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Cabin vs TIBCO Spotfire

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Cabin

Business Intelligence

Cookieless web analytics that also reports the carbon footprint of your website

From
Free
Rated
-
Full reviewWebsite
TIBCO Spotfire logo

TIBCO Spotfire

Business Intelligence

AI-powered analytics and data science

From
$100/month
Rated
-
Full reviewWebsite

The short version

  • Only Cabin has a free tier, so it costs nothing to try first.
  • Each has a real cost: Cabin the analytics are deliberately shallow: no funnels, no cohort retention, no session replay and no user-level journeys, so anything beyond traffic and event counts requires a second tool.; TIBCO Spotfire complex interface with many buttons and features makes initial learning difficult
  • They diverge on capability: Cabin covers Cookieless tracking, TIBCO Spotfire covers Visual Analytics.
  • Prices and features above were last checked on 31 August 2026.

Where they differ

Only the attributes on which Cabin and TIBCO Spotfire actually diverge.

Attributes where Cabin and TIBCO Spotfire differ
AttributeCabinTIBCO Spotfire
Starting priceFree$100/month
Pricing modelPer month by pageview volumeUnknown
Free tierYesNo
PlatformsWebWindows, Web
FoundedUnknown1997

Identical on both: 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 Cabin

  • Cookieless tracking
  • Carbon reporting
  • 1.2kb script
  • Custom events
  • Ad-blocker bypass
  • MCP access
  • Branded dashboards
  • EU data storage

Only in TIBCO Spotfire

  • Visual Analytics
  • Predictive Analytics
  • Geospatial Analysis
  • Streaming Data
  • Data Wrangling
  • Snowflake
  • AWS
  • Azure

What people use each for

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

Cabin

  • Replacing Google Analytics on a site where a cookie consent banner is hurting conversion and you do not need behavioural advertising datanot TIBCO Spotfire
  • An organisation with a published sustainability commitment that needs a reportable figure for its website emissionsnot TIBCO Spotfire
  • An agency managing many client sites that wants unlimited domains and branded client dashboards for a flat $45 a monthnot TIBCO Spotfire
  • A developer who wants to query site analytics conversationally through an MCP-connected assistant rather than reading a dashboardnot TIBCO Spotfire

TIBCO Spotfire

  • Self-service analyticsnot Cabin
  • Data explorationnot Cabin
  • Ad-hoc reportingnot Cabin
  • Collaborative analysisnot Cabin
  • Embedded analyticsnot Cabin

Where each one falls short

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

Cabin

  • The analytics are deliberately shallow: no funnels, no cohort retention, no session replay and no user-level journeys, so anything beyond traffic and event counts requires a second tool.
  • Carbon figures are modelled from bytes transferred using CO2.js assumptions about grid intensity and device energy, not measured, so they are directionally useful and should never be presented as audited emissions data.
  • Cabin is a product of Normally, a design studio, rather than a company whose sole business is analytics, which puts a reasonable question mark over long-term roadmap investment and support depth.
  • The 30-day retention on the free tier and 12 months on Plus mean year-on-year comparison needs the $45 Scale plan, which is a large jump for a small site that only wanted longer history.
  • Because it does not use cookies or cross-site identifiers, returning-visitor and multi-session attribution are approximations, which matters if anyone in the business is trying to reconcile it with an ad platform's numbers.

TIBCO Spotfire

  • Complex interface with many buttons and features makes initial learning difficult
  • Offline data manipulation capability is not available
  • Setting up custom joins, information links, and elements is overwhelming for new users
  • Data loading is slow and SQL debugging is difficult

Pricing, plan by plan

Cabin

Free
  • FreeFree
    • 1 domain
    • 10,000 pageviews per month
    • 30-day data retention
  • Plus$14/month
    • Up to 10 domains
    • 100,000 pageviews per month
    • 12-month retention
  • Scale$45/month
    • Unlimited domains
    • 5,000,000 pageviews per month
    • Unlimited retention

TIBCO Spotfire

$100/month

No published plan breakdown. See the TIBCO Spotfire review.

Which should you pick?

Choose Cabin if

  • You need cookieless tracking.
  • You want to start without paying.
  • You also want carbon reporting.
Cabin review

Choose TIBCO Spotfire if

  • You need visual analytics.
  • You work on Windows, Web.
  • You also want predictive analytics.
TIBCO Spotfire review

Questions people ask

Is Cabin or TIBCO Spotfire better?
Neither clearly leads. Cabin starts at Free and TIBCO Spotfire at $100/month, and user ratings are close enough to be indistinguishable. Choose on capability and platform support.
Which is cheaper, Cabin or TIBCO Spotfire?
Cabin has a free tier; the other does not. Paid plans start at Free for Cabin and $100/month for TIBCO Spotfire.
Does Cabin or TIBCO Spotfire run on more platforms?
Cabin runs on Web. TIBCO Spotfire runs on Windows, Web.
Can I use Cabin for free?
Yes. Cabin has a free tier, so you can try it without paying. TIBCO Spotfire starts at $100/month.
What is Cabin best used for?
Cabin is most often used for replacing google analytics on a site where a cookie consent banner is hurting conversion and you do not need behavioural advertising data, an organisation with a published sustainability commitment that needs a reportable figure for its website emissions, an agency managing many client sites that wants unlimited domains and branded client dashboards for a flat $45 a month, a developer who wants to query site analytics conversationally through an mcp-connected assistant rather than reading a dashboard. Of those, replacing google analytics on a site where a cookie consent banner is hurting conversion and you do not need behavioural advertising data and an organisation with a published sustainability commitment that needs a reportable figure for its website emissions are not what TIBCO Spotfire is typically brought in for.
What can Cabin do that TIBCO Spotfire cannot?
Cabin covers Cookieless tracking, Carbon reporting, 1.2kb script, Custom events. TIBCO Spotfire covers Visual Analytics, Predictive Analytics, Geospatial Analysis, Streaming Data.

Answered from the vendors’ own pages

Cabin: Do I need a cookie consent banner with Cabin?

No. It sets no cookies and collects no cross-site identifiers, and data is stored in the EU, which is the specific reason most buyers switch to it.

TIBCO Spotfire: Does TIBCO Spotfire have a free version?

TIBCO Spotfire Desktop is available as a free download, though it has limited capabilities compared to Analyst. Cloud-based Spotfire requires paid licensing. Most enterprise features and server-based deployment require commercial licensing.

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Cabin: How accurate is the carbon measurement?

It is an estimate derived from data transfer using the CO2.js model. It is reliable for tracking change over time on your own site and unsuitable as an audited emissions figure.

TIBCO Spotfire: Can I work offline with TIBCO Spotfire Analyst?

Spotfire Analyst supports offline mode, but requires at least one prior connection to a Spotfire server. When offline, you cannot access server-side functionality like library content, Information Designer, or Administration tools.

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Cabin: Who makes Cabin?

It was built at Normally, a research and design studio in London, out of work on data, privacy and the carbon footprint of digital products.

TIBCO Spotfire: Which platforms does TIBCO Spotfire support?

TIBCO Cloud Analyst is only available for Windows. The full Spotfire Analyst and Spotfire Desktop clients have limited support for Linux and macOS. Desktop is available for Windows with potential availability on other platforms through specific downloads.

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Cabin: Can it replace Google Analytics entirely?

For traffic, referrer and event reporting, yes. For advertising attribution, audience building and funnel analysis, no.

TIBCO Spotfire: What data sources can TIBCO Spotfire connect to?

TIBCO Spotfire connects to over 200 systems through TIBCO Cloud Integration apps, with support for databases, collaboration platforms, and applications via standard protocols like REST, SOAP, and WebSocket.

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TIBCO Spotfire: Does TIBCO Spotfire integrate with Salesforce and Slack?

Yes, TIBCO Spotfire integrates with both. You can update Salesforce directly from a data visualization using TIBCO Spotfire Cloud Actions. Slack can be connected to send messages and load Slack data using the ODBC Driver.

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