Slingshot vs. Yellowfin

Overview
ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price
Slingshot
Score 9.1 out of 10
N/A
Slingshot, from Infragistics, helps users manage work from a single app. The solution brings all the apps that a team already uses into the Slingshot workflow.
$12
per year per user
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
SlingshotYellowfin
Editions & Modules
Slingshot
$12
per year per user
Slingshot Enterprise
$20
per year per user
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Offerings
Pricing Offerings
SlingshotYellowfin
Free Trial
YesYes
Free/Freemium Version
YesYes
Premium Consulting/Integration Services
NoNo
Entry-level Setup FeeOptionalOptional
Additional Details
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Community Pulse
SlingshotYellowfin
Features
SlingshotYellowfin
BI Standard Reporting
Comparison of BI Standard Reporting features of Product A and Product B
Slingshot
9.1
Ratings
11% above category average
Yellowfin
6.1
Ratings
29% below category average
Customizable dashboards9.10 Ratings6.20 Ratings
Report Formatting Templates9.10 Ratings6.40 Ratings
Pixel Perfect reports00 Ratings5.80 Ratings
Ad-hoc Reporting
Comparison of Ad-hoc Reporting features of Product A and Product B
Slingshot
9.1
Ratings
12% above category average
Yellowfin
6.6
Ratings
20% below category average
Formatting capabilities9.10 Ratings7.10 Ratings
Report sharing and collaboration9.10 Ratings6.50 Ratings
Drill-down analysis00 Ratings6.60 Ratings
Integration with R or other statistical packages00 Ratings6.30 Ratings
Report Output and Scheduling
Comparison of Report Output and Scheduling features of Product A and Product B
Slingshot
9.1
Ratings
9% above category average
Yellowfin
5.9
Ratings
34% below category average
Publish to PDF9.10 Ratings6.20 Ratings
Publish to Web00 Ratings6.30 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
Slingshot
9.1
Ratings
13% above category average
Yellowfin
5.8
Ratings
32% below category average
Pre-built visualization formats (heatmaps, scatter plots etc.)9.10 Ratings5.90 Ratings
Location Analytics / Geographic Visualization9.10 Ratings5.70 Ratings
Predictive Analytics9.10 Ratings5.80 Ratings
Access Control and Security
Comparison of Access Control and Security features of Product A and Product B
Slingshot
9.1
Ratings
7% above category average
Yellowfin
6.2
Ratings
31% below category average
Multi-User Support (named login)9.10 Ratings6.30 Ratings
Role-Based Security Model9.10 Ratings6.50 Ratings
Multiple Access Permission Levels (Create, Read, Delete)9.10 Ratings6.30 Ratings
Single Sign-On (SSO)9.10 Ratings5.90 Ratings
Mobile Capabilities
Comparison of Mobile Capabilities features of Product A and Product B
Slingshot
9.1
Ratings
15% above category average
Yellowfin
6.7
Ratings
16% below category average
Responsive Design for Web Access9.10 Ratings6.20 Ratings
Mobile Application9.10 Ratings6.30 Ratings
Dashboard / Report / Visualization Interactivity on Mobile9.10 Ratings6.20 Ratings
Application Program Interfaces (APIs) / Embedding
Comparison of Application Program Interfaces (APIs) / Embedding features of Product A and Product B
Slingshot
-
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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Medium-sized Companies
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User Ratings
SlingshotYellowfin
Likelihood to Recommend
9.1
(0 ratings)
6.2
(0 ratings)
Usability
-
(0 ratings)
6.3
(0 ratings)
Availability
-
(0 ratings)
9.1
(0 ratings)
Performance
-
(0 ratings)
8.2
(0 ratings)
Support Rating
-
(0 ratings)
5.6
(0 ratings)
In-Person Training
-
(0 ratings)
9.1
(0 ratings)
Online Training
-
(0 ratings)
8.2
(0 ratings)
Implementation Rating
-
(0 ratings)
9.1
(0 ratings)
Configurability
-
(0 ratings)
8.2
(0 ratings)
Ease of integration
-
(0 ratings)
9.1
(0 ratings)
Product Scalability
-
(0 ratings)
8.2
(0 ratings)
Vendor post-sale
-
(0 ratings)
9.1
(0 ratings)
Vendor pre-sale
-
(0 ratings)
9.1
(0 ratings)
User Testimonials
SlingshotYellowfin
Likelihood to Recommend
- You can easily connect to your providers like Google Drive, OneDrive, SharePoint and Dropbox and more, and pin files from your cloud provider without the need to save them and uploading them again
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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
  • Slingshot has a very friendly and easy-to-use interface while at the same time being packed with useful features. I am able to collaborate fast and in context of projects and tasks, as well as find any file easily. Files and documents are pinned directly in the collaboration app, no matter the size, so everyone involved has visibility and the most recent update. The Inbox feature keeps me in the loop with everything I am involved in – my mentions, my messages, my organization updates.
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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
  • Slingshot could add more options for task views and a calendar where all tasks and projects are in one place.
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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
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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
No answers on this topic
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
No answers on this topic
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
There really is no comparison between Excel and Slingshot. Excel is very clunky and can't produce the level of visualizations I need.
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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
  • Slingshot has been a game-changer for task management, resulting in improved productivity.
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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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ScreenShots

Slingshot Screenshots

Screenshot of a team’s work broken down into tasks with due dates, dependencies and blockers, to make work understandable.Screenshot of the consolidated workspace where users can manage, share and access files and documents in the same place collaboration happens.Screenshot of Slingshot’s dashboard templates that have the essential KPIs for each use case, Interactives and features such as drill-down, and exporting to Excel or PowerPoint built right in.Screenshot of where chats and discussions from tasks, dashboards, and pinned content can be created. This allows team to move straight into collaborating with one click and stay informed.Screenshot of Slingshot's range of workspace and project templates, designed for simplicity, that enable users to handle, distribute, and retrieve files and documents while collaborating with a team.

Yellowfin Screenshots

Screenshot of Location IntelligenceScreenshot of Yellowfin DashboardScreenshot of Yellowfin SignalsScreenshot of Yellowfin MobileScreenshot of Yellowfin Sales KPIs