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Sigma Computing

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Last updated March 13th, 2026

# Reviews of Sigma Computing

Ease of use

3.9

Customer Service

4.7

## Pros and Cons in Reviews

AV

Ayomide V

Human Resources and Data AnalystE-Learning, 11 - 50 employeesUsed the software for: 1-2 years.

“Sigma is a great choice; it enables me to analyze large datasets without much SQL expertise.“

March 29, 2025

JS

Jordan S

Service Delivery ManagerLogistics and Supply Chain, 11 - 50 employeesUsed the software for: Less than 6 months.

“A major bugbear of mine is that the filters don't seem to react to each other if there are multiple on a dashboard, they filter independently of other inputs.“

May 26, 2020

IC

Isabella C

RevOps ManagerInformation Technology and Services, 1,001 - 5,000 employeesUsed the software for: 1-2 years.

“Sigma Computing is a really powerful data analytics tool.“

May 5, 2025

AL

Ashley L

Product ManagerComputer Software, 51 - 200 employeesUsed the software for: 6-12 months.

“Due to this and my limited time, I haven't taken much time to learn Sigma and get comfortable with it, especially when I'm familiar with SQL.“

September 28, 2020

SH

Shamaas H

Software EngineerMarket Research, 2 - 10 employeesUsed the software for: 6-12 months.

“However, i love how it is a web application and easily integrates with databricks.“

October 20, 2022

NM

Nicholas M

Product ManagerE-Learning, 51 - 200 employeesUsed the software for: 1-2 years.

“I wish my default permissions could be "public" - I'm never doing anything private, so why is that the default?“

December 17, 2020

JB

John B

Area ManagerEnvironmental Services, 5,001 - 10,000 employeesUsed the software for: 1-2 years.

“Overall, Sigma is a great product with plenty of options for viewing your data and presenting it.“

June 30, 2022

Benji J

TechnologyCapital Markets, 51 - 200 employeesUsed the software for: Less than 6 months.

“Not a tableau/power bi replacement, some features still immature“

May 13, 2020

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Andy R.  
BI Architect, Cofounder  
Computer Software  
Used the software for: 6-12 months

### "Sigma plus Snowflake is a revelation! "

December 14, 2020

4.0

It has exceeded my expectations in ease of use and the productivity my team has been able to achieve.

Pros

I love the secure cloud hosting, the ease of connecting to data sources, the fact that it queries the data directly, but most I like the grid based view of data that is always at hand. Being able to view, sort, filter, and create calculations on the data in a familiar spreadsheet-like interface is genius. The “Column Details” feature allows me to quickly understand the range of values in the system.

Cons

I’ve generated several feature requests for areas we’d like to see more detail.

Alternatives considered

[Looker](https://www.capterra.com/p/169053/Looker/)[Mode](https://www.capterra.com/p/160585/Mode-Analytics/)[Tableau](https://www.capterra.com/p/208764/Tableau/)[MicroStrategy Analytics](https://www.capterra.com/p/250435/MicroStrategy-Analytics/)[Microsoft Power BI](https://www.capterra.com/p/176586/Power-BI/)

Reason for choosing Sigma Computing

See above. Good feature set. Engaged support team. Price. Ease of onboarding and getting staff productive. Ease of connecting data sources.

Review Source

IC

Isabella C.  
RevOps Manager  
Information Technology and Services  
Used the software for: 1-2 years

### "Best data analytics software ever"

May 5, 2025

5.0

I love Sigma and would recommend this software to anyone

Pros

Sigma Computing is a really powerful data analytics tool. The customer support is superb, since you can resolve roadblocks in real time. It really makes a difference especially when first learning the software. I am very very pleased with the visualization and data manipulation abilities of Sigma Computing.

Cons

Sigma requires a learning curve of at least 2 weeks for new users. If users don't commit the time to learning, they will continually put off mastering and using the software, even if familiar tools like Excel and Google Sheets are less capable and take more time to create visualizations in.

Switched from

[Tableau](https://www.capterra.com/p/208764/Tableau/)

Tableau's data visualization was not as intuitive and powerful as Sigma.

Review Source

mQ

martha Q.  
drop ship manager  
Apparel & Fashion  
Used the software for: 6-12 months

### "positively mixed feelings"

July 18, 2019

3.0

Overall I have access to more than our previous reporting system, which is a positive. However, as self serve as it is I wish connecting tables and validating was more straightforward as a user.

Pros

I like how customizable it is. From a good basic report I can move things around to suit my needs. In addition it has many options for how to export, which is great as I use excel for more complex files & google sheets for collaborating & sharing findings.

Cons

Load times to get to a report or filter can be killer for some reports that pull from many data sources, and have large amounts of information. The permissions are a bit annoying when a report is created for me by an admin, but I am the report owner (as it was made for my department), but I can't make my own changes (w/o admin privlidges) and archive the main one. In these cases, I have to request the admin to make the changes, or make a copy and publish my own report and again contact the admin to delete or move the report so that mine is the one the team goes to first.

Review Source

NM

Nicholas M.  
Product Manager  
E-Learning  
Used the software for: 1-2 years

### "Incredible power and flexibility"

December 17, 2020

5.0

I am obsessed with Sigma, by far my favorite BI tool I've used. It let me do calculations myself that would usually require whole cycles of data requests, and affords me much more flexibility.

Pros

\* Ability to pull any data I need or want \* Complexity of calculations possible while being easy to use \* Seriously those grouping levels are VERY powerful

Cons

\* Pivot tables are the one thing they haven't aced yet - you can make them but then to calculate cased on them you need to make a new dataset and then a new sheet. You can do pretty much all the same work with just levels though so I don't miss them too often. \* I wish my default permissions could be "public" - I'm never doing anything private, so why is that the default? \* Maps could use some work. I want to color-map countries, not just display dots

Alternatives considered

[Looker](https://www.capterra.com/p/169053/Looker/)[Tableau](https://www.capterra.com/p/208764/Tableau/)[Amazon QuickSight](https://www.capterra.com/p/169810/Quicksight/)

Reason for choosing Sigma Computing

I liked it most for the complexity and flexibility of computation that I could do easily within the platform. I think a combination of that and cost went into why the Data team (the final decision maker) went with them.

Switched from

[Looker](https://www.capterra.com/p/169053/Looker/)

Wanted more flexibility than we had with Looker at the time.

Review Source

JS

Jordan S.  
Service Delivery Manager  
Logistics and Supply Chain  
Used the software for: Less than 6 months

### "The BI tool of the future"

May 26, 2020

5.0

Love it. We previously had Looker as our BI tool and this is a HUGE improvement over that tool. Ease of use, clarity of features, flexibility of the system are all significantly improved. Couldn't be happier with our switch, I know my whole team would say the same thing.

Pros

Ease of use, especially the ability to write custom SQL queries to build datasets and reports. The visualization builder is also very user friendly and has made throwing together dashboards for internal or external use significantly easier. Saves me and my colleagues a ton of time!

Cons

There have been some features identified by the team that we need for Enterprise-level software that were missing, many have been addressed though. A major bugbear of mine is that the filters don't seem to react to each other if there are multiple on a dashboard, they filter independently of other inputs.

Alternatives considered

[Sisense](https://www.capterra.com/p/86955/Sisense/)[Tableau](https://www.capterra.com/p/208764/Tableau/)

Reason for choosing Sigma Computing

Price point, willingness to work with us on feature development, enterprise options, and ease of use of product among others.

Switched from

[Looker](https://www.capterra.com/p/169053/Looker/)

Looker was very onerous to work in due to LookML language that you had to write in to delineate different objects from the database. SQL is much easier to work in and simpler to learn, so the barrier to access is much lower with Sigma.

Review Source

TR

Tania R.  
Software Engineer  
Information Technology and Services  
Used the software for: 6-12 months

### "Using Sigma as a Software developer"

June 27, 2019

4.0

I think is a nice tool, is easy to use and it's fast. You can load your data and start analyzing it very fast, also, it's a nice tool for non technical users, but when I need more features or power I rather to use Data Studio

Pros

Is an easy to use software, I liked that it's very fast, I don't have to wait to start seeing the data

Cons

It needs more features, specially to migrate the worksheets to different environments, also it has a very limited number of functions. Sometimes the error messages are not very descriptives, so we can't know what's happening or how to solve it (we had a worksheet with an error like: "the joins are not efficient", something like that, so that message was kind of useless)

Alternatives considered

[Tableau](https://www.capterra.com/p/208764/Tableau/)

Reason for choosing Sigma Computing

i suggest Google Data Studio, but they choose Sigma because it's a lot easier to use

Review Source

VR

Verified Reviewer  
Front End Development Manager  
Internet  
Used the software for: Less than 6 months

### "Powerful data visualization tool"

May 14, 2020

5.0

As a data analyst, I've have had a lot of fun building dashboards and reports with Sigma. It's very flexible and has great usability

Pros

\- You can easily add data sources, and then create datasets with the columns you need - It also lets you format the columns and process the data by using formulas, very similar to what you would do in a spreadsheet, but more streamlined - You can easily join different datasets and filter data - The new dashboards are very easy to use, with a clear interface to add widgets, filters and views - They also have quick and effective customer support

Cons

\- It can be a little intimidating if you are not familiar with spreadsheets

Alternatives considered

[Looker](https://www.capterra.com/p/169053/Looker/)[Mode](https://www.capterra.com/p/160585/Mode-Analytics/)

Reason for choosing Sigma Computing

Price and overall functionality. UI was also very similar to what our end users were used to (Spreadsheets)

Review Source

JM

John M.  
Chief Data Scientist  
Financial Services  
Used the software for: 1-2 years

### "Quick route to collaborative BI (especially for Excel users)"

September 15, 2020

5.0

Sigma got my business to the point of insightful, collaborative BI in a couple of weeks, and it instantly was our most critical performance monitoring tool.

Pros

Love the dataset -> spreadsheet -> dashboard usage model Seamless integration with Snowflake

Cons

User admin/roles functionality is not as easy and consistent to administer as it should be

Alternatives considered

[Looker](https://www.capterra.com/p/169053/Looker/)[Tableau](https://www.capterra.com/p/208764/Tableau/)[Microsoft Excel](https://www.capterra.com/p/176574/Excel/)

Reason for choosing Sigma Computing

It was the easiest and most cost-effective to link to our Snowflake instance.

Review Source

GB

Gary B.  
Senior Director  
Information Technology and Services  
Used the software for: Less than 6 months

### "Two month review"

September 15, 2020

5.0

So far, I have loved it. For a month of experience, I feel very empowered to create the reports necessary to drive the business.

Pros

Love the simplicity of creating reoccurring reports and setting them up for automated delivery.

Cons

Some of the more complex formulas can be difficult to create, however the support has helped immensely. Only other con would be some of the output formats. one of the largest issues I still have is to output to a format that includes the entire list of (pick a column)

Switched from

[Tableau](https://www.capterra.com/p/208764/Tableau/)

Not sure....and not completely sure we are getting rid of it.

Review Source

MB

Michell B.  
Product Manager  
Transportation/Trucking/Railroad  
Used the software for: Less than 6 months

### "Good price, needs more features"

July 18, 2019

3.0

This has been a net positive for our org.

Pros

Sigma allows viewers for free, even viewers from outside your organization.

Cons

The dashboard feature is not fully built out - many features seem to be missing. For example, I can't put percents on a pie chart.

Alternatives considered

[Looker](https://www.capterra.com/p/169053/Looker/)[Tableau](https://www.capterra.com/p/208764/Tableau/)

Review Source

KT

Kyle T.  
Product Manager  
Venture Capital & Private Equity  
Used the software for: 6-12 months

### "Great product and better value"

September 15, 2020

4.0

Pros

Compared to competitors I found Sigma to be much more straightforward with regard to database connections and dashboard building. No complex data warehousing layer, or reporting databases to instrument / sync, it simply reads from whatever db you assign and syncs in real time. While there is still a learning curve, the excel-like functions make it friendlier to business users who are not familiar with SQL to enable them to build custom reports rather than only viewing. While there isn't a "team" assigned to you for onboarding like other tools offer, I have found adhoc email and chat support to be good enough, and certainly worth the $ saved compared to other 'implementation costs' that often come with or are built in to the pricing of competitive products.

Cons

The team/user permissioning and management could be more straightforward.

Alternatives considered

[Looker](https://www.capterra.com/p/169053/Looker/)[Sisense](https://www.capterra.com/p/86955/Sisense/)[Domo](https://www.capterra.com/p/119119/Domo/)

Review Source

JH

Jad H.  
Finance & Strategy Manager  
Logistics and Supply Chain  
Used the software for: 1-2 years

### "Decent features, need to cater to code-less users"

May 29, 2020

3.0

Pros

the customer service chat button was nice

Cons

the way of drag and drop report building is not intuitive

Switched from

[Looker](https://www.capterra.com/p/169053/Looker/)

cost

Review Source

AH

Austin H.  
Manager, Engineering Operations  
Oil & Energy  
Used the software for: 6-12 months

### "Great Product"

August 6, 2019

4.0

Pros

Ease of use and visibility is great! Love the data that we are able to pull and how easy the interface is to use.

Cons

There are a few features that I would love to see added. Mainly that when you are working with large data sets, it can be hard on the system and lead to slow processing time.

Review Source

AP

Alec P.  
Customer Success Representative  
Computer Software  
Used the software for: 6-12 months

### "Sigma is a powerful tool"

June 1, 2020

4.0

I have been able to expand my personal skillset with sigma and work towards better data insights.

Pros

Sigma offers a great way for me to explore tables in our database and visualize those insights. Building worksheets and converting those sheets into dashboards have been very valuable for me.

Cons

There is a learning curve here. It may take a while to get completely comfortable using the product. Once you do, the possibilities for data analytics expand.

Switched from

[Mode](https://www.capterra.com/p/160585/Mode-Analytics/)

Cost

Review Source

KK

Kevin K.  
Product Manager  
Information Technology and Services  
Used the software for: 6-12 months

### "Great analytics product, easy to set up and use"

June 26, 2019

5.0

Pros

Awesome team behind the product, always responsive and helpful. They've taught me a lot not only about their tool but also about data analytics.

Cons

Some UI elements could be improved, but once you know where to find certain things you'll pick it up.

Review Source

YK

Yuting K.  
Data Analyst  
Information Technology and Services  
Used the software for: 6-12 months

### "Good BI for basic data visualization"

July 18, 2019

4.0

Pros

1\. excel like so it's easy to pick up 2. can connect to the live database and without writing SQL query 3. can share the worksheet and schedule to send out the worksheet via email

Cons

1\. it's not easy to use if you want to do a complicated report: once you aggregate multiple worksheets / refer other worksheet and apply multiple filters, it's hard to verify your result and make it in the correct format. 2. the articles to discuss the Sigma features or best practice are not comprehensive.

Review Source

VS

Virgil S.  
Chief Analytics and Data Officer  
Health, Wellness and Fitness  
Used the software for: Less than 6 months

### "Sigma helps"

May 26, 2020

5.0

Pros

I really like how easily Sigma connects with our snowflake databases, and facilitates analysis. We are growing our data and analytics practice, and Sigma helps me to respond to the innumerable ad hoc questions from the business, while allowing our team to advance our capabilities.

Cons

Currently, I write SQL to execute the LIKE function when filtering on field values. It would be great to have this feature available with wild cards in the filter part of the software.

Review Source

FP

Frank P.  
Customer Success Manager  
Computer Software  
Used the software for: Less than 6 months

### "Increase the visibility of your data across teams and find your own answer to data questions"

July 18, 2019

4.0

I am slowly getting up to speed with Sigma but can see already that as I commit to it we will greatly increase the speed at which my team can answer questions we have regarding all of the data we are collecting. There will be a day where I will no longer have a need for Excel and Google Sheets.

Pros

Really like the ease of being able to expose our data across teams and allow each individual user to be able to answer the questions they have with the tools supplied, grouping and filters being two of the easiest and most useful for me.

Cons

Up to the this point the visualizations aka charts have been difficult for me to create, but I will admit I haven't committed to taking a deep dive into learning. Also would like to be able to annotate from within a report (eg. cell) rather than at the top level within the description.

Review Source

HC

Heather C.  
Content Marketing Manager  
Consumer Goods  
Used the software for: 6-12 months

### "Great for comprehensive reporting"

June 27, 2019

4.0

Pros

As a marketer, Sigma is an incredibly valuable tool that allows my team to aggregate data to inform our decisions and scale up. I like the ability to drill app activity down to the user level in order to identify trends and specific user behaviors.

Cons

It can be very overwhelming! Not instantly intuitive but not hard to learn either. My biggest complaint is that it was often very slow.

Review Source

BT

Blake T.  
Operations Supervisor  
Transportation/Trucking/Railroad  
Used the software for: Less than 6 months

### "A vast improvement over our previous product"

July 3, 2019

5.0

Using Sigma as a tool to prioritize asset service and inspection has been a game changer. Much better visualization tools than the competitor's product we previously used.

Pros

It is much faster and easier to read than our old reporting software

Cons

I would like the ability to modify the sort on the fly. Currently an admin has to adjust it, if it is needed

Review Source

BW

Betsy W.  
Customer Success Manager  
Information Technology and Services  
Used the software for: Less than 6 months

### "Great Potential"

June 27, 2019

4.0

We're starting to think of problems we can solve, but having disorganization in your company's data doesn't make it easier.

Pros

The ease of combining data sets and manipulating data in a way that makes sense to me.

Cons

It's not super user-friendly. I don't have a ton of experience with SQL and I feel like I am limited.

Review Source

aS

adya S.  
buyer  
Consumer Services  
Used the software for: Less than 6 months

### "Review"

July 2, 2019

3.0

It is a good software but would be so much better if loading time could be reduced

Pros

Different custom filters that can be built in, personalization

Cons

Loading time- makes the process very hard- refreshing the grid takes forever

Review Source

KS

KEONA S.  
Senior Risk Analyst  
Information Services  
Used the software for: Less than 6 months

### "New User "

June 2, 2020

4.0

So far it gets the job done.

Pros

I like the training resources that are provided within the program. It's also very user friendly

Cons

I'm still learning the system.

Review Source

CG

Chen G.  
Associate Business Analyst  
Information Technology and Services  
Used the software for: Less than 6 months

### "solid product"

June 26, 2019

5.0

Pros

constant update and improve; great online support and customer service.

Cons

the navigation bar needs improvement, too many clicks every time.

Review Source

EM

Emma M.  
Email and Digital Marketing Manager  
Retail  
Used the software for: 6-12 months

### "Good product"

July 10, 2019

4.0

Pros

Ability to connect to multiply databases

Cons

Not enough flexibility to edit tables like excel

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