XLCubed vs Zoho Analytics comparison

Fluence Technologies and Zoho are both solutions in the Reporting category. Fluence Technologies is ranked #31, while Zoho is ranked #6 with an average rating of 8.0. Fluence Technologies holds a 0.8% mindshare in RT, compared to Zoho’s 1.6% mindshare. Additionally, 50% of Fluence Technologies users are willing to recommend the solution, compared to 97% of Zoho users who would recommend it.

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Executive SummaryUpdated on Mar 4, 2025

Zoho Analytics and XLCubed are competing analytics platforms that cater to businesses seeking data visualization and reporting solutions. XLCubed has the upper hand in advanced data manipulation, while Zoho Analytics is appreciated for affordability and broad application.

Features: Zoho Analytics provides powerful data blending, intuitive drag-and-drop report building, and strong integration with other Zoho products. XLCubed offers sophisticated Excel integration, advanced analytics capabilities, and real-time reporting.

Ease of Deployment and Customer Service: Zoho Analytics benefits from a straightforward cloud-based deployment model, simplifying team setup. XLCubed's desktop-based architecture can involve a complex deployment but offers specialized support for intricate scenarios.

Pricing and ROI: Zoho Analytics presents budget-friendly pricing, enabling cost-effective scaling with a high return on investment for small to medium enterprises. XLCubed, while costlier upfront, delivers high ROI through substantial analytical capabilities, suited for enterprises with complex needs.

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Categories and Ranking

XLCubed

Ranking in Reporting

31st

Average Rating

7.6

Reviews Sentiment

6.3

Number of Reviews

Ranking in other categories

No ranking in other categories

Zoho Analytics

Ranking in Reporting

6th

Average Rating

8.2

Reviews Sentiment

6.1

Number of Reviews

Ranking in other categories

BI (Business Intelligence) Tools (7th), Data Visualization (7th), Embedded BI (6th)

Mindshare comparison

As of January 2026, in the Reporting category, the mindshare of XLCubed is 0.8%, up from 0.2% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of Zoho Analytics is 1.6%, up from 0.5% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.

Reporting Market Share Distribution
Product	Market Share (%)
Zoho Analytics	1.6%
XLCubed	0.8%
Other	97.6%

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it_user1391316

Head of Finance Systems at NHS

Cost effective with great capability, performance, flexibility and visuals

In general, we're happy with the solution but we're always looking to see what else is out there. The thing we've struggled with is our partnership with Tagetik UK, the consultants, and the issue we had gaining access to consultants to develop the solution on our behalf. Thankfully we connected directly with XLCubed and now have a pretty close and good relationship with them so the earlier problem we had of actually getting resources to help us develop has now been solved. One of the things that we've been asking for and would like as an additional feature is a sort of benchmarking functionality. The ability to be able to benchmark, directly against the company digital corporate numbers. That said, there seems to be improved functionality within the latest release that could help us develop that further.

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Vedhanayagam R

Data Analyst at Mobolution

Has supported trend analysis and forecasting but needs major fixes in customization and reliability

There are some areas where Zoho Analytics needs improvement compared to Power BI. Uploading and interpreting data inside the interface needs enhancement. While Power BI uses Power Query, an intuitive and powerful tool that allows data manipulation in any way, Zoho Analytics has limitations. I usually prepare data in Excel before uploading it to Zoho Analytics. The charts in Zoho Analytics are not as customizable as in Power BI. While all chart types are available, they can only be modified at a basic level, not an advanced level. Though trend analysis features are provided, creating anything out of the box is challenging.

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Quotes from Members

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Pros

"Great capability, performance, flexibility, visuals, and the solution is also very cost effective."

"I am looking forward to testing their full graphics that are available, as they looked very interesting in the demo."

"The collaborative features in Zoho Analytics have fostered data-driven decision-making within my team and our customers' teams by enabling seamless communication and shared insights."

"The tool's most valuable feature is its dashboard."

"I like the way I can share dashboards and embed dashboards. I normally use embedding. So, I create a dashboard, and I embed it into specific websites. Sharing of the dashboard is seamless, and it is easier than any other visualization platform, even Tableau."

"Based on my experience with different customers, Zoho Analytics has positively impacted their organizations."

"The data visualization features of Zoho Analytics have helped me improve decision making for my customers, and I could assess the impact of Zoho Analytics' AI-driven insights on the strategic initiatives of my customers."

"Zoho Analytics' data visualization features have helped me improve decision-making overall by making it easier to draw a story from complex data, backtrack my data, and ensuring accuracy."

"We can create advanced-level reports with the tool. We can get data from different Zoho applications and also from other third-party applications. We can create schedules for syncing data from third parties to Zoho Analytics. We can also use table queries for getting data from more than one table."

"Zoho Analytics's most valuable feature is the ability to provide excellent analytics through a single platform."

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Cons

"Would like the ability to be able to benchmark."

"There should be a better or an easier way to establish that connection to external sources."

"The support team doesn't have full awareness of the system capabilities."

"This solution does not support manufacturing facilities."

"They should provide white labeling with a cheaper option. I know they have a white labeling feature in which I can white label Zoho Analytics with my company theme, logo, and URL, but it seems a little expensive. If they can make it cheaper, it would be great. The same is applicable to Tableau."

"One major issue I face in Zoho Analytics is related to pivot tables. When using two text fields, such as client and project, with numerical data, sorting becomes impossible."

"I have not seen any improvement with Zoho Analytics' AI-driven insights because it has not been accurate."

"One major issue I face in Zoho Analytics is related to pivot tables. When using two text fields, such as client and project, with numerical data, sorting becomes impossible."

"A higher degree of artificial intelligence could be included in this solution. The data and overall insights could be improved."

"I find it very difficult to handle more than two subqueries or CTE, as I can only have one subquery in the SQL code."

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Pricing and Cost Advice

"14,000 Pounds per year for licensing."

"I am still using the two-week trial, but at first sight, the price is reasonable."

"The tool's pricing is similar to other Zoho applications and is affordable."

"The product is expensive."

"This solution is reasonable as far as pricing is concerned."

"For one license the pricing is about $35 a user."

"The product's licensing is reasonable."

"I don't feel that price is an issue for this product."

"An exact ROI is hard to calculate. However, we have definitely made sales that would have been much harder, or unlikely, as a result of the speed with which we were able to prepare comprehensive analysis."

"Zoho Analytics costs $ 4,200 per month, billed yearly."

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Small Business	29
Midsize Enterprise	4
Large Enterprise	4

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Zoho Reports

Overview

Produce insightful, interactive reports on, company-wide metrics for any business audience. Now all in Excel.
Pixel-perfect financial reporting with the skill sets you already have. No IT required.
Meet XLCubed: The data-connected Excel add-in for all your reporting needs.

Fluence Technologies

Zoho Reports is a powerful, easy-to-use and highly scalable cloud-based reporting and business intelligence platform for small to medium-sized businesses. Its flexible pay-as-you-go pricing model and scope for customization allow businesses to tailor it to their unique needs.

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Sample Customers

Marshalls Ltd, BP Exploration and Production, Thorntons, Ted Baker, Bristol-Myers, Rank Group, ING Bank Genve, Cargill Value Investment, Chloride Power, Auchan, Erste, UEFA, Novartis, Porsche Informatik, Raiffeisen Bank International

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