9 of the Best Coefficient Alternatives
Manually organizing large amounts of data, from multiple sources is a frustrating and time-consuming task. Fortunately, the right tools can automate the process, letting you skip the tedious parts and get right into the analysis that matters.
Coefficient is one of the most popular tools on the market for moving data through spreadsheets, and with good reason. It’s easy to set up, easy to learn, and for many teams it’s more than worth the price tag.
But what if it isn’t right for you?
What is Coefficient?
Coefficient connects your data sources to either Excel or Google Sheets, and keeps that data updated regularly. Offering a two-way sync means that you can update your records from your spreadsheet. Coefficient also allows you to filter data, push notifications to Slack, and more. It starts with a free basic plan and scales up to custom plans for enterprises.
Those are some powerful benefits for anyone dealing with a lot of data from multiple sources. But is Coefficient the best solution for you and your data? Is there something else out there that might work better for you? Let’s see some of your options.
Unito
Unito is an agile and adaptable solution for integrations of any kind. Supporting two-way sync, it keeps your data up to date from either end of any of its numerous integrations. With a 15-minute sync time at the base level, and live sync at the top tiers, Unito is a powerful tool that reaches beyond just data integration; it allows you to integrate and automate your workflow at every level.
A no-code interface lets users establish a sync in minutes. With Unito’s breadth of integrations, you can consolidate data in spreadsheets, push notifications to Slack, update projects in your PM tool of choice, and more. Make your marketing data truly portable instead of just pushing everything to a spreadsheet.
Want to learn more about how Unito and Coefficient stack up? Here’s an in-depth guide.
Coupler
Coupler provides more than just data updates between two systems, they also provide customizable Dashboards for out-of-the-box flexibility. With 60+ connectors and automation options, it’s an appealing option for many teams.
The shortest refresh interval is 15 minutes, which might not be fast enough for some users. It also depends on your data destination for those dashboards instead of its own app, which might not be for everyone.
Liveflow
Most of the software on this list is adaptable across numerous use cases, but Liveflow’s biggest strength is also its biggest drawback: a narrow scope. Liveflow is focused only on connecting QuickBooks to either Google Sheets or Excel in real-time. From there it streamlines reporting, consolidation, and budgeting. It also provides customizable templates and live dashboards that let you keep anyone who needs to know in the loop.
This narrow focus means that Liveflow can dramatically expand your capabilities with QuickBooks without any extraneous features. It’s a lean design, and an excellent option if most of your work happens in QuickBooks. Unfortunately it doesn’t offer much outside that niche.
Equals
Equals has a deep feature set that works for technical and non-technical users alike. It lets users query with SQL or with a no-code query-builder. These queries can include more than one source. The sheet itself uses Excel-based formulas and shortcuts most users are already familiar with. Other than templates and dashboards Equals has integrated AI that creates automated summaries, explains formulas, helps with troubleshooting, and streamlines data visualizations and dashboards. Despite only offering 20 connectors, Equals offers an enviable feature set, provided your data sources are supported.
Tableau
Tableau is a comprehensive, end-to-end data platform from Salesforce, and as such includes all the templates, analysis, and dashboards you would expect. Two AI features make this Coefficient alternative stand out. First is “Einsten,” the AI copilot that streamlines productivity across all your reporting tasks. Second is Tableau Pulse, which automatically and contextually highlights key data, and proactively guides newer users. While having possibly the biggest and most powerful analytics suite on this list, Tableau’s pricing is surprisingly accessible. Its per-user pricing can be expensive for larger organizations, while its focus on database integrations could be a pro or a con considering your use case.
Grow
Grow is a business intelligence tool with an excellent selection of data sources. Grow skips the destination and operates as the data-analysis platform with dashboards and analytics built in, making this a very appealing one-stop software for all kinds of data tasks across multiple departments. A built-in sandbox allows users to build and test custom dashboards before deploying them. Sharing analysis and results is facilitated by conventional links, emails, slack, for-TV dashboards, and good old exports.
If you’re already using software for dashboards and analytics, and only looking for integration or consolidation of your data sources, Grow isn’t the best bet for you.
Fivetran
Fivetran is a data movement and transformation platform with a focus on security and versatility. With its 400+ supported data sources, there’s a good chance it will support your use case. Detailed security and governance are big selling points here, making this the best choice for sensitive data. Pricing is charged per gigabyte of data transferred, though you can use it for free for up to 500,000 monthly synced rows. Not having built-in analytics may be a downside, but for secure data transportation and preparation, Fivetran is a compelling tool.
Funnel.io
Funnel plans scale from a free starter plan to a completely custom plan at the enterprise level. Integrations for 230+ marketing apps and up to 12 destinations mean there’s a good chance your tools are supported. Smart data processing means that limits and quotas are automatically optimized for your use case. Plans are measured with a “Flex Points” token system rather than by the volume of data or by number of users. Though the tokens might seem confusing at first, they do ultimately lend some valuable agility to the plans.
Rivery
Rivery offers a nonlinear approach to data. Though they only support one-way flows from your source to Rivery and then out to your analysis and business apps, the platform itself offers two-way connections to third-party tools and data warehouses. This flexibility lets Rivery support more unconventional use cases than other options on this list. Pre-made workflow templates called Starter Kits help users get started faster, a welcome feature for a platform with this much customizability.
Pricing is usage-based, so sub-optimal usage might cost you. They do provide a pricing estimator to facilitate this. Despite this, Rivery delivers a uniquely flexible option for diverse workflows that is hard to beat.