Business Intelligence · head to head
Chartio vs MicroStrategy
Chartio
Business Intelligence
Cloud-based data exploration (discontinued)
- From
- On request
- Rated
- -
MicroStrategy
Business Intelligence
Enterprise analytics and mobility platform
- From
- $600/month
- Rated
- -
The short version
- Each has a real cost: Chartio chartio shut down on March 1, 2022 after the team joined Atlassian, and the site now serves only a shutdown notice and a migration guide; MicroStrategy microStrategy has rebranded to Strategy and microstrategy.com/pricing now redirects to software.strategy.com, which is a product page with no pricing on it
- They diverge on capability: Chartio covers Visual Query Builder, MicroStrategy covers Enterprise Reporting.
Where they differ
Only the attributes on which Chartio and MicroStrategy actually diverge.
| Attribute | Chartio | MicroStrategy |
|---|---|---|
| Starting price | On request | $600/month |
| Pricing model | Unknown | subscription |
| Platforms | Web | Web, Desktop, Mobile |
| Founded | 2010 | 1989 |
Identical on both: 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 Chartio
- Visual Query Builder
- Interactive Dashboards
- Data Blending
- Collaboration
- Embedding
- PostgreSQL
- MySQL
- Redshift
Only in MicroStrategy
- Enterprise Reporting
- Mobile Analytics
- HyperIntelligence
- Federated Analytics
- AI/ML
- SAP
- Oracle
- AWS
Both cover
- Snowflake
- Salesforce
- Web support
What people use each for
The jobs each tool is most often brought in to do.
Chartio
- Drag and drop chart building over SQL databasesnot MicroStrategy
- Shared business dashboards for non-technical teamsnot MicroStrategy
- Exploring warehouse data without writing SQLnot MicroStrategy
MicroStrategy
- A governed universal semantic layer defining metrics once across BI tools and AI agentsnot Chartio
- Enterprise reporting and dashboards at Fortune 500 user countsnot Chartio
- Connecting multiple warehouses and lakehouses under one set of business definitionsnot Chartio
Where each one falls short
Documented limitations, not opinions. Every one is a constraint you would hit in normal use.
Chartio
- Chartio shut down on March 1, 2022 after the team joined Atlassian, and the site now serves only a shutdown notice and a migration guide
- No pricing, signup or product access remains; the site's copyright notice stops at 2021
- Existing customers were required to migrate their dashboards to another tool rather than being moved to an Atlassian successor product
MicroStrategy
- MicroStrategy has rebranded to Strategy and microstrategy.com/pricing now redirects to software.strategy.com, which is a product page with no pricing on it
- No rate, no per-user price, no minimum and no named cost driver is published anywhere on the destination page
- The only routes offered are a custom ROI analysis, a demo request or a proof-of-value pilot
- The product is positioned around a proof-of-value pilot and an approved architecture, implying a scoped implementation rather than self-serve purchase
Pricing, plan by plan
Chartio
On request- DiscontinuedFree
- Service ended March 2022
MicroStrategy
$600/month- Cloud$600/month
- Full BI Platform
- Mobile Apps
- Cloud Deployment
- EnterpriseFree
- On-premise
- Advanced Security
- Custom SLA
Which should you pick?
Choose MicroStrategy if
- You need enterprise reporting.
- You work on Web, Desktop, Mobile.
- You also want mobile analytics.
Questions people ask
- Is Chartio or MicroStrategy better?
- Neither clearly leads. Chartio starts at On request and MicroStrategy at $600/month, and user ratings are close enough to be indistinguishable. Choose on capability and platform support.
- Which is cheaper, Chartio or MicroStrategy?
- Chartio starts at On request and MicroStrategy at $600/month.
- Does Chartio or MicroStrategy run on more platforms?
- Chartio runs on Web. MicroStrategy runs on Web, Desktop, Mobile.
- What is Chartio best used for?
- Chartio is most often used for drag and drop chart building over sql databases, shared business dashboards for non-technical teams, exploring warehouse data without writing sql. Of those, drag and drop chart building over sql databases and shared business dashboards for non-technical teams are not what MicroStrategy is typically brought in for.
- What can Chartio do that MicroStrategy cannot?
- Chartio covers Visual Query Builder, Interactive Dashboards, Data Blending, Collaboration. MicroStrategy covers Enterprise Reporting, Mobile Analytics, HyperIntelligence, Federated Analytics. Both handle Snowflake, Salesforce, Web support.