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PROS

Sisense connects data from diverse sources, aiding knowledge about customers and highlighting data quality issues.
ElastiCube Manager is user-friendly as an ETL tool, efficiently transforming raw data into reusable data.
Sisense executes complex computations on the fly, allowing data manipulation based on business needs.
The setup is simple and intuitive, with support that is fast and helpful, supporting large data sources without Excel limitations.
Sisense's strength lies in its speed and capacity to integrate with multiple data sources simultaneously.

CONS

Larger datasets in Sisense sometimes result in an "Accumulated logs" error when minor changes are made.
Customization capabilities for dashboards, such as creating custom widget sizes, could be improved.
Running bursts of reports based on different field values with PDF output directly in the tool would be beneficial.
Additional costs are involved for sharing data queues, which users wish to see removed.
Improving performance, especially with large-scale data, is a common request.
 

Sisense Pros review quotes

it_user688287 - PeerSpot reviewer
Staff Business Data Analyst/ Business Data Manager
Jun 20, 2017
The most valuable thing I have found is the ability for Sisense to connect data from totally different sources.
it_user765495 - PeerSpot reviewer
Senior IT Project Manager at a government with 5,001-10,000 employees
Oct 31, 2017
Visually displaying data.
it_user792291 - PeerSpot reviewer
Head of Data Science at a recruiting/HR firm with 201-500 employees
Dec 20, 2017
ElastiCube Manager is a very easy to use ETL tool, which includes the ability to easily transform raw data into reusable data.
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it_user794574 - PeerSpot reviewer
Director of Product - AI and Data Insights at a tech vendor with 201-500 employees
Dec 27, 2017
Allows us to execute heavy, complex computations on the fly so customers can slice and dice the data based on their business needs.
CG
Business Intelligence Manager at a tech services company with 10,001+ employees
Jan 2, 2018
​Allows users to build their own solutions without as much reliance on technology staff.
CS
Consultant at EarthLink
Sep 11, 2018
I have found the dashboard creating feature helpful.
FernandoMorote - PeerSpot reviewer
Senior Software Engineer/BI Data Analyst at a analyst firm with 501-1,000 employees
May 22, 2022
This solution is easy to learn how to use.
Wiboon Thabsuwan - PeerSpot reviewer
Senior Consultant at IMD Company Limited
Jun 22, 2022
The best part about this solution is how easy it is to mash up the data from many sources. Sisense is fast compared to other solutions.
Ron Splittgerber - PeerSpot reviewer
Rice Board of Directors and Kuali Coeus Functional Council at a university with 5,001-10,000 employees
Jan 17, 2023
We like that this solution allows us to use data cubes to set up specific visualizations.
Sridhar Adduri - PeerSpot reviewer
Business Intelligence Specialist at University of Central Missouri
Jun 16, 2023
The solution's technical support team is good.
 

Sisense Cons review quotes

it_user688287 - PeerSpot reviewer
Staff Business Data Analyst/ Business Data Manager
Jun 20, 2017
Larger datasets will sometimes give a "Accumulated logs" error when trying to make minor changes. T
it_user765495 - PeerSpot reviewer
Senior IT Project Manager at a government with 5,001-10,000 employees
Oct 31, 2017
The administrative side of Sisense is a little cumbersome and confusing.
it_user792291 - PeerSpot reviewer
Head of Data Science at a recruiting/HR firm with 201-500 employees
Dec 20, 2017
I would love to have more customization capabilities for building dashboards, especially in creating custom widget sizes.
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it_user794574 - PeerSpot reviewer
Director of Product - AI and Data Insights at a tech vendor with 201-500 employees
Dec 27, 2017
The initial version we purchased only ran on Windows servers, which was less than ideal for our DevOps team. I believe that has been remedied in the latest release.
CG
Business Intelligence Manager at a tech services company with 10,001+ employees
Jan 2, 2018
I would like to see more development and growth for the support of Knowledge Base and Community forums.
CS
Consultant at EarthLink
Sep 11, 2018
They should improve the filters to create downloaded data by moving them to the top of the dashboard.
FernandoMorote - PeerSpot reviewer
Senior Software Engineer/BI Data Analyst at a analyst firm with 501-1,000 employees
May 22, 2022
This solution does not have tabs. In order to have tabs, you have to download an add-on to mimic the tabs. They should be integrated to improve the solution.
Wiboon Thabsuwan - PeerSpot reviewer
Senior Consultant at IMD Company Limited
Jun 22, 2022
I would like Sisense to improve its performance, particularly when we are dealing with large-scale data.
Ron Splittgerber - PeerSpot reviewer
Rice Board of Directors and Kuali Coeus Functional Council at a university with 5,001-10,000 employees
Jan 17, 2023
At present there are additional costs involved if we wish to share our data queues within this solution, which we would like to see removed.
Sridhar Adduri - PeerSpot reviewer
Business Intelligence Specialist at University of Central Missouri
Jun 16, 2023
The solution's setup process could be easier.