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- Industry: Information Services
- Company size: 51–200 Employees
- Used Daily for 6-12 months
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- Likelihood to recommend 10.0 /10
Yellowfin is integrated with predictive and Big Data processing tools.
Reviewed on 08/12/2018
The VSV team develops reports and dashboards quickly, simply and dynamically. Yellowfin has an easy...
The VSV team develops reports and dashboards quickly, simply and dynamically. Yellowfin has an easy to use and intuitive user interface (clients do not need deep training). We managed to create reports and panels with maps thanks to location intelligence. In addition, the integration of Yellowfin with predictive analytical tools and Big Data processing such as R, UDF, Spark are ideal for creating rich applications for end users. Yellowfin allows the connection of multiple data sources.
Pros
Yellowfin is a very fast and very simple product to create reports and panels. We were able to greatly reduce the response time of the VSV equipment and when VSV clients require new custom reports. It is also excellent that clients do not require in-depth training. The integration capacity of Yellowfin with Big Data is excellent.
Cons
We have obtained great positive results with Yellowfin. To be honest, I consider that it meets the expectations. It is very simple and fast, it is integrated with Big Data, clients do not require a great training. It just works.
- Industry: Information Technology & Services
- Company size: 51–200 Employees
- Used Daily for 1-5 months
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- Likelihood to recommend 10.0 /10
Even if you're a new user, it couldn't be easier
Reviewed on 30/11/2023
Pros
It's very simple to set and use, it allows our company to connect the multiple data sources we use in different departments to give a global perspective of the customers we have.
Cons
So far, nothing negative to point out as it's much simpler and stable than other tools I had used before.
- Industry: Financial Services
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- Likelihood to recommend 3.0 /10
Yellowfin was not as flexible or as robust as other options.
Reviewed on 06/09/2016
Pros
The simplicity of the interface was a plus, but unfortunately that simplicity went through to the backend. It didn't have the robust features and support that Salesforce did, and I feel it didn't manage multiple data sources as well as DOMO did. I feel that if you want to completely control your reports and have a BI dedicated team build reports where no one else can, it might be a solution for you.
Cons
Anytime I needed a report, I ran into issues with this software. We used yellowfin for a period of months, having switched from Salesforce. I found the reports were difficult to produce, and the data management was okay at best. We later switched to DOMO which was a breath of fresh air, as far as it comes to ease of use and data management.
Response from Yellowfin International
Thanks for the review, Erik! Customer feedback is the main engine of Yellowfin’s innovation. With that said, we’re extremely bummed about your negative experience with Yellowfin and are regretful that we couldn’t work with our Partner that was handling your account in a more effective manner. For what it’s worth, our newest version 7.2 tackles the issues you bring up. If anything changes for you in regards to your current BI platform, we’d love to show you the newest version of Yellowfin and win you back!
Cheers - Yellowfin.
- Industry: Computer Software
- Company size: 2–10 Employees
- Used Daily for 2+ years
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- Likelihood to recommend 9.0 /10
Easy to use, worth the money.
Reviewed on 11/08/2018
We really like using Yellowfin. While the lack of cloud services and coding to customize are minor...
We really like using Yellowfin. While the lack of cloud services and coding to customize are minor issues, we do not have much to complain about. It’s very user-friendly and we have easily been able to teach others how to use it. The fact that the program is useable on both Mac and PC makes it a great option. The program is certainly worth the cost.
Pros
This program was very easy to setup and use. Within a few hours, we were working. The program is very user-friendly and it did not take long for us to train our employees to use it. The dashboards are very pleasing to the eye, and we thoroughly enjoyed using Yellowfin. It was also very affordable, especially as we added users. We loved the customization of the program, and we could really make it our own. When we did have technical issues, customer support was able to resolve them very quickly.
Cons
We really wish that this program had a cloud option. While it’s always good to have data stored on a computer, it’s easier to have things on the cloud, especially if you need to use different computers. While this program is rather bug-free, we did have a few issues loading items and charts, but any bugs we had were resolved with either time or calling customer service. Otherwise, it’s been a pleasure to use. We aren’t a fan of having to code to customize colors, but it’s not a deal-breaker.
- Industry: Computer Software
- Company size: 51–200 Employees
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- Likelihood to recommend 7.0 /10
We attempted to use Yellowfin as a Dashboard backbone software. The system is great but...
Reviewed on 08/12/2017
We did not end up implementing this live for our clients but it was a nice software and if our...
We did not end up implementing this live for our clients but it was a nice software and if our client base was smaller or our software data scheme less complex we would have used this. There was not anything wrong really just was not the correct software for our company.
Pros
I like the user friendly layout, how writing your own "queries" and updating the data the way you want is easy. I like that it is easy to connect to a DB using ODBC or other options (I did not explore all of these). I liked the way the screen displayed and I liked the way that customer service responded well when I had questions. There was a decent amount of documentation and videos available online. The ability to customize colors is decent as well as adding titles and everything to the pages.
Cons
I did not like how customizing colors was writing code or specific selects, I did not like how you could not easily create "custom fields" or formulas. The system was a little slower than I would have liked but I believe it is mostly due to how the data was being extracted. The system was pretty user friendly but had issues with displaying our data set and pulling data from our system easily.
Response from Yellowfin International
Dear Ms Gray,
Thank you for your review of Yellowfin, we appreciate your feedback. We're sorry you did not end up choosing Yellowfin, but happy to hear your positive comments about our analytics tool.
Yellowfin works on a real time connection to its data sources, so you are correct to say it was probably down to how the data was being extracted. We've made some pretty exciting updates to our platform in the last few weeks and creating custom fields or formulas has never been easier.
Good luck with your analytics journey.
Yellowfin
- Industry: Philanthropy
- Company size: 2–10 Employees
- Used Daily for 1-5 months
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- Likelihood to recommend 10.0 /10
Yellowfin continues to Delight
Reviewed on 10/10/2016
We are a small company bringing data visualization to a market that is data rich, yet unsavvy about...
We are a small company bringing data visualization to a market that is data rich, yet unsavvy about the insights it can offer. After much research and trial, we landed on Yellowfin two years ago as the best choice for us. There is not a problem or situation we have run into yet that Yellowfin could not address; especially with the assistance of the US based support team. Yellowfin worked with us closely to understand our business and fashioned an arrangement that met our needs nicely. We introduced Yellowfin to our development partner and after the proof of concept work they raved it was easier to use and integrated more effectively than other BI tools they work with, which include the other leaders in the industry. We recommend it regularly to others.
Pros
Ease of use, with compromising functionality, for administrator as well as users. For us, strong security and multitenancy is important.
Data visualization option variety and capabilities. We use the alerts, multiple drilling options, raster mapping, heat map as well as normal visuals.
Collaboration and connection features as we are creating a learning environment for our constituents.
Customization options within the back end as well as embedding front end.
Web based and mobile platforms.
Story telling capability.
Efficiently and effectively handle 1000's of users.
Cons
For us, none yet. As our data warehouse grows, we may add another tool for very heavy data mining.
- Industry: Information Technology & Services
- Company size: 2–10 Employees
- Used Daily for 2+ years
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- Likelihood to recommend 10.0 /10
Yellowfin BI Number one
Reviewed on 03/04/2019
Yellowfin changes the way we do business. Yellowfin changes the way we do things internally
Sooooooo...
Yellowfin changes the way we do business. Yellowfin changes the way we do things internally
Soooooooooo much information, the way we want to view it
Easy to set up new views, at a mouse click
Heaps of options that really help us manage our business now and going forward
Pros
Yellowfin provides me with the information that I want to see, when I want it and how I want it
Easy of use
Versatile
Intuitive
Seemless Integration
Cons
Probably if I had to pick one thing and it is only a small thing - but it gets updated too often
- Industry: Computer Software
- Company size: 2–10 Employees
- Used Weekly for 1-5 months
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- Likelihood to recommend 8.0 /10
Happy with Yellowfin
Reviewed on 04/10/2016
I have been using Yellowfin for our customers to use on our cloud project management platform...
I have been using Yellowfin for our customers to use on our cloud project management platform (PieMatrix). I spent a good deal of time looking at other BI options. The reason I chose Yellowfin was 1) their user interface and customer end experience is very clean and modern, which reflects well with our PieMatrix "Pie" project tool, 2) the Yellowfin price value was much higher than any other BI tool I reviewed, and 3) they were the best choice for managing end-customer users who have different data sources in a multi-tenant environment. I would also like to share that our experience with their current sales and customer team has been great. They have bent over backwards to help me get the best plan for our customer base. And most importantly, our customers using our Yellowfin integration have been very happy with the report output.
Pros
- Clean user interface
- Easier to use than other tools
- Supportive Yellowfin team
- Great multi-tenancy structure for auto propagating new reports across different data source Yellowfin users
Cons
- It took us a while to install and get the system working, but once it got set up properly, everything has been smooth.
- Yellowfin doesn't have a cloud offering. Their product needs to be installed.
- Industry: Accounting
- Company size: 501–1,000 Employees
- Used Weekly for 1+ year
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- Likelihood to recommend 10.0 /10
Cost effective tool for graphical analytics
Reviewed on 09/07/2018
Dashboard/reports and analytics on a variety of metrics that we're tracking firm-wide or at our...
Dashboard/reports and analytics on a variety of metrics that we're tracking firm-wide or at our clients.
Pros
Easy to setup (<4 hours), very cost effective for multiple users, easy to connect to any database, great online training and tools to get up to speed, and easy to create reports/tabs/dashboards.
Cons
No issues that we've experienced. Customer service was responsive and we could connect with the one problematic database (on a legacy AS/400)
- Industry: Information Technology & Services
- Company size: 10,000+ Employees
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Web based best Alalytics tool
Reviewed on 18/07/2015
Fast web based analytics tool.
Can perform reporting on any thing with less amount of technical...
Fast web based analytics tool.
Can perform reporting on any thing with less amount of technical klnowledge
Pros
the customer support .
Performance
Cons
ETL while loading the data is very basic
- Industry: Information Technology & Services
- Company size: 11–50 Employees
- Used Daily for 2+ years
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- Likelihood to recommend 9.0 /10
Yellowfin - great to work with !!
Reviewed on 01/03/2017
Having more than 40 of our customers using Yellowifn, mostly embedded we have had great feedback...
Having more than 40 of our customers using Yellowifn, mostly embedded we have had great feedback from these customers and a great working relationship with Yellowfin
Pros
Easy to use, many data sources and connectors with pre-build resorts/dashboards. Low cost of ownership.
Cons
Had some release issues and bugs in earlier releases.
- Industry: Computer Software
- Company size: 11–50 Employees
- Used Weekly for 1+ year
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- Likelihood to recommend 8.0 /10
YellowFin Review
Reviewed on 19/03/2018
Pros
This is what makes Yellowfin great: - Collaboration - Data Preparation - Easy of Use - Data Governance - Beautiful Dashboards
Cons
I did not like how customizing colors was writing code or specific selects, I did not like how you could not easily create "custom fields" or formulas. The system was a little slower than I would have liked but I believe it is mostly due to how the data was being extracted. The system was pretty user friendly but had issues with displaying our data set and pulling data from our system easily.
- Industry: Gambling & Casinos
- Company size: 1,001–5,000 Employees
- Used Weekly for 2+ years
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- Likelihood to recommend 9.0 /10
Reporting
Reviewed on 27/11/2020
Overall it's a great product for casino business use.
Overall it's a great product for casino business use.
Pros
I really like the reporting functions. It's simple and easy to download as excel or PDF which saves me processing time.
Cons
I am just a user, so I don't have much to say about what I least liked about the software. It worked for me.
- Industry: Transportation/Trucking/Railroad
- Company size: 11–50 Employees
- Used Daily for 1-5 months
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- Likelihood to recommend 9.0 /10
Great functionality
Reviewed on 07/10/2016
Overall, we've had a great experience with Yellowfin. Setup was easy and we were getting insightful...
Overall, we've had a great experience with Yellowfin. Setup was easy and we were getting insightful analysis very quickly after adopting. We found the communication and ability to share comments, dashboards, reports very useful. That functionality really helped our distributed team make forward progress within our data sets. It's been a great experience and has been a tool helping drive our business.
Pros
Ease of use, customer support has been great, cost is exceptional value for money.
- Industry: Computer Software
- Company size: Self Employed
- Used Weekly for 6-12 months
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- Likelihood to recommend 8.0 /10
Yellowfin BI Review
Reviewed on 14/02/2023
As a business, yellowfin has helped make the best decisions based on our data.
As a business, yellowfin has helped make the best decisions based on our data.
Pros
Yellowfin is a great BI software with an easy-to-use UI that anyone can use, it makes reporting, analytics and data visualization much easier.
Cons
I really liked Yellowfin BI, no big problems using it so far.
- Industry: Primary/Secondary Education
- Company size: 2–10 Employees
- Used Daily for 1-5 months
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- Likelihood to recommend 10.0 /10
Powerful Business Intelligence
Reviewed on 09/02/2017
We use Yellowfin to build student performance management dashboards for school districts. ...
We use Yellowfin to build student performance management dashboards for school districts. Yellowfin has excellent report development tools and some powerful features (like predictive analytics!) that help us turn raw student data into actionable information for educators and administrators.
Pros
Ease of development
Social Networking features
- Used Daily for 1-5 months
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I have been using Yellowfin for a few months now and must admit, it is an incredible BI...
Reviewed on 21/05/2017
Pros
Herewith my list of what makes Yellowfin great:
- Collaboration
- Data Preparation
- Easy of Use
- Data Governance
- Beautiful Dashboards
- Industry: Computer Software
- Company size: 201–500 Employees
- Used Weekly for 1-5 months
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- Likelihood to recommend 8.0 /10
Yellowfin review
Reviewed on 09/02/2023
Pros
Yellowfin is one of the greatest analytical tools that are really great for creating dashboards and making OLAP operations.
Cons
I really enjoyed this software, perhaps they may improve their customer as it took a while for their response.
- Industry: Oil & Energy
- Company size: 1,001–5,000 Employees
- Used for Free Trial
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- Likelihood to recommend 6.0 /10
Simple and smart
Reviewed on 24/06/2021
It is very easy and simple to use and is a great tool
It is very easy and simple to use and is a great tool
Pros
It is pretty easy to use and is quite user-friendly. It's very easy to connect multiple data sources in it and this helps the user tremendously
Cons
The colour and schematics could be a little more and this would help the visualisation aspect of the BI
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Review of Yellowfin Business Intelligence
Reviewed on 06/01/2017
It is a great software providing tools to build the next generation advanced reports and dashboards.
It is a great software providing tools to build the next generation advanced reports and dashboards.
