Visualize Free is a free visual analysis tool based on the advanced commercial dashboard and visualization software developed by InetSoft, an innovator in business intelligence software since 1996.Visualization is the perfect technique for sifting through multi-dimensional data to spot trends and aberrations or slice and dice data with simple point-and-click methods. If you are looking for a way to visually explore and present data that standard office charting software cannot handle, Visualize Free is for you.
Easy to use
Built-in share and collaboration
No plug-in, flash based
Cons
A downloadable version will be nice
Summary
Visualizefree is free online tool that can quickly explore many different perspective of a data set. It's fully interactive therefore have a clear advantage over static charts. My favored it that dashboard that allows me to figure out where and how AIG bailout fund is used. I can even create my own! Hope seeing more tools like this.
Easy drag and drop dashboard designer
johnkosman
Pros
Sophisticated chart design. It's a web-based SaaS tool. It's free.
Cons
Some learning curve at first.
Summary
This is a very good tool for analyzing a dataset. I had complete freedom over the dashboard components, from charts and gauges to selection lists and range sliders. I also liked that after I created the dashboard I was able to share it with my boss by just sending him a link.
Pretty powerful tool for analyzing a lot of data
markflahertyus
Pros
Easy wizard to upload my data from a spreadsheet
Not too hard to learn how to create an interactive chart
Cons
When you want to add updated data, you have to upload the entire file again
Summary
So many times I was frustrated by the limitations in Excel when you are trying to analyze a lot of data with a lot of columns and you want to choose different combinations of filtering criteria. With Vizualize Free, I made filtering lists and range sliders that let me interactively choose whatever criteria I want. Much faster way to find interesting conclusions.