Toucan Reviews & Pricing

Key Features

Platform

• Connect Any Data Source: Connect to cloud and on-premise databases, cloud data warehouses, third-party BI solutions and REST APIs via over 100 built-in connectors, or create custom ones with an open-source library. Easily set up connectors to data sources, no programming knowledge necessary. Some supported connections include SAP, MicroStrategy, Google BigQuery, Oracle, SQL Server, Google Analytics, Salesforce and more. Pull data from CSV, Excel and static files to transform it into dynamic data.
• Keep Data Up-To-Date: Refresh data on demand, automatically on a regular basis with a scheduler, or request it in real time. Define which sources to refresh and how often to refresh them through batch processing. Blends live and loaded data sources, tracking changes and debugging datasets with its Storytelling Tracker.
• Integrated ETL: Extract, transform and load data, collecting it in an embedded data lake and cleaning it up before integrating it into the solution. Query data on the fly with Weaverbird, the vendor’s built-in, open-source no-code visual query builder. Integrates with existing ETL tools such as Talend, iPython, Notebook, Dataiku, Denodo and more, and is designed to be compatible with all information systems. Perform joins, slices, pivots and melts seamlessly, without the need to code. Supports ad-hoc transformation for evolution computation, date aggregation and other critical statistics.
• Interactive Dashboards: Display KPIs in the form of an interactive story with the aid of graphic messages on ergonomic dashboards. Add additional context through comments, sources, captions, glossaries and more.
• Toucan Toco Studio: Focus on the data story rather than design mechanics. Create charts, layouts and stories faster through guided design without needing technical skills. Add context and generate visualizations with a few clicks, all the while becoming more data-literate.
  • Data Visualization: Highlight key-value elements and add color and context to information through visualizations. Display data in visually appealing ways by creating more than 20 kinds of charts and graphs. Give context by including definitions and data sources in visualizations and annotating specific elements. Collaborate with others within the platform or in tools like Slack and MS Teams. 
  • App Gallery: Jumpstart the business by building dashboards in minutes from pre-designed templates. Choose from a gallery of ready-to-go applications; preview apps with a single click, then use as-is or customize as needed. Leverage sample data to view what the final product will look like, then download and populate data models with custom data. 
• Collaboration: Drive action by continuing the conversation through annotations and comments on dashboards, and exchange ideas with others through the live chatbox. Ensure privacy by making direct comments visible to specific groups only. Export and share insights with others inside and outside the organization through tools like Slack and Teams.
• Calls to Action: Decide exactly what to do with proprietary information through a built-in decision-support system that gives relevant recommendations, links to relevant insights and proposed next steps. 
• Alerts: Add, edit and configure rules and conditions for email or push notifications through a dedicated notification environment.
• Presentation Mode: Empower data-driven meetings by sharing insights with others in a presentation format. Schedule presentations with calendar events and invite people from anywhere to follow the data story. Identify metrics and interact with the dashboard in the presentation mode, and create a dialogue with the presenter through a chat box. 
• Role-Based Administration: Maintain granular control of permissions across the organization. Ensure that roles and responsibilities are clear by defining roles like App Builder, App Validator, Viewer, Data Manager, Full Administrator and more. 
• Mobile Access: Access proprietary information on any device — even on those that aren’t connected to the internet, thanks to an offline mode. With a mobile-first strategy, the vendor prioritizes the mobile version of a site and then adapts it for larger screens.

Embedded Analytics

• Web Components: Deliver insights to clients by embedding either through a web component or iframe. 
• White-Labeling: Customize the look and feel of the interface with colors, styles, logos and backgrounds to comply with the company’s brand and adapt to specific categories.
• Security: Connects to an organization’s SSO capabilities, irrespective of whether it is the standard platform or the embedded version. Leverages the native authentication system through support for SAML and OpenID protocols.
• One-Click Publication: Publish new content or modifications to the analytics module with just one click.
• Guided Framework: Quickly build and deploy apps by following the built-in guidelines for design through an intuitive UI — no need for technical expertise. 
• Data-Free Prototyping: Put design and KPI selection first with an integrated fake data generator.
• App Templates: Select from a rich, curated catalog of ready-to-use templates and customize as needed to deploy in seconds. Leverage templates built by subject matter experts and based on real use cases, with pre-designed ready-to-populate data models.

Limitations

• Doesn’t allow the creation of custom visualizations.
• Doesn’t have the ability to forecast data.

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