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TIBCO Spotfire vs Umami

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TIBCO Spotfire

Business Intelligence

AI-powered analytics and data science

From
$100/month
Rated
-
Full reviewWebsite
Umami logo

Umami

Marketing

Open source, cookie-free web analytics you can self-host for the cost of a database

From
Free
Rated
-
Full reviewWebsite

The short version

  • Only Umami has a free tier, so it costs nothing to try first.
  • Each has a real cost: TIBCO Spotfire complex interface with many buttons and features makes initial learning difficult; Umami there is no cohort analysis, retention curve, session replay or multi-touch attribution, so a marketing team that needs to justify channel spend will still buy a second tool and Umami becomes a supplementary dashboard.
  • They diverge on capability: TIBCO Spotfire covers Visual Analytics, Umami covers Cookie-free tracking.
  • Prices and features above were last checked on 31 August 2026.

Where they differ

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

Attributes where TIBCO Spotfire and Umami differ
AttributeTIBCO SpotfireUmami
Starting price$100/monthFree
Pricing modelUnknownPer month by event count
Free tierNoYes
PlatformsWindows, WebWeb, Linux
CategoryBusiness IntelligenceMarketing
Founded1997Unknown

Identical on both: user rating (Not yet rated).

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 TIBCO Spotfire

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

Only in Umami

  • Cookie-free tracking
  • Self-hosting
  • Small tracking script
  • Custom events
  • Funnels and goals
  • Multi-site and teams
  • Public dashboards
  • API access

What people use each for

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

TIBCO Spotfire

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

Umami

  • A developer who wants traffic numbers on a personal or client site without adding a consent bannernot TIBCO Spotfire
  • An organisation whose legal or procurement team has ruled out sending visitor data to a US advertising companynot TIBCO Spotfire
  • A high-traffic site where hosted analytics priced by pageview band has become expensive and self-hosting removes the ceiling entirelynot TIBCO Spotfire
  • A team that wants analytics data in a database they already control so they can query and join it themselvesnot TIBCO Spotfire

Where each one falls short

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

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

Umami

  • There is no cohort analysis, retention curve, session replay or multi-touch attribution, so a marketing team that needs to justify channel spend will still buy a second tool and Umami becomes a supplementary dashboard.
  • Self-hosting is only free in licence terms; you own the database, the upgrades, the backups and the query performance at scale, and a busy site's events table grows quickly enough to need real attention.
  • Because it stores no persistent identifier, it cannot follow a user across devices or sessions in any meaningful way, which makes returning-visitor and lifetime-value questions unanswerable by design rather than by omission.
  • Cloud overage is billed per event beyond the plan allowance, so a traffic spike or a badly instrumented custom event can produce a bill materially above the $20 or $200 headline before anyone notices.
  • It is maintained by a small team, so the pace of new capability is modest and enterprise expectations such as SSO, granular role permissions and formal support agreements are limited compared with commercial analytics vendors.

Pricing, plan by plan

TIBCO Spotfire

$100/month

No published plan breakdown. See the TIBCO Spotfire review.

Umami

Free
  • Self-hostedFree
    • MIT licensed, no licence fee
    • No event limit imposed by the software
    • Unlimited websites and users
  • Cloud HobbyFree
    • Up to 100,000 events per month
    • 3 websites
    • 6 months data retention
  • Cloud Pro$20/month
    • Up to 1,000,000 events per month
    • Unlimited websites
    • Unlimited team members
  • Cloud Business$200/month
    • Up to 10,000,000 events per month
    • All Pro features
    • Higher volume overage rate

Which should you pick?

Choose TIBCO Spotfire if

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

Choose Umami if

  • You need cookie-free tracking.
  • You want to start without paying.
  • You work on Web, Linux.
  • You also want self-hosting.
Umami review

Questions people ask

Is TIBCO Spotfire or Umami better?
Neither clearly leads. TIBCO Spotfire starts at $100/month and Umami at Free, and user ratings are close enough to be indistinguishable. Choose on capability and platform support.
Which is cheaper, TIBCO Spotfire or Umami?
Umami has a free tier; the other does not. Paid plans start at $100/month for TIBCO Spotfire and Free for Umami.
Does TIBCO Spotfire or Umami run on more platforms?
TIBCO Spotfire runs on Windows, Web. Umami runs on Web, Linux.
Can I use Umami for free?
Yes. Umami has a free tier, so you can try it without paying. TIBCO Spotfire starts at $100/month.
What is TIBCO Spotfire best used for?
TIBCO Spotfire is most often used for self-service analytics, data exploration, ad-hoc reporting, collaborative analysis. Of those, self-service analytics and data exploration are not what Umami is typically brought in for.
What can TIBCO Spotfire do that Umami cannot?
TIBCO Spotfire covers Visual Analytics, Predictive Analytics, Geospatial Analysis, Streaming Data. Umami covers Cookie-free tracking, Self-hosting, Small tracking script, Custom events.

Answered from the vendors’ own pages

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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Umami: Is Umami really free?

Self-hosted, yes; it is MIT licensed with no event cap. You pay for the server and database. Umami Cloud has a free tier at 100,000 events a month and paid tiers from $20.

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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Umami: Do I need a cookie consent banner?

For Umami analytics specifically, generally no, because it sets no cookies and stores no personal data. Other tags on your site may still require one.

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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Umami: Can it replace Google Analytics?

For traffic, referrers and event counts, yes. For attribution modelling, audiences and advertising integration, 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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Umami: What does it need to run?

A container and a PostgreSQL or MySQL database. Most people deploy it on infrastructure they already pay for.

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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