Comparison

The Whatagraph alternative that operates, not just reports

Whatagraph is a agency reporting & visualization. Opera is a marketing operations platform: it keeps your existing reports current and acts on them — without migrating anything.

Whatagraph is a agency reporting & visualization. Opera is a marketing operations platform — it keeps the reports you already use current and acts on them. Here's the honest difference, and when each is the right call.

Which should you choose?

Credit where it's due — Whatagraph is a strong fit in the right situation:

Choose Whatagraph if…

You want polished, templated visual reports and your clients consume reports as PDFs/dashboards rather than live Sheets.

Choose Opera if…

you operate in Google Sheets, need the report maintained and reconciled — not just the raw data — and want to launch campaigns and deploy creative from the same place, safely.

Where Whatagraph stops

  • Visualization-first and template-bound; not built around the live Sheets agencies actually operate in.
  • No write-back to your existing reports, and no campaign/creative execution.
  • Limited MMP and cross-platform reconciliation depth.
  • Yet another reporting destination instead of automating the one you have.

A workflow, side by side

Whatagraph renders polished templated reports — as long as the report lives in Whatagraph. The moment a client insists on their own Sheet structure or a KPI computed their way, you're back to manual. Opera starts from the client's structure instead of replacing it.

Opera vs Whatagraph

What you need Whatagraph Opera
Updates the Google Sheet you already use No Yes
Preserves your formulas (append-only) Yes
Reconciles MMP vs ad-platform spend Limited Yes
Launches & edits campaigns No Yes
Deploys creative across platforms No Yes
Per-client KPIs, logic & isolation Template-bound Yes
Works without migrating your reports Migrate to templates Yes
Typical time to value Days, then migration Days

Switching (or not switching)

No template migration. Opera learns each client's existing format; nothing is rebuilt.

If you do switch, the rollout is
Point Opera at one live client report — it maps tabs, sections and KPI columns
Run a previewed update in parallel with your current process for one cycle
Compare outputs, then hand the schedule to Opera and retire the manual step
Keep Whatagraph where it still earns its seat — coexistence is normal during transition

Safe enough for production

Opera is built to touch production reports and live ad accounts without breaking anything:

  • No destructive writes. Updates are append-only by default — your existing data and formulas are never overwritten.
  • Preview before execution. You see exactly what Opera will change before a single cell is written.
  • Campaigns paused by default. New campaigns are created paused, with approvals required before any spend.
  • Full audit logs and client-level isolation. Every action is logged, and each client's data and rules stay separate.

See this running on your own reports.A 45-minute workflow audit maps your current process and shows exactly what Opera automates — step by step.

Frequently asked questions

Is Opera a agency reporting & visualization?
No. Opera is a marketing operations platform. It can pull and reconcile data like Whatagraph, but it also maintains your existing report and executes campaign and creative work.
Can Opera replace Whatagraph?
For most performance teams and agencies, yes — especially if you live in Google Sheets and need execution, not just data. Teams with a dedicated data warehouse may run both.
Do I have to migrate my reports?
No. Opera adapts to the reports you already use — no template, no rebuild.
Does Opera also launch campaigns?
Yes. Alongside reporting, Opera launches paused campaigns, edits settings and ad copy, and deploys creative — with previews, approvals and audit logs.

Watch Opera run a real workflow, end to end.

Three minutes: a plain-language request, a Sheet schema read, an AppsFlyer pull, a previewed append, a Slack summary — then a paused campaign launch.