Jaspersoft vs ClicData

Jaspersoft is a suite of integrated products that offer solutions for creating, sharing and securely managing KPI-focused reports, dashboards and visualizations. All users who reviewed the platform’s cost-effectiveness said that its being open-source is a major plus. Most of the users who mentioned data connectivity said that, besides seamlessly integrating with a multitude of data sources out-of-the-box, it helps businesses develop custom sources to import as much data as possible. Most of the users who discussed its functionality said that the tool is easily embeddable in host applications, and scales easily to create and display visualizations and reports in-application. Support is responsive and online communities are proactive and helpful, according to a majority of the users who discussed them. Many of the users who reviewed its interface said that they find it easy to start creating reports with the tool. Most of the users who discussed its reporting capabilities said that it helps them customize reports in a variety of formats and schedule sharing with teams via email. A majority of the users who reviewed data visualization said that the tool helps them present data in a wide range of visually appealing formats, such as charts, graphs and cross-tabs. On the flip side, according to a majority of the users who reviewed performance, the platform is prone to infrequent bugs, and debugging them can be time consuming. Many of the users who discussed ease of adoption said that there is a steep learning curve, possibly due to inadequate documentation. Some users who mentioned ease of reporting said that it is time and effort-intensive to create professional-looking reports. In summary, Jaspersoft is a suite of versatile and customizable reporting and analytics solutions that help the end-user find answers to the data questions that are specific to their business, though there might be a significant learning curve for adoption by teams, with Java at its back-end.

Clicdata is a robust platform with a multitude of data manipulation options and robust data processing capabilities. The cloud-based system is simple enough to get the results businesses need. Readymade connectors are available to connect and fuse data from multiple data sources. However, some users complained about connectivity issues with third parties. Users also complained about the lack of API integrations and plugins to pull data. Visualizations are stunning with customizable dashboards that are quick and easy to set up and have a great set of widgets. Users were generally happy with the customer service, stating that they were positive and reactive. Video tutorials and documentation could be improved. Some important features, such as roll back and database editing, are not available for all plans. Learning and getting used to the system can take time for the non tech-savvy. Overall, it’s a flexible, intuitive and cost-effective tool to visualize business data.