ThoughtSpot Reviews & Product Details

I use ThoughtSpot for surfacing data in Snowflake and enabling self-serve. It makes it much easier for non-technical users to query data and build visuals. I like the ease of building visuals and querying data, and the live search is a feature I enjoy. The automatic filter pick-up and keyword searching are also helpful. It's easier for non-technical stakeholders to build reports plus NLQ with Spotter. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

I find the flexibility to transform data very limited and there's no way to stipulate what type of join to use. It would be useful to have more flexibility in visual types and data transformations, similar to a Power Query type layer in Power BI. Also, integrating apps built in Claude/Cursor and having the ability to plug them into live data in ThoughtSpot would be great. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What I like best about ThoughtSpot is how intuitive it makes data exploration. The natural language search allows both technical and non-technical users to quickly get insights without needing to write complex queries. It really shortens the time from question to answer, which is valuable in fast-paced environments. This is especially important to my organization, as we need quick, on the spot insights to help us drive strategy. Overall, the integration with Snowflake was straightforward and allowed us to streamline our backend data. Additionally, the continuous improvement efforts of ThoughtSpot to evolve the platform are top of the line - they have an extensive runway of enhancements to better shape the product and respond to customer needs. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

One area for improvement in ThoughtSpot is its formatting and reporting flexibility. While the platform is very strong for ad hoc analysis and search-driven insights, it can feel somewhat limited when trying to create highly customized, presentation-ready reports compared to more traditional BI tools. Additionally, in being cloud based, it can be challenging to bring in data (e.g., text files, etc.) outside of cloud based tools. In our organization, we often receive data from vendors that are flat files and having the abiliyt to easily bring those in would be an added benefit. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

It's easy to create connections between different softwares Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

The UI may be less intuitive than others Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

I really like the Conversational AI, Agentic features, and the Spotter functionality of ThoughtSpot. They provide additional insights and explanations, making the platform thorough, easy to access, and ubiquitous. The value comes in speed, clarity, and broader access to insights, as it reduces the friction between a business question and a usable answer. I appreciate how users can ask questions naturally, iterate quickly, and transition from data to action with less effort. I find Spotter particularly valuable as it goes beyond just information retrieval by explaining data, providing additional context, and guiding users to insights they might not think of on their own. ThoughtSpot becomes more than a reporting tool; it is a decision-support capability helping users interpret results, explore implications, and act confidently. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

There is clear value in ThoughtSpot, but the opportunity is in making advanced capabilities more consistently intuitive and dependable for everyday business users. At times, the experience can still require too much user interpretation, especially when moving from a question to a fully trusted, decision ready insight. Areas for improvement include making outputs more consistently context-aware, improving the precision and relevance of generated insights, and simplifying the experience so users can navigate advanced capabilities without needing significant enablement. In short, the platform is strongest when it reduces complexity. The more seamless, explainable and business-friendly the experience becomes, the more broadly and confidently it will be adopted. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

I love how ThoughtSpot is quick and enables us to democratize data, allowing more people to access it. It's fun to build with, and it offers many unique features. I appreciate the specific visuals we can create, such as heat maps and bar and line charts, which serve multiple purposes for our users. I find it very intuitive to use ThoughtSpot, making it easy to create quick answers with filters. I've learned to perform tasks rapidly and provide a lot of value with engaging visuals instead of just showing quick tables. People respond well to these visuals, which has been really helpful. Additionally, I enjoy ThoughtSpot for its ability to handle a vast amount of data and manipulate it, impressing everyone I have shown it to with how fast they can create reports and customize data. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Sometimes, it does take a little bit of time to index the data when a new data model is created, and that is a little frustrating. So being able to get that indexing time down would be great. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What I like most about ThoughtSpot is its ease of use, the ability to build relationships within the data model, and its very clear documentation. It also offers a seamless integration of AI capabilities and a well-designed user interface that aligns closely with market needs. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

“ThoughtSpot is highly accessible to end users, so once the models are built correctly within the platform, the responsibility for operating reports and visualizations lies with the end users. You don’t need to be a BI developer to manage the system. This has saved the data and engineering teams significant time, allowing them to focus on deeper business analysis rather than report maintenance.”What I like less at the moment is that while the platform is very AI-focused, their agent isn’t as powerful as I would expect. It doesn’t fully learn user behavior as anticipated, even though it leverages the OpenAI engine. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

The platform makes it easy for non-technical users to self-serve, and the software is relatively easy to learn. Customer support is also responsive. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

The formulas don’t use SQL or Excel-style formatting, so they’re difficult to build, understand, and troubleshoot.

Also, for a dashboard to include filters, the data has to be created as a model rather than pulled directly from the source table. That’s frustrating because it adds an extra step to what should be a straightforward setup.

Adding users to dashboards and granting access also feels unnecessarily drawn out. Users request access, it comes through via email, and when you click “grant” it takes you to the dashboard—where you then have to remember the user’s name and manually add them yourself. On top of that, if someone needs to use the dashboard filters, you’re required to give them access to the underlying sources. Why? Overall, there are just too many steps.

The formatting available within ThoughtSpot also feels very limiting in terms of fonts, colour palettes, themes, etc. available. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Thoughtspot has given me an edge in obtaining relevant data sets to get clear and up to date view of the market segments compared to other sources we use. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

It's almost perfect. But it does take some time to load in the browser. If there is a stand alone application that eases the accessibility of data, would be an added enhancement. Inability to get weekly comparison data because of storage limitation. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

I think the Spotter tool is really cool at interpreting prompts and producing answers/liveboard tiles that match well with what I wanted. Huge time saver when making charts and tables. I also use the SpotterCode MCP regularly to understand and make API calls as we build out our integration - its awesome! Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Not much! At first I found it a little difficult to generate charts & tiles manually, but it was just a different paradigm than I'm used to. I know we had one recent workaround when it comes to displaying a duration column, but with formulas we were able to make things work. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

the ease at which I can throw together some charts and build a viewport over some analysis to share within my business Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

I would like more customisation in terms of the visualisations Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.