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    Astrato Analytics

    Score8 out of 10
    N/AA self-service BI solution, Astrato puts analytics in the hands of every user, enabling them to build their own reports and answer data questions without IT help. Astrato accelerates adoption, speeds up decision-making, and unifies analytics, embedded analytics, data input, and data apps in one platform. With Astrato, Self-Service business users can see and understand data that resides in the Data Cloud (Snowflake, Databricks, BigQuery, Redshift, Dremio,…

    $12

    per month per user

    Sigma

    Score9.1 out of 10
    N/ASigma Computing headquartered in San Francisco provides a suite of data services such as code free data modeling, data search and explorating, and related BI and data visualization services.N/A
    Pricing
    Astrato AnalyticsSigma
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    Free Trial
    YesYes
    Free/Freemium Version
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    Premium Consulting/Integration Services
    YesNo
    Entry-level Setup FeeOptionalOptional
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    Community Pulse
    Astrato AnalyticsSigma
    Considered Both Products
    Astrato Analytics LTD.
    Chose Astrato Analytics
    At the time, Astrato was the only one that provided the ability to embed dashboards into our application and not require a paid license seat for each user. Astrato is the only BI tool that lets you download data into pre-formatted Excel sheets with conditional formatting and …
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    Chose Astrato Analytics
    Astrato is a cloud-native tool with the ability to manage an effortless live connection to modern cloud data warehouses for real time updates. This sets them apart from legacy platforms which are desktop-centric. Astrato is also capable of a level of dashboard graphics quality …
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    Sigma Computing
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    Key User Insights
    Would buy again
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    94%
    Would buy again
    118 Answers
    Delivers good value for the price
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    97%
    Delivers good value for the price
    77 Answers
    Happy with the feature set
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    92%
    Happy with the feature set
    116 Answers
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
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    97%
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
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    Implementation went as expected
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    97%
    Implementation went as expected
    77 Answers
    Features
    Astrato AnalyticsSigma
    BI Standard Reporting
    Comparison of BI Standard Reporting features of Astrato Analytics and Sigma Computing
    Feature
    Astrato Analytics
    7.3
    1 Ratings
    11% below category average
    Sigma Computing
    8.9
    160 Ratings
    9% above category average
    Pixel Perfect reports7.01 Ratings8.8103 Ratings
    Customizable dashboards8.01 Ratings9.2158 Ratings
    Report Formatting Templates7.01 Ratings8.7130 Ratings
    Ad-hoc Reporting
    Comparison of Ad-hoc Reporting features of Astrato Analytics and Sigma Computing
    Feature
    Astrato Analytics
    7.0
    1 Ratings
    14% below category average
    Sigma Computing
    8.6
    163 Ratings
    7% above category average
    Drill-down analysis7.01 Ratings9.4153 Ratings
    Formatting capabilities7.01 Ratings8.3160 Ratings
    Integration with R or other statistical packages7.01 Ratings7.35 Ratings
    Report sharing and collaboration7.01 Ratings9.4159 Ratings
    Report Output and Scheduling
    Comparison of Report Output and Scheduling features of Astrato Analytics and Sigma Computing
    Feature
    Astrato Analytics
    6.5
    1 Ratings
    24% below category average
    Sigma Computing
    9.1
    153 Ratings
    9% above category average
    Publish to Web7.01 Ratings9.9102 Ratings
    Report Versioning6.01 Ratings9.9117 Ratings
    Publish to PDF00 Ratings9.0127 Ratings
    Report Delivery Scheduling00 Ratings9.8130 Ratings
    Delivery to Remote Servers00 Ratings7.067 Ratings
    Data Discovery and Visualization
    Comparison of Data Discovery and Visualization features of Astrato Analytics and Sigma Computing
    Feature
    Astrato Analytics
    6.0
    1 Ratings
    28% below category average
    Sigma Computing
    6.6
    146 Ratings
    19% below category average
    Pre-built visualization formats (heatmaps, scatter plots etc.)7.01 Ratings7.9144 Ratings
    Location Analytics / Geographic Visualization6.01 Ratings5.626 Ratings
    Predictive Analytics5.01 Ratings6.218 Ratings
    Access Control and Security
    Comparison of Access Control and Security features of Astrato Analytics and Sigma Computing
    Feature
    Astrato Analytics
    7.0
    1 Ratings
    19% below category average
    Sigma Computing
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    Ratings
    Multiple Access Permission Levels (Create, Read, Delete)7.01 Ratings00 Ratings
    Single Sign-On (SSO)7.01 Ratings00 Ratings
    Mobile Capabilities
    Comparison of Mobile Capabilities features of Astrato Analytics and Sigma Computing
    Feature
    Astrato Analytics
    7.0
    1 Ratings
    11% below category average
    Sigma Computing
    -
    Ratings
    Responsive Design for Web Access7.01 Ratings00 Ratings
    Dashboard / Report / Visualization Interactivity on Mobile7.01 Ratings00 Ratings
    Best Alternatives
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    Small Businesses
    Cyfe
    Score8.8 out of 10
    Cyfe
    Score8.8 out of 10
    Medium-sized Companies
    Zendesk Explore
    Score8.7 out of 10
    Zendesk Explore
    Score8.7 out of 10
    Enterprises
    Jaspersoft Community Edition
    Score9.7 out of 10
    Jaspersoft Community Edition
    Score9.7 out of 10
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    User Ratings
    Astrato AnalyticsSigma
    Likelihood to Recommend
    8.0
    (2 ratings)
    8.1
    (167 ratings)
    Likelihood to Renew
    -
    (0 ratings)
    10.0
    (6 ratings)
    Usability
    7.0
    (1 ratings)
    7.6
    (48 ratings)
    Availability
    -
    (0 ratings)
    8.2
    (2 ratings)
    Performance
    -
    (0 ratings)
    9.1
    (2 ratings)
    Support Rating
    9.0
    (1 ratings)
    10.0
    (47 ratings)
    Implementation Rating
    -
    (0 ratings)
    9.1
    (2 ratings)
    Configurability
    -
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    7.3
    (1 ratings)
    Ease of integration
    -
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    9.1
    (1 ratings)
    Product Scalability
    -
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    8.2
    (2 ratings)
    Vendor post-sale
    -
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    7.3
    (1 ratings)
    User Testimonials
    Astrato AnalyticsSigma
    Likelihood to Recommend
    Astrato Analytics LTD.
    Astrato Analytics provides a feature-rich application that it easy to use for the non-technical user yet robust enough to create a sophisticated SaaS application. Astrato Analytics provides native integration to all the major large cloud data platforms and the implementation is very straight forward. The value provided through their feature-rich platform and competitive pricing is unmatched.
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    Sigma Computing
    We were able to set up client-facing embedded reports with ease and security. The interface is not difficult to learn, although we may not be aware of or lack the necessary expertise to utilize more advanced features that would likely benefit us.
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    Pros
    Astrato Analytics LTD.
    • Writeback to the database is simple and straightforward and allows us to build apps in the tool with a level of interation that is not possible with other BI tools
    • Version control that is built into the workbooks allows us to quickly deploy changes without the fear of losing the older version and maintianing both a historcal updates and the ability to rollback
    • Easy connectivity to a wide range of data platforms including Snowflake, Databricks, and Google Workspace within the same tenant allows us to leverage data from each of these platforms for specific use cases
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    Sigma Computing
    • Allows end users to easily dive into the data without having direct access to the table in our database management software.
    • Can easily turnaround dashboards that are detailed and visually pleasing.
    • Sigma is intuitive and as new features are rolled out it is easy to adopt and incorporate them into new and existing dashboards.
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    Cons
    Astrato Analytics LTD.
    • The product is still young, as a consequence, some features aren't as mature as competitors. Astrato has worked to catch up quickly, by rolling out new features regularly
    • Better ability to control icons and themes from a central point, instead of having to add/change them on each report
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    Sigma Computing
    • Sigma Computing does not allow custom ordering of pivot fields in pivot tables easily
    • Sigma Computing lacks functionality for creating tables or sections that dynamically adjust to the browser window's height while maintaining a fixed height textbox at the bottom
    • Sigma Computing does not provide straightforward options for formatting totals in tables, such as renaming 'Total' to 'Average', 'Team Total', etc
    • Sigma Computing does not support searching by individual tab names within a workbook
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    Likelihood to Renew
    Astrato Analytics LTD.
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    Sigma Computing
    Sigma has helped us a lot and has become an integral part of our daily workflow. It would be difficult to switch to another platform and have to rebuild the numerous metrics and performance reports that we have already established
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    Usability
    Astrato Analytics LTD.
    It is a very intuitive system, a pleasure to use, practical and simple, for medium to advanced activities. BI supervisors are delighted with much of the functionality, but highlight some weaknesses that they still have, such as the loading speed in HEIC-type files.

    Without a doubt, it is a tool that has become essential in our business routine.
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    Sigma Computing
    It has a clean and modern interface. However, it is not completely intuitive. I think it would be better and easier to navigate with more Windows style drop down menus and/or tabls. There is a significant learning curve, but that may be due in part to the technical nature of this type of software tool.
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    Reliability and Availability
    Astrato Analytics LTD.
    No answers on this topic
    Sigma Computing
    Yes, as long as you don’t conduct user error sigma is always up and running and waiting for you to complete your dashboards
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    Performance
    Astrato Analytics LTD.
    No answers on this topic
    Sigma Computing
    It depends, it loads quickly for smaller dashboards but when loading larger amounts of data it takes more time to do so
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    Support Rating
    Astrato Analytics LTD.
    Very friendly, with online help, blog and community. The template documentation could be more complete, however.
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    Sigma Computing
    They are very friendly and informative. They are quick in resolving our queries and help us understand very minute things as well. They are quick in creating feature tickets based on our custom requirements, and they would also create a bug ticket if there is any discrepancy and get that checked on time.
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    Implementation Rating
    Astrato Analytics LTD.
    No answers on this topic
    Sigma Computing
    Was not involved in implementation
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    Alternatives Considered
    Astrato Analytics LTD.
    To scale PowerBi, we would have needed a staff of technical folks and a substantial budget, and we still probably could not have created the robust SaaS application we did with Astrato Analytics. Astrato Analytics allowed for a staff of two to create and rollout a SaaS Application in under 60 days and provided hands on support to us as needed. There really is no comparison.
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    Sigma Computing
    With Looker, to be effective, a substantial amount of coding & modeling needs to happen in LookML. Being another language to learn, users have to context switch again from at a minimum either SQL or Python into LookML. The concept of being able to source control, code review, and deploy your models is a plus though.
    Tableau is the gold standard for data visualization, no question. Power users will be able to create dazzling content that Sigma won't necessarily be able to easily match. However, since development usually happens via an extract, helping other users troubleshoot is an arduous process. Trying to re-do or un-do all the transformations and calculations that cause a certain number is very difficult.
    With Sigma, all the queries happen directly against Snowflake and you can see the query logs. The data modeling happens right in a tabular, spreadsheet-like manner, so within only a few minutes, substantial transformations can happen, with visualizations just a few more clicks away.
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    Scalability
    Astrato Analytics LTD.
    No answers on this topic
    Sigma Computing
    It is a cloud service offering that is able to expand based on your usage
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    Return on Investment
    Astrato Analytics LTD.
    • The ability to unify multiple platforms in Astrato provides cost savings.
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    Sigma Computing
    • Monitoring health of cloud platform has allowed the company to anticipate issues before they affect customers – Sigma prompted us building a canary monitoring process that provides customer container health.
    • Customer success has used an activity report to discover customers running runaway processes that they were unaware of, creating an alert to contact the customer and prevent an embarrassing situation.
    • Customer success uses the activity report to prompt conversations regarding increases or declines in behavior that led to increasing contract limits or addressing churn concerns.
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    ScreenShots

    Astrato Analytics Screenshots

    Screenshot of from the Gallery Dashboard: Maventech CRM Sales PerformanceScreenshot of from the Gallery Dashboard: Healthcare Analytics
The comprehensive Healthcare System Dashboard was designed for Bedford Health System, a tool leveraging Astrato’s data visualization capabilities. This dashboard provides a holistic view of various critical healthcare metrics, enabling informed decision-making and strategic planning.Screenshot of how to add custom data into the semantic layer