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Meraki Location Analytics vs TIBCO Spotfire comparison

 

Comparison Buyer's Guide

Executive SummaryUpdated on Jan 1, 2025

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

Meraki Location Analytics
Ranking in BI (Business Intelligence) Tools
23rd
Average Rating
9.4
Reviews Sentiment
7.3
Number of Reviews
6
Ranking in other categories
No ranking in other categories
TIBCO Spotfire
Ranking in BI (Business Intelligence) Tools
15th
Average Rating
8.2
Reviews Sentiment
5.6
Number of Reviews
73
Ranking in other categories
No ranking in other categories
 

Mindshare comparison

As of May 2026, in the BI (Business Intelligence) Tools category, the mindshare of Meraki Location Analytics is 0.8%, up from 0.3% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of TIBCO Spotfire is 1.2%, up from 1.1% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.
BI (Business Intelligence) Tools Mindshare Distribution
ProductMindshare (%)
TIBCO Spotfire1.2%
Meraki Location Analytics0.8%
Other98.0%
BI (Business Intelligence) Tools
 

Featured Reviews

RB
Senior Analyst at a manufacturing company with 1,001-5,000 employees
Locating equipment within facilities is now straightforward and efficient
We mainly use Meraki Location Analytics to locate equipment within our manufacturing facilities. We're not a public-facing organization, so our use case involves finding devices like printers or scanners that need maintenance The best aspect of Meraki Location Analytics is its ease of use.…
reviewer2835996 - PeerSpot reviewer
Data analyst at a non-profit with 51-200 employees
Interactive dashboards have transformed reporting and now support real-time data-driven decisions
One area that could improve in TIBCO Spotfire is performance with very large data sets. I use the advanced scripting feature less often, but the visualization and dashboard features are very useful in my daily work with TIBCO Spotfire. TIBCO Spotfire can be improved in handling very large data, faster dashboard loading, simpler advanced scripting, and better customization options for visualizations. Integration with some external tools in TIBCO Spotfire can be smoother, and the user interface for advanced features could be more beginner-friendly. A more intuitive navigation system, a cleaner interface, and an easier drag-and-drop option for report building would also make it more useful.

Quotes from Members

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

Pros

"In general, it is helpful because it allows administrators to see where the Wi-Fi and network services are being most used."
"The initial setup process is easy."
"I like Location Analytics' geofencing features for devices, as you can manage thousands of devices with just a push of a button and deploy applications in seconds."
"The stability of the solution is excellent, and I would rate it a ten out of ten."
"If you can afford this solution, it's worth every dime in terms of what you get out of it."
"Technical support has always been very good."
"The pricing and licensing for Meraki are good, and I would rate it as a nine out of ten."
"In general, it is helpful because it allows administrators to see where the Wi-Fi and network services are being most used."
"The out-of-the-box features are simple and easy to use across the board."
"It has allowed us to be able to host client and web on same server."
"It's one of the best products I've worked with in my career, especially in the engineering, oil and gas, or chemistry fields."
"The following features are the most valuable to me: Ability to import data from disparate sources and manipulate or transform that data, ability to create visualizations that communicate insight, and integration with R."
"On a per-user basis, we are saving several hours per week of analysis time."
"I have used other so-called analytics tools in the past but Spotfire buries most others."
"The ability to connect to many different data sources is one of the key features. The other would then be the different ways in which that data can be visualized."
"It has helped our organization become more agile."
 

Cons

"The pricing is a pain point for us. It's a bit expensive."
"There are no specific areas for improvement as everything is working very well."
"The technical support before implementation could be better for premium partners."
"I would like to see all of the features included in a single package."
"The biggest issue is negotiating the price with a client. That's the most complicated part, but the product is worth it."
"The pricing is a pain point for us."
"My biggest complaint with Meraki Location Analytics is the lack of visibility into the back end. Everything we do is through a customer GUI, and there's limited access to CLI functions."
"The technical support before implementation could be better for premium partners."
"However, ease of connecting to Oracle databases and parameterizing the database queries would be useful."
"To be completely frank, the main problem of Spotfire is that it's being destroyed by Power BI."
"They have good training programs for it, but the learning curve for Spotfire is probably higher than it might be for Tableau."
"When it comes to data manipulation, there are features which are good, but one of the features which has really been missing in Spotfire is an offline ability for data manipulation."
"When it comes to data manipulation, there are features which are good, but one of the features which has really been missing in Spotfire is an offline ability for data manipulation."
"I would say that the implementation of the product could be much easier than it is at the moment. It is a complex process at the moment to set up TIBCO Spotfire with your database; not always straightforward."
"Some of the syntax for custom expressions can be complicated and the learning curve for advanced work is steep."
"Simple functions like aggregating rows and performing PnL are very complicated."
 

Pricing and Cost Advice

"They have different tiers of pricing including one-year, three-year, five-year, seven-year, and ten-year."
"The product is less expensive compared to other vendors for gold partners."
"In comparison to other solutions such as IBM Cognos, TIBCO Spotfire is more affordable."
"This product carries a monthly licensing charge, with the amount depending on the features that are to be included. This costs also covers the use of technical support."
"The cost of TIBCO Spotfire could improve. It should be less expensive. It's the most expensive visualization tool in our company."
"The solution is affordable one."
"The ROI is nearly impossible to calculate."
"The price-point for this solution is negotiable depending on usage levels."
"The cost is a few hundred dollars per user per year."
"The Tibco sales teams have been very difficult to work with - ignoring requests, misrepresenting level of demand, etc."
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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews
Construction Company
25%
Comms Service Provider
16%
Insurance Company
13%
Manufacturing Company
8%
Manufacturing Company
15%
Financial Services Firm
10%
Healthcare Company
8%
Comms Service Provider
6%
 

Company Size

By reviewers
Large Enterprise
Midsize Enterprise
Small Business
By reviewers
Company SizeCount
Small Business4
Midsize Enterprise1
Large Enterprise2
By reviewers
Company SizeCount
Small Business19
Midsize Enterprise12
Large Enterprise43
 

Questions from the Community

What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for Meraki Location Analytics?
The pricing for Meraki Location Analytics is comparable to other solutions in the market. When we moved to Meraki Location Analytics, we benefited from not needing to buy outdoor-rated AP enclosure...
What needs improvement with Meraki Location Analytics?
My biggest complaint with Meraki Location Analytics ( /categories/location-intelligence-platforms ) is the lack of visibility into the back end. Everything we do is through a customer GUI, and ther...
What is your primary use case for Meraki Location Analytics?
We mainly use Meraki Location Analytics ( /products/meraki-location-analytics-reviews ) to locate equipment within our manufacturing facilities. We're not a public-facing organization, so our use c...
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?
The web client of TIBCO Spotfire lacked the full authoring capabilities available in the analyst client. Source control for DXP files was limited compared to a Git-style workflow. For regulatory su...
 

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Sample Customers

Ladbrokes, Neinver, Westwind School Division, The Salvation Army, Queensland Airports Limited
Allergan, ASSS de Montreal, Avantium, Blue River, Bank of Montreal, Citibank, FrieslandCampina, Hellmann Logistics, Merck, Novartis
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