With the world becoming increasingly data-driven day by day, businesses are constantly on the lookout for products that can turn raw data into insight with speed, and precision, without requiring an otherworldly learning curve. Sisense has been at the forefront of the market for quite a while now, and its native analytics and flexibility are its strengths. But Supaboard AI increasingly is a disruptor to convention, pushing past what's possible in business intelligence with its AI-first strategy, intuitive UX, and simultaneous value capture. With business more and more being data-driven operations, today's question isn't really what your BI solution can do—but how effectively, speedily, and in harmony it can do it.

Following is a side-by-side comparison of Supaboard vs. Sisense on ten most critical aspects, and that's why cutting-edge businesses are now looking towards their BI strategy once more in the guise of Supaboard.

Learning Curve & Onboarding Speed

Sisense is a very powerful tool but power is accompanied by great complexity. Onboarding normally involves formal training, developer guides, and architectural design. This makes it more appropriate for organizations with the luxury of time and technical personnel. Non-technical teams might find it daunting to implement and slow to provide ROI.

Supaboard flips it on its head—no-code, English-pursuing all. Ask an English question and receive chart answers in seconds. Its user-first approach makes it perfect for lean teams who require instant insight. It shortens the access-to-action timeline dramatically.

Balance Between Customization and Automation

Sisense provides strong customization but relies heavily on technically savvy users. Automation is possible but typically through scripts or third-party tools, introducing dependencies that can slow agility.

Supaboard provides in-built automation that complements its ease of use. Pre-trained AI analysts and drag-and-drop data storytelling reduce setup time, providing a balance of configurability and speed that's ideal for agile teams.

Contextual Recommendations

Sisense excels at data visualization but falls short of telling customers what to do next. Human intelligence is still needed to interpret charts and graphs.

Supaboard does one better—highlighting trends, anomalies, and significant changes. It applies machine learning to recommend what needs to be done next based on the data, acting as an active data strategist within your workflows.

In-App Data Governance & Compliance Controls

Sisense has broad compliance features but they generally need to be set up and are more widely available to those organizations that have enterprise-sized IT teams.

Supaboard integrates security and governance from the start. Its role-based, privacy-first access control paradigm is compliant with today's regulations like GDPR, SOC 2, and HIPAA out of the box.

Mobile-First Experience

Sisense is mobile-accessible, but its mobile experience is less than ideal, tending more toward a shrunken version of the desktop experience rather than fully optimized real-time interactivity.

Supaboard does not mess around when it comes to mobile. Executives are able to use voice to run queries, swipe dashboards, and create reports on their phones—perfect for mobile leadership. 

Data Preparation & Cleansing Capabilities

Sisense does have data preparation capabilities, but it typically involves external scripts or manual setup. This adds complexity and slows down insights.

Supaboard has data cleansing built into the platform, automated. You have usable, structured data in a fraction of the time—no extra tools or code needed.

Modular Deployment

Sisense is typically installed as a full-stack suite, which is wonderful for large organizations but might be overkill for departments or smaller organizations.

Supaboard is built using a modular architecture, which means you can begin small—analytics, dashboards, forecasting—and expand as you require. You only pay for (and utilize) what you want.

Auto-Refresh Real-Time Without Any Manual Efforts

Sisense does support real-time, but usually with integrations or additional setups. For mission-critical applications, this can be an obstacle.

Supaboard includes instant dashboard refresh as a default. Data remains live, and therefore teams won't need to click refresh in order to receive updated insights—perfect for rapid decision-making.

Persona-Based Dashboards

Role-based views are supported by Sisense but frequently require setup manually or support from implementation consultants.

Supaboard has pre-built persona-specific dashboards—marketing, sales, finance—and so relevant insight is delivered to each role from day one.

Plug-and-Play Industry Templates

Sisense provides templates but requires frequent customization before becoming beneficial.

Supaboard offers industry-ready templates ready to deploy for eCommerce, SaaS, logistics, and more. The templates are able to save weeks or days in time-to-value

Comparison Table: Supaboard vs. Sisense