there.
Production Engineer at Parex Resources Inc
I would rate the customer support for TIBCO Spotfire nine out of ten.
Global Head - DevOps and AIOps Startegist at a manufacturing company with 10,001+ employees
TIBCO's support, especially for integration products, is swift.
Business Enabler at a tech services company with 1-10 employees
 

Scalability Issues

Sentiment score
7.4
Matillion Data Productivity Cloud effectively scales with cloud resources and databases, though managing multiple nodes can be challenging.
Sentiment score
7.0
TIBCO Spotfire is highly scalable with improved load balancing, suitable for large datasets, but cost may be a concern.
Depending on the nature of data sets, volume, and mixture of different data, the scalability could be improved as manual code writing is still required.
Director Axtria - Ingenious Insights! at Axtria - Ingenious Insights
The autoscale process works well, allowing the system to start another node automatically if the first machine reaches 80% capacity.
Technology Transformation Specialist at SDG Group
The platform was able to support multiple simultaneous users and connect to cloud analytics in the backend, making it quite scalable.
Data Governance System Specialist at a energy/utilities company with 1,001-5,000 employees
 

Stability Issues

Sentiment score
7.9
Matillion Data Productivity Cloud is stable and effective, with responsive support; hardware or configurations occasionally cause issues.
Sentiment score
6.5
TIBCO Spotfire is stable and reliable, with occasional issues in complex projects, improved by hardware updates and software patches.
The action logs allowed us to check traceability and see how mature and stable the setup was if corruption, performance drift, or synchronization issues occurred.
Data Governance System Specialist at a energy/utilities company with 1,001-5,000 employees
There are no significant stability issues as long as the product's capabilities are understood and not overly pushed.
Business Enabler at a tech services company with 1-10 employees
Overall, TIBCO Spotfire is a good product and has been a stable platform.
Lead Data Engineer at a transportation company with 10,001+ employees
 

Room For Improvement

Matillion needs frequent API updates, improved UI, better documentation, more integrations, enhanced scalability, and real-time data capture.
TIBCO Spotfire's UI is outdated, lacks customization, struggles with data handling, and users seek better integration and training.
The main areas for improvement are AI features and scalability.
Director Axtria - Ingenious Insights! at Axtria - Ingenious Insights
Connections to BigQuery for extracting information are complex.
Technology Transformation Specialist at SDG Group
TIBCO Spotfire and ClickView need improvement in scheduling, which is critical yet lacking in quality.
Business Enabler at a tech services company with 1-10 employees
It could be very useful if the coding part of using the platform could be more user-friendly in terms of visual capability.
Production Engineer at Parex Resources Inc
For regulatory submissions, we sometimes had to additionally deploy external tools to provide our client with a perfect export.
Data Governance System Specialist at a energy/utilities company with 1,001-5,000 employees
 

Setup Cost

Matillion's pricing is competitive, flexible, and cost-effective, with discounts for annual commitments and strategic instance management.
TIBCO Spotfire's pricing is high yet valuable, with complex licensing and long negotiation, but offers strong ROI and features.
Matillion Data Productivity Cloud offers discounts and special deals, especially when dealing with high-volume clients or fewer existing clients in specific regions, like Spain.
Technology Transformation Specialist at SDG Group
The pricing is moderate, neither expensive nor cheap.
Director Axtria - Ingenious Insights! at Axtria - Ingenious Insights
TIBCO Spotfire's pricing is high, particularly in traditional markets like Turkey, impacting market penetration.
Business Enabler at a tech services company with 1-10 employees
I think they are fairly priced as far as the features are concerned.
Global Head - DevOps and AIOps Startegist at a manufacturing company with 10,001+ employees
 

Valuable Features

Matillion Data Productivity Cloud enhances ETL processes with user-friendly tools, automation, and security for efficient, scalable data management.
TIBCO Spotfire offers powerful analytics, easy visualizations, and customization, integrating diverse data sources for insightful business decisions.
The predefined connectors eliminate the need to write code for connectivity.
Director Axtria - Ingenious Insights! at Axtria - Ingenious Insights
Matillion Data Productivity Cloud is effective for ingest functions, particularly when moving information to Snowflake and performing many transformations.
Technology Transformation Specialist at SDG Group
TIBCO Spotfire integrates with R and Python, offering a differentiator from the competition.
Business Enabler at a tech services company with 1-10 employees
Our client wanted a single analytic environment to serve as a one-stop place where their teams could explore, visualize, and collaborate in real time while maintaining security and regulatory expectations.
Data Governance System Specialist at a energy/utilities company with 1,001-5,000 employees
I think having Python included is a big win because you get the chance to customize your algorithm and your in-house development without having a big dependency on a third party.
Production Engineer at Parex Resources Inc
 

Categories and Ranking

Matillion Data Productivity...
Average Rating
8.4
Reviews Sentiment
7.4
Number of Reviews
28
Ranking in other categories
Cloud Data Integration (10th), AI Data Analysis (10th)
TIBCO Spotfire
Average Rating
8.2
Reviews Sentiment
5.7
Number of Reviews
74
Ranking in other categories
BI (Business Intelligence) Tools (13th)
 

Featured Reviews

Jitendra Jena - PeerSpot reviewer
Director Axtria - Ingenious Insights! at Axtria - Ingenious Insights
Easy integration and workflow proposals streamline processes
The predefined connectors eliminate the need to write code for connectivity. If you have a predefined connector, it is easy to use with plug and play functionality. The processing time and ease of use are significant benefits. As everyone is moving into AI integration, it will definitely help. When creating workflows, they can propose solutions directly.
reviewer2774796 - PeerSpot reviewer
Data Governance System Specialist at a energy/utilities company with 1,001-5,000 employees
Clinical teams have transformed trial data into real-time, governed insights for faster decisions
Our client was a biotech company whose clinical pipeline was expanding with teams across clinical operations, biometrics, safety, and translational sciences. All these organizations and departments were drowning in data. Every week, teams stitched together different PowerPoint decks, SAS listings, spreadsheets, and extracts from central labs, CTMS, and warehouses. The problem was not a lack of data but a lack of timely insights. We were constantly asked which sites were falling behind, whether there was any worrying safety drift, or which biomarkers were correlating with response. Analysts would manually rerun scripts or pull static listings, which resulted in delays ranging from two weeks to a month. There were also many inconsistencies in definitions between ORR, PFS censoring rules, and protocol deviation categories, causing confusion and rework. Our client wanted a single analytic environment to serve as a one-stop place where their teams could explore, visualize, and collaborate in real time while maintaining security and regulatory expectations. TIBCO Spotfire became their live analytics workspace. Previously, teams had to collect emailed spreadsheets and various documents. By having one combined place, teams could open dynamic dashboards that were directly governed by curated datasets. The data canvas showed every transformation step, which helped the client maintain traceability for audits. Data functions written in R or Python allowed statisticians to encode and have approved analytic methods that could be used everywhere. Before implementing the tool, we built a framework and strategy. First, we mapped their high-value pain points including trial enrollment forecasting, safety drift monitoring, protocol deviation detection, and biomarker response analysis. Based on these priorities, we defined common language and common rules by aligning calculations with CDISC standards and creating shared data functions for lab shift rules and biomarker classifications. This prevented inconsistent interpretations across studies. We then built the technical foundation by connecting TIBCO Spotfire securely to their EDC, R environment, data lake, and row-level security to ensure adherence to PHI, PII, and regulatory compliances. Clinical operations dashboards provided real-time insights into enrollments and deviations. Safety dashboards were deployed to visualize patterns, biomarker distributions, and tumor burden changes for their cancer-related drug studies. The business validated the dashboards based on GxP principles, and we trained the study teams and built new templates so that trials could launch analytics much faster.
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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews
Financial Services Firm
14%
Computer Software Company
11%
Manufacturing Company
11%
Retailer
6%
Manufacturing Company
18%
Financial Services Firm
9%
Healthcare Company
8%
Energy/Utilities Company
7%
 

Company Size

By reviewers
Large Enterprise
Midsize Enterprise
Small Business
By reviewers
Company SizeCount
Small Business6
Midsize Enterprise10
Large Enterprise11
By reviewers
Company SizeCount
Small Business18
Midsize Enterprise12
Large Enterprise42
 

Questions from the Community

What do you like most about Matillion ETL?
The new version with the Productivity Cloud is very simple. It's easy to use, navigate, and understand.
What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for Matillion ETL?
The pricing is managed by the tooling team. The pricing is moderate, neither expensive nor cheap.
What needs improvement with Matillion ETL?
The main areas for improvement are AI features and scalability.
What do you like most about TIBCO Spotfire?
TIBCO Spotfire is easy to use. We initiated Spotfire as POC, with support from a tech team based in South Africa. While they assisted with the setup, we conducted the POC ourselves.
What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for TIBCO Spotfire?
My experience with pricing, setup cost, and licensing for TIBCO Spotfire appears fair, and I think they are fairly priced as far as the features are concerned.
What needs improvement with TIBCO Spotfire?
TIBCO Spotfire can be improved in several areas. The UI can be enhanced, and the usage and flexibility need to be better compared to other analytical tools.
 

Also Known As

Matillion ETL for Redshift, Matillion ETL for Snowflake, Matillion ETL for BigQuery
Spotfire
 

Overview

 

Sample Customers

Thrive Market, MarketBot, PWC, Axtria, Field Nation, GE, Superdry, Quantcast, Lightbox, EDF Energy, Finn Air, IPRO, Twist, Penn National Gaming Inc
Allergan, ASSS de Montreal, Avantium, Blue River, Bank of Montreal, Citibank, FrieslandCampina, Hellmann Logistics, Merck, Novartis
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