Altair SmartSight vs. Yellowfin

Overview
ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price
Altair SmartSight
Score 8.4 out of 10
N/A
Altair SmartSight (formerly Carriots Analytics) is a cloud data analytics platform for embedded, Big Data, and IoT applications. It provides secure and rapid free-form data visualization and exploration, scalable throughout the enterprise in real time.N/A
Yellowfin
Score 8.0 out of 10
Mid-Size Companies (51-1,000 employees)
Yellowfin is a cloud-based business intelligence and dashboarding platform.N/A
Pricing
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Editions & Modules
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Offerings
Pricing Offerings
Altair SmartSightYellowfin
Free Trial
YesYes
Free/Freemium Version
NoYes
Premium Consulting/Integration Services
NoNo
Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeOptional
Additional Details
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Features
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BI Standard Reporting
Comparison of BI Standard Reporting features of Product A and Product B
Altair SmartSight
-
Ratings
Yellowfin
6.1
Ratings
29% below category average
Pixel Perfect reports00 Ratings5.80 Ratings
Customizable dashboards00 Ratings6.20 Ratings
Report Formatting Templates00 Ratings6.40 Ratings
Ad-hoc Reporting
Comparison of Ad-hoc Reporting features of Product A and Product B
Altair SmartSight
-
Ratings
Yellowfin
6.6
Ratings
20% below category average
Drill-down analysis00 Ratings6.60 Ratings
Formatting capabilities00 Ratings7.10 Ratings
Integration with R or other statistical packages00 Ratings6.30 Ratings
Report sharing and collaboration00 Ratings6.50 Ratings
Report Output and Scheduling
Comparison of Report Output and Scheduling features of Product A and Product B
Altair SmartSight
-
Ratings
Yellowfin
5.9
Ratings
34% below category average
Publish to Web00 Ratings6.30 Ratings
Publish to PDF00 Ratings6.20 Ratings
Report Versioning00 Ratings5.80 Ratings
Report Delivery Scheduling00 Ratings5.60 Ratings
Delivery to Remote Servers00 Ratings5.50 Ratings
Data Discovery and Visualization
Comparison of Data Discovery and Visualization features of Product A and Product B
Altair SmartSight
-
Ratings
Yellowfin
5.8
Ratings
32% below category average
Pre-built visualization formats (heatmaps, scatter plots etc.)00 Ratings5.90 Ratings
Location Analytics / Geographic Visualization00 Ratings5.70 Ratings
Predictive Analytics00 Ratings5.80 Ratings
Access Control and Security
Comparison of Access Control and Security features of Product A and Product B
Altair SmartSight
-
Ratings
Yellowfin
6.2
Ratings
31% below category average
Multi-User Support (named login)00 Ratings6.30 Ratings
Role-Based Security Model00 Ratings6.50 Ratings
Multiple Access Permission Levels (Create, Read, Delete)00 Ratings6.30 Ratings
Single Sign-On (SSO)00 Ratings5.90 Ratings
Mobile Capabilities
Comparison of Mobile Capabilities features of Product A and Product B
Altair SmartSight
-
Ratings
Yellowfin
6.7
Ratings
16% below category average
Responsive Design for Web Access00 Ratings6.20 Ratings
Mobile Application00 Ratings6.30 Ratings
Dashboard / Report / Visualization Interactivity on Mobile00 Ratings6.20 Ratings
Application Program Interfaces (APIs) / Embedding
Comparison of Application Program Interfaces (APIs) / Embedding features of Product A and Product B
Altair SmartSight
-
Ratings
Yellowfin
6.1
Ratings
24% below category average
REST API00 Ratings6.10 Ratings
Javascript API00 Ratings5.40 Ratings
iFrames00 Ratings6.00 Ratings
Java API00 Ratings6.30 Ratings
Themeable User Interface (UI)00 Ratings6.50 Ratings
Customizable Platform (Open Source)00 Ratings6.50 Ratings
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Enterprises
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User Ratings
Altair SmartSightYellowfin
Likelihood to Recommend
8.4
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6.2
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Usability
8.3
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6.3
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Availability
-
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9.1
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Performance
-
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8.2
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Support Rating
8.7
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5.6
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In-Person Training
-
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9.1
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Online Training
-
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8.2
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Implementation Rating
-
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9.1
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Configurability
-
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8.2
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Ease of integration
-
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9.1
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Product Scalability
-
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8.2
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Vendor post-sale
-
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9.1
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Vendor pre-sale
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9.1
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User Testimonials
Altair SmartSightYellowfin
Likelihood to Recommend
Information about each profile and task execution is also available, such as active sessions for profile configuration details and internal connections created for the profile. The task viewer shows all tasks running in the application along with their status and other information about each task. In case of problems, this is useful for looking up the details of a task and providing information to the system administrator or helpdesk.
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We can recommend this software without hesitation, as it has the ability to generate reports and data analysis, as well as process the data automatically, which saves time. It is ideal for small and medium-sized companies that wish to improve their services in the business world
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Pros
  • Easy to use UI
  • Good visual representation
  • Good interactive dashboards
  • It can perform ETL flawlessly and perform data cleaning.
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  • The Yellowfin user interface fits seamlessly into our own web software as it too is designed in the latest web technologies making it easy to use and easily accessible to our client base.
  • The Yellowfin user interface is intuitive and easy to use, elevating VSV clients from needing in-depth training on the product before true value can be realised.
  • The Yellowfin architecture supports the Pintl architecture 100% due to a similar design strategy and as such no real overhead is added to the Pintl system for the addition of the Yellowfin product nor does it add any additional IT overhead to be used.
  • The Yellowfin product is quick and simple to develop reports and dashboards in cutting turn-around-time at the VSV development team and when new/custom reports are required by VSV clients.
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Cons
  • Ability to handle huge data
  • Interaction with other software
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  • The ability to predefine a colour for a specific graph as a selection option dynamically.
  • The ability to customise the label of a chart, especially with respect to performance related reporting graphs we need an increase in dynamic charting options to meet our more specialised requirements.
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Usability
As I already shared the details related to Altair Smart Sight It comes with a wide range of products that is really helpful for an organization that wants to design its dashboards, Embeds application, and much more. Products like Big Data, IoT services, Embedded systems, cloud-based services, data visualization, Machine learning, dashboarding, and much more. And No one is perfect there is always a place for improvement So Because of that I am giving it a 9.
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Yellowfin has large promises that did not meet our expectations after we got it installed. We tried to configure it but things did not go as planned. After 1 year of trying - we still cannot get it working. Be very careful when signing up with them - everything is not what it seems.
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Reliability and Availability
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99.9% availability
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Support Rating
You can rapidly adjust your account, such as changing your email or password. We may learn about the app, the engines available for creating execution profiles, and add-ons. Accessibility to the Community and help materials are also available from the same site
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Anytime I needed a report, I ran into issues with this software. We used Yellowfin for a period of months, having switched from Salesforce. I found the reports were difficult to produce, and the data management was okay at best.
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In-Person Training
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Yellowfin provides 3 levels of training to support consumers, business analytics, developers and Administrations :
  1. Yellowfin BI Training - Level 1 (Exploration)
  2. Yellowfin BI Training - Level 2 (Advanced)
  3. Yellowfin BI Training - Level 3(Expert)
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Online Training
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Web-based training for large audiences for Level 1 and Level 2 I would suggest
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Implementation Rating
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Design the data model and views for each dashboard is very important and it is the success factor Configuration of cluster for large implementation
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Alternatives Considered
Altair smart sight stacks up against all the products mentioned above because it comes with a wide variety of applications and services like Big Data, IoT services, Embedded systems, cloud-based service, data visualization, Machine learning, dashboarding, and much more. I have used the other products like Logi Composer, Tableau CRM, and PowerBI but they only handle the specific use cases. So Because of that Altair Smartsight really provide a good and wide range of solution.
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Yellowfin is no doubt, a stronger, more eloquent and polished tool compared to Microsoft's Power BI. The issue with our company specifically is that we are a big Microsoft shop, and pay for Power BI more or less in our bundle esp w/ O365. While the Yellowfin tool is a more sleek tool, the cost to our company is something that we have to weight against a negligible cost with Power BI.
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Scalability
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- Tested 500 con-current users in Linux platform with 4 cores systems - Tested with cloud based VM - Tested with 1000 reads per minutes
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Return on Investment
  • +30% in successful business decision.
  • Improvement in quota performance precision.
  • Operational efficiency increase.
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  • made our org more data centric
  • Decisions are made based on data vs opinion
  • has created a single source of truth for the bulk of the organization
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