Software · head to head
Holistics vs Chartio
The short version
- Only Holistics has a free tier, so it costs nothing to try first.
- Each has a real cost: Holistics the entry plan is $960 per month billed monthly, which is a high floor for a BI tool; 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
- They diverge on capability: Holistics covers Data Modeling, Chartio covers Visual Query Builder.
Where they differ
Only the attributes on which Holistics and Chartio actually diverge.
Identical on both: 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 Holistics
- Data Modeling
- Version Control
- Scheduling
- Caching
- SQL Server
- Cloud support
Only in Chartio
- Visual Query Builder
- Interactive Dashboards
- Data Blending
- Collaboration
- Salesforce
Both cover
- Embedding
- BigQuery
- Snowflake
- Redshift
- PostgreSQL
- MySQL
- Web support
What people use each for
The jobs each tool is most often brought in to do.
Holistics
- Modelling business metrics in a code-defined semantic layer with Git version controlnot Chartio
- Self-service exploration and dashboards for non-SQL usersnot Chartio
- Embedding analytics into a customer-facing productnot Chartio
Chartio
- Drag and drop chart building over SQL databasesnot Holistics
- Shared business dashboards for non-technical teamsnot Holistics
- Exploring warehouse data without writing SQLnot Holistics
Where each one falls short
Documented limitations, not opinions. Every one is a constraint you would hit in normal use.
Holistics
- The entry plan is $960 per month billed monthly, which is a high floor for a BI tool
- Every plan includes only the first 10 users, with additional users charged at $15 per month each on Entry and Standard and $18 on the Security Compliance Suite
- The Entry plan caps reports at 100, and each additional 100 reports costs $120 per month
- Google SSO requires the Standard plan at $1,200 per month; enterprise SSO with SAML and SCIM provisioning requires the Security Compliance Suite at $2,400 per month
- Row-based access control, IP whitelisting, pass-through authentication and user activity monitoring are all Security Compliance Suite features
- Connecting Git version control to your own repository requires Standard; Entry only gets Holistics-hosted Git
- White labelling, dynamic row-level permissions and unlimited dashboard viewers for embedded analytics are Custom Plan only, with no published price
- Bank payments and custom payment terms are Custom Plan only, and custom infosec or legal paperwork is Enterprise plan only
- The two months off discount requires yearly billing
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
Pricing, plan by plan
Holistics
Free- FreeFree
- 3 Users
- Basic Features
- Community Support
- Standard$250/month
- Unlimited Users
- Advanced Features
- Email Support
Chartio
On request- DiscontinuedFree
- Service ended March 2022
Which should you pick?
Choose Holistics if
- You need data modeling.
- You want to start without paying.
- You work on Web, Cloud.
- You also want version control.
Questions people ask
- Is Holistics or Chartio better?
- Neither clearly leads. Holistics starts at Free and Chartio at On request, and user ratings are close enough to be indistinguishable. Choose on capability and platform support.
- Which is cheaper, Holistics or Chartio?
- Holistics has a free tier; the other does not. Paid plans start at Free for Holistics and On request for Chartio.
- Does Holistics or Chartio run on more platforms?
- Holistics runs on Web, Cloud. Chartio runs on Web.
- Can I use Holistics for free?
- Yes. Holistics has a free tier, so you can try it without paying. Chartio starts at On request.
- What is Holistics best used for?
- Holistics is most often used for modelling business metrics in a code-defined semantic layer with git version control, self-service exploration and dashboards for non-sql users, embedding analytics into a customer-facing product. Of those, modelling business metrics in a code-defined semantic layer with git version control and self-service exploration and dashboards for non-sql users are not what Chartio is typically brought in for.
- What can Holistics do that Chartio cannot?
- Holistics covers Data Modeling, Version Control, Scheduling, Caching. Chartio covers Visual Query Builder, Interactive Dashboards, Data Blending, Collaboration. Both handle Embedding, BigQuery, Snowflake, Redshift.