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ThoughtSpot pros and cons

Vendor: ThoughtSpot
3.8 out of 5
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ThoughtSpot Pros review quotes

Anthony Fiorino - PeerSpot reviewer
Nov 14, 2022
The initial setup was very straightforward.
RF
Feb 28, 2023
It's easy to drill down or expand data to get more details right out of the box.
Madhu Srinivasan - PeerSpot reviewer
Dec 9, 2022
I would say the return on investment is good. Whatever we invested, we got results. We have been finding it easy to use and onboard new use cases.
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Avirat Gaikwad - PeerSpot reviewer
Jan 3, 2023
ThoughtSpot takes the modifying of existing reports out of our hands.
JR
Nov 24, 2022
The ability to do ad hoc explorations of data has been most valuable.
PS
Dec 5, 2022
The scalability is good.
Kevin McAllister - PeerSpot reviewer
Jan 18, 2023
I like ThoughtSpot's search capabilities. You can also create custom analytics even if you aren't an experienced data analyst. We have users with no data analytics experience making some of the dashboards we've created, copying components, and customizing them to their specific use cases.
Vishnu Derkar - PeerSpot reviewer
Nov 29, 2022
It is easy to set up the solution.
 

ThoughtSpot Cons review quotes

Anthony Fiorino - PeerSpot reviewer
Nov 14, 2022
The one area of the solution that I do hear needs improvement is on the visualization front.
RF
Feb 28, 2023
In terms of features, I'd like to be able to pivot data - for example, going from rows to columns. It's not easy to do.
Madhu Srinivasan - PeerSpot reviewer
Dec 9, 2022
I would like to see more flexibility in adding the pins. Currently, we have four different sizes in which I can add pins, but I would like to be able to resize my pins.
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Avirat Gaikwad - PeerSpot reviewer
Jan 3, 2023
A customized visualization is lacking in this product.
JR
Nov 24, 2022
The dashboards could give you more ability to fine tune the appearance. You get a great deal more control over how something looks in Power BI than you do in ThoughtSpot.
PS
Dec 5, 2022
The most difficult thing I found is that it only deals with the files and does not have direct connectivity to databases.
Kevin McAllister - PeerSpot reviewer
Jan 18, 2023
ThoughtSpot is a fairly new product, so some usability aspects aren't as mature as we'd like them to be. One example is their organizational methodology, like how objects are organized in their dashboards inside the product. They're all on a flat list, which works if you've got five or 10 dashboards. However, it's insufficient when you're a large enterprise with multiple groups looking at the same dashboards. It isn't organized well.
Vishnu Derkar - PeerSpot reviewer
Nov 29, 2022
If I want to order columns, this feature is not there.