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Tableau

Composite Score

8.8 /10

CX Score

8.9 /10

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What is Tableau?

Harness the power of your data. Unleash the potential of your people. Choose the analytics platform that disrupted the world of business intelligence. Choose Tableau.

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Awards & Recognition

Tableau won the following awards in the Business Intelligence & Analytics – Enterprise category

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Product Impact

2023

2023 Data Quadrant Gold Medalist

2023

10 Top Rated Capabilities

13 Top Rated Features

2023

2022 Emotional Footprint Champion

2022

Strategy and Innovation
Service Experience
Product Impact

2022

2022 Data Quadrant Gold Medalist

2022

10 Top Rated Capabilities

10 Top Rated Features

2022

Tableau Ratings

Real user data aggregated to summarize the product performance and customer experience.
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Product scores listed below represent current data. This may be different from data contained in reports and awards, which express data as of their publication date.

88 Likeliness to Recommend

99 Plan to Renew

85 Satisfaction of Cost Relative to Value

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Emotional Footprint Overview

Product scores listed below represent current data. This may be different from data contained in reports and awards, which express data as of their publication date.

+88 Net Emotional Footprint

The emotional sentiment held by end users of the software based on their experience with the vendor. Responses are captured on an eight-point scale.

How much do users love Tableau?

2% Negative

7% Neutral

91% Positive

Pros

Trustworthy
Unique Features
Reliable
Enables Productivity

Feature Ratings

Average 84

Dashboard

Data Exploration and Visualization

Real-Time Visualization

Data Connectors and Data Mashup

BI Security

Advanced Analytics and Data Science

Operational Reporting Capabilities

BI Platform Administration

Collaboration

Spatial Analysis

Self Service and Ad Hoc Capabilities

Vendor Capability Ratings

Average 82

Business Value Created

Usability and Intuitiveness

Quality of Features

Breadth of Features

Ease of Implementation

Ease of Data Integration

Ease of Customization

Ease of IT Administration

Availability and Quality of Training

Product Strategy and Rate of Improvement

Vendor Support

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Tableau Reviews

Rahul K.

Role: Information Technology
Industry: Manufacturing
Involvement: Business Leader or Manager

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Submitted Nov 2024

Powerful visualization, but costly for scaling.

Likeliness to Recommend

9 /10

What differentiates Tableau from other similar products?

Tableau differentiates itself with its intuitive, drag-and-drop interface for data visualization, real-time data analysis capabilities, and strong focus on interactive dashboards. It also supports a wide range of data sources and offers powerful integration with various analytics tools, making it user-friendly yet robust for both beginners and advanced users.

What is your favorite aspect of this product?

One of the standout features of Tableau is its ability to quickly transform raw data into interactive, visually engaging dashboards. The ease with which users can create complex visualizations without needing advanced coding skills makes it accessible to a wide range of users, from beginners to data professionals. This combination of user-friendliness and powerful analytical capabilities is what sets it apart.

What do you dislike most about this product?

One of the main drawbacks of Tableau is its pricing structure, which can be expensive for smaller businesses or individual users, especially when considering the need for multiple licenses or Tableau Server for collaboration. Additionally, while Tableau is powerful, its learning curve can still be steep for beginners when it comes to more advanced features and customizations.

What recommendations would you give to someone considering this product?

If considering Tableau, start by exploring Tableau Public to understand its interface. Evaluate whether the cost fits your budget and ensure it integrates well with your data sources. Consider training to navigate the learning curve, especially for advanced features.

Pros

Reliable
Performance Enhancing
Enables Productivity
Effective Service

Sudheer A.

Role: Information Technology
Industry: Education
Involvement: IT Development, Integration, and Administration

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Verified Reviewer

Submitted Oct 2024

Best BI product but expensive

Likeliness to Recommend

10 /10

What differentiates Tableau from other similar products?

rendering quality and connectivity makes the tableau top in BI

What is your favorite aspect of this product?

Tableau Stack - Pulse, Desktop and Prep

What do you dislike most about this product?

License Cost

What recommendations would you give to someone considering this product?

A bit expensive in market but worth it

Pros

Helps Innovate
Performance Enhancing
Trustworthy
Efficient Service

Aniket A.

Role: Information Technology
Industry: Technology
Involvement: End User of Application

Validated Review

Verified Reviewer

Submitted Oct 2024

Fantastic product..

Likeliness to Recommend

9 /10

What differentiates Tableau from other similar products?

Tableau is cost effective and have some unique properties which helps the user to make dashboards easy and attractive.

What is your favorite aspect of this product?

Easy to use and learn this product to make very attractive dashboards

What do you dislike most about this product?

Vendor support is not that such smooth.

What recommendations would you give to someone considering this product?

If someone want a product with lots of features and with low budget then they can definitely go with product

Pros

Reliable
Enables Productivity
Trustworthy
Helps Innovate

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Awards & Recognition

2024 Emotional Footprint Champion

2024 Data Quadrant Gold Medalist

2023 Emotional Footprint Champion

2023 Data Quadrant Gold Medalist

2022 Emotional Footprint Champion

2022 Data Quadrant Gold Medalist

Tableau Ratings

88 Likeliness to Recommend

99 Plan to Renew

85 Satisfaction of Cost Relative to Value

1 Since last award

Emotional Footprint Overview

+88 Net Emotional Footprint

How much do users love Tableau?

Pros

Feature Ratings Average rating of all product features, some of which may not be shown below

Dashboard Includes alerts and notifications, KPIs, visual analytics, and interactive features.

Data Exploration and Visualization Ability to visually manipulate, interact with, and explore data, and perform basic descriptive statistics and pattern detection.

Real-Time Visualization Ability to analyze and visualize data as soon as it becomes available via data-streaming pipelines.

Data Connectors and Data Mashup Connect to, merge and clean data from multiple diverse data sources.

BI Security Data access control management, including access permissions management, user authentication and enforcement of access permissions via technology.

Advanced Analytics and Data Science Techniques including predictive, data and text mining, machine learning, forecasting, what-if analysis, sentiment analysis etc.

Operational Reporting Capabilities Real-time detailed reporting to support operational business processes.

BI Platform Administration Centralized console to manage BI portal administration. Management metrics and reports on usage, resource utilization, security, and other activities.

Collaboration Includes ability to view, share and direct work between co-workers in real or near real-time.

Spatial Analysis Ability to natively visualize and analyze spatial data out of the box tied to postcode, zipcode or spacial co-ordinates.

Self Service and Ad Hoc Capabilities Selected user groups are able to interact with BI data, slice and dice, and find answers on their own.

Vendor Capability Ratings Average rating of all vendor capabilities, some of which may not be shown below

Business Value Created Software needs to create value for employees, customers, partners, and, ultimately, shareholders. This data expresses user satisfaction - or lack thereof - with the product's business value.

Usability and Intuitiveness End user learning curves cost the organization money. Pay attention to your end users' technical ability to determine how important UX is in your purchase.

Quality of Features Feature quality is just as important as quantity. Use this data to determine if this product will do what you're purchasing it to do, easily, intuitively, reliably, and effectively.

Breadth of Features Users prefer feature rich software that enables them to perform diverse series of tasks. This data expresses user satisfaction with the product's breadth of features.

Ease of Implementation Successfully implementing new software is necessary to realize its full value and promote end user adoption. This data indicates whether or not the product is easy to implement.

Ease of Data Integration Use this data to determine whether the product will cause headaches or make data integration easy.

Ease of Customization Don't get bogged down in a difficult customization; use this data to make sure you can easily achieve the functionality you need for your particular situation.

Ease of IT Administration This data indicates whether IT personnel will be able to resolve issues and perform configurations efficiently and effectively.

Availability and Quality of Training Effective and readily available training enables users to get the most out of the software you've chosen. Use this section to make sure your vendor's training programs and materials measure up.

Product Strategy and Rate of Improvement Vendors who don't stay on top of emerging needs and trends won't enable you to meet your business goals. Use this data to separate innovators from imposters.

Vendor Support The importance of vendor support will vary for each organization depending on internal capabilities, but there will always be issues that only the vendor can resolve.

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Tableau Reviews

Rahul K.

Powerful visualization, but costly for scaling.

Likeliness to Recommend

Pros

Sudheer A.

Best BI product but expensive

Likeliness to Recommend

Pros

Aniket A.

Fantastic product..

Likeliness to Recommend

Pros

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Feature Ratings

Dashboard

Data Exploration and Visualization

Real-Time Visualization

Data Connectors and Data Mashup

BI Security

Advanced Analytics and Data Science

Operational Reporting Capabilities

BI Platform Administration

Collaboration

Spatial Analysis

Self Service and Ad Hoc Capabilities

Vendor Capability Ratings

Business Value Created

Usability and Intuitiveness

Quality of Features

Breadth of Features

Ease of Implementation

Ease of Data Integration

Ease of Customization

Ease of IT Administration

Availability and Quality of Training

Product Strategy and Rate of Improvement

Vendor Support