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Amazon QuickSight vs ChartMogul

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Amazon QuickSight

Software

Scalable, serverless BI by AWS

From
$3/month per user
Rated
-
Full reviewWebsite
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ChartMogul

Software

Subscription analytics platform

From
Free
Rated
-
Full reviewWebsite

The short version

  • Only ChartMogul has a free tier, so it costs nothing to try first.
  • Each has a real cost: Amazon QuickSight reader and Reader Pro roles charged separately at $3 and $20/month; ChartMogul the free tier stops at $10K MRR, so it lapses precisely as a company starts to matter
  • They diverge on capability: Amazon QuickSight covers SPICE In-memory Engine, ChartMogul covers MRR Analytics.

Where they differ

Only the attributes on which Amazon QuickSight and ChartMogul actually diverge.

Attributes where Amazon QuickSight and ChartMogul differ
AttributeAmazon QuickSightChartMogul
Starting price$3/month per userFree
Pricing modelsubscriptionfreemium
Free tierNoYes
PlatformsAWSWeb, Api
Founded20062014

Identical on both: user rating (Not yet rated), category (Unknown).

What each one covers

Drawn from each product's published feature list. An absence here means we hold no record of it - not that the product lacks it.

Only in Amazon QuickSight

  • SPICE In-memory Engine
  • ML Insights
  • Natural Language Queries
  • Embedded Analytics
  • Pay-per-session
  • Redshift
  • S3
  • Athena

Only in ChartMogul

  • MRR Analytics
  • Churn Analysis
  • Cohort Analysis
  • Customer Segmentation
  • Revenue Recognition
  • Stripe
  • Chargebee
  • Recurly

Both cover

  • Web support

What people use each for

The jobs each tool is most often brought in to do.

Amazon QuickSight

  • Business intelligence dashboards and analyticsnot ChartMogul
  • Scalable embedded analytics for applicationsnot ChartMogul

ChartMogul

  • MRR trackingnot Amazon QuickSight
  • Churn analysisnot Amazon QuickSight
  • Revenue analyticsnot Amazon QuickSight
  • Subscription metricsnot Amazon QuickSight
  • Financial forecastingnot Amazon QuickSight

Where each one falls short

Documented limitations, not opinions. Every one is a constraint you would hit in normal use.

Amazon QuickSight

  • Reader and Reader Pro roles charged separately at $3 and $20/month
  • Author and Author Pro roles charged at $24 and $40/month
  • $250/month infrastructure fee required if Pro users or Q&A enabled
  • SPICE storage charged at $0.38/GB monthly (10 GB included)
  • Pixel-perfect reports start at $500/month for 500 monthly units
  • Alerts charged at $0.05-$0.50 per 1,000 metrics evaluated

ChartMogul

  • The free tier stops at $10K MRR, so it lapses precisely as a company starts to matter
  • Starter is capped at 3 team members and a single billing system connection
  • Two-way CRM sync and warehouse integration require the Pro tier
  • Pricing scales with your ARR rather than with usage, so the bill rises as the business grows
  • Enterprise starts at $19,900 a year and is required above $10M ARR

Pricing, plan by plan

Amazon QuickSight

$3/month per user

No published plan breakdown. See the Amazon QuickSight review.

ChartMogul

Free
  • LaunchFree
    • Under $10k MRR
    • Core Metrics
    • Basic Support
  • Scale$100/month
    • Advanced Analytics
    • Segmentation
    • API Access

Which should you pick?

Choose Amazon QuickSight if

  • You need spice in-memory engine.
  • You work on AWS.
  • You also want ml insights.
Amazon QuickSight review

Choose ChartMogul if

  • You need mrr analytics.
  • You want to start without paying.
  • You work on Web, Api.
  • You also want churn analysis.
ChartMogul review

Questions people ask

Is Amazon QuickSight or ChartMogul better?
Neither clearly leads. Amazon QuickSight starts at $3/month per user and ChartMogul at Free, and user ratings are close enough to be indistinguishable. Choose on capability and platform support.
Which is cheaper, Amazon QuickSight or ChartMogul?
ChartMogul has a free tier; the other does not. Paid plans start at $3/month per user for Amazon QuickSight and Free for ChartMogul.
Does Amazon QuickSight or ChartMogul run on more platforms?
Amazon QuickSight runs on AWS. ChartMogul runs on Web, Api.
Can I use ChartMogul for free?
Yes. ChartMogul has a free tier, so you can try it without paying. Amazon QuickSight starts at $3/month per user.
What is Amazon QuickSight best used for?
Amazon QuickSight is most often used for business intelligence dashboards and analytics, scalable embedded analytics for applications. Of those, business intelligence dashboards and analytics and scalable embedded analytics for applications are not what ChartMogul is typically brought in for.
What can Amazon QuickSight do that ChartMogul cannot?
Amazon QuickSight covers SPICE In-memory Engine, ML Insights, Natural Language Queries, Embedded Analytics. ChartMogul covers MRR Analytics, Churn Analysis, Cohort Analysis, Customer Segmentation. Both handle Web support.
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