Panorama Necto is an easy, yet functional BI tool

What are the best aspects of this product?

My work consists in analyzing data and creating management reports, and I've used multiole products to do it. Necto 15 is an exceptional moment in my career, due to few amazing features I'm going to mention: Necto is easy, to say so. I use it to generate professional and good-looking reports, but what is really impressive about it is that the tool itself provides suggestions for imporvement, that one I didn't really expect. I like the visualization options and the info graphics, the specific comment feature that I never saw before, the small, yet active user community, and the reliable support. The tool is integrated with more sources than I expected (SQL Server, for example), and content can be easily shared with all users for effective collaboration. As if all of this was not enough, the price is really affordable, one that would surprise small companies that believe they could never afford such a functional tool on their desks.

What aspects are problematic or could work better?

It supports no other operational system than Windows, I think that's a considerable disadvantage for a modern BI tool. The other drawbacks are not that meaningful, but for the sake of mentioning few, there is no downloadable trial edition one could use to get an insight before the final purchase; and there are no documented instructions that would explain features in a more throughout way than the videos do.

What specific problems in your company were solved by this product?

To be completely honest, we were facing serious data problems, and we knew that without a proper BI solution, there was nothing to that can prevent the problems from obtaining a devastating scale in future. Necto was our savior, due to the automation, data discovery, and reporting, which led us to amazin reports even when working with raw and limited data. The magnificent perspective on future trends kept us on board, and being able to collaborate at any moment made us aware of the incredible problem-solving capacity we had, but didn't know how to use before. Automatic recommendations were just wonderful for cross-checks and examinations.

Are you a current user of this product?

Yes