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TIBCO Spotfire
What TIBCO Spotfire is
TIBCO Spotfire is a visual analytics platform for working with data from complex operations. Spotfire Analytics supports exploration of time-series, spatial, and multivariate data through interactive filters, drill-downs, and scenario comparisons. Its Visual AI and Insight Agents can surface patterns and anomalies and suggest next steps; the platform also supports natural-language analysis, automated insights, explanations, forecasting, and root-cause analysis.
Spotfire Industry Pro adds capabilities for energy and manufacturing, including advanced time-series analytics and specialized geoanalytics. Listed connections include Snowflake, AVEVA PI, ESRI, Cognite, SQL Server, Apache Spark SQL, SharePoint, and JDBC or ODBC sources. Push Compute runs analytics and transformations inside Snowflake and Databricks. Enterprise adds governance for data, users, and analytical assets, along with automation, collaboration, secure sharing, and deployment across cloud, on-premises, or hybrid environments.
Analytics and Industry Pro include a Windows application and a kit for browser use; mobile applications are available for iOS and Android. Extensions, visualization and action mods, Python and R data functions, and developer APIs support customization. The company launched Spotfire commercially in 1996 and is headquartered in Fort Lauderdale, Florida.
Who it suits
Spotfire suits engineers, scientists, operators, and domain experts working with complex, data-rich operations. Energy and manufacturing teams may find Industry Pro’s specialized analytics relevant, while organizations seeking governance and flexible deployment can consider Enterprise.
What it does well
- Explores time-series, spatial, and multivariate data interactively.
- AI features surface patterns, anomalies, and suggested next steps.
- Industry Pro adds energy and manufacturing capabilities.
- Push Compute works inside Snowflake and Databricks.
- Enterprise supports cloud, on-premises, or hybrid deployment.
What to know first
- Spotfire Analytics costs $3,000 per user per year, excluding tax.
- There is no free plan.
- Industry Pro is not available via the webstore.
Limits
The free trial provides Spotfire Industry Pro access for 30 days. Spotfire Analytics is $3,000 a year per user, billed annually and excluding tax; no free plan is offered.
Plans
| Plan | Billed and limits | Price |
|---|---|---|
| Spotfire Industry Pro trial | 30 days · Spotfire and Statistica included · installer access through trial account | Free |
| Spotfire Analytics | per user per year excluding tax · Visual analytics · interactive analyses · advanced analytics | $3,000 a year |
| Spotfire Industry Pro | Includes Spotfire Analytics · industrial analytics · industry-specific visualizations · advanced time-series analytics · Spotfire Statistica · not available via webstore | On request |
| Spotfire Enterprise | Organization-wide deployment · publishing and sharing · enterprise governance | On request |
As spotfire.com lists them, read 15 Oct 2026. The maker's own page has the final word.
Getting started
- Visit https://www.spotfire.com/.
- Choose Spotfire Analytics or review Industry Pro and Enterprise options.
- Use the 30-day trial for Spotfire Industry Pro, including Spotfire and Statistica.
- Access the product through its Windows application or browser deployment kit.
- For mobile access, use the iOS or Android application.
Verdict
Choose Spotfire if your work involves complex operational data and you need visual exploration, specialized industrial analytics, or enterprise governance. Look elsewhere if you need a free plan or a published price for Industry Pro or Enterprise.
Questions
Is Spotfire free?
No free plan is listed. A 30-day trial provides Spotfire Industry Pro access, including Spotfire and Statistica.
How much does Spotfire Analytics cost?
It costs $3,000 per user per year, billed per year and excluding tax.
What platforms does Spotfire support?
Listed platforms include Android, iOS, web, Windows, self-hosted, API, and extension. Analytics and Industry Pro include a Windows application and a browser deployment kit.
What does Spotfire Industry Pro add?
It includes Spotfire Analytics, industrial analytics, industry-specific visualizations, advanced time-series analytics, and Spotfire Statistica. It is not available via the webstore.
What integrations are listed?
Connections include Snowflake, AVEVA PI, ESRI, Cognite, SQL Server, Apache Spark SQL, SharePoint, and JDBC or ODBC data sources.
Who makes Spotfire?
TIBCO Spotfire launched commercially in 1996 and was acquired by TIBCO Software in 2007.
Facts from TIBCO Spotfire's own pages
- Acquisition
- TIBCO announced its acquisition of Spotfire in May 2007 for approximately $195 million and completed it in June 2007. · sec.gov, 15 Oct 2026
- AI assistance
- Visual AI and Insight Agents provide AI-assisted recommendations for patterns, anomalies and next steps while keeping users in control. · spotfire.com, 15 Oct 2026
- AI features
- Spotfire 15.0 includes Visual AI and Insight Agents that recommend patterns, anomalies, and next steps during exploration. · spotfire.com, 30 Sept 2026
- Cloud data platforms
- Spotfire 15.0 Push Compute runs analytics and transformations inside Snowflake and Databricks. · spotfire.com, 30 Sept 2026
- Cloud Software Group formation
- Cloud Software Group was formed from the combination of Citrix and TIBCO, announced as completed in January 2023. · cloud.com, 15 Oct 2026
- Company history
- Spotfire says it launched commercially in 1996 and was acquired by TIBCO Software in 2007. · spotfire.com, 30 Sept 2026
- Company identity
- Spotfire is a business unit of Cloud Software Group, which also owns the TIBCO software portfolio. · linkedin.com, 15 Oct 2026
- Company size
- LinkedIn lists Spotfire in the 1,001–5,000 employee company-size range and shows 118 associated employees. · linkedin.com, 15 Oct 2026
- Connectors
- Native connectors cover databases and services including BigQuery, Databricks, Oracle, PostgreSQL, Salesforce, SAP HANA, Snowflake, SQL Server and Teradata. · docs.tibco.com, 15 Oct 2026
- Deployment
- Spotfire Enterprise supports deployment across cloud, on-premises, or hybrid environments. · spotfire.com, 30 Sept 2026
- Developer extensibility
- Official documentation covers a Spotfire application C# API, developer documentation, Mods development and public GitHub resources. · spotfire.com, 15 Oct 2026
- Documentation depth
- The documentation hub includes user guides, installation, administration, system requirements, sizing, release notes, APIs, security and service guides. · spotfire.com, 15 Oct 2026
- Extensions and APIs
- Spotfire documentation describes custom extensions, visualization and action mods, Python and R data functions, and several developer APIs. · spotfire.com, 30 Sept 2026
- Founded
- 1996 · spotfire.com, 28 Sept 2026
- Headquarters
- Spotfire lists Fort Lauderdale, Florida as a location and gives 851 Cypress Creek Road as its United States address. · spotfire.com, 15 Oct 2026
- Industry analytics
- Spotfire Industry Pro adds industry-specific capabilities for energy and manufacturing, advanced time-series analytics, and specialized geoanalytics. · buy.spotfire.com, 30 Sept 2026
- Integrations
- The Spotfire energy data sheet lists integrations including Snowflake, AVEVA PI, ESRI, Cognite, SQL Server, Apache Spark SQL, and SharePoint, plus JDBC or ODBC data sources. · spotfire.com, 30 Sept 2026
- Intended users
- Spotfire describes its audience as engineers, scientists, operators, and domain experts working in complex, data-rich environments. · spotfire.com, 30 Sept 2026
- Interactive exploration
- Spotfire supports filtering, drill-down, scenario comparison and exploration of time-series, spatial and multivariate data. · spotfire.com, 15 Oct 2026
- ISO security claim
- A Spotfire product-family white paper states that its information-security management system is certified to ISO 27001. · spotfire.com, 15 Oct 2026
- Limit: learning curve
- Independent reviewers report that learning Spotfire can be difficult and that advanced use requires skilled resources or training. · softwareadvice.com, 15 Oct 2026
- Limit: performance and scale
- Reviewers report slower performance or crashes with very large datasets, and Gartner reviewers criticize in-memory-only analytics limitations for some workloads. · gartner.com, 15 Oct 2026
- Limit: pricing
- Software Advice reviewers describe Spotfire as expensive, while Capterra lists pricing as contact vendor outside the public webstore offer. · softwareadvice.com, 15 Oct 2026
- Mobile
- Spotfire documentation links to applications for Apple iOS and Android. · spotfire.com, 30 Sept 2026
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