TIBCO Spotfire vs Toad Data Point comparison

The compared TIBCO and Quest Software solutions aren't in the same category. TIBCO is ranked #14 in BIT , with an average rating of 8.3, and holds a 1.1% mindshare in the category. Quest Software is ranked #29 in DI , with an average rating of 9.0, and holds a 0.5% mindshare. Additionally, 96% of TIBCO users are willing to recommend the solution, compared to 100% of Quest Software users who would recommend it.

TIBCO Spotfire

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96% willing to recommend

Toad Data Point

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100% willing to recommend

TIBCO Spotfire

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We performed a comparison between TIBCO Spotfire and Toad Data Point based on real PeerSpot user reviews.

Find out in this report how the two BI (Business Intelligence) Tools solutions compare in terms of features, pricing, service and support, easy of deployment, and ROI.

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TIBCO Spotfire vs. Toad Data Point

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Categories and Ranking

TIBCO Spotfire

Average Rating

8.4

Reviews Sentiment

6.9

Number of Reviews

Ranking in other categories

BI (Business Intelligence) Tools (14th)

Toad Data Point

Average Rating

9.0

Reviews Sentiment

7.6

Number of Reviews

Ranking in other categories

Data Integration (29th), Data Preparation Tools (5th)

Mindshare comparison

TIBCO Spotfire and Toad Data Point aren’t in the same category and serve different purposes. TIBCO Spotfire is designed for BI (Business Intelligence) Tools and holds a mindshare of 1.1%, down 1.2% compared to last year.
Toad Data Point, on the other hand, focuses on Data Integration, holds 0.5% mindshare, up 0.3% since last year.

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Data Integration

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Mohsin Pathan

Associate Vice President - Solutions, presales & services at Bahwan CyberTek

Flexible, offers a single pane of glass, and is highly customizable

There's one area I see that specifically needs improvement. That is when you do the data loading. It is slow. For historical data, when you talk about gigabytes of data, terabytes of data, then it becomes prolonged. Loading could be improved. That's one part. That is actually there with every tool. I would not say that this is a specific problem with Spotfire. However, it is a problem with all the BI tools. That is one area which can be improved. When you are doing analytics, you see that the value has to come perfect. There was a missing feature of alerting out of the box within Spotfire. However, they have released this in version 12.

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Aaron Payne

ERP Manager at a tech services company with 5,001-10,000 employees

Offers power developers the tooling they need

I am not the end user of this solution. I am not close enough to it because I manage the platform that it runs against. The end users who use the Toad tool come against the database that my team manages, so it is hard for me to provide any area for improvement when it comes to the Toad tool. However, in the administration case, cost is a significant issue. The Mac license is incredibly expensive. It is 1,600 dollars each, which is more than the Windows version. Scalability is difficult when it is that costly.

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Quotes from Members

We asked business professionals to review the solutions they use. Here are some excerpts of what they said:

Pros

"Spotfire is excellent for scientific applications, especially because of its integration with RNG."

"The out-of-the-box features are simple and easy to use across the board."

"I find the power of the information links valuable in Spotfire, as it allows complex queries to be handled efficiently."

"This solution allows us to integrate data from across all client departments, for effective reporting via a single dashboard."

"Live Query data on demand, R and Python integration, and the ability to write HTML and JavaScript text areas are all valuable features."

"The ability to connect to many different data sources is one of the key features. The other would then be the different ways in which that data can be visualized."

"R and automation services."

"TIBCO Spotfire integrates with R and Python, offering a differentiator from the competition."

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"The best thing about it is its automation features."

"With Toad Data Point, I can automate most steps automatically."

"I have never experienced any issues with customer service."

"The Connectivity and Connection Manager supports a broad number of connection types, and it is trivial for end-users to set up their own connections to sources."

"The most valuable features of Toad Data are you could write a parameterized query and it wouldn't error out, it would give you the parameters that you could input. The auto-formatting feature is useful because it was great for keeping your queries neat and understandable. The auto comment, and uncomment toggles that you could do were convenient."

"It provides better SQL development tooling than SQL Developer, which is not a sufficient tool for all development use cases. It offers power developers the tools they need."

"We love it."

"One of the greatest features is that you can get data from anywhere to anywhere with Toad Data Point."

Cons

"We encountered difficulties connecting the special data sets, as the post data set did not contain any shared columns, making it difficult to establish a connection between the data sets."

"The design of the UI could be improved."

"The data compression has room for improvement."

"The handling and consumption of realtime data could be improved."

"The initial setup can be difficult."

"I would like more easy-to-implement analytical algorithms. At the moment they include things like forecasts and regressions. They need to add a lot more of these types of things to the product because not everyone is a data scientist."

"The solution might be generic."

"The number of charts available out of the box in Spotfire can be enhanced."

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"The Mac license is incredibly expensive. It is 1,600 dollars each, which is more than the Windows version. Scalability is difficult when it is that costly."

"It's not user-friendly. Once you start using it, you eventually get to know the features."

"The Mac license is incredibly expensive. It is 1,600 dollars each, which is more than the Windows version."

"I used their report writing a little bit, however, it could improve since it's not a really good report writer and it's a little clunky."

"It's not user-friendly. Once you start using it, you eventually get to know the features."

"Toad Data could improve by having additional features, such as query prediction. This could help someone who's not the strongest programmer. If the software could help them write queries correctly it would be very helpful, especially for small development teams or teams that lack the input skills necessary to write and program efficiently."

"I used their report writing a little bit, however, it could improve since it's not a really good report writer and it's a little clunky."

"On the scheduling server, some scheduled reports just sit there and never execute for the first time. After manually executing the first time, they run with no issues."

Pricing and Cost Advice

"The pricing seems competitive and reasonable. The value delivered by the product far exceeds the cost."

"The solution is affordable one."

"This product carries a monthly licensing charge, with the amount depending on the features that are to be included. This costs also covers the use of technical support."

"The ROI is nearly impossible to calculate."

"The Tibco sales teams have been very difficult to work with - ignoring requests, misrepresenting level of demand, etc."

"I would describe TIBCO Spotfire as an averagely-priced product."

"The cost is a few hundred dollars per user per year."

"The price-point for this solution is negotiable depending on usage levels."

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"The Mac licenses are expensive, costing 1,600 dollars each. This is much higher than for the Windows version. I maintain a very limited number of licenses due to this cost."

"The price of Toad Data Point was approximately $500 annually."

"The cost of this product is reasonable."

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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews

Manufacturing Company

18%

Financial Services Firm

13%

Computer Software Company

10%

Energy/Utilities Company

10%

Financial Services Firm

35%

Healthcare Company

12%

Government

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Questions from the Community

What do you like most about TIBCO Spotfire?

TIBCO Spotfire is easy to use. We initiated Spotfire as POC, with support from a tech team based in South Africa. While they assisted with the setup, we conducted the POC ourselves.

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What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for TIBCO Spotfire?

Compared to other tools, Spotfire's pricing is competitive, especially with its enterprise licensing.

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What needs improvement with TIBCO Spotfire?

Spotfire requires better documentation. Unlike competitors like Power BI and Tableau, Spotfire lacks comprehensive metadata dictionaries. This makes it difficult to generate usage metrics, which ar...

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What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for Toad Data Point?

The Mac licenses are expensive, costing 1,600 dollars each. This is much higher than for the Windows version. I maintain a very limited number of licenses due to this cost.

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What needs improvement with Toad Data Point?

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What is your primary use case for Toad Data Point?

We primarily use Toad Data Point for end users where SQL Developer does not provide sufficient tooling. Toad Data Point offers better SQL development tools compared to SQL Developer, making it the ...

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Overview

TIBCO Spotfire is a versatile data analytics platform that can handle large datasets and be deployed on-premise or in the cloud. Its dynamic reporting, easy creation of dynamic dashboards, and highly customizable tool make it a valuable asset for process data analysis, industrial performance dashboards, problem root cause analysis, business intelligence, and real-time analytics for IoT devices in the energy sector.

The solution also offers data science functions, map visuals, R and Python integration, and the ability to write HTML and JavaScript text areas. Spotfire has helped organizations deliver projects more efficiently and cost-effectively, allowing for faster data analysis.

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Toad Data Point is a cross-platform, self-service, data-integration tool that simplifies data access, preparation and provisioning. It provides nearly limitless data connectivity, desktop data integration, visual query building and workflow automation.

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Sample Customers

Allergan, ASSS de Montreal, Avantium, Blue River, Bank of Montreal, Citibank, FrieslandCampina, Hellmann Logistics, Merck, Novartis

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