ClicData

ClicData is a SaaS analytics platform for software companies that want to put dashboards and reporting inside their own products. It suits teams needing data preparation and storage alongside embedded analytics, though its tier limits and commitment terms deserve close attention.

Overview

ClicData brings data integration, transformation, visualization, and automation into one platform, with a data warehouse, data lake, data flows, and analytics tools. That breadth can reduce the need to assemble separate services for preparing data and presenting it to customers. Its focus is a better fit for product teams building analytics into software than for buyers seeking only a standalone charting tool.

Dashboards can be embedded with an IFRAME or DIV container and styled with CSS for a white-label presentation. The platform supports hybrid deployment and row-level security. ClicData was founded in 2008 and is headquartered in Lille, France.

Key features

Data connections and preparation

ClicData says it offers 500+ connectors, including Amazon Redshift, Google BigQuery, HubSpot, Salesforce, Shopify, and Stripe. Its Web Service connector supports SOAP, REST, and GraphQL, multiple payload formats, and eight authentication methods. This range is useful when a product's reporting pipeline needs to bring together common business services and custom web services.

An AI-powered data flow designer supports cleaning, transforming, and augmenting data; SQL and Python are also available for analytics and machine learning. The combination gives technical teams more room to shape data before it reaches dashboards, but may be more platform than a team needs if its only requirement is visualizing already-prepared data.

Embedding and safeguards

IFRAME or DIV embedding with CSS styling supports a branded in-product experience. ClicData also states that it holds ISO 27001, ISO 27701, and SOC 2 Type 2 certifications and complies with GDPR, CCPA, and HIPAA. It says database data and log files are encrypted at rest using TDE, while server, database, and client communications use TLS 1.2 or higher. These controls are relevant to teams evaluating analytics for sensitive or regulated workflows.

Support options include in-app chat on certain plans or as an add-on, plus tickets, email, documentation, and video tutorials. Chat may therefore depend on the selected tier or an extra purchase.

Pricing

ClicData uses a freemium model with a free plan. Paid cloud tiers use custom pricing and offer yearly or monthly billing options; yearly plans require a 12-month commitment and are paid yearly or quarterly in advance. The listed tiers all include unlimited dashboards, reports, and data flows, but the quotas and user ceilings vary:

• Basic: Up to 25 users, 5,000 table updates and 5,000 AI credits per month, plus a data warehouse and data lake. Its smaller allowances make it the entry point for a limited user base and lighter refresh needs.
• Team: Up to 50 users, 15,000 table updates and 15,000 AI credits per month, plus a data warehouse and data lake. It triples Basic's monthly update and credit limits for growing teams.
• Enterprise: Up to 200 users, 25,000 table updates and 30,000 AI credits per month, plus database connectors, SSO, a data warehouse and a data lake. The higher ceiling and SSO make it the tier for larger deployments, though its quotas remain finite.

Standard and Performance each include 100 users and 50,000 table refreshes per month. Standard offers a data warehouse from 250 GB to 4 TB and a data lake from 1 TB; Performance raises the warehouse range to 500 GB–16 TB while retaining a data lake from 1 TB. Self Hosted includes 100 users, a data lake from 1 TB, and 50,000 monthly table refreshes. All three have custom pricing. Their storage and deployment distinctions matter more than a larger user allowance, since each has the same stated user and refresh limits.

Across paid plans, table updates or refreshes, AI credits where specified, seats, and the yearly commitment are the constraints most likely to shape fit.

Platforms

ClicData supports API, Linux, macOS, self-hosted, web, and Windows. The range gives teams options across browser access, operating systems, and self-hosted environments.

Who it's for

ClicData is strongest for software companies that want customer-facing dashboards and reporting within their own applications, particularly when they also need data connectors, transformation flows, and warehouse or lake storage. Teams that need white-label embedding and row-level security have relevant capabilities to assess. It is less compelling for a buyer who needs only a simple visualization layer or whose user and refresh needs do not fit the published tier ceilings.

Pros and cons

• Pro: Embedding through IFRAME or DIV with CSS styling supports a branded analytics experience inside another product.
• Pro: Connectors, API protocol support, data preparation, SQL, and Python cover multiple stages between source data and analytics.
• Pro: Row-level security and stated security certifications, privacy compliance, and encryption controls address important enterprise and regulated-use concerns.
• Con: Paid plan prices are custom, making cost comparison difficult without engaging with the vendor.
• Con: The cloud tiers have explicit user, table-update, and AI-credit ceilings; yearly plans also require a 12-month commitment.
• Con: In-app chat is limited to certain plans or offered as an add-on, so it may not be included in every subscription.

Alternatives

For a broader shortlist, compare Embedded Analytics Software, Data Visualization Software, and Business Intelligence Tools.

• Jaspersoft is worth considering when a free download, JasperReports Library, Jaspersoft Studio, or pixel-perfect reports and visualizations are the priority.
• Toucan may suit buyers who prefer a web-based option with published monthly tiers: Start is €445 a month for unlimited users and 50,000 credits, while Grow is €990 a month for unlimited users and 100,000 credits.
• Bold BI is an alternative for teams weighing fully managed cloud hosting against self-hosted deployment; its Cloud Edition has no per-user or per-viewer fee.
• Logi Composer is another paid option for API, self-hosted, and cross-platform needs; pricing is obtained by contacting insightsoftware, with no public plan limits stated.
• Embeddable is another paid, web-based alternative.
• Logi Symphony is another paid, web-based alternative.
• Yellowfin Embedded Analytics may suit teams looking for a paid model whose pricing is based on analytics usage and aligned to a sales model such as site, app, bus, or other units.
• icCube is an option for teams releasing a new product or solution with embedded analytics; it has no free plan, and its Flat plan is $4,900 a month billed yearly.

Verdict

Choose ClicData if your software product needs embedded, white-label dashboards backed by a broad data-preparation and connectivity platform. Its main advantage is the combination of embedding, data flows, storage, and analytics; look elsewhere if public pricing, looser commitment terms, or fewer usage limits are essential to your decision.