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Amazon QuickSight vs Periscope Data

Amazon QuickSight logo

Amazon QuickSight

Business Intelligence

Scalable, serverless BI by AWS

From
$3/month per user
Rated
-
Full reviewWebsite
Periscope Data logo

Periscope Data

Business Intelligence

SQL and Python analytics platform

From
$1000/month
Rated
-
Full reviewWebsite

The short version

  • Each has a real cost: Amazon QuickSight reader and Reader Pro roles charged separately at $3 and $20/month; Periscope Data the periscopedata.com domain now redirects to sisense.com, so Periscope Data is no longer sold as a standalone product
  • They diverge on capability: Amazon QuickSight covers SPICE In-memory Engine, Periscope Data covers SQL Editor.

Where they differ

Only the attributes on which Amazon QuickSight and Periscope Data actually diverge.

Attributes where Amazon QuickSight and Periscope Data differ
AttributeAmazon QuickSightPeriscope Data
Starting price$3/month per user$1000/month
PlatformsAWSWeb, Cloud
Founded20062012

Identical on both: pricing model (subscription), free tier (No), user rating (Not yet rated), category (Business Intelligence).

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
  • S3
  • Athena
  • Aurora

Only in Periscope Data

  • SQL Editor
  • Python/R Integration
  • Version Control
  • Caching
  • Dashboards
  • BigQuery
  • Snowflake
  • PostgreSQL

Both cover

  • Redshift
  • 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 Periscope Data
  • Scalable embedded analytics for applicationsnot Periscope Data

Periscope Data

  • SQL-based analytics and dashboards over a data warehousenot Amazon QuickSight
  • Python and R analysis alongside SQL in one workflownot Amazon QuickSight
  • Shared dashboards for data teamsnot 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

Periscope Data

  • The periscopedata.com domain now redirects to sisense.com, so Periscope Data is no longer sold as a standalone product
  • No Periscope Data pricing, plan or seat rate remains published at the original domain
  • Buyers must now purchase through Sisense, whose own pricing is not published as a rate card

Pricing, plan by plan

Amazon QuickSight

$3/month per user

No published plan breakdown. See the Amazon QuickSight review.

Periscope Data

$1000/month
  • Team$1000/month
    • SQL Analytics
    • Python/R
    • Dashboards
  • EnterpriseFree
    • Advanced Features
    • Custom Integrations
    • Premium Support

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 Periscope Data if

  • You need sql editor.
  • You work on Web, Cloud.
  • You also want python/r integration.
Periscope Data review

Questions people ask

Is Amazon QuickSight or Periscope Data better?
Neither clearly leads. Amazon QuickSight starts at $3/month per user and Periscope Data at $1000/month, and user ratings are close enough to be indistinguishable. Choose on capability and platform support.
Which is cheaper, Amazon QuickSight or Periscope Data?
Amazon QuickSight starts at $3/month per user and Periscope Data at $1000/month.
Does Amazon QuickSight or Periscope Data run on more platforms?
Amazon QuickSight runs on AWS. Periscope Data runs on Web, Cloud.
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 Periscope Data is typically brought in for.
What can Amazon QuickSight do that Periscope Data cannot?
Amazon QuickSight covers SPICE In-memory Engine, ML Insights, Natural Language Queries, Embedded Analytics. Periscope Data covers SQL Editor, Python/R Integration, Version Control, Caching. Both handle Redshift, Web support.
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