What you are looking for is common practice and, by the sound of things, all you need do is make sure you don't go re-inventing the wheel. There are no "alternatives" to weigh up. If you are happy to have Arduino permanently connected to your PC, i.e. act as an interface, then sending CSV data to same is the obvious choice, using a terminal to see the data live and record it. There are a number of terminals you can use, all are freebies. I use RealTerm. You can also send the data direct to Excel.
If you want your gear to stand alone, use an on-board SD card and download from it at leisure. If you can't make up your mind, do both.
I don't suppose there is any point in asking what you mean by "software tool". It sounds like technobabble, and I'm sure you are seeing these things as more difficult than they really are......