Software · head to head
Amazon QuickSight vs GoodData
Amazon QuickSight
Software
Scalable, serverless BI by AWS
- From
- $3/month per user
- Rated
- -
The short version
- Each has a real cost: Amazon QuickSight reader and Reader Pro roles charged separately at $3 and $20/month; GoodData pricing scales per workspace as customer base grows, increasing costs with scale
- They diverge on capability: Amazon QuickSight covers SPICE In-memory Engine, GoodData covers Headless BI.
Where they differ
Only the attributes on which Amazon QuickSight and GoodData actually diverge.
| Attribute | Amazon QuickSight | GoodData |
|---|---|---|
| Starting price | $3/month per user | On request |
| Pricing model | subscription | Unknown |
| Platforms | AWS | Web, Cloud AWS, Cloud Azure |
| Founded | 2006 | 2007 |
Identical on both: free tier (No), 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
- Pay-per-session
- S3
- Athena
- Aurora
- RDS
Only in GoodData
- Headless BI
- Semantic Layer
- Multi-tenancy
- White-labeling
- Snowflake
- BigQuery
- PostgreSQL
- Databricks
Both cover
- Embedded Analytics
- Redshift
- Web support
- Embedded support
What people use each for
The jobs each tool is most often brought in to do.
Amazon QuickSight
- Business intelligence dashboards and analyticsnot GoodData
- Scalable embedded analytics for applicationsnot GoodData
GoodData
- Self-service analyticsnot Amazon QuickSight
- Data explorationnot Amazon QuickSight
- Ad-hoc reportingnot Amazon QuickSight
- Collaborative analysisnot Amazon QuickSight
- Embedded analyticsnot 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
GoodData
- Pricing scales per workspace as customer base grows, increasing costs with scale
- Advanced security features like audit logging and HIPAA compliance only on Enterprise plan
Pricing, plan by plan
Amazon QuickSight
$3/month per userNo published plan breakdown. See the Amazon QuickSight review.
GoodData
On request- Professional$undefined/mo
- Core BI and analytics
- Full embedding with whitelabeling
- Multi-tenancy support
- Enterprise$undefined/mo
- All Professional features
- Custom agents and Agent Builder
- 99.5% guaranteed uptime SLA
Which should you pick?
Choose Amazon QuickSight if
- You need spice in-memory engine.
- You work on AWS.
- You also want ml insights.
Choose GoodData if
- You need headless bi.
- You work on Web, Cloud AWS, Cloud Azure.
- You also want semantic layer.
Questions people ask
- Is Amazon QuickSight or GoodData better?
- Neither clearly leads. Amazon QuickSight starts at $3/month per user and GoodData at On request, and user ratings are close enough to be indistinguishable. Choose on capability and platform support.
- Which is cheaper, Amazon QuickSight or GoodData?
- Amazon QuickSight starts at $3/month per user and GoodData at On request.
- Does Amazon QuickSight or GoodData run on more platforms?
- Amazon QuickSight runs on AWS. GoodData runs on Web, Cloud AWS, Cloud Azure.
- 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 GoodData is typically brought in for.
- What can Amazon QuickSight do that GoodData cannot?
- Amazon QuickSight covers SPICE In-memory Engine, ML Insights, Natural Language Queries, Pay-per-session. GoodData covers Headless BI, Semantic Layer, Multi-tenancy, White-labeling. Both handle Embedded Analytics, Redshift, Web support, Embedded support.
Answered from the vendors’ own pages
GoodData: Does GoodData offer a free tier?
No, GoodData does not offer a free tier. The platform has Professional and Enterprise pricing tiers that require sales contact for quotes.
SourceGoodData: What data warehouses can GoodData connect to?
GoodData supports direct connections to Snowflake, BigQuery, Redshift, Azure Databricks, and PostgreSQL through a direct-query-only integration model.
SourceGoodData: Can you self-host GoodData?
Self-hosted deployment is only available on the Enterprise plan. Professional plan customers are limited to the managed SaaS offering.
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