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At a Glance
Market Segments
Mid-Market (45.5% of reviews)
Mid-Market (51.1% of reviews)
Entry-Level Pricing
Free Trial
No pricing available
GoodData
Star Rating
(499)4.2 out of 5
Market Segments
Mid-Market (45.5% of reviews)
Entry-Level Pricing
Free Trial
Free Trial is available
Browse all 5 pricing plansPentaho Business Analytics
Star Rating
(50)4.1 out of 5
Market Segments
Mid-Market (51.1% of reviews)
Entry-Level Pricing
No pricing available
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AI Generated Summary
AI-generated. Powered by real user reviews.
- Users report that GoodData excels in its Dashboards feature, scoring 8.8, which reviewers mention provides a highly interactive and visually appealing experience compared to Pentaho's score of 7.8.
- Reviewers mention that GoodData's Quality of Support is notably higher at 8.5, with users on G2 highlighting prompt responses and effective solutions, while Pentaho's support is rated lower at 7.8.
- G2 users indicate that GoodData's Ease of Setup is more favorable, scoring 7.5, as users report a smoother onboarding process compared to Pentaho's lower score of 6.6, which some users found cumbersome.
- Users say that GoodData's Data Visualization capabilities are superior, with a score of 8.4, as reviewers mention its intuitive design tools, while Pentaho's score of 7.4 suggests room for improvement in this area.
- Reviewers mention that GoodData's Calculated Fields feature is highly rated at 8.0, allowing for flexible data manipulation, whereas Pentaho's score of 7.6 indicates it may not be as user-friendly or powerful.
- Users on G2 report that GoodData's Product Direction is perceived positively at 7.0, with many feeling confident in its future developments, while Pentaho's score of 7.7 suggests a more stable but less innovative trajectory.
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Pricing
Entry-Level Pricing
GoodData
Start your 30-day trial
Free Trial
No installation or credit card required.
- Unlimited access to all features and capabilities
- Start fast with sample data and pre-built dashboards
- Create interactive charts in minutes with no-code UI
Pentaho Business Analytics
No pricing availableFree Trial
GoodData
Free Trial is available
Pentaho Business Analytics
No trial information availableRatings
Meets Requirements
8.1
395
8.2
47
Ease of Use
8.1
353
7.7
47
Ease of Setup
7.6
294
6.6
18
Ease of Admin
7.5
256
6.6
18
Quality of Support
8.6
306
7.8
42
Has the product been a good partner in doing business?
8.4
233
6.9
16
Product Direction (% positive)
7.1
389
7.7
46
Features by Category
Reports
8.4
225
|
Verified
7.7
36
|
Verified
8.1
208
|
Verified
7.9
33
|
Verified
8.6
228
|
Verified
7.4
33
|
Verified
8.1
202
|
Verified
7.3
28
|
Verified
8.7
226
|
Verified
7.8
33
|
Verified
Self Service
8.0
220
|
Verified
7.6
35
|
Verified
8.7
220
|
Verified
7.7
36
|
Verified
8.2
209
|
Verified
7.7
35
|
Verified
7.7
198
Feature Not Available
7.7
198
|
Verified
Feature Not Available
7.4
176
Feature Not Available
Advanced Analytics
7.3
180
|
Verified
7.8
24
|
Verified
8.4
222
|
Verified
7.4
30
|
Verified
7.8
184
|
Verified
8.3
25
|
Verified
Building Reports
7.7
188
|
Verified
Feature Not Available
7.6
184
|
Verified
Feature Not Available
8.0
174
|
Verified
6.9
9
|
Verified
7.9
156
|
Verified
5.2
7
|
Verified
Platform
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Reports
8.4
225
|
Verified
7.7
36
|
Verified
8.1
208
|
Verified
7.9
33
|
Verified
8.6
228
|
Verified
7.4
33
|
Verified
8.1
202
|
Verified
7.3
28
|
Verified
8.7
226
|
Verified
7.8
33
|
Verified
Data Preparation
7.9
146
|
Verified
Not enough data
7.9
138
|
Verified
Not enough data
Data Modeling and Blending
7.9
175
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.2
189
|
Verified
Not enough data
7.7
155
|
Verified
Not enough data
Generative AI
6.6
65
Feature Not Available
6.6
63
Feature Not Available
Self Service
8.0
220
|
Verified
7.6
35
|
Verified
8.7
220
|
Verified
7.7
36
|
Verified
8.2
209
|
Verified
7.7
35
|
Verified
7.7
198
Feature Not Available
7.7
198
|
Verified
Feature Not Available
7.4
176
Feature Not Available
Advanced Analytics
7.3
180
|
Verified
7.8
24
|
Verified
8.4
222
|
Verified
7.4
30
|
Verified
7.8
184
|
Verified
8.3
25
|
Verified
Building Reports
7.7
188
|
Verified
Feature Not Available
7.6
184
|
Verified
Feature Not Available
8.0
174
|
Verified
6.9
9
|
Verified
7.9
156
|
Verified
5.2
7
|
Verified
Reports
8.4
225
|
Verified
7.7
36
|
Verified
8.1
208
|
Verified
7.9
33
|
Verified
8.6
228
|
Verified
7.4
33
|
Verified
8.1
202
|
Verified
7.3
28
|
Verified
8.7
226
|
Verified
7.8
33
|
Verified
Self Service
8.0
220
|
Verified
7.6
35
|
Verified
8.7
220
|
Verified
7.7
36
|
Verified
8.2
209
|
Verified
7.7
35
|
Verified
7.7
198
Feature Not Available
7.7
198
|
Verified
Feature Not Available
7.4
176
Feature Not Available
Building Reports
7.7
188
|
Verified
Feature Not Available
7.6
184
|
Verified
Feature Not Available
8.0
174
|
Verified
6.9
9
|
Verified
7.9
156
|
Verified
5.2
7
|
Verified
Categories
Categories
Shared Categories
GoodData and Pentaho Business Analytics are categorized as Analytics Platforms and Embedded Business Intelligence
Unique Categories
GoodData has no unique categories
Pentaho Business Analytics has no unique categories
Reviews
Reviewers' Company Size
GoodData
Small-Business(50 or fewer emp.)
Mid-Market(51-1000 emp.)
Enterprise(> 1000 emp.)
Pentaho Business Analytics
Small-Business(50 or fewer emp.)
Mid-Market(51-1000 emp.)
Enterprise(> 1000 emp.)
Small-Business
(50 or fewer emp.)
Mid-Market
(51-1000 emp.)
Enterprise
(> 1000 emp.)
Reviewers' Industry
Computer Software
19.6%
Information Technology and Services
15.5%
Consumer Services
7.4%
Retail
6.2%
Marketing and Advertising
4.5%
Other
46.8%
Information Technology and Services
22.9%
Internet
12.5%
Higher Education
8.3%
Retail
6.3%
Computer Software
6.3%
Other
43.8%
Most Helpful Reviews
GoodData
Most Helpful Favorable Review
Emmanuel D.
Verified User in Internet
The thing I liked best about this software was the ease of initial use and various complexity of further features. It will help you create dashboards very easily and get the data you need out of your reporting system fairly simply. In using this product...
Most Helpful Critical Review
Benjamin D.
Verified User in Computer Networking
GoodData still have a lot of enterprise features that could be added to their solution to make it a good fit for a mid-sized enterprise. SAML 2.0 support and cross-project user administration are two areas that jump out.
Pentaho Business Analytics
Most Helpful Favorable Review
Marcello P.
Verified User in Computer Software
The ETL Tool is always two steps ahead when it comes to BigData awareness. Besides, it's fully embeddable, scalable and customizable. The Platform has a very smart architecture and it's thought to be extensible and to give the ease-of-use that the user...
Most Helpful Critical Review
Verified User in Non-Profit Organization Management
Bottlenecks while using big data and loading the data
Emmanuel D.
Verified User in Internet
The thing I liked best about this software was the ease of initial use and various complexity of further features. It will help you create dashboards very easily and get the data you need out of your reporting system fairly simply. In using this product...
Marcello P.
Verified User in Computer Software
The ETL Tool is always two steps ahead when it comes to BigData awareness. Besides, it's fully embeddable, scalable and customizable. The Platform has a very smart architecture and it's thought to be extensible and to give the ease-of-use that the user...
Benjamin D.
Verified User in Computer Networking
GoodData still have a lot of enterprise features that could be added to their solution to make it a good fit for a mid-sized enterprise. SAML 2.0 support and cross-project user administration are two areas that jump out.
Verified User in Non-Profit Organization Management
Bottlenecks while using big data and loading the data
Alternatives
Discussions
Is there any way to send .csv or Excel files to people on an automated basis?
2 comments
JK
I don’t believe this functionality exists in GoodData. You can send the PDF reports generated or you could look at sending the reports directly from your...Read more
send e-mails for users
2 comments
JK
I believe you can use the API to grab the emails for registered users and then pass them to an email application. Some of this will depend on how you have...Read more
How to store historic data?
1 comment
Official Response from GoodData
Hi Niketha,
What attributes store historical data is defined by your data admin in the Logical Data Model of your application (see more here:...Read more
Pentaho Business Analytics has no discussions with answers
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