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GoodData vs Yellowfin

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GoodData

by GoodData

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Pricing: Quote only. Professional is priced per workspace (platform fee plus workspaces, unlimited users); Enterprise is custom priced and adds Agent Builder and SLA support. 30-day trial.

GoodData is a business intelligence and embedded analytics platform for building dashboards, AI assistants and agents into products, cloud or self-hosted.

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Yellowfin

by Idera

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Pricing: Quote only. Embedded: per-unit, revenue-share or server-core models. Enterprise BI: named-user, server or custom terms. Trial and proof of concept available.

Yellowfin is business intelligence and embedded analytics software from Idera for software vendors and enterprise teams, sold by quote, self-hosted or managed.

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Feature Comparison

Business Intelligence Software features side-by-side

Feature	GoodData 10/17 features	Yellowfin 10/17 features
Drag-and-drop report builder Build charts and tables by dragging fields onto a canvas, with no SQL required for a standard report.	Yes	Yes
Live connection to cloud data warehouses Query Snowflake, BigQuery, Redshift or Databricks directly instead of importing an extract first.	Yes	Yes
Scheduled data extract refresh Imported datasets refresh on a timetable, with the refresh frequency configurable per dataset.	No	No
Semantic data model with governed metrics Measures, dimensions and joins are defined once in a reusable model that every report shares.	Yes	Yes
Self-service data preparation Clean, join, pivot and reshape source tables in a visual prep tool before modeling them.	No	Yes
Natural language questions on data Type a plain-language question and get a chart or figure generated from the governed model.	Yes	Yes
Ad hoc drill-down and cross-filtering Clicking a mark filters the linked visuals and drills from a summary down to the row detail.	Yes	No
Paginated print-ready reports Produce pixel-perfect multi-page reports for PDF or print with page headers, footers and totals.	No	No
Scheduled report subscriptions by email A report snapshot is delivered to a recipient list on a daily, weekly or monthly schedule.	Yes	Yes
Automated anomaly and trend insights The tool surfaces unusual movements and key drivers in a metric without a user asking for them.	Yes	Yes
Row-level security by user attributes Which rows a viewer sees is restricted by their identity or group membership in the data model.	Yes	Yes
Data lineage and impact analysis Trace a report field back to its source table and see which reports break if that source changes.	No	No
Version control and deployment pipelines Promote content through development, test and production stages with tracked changes and rollback.	No	No
Native mobile apps for reports iOS and Android apps show reports with layouts adapted to a phone screen, not just a shrunk page.	No	Yes
On-premises data gateway A gateway agent connects the cloud service to databases behind your firewall without opening ports.	No	No
Free viewer seats for report consumers People who only open and filter published reports do not need a paid creator or explorer seat.	Yes	No
Self-hosted BI server option The full platform can run on your own servers or private cloud instead of the vendor's cloud.	Yes	Yes
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GoodData 10/17 features

Drag-and-drop report builder: Yes
Live connection to cloud data warehouses: Yes
Scheduled data extract refresh: No
Semantic data model with governed metrics: Yes
Self-service data preparation: No
Natural language questions on data: Yes
Ad hoc drill-down and cross-filtering: Yes
Paginated print-ready reports: No
Scheduled report subscriptions by email: Yes
Automated anomaly and trend insights: Yes
Row-level security by user attributes: Yes
Data lineage and impact analysis: No
Version control and deployment pipelines: No
Native mobile apps for reports: No
On-premises data gateway: No
Free viewer seats for report consumers: Yes
Self-hosted BI server option: Yes

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Yellowfin 10/17 features

Drag-and-drop report builder: Yes
Live connection to cloud data warehouses: Yes
Scheduled data extract refresh: No
Semantic data model with governed metrics: Yes
Self-service data preparation: Yes
Natural language questions on data: Yes
Ad hoc drill-down and cross-filtering: No
Paginated print-ready reports: No
Scheduled report subscriptions by email: Yes
Automated anomaly and trend insights: Yes
Row-level security by user attributes: Yes
Data lineage and impact analysis: No
Version control and deployment pipelines: No
Native mobile apps for reports: Yes
On-premises data gateway: No
Free viewer seats for report consumers: No
Self-hosted BI server option: Yes

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Pricing

GoodData

Quote only. Professional is priced per workspace (platform fee plus workspaces, unlimited users); Enterprise is custom priced and adds Agent Builder and SLA support. 30-day trial.

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Yellowfin

Quote only. Embedded: per-unit, revenue-share or server-core models. Enterprise BI: named-user, server or custom terms. Trial and proof of concept available.

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