In Sigma, we have the ability to create data links right in the platform. This feature lets our analysts link up countless data sources while keeping the dataset lean and mean, free from any unnecessary bulk.
Sigma is the only BI tool that I came across which provides access to "Viewers" without the need of assigning them licenses.
Sigma’s built-in elements such as KPIs, pivot tables, filters, and simple chart types make it easy for anyone to create meaningful data insights.
Also, being a SAAS offering there is no need to host infra and that helps avoid unnecessary overhead of backend infra managemenet. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.
If someone is looking to create highly complex or artistic data visualizations, Sigma might fall short on their expectations. There is not much we can customize in the UI in addition to the built-in elements.
Also, despite Sigma's user friendly interface and design, folks without any data analysis experience may face a little steep learning curve.
Sigma, being newer to the market compared to legacy products like Tableau or Power BI, some feature set within it are still evolving, and also there are fewer people in market who are expert at it. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.
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Sigma is very useful tool, which can be modified to fit our needs.
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As long as you have a team that can power sigma and get it to do what you need it to do it is extremely powerful to pull the data that you need for your company. The data we get helps determine what changes we need to make and helps gain and retain clients. It was really easy to add it to our software and it is easy for our clients to use even when we have not instructed them how to read the data Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.
At times, you need to get creative to be able to pull the data you need. If you do not have a strong set of staff it may be difficult to achieve you desired results. There is a lag sometimes to have the data pull but it is not very frequent. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.
What I think it is cool about Sigma is its approach to integrating data visualization with a simple interface which make it really really to use for any team regardless if they are on the technical side or not. for both technical and non-technical teams. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.
I think it is hard to troubleshoot when there is an issue, it is complex process to find the root cause. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.
1. Highlighting options
2. Works like Excel, highly customizable
3. Easy to use
4. Workbook integration
5. Easy to use formulas
6. Excellent customer service
7. Seemless integration with Snowflake, querying the warehouse directly
8. Easy to use for non-technical users
9. Excellent tutorials and webinars
10.Controlled level of access Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.
1. Multiple joins needed for datasets
2.Limitations on table formatting options
3. $$$ Expensive
4. Missing Enhanced data modeling capabilities
5. Working in the workbooks is challenging
6. Gets real complicated real quickly
7. Does not have ability to integrate AI Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.
Embedded capabilities are really impressive.
Their product roadmap is impressive and they care about client feedback
Best support i've ever seen in any tools. Technical and fast
Spreadsheet fondation. I was septical at first but it's so powerful and enable business user to use the tool.
Data access and transparency for the end users and the Analyst.
If you are used to BI tool, the learning curve is quite small. I was able to unboard very quickly and produce nice dashboard and analysis in no time !
Integrates very very well with Snowflake Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.
Visual quality and divesity could be improve. Sometime, the rendering of data point is not perfect. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.
Sigma Computing offers a modern approach to business intelligence that stands out in the industry. I particularly appreciate the complete control over performance provided by the cloud data warehouse live connection, materialization, and caching capabilities. Sigma's platform presents far more commercialization opportunities compared to other tools, allowing our clients to truly experience a self-service environment. The product is continuously improved with thoughtful enhancements and a forward-thinking roadmap that leverages the latest technological developments. Moreover, the in-app live support with real humans enables our analysts and developers to resolve issues swiftly and efficiently, significantly boosting our productivity. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.
There is truly nothing that I dislike about Sigma. I would however recommend investing more in controls for formatting static reports as well. To be the "all-in-one" solution it must include top notch PDF and XLSX exporting functionalities, and while they do exist and are good, there is room for improvement on the export quality, specifically for margins, elements potentially being cut off due to sizing, etc... Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.
Sigma has been a game changer at for Florida Cancer Specialist. Our organization still did a lot of analysis using excel. The organization did not want to give up use of excel, as they were comfortable with using it and being able to quickly manipulate data. We first introduced Sigma in early January of 2024, and ever since, it has been a game changer. People want all reports to be in sigma, and love how intuitive and easy it is to use. We currently use PowerBi for reports and dashboards, but were limited with what data we could provide, and if there was a lot of data, the report would take a while to produce results. With Sigma, we can publish large amounts of data quickly, plus it also has some great visualizations. In less than 6 months Sigma has changed the way the organization views data, and they just can’t seem to get enough of Sigma. In addition to easy of use, and large amounts of data that it can display, the “World Class” support from Sigma make it a BI tool like no other. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.
I wish we had started using Sigma earlier Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.
Sigma was one of the first BI platforms to utilize a spreadsheet and formula approach, which does make it more accessible for non-technical users. There are plenty of other tools in the space now offering similar functionality (Hex and Omni to name a few) and said tools have. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.
- Poor data governance: if you opt to write SQL code instead of building everything with Sigma's built in functions, the data lineage that Sigma provides breaks down completely. If your data team is making changes to a data model, you lack the visibility to identify all of the locations where this model is used if said model is used in any workbook SQL query. We have had to disable custom SQL within our instance due to all of these SIGNIFICANT limitations.
- Difficult to Troubleshoot/Maintain Dashboards: if a column or data model is broken, Sigma will replace that column with a hardcoded error, which makes it nearly impossible to resolve. Moreover, there is no unified view to surface errors in Workbooks-- you have to search through every single workbook page and look for red X's on each table/chart to identify what's wrong. Instead of being able to proactively resolve errors, you'll constantly have business stakeholders raising these issues since the tool doesn't surface these to your data team members in any meaningful way.
- Poor DBT integration: DBT integration is almost non-existent, outside of surfacing column descriptions in a few select areas of the UI. These columns descriptions will not persist, however, if you use Sigma's dataset or data model functionality. There is no semantic layer integration.
- Lack of Simple Polish: Grouping columns of a dataset into logical sections is not available, so you're constantly sifting through a large list of columns to find what you need. Sigma metrics are incredibly basic, cannot be reordered/organized, and don't work with their new data model functionality. Schema refreshes are not performed at any set cadence and there is no ability to schedule a daily schema refresh, leading to data modeling displaying stale views of the data without manually refreshing each one individually.
- Limited API: The API has no functionality to manage Sigma metrics, datasets, or data models. It also lacks the ability to trigger a refresh of a workbook, which would allow our team to build out some functionality to address the lack of data governance within the product.
Sigma seems more concerned with flashy marketing and sponsorships and launching half-baked AI functionality than they are in making meaningful improvements to their product. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.
Sigma is a very Simple and Easy to Use product; it allows you to get started quickly after creating a database connection. I like the ease of use and the intuitive UI for building something quickly.
At our company, we are using it to publish a wise dashboard to refresh the KPIs, while it's also being used by several departments to build their own reporting. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.
Having experience working on Power BI, MSTR, Excel, and Tableau, I think Sigma is lacking in a few complex visualizations and use cases that are achievable using those tools. However, that makes them bulky, while Sigma is a very lightweight tool to get you started.
so if it works for your use case then well and good Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.
The first thing that stood out to me was how intuitive and user-friendly Sigma Software is. From the moment I started using it, everything felt natural and easy to navigate. The interface is clean and well-organized, making it simple even for those who are not very tech-savvy. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.
Sometimes it takes few more seconds to Load but I believe that can be ignored. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.
It really does work like MS Excel, the interface is user friendly, I was able to learn it quickly and with MS Excel formulas. The workbook makes quick work of separating data and visualizations and I can add data with empty tables and save back to Snowflake if needed. However, I must give the best kudos to our support and customer service. Ben has been instrumental in keeping us up-to-data on changes and additions and when I had questions a real person responded in minutes and made sure to really resolve the problem and not just find a bandaid. That is important to our team!! Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.
I don't really dislike anything about Sigma. There are lots of features that I would like to see but, overall this is a solid product that I recommend to everyone, especially those who are complaining about their Tableau bill. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.
