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BrightGauge vs. Tableau Desktop

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BrightGauge

32 Reviews and Ratings

Tableau Desktop

2,288 Reviews and Ratings

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    Overview
    ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price

    BrightGauge

    Score9.1 out of 10
    		N/ABrightGauge is a BI tool from ConnectWise that puts essential information in one place, providing visibility for more informed decisions. The user can customize BrightGauge dashboards and sync other business tools in its BI dashboard software for ultimate visibility. Users can also display data with embeddable gauges on public sites.

    $325

    per month

    Tableau Desktop

    Score8.1 out of 10
    		N/ATableau Desktop is a data visualization product from Tableau. It connects to a variety of data sources for combining disparate data sources without coding. It provides tools for discovering patterns and insights, data calculations, forecasts, and statistical summaries and visual storytelling.

    $75

    per month

    Pricing
    BrightGaugeTableau Desktop
    Editions & Modules
    Standard
    $325
    per month
    Enterprise
    $449
    per month
    Enterprise+
    $635
    per month
    Tableau
    $75
    per month per user
    Tableau Enterprise
    $115
    per month per user
    Offerings
    Pricing Offerings
    BrightGaugeTableau Desktop
    Free Trial
    NoNo
    Free/Freemium Version
    NoNo
    Premium Consulting/Integration Services
    NoYes
    Entry-level Setup Fee$499 one-time feeNo setup fee
    Additional DetailsSet up fee is waived for Enterprise+ customers. A discount is offered for annual billing.All pricing plans are billed annually.
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    Community Pulse
    BrightGaugeTableau Desktop
    Considered Both Products
    ConnectWise
    Verified User
    Chose BrightGauge
    BrightGauge is by far the easiest to learn/use of the BI tools I have experienced. We had managers building their own dashboards with no outside help. It is not incredibly versatile though so if you want to get much more beyond taking the data and putting it in a chart or table …
    Incentivized
    Tableau
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    Key User Insights
    Would buy again
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    Delivers good value for the price
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    Happy with the feature set
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    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
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    Implementation went as expected
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    Features
    BrightGaugeTableau Desktop
    BI Standard Reporting
    Comparison of BI Standard Reporting features of BrightGauge and Tableau Desktop
    Feature
    BrightGauge
    8.1
    14 Ratings
    Tableau Desktop
    8.3
    167 Ratings
    Pixel Perfect reports8.210 Ratings8.8139 Ratings
    Customizable dashboards8.814 Ratings8.4166 Ratings
    Report Formatting Templates7.113 Ratings7.8145 Ratings
    Ad-hoc Reporting
    Comparison of Ad-hoc Reporting features of BrightGauge and Tableau Desktop
    Feature
    BrightGauge
    7.7
    14 Ratings
    Tableau Desktop
    8.7
    164 Ratings
    Drill-down analysis8.414 Ratings8.6159 Ratings
    Formatting capabilities8.513 Ratings9.2162 Ratings
    Integration with R or other statistical packages4.67 Ratings7.7122 Ratings
    Report sharing and collaboration9.213 Ratings9.2157 Ratings
    Report Output and Scheduling
    Comparison of Report Output and Scheduling features of BrightGauge and Tableau Desktop
    Feature
    BrightGauge
    7.9
    14 Ratings
    Tableau Desktop
    8.1
    158 Ratings
    Publish to Web9.410 Ratings7.3149 Ratings
    Publish to PDF7.414 Ratings7.9149 Ratings
    Report Versioning5.07 Ratings8.2116 Ratings
    Report Delivery Scheduling9.214 Ratings9.2123 Ratings
    Delivery to Remote Servers8.44 Ratings8.073 Ratings
    Data Discovery and Visualization
    Comparison of Data Discovery and Visualization features of BrightGauge and Tableau Desktop
    Feature
    BrightGauge
    5.9
    12 Ratings
    Tableau Desktop
    8.4
    156 Ratings
    Pre-built visualization formats (heatmaps, scatter plots etc.)8.012 Ratings9.0154 Ratings
    Location Analytics / Geographic Visualization7.26 Ratings8.2149 Ratings
    Predictive Analytics6.06 Ratings8.6126 Ratings
    Pattern Recognition and Data Mining2.52 Ratings8.02 Ratings
    Access Control and Security
    Comparison of Access Control and Security features of BrightGauge and Tableau Desktop
    Feature
    BrightGauge
    8.7
    14 Ratings
    Tableau Desktop
    8.7
    142 Ratings
    Multi-User Support (named login)9.614 Ratings9.0139 Ratings
    Role-Based Security Model9.313 Ratings8.0119 Ratings
    Multiple Access Permission Levels (Create, Read, Delete)8.313 Ratings8.8129 Ratings
    Report-Level Access Control8.34 Ratings9.03 Ratings
    Single Sign-On (SSO)8.35 Ratings8.877 Ratings
    Mobile Capabilities
    Comparison of Mobile Capabilities features of BrightGauge and Tableau Desktop
    Feature
    BrightGauge
    6.8
    7 Ratings
    Tableau Desktop
    8.0
    135 Ratings
    Responsive Design for Web Access8.56 Ratings8.2124 Ratings
    Mobile Application6.01 Ratings7.097 Ratings
    Dashboard / Report / Visualization Interactivity on Mobile5.86 Ratings8.8117 Ratings
    Application Program Interfaces (APIs) / Embedding
    Comparison of Application Program Interfaces (APIs) / Embedding features of BrightGauge and Tableau Desktop
    Feature
    BrightGauge
    7.4
    8 Ratings
    Tableau Desktop
    9.0
    64 Ratings
    REST API8.26 Ratings9.256 Ratings
    Javascript API9.62 Ratings9.051 Ratings
    iFrames10.02 Ratings9.249 Ratings
    Java API6.01 Ratings10.046 Ratings
    Themeable User Interface (UI)3.53 Ratings8.453 Ratings
    Customizable Platform (Open Source)7.03 Ratings8.446 Ratings
    User Ratings
    BrightGaugeTableau Desktop
    Likelihood to Recommend
    9.2
    (14 ratings)
    8.7
    (194 ratings)
    Likelihood to Renew
    -
    (0 ratings)
    8.9
    (39 ratings)
    Usability
    8.4
    (7 ratings)
    8.6
    (63 ratings)
    Availability
    -
    (0 ratings)
    8.0
    (10 ratings)
    Performance
    -
    (0 ratings)
    6.1
    (9 ratings)
    Support Rating
    10.0
    (2 ratings)
    7.0
    (56 ratings)
    In-Person Training
    -
    (0 ratings)
    9.4
    (4 ratings)
    Online Training
    -
    (0 ratings)
    8.0
    (4 ratings)
    Implementation Rating
    -
    (0 ratings)
    8.0
    (34 ratings)
    Configurability
    -
    (0 ratings)
    8.1
    (2 ratings)
    Data Sharing and Collaboration
    9.4
    (6 ratings)
    8.4
    (115 ratings)
    Data Sources
    9.0
    (6 ratings)
    7.9
    (115 ratings)
    Ease of integration
    -
    (0 ratings)
    10.0
    (1 ratings)
    Product Scalability
    -
    (0 ratings)
    7.0
    (3 ratings)
    Vendor post-sale
    -
    (0 ratings)
    10.0
    (1 ratings)
    Vendor pre-sale
    -
    (0 ratings)
    10.0
    (1 ratings)