Amazon QuickSight Reviews, Competitors and Pricing

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Quality Assurance Developer at a tech services company with 201-500 employees

Apr 9, 2021

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Easy to use, stable, and cheap, but has limited features and visualizations and doesn't support dynamic refresh

Pros and Cons

"Amazon QuickSight can provide insights from the available data. It supports various rule types. We get the options of machine learning and insights, which are not available in other intelligence tools. It is easier to use, more stable, and cheaper than other solutions."

"It is a simple tool with limited features. Its visualization set is very limited, and it also has limited functionality. An intelligence tool should not be only for creating reports. Currently, we have to do all computational and mathematical operations outside. We should be able to do such operations in an intelligence tool like this. As an intelligence tool, it should support dynamic refresh. QuickSight currently supports the refresh at a minimum of one hour, and it is not suitable for dynamic dashboards that require frequent refreshes."

What is our primary use case?

I'm a Business Intelligence Developer. I use QuickSight for developing dashboards and reports. We have its latest version.

What is most valuable?

Amazon QuickSight can provide insights from the available data. It supports various rule types. We get the options of machine learning and insights, which are not available in other intelligence tools.

It is easier to use, more stable, and cheaper than other solutions.

What needs improvement?

It is a simple tool with limited features. Its visualization set is very limited, and it also has limited functionality. An intelligence tool should not be only for creating reports. Currently, we have to do all computational and mathematical operations outside. We should be able to do such operations in an intelligence tool like this.

As an intelligence tool, it should support dynamic refresh. QuickSight currently supports the refresh at a minimum of one hour, and it is not suitable for dynamic dashboards that require frequent refreshes.

For how long have I used the solution?

I have been using this solution for two years.

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What do I think about the stability of the solution?

It is stable.

What do I think about the scalability of the solution?

We are a startup. We have around 100 plus users, and we have just five or six members for maintenance.

How are customer service and support?

Their technical support is quite fast. They are also very supportive.

Which solution did I use previously and why did I switch?

We started only with QuickSight, but I have experience with Tableau.

How was the initial setup?

Its initial setup is very easy as compared to other solutions. We just connect to QuickSight.

What's my experience with pricing, setup cost, and licensing?

It is simpler and cheaper than other solutions.

What other advice do I have?

It is a simple intelligence tool. It is quite simple as compared to other advanced intelligence available in the market. If you are working on real-time applications, such as Robotics and the Internet of Things (IoT), and want dynamic dashboards with frequent refreshes, then QuickSight is not a suitable option.

I would rate Amazon QuickSight a five out of ten based on my experience with other products.

Which deployment model are you using for this solution?

Public Cloud

Disclosure: I am a real user, and this review is based on my own experience and opinions.