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    ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price

    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
    BrightGauge
    Editions & Modules
    Standard
    $325
    per month
    Enterprise
    $449
    per month
    Enterprise+
    $635
    per month
    Offerings
    Pricing Offerings
    BrightGauge
    Free Trial
    No
    Free/Freemium Version
    No
    Premium Consulting/Integration Services
    No
    Entry-level Setup Fee$499 one-time fee
    Additional DetailsSet up fee is waived for Enterprise+ customers. A discount is offered for annual billing.
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    Community Pulse
    BrightGauge
    Considered Both Products
    ConnectWise
    Chose BrightGauge
    BrightGauge is part of the ConnectWise suite, we use PSA and CPQ. We have BG integrated with PSA and QBO.
    Incentivized
    Chose BrightGauge
    BrightGauge is essentially Power Bi at the reporting level. In Power Bi, the data must be modeled, and reports must be created, developed, and shared. BrightGauge is a buffet of report creation in a more straightforward form. I use Power BI more than BrightGauge in my current …
    Incentivized
    Chose BrightGauge
    BrightGauge offers a far better user experience, ease of use and richer data than using the built in reporting from ConnectWise PSA.
    Incentivized
    Chose BrightGauge
    BrightGauge is by far the easiest to learn/use of the BI tools I have experienced. We had managers building their own dashboards with no outside help. It is not incredibly versatile though so if you want to get much more beyond taking the data and putting it in a chart or table …
    Incentivized
    Chose BrightGauge
    No comparison between the dashboarding available natively in ConnectWise Manage and what you can easily do in BrightGauge.
    Incentivized
    Chose BrightGauge
    We looked very briefly at Solar Winds, but due to Connectwise the reporting was not very accurate and was conflicted.
    Incentivized
    Chose BrightGauge
    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 …
    Incentivized
    Chose BrightGauge
    BG support is amazing. Connectsmart support is so bad, that's why I changed
    Incentivized
    Key User Insights
    Would buy again
    100%
    Would buy again
    8 Answers
    Delivers good value for the price
    100%
    Delivers good value for the price
    8 Answers
    Happy with the feature set
    100%
    Happy with the feature set
    8 Answers
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    100%
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    7 Answers
    Implementation went as expected
    100%
    Implementation went as expected
    7 Answers
    Features
    BrightGauge
    BI Standard Reporting
    Comparison of BI Standard Reporting features of BrightGauge
    Feature
    BrightGauge
    8.1
    14 Ratings
    1% below category average
    Pixel Perfect reports8.210 Ratings
    Customizable dashboards8.814 Ratings
    Report Formatting Templates7.113 Ratings
    Ad-hoc Reporting
    Comparison of Ad-hoc Reporting features of BrightGauge
    Feature
    BrightGauge
    7.7
    14 Ratings
    5% below category average
    Drill-down analysis8.414 Ratings
    Formatting capabilities8.513 Ratings
    Integration with R or other statistical packages4.67 Ratings
    Report sharing and collaboration9.213 Ratings
    Report Output and Scheduling
    Comparison of Report Output and Scheduling features of BrightGauge
    Feature
    BrightGauge
    7.9
    14 Ratings
    5% below category average
    Publish to Web9.410 Ratings
    Publish to PDF7.414 Ratings
    Report Versioning5.07 Ratings
    Report Delivery Scheduling9.214 Ratings
    Delivery to Remote Servers8.44 Ratings
    Data Discovery and Visualization
    Comparison of Data Discovery and Visualization features of BrightGauge
    Feature
    BrightGauge
    5.9
    12 Ratings
    30% below category average
    Pre-built visualization formats (heatmaps, scatter plots etc.)8.012 Ratings
    Location Analytics / Geographic Visualization7.26 Ratings
    Predictive Analytics6.06 Ratings
    Pattern Recognition and Data Mining2.52 Ratings
    Access Control and Security
    Comparison of Access Control and Security features of BrightGauge
    Feature
    BrightGauge
    8.7
    14 Ratings
    3% above category average
    Multi-User Support (named login)9.614 Ratings
    Role-Based Security Model9.313 Ratings
    Multiple Access Permission Levels (Create, Read, Delete)8.313 Ratings
    Report-Level Access Control8.34 Ratings
    Single Sign-On (SSO)8.35 Ratings
    Mobile Capabilities
    Comparison of Mobile Capabilities features of BrightGauge
    Feature
    BrightGauge
    6.8
    7 Ratings
    14% below category average
    Responsive Design for Web Access8.56 Ratings
    Mobile Application6.01 Ratings
    Dashboard / Report / Visualization Interactivity on Mobile5.86 Ratings
    Application Program Interfaces (APIs) / Embedding
    Comparison of Application Program Interfaces (APIs) / Embedding features of BrightGauge
    Feature
    BrightGauge
    7.4
    8 Ratings
    5% below category average
    REST API8.26 Ratings
    Javascript API9.62 Ratings
    iFrames10.02 Ratings
    Java API6.01 Ratings
    Themeable User Interface (UI)3.53 Ratings
    Customizable Platform (Open Source)7.03 Ratings
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    User Ratings
    BrightGauge
    Likelihood to Recommend
    9.2
    (14 ratings)
    Usability
    8.4
    (7 ratings)
    Support Rating
    10.0
    (2 ratings)
    Data Sharing and Collaboration
    9.4
    (6 ratings)
    Data Sources
    9.0
    (6 ratings)
    User Testimonials
    BrightGauge
    Likelihood to Recommend
    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.
    Incentivized
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    Pros
    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.
    Incentivized
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    Cons
    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.
    Incentivized
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    Usability
    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.
    Incentivized
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    Support Rating
    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!
    Incentivized
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    Alternatives Considered
    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
    Incentivized
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    Return on Investment
    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.
    Incentivized
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