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Google BigQuery vs. Tableau Server

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Google BigQuery

277 Reviews and Ratings

Tableau Server

878 Reviews and Ratings

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    Overview
    ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price

    Google BigQuery

    Score8.4 out of 10
    		N/AGoogle's BigQuery is part of the Google Cloud Platform, a database-as-a-service (DBaaS) supporting the querying and rapid analysis of enterprise data.

    $6.25

    per TiB (after the 1st 1 TiB per month, which is free)

    Tableau Server

    Score7.6 out of 10
    		N/ATableau Server allows Tableau Desktop users to publish dashboards to a central server to be shared across their organizations. The product is designed to facilitate collaboration across the organization. It can be deployed on a server in the data center, or it can be deployed on a public cloud.

    $12

    Per User Per Month

    Pricing
    Google BigQueryTableau Server
    Editions & Modules
    Standard edition
    $0.04 / slot hour
    Enterprise edition
    $0.06 / slot hour
    Enterprise Plus edition
    $0.10 / slot hour
    Viewer
    $12.00
    Per User Per Month
    Explorer
    $35.00
    Per User Per Month
    Creator
    $70.00
    Per User Per Month
    Offerings
    Pricing Offerings
    Google BigQueryTableau Server
    Free Trial
    YesYes
    Free/Freemium Version
    YesNo
    Premium Consulting/Integration Services
    NoYes
    Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo setup fee
    Additional Details——
    More Pricing Information
    Community Pulse
    Google BigQueryTableau Server
    Considered Both Products
    Google
    Verified User
    Chose Google BigQuery
    It's easier to connect data between BigQuery and Looker Studio instead of connecting the data between BigQuery and Tableau in terms of data explore or dashboard creating. Therefore we are considering migrating dashboards from Tableau to Looker Studio for the whole company.
    On …
    Incentivized
    Verified User
    Chose Google BigQuery
    I personally find it by far simpler than Amazon Redshift due it's onboarding seamlessness. For a quick start and simplify tye access to read the data big query provide better user experience and a smoother user interface. More importantly, the fact that Big Query can be easily …
    Incentivized
    Verified User
    Chose Google BigQuery
    Other locally hosted solutions are capable of providing the required level of performance, but the administration requirements are significantly more involved than with BigQuery. Additionally, there are capacity and availability concerns with locally hosted platforms that are a …
    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
    Google BigQueryTableau Server
    Database-as-a-Service
    Comparison of Database-as-a-Service features of Google BigQuery and Tableau Server
    Feature
    Google BigQuery
    8.4
    71 Ratings
    Tableau Server
    -
    Ratings
    Automatic software patching8.017 Ratings00 Ratings
    Database scalability9.270 Ratings00 Ratings
    Automated backups8.524 Ratings00 Ratings
    Database security provisions8.664 Ratings00 Ratings
    Monitoring and metrics8.066 Ratings00 Ratings
    Automatic host deployment8.013 Ratings00 Ratings
    BI Standard Reporting
    Comparison of BI Standard Reporting features of Google BigQuery and Tableau Server
    Feature
    Google BigQuery
    -
    Ratings
    Tableau Server
    9.5
    94 Ratings
    Pixel Perfect reports00 Ratings9.129 Ratings
    Customizable dashboards00 Ratings9.793 Ratings
    Report Formatting Templates00 Ratings9.780 Ratings
    Ad-hoc Reporting
    Comparison of Ad-hoc Reporting features of Google BigQuery and Tableau Server
    Feature
    Google BigQuery
    -
    Ratings
    Tableau Server
    9.1
    94 Ratings
    Drill-down analysis00 Ratings8.994 Ratings
    Formatting capabilities00 Ratings8.892 Ratings
    Integration with R or other statistical packages00 Ratings9.058 Ratings
    Report sharing and collaboration00 Ratings9.888 Ratings
    Report Output and Scheduling
    Comparison of Report Output and Scheduling features of Google BigQuery and Tableau Server
    Feature
    Google BigQuery
    -
    Ratings
    Tableau Server
    8.4
    90 Ratings
    Publish to Web00 Ratings9.884 Ratings
    Publish to PDF00 Ratings9.783 Ratings
    Report Versioning00 Ratings9.169 Ratings
    Report Delivery Scheduling00 Ratings8.376 Ratings
    Delivery to Remote Servers00 Ratings5.19 Ratings
    Data Discovery and Visualization
    Comparison of Data Discovery and Visualization features of Google BigQuery and Tableau Server
    Feature
    Google BigQuery
    -
    Ratings
    Tableau Server
    8.7
    89 Ratings
    Pre-built visualization formats (heatmaps, scatter plots etc.)00 Ratings8.985 Ratings
    Location Analytics / Geographic Visualization00 Ratings8.984 Ratings
    Predictive Analytics00 Ratings8.563 Ratings
    Access Control and Security
    Comparison of Access Control and Security features of Google BigQuery and Tableau Server
    Feature
    Google BigQuery
    -
    Ratings
    Tableau Server
    8.3
    94 Ratings
    Multi-User Support (named login)00 Ratings8.392 Ratings
    Role-Based Security Model00 Ratings8.389 Ratings
    Multiple Access Permission Levels (Create, Read, Delete)00 Ratings8.391 Ratings
    Single Sign-On (SSO)00 Ratings8.361 Ratings
    Mobile Capabilities
    Comparison of Mobile Capabilities features of Google BigQuery and Tableau Server
    Feature
    Google BigQuery
    -
    Ratings
    Tableau Server
    8.4
    78 Ratings
    Responsive Design for Web Access00 Ratings8.276 Ratings
    Mobile Application00 Ratings8.160 Ratings
    Dashboard / Report / Visualization Interactivity on Mobile00 Ratings9.067 Ratings
    Application Program Interfaces (APIs) / Embedding
    Comparison of Application Program Interfaces (APIs) / Embedding features of Google BigQuery and Tableau Server
    Feature
    Google BigQuery
    -
    Ratings
    Tableau Server
    7.2
    45 Ratings
    REST API00 Ratings9.039 Ratings
    Javascript API00 Ratings9.036 Ratings
    iFrames00 Ratings9.039 Ratings
    Java API00 Ratings5.57 Ratings
    Themeable User Interface (UI)00 Ratings6.19 Ratings
    Customizable Platform (Open Source)00 Ratings4.67 Ratings
    User Ratings
    Google BigQueryTableau Server
    Likelihood to Recommend
    8.6
    (71 ratings)
    8.1
    (110 ratings)
    Likelihood to Renew
    8.1
    (3 ratings)
    10.0
    (20 ratings)
    Usability
    7.7
    (5 ratings)
    5.2
    (16 ratings)
    Availability
    -
    (0 ratings)
    9.0
    (9 ratings)
    Performance
    -
    (0 ratings)
    8.1
    (8 ratings)
    Support Rating
    7.3
    (10 ratings)
    3.0
    (18 ratings)
    In-Person Training
    -
    (0 ratings)
    8.0
    (4 ratings)
    Online Training
    -
    (0 ratings)
    9.0
    (9 ratings)
    Implementation Rating
    -
    (0 ratings)
    9.1
    (13 ratings)
    Configurability
    -
    (0 ratings)
    8.0
    (1 ratings)
    Contract Terms and Pricing Model
    10.0
    (1 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Data Sharing and Collaboration
    -
    (0 ratings)
    5.1
    (79 ratings)
    Data Sources
    -
    (0 ratings)
    6.6
    (82 ratings)
    Professional Services
    8.2
    (2 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)