We believe that Sentinel Visualizer truly offers
the next generation in data analysis and visualization. But we
also want to be sure that our feature set is competitive and our
benefits are clear. This page is designed to show you how
Sentinel Visualizer stacks up against the competition.
The following comparison is based on Sentinel
Visualizer 4.0 and Analyst's Notebook Version 6.0. Our feature
comparison is based on a review of the actual software and
functionality of the respective products.
|
Feature |
Sentinel Visualizer
Version 4.0 |
I2 Analyst’s Notebook
Version 6 |
|
General |
|
Hardware Dongle Required |
No |
Yes |
|
U.S. owned company |
Yes |
Unknown |
|
InQTel Portfolio Partner |
Yes |
No |
|
Data |
|
Data format |
Industry-standard SQL database |
Proprietary binary file format |
|
Single-User Mode |
Yes |
Yes |
|
Multi-User Mode |
Yes |
Not without additional products |
|
Data Import Formats |
Text, Access, Excel, FoxPro, dBase, ODBC and OLEDB. |
Delimited text |
|
Visualization |
|
Link Analysis |
Yes |
Yes |
|
Draw entities and relationship on a link chart |
Yes |
Yes |
|
Layout types |
6 |
2 |
|
Dynamic Temporal Visualization |
Yes |
No |
|
Geospatial visualization with ESRI-compatible data files |
Yes |
No |
|
Integration with Google Earth |
Yes |
No |
|
Show All Paths |
Yes |
No |
|
Dynamic Database filters |
Yes |
No |
|
Color-code data according to Social Network Analysis |
Yes |
No |
|
Dynamic de-clutter sliders |
Yes |
No |
|
Dockable Windows with true multi-monitor support |
Yes |
No |
|
3D link chart navigation |
Yes |
No |
|
Direct export of link charts and analysis to
productivity file formats |
HTML, Rich Text, Microsoft Word, Microsoft Excel, PDF |
Image only |
Geospatial
Geospatial Tools are built in to the Sentinel
Visualizer Professional and Premium Editions |
|
Display ESRI-compatible shape files |
Yes |
No |
|
Automatically plot entity data on shape files |
Yes |
No |
|
Raster and vector display |
Yes |
No |
|
Geo-query |
Yes |
No |
|
Lat/Long Wizard |
Yes |
No |
|
Geo-filter |
Yes |
No |
|
Data Management |
|
Integrated knowledgebase |
Yes |
No |
|
User-extensible relational database |
Yes |
No |
|
Fuzzy/Phonetic Searching |
Yes |
No |
|
Web Search/Open Source built-in |
Yes |
No |
|
Analysis |
|
Social Network Analysis Betweenness |
Yes |
No |
|
Social Network Analysis Closeness |
Yes |
No |
|
Social Network Analysis Eigenvalue |
Yes |
No |
|
Social Network Analysis Hub |
Yes |
No |
|
Social Network Analysis Authority |
Yes |
No |
|
Cell/Clique detection |
Yes |
No |
|
Weight & Value analysis |
Yes |
No |
|
Geospatial Query |
Yes |
No |
|
Automatic Cut-Point detection |
Yes |
No |
Sentinel Visualizer provides a huge benefit to
our customers in the area of total cost of ownership. Value is
demanded by our customers, and we deliver. Compare the pricing
below--for single user installations, Sentinel Visualizer offers
more functionality at roughly half the cost. Move up to
multi-user systems and Sentinel Visualizer is a third of the
cost of the competing technology, again with more features and
benefits.
Sentinel Visualizer
Version 4.0 |
i2 Analyst’s Notebook
Version 6 |
|
Single User System |
|
Sentinel Visualizer Standard Edition |
$ 1,772.31 |
i2 Analyst's Notebook License |
$
3,303 |
|
Annual Maintenance |
$ 354.64 |
i2 Analyst's Notebook Annual Maintenance |
$ 655 |
Total First Year Cost
per User |
$ 2,126.95 |
|
$ 3,958 |
|
Multi-User System |
|
Sentinel Visualizer Premium Edition (includes multi-user
database access and geospatial tools) |
$ 3,102.21 |
i2 Analyst's Notebook License |
$ 3,303 |
|
Annual Maintenance |
$ 620.62 |
i2 Analyst's Notebook Annual Maintenance |
$ 655 |
| |
|
i2 iBase SSE License |
$ 1,595 |
| |
|
i2 iBase SSE Designer |
$ 2,753 |
| |
|
i2 iBase Annual Support |
$ 316 |
| |
|
i2 iBridge License |
$
1,092 |
| |
|
i2 iBridge Annual Support |
$ 193 |
Total First Year Cost
per User |
$ 3,722.83 |
|
$ 9,907 |
