GoodData FAQs

  • Who is GoodData best for - their role(s) within what kind of companies.

    GoodData is suited for ISV and enterprise companies looking for flexibility to build and scale any of their data use cases; from self-service and embeddable analytics, to machine learning and IoT.

  • How does GoodData benefit them?

    GoodData provides powerful customer-facing analytics with rich embedding options, self-service tools, beautiful visualizations, integration and deployment flexibility and unmatched scalability. Its security features meet the highest global standards and certifications.

  • How technical do users need to be to use GoodData's software?

    GoodData provides powerful, easy analytics - for any persona, no PhD required:
    - Self-service dashboards for updated insights
    - Out-of-the-box advanced analytics, predictive functions, interactive visualizations

  • What makes GoodData a leader in this space?

    At GoodData, we believe that traditional data tools are no longer enough. Our Data as a Service (DaaS) infrastructure is the future of analytics: real-time, open, secure, and scalable. GoodData’s leading cloud native platform gives our customers the flexibility to build and scale any of their data use cases.

    GoodData’s robust dashboards, custom insights, and unmatched governance options have helped over 140,000 of the world’s top businesses deliver on their analytics goals. Our Data as a Service (DaaS) infrastructure is the future of analytics: real-time, open, secure, and scalable. GoodData is headquartered in San Francisco and is backed by Andreessen Horowitz, General Catalyst Partners, Intel Capital, TOTVS, and others.

  • Who are GoodData's biggest competitors (3-5 companies)?

    Looker, Tableau, Sisense, PowerBI

  • How/why is GoodData better than those competitors (or most others in their market)? What about GoodData is unique, stronger, easier, etc.?

    GoodData provides the full set of tools that businesses need to design embedded analytics for any persona and any use case. Bridging the gap between power, performance, and scale, with flexibility and customization, GoodData is able to drive large-scale adoption of analytics across entire business networks.

    The GoodData semantic layer ensures that all of your end users, including self-service users, understand the data in the same way. The information in the semantic model can be leveraged for enterprise analytics and provides a shared understanding of the analyzed entities and their relationships.

    The GoodData platform includes a rich set of APIs and SDKs that create a flexible environment for developers to build and extend the platform to meet the customized needs of the business. The GoodData platform also utilizes numerous open standards interfaces and protocols (i.e., JDBC).

  • What kind of features can customers expect GoodData to release in the near future? And longer term?

    Contact GoodData to learn more.

  • Which popular or common software does GoodData integrate with?

    GoodData provides robust and flexible data integration - supporting any source/technology stack:
    - Integrates with Snowflake, Redshift, Big Query and any other cloud data warehouse.
    - 150+ data sources, any data volume, any type.

  • Software pricing can often be complex. If it's pretty straightforward, list tiers, pricing (per year, seat, etc) and limits for GoodData. If it's not simple, use broad estimates or ranges for typical setups.

    GoodData offers flexible pricing options - for companies of all sizes:
    - Free: Get started for free. Unlimited number of users. No credit card.
    - Growth: Efficiently scale your data analytics as your business grows.
    - Enterprise: Offering ready for thousands of users and terabytes of data.

  • Does GoodData offer a trial or free download available?

    Register for your FREE GoodData account today and see your own data in action@ gooddata.com/free

  • Does GoodData offer any kind of training/education for their product?

    GoodData provides multiple training options, including self-service online documentation, in-person training and also custom professional consultations.

  • Describe the implementation process and timeline for GoodData software.

    Unmatched time to market, deliver insights powered by GoodData analytics in just 8 weeks. GoodData team of expert data engineers, frontend developers, and UX designers are here to serve as an implementation and advisory team to help you accelerate delivery. Request your demo on gooddata.com.

  • What are the GoodData support options? List all.

    GoodData provides multiple support options from self-service onboarding and training, support via online forums to regular technical support with 24/7 SLA, in-person onboarding and training to custom professional consultations.