Chartio

There is a ton you can do with Chartio right out of the box without much technical ability. THat said, the more you know about your data and how it is structured, the more you can do with Chartio. SQL skills make the platform easier to configure and use but is not a required skill.

It’s a little bit tough to handle huge data sets and make sure data connections are correct. I think that other than that the customization and configurability of Chartio is great.

Chartio was very user friendly. As someone who helped implement this dashboard tool for our organization, the documentation was clear and the customer support was helpful. The entire platform is easy to navigate around and figure out on one's own. On each individual chart, the data pipeline function is really powerful to allow for endless possibility of data manipulation and customization. The dashboard was easy to adjust and had a nice clean view.

The data modeling side was a bit weaker, and there were some smaller bugs that never got fixed.

With Chartio, you can run from data to visualization in seconds, even if you don't know SQL. Chartio has a visual editor, clear and easy joins and table keys, a huge range of preconfigured data sources, and easy dashboard and folder management. Chartio is also one of the few, if not the only BI tool that can be embedded into your app and managed through tokens or SAML authentication. All in all, expect professional grade BI power without the cost or complexity.

Cons are limited for Chartio. I found no issues with the querying or visualization itself, but did run into issues clarifying errors or linking data correctly. We also struggled to auto-refresh schemas, which in an environment where schemas change constantly, means a refresh cycle every week.