ThoughtSpot Reviews

This tool is good for a user who is not familiar with database design or structure. It is easy for a user to create a report on their own by simply typing something like "sales for division 1 last quarter"

This is still early for this fresh new product so the charts are not as modifiable as some other BI tools.

Also the charts on a dashboard DO NOT link so if you highlight/select something on chart 1 it does not highlight/filter chart 2. This feature needs to be added to be a serious contender.

Figure out what the end goal is. If you want users to create their own dashboards this is an easy tool for them to use. The charts on a dashboard DO NOT interact with each other (filter or highlight multiple charts) which makes it a bit harder to create a high level dashboard and easily filter to get something like "division 1" stats

We have various KPI dashboards created in thoughspot that are primarily used by directors and above. It is easy for them to get in and view the dashboard and switch between the dashboards.

ThoughtSpot fits the sweet spot of total cost of ownership and ease of adoption. Once information is configured and curated, there is no required IT touch. Adoption is user-driven rather than IT pushed. The costing model is based on amount of data stored in ThoughtSpot. Even with AWS storage costs and as user adoption grows, there is no better cost per user BI application on the market.

Understanding the value proposition that ThoughtSpot offers, it is not focused on high-density, crisp visualization as other applications provide. There is a 5-10% use case that cannot be solved by ThoughtSpot. I am interested to see if this 5-10% use case fades away over the next few years.

Start with one instance and let business team members evangelize and lead adoption. Keep IT out of the way.

My company needs to learn how to have a conversation with information, rather than to simply digest content delivered via static slide decks. ThoughtSpot is critical in changing the way we consume insight. As insight delivery moves from pull to push and the iteration questions can be answered more quickly, we will reach a spot where we are leading information rather than simply trying to keep up with it.

The ability for end users to upload data (with appropriate rights) to do instantaneous visualization.

The automation method for creating daily data loads is overly complicated and the ODBC has really never delivered as needed.

If considering an end user ad hoc reporting tool there are few on the market that will server an organization better than ThoughtSpot

We have solved ad hoc reporting for our external customers relative to very specific data views. The single greatest benefit we have realized is cost savings by putting report creation in the hands of our service associates versus needing a technical team.

Very easy to adopt - no long learning curve to start to get meaningful insights into previously hard-to-tap data.

US date formats! Doesn't (currently) default to sorting by things like dates in tables. Occasionally switches graph format when you weren't expecting.

Great for giving business users access to high volume data which updates regularly, particularly where you ask a lot of adhoc questions of the data. Won't solve any underlying data quality issues though - in fact will force you to confront them!

Reducing basic MI work load for analytical team; serving data direct insights to business decision makers. Insight being gained faster, less time wasted.

Easy of use, a google like interface where you ask questions

Ease of development

Ease of deployment

Our users love it, self service BI, fast

ThoughtSpot consultants knowledgeable and helpful

Having to wait for the next upgrade :). It is too early to tell but at the moment I havent found anythingthat I dislike

From my experience you need to evaluate this for yourself and you'll be surprised how easy it is to deploy and use.

Many different areas with their own needs, but all want answers fast. ThoughtSpot gives us an edge in a fast moving business.

I do like the ability to ask questions about the data - can be very user friendly. Tool has a lot of potential, but still immature.

Documentation/Guides content vague/ambiguous. Inconsistency with bugs/errors. Basic UI/UX for visualizations lacking (for example dual axis only has 1 available y range to set, which doesn't make sense for plotting $ & %, furthermore the visualization will render okay for answer, but errors on pinboards). Also ability to pin objects to pinboards is confusing with enabling filters and leveraging worksheets vs aggregated worksheets. Was expecting ability to type conversational questions about data vs bluntly inputing object names.

We are trying to provide an easy and intuitive self-service BI platform. We are still exploring the tools capabilities before releasing to wider audiences within organization.