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    ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price

    Altair SLC

    Score9.2 out of 10
    N/AAltair SLC (formerly the WPS industrial analytics platform, acquired by Altair in late 2021) is designed for data science and heavyweight data processing with the languages of SAS and R. Best known for its SAS language compiler, the software includes advanced graphical user interfaces, robust, high-performance data processing and production-ready application frameworks.N/A

    BrightGauge

    Score9.1 out of 10
    N/ABrightGauge is a BI tool from ConnectWise that puts essential information in one place, providing visibility for more informed decisions. The user can customize BrightGauge dashboards and sync other business tools in its BI dashboard software for ultimate visibility. Users can also display data with embeddable gauges on public sites.

    $325

    per month

    Pricing
    Altair SLCBrightGauge
    Editions & Modules
    No answers on this topic
    Standard
    $325
    per month
    Enterprise
    $449
    per month
    Enterprise+
    $635
    per month
    Offerings
    Pricing Offerings
    Altair SLCBrightGauge
    Free Trial
    YesNo
    Free/Freemium Version
    YesNo
    Premium Consulting/Integration Services
    YesNo
    Entry-level Setup FeeOptional$499 one-time fee
    Additional Details—Set up fee is waived for Enterprise+ customers. A discount is offered for annual billing.
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    Community Pulse
    Altair SLCBrightGauge
    Considered Both Products
    Altair Engineering, Inc.
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    ConnectWise
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    Key User Insights
    Would buy again
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    100%
    Would buy again
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    Delivers good value for the price
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    100%
    Delivers good value for the price
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    Happy with the feature set
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    100%
    Happy with the feature set
    8 Answers
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
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    100%
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    7 Answers
    Implementation went as expected
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    100%
    Implementation went as expected
    7 Answers
    Features
    Altair SLCBrightGauge
    BI Standard Reporting
    Comparison of BI Standard Reporting features of Altair SLC and BrightGauge
    Feature
    Altair SLC
    8.6
    4 Ratings
    2% above category average
    BrightGauge
    8.1
    14 Ratings
    1% below category average
    Customizable dashboards8.64 Ratings8.814 Ratings
    Pixel Perfect reports00 Ratings8.210 Ratings
    Report Formatting Templates00 Ratings7.113 Ratings
    Ad-hoc Reporting
    Comparison of Ad-hoc Reporting features of Altair SLC and BrightGauge
    Feature
    Altair SLC
    8.6
    4 Ratings
    8% above category average
    BrightGauge
    7.7
    14 Ratings
    5% below category average
    Drill-down analysis8.64 Ratings8.414 Ratings
    Formatting capabilities8.64 Ratings8.513 Ratings
    Integration with R or other statistical packages8.64 Ratings4.67 Ratings
    Report sharing and collaboration00 Ratings9.213 Ratings
    Report Output and Scheduling
    Comparison of Report Output and Scheduling features of Altair SLC and BrightGauge
    Feature
    Altair SLC
    8.8
    4 Ratings
    4% above category average
    BrightGauge
    7.9
    14 Ratings
    5% below category average
    Publish to Web8.64 Ratings9.410 Ratings
    Publish to PDF8.64 Ratings7.414 Ratings
    Report Delivery Scheduling9.34 Ratings9.214 Ratings
    Report Versioning00 Ratings5.07 Ratings
    Delivery to Remote Servers00 Ratings8.44 Ratings
    Data Discovery and Visualization
    Comparison of Data Discovery and Visualization features of Altair SLC and BrightGauge
    Feature
    Altair SLC
    9.0
    4 Ratings
    10% above category average
    BrightGauge
    5.9
    12 Ratings
    30% below category average
    Pre-built visualization formats (heatmaps, scatter plots etc.)8.64 Ratings8.012 Ratings
    Predictive Analytics9.34 Ratings6.16 Ratings
    Location Analytics / Geographic Visualization00 Ratings7.26 Ratings
    Pattern Recognition and Data Mining00 Ratings2.52 Ratings
    Access Control and Security
    Comparison of Access Control and Security features of Altair SLC and BrightGauge
    Feature
    Altair SLC
    -
    Ratings
    BrightGauge
    8.7
    14 Ratings
    3% above category average
    Multi-User Support (named login)00 Ratings9.614 Ratings
    Role-Based Security Model00 Ratings9.313 Ratings
    Multiple Access Permission Levels (Create, Read, Delete)00 Ratings8.313 Ratings
    Report-Level Access Control00 Ratings8.34 Ratings
    Single Sign-On (SSO)00 Ratings8.35 Ratings
    Mobile Capabilities
    Comparison of Mobile Capabilities features of Altair SLC and BrightGauge
    Feature
    Altair SLC
    -
    Ratings
    BrightGauge
    6.8
    7 Ratings
    14% below category average
    Responsive Design for Web Access00 Ratings8.56 Ratings
    Mobile Application00 Ratings6.01 Ratings
    Dashboard / Report / Visualization Interactivity on Mobile00 Ratings5.86 Ratings
    Application Program Interfaces (APIs) / Embedding
    Comparison of Application Program Interfaces (APIs) / Embedding features of Altair SLC and BrightGauge
    Feature
    Altair SLC
    -
    Ratings
    BrightGauge
    7.4
    8 Ratings
    5% below category average
    REST API00 Ratings8.26 Ratings
    Javascript API00 Ratings9.62 Ratings
    iFrames00 Ratings10.02 Ratings
    Java API00 Ratings6.01 Ratings
    Themeable User Interface (UI)00 Ratings3.53 Ratings
    Customizable Platform (Open Source)00 Ratings7.03 Ratings
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    User Ratings
    Altair SLCBrightGauge
    Likelihood to Recommend
    9.2
    (4 ratings)
    9.2
    (14 ratings)
    Usability
    -
    (0 ratings)
    8.4
    (7 ratings)
    Support Rating
    -
    (0 ratings)
    10.0
    (2 ratings)
    Data Sharing and Collaboration
    -
    (0 ratings)
    9.4
    (6 ratings)
    Data Sources
    -
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    9.0
    (6 ratings)
    User Testimonials
    Altair SLCBrightGauge
    Likelihood to Recommend
    Altair Engineering, Inc.
    WPS Analytics allowed our company's business users to keep using their existing programs while getting similar results with much less learning time. It's a great accomplishment when software for business users is changed—excellent relationships with providers and other salespeople. As a SAS user, I needed an interpreter for the SAS language, and WPS has more packages and a lower price than any other company I could find, so I decided to go with
    it.
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    ConnectWise
    BrightGauge lets us know when we have critical issues that need solving. A massive influx of tickets all at the same time triggers an investigation. Usually, it is tied to a server going down, which we can address. It would not be helpful for a small MSP or IT department with just a few daily tickets. The stats are better used to track a large amount of clients.
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    Pros
    Altair Engineering, Inc.
    • WPS Analytics is powered with high performance data processing engine.
    • Reusable data models save finances and time.
    • Self-service data analyzation portals.
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    ConnectWise
    • SQL queries can be presented in many different ways to illustrate the data. They can be used in lists, graphs, meter, etc.
    • The datasets frequency of updates can be customized to from 5 minutes to annually. It's very granular in this respect.
    • It allows dashboards to be shared outside your organization with clients, partners, and vendors to maximize collaboration and reporting.
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    Cons
    Altair Engineering, Inc.
    • Currently, I barely encounter challenges when using WPS Analytics although I don't use it on a daily basis. There's no functionality or feature that needs more improvement.
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    ConnectWise
    • Annual or more than annualized data is desperately needed for MSPs to show trends, current limitation is previous 240 days for ConnectWise tickets
    • Alerts when datasets do not sync properly, I have to rely on my team to notice vs get an automated alert from BrightGauge
    • Small thing, but it would be nice to have more options on the report scheduler to enable a start date. If you wish to do it quarterly, you have to start the schedule exactly 3 months from the next run.
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    Usability
    Altair Engineering, Inc.
    No answers on this topic
    ConnectWise
    Usability is BrightGauge's strength. Granting the ability of virtually any user to be able to create a dashboard is incredibly valuable. If an organization very simple and straight forward reporting needs then BrightGauge is a perfect fit for them. Connecting to the dataset we used was very quick and easy and I imagine it would be the same for any major data source you would like to pull from.
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    Support Rating
    Altair Engineering, Inc.
    No answers on this topic
    ConnectWise
    Anytime I have reached out to the BrightGauge support team they have been quick, responsive, and solved my issue. They go out of their way to be helpful!
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    Alternatives Considered
    Altair Engineering, Inc.
    I use a lot of data discovery and visualization tools at workstations to help me gain deep insights into data. WPS Analytics doesn't vary much from all the DVD tools that I have listed, I always go for the best.
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    ConnectWise
    I'm not aware of any other competitors to Bright Gauge that we selected. They seem to be very close to managed IT service providers and have been great at tailoring their support to the PSAs like ConnectWise, AutoTask, etc. I can see Bright Gauge getting more and more popular as time goes by
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    Return on Investment
    Altair Engineering, Inc.
    • Using machine learning and natural language to analyze data saves time and effort.
    • Standard reporting and business intelligence help us reduce workload and make data-driven decisions.
    • Drag-and-drop workflow saves time when different languages like SQL and SAS make it easier to code and prepare data.
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    ConnectWise
    • We were purchased by a large PE firm because we could easily show CSAT ratings.
    • The easily trackable stats are suitable for the C-Suite to see which division is the most profitable.
    • We won 60,000 MRR by displaying to potential customers how we track important issues with the gauges.
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