ThoughtSpot AI Powered Analytics Enterprise Edition

My name is Peter Chemo, a Financial Analyst at Nesto.

One of the major challenges that ThoughtSpot  solves is reducing the dependency on data teams for reports and insights. ThoughtSpot  also integrates well with modern data cloud platforms like Snowflake . This platform enables the creation of dynamic, interactive dashboards and visualization which helps track KPIs and provide insights into business performance. We are able to make data-driven decisions, know how our business is doing, and understand where to put more effort and where our clients are very happy about our business. ThoughtSpot empowers non-technical users to perform ad hoc data analysis. Users can use a Google-like search interface to query data and generate insights in real-time without relying on the data team.

We are able to gather data insights from different data sources and make our own data-driven decisions easily without even involving the data team. ThoughtSpot delivers performance at scale, ensuring that even the largest organization can quickly analyze and visualize data without needing a data team. I love the ability to seamlessly share live dashboards, foster collaboration, and ensure everyone in the organization is working from the same data source and aligned in decision-making.

ThoughtSpot allows us to create live boards that process quickly when it comes to large datasets. We are able to do a live data connection that gives us scalability to find insights that ultimately guide us in the strategic management of our data, whether it is engineering, marketing, product, or any department. Our teams are able to make their own data-driven decisions easily. This serves a wide array of use cases when the strategy is focused on product.

We gather data from different departments through ThoughtSpot, which enables us to collaborate and make data-driven decisions together.

I have an experience of four years using ThoughtSpot.

ThoughtSpot is very easy to use. Even non-technical users find it very easy to use and user-friendly.

Some of the best features ThoughtSpot offers are innovation, ease of use, and data analytics. Reporting  development is also pretty easy, making complex formulas slightly easier. Additionally, dashboarding for non-technical people, easy search of data, ease of getting insights, AI-driven analytics, and the ability to easily build charts are highlights. ThoughtSpot also offers data connection with live data sources.

ThoughtSpot's scalability is impressive; it can handle large data easily, and performance has been powerful and reliable. The AI-driven analytics capabilities in ThoughtSpot help to predict future outcomes and are very helpful in tracking data, and performance is great.

The customizability of the visualization live boards should be improved. Additional support for more data warehouse systems is needed, as data does not always match sometimes. Sophisticated data modeling features like AFC should be included.

I have been working in my current field for five years.

ThoughtSpot is very stable.

ThoughtSpot's scalability is impressive; it can handle large data easily, and performance has been powerful and reliable.

The customer support for ThoughtSpot is very proactive and supportive, available 24/7.

It was very easy for my team to learn and adopt ThoughtSpot since it has a very user-friendly interface. The customer support is proactive 24/7, so they are able to support both technical and non-technical users.

Positive

We switched from Looker  and Sisense  before using ThoughtSpot.

I did not previously use a different solution before ThoughtSpot.

The integration process with our existing data sources and tools is very seamless.

The performance of ThoughtSpot has been very fast, reliable, and consistent, even when handling huge amounts of data. I have not seen any crashes.

This tool has really improved our decision-making by 70 to 80% because we are able to rely on insights from different data sources from different departments. We can make data-driven decisions easily. ThoughtSpot is a very good tool because it does not usually take much time from the data team. We make our own decisions without even involving the data team, allowing them to save time and focus on more strategic projects.

The pricing, setup cost, and licensing for ThoughtSpot are competitive, and it is a very user-friendly tool compared to its competitors. Setting it up was easy and straightforward.

Before choosing ThoughtSpot, I evaluated the Microsoft BI tool.

If others want to be reliant on themselves and not on the data team, they should consider using ThoughtSpot. ThoughtSpot gathers insights from different data sources and allows for making their own data-driven decisions.

It is easy to make data-driven decisions with ThoughtSpot. Consequently, we are able to gather insights from different data sources, improving data security. Tracking and progress reports are simple to generate, and the speed of execution is commendable.

ThoughtSpot is very easy to use, cost-effective, and a very secure tool. I would rate this product an 8 out of 10.

Hybrid Cloud

Amazon Web Services  (AWS )

What do you like best about the product?

I find ThoughtSpot to be a great tool once you get used to using it. It helps me put data together in ways that make it easy for me to tell a story. I use it to gather and compare performance data.

What do you dislike about the product?

I think it's very difficult to learn how to use ThoughtSpot. It takes a long time to really learn it, and I'm still not even close to where I want to be proficiency-wise. The initial setup was confusing, though manageable.

What problems is the product solving and how is that benefiting you?

I use ThoughtSpot to gather and compare performance data, which allows me to easily put data together to tell a story.

What do you like best about the product?

It is good for search driven analysts,interactive dashboard,

What do you dislike about the product?

Expensive,limited customisation less control over visual design

What problems is the product solving and how is that benefiting you?

More people can find insight without deep technical skills

What do you like best about the product?

What I like most about ThoughtSpot is its ease of use, the ability to build relationships within the data model, and its very clear documentation. It also offers a seamless integration of AI capabilities and a well-designed user interface that aligns closely with market needs.

What do you dislike about the product?

“ThoughtSpot is highly accessible to end users, so once the models are built correctly within the platform, the responsibility for operating reports and visualizations lies with the end users. You don’t need to be a BI developer to manage the system. This has saved the data and engineering teams significant time, allowing them to focus on deeper business analysis rather than report maintenance.”What I like less at the moment is that while the platform is very AI-focused, their agent isn’t as powerful as I would expect. It doesn’t fully learn user behavior as anticipated, even though it leverages the OpenAI engine.

What problems is the product solving and how is that benefiting you?

ThoughtSpot is highly accessible to end users, so once the models are built correctly within the platform, the responsibility for operating reports and visualizations lies with the end users. You don’t need to be a BI developer to manage the system. This has saved the data and engineering teams significant time, allowing them to focus on deeper business analysis rather than report maintenance.

What do you like best about the product?

The platform makes it easy for non-technical users to self-serve, and the software is relatively easy to learn. Customer support is also responsive.

What do you dislike about the product?

The formulas don’t use SQL or Excel-style formatting, so they’re difficult to build, understand, and troubleshoot.

Also, for a dashboard to include filters, the data has to be created as a model rather than pulled directly from the source table. That’s frustrating because it adds an extra step to what should be a straightforward setup.

Adding users to dashboards and granting access also feels unnecessarily drawn out. Users request access, it comes through via email, and when you click “grant” it takes you to the dashboard—where you then have to remember the user’s name and manually add them yourself. On top of that, if someone needs to use the dashboard filters, you’re required to give them access to the underlying sources. Why? Overall, there are just too many steps.

The formatting available within ThoughtSpot also feels very limiting in terms of fonts, colour palettes, themes, etc. available.

What problems is the product solving and how is that benefiting you?

Dashboarding and analytics for the business in real-time. Varied dashboards can be built fairly quickly and easily to answer business questions.