Channel Program’s StackCharts are a great way to see how vendors’ products or services stack up against other vendors in the same product category. Or even their own products in the same category.
Access StackCharts
Are you signed out? From the top navigation click Research > Explore Vendors on StackCharts
Are you signed in? From the side navigation click StackCharts.
There are a few ways to navigate to StackCharts from the product categories page.
- Click the name of a category or subcategory from the Most Popular Categories section.
- Click the subcategory for a top trending company.
- Click the name of a category or subcategory from the All Categories
Hover on StackCharts
From the StackChart you can hover over a vendor icon to see more details about the product. A popup will show the product name, vendor’s name, associated subcategory(ies), current product rating and product description.
Clicking any links in the tooltip will redirect you to the product or vendor company information pages.
Expand StackCharts
To see a slightly more expanded view of the StackCharts, click on a quadrant within the chart. This will show all vendor products in that quadrant.
To close the expanded view, click the X located at the top.
Filter StackCharts
While viewing a StackChart you can change the filter options. The filter is specific to the chart (or listing) you're currently viewing.
To see the list of companies, click the plus symbol. By default, you’ll only see 5 companies listed, but don’t worry the list is scrollable. To ensure that you’re scrolling the list of companies and not the full page, place your cursor in the company listing and scroll.
By default, all companies, and sub categories are selected. To remove a specific company or sub category, uncheck the box next to the name.
To clear the chart click Unselect All and check only those you’d like to see. Click Select All to reset the chart.
To clear all options, click Unselect All, and check the box next to each company and/or subcategory you’d like to filter on.
If there are no results for the company and subcategory combination you’ve selected, you’ll see a message on the report that shows – No results found. If this happens continue to refine your filter until the report displays the details, you were hoping to see.
Navigating StackCharts
To look at a StackChart for another category, click the category menu (
) located at the top of the page. This will open the category hub which will show you a list of all currently visible categories and subcategories.
Click the down-arrow to expand a category to show all related subcategories. Click the name of a category or subcategory to be presented with the StackCharts.
Product Details
To view more details about the product, you can scroll further down the page to see the list. The detail for each product includes the following, if available - the company logo, product name, company name, associated subcategory, current rating, and number of reviews.
The default list view is to show all products within the category. The list will include all those that have been stacked on the chart, and those that don’t currently have any raking.
To see only products as ranked on the StackChart click the appropriate tab.
Like the StackChart you can filter out the subcategories that are listed. Click the plus symbol for Subcategories to see the list. By default, all subcategories are selected. To remove a specific subcategory, uncheck the box next to the name.
To clear the chart click Unselect All and check only those you’d like to see. Click Select All to reset the list.
Additionally, you can update the sort order of the list, the options are:
- Highest Satisfaction Rating
- Lowest Satisfaction Rating
- Most Reviewed
Share a chart
StackCharts can be shared on a social media platform, such as Facebook, LinkedIn, or Twitter. You can also copy a link to the page, which is great if you’d like to include it in a campaign or post on other social media sites.
To share a chart, click the share button above the graph.
You will be required to log into the selected social media application.