Our primary use cases for Sigma are exploratory data analysis and reporting and dashboarding.
Head of BI and Analytics at HyperScience
Streamlines reporting; like Excel on steroids
Pros and Cons
- "Sigma is a great software for non-technical business users. If someone's familiar with pivot tables or Excel or Google Sheets, they should be able to pick up Sigma pretty quickly. There is a very low bar for onboarding."
- "Our finance team now runs entirely off of Sigma Computing for their monthly financial reporting."
- "I would like to see better visualization options. That would allow me to build out more visually pleasing dashboarding in Sigma."
- "I think Sigma's dashboarding has room for improvement."
What is our primary use case?
How has it helped my organization?
Sigma improved our organization by enabling us to streamline our processes. My finance team previously handled reporting in Microsoft Excel and in Google Sheets. That's now all been transferred over to Sigma Computing. Our finance team now runs entirely off of Sigma Computing for their monthly financial reporting.
What is most valuable?
One of the most valuable Sigma features is the ability to create pivot tables from millions and millions of rows in data. Sigma is like Excel on steroids.
The ability to share and embed Sigma in different applications is also valuable.
What needs improvement?
I think Sigma's dashboarding has room for improvement. They have a relatively limited number of visuals that you can use and sometimes I have a need for visualizations outside of the offerings that they have. I would like to see better visualization options. That would allow me to build out more visually pleasing dashboarding in Sigma.
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For how long have I used the solution?
I have been using Sigma for the past year.
What do I think about the stability of the solution?
Sigma is a stable solution. Absolutely. I have not had to submit any support tickets nor run into an issue with it.
What do I think about the scalability of the solution?
Sigma is scalable. We are rolling it out to the entire organization soon. We have 15 users currently and will probably have upwards of about 200 users by the end of the year.
How are customer service and support?
Sigma's technical support has been fantastic. They are quick, efficient, and have same-day responses.
Which solution did I use previously and why did I switch?
No, we did not previously use a different solution.
How was the initial setup?
The initial setup was very easy. It only took about 10 minutes.
What was our ROI?
The immediate return on investment that we got was a reduction in manual hours of maintaining Excel and Google Sheets spreadsheets.
What's my experience with pricing, setup cost, and licensing?
We pay between $20,000 and $25,000 a year for Sigma licensing.
Which other solutions did I evaluate?
No other options that do what Sigma does were available to evaluate against at that time, which is why we did not consider other options.
What other advice do I have?
Sigma is a great software for non-technical business users. If someone's familiar with pivot tables or Excel or Google Sheets, they should be able to pick up Sigma pretty quickly. There is a very low bar for onboarding. It's very easy to get up and running with the tool.
Disclosure: My company does not have a business relationship with this vendor other than being a customer.
Account Executive at Atera
Detailed reports improve reporting capabilities but need enhancement
Pros and Cons
- "The most valuable feature of Sigma is the detailed reports."
- "Sigma could have better reports."
What is our primary use case?
Our primary use case for Sigma is reporting.
What is most valuable?
The most valuable feature of Sigma is the detailed reports. These reports offer a lot of details and have positively impacted our ability to generate better reports for the organization.
What needs improvement?
Sigma could have better reports.
For how long have I used the solution?
I have been using Sigma for a year.
If public cloud, private cloud, or hybrid cloud, which cloud provider do you use?
Other
Disclosure: My company does not have a business relationship with this vendor other than being a customer.
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