TIBCO Spotfire vs Toad Data Point comparison

The compared TIBCO and Quest Software solutions aren't in the same category. TIBCO is ranked #14 in BIT , with an average rating of 8.6, and holds a 1.1% mindshare in the category. Quest Software is ranked #28 in DI , with an average rating of 9.0, and holds a 0.5% mindshare. Additionally, 96% of TIBCO users are willing to recommend the solution, compared to 100% of Quest Software users who would recommend it.

TIBCO Spotfire

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96% willing to recommend

Toad Data Point

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100% willing to recommend

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Executive Summary

We performed a comparison between TIBCO Spotfire and Toad Data Point based on real PeerSpot user reviews.

Find out in this report how the two BI (Business Intelligence) Tools solutions compare in terms of features, pricing, service and support, easy of deployment, and ROI.

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Categories and Ranking

TIBCO Spotfire

Average Rating

8.4

Reviews Sentiment

6.9

Number of Reviews

Ranking in other categories

BI (Business Intelligence) Tools (14th)

Toad Data Point

Average Rating

9.0

Reviews Sentiment

7.6

Number of Reviews

Ranking in other categories

Data Integration (28th), Data Preparation Tools (5th)

Mindshare comparison

TIBCO Spotfire and Toad Data Point aren’t in the same category and serve different purposes. TIBCO Spotfire is designed for BI (Business Intelligence) Tools and holds a mindshare of 1.1%, up 1.1% compared to last year.
Toad Data Point, on the other hand, focuses on Data Integration, holds 0.5% mindshare, up 0.4% since last year.

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Fuad Mammadli

Deputy Chief Financial Officer at Unibank

A scalable tool to create dashboards for financial reporting

I have experience with Qlik. Our company moved from Qlik to TIBCO, as the latter provided us with easier options to make dashboards. We consider TIBCO to be better for our company in some of the areas related to automation and analytics. The data monitoring team in our company prefers TIBCO.

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Aaron Payne

ERP Manager at a tech services company with 5,001-10,000 employees

Offers power developers the tooling they need

I am not the end user of this solution. I am not close enough to it because I manage the platform that it runs against. The end users who use the Toad tool come against the database that my team manages, so it is hard for me to provide any area for improvement when it comes to the Toad tool. However, in the administration case, cost is a significant issue. The Mac license is incredibly expensive. It is 1,600 dollars each, which is more than the Windows version. Scalability is difficult when it is that costly.

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Quotes from Members

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

Pros

"The out-of-the-box features are simple and easy to use across the board."

"I find the power of the information links valuable in Spotfire, as it allows complex queries to be handled efficiently."

"TIBCO Spotfire integrates with R and Python, offering a differentiator from the competition."

"We used it pretty heavily in gathering data, which goes to our VPs. They are able to base their next revenue planning based on this metric. So, it has been invaluable."

"Spotfire is excellent for scientific applications, especially because of its integration with RNG."

"Data discovery is very simple."

"This solution allows us to integrate data from across all client departments, for effective reporting via a single dashboard."

"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."

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"It provides better SQL development tooling than SQL Developer, which is not a sufficient tool for all development use cases. It offers power developers the tools they need."

"One of the greatest features is that you can get data from anywhere to anywhere with Toad Data Point."

"I have never experienced any issues with customer service."

"The best thing about it is its automation features."

"The most valuable features of Toad Data are you could write a parameterized query and it wouldn't error out, it would give you the parameters that you could input. The auto-formatting feature is useful because it was great for keeping your queries neat and understandable. The auto comment, and uncomment toggles that you could do were convenient."

"With Toad Data Point, I can automate most steps automatically."

"The Connectivity and Connection Manager supports a broad number of connection types, and it is trivial for end-users to set up their own connections to sources."

"We love it."

Cons

"When you do the data loading, it is slow."

"The layered features within Spotfire can make it a bit complicated sometimes as compared to Power BI."

"The initial setup of TIBCO Spotfire is in the middle range of difficulty. The initial setup of Power BI is easier."

"TIBCO Spotfire and ClickView need improvement in scheduling, which is critical yet lacking in quality."

"The way TIBCO Spotfire is designed, in my opinion, is the reason why it lags a bit, especially compared to other BI tools like Qlik."

"We would like to see some improvement in the default properties of the solution, so that there is less need for us to spend our time coding."

"The design of the UI could be improved."

"We would like an easier way to get the product to the cloud. Right now, we have the on-premise version, and we would like to find a way to make it easier to migrate it over to the cloud."

More TIBCO Spotfire cons

"The Mac license is incredibly expensive. It is 1,600 dollars each, which is more than the Windows version. Scalability is difficult when it is that costly."

"I used their report writing a little bit, however, it could improve since it's not a really good report writer and it's a little clunky."

"It's not user-friendly. Once you start using it, you eventually get to know the features."

"The Mac license is incredibly expensive. It is 1,600 dollars each, which is more than the Windows version."

"I used their report writing a little bit, however, it could improve since it's not a really good report writer and it's a little clunky."

"Toad Data could improve by having additional features, such as query prediction. This could help someone who's not the strongest programmer. If the software could help them write queries correctly it would be very helpful, especially for small development teams or teams that lack the input skills necessary to write and program efficiently."

"It's not user-friendly. Once you start using it, you eventually get to know the features."

"On the scheduling server, some scheduled reports just sit there and never execute for the first time. After manually executing the first time, they run with no issues."

Pricing and Cost Advice

"The Tibco sales teams have been very difficult to work with - ignoring requests, misrepresenting level of demand, etc."

"In comparison to other solutions such as IBM Cognos, TIBCO Spotfire is more affordable."

"The cost is a few hundred dollars per user per year."

"The ROI is nearly impossible to calculate."

"The pricing seems competitive and reasonable. The value delivered by the product far exceeds the cost."

"I would describe TIBCO Spotfire as an averagely-priced product."

"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."

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"The price of Toad Data Point was approximately $500 annually."

"The cost of this product is reasonable."

"The Mac licenses are expensive, costing 1,600 dollars each. This is much higher than for the Windows version. I maintain a very limited number of licenses due to this cost."

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Top Industries

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Manufacturing Company

17%

Financial Services Firm

Energy/Utilities Company

Computer Software Company

Financial Services Firm

30%

Healthcare Company

12%

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Questions from the Community

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.

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What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for TIBCO Spotfire?

TIBCO Spotfire's pricing is high, particularly in traditional markets like Turkey, impacting market penetration. There is a lack of local support and distributors, making it challenging to sell.

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What needs improvement with TIBCO Spotfire?

ClickView ( /products/clickview-reviews ) offered more visually appealing visualizations. TIBCO Spotfire and ClickView ( /products/clickview-reviews ) need improvement in scheduling, which is criti...

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What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for Toad Data Point?

The pricing for Toad Data Point is where it gets into trouble. Microsoft is free, so if you get SQL Server, you get all the other stuff with it. You have to use several Microsoft tools that don't a...

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What needs improvement with Toad Data Point?

I used their report writing a little bit, however, it could improve since it's not a really good report writer and it's a little clunky.

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What is your primary use case for Toad Data Point?

When I use it, I'm using it for writing SQL or testing SQL code. I used to use it for moving data, loading files into database tables, from tables to other tables.

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Overview

TIBCO Spotfire is a versatile data analytics platform that can handle large datasets and be deployed on-premise or in the cloud. Its dynamic reporting, easy creation of dynamic dashboards, and highly customizable tool make it a valuable asset for process data analysis, industrial performance dashboards, problem root cause analysis, business intelligence, and real-time analytics for IoT devices in the energy sector.

The solution also offers data science functions, map visuals, R and Python integration, and the ability to write HTML and JavaScript text areas. Spotfire has helped organizations deliver projects more efficiently and cost-effectively, allowing for faster data analysis.

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Toad Data Point is a cross-platform, self-service, data-integration tool that simplifies data access, preparation and provisioning. It provides nearly limitless data connectivity, desktop data integration, visual query building and workflow automation.

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Allergan, ASSS de Montreal, Avantium, Blue River, Bank of Montreal, Citibank, FrieslandCampina, Hellmann Logistics, Merck, Novartis

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