BrightGauge vs. Explorys

Overview
ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price
BrightGauge
Score 9.0 out of 10
N/A
BrightGauge 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
Explorys
Score 10.0 out of 10
N/A
N/AN/A
Pricing
BrightGaugeExplorys
Editions & Modules
Standard
$325
per month
Enterprise
$449
per month
Enterprise+
$635
per month
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Offerings
Pricing Offerings
BrightGaugeExplorys
Free Trial
NoNo
Free/Freemium Version
NoNo
Premium Consulting/Integration Services
NoNo
Entry-level Setup Fee$499 one-time feeNo setup fee
Additional DetailsSet up fee is waived for Enterprise+ customers. A discount is offered for annual billing.
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Community Pulse
BrightGaugeExplorys
Features
BrightGaugeExplorys
BI Standard Reporting
Comparison of BI Standard Reporting features of Product A and Product B
BrightGauge
8.1
14 Ratings
1% below category average
Explorys
5.0
1 Ratings
48% below category average
Pixel Perfect reports8.210 Ratings00 Ratings
Customizable dashboards8.814 Ratings4.01 Ratings
Report Formatting Templates7.213 Ratings6.01 Ratings
Ad-hoc Reporting
Comparison of Ad-hoc Reporting features of Product A and Product B
BrightGauge
7.7
14 Ratings
4% below category average
Explorys
5.7
1 Ratings
34% below category average
Drill-down analysis8.414 Ratings5.01 Ratings
Formatting capabilities8.513 Ratings4.01 Ratings
Integration with R or other statistical packages4.77 Ratings00 Ratings
Report sharing and collaboration9.213 Ratings8.01 Ratings
Report Output and Scheduling
Comparison of Report Output and Scheduling features of Product A and Product B
BrightGauge
7.9
14 Ratings
5% below category average
Explorys
6.7
1 Ratings
21% below category average
Publish to Web9.410 Ratings00 Ratings
Publish to PDF7.414 Ratings7.01 Ratings
Report Versioning5.07 Ratings6.01 Ratings
Report Delivery Scheduling9.214 Ratings7.01 Ratings
Delivery to Remote Servers8.54 Ratings00 Ratings
Data Discovery and Visualization
Comparison of Data Discovery and Visualization features of Product A and Product B
BrightGauge
5.9
12 Ratings
30% below category average
Explorys
8.0
1 Ratings
0% above category average
Pre-built visualization formats (heatmaps, scatter plots etc.)8.012 Ratings9.01 Ratings
Location Analytics / Geographic Visualization7.16 Ratings9.01 Ratings
Predictive Analytics6.06 Ratings6.01 Ratings
Pattern Recognition and Data Mining2.52 Ratings00 Ratings
Access Control and Security
Comparison of Access Control and Security features of Product A and Product B
BrightGauge
8.7
14 Ratings
3% above category average
Explorys
8.0
1 Ratings
6% below category average
Multi-User Support (named login)9.614 Ratings8.01 Ratings
Role-Based Security Model9.213 Ratings8.01 Ratings
Multiple Access Permission Levels (Create, Read, Delete)8.213 Ratings8.01 Ratings
Report-Level Access Control8.34 Ratings00 Ratings
Single Sign-On (SSO)8.35 Ratings00 Ratings
Mobile Capabilities
Comparison of Mobile Capabilities features of Product A and Product B
BrightGauge
6.8
7 Ratings
15% below category average
Explorys
-
Ratings
Responsive Design for Web Access8.56 Ratings00 Ratings
Mobile Application6.01 Ratings00 Ratings
Dashboard / Report / Visualization Interactivity on Mobile5.96 Ratings00 Ratings
Application Program Interfaces (APIs) / Embedding
Comparison of Application Program Interfaces (APIs) / Embedding features of Product A and Product B
BrightGauge
7.4
8 Ratings
5% below category average
Explorys
-
Ratings
REST API8.36 Ratings00 Ratings
Javascript API9.62 Ratings00 Ratings
iFrames10.02 Ratings00 Ratings
Java API6.01 Ratings00 Ratings
Themeable User Interface (UI)3.53 Ratings00 Ratings
Customizable Platform (Open Source)7.03 Ratings00 Ratings
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User Ratings
BrightGaugeExplorys
Likelihood to Recommend
9.2
(14 ratings)
7.0
(1 ratings)
Usability
8.4
(7 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
Support Rating
10.0
(2 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
User Testimonials
BrightGaugeExplorys
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.
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IBM
It is well suited for population health management when you are using an integrated or single EHR health network. If you don't have a reliable data source, then the program is useless.
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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.
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IBM
  • Great visualizations
  • Ability to export patient lists after filtering at any level
  • Ability to change attribution for any use case
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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.
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IBM
  • With a large organization, it would be better if we had the ability to create and save presets instead of having to add/remove practices/regions/providers in measure
  • Clearly displayed attribution methodology
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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.
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IBM
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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!
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IBM
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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
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IBM
Much better visualization and you can work with Clarity databases to extract data
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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.
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IBM
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