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Google Charts vs. Tableau Cloud

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Google Charts

298 Reviews and Ratings

Tableau Cloud

551 Reviews and Ratings

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    Overview
    ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price

    Google Charts

    Score7 out of 10
    		N/AGoogle Charts provides a way to visualize data on your website - for free. From simple line charts to complex hierarchical tree maps, the chart gallery provides a large number of ready-to-use chart types. The most common way to use Google Charts is with simple JavaScript that you embed in your web page.N/A

    Tableau Cloud

    Score7.9 out of 10
    		N/ATableau Cloud (formerly Tableau Online) is a self-service analytics platform that is fully hosted in the cloud. Tableau Cloud enables users to publish dashboards and invite colleagues to explore hidden opportunities with interactive visualizations and accurate data, from any browser or mobile device.

    $15

    per month per user

    Pricing
    Google ChartsTableau Cloud
    Editions & Modules
    No answers on this topic
    Tableau Viewer
    $15
    per month billed annually per user
    Enterprise Viewer
    $35
    per month billed annually per user
    Tableau Explorer
    $42
    per month billed annually per user
    Enterprise Explorer
    $70
    per month billed annually per user
    Tableau Creator
    $75
    per month billed annually per user
    Enterprise Creator
    $115
    per month billed annually per user
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    Offerings
    Pricing Offerings
    Google ChartsTableau Cloud
    Free Trial
    NoNo
    Free/Freemium Version
    YesNo
    Premium Consulting/Integration Services
    NoNo
    Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo setup fee
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    Community Pulse
    Google ChartsTableau Cloud
    Considered Both Products
    Google
    Verified User
    Chose Google Charts
    As our company heavily utilizes Google products, when we first looked into the tool to help us to present our data, we were looking if we could find anything that is from Google and can satisfy our basic needs. Google Charts fit in it very well. That does not mean we are not …
    Incentivized
    Verified User
    Chose Google Charts
    Our teams were already using Google's G suite and as google charts simply came tagged along with it, they were more than happy to go with google charts given its capabilities. Though we have another BI solution in place but teams mostly work with google charts and export their …
    Incentivized
    Verified User
    Chose Google Charts
    Went with Google Charts directly. Integrates with other Google apps that we use seamlessly.
    Incentivized
    Verified User
    Chose Google Charts
    I have not used many other software similar to Google Charts because a lot of the software I have used in the past has integrated reporting available to the customer. However, for instances where our software reporting is not accurate, we are able to use this online source to …
    Incentivized
    Verified User
    Chose Google Charts
    Tableau Online is pricier but will give you more. You pay for what you get when it comes to Google Charts - free with your Google Suite. Where Tableau is smart, Google Charts is quick and simple. In the end, it comes down to money and how complex you need to make your …
    Incentivized
    Verified User
    Chose Google Charts
    Google Charts is a free version compared to Tableau. This was the biggest selling point, as the cost-per-user for Tableau cannot be justified since the program does not offer much more power compared to Google Charts.
    Incentivized
    Tableau
    Verified User
    Chose Tableau Cloud
    Tableau Online is the best tool over Microsoft Excel, Google Sheets and Charts and Microsoft BI because it integrates most easily with Salesforce. We selected Tableau Online because it is easy to use and it integrates easily with Salesforce. There are other tools out there, but …
    Incentivized
    Key User Insights
    Would buy again
    No answers on this topic
    No answers on this topic
    Delivers good value for the price
    No answers on this topic
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    Happy with the feature set
    No answers on this topic
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    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    No answers on this topic
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    Implementation went as expected
    No answers on this topic
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    Features
    Google ChartsTableau Cloud
    BI Standard Reporting
    Comparison of BI Standard Reporting features of Google Charts and Tableau Cloud
    Feature
    Google Charts
    8.8
    50 Ratings
    Tableau Cloud
    7.0
    69 Ratings
    Pixel Perfect reports8.145 Ratings7.051 Ratings
    Customizable dashboards9.548 Ratings8.069 Ratings
    Report Formatting Templates8.844 Ratings6.058 Ratings
    Ad-hoc Reporting
    Comparison of Ad-hoc Reporting features of Google Charts and Tableau Cloud
    Feature
    Google Charts
    9.3
    51 Ratings
    Tableau Cloud
    6.9
    69 Ratings
    Drill-down analysis8.645 Ratings8.069 Ratings
    Formatting capabilities9.551 Ratings6.066 Ratings
    Integration with R or other statistical packages9.537 Ratings6.043 Ratings
    Report sharing and collaboration9.646 Ratings7.567 Ratings
    Report Output and Scheduling
    Comparison of Report Output and Scheduling features of Google Charts and Tableau Cloud
    Feature
    Google Charts
    9.0
    51 Ratings
    Tableau Cloud
    7.1
    67 Ratings
    Publish to Web9.549 Ratings7.063 Ratings
    Publish to PDF9.646 Ratings7.562 Ratings
    Report Versioning8.643 Ratings7.050 Ratings
    Report Delivery Scheduling8.737 Ratings8.055 Ratings
    Delivery to Remote Servers8.830 Ratings6.034 Ratings
    Data Discovery and Visualization
    Comparison of Data Discovery and Visualization features of Google Charts and Tableau Cloud
    Feature
    Google Charts
    8.8
    50 Ratings
    Tableau Cloud
    6.8
    65 Ratings
    Pre-built visualization formats (heatmaps, scatter plots etc.)8.949 Ratings7.562 Ratings
    Location Analytics / Geographic Visualization8.847 Ratings6.561 Ratings
    Predictive Analytics8.839 Ratings6.553 Ratings
    Pattern Recognition and Data Mining00 Ratings6.52 Ratings
    Access Control and Security
    Comparison of Access Control and Security features of Google Charts and Tableau Cloud
    Feature
    Google Charts
    8.8
    45 Ratings
    Tableau Cloud
    7.0
    64 Ratings
    Multi-User Support (named login)8.844 Ratings7.058 Ratings
    Role-Based Security Model8.839 Ratings7.051 Ratings
    Multiple Access Permission Levels (Create, Read, Delete)8.841 Ratings7.054 Ratings
    Single Sign-On (SSO)8.831 Ratings7.549 Ratings
    Report-Level Access Control00 Ratings6.52 Ratings
    Mobile Capabilities
    Comparison of Mobile Capabilities features of Google Charts and Tableau Cloud
    Feature
    Google Charts
    9.0
    48 Ratings
    Tableau Cloud
    6.4
    54 Ratings
    Responsive Design for Web Access9.546 Ratings5.552 Ratings
    Mobile Application9.629 Ratings6.039 Ratings
    Dashboard / Report / Visualization Interactivity on Mobile8.744 Ratings7.046 Ratings
    Application Program Interfaces (APIs) / Embedding
    Comparison of Application Program Interfaces (APIs) / Embedding features of Google Charts and Tableau Cloud
    Feature
    Google Charts
    8.8
    40 Ratings
    Tableau Cloud
    6.4
    36 Ratings
    REST API8.932 Ratings6.031 Ratings
    Javascript API8.839 Ratings6.529 Ratings
    iFrames8.826 Ratings6.529 Ratings
    Java API8.926 Ratings6.026 Ratings
    Themeable User Interface (UI)8.828 Ratings6.530 Ratings
    Customizable Platform (Open Source)8.828 Ratings7.029 Ratings
    User Ratings
    Google ChartsTableau Cloud
    Likelihood to Recommend
    8.9
    (61 ratings)
    8.0
    (70 ratings)
    Likelihood to Renew
    7.3
    (8 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Usability
    8.9
    (33 ratings)
    8.0
    (23 ratings)
    Availability
    10.0
    (1 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Performance
    5.0
    (1 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Support Rating
    8.3
    (33 ratings)
    8.7
    (20 ratings)
    Online Training
    5.0
    (1 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Implementation Rating
    10.0
    (1 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Configurability
    8.0
    (1 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Data Sharing and Collaboration
    9.4
    (22 ratings)
    8.0
    (49 ratings)
    Data Sources
    8.3
    (22 ratings)
    8.3
    (49 ratings)
    Ease of integration
    10.0
    (1 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Product Scalability
    8.0
    (1 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Vendor post-sale
    10.0
    (1 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Vendor pre-sale
    10.0
    (1 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)