Business Intelligence · head to head
Holistics vs Cyfe
The short version
- Each has a real cost: Holistics the entry plan is $960 per month billed monthly, which is a high floor for a BI tool; Cyfe dashboards are the billing unit, at 2 on the $29 Starter plan and 5 on the $39 Standard plan
- They diverge on capability: Holistics covers Data Modeling, Cyfe covers Pre-built Widgets.
Where they differ
Only the attributes on which Holistics and Cyfe actually diverge.
Identical on both: starting price (Free), pricing model (subscription), free tier (Yes), 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 Holistics
- Data Modeling
- Version Control
- Scheduling
- Caching
- BigQuery
- Snowflake
- Redshift
- PostgreSQL
Only in Cyfe
- Pre-built Widgets
- Custom Metrics
- Historical Data
- White-labeling
- Google Analytics
- Salesforce
Both cover
- Embedding
- 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 Cyfe
- Self-service exploration and dashboards for non-SQL usersnot Cyfe
- Embedding analytics into a customer-facing productnot Cyfe
Cyfe
- Building business dashboards from marketing, sales and finance sourcesnot Holistics
- Displaying live metrics on office screens and shared public URLsnot 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
Cyfe
- Dashboards are the billing unit, at 2 on the $29 Starter plan and 5 on the $39 Standard plan
- Users are capped separately, at 1 on Starter and 2 on Standard, so a two person team needs the second tier for seats alone
- Unlimited users only appears on the $119 Premier plan
- Additional dashboards beyond a plan are $5 each
- The Agency plan includes 10 clients with further clients at $19 each
Pricing, plan by plan
Holistics
Free- FreeFree
- 3 Users
- Basic Features
- Community Support
- Standard$250/month
- Unlimited Users
- Advanced Features
- Email Support
Cyfe
Free- FreeFree
- 5 Widgets
- Basic Features
- Community Support
- Solo$19/month
- 10 Dashboards
- Premium Widgets
- Email Support
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.
Choose Cyfe if
- You need pre-built widgets.
- You want to start without paying.
- You work on Web, Mobile, Tv.
- You also want custom metrics.
Questions people ask
- Is Holistics or Cyfe better?
- Neither clearly leads. Holistics starts at Free and Cyfe at Free, and user ratings are close enough to be indistinguishable. Choose on capability and platform support.
- Which is cheaper, Holistics or Cyfe?
- Holistics starts at Free and Cyfe at Free.
- Does Holistics or Cyfe run on more platforms?
- Holistics runs on Web, Cloud. Cyfe runs on Web, Mobile, Tv.
- Can I use Holistics for free?
- Both have a free tier, so you can try either at no cost before committing.
- 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 Cyfe is typically brought in for.
- What can Holistics do that Cyfe cannot?
- Holistics covers Data Modeling, Version Control, Scheduling, Caching. Cyfe covers Pre-built Widgets, Custom Metrics, Historical Data, White-labeling. Both handle Embedding, Web support.