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Sigma vs ThoughtSpot comparison

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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:
 

ROI

Sentiment score
6.0
Sigma enhances productivity by 25% through efficiency, reducing development time and manual tasks for quicker data-driven decisions.
Sentiment score
6.2
ThoughtSpot enhances decision-making and insights, reduces labor costs, increases sales, and offers ease of onboarding despite higher costs.
It's essential for everything data-related within our company.
CEO at PeerSpot
I have seen a return on investment with Sigma; we already said that it saves about a quarter, it gets me to answers about 25% faster.
Customer Success Manager at a tech company with 51-200 employees
I have definitely seen a return on investment through time saving because once the dashboards are built, they are built.
Head of Marketing at a tech company with 51-200 employees
Using ThoughtSpot has resulted in significant time savings and improved business sales by allowing us to identify sellers and buyers across regions, facilitating targeted marketing.
Business Intelligence & Reporting Manager at a tech vendor with 51-200 employees
Based on our implementation in one project, we are trying to raise more funding to expand its use.
Senior Business Intelligence Architect at Mphasis
This tool has really improved our decision-making by 70 to 80% because we are able to rely on insights from different data sources from different departments.
Financial Analyst at Nestlé
 

Customer Service

Sentiment score
7.2
Sigma's customer service is praised for its accessibility, professionalism, real-time expertise, and efficient problem-solving during transitions and urgent issues.
Sentiment score
6.4
ThoughtSpot's customer service is generally praised for responsiveness, but some users report delays and desire improved support resources.
Their support I really think is a 10 out of 10.
The support staff are all professional users of the product itself and they are available almost 24/7 and helped me to come up with solutions to all of the problems that I had.
Business Intelligence and Analytics Intern at Workato
As Sigma is a cloud platform, you do not need to do all that maintenance work.
Lead Analytics Consultant at a outsourcing company with 51-200 employees
The solutions engineers, even after the POC period, just kept supporting us, even though it was not really their responsibility to keep supporting us.
Senior Manager, Data Analytics at HomeBuddy
I stopped opening tickets due to insufficient and untimely responses.
Software Engineer (Data specialist) at Salesforce
ThoughtSpot provides a dedicated customer success person and the ability to submit tickets online, with a response time of no more than a day.
Business Intelligence & Reporting Manager at a tech vendor with 51-200 employees
 

Scalability Issues

Sentiment score
6.0
Sigma's architecture offers scalability and flexibility, managing large data and users efficiently, supporting expansion with accessible features.
Sentiment score
6.1
ThoughtSpot efficiently manages large datasets with strong performance but lacks advanced features in preparation and customization compared to competitors.
Sigma seemed to scale just fine with our large data sets and could handle anything we threw at it.
Business Intelligence and Analytics Intern at Workato
Permissions are easily set, so you only get to see what you need to see and you can share what needs to be shared.
Head of Marketing at a tech company with 51-200 employees
Tableau, Power BI, or Looker have separate tools for preparation, customization, and storytelling.
Sr Data Analytics Consultant at Capgemini
The platform does not have technical problems with scaling data or connections.
Software Engineer (Data specialist) at Salesforce
As our data has grown, I have validated huge datasets and complex models without significant issues.
Data Analyst at a tech vendor with 10,001+ employees
 

Stability Issues

Sentiment score
8.2
Sigma offers stable, reliable performance for daily analytics, with users experiencing smooth functionality and no major issues.
Sentiment score
6.7
ThoughtSpot is reliable with large datasets but faces indexing delays; upgrades are smooth and outperforms other tools.
We did not face typical errors during our project with Sigma.
Lead Analytics Consultant at a outsourcing company with 51-200 employees
I use it primarily for large datasets, and it performs faster than regular data visualization tools such as Power BI, which has limits on dataset size.
Sr Data Analytics Consultant at Capgemini
The upgrades are smooth with no downtime, which is super important.
Software Engineer (Data specialist) at Salesforce
The responsiveness of accessing live data is exceptional and faster than most other BI tools.
Business Intelligence & Reporting Manager at a tech vendor with 51-200 employees
 

Room For Improvement

Sigma requires advancements in complex queries, visualization, user interface, data modeling, collaboration, and faster processing, with improved Snowflake integration.
ThoughtSpot users report limited customization, integration issues, UI complexity, high pricing, and desire more feature flexibility.
The main improvement needed is in data modeling capabilities.
Lead Analytics Consultant at a outsourcing company with 51-200 employees
Sigma lacks a versioning feature to track changes.
Technical Lead at a tech vendor with 10,001+ employees
It would be great if there was a way for me to create reports without relying on a data analyst.
CEO at PeerSpot
Currently, it is not as customizable as the options available on Power BI or Tableau.
Sr Data Analytics Consultant at Capgemini
Handling governance when there are many models and dashboards is complex.
Software Engineer (Data specialist) at Salesforce
Enhancing integration capabilities with other tools like DBT would also be beneficial as it would make our lives easier.
Business Intelligence & Reporting Manager at a tech vendor with 51-200 employees
 

Setup Cost

Sigma offers moderate pricing with flexible licensing, though high admin costs may limit report creation access, saving infrastructure expenses.
ThoughtSpot offers flexible, competitive pricing that's generally reasonable but considered expensive compared to other BI tools like Power BI.
The pricing of Sigma is a concern, as it restricts our ability to provide more users with report-creating capabilities due to the high cost of admin or report creator licenses.
CEO at PeerSpot
Pricing is based on the number of rows extracted for our data, which I find quite fair, with no additional costs for queries or prompts produced by users.
Data Scientist at a tech vendor with 10,001+ employees
HubSpot is expensive.
Software Engineer (Data specialist) at Salesforce
ThoughtSpot's pricing is reasonable and in line with other BI tools.
Business Intelligence & Reporting Manager at a tech vendor with 51-200 employees
 

Valuable Features

Sigma offers a user-friendly, scalable platform for data analysis, integrating Snowflake and enabling dashboard creation without SQL expertise.
ThoughtSpot offers AI-driven visualizations and self-service analytics, empowering non-technical users with scalability and quick insights.
The use of Sigma in decision-making, presentations to customers, and reporting to investors showcases its value in handling data-related tasks.
CEO at PeerSpot
Sigma has positively affected my organization by saving us time in accessing information, which ultimately gets us to complete projects faster.
Customer Success Manager at a tech company with 51-200 employees
Sigma has positively impacted my organization because I think it has been a huge impact, and we use it for all our reporting and our dashboards for tracking.
Head of Marketing at a tech company with 51-200 employees
Its compatibility with most databases, including the latest from FlexMovely and Redshift, allows users to create joins and worksheets easily.
Sr Data Analytics Consultant at Capgemini
This alerting feature is very beneficial for our company at the moment, and we use it extensively.
When I upload a data dump, AI analytics suggest possible data visualizations and insights, which I can pin to dashboards or live boards for modification.
Data Analyst at a tech vendor with 10,001+ employees
 

Categories and Ranking

Sigma
Ranking in BI (Business Intelligence) Tools
16th
Ranking in Data Visualization
14th
Average Rating
7.8
Reviews Sentiment
6.7
Number of Reviews
12
Ranking in other categories
No ranking in other categories
ThoughtSpot
Ranking in BI (Business Intelligence) Tools
7th
Ranking in Data Visualization
7th
Average Rating
8.0
Reviews Sentiment
6.7
Number of Reviews
21
Ranking in other categories
Embedded BI (2nd)
 

Mindshare comparison

As of September 2026, in the BI (Business Intelligence) Tools category, the mindshare of Sigma is 1.3%, down from 1.6% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of ThoughtSpot is 1.6%, up from 1.4% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.
BI (Business Intelligence) Tools Mindshare Distribution
ProductMindshare (%)
ThoughtSpot1.6%
Sigma1.3%
Other97.1%
BI (Business Intelligence) Tools
 

Featured Reviews

LH
Business Intelligence and Analytics Intern at Workato
Empowering sales teams has become effortless as collaborative dashboards compare rep performance
I cannot remember specifics, but there were one or two times when I wanted to build something in a dashboard but Sigma would not let me compute the math in the way that I wanted to compute it. It felt like it was a little bit limited in ability because there were very specific functions and specific mathematical computations that Sigma allows you to do, and if you want to do something outside of that, it did not seem like it was possible. There was one time where even with a Sigma support agent, we could not figure out the most effective way to accomplish the task and run a query that we wanted to. Expanding features and abilities and functions within Sigma could be one way to improve Sigma.
Purity Wairimu - PeerSpot reviewer
Financial Analyst at Nestlé
Self-service analytics has empowered teams and now drives faster data-driven decisions
I have an experience of four years using ThoughtSpot. ThoughtSpot is very easy to use. Even non-technical users find it very easy to use and user-friendly. Some of the best features ThoughtSpot offers are innovation, ease of use, and data analytics. Reporting development is also pretty easy, making complex formulas slightly easier. Additionally, dashboarding for non-technical people, easy search of data, ease of getting insights, AI-driven analytics, and the ability to easily build charts are highlights. ThoughtSpot also offers data connection with live data sources. ThoughtSpot's scalability is impressive; it can handle large data easily, and performance has been powerful and reliable. The AI-driven analytics capabilities in ThoughtSpot help to predict future outcomes and are very helpful in tracking data, and performance is great.
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Top Industries

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

Company Size

By reviewers
Large Enterprise
Midsize Enterprise
Small Business
By reviewers
Company SizeCount
Small Business7
Midsize Enterprise3
Large Enterprise2
By reviewers
Company SizeCount
Small Business5
Midsize Enterprise1
Large Enterprise19
 

Questions from the Community

What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for Sigma?
I do not know much about my experience with pricing, setup cost, and licensing because I am not heavily involved in that.
What needs improvement with Sigma?
I think Sigma can be improved by continuing to do what they are doing in leaning into AI and leaning into the Snowflake integration with AI. All of the conversational features that they have recent...
What is your primary use case for Sigma?
My main use case for Sigma is for enterprise dashboards, which is originally why I brought it in, and self-service analytics. A quick and specific example of how I used Sigma for enterprise dashboa...
What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for ThoughtSpot?
My experience with pricing, setup cost, and licensing is that I was not part of the pricing discussions. One thing I can provide is that they are being very flexible with the limits, and they also ...
What needs improvement with ThoughtSpot?
ThoughtSpot could be improved in that the only part where ThoughtSpot is lacking compared to the more traditional players such as Tableau and Power BI is regarding the options with the visualizatio...
What is your primary use case for ThoughtSpot?
My main use case for ThoughtSpot is to provide self-service analytics capabilities for our company and the business stakeholders. As the manager of the data analytics team, we are managing ThoughtS...
 

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