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Amazon QuickSight vs Stripe Dashboard

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Amazon QuickSight

Software

Scalable, serverless BI by AWS

From
$3/month per user
Rated
-
Full reviewWebsite
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Stripe Dashboard

Software

Built-in analytics for Stripe users

From
Free
Rated
-
Full reviewWebsite

The short version

  • Only Stripe Dashboard 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; Stripe Dashboard the Stripe Dashboard has no standalone price; it is a free management console bundled with a Stripe merchant account and requires a live account to access, confirmed live and in the 1 Jan 2021 archive capture
  • They diverge on capability: Amazon QuickSight covers SPICE In-memory Engine, Stripe Dashboard covers Real-time Data.

Where they differ

Only the attributes on which Amazon QuickSight and Stripe Dashboard actually diverge.

Attributes where Amazon QuickSight and Stripe Dashboard differ
AttributeAmazon QuickSightStripe Dashboard
Starting price$3/month per userFree
Free tierNoYes
PlatformsAWSWeb, Mobile, Api
Founded20062010

Identical on both: pricing model (subscription), 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 Stripe Dashboard

  • Real-time Data
  • Custom Reports
  • Revenue Analytics
  • Customer Insights
  • Alerts
  • Stripe Payments
  • Stripe Billing
  • Stripe Connect

Both cover

  • Web support
  • Mobile support

What people use each for

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

Amazon QuickSight

  • Business intelligence dashboards and analyticsnot Stripe Dashboard
  • Scalable embedded analytics for applicationsnot Stripe Dashboard

Stripe Dashboard

  • 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

Stripe Dashboard

  • The Stripe Dashboard has no standalone price; it is a free management console bundled with a Stripe merchant account and requires a live account to access, confirmed live and in the 1 Jan 2021 archive capture

Pricing, plan by plan

Amazon QuickSight

$3/month per user

No published plan breakdown. See the Amazon QuickSight review.

Stripe Dashboard

Free
  • Included with StripeFree
    • Payment Analytics
    • Revenue Reports
    • Customer Data

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 Stripe Dashboard if

  • You need real-time data.
  • You want to start without paying.
  • You work on Web, Mobile, Api.
  • You also want custom reports.
Stripe Dashboard review

Questions people ask

Is Amazon QuickSight or Stripe Dashboard better?
Neither clearly leads. Amazon QuickSight starts at $3/month per user and Stripe Dashboard at Free, and user ratings are close enough to be indistinguishable. Choose on capability and platform support.
Which is cheaper, Amazon QuickSight or Stripe Dashboard?
Stripe Dashboard has a free tier; the other does not. Paid plans start at $3/month per user for Amazon QuickSight and Free for Stripe Dashboard.
Does Amazon QuickSight or Stripe Dashboard run on more platforms?
Amazon QuickSight runs on AWS. Stripe Dashboard runs on Web, Mobile, Api.
Can I use Stripe Dashboard for free?
Yes. Stripe Dashboard 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 Stripe Dashboard is typically brought in for.
What can Amazon QuickSight do that Stripe Dashboard cannot?
Amazon QuickSight covers SPICE In-memory Engine, ML Insights, Natural Language Queries, Embedded Analytics. Stripe Dashboard covers Real-time Data, Custom Reports, Revenue Analytics, Customer Insights. Both handle Web support, Mobile support.
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