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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

    Jaspersoft Community Edition

    Score9.7 out of 10
    N/AJaspersoft Community Edition is a free product that offers embeddable pixel-perfect reports for Java apps and small workgroups.

    $0

    per month

    Pricing
    BrightGaugeJaspersoft Community Edition
    Editions & Modules
    Standard
    $325
    per month
    Enterprise
    $449
    per month
    Enterprise+
    $635
    per month
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    Offerings
    Pricing Offerings
    BrightGaugeJaspersoft Community Edition
    Free Trial
    NoNo
    Free/Freemium Version
    NoYes
    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
    BrightGaugeJaspersoft Community Edition
    Considered Both Products
    ConnectWise
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    Jaspersoft
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    Key User Insights
    Would buy again
    100%
    Would buy again
    8 Answers
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    Delivers good value for the price
    100%
    Delivers good value for the price
    8 Answers
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    Happy with the feature set
    100%
    Happy with the feature set
    8 Answers
    No answers on this topic
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    100%
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    7 Answers
    No answers on this topic
    Implementation went as expected
    100%
    Implementation went as expected
    7 Answers
    No answers on this topic
    Features
    BrightGaugeJaspersoft Community Edition
    BI Standard Reporting
    Comparison of BI Standard Reporting features of BrightGauge and Jaspersoft Community Edition
    Feature
    BrightGauge
    8.1
    14 Ratings
    1% below category average
    Jaspersoft Community Edition
    9.3
    28 Ratings
    13% above category average
    Pixel Perfect reports8.210 Ratings9.024 Ratings
    Customizable dashboards8.814 Ratings9.023 Ratings
    Report Formatting Templates7.113 Ratings10.023 Ratings
    Ad-hoc Reporting
    Comparison of Ad-hoc Reporting features of BrightGauge and Jaspersoft Community Edition
    Feature
    BrightGauge
    7.7
    14 Ratings
    5% below category average
    Jaspersoft Community Edition
    9.3
    26 Ratings
    14% above category average
    Drill-down analysis8.414 Ratings9.025 Ratings
    Formatting capabilities8.513 Ratings10.025 Ratings
    Integration with R or other statistical packages4.67 Ratings9.02 Ratings
    Report sharing and collaboration9.213 Ratings9.023 Ratings
    Report Output and Scheduling
    Comparison of Report Output and Scheduling features of BrightGauge and Jaspersoft Community Edition
    Feature
    BrightGauge
    7.9
    14 Ratings
    5% below category average
    Jaspersoft Community Edition
    9.4
    27 Ratings
    12% above category average
    Publish to Web9.410 Ratings10.022 Ratings
    Publish to PDF7.414 Ratings9.027 Ratings
    Report Versioning5.07 Ratings9.017 Ratings
    Report Delivery Scheduling9.214 Ratings10.024 Ratings
    Delivery to Remote Servers8.44 Ratings9.016 Ratings
    Data Discovery and Visualization
    Comparison of Data Discovery and Visualization features of BrightGauge and Jaspersoft Community Edition
    Feature
    BrightGauge
    5.9
    12 Ratings
    30% below category average
    Jaspersoft Community Edition
    9.3
    21 Ratings
    15% above category average
    Pre-built visualization formats (heatmaps, scatter plots etc.)8.012 Ratings9.021 Ratings
    Location Analytics / Geographic Visualization7.26 Ratings10.018 Ratings
    Predictive Analytics6.06 Ratings9.02 Ratings
    Pattern Recognition and Data Mining2.52 Ratings00 Ratings
    Access Control and Security
    Comparison of Access Control and Security features of BrightGauge and Jaspersoft Community Edition
    Feature
    BrightGauge
    8.7
    14 Ratings
    3% above category average
    Jaspersoft Community Edition
    9.3
    26 Ratings
    9% above category average
    Multi-User Support (named login)9.614 Ratings9.024 Ratings
    Role-Based Security Model9.313 Ratings10.025 Ratings
    Multiple Access Permission Levels (Create, Read, Delete)8.313 Ratings9.026 Ratings
    Report-Level Access Control8.34 Ratings00 Ratings
    Single Sign-On (SSO)8.35 Ratings9.017 Ratings
    Mobile Capabilities
    Comparison of Mobile Capabilities features of BrightGauge and Jaspersoft Community Edition
    Feature
    BrightGauge
    6.8
    7 Ratings
    14% below category average
    Jaspersoft Community Edition
    9.3
    21 Ratings
    17% above category average
    Responsive Design for Web Access8.56 Ratings10.019 Ratings
    Mobile Application6.01 Ratings9.010 Ratings
    Dashboard / Report / Visualization Interactivity on Mobile5.86 Ratings9.016 Ratings
    Application Program Interfaces (APIs) / Embedding
    Comparison of Application Program Interfaces (APIs) / Embedding features of BrightGauge and Jaspersoft Community Edition
    Feature
    BrightGauge
    7.4
    8 Ratings
    5% below category average
    Jaspersoft Community Edition
    9.5
    23 Ratings
    20% above category average
    REST API8.26 Ratings10.018 Ratings
    Javascript API9.62 Ratings9.019 Ratings
    iFrames10.02 Ratings10.016 Ratings
    Java API6.01 Ratings9.014 Ratings
    Themeable User Interface (UI)3.53 Ratings10.014 Ratings
    Customizable Platform (Open Source)7.03 Ratings9.013 Ratings
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    Score8.7 out of 10
    Zendesk Explore
    Score8.7 out of 10
    Enterprises
    Jaspersoft Community Edition
    Score9.7 out of 10
    Sisense
    Score8.4 out of 10
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    User Ratings
    BrightGaugeJaspersoft Community Edition
    Likelihood to Recommend
    9.2
    (14 ratings)
    10.0
    (29 ratings)
    Likelihood to Renew
    -
    (0 ratings)
    5.8
    (5 ratings)
    Usability
    8.4
    (7 ratings)
    9.0
    (5 ratings)
    Support Rating
    10.0
    (2 ratings)
    10.0
    (8 ratings)
    Online Training
    -
    (0 ratings)
    4.0
    (1 ratings)
    Implementation Rating
    -
    (0 ratings)
    6.1
    (6 ratings)
    Data Sharing and Collaboration
    9.4
    (6 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Data Sources
    9.0
    (6 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    User Testimonials
    BrightGaugeJaspersoft Community Edition
    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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    Jaspersoft
    Any scenario where you need to reach back into TIBCO support is something I would highly avoid. Most responses at the second round get you pointed to engaging their professional services. The general mentality seems to be "since our product acquisition cost is low, why don't you engage PS to get the value you need" If you are looking at enterprise scenarios, I would highly recommend looking at other more established products.
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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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    Jaspersoft
    • Very intuitive tool - An Advanced reporting user can figure out in a day on the end to end operations.
    • Easy customization - Simple changes in UI makes it less headache for the end user who maintains the tool. Being an open source product (offers Jasper web services) makes a lot developer friendly compared to SSRS, Cognos etc.
    • Easy Connectivity - Can connect to any data source (can connect to multiple data sources) for a single report - can be customized.
    • Community - A very strong community available online, videos - on basic how to questions, also provides assistance to use case specific scenarios.
    • Ease of Reporting - Can create a reports with in few clicks with out struggle.
    • Domain Designer - A very powerful tool you can create a dataset using clicks with out writing SQL code.
    • OnDemand Scheduling - A very good scheduling feature and a has got lot more simplistic compared to other popular tools like Cognos.
    • Jasper Studio - Very good programmatic tool (desktop tool) lets you customize the reports more company specific, can embed complex coding with 3rd party languages like Java, Groovy (scripting language).
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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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    Jaspersoft
    • Easier to customize the Jasper Server GUI. More flexibility with the input controls look and feel and maybe more input control types to select from.
    • Have browser event functionality in the reporting itself.
    • An easier way to iterate through an object. Maybe an option that tells the report Java run-time to stop following the report sequential flow and first integrate through this stated object many times.
    • An easier way to create a list and add values to this list.
    • Maybe one could stipulate the process flow of what needs to be computed first in a given field.
    • The crosstab is a bit buggy on the Jasper studio side, so if that could be improved.
    • Better and more examples of custom components
    • The jive functionality on the tables needs an update. It looks so old and outdated.
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    Likelihood to Renew
    ConnectWise
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    Jaspersoft
    Even though there are challenges with Architecture, sizing and other areas with Jaspersoft provided that Jaspersoft comes up with the right set of innovation, performance, scalability, and documentation in future it will be great expansion (win-win) situation for the clients and as well as Jaspersoft.
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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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    Jaspersoft
    The overall performance of this platform has been excellent. It is easy to work with the user interface. Creation of digital content and publishing on our social media platforms during marketing has been easy. Running our applications and upgrading our system to meet international standards has been successful. The user dashboard displays reports and performance of all departments effectively.
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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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    Jaspersoft
    We have only had a couple of tickets to be open while using Jaspersoft. Each time we have a very prompte responses that would meet our expectations. We always felt that our issues were being address in a timely manner
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    Online Training
    ConnectWise
    No answers on this topic
    Jaspersoft
    While the training was somewhat beneficial, a lot of what was taught to us was what we managed to figure out in the weeks prior. It did provide some useful tips and reference material, but overall something more tailored to our requirements would've been better.
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    Implementation Rating
    ConnectWise
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    Jaspersoft
    New releases can be very buggy, also lacking when it comes to standard time zones and formats that are outside the US. As a company we never feel comfortable implementing a new release for at least 3-6 months due to errors that are found
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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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    Jaspersoft
    Crystal reports is very expensive and does not integrate well with java based servers. Jasper also provides community edition, if we every want to downgrade the use, we always have the option of eliminating the server and using the reports as they are. Jasper also give you the opportunity to build BI on case by base basis including Dashboards.
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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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    Jaspersoft
    • Jaspersoft Community Edition has not had any significant impact on our ROI as we have purchased the commercial edition of the product.
    • The only impact on ROI is that when we bring on new developers, he or she can begin work using the community edition while awaiting the installation of the commercial edition.
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