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Categories and Ranking

ThoughtSpot
Ranking in BI (Business Intelligence) Tools
7th
Ranking in Data Visualization
7th
Ranking in Embedded BI
2nd
Average Rating
8.0
Reviews Sentiment
6.7
Number of Reviews
21
Ranking in other categories
No ranking in other categories
Yellowfin
Ranking in BI (Business Intelligence) Tools
35th
Ranking in Data Visualization
22nd
Ranking in Embedded BI
16th
Average Rating
8.0
Reviews Sentiment
7.5
Number of Reviews
2
Ranking in other categories
Reporting (24th)
 

Mindshare comparison

As of September 2026, in the BI (Business Intelligence) Tools category, the mindshare of ThoughtSpot is 1.6%, up from 1.4% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of Yellowfin is 1.1%, up from 0.6% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.
BI (Business Intelligence) Tools Mindshare Distribution
ProductMindshare (%)
ThoughtSpot1.6%
Yellowfin1.1%
Other97.3%
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Featured Reviews

Purity Wairimu - PeerSpot reviewer
Financial Analyst at Nestlé
Self-service analytics has empowered teams and now drives faster data-driven decisions
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.
AC
‎IS Executive at SAINS
It is a central source of up-to-date data and information, but needs more charting capabilities
Management information Reporting Statistics Data analysis It reduces sending copies of different report/spreadsheet versions over email, which makes it difficult to access the right report. It is also able to create information dashboards for various users' throughout.  All management…

Quotes from Members

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

Pros

"The main core of ThoughtSpot is to create models, connect data pipelines, and create business models and dashboards on top of them."
"The initial setup was very straightforward."
"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."
"The most valuable feature is probably the core functionality itself, which is the ability to search and drill down into any data right out of the box."
"They have implemented something called Spotter, which provides the end user with a Google-style analytics solution to deliver quick insights without extensive training or requiring an analyst for reports."
"It is easy to set up the solution."
"ThoughtSpot is much easier to work with and maintain than other BI solutions, and it significantly reduces costs related to manual labor."
"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."
"It is a central source of up-to-date data and information."
"Yellowfin doesn’t try to do everything – it is a BI presentation and communication tool, and it does it brilliantly."
"It reduces time to reproduce reports, provides easy access to organisational data, and has the ability to generate a wide range of reports and analysis."
"It is able to create information dashboards for various users' throughout."
 

Cons

"The speed of ThoughtSpot could be improved."
"ThoughtSpot could be improved in that the only part where ThoughtSpot is lacking compared to the more traditional players such as Tableau and Power BI is regarding the options with the visualizations and the customizations abilities for those visualizations."
"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."
"Some areas for improvement include the pixel-perfect dashboards, which are not as refined as those in Tableau."
"Currently, we notice a bug in ThoughtSpot when Spotter joins different data sets extracted from Snowflake or produced by SQL."
"The visualization customization needs improvement."
"The customer service and support are not good. I stopped opening tickets due to insufficient and untimely responses."
"The customizability of the visualization live boards should be improved."
"It needs more presentation/charting capabilities and integration with GIS."
"The first release was a bit buggy, but they seem to have gotten on top of that very quickly."
 

Pricing and Cost Advice

"I give the pricing a six out of ten."
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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews
Financial Services Firm
13%
Manufacturing Company
9%
Outsourcing Company
8%
Computer Software Company
6%
Construction Company
18%
Educational Organization
10%
Manufacturing Company
8%
Comms Service Provider
8%
 

Company Size

By reviewers
Large Enterprise
Midsize Enterprise
Small Business
By reviewers
Company SizeCount
Small Business5
Midsize Enterprise1
Large Enterprise19
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Questions from the Community

What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for ThoughtSpot?
My experience with pricing, setup cost, and licensing is that I was not part of the pricing discussions. One thing I can provide is that they are being very flexible with the limits, and they also ...
What needs improvement with ThoughtSpot?
ThoughtSpot could be improved in that the only part where ThoughtSpot is lacking compared to the more traditional players such as Tableau and Power BI is regarding the options with the visualizatio...
What is your primary use case for ThoughtSpot?
My main use case for ThoughtSpot is to provide self-service analytics capabilities for our company and the business stakeholders. As the manager of the data analytics team, we are managing ThoughtS...
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