Klipfolio Klips vs. Tableau Cloud

Overview
ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price
Klipfolio Klips
Score 9.2 out of 10
Small Businesses (1-50 employees)
Klipfolio is a customizable dashboard and reporting platform that provides real-time business insights. It is used by small to mid-sized businesses and agencies to track performance metrics and create tailored reports, and to consolidate, transform, and visualize data.
$90
per month
Tableau Cloud
Score 7.9 out of 10
N/A
Tableau 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 billed annually per user
Pricing
Klipfolio KlipsTableau Cloud
Editions & Modules
Base
$90
per month
Grow
$190
per month
Team
$350
per month
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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Pricing Offerings
Klipfolio KlipsTableau Cloud
Free Trial
YesNo
Free/Freemium Version
NoNo
Premium Consulting/Integration Services
NoNo
Entry-level Setup FeeOptionalNo setup fee
Additional DetailsDiscount available for annual pricing. There are various implementation and training options available, from a 60 Day Proof of Concept, to Onboarding & Training, or ongoing dedicated Data Hero support.
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Community Pulse
Klipfolio KlipsTableau Cloud
Considered Both Products
Klipfolio Klips
Chose Klipfolio Klips
It was clear that Klipfolio had the edge in terms of the number of third-party connectors and templates available, allowing us to quickly be up and running with various API integrations and visually stunning designs in only an hour. It was a no-brainer for us, and we're glad we …
Chose Klipfolio Klips
Compared to other tools, Klipfolio is a more versatile one. These features allow us to create a dashboard that can incorporate data from several sources. In many
Chose Klipfolio Klips
The responsive and friendly design of the website caught my attention first, after that I realized that the whole site is the same and it is very easy to enter the metrics of each site.
Chose Klipfolio Klips
Google Data Studio and Microsoft Power BI
Chose Klipfolio Klips
Klipfolio is a more flexible tool when we consider its many functions. These functions allows the us to create a dashboard which can combine multiple data sources. These combinations of data sources often provide deeper insights when compared with other visualization tools. …
Chose Klipfolio Klips
Not quite as close but a lot of the data one uses goes to Klipfolio. It would be great if they were to connected more seamlessly. Sometimes using the data in Google Sheets and Google Slides is the easiest option, despite corporate wanting us to use the program more.
Chose Klipfolio Klips
Klipfolio had by the far most user-friendly interface with the best visualization I found. The price was below average on the software I compared to when I first purchased Klipfolio back in 2018. Today I primarily use Microsoft Power BI, because it is part of the Microsoft …
Chose Klipfolio Klips
Over the years, I have been required to work with other platforms to collect and analyze data for a variety of ad agencies and clients that I have worked with. It really came down to a Goldilocks comparison where we consistently found that dashboard platforms were bloated with …
Chose Klipfolio Klips
I chose Klipfolio for its low-cost-of-entry, the easy to use designer/editor and multitude of data sources expecting to outgrow it 'someday', but have yet to encounter any significant limitations that would make me want to switch. Power BI and Tableau both have much larger …
Chose Klipfolio Klips
These and many other BI tools are the most direct competitors. I only have experience with Klipfolio and Tableau. Tableau is definitely more capable, but much more difficult to learn and use. Klipfolio is simple and really packs a punch for its simplicity. I have yet to run …
Chose Klipfolio Klips
Klipfolio had the best API. We could connect more MarTech with Klipfolio than any other BI tool we used. Klipfolio's API was also the most stable. We ran into connectivity issues with some of the competitors. The metrics wouldn't refresh because the API lost the connection …
Chose Klipfolio Klips

Klipfolio is certainly the best solution for dashboards. Compared to Power BI, Power BI is more of an analyst tool to build deep analysis and reports. Making and sharing dashboards in Power BI is a pain. Tableau is great but cost way more. Also, the skills needed to build …

Chose Klipfolio Klips
We used Redash before. It isn't as friendly, easy to use and with a great customer support as Klipfolio.

Klipfolio simply has way more features available that won't require you to hard-code.
Chose Klipfolio Klips
They are all based on a similar methodology (Excel) but I felt Klipfolio had better integrations and their support team has been the difference maker. For a company that needs some hand-holding and guidance, Klipfolio is the right choice.
Chose Klipfolio Klips
Klipfolio is much more user friendly and the staff is much quicker at response and will take whatever time is needed to figure out the solutions.
Chose Klipfolio Klips
Klipfolio is cloud-based, allows for customization, reliable, and intuitive. The competitors were all lacking in one or more areas.
Chose Klipfolio Klips
Klipfolio is the better choice, because they have a better price and upgraded flexible plans, many more data connectors, and a good support from the technical team. The Klip constructor is better in graphs, formulas and they have a "snippet code" for programmers. Works better …
Chose Klipfolio Klips
I have not personally tried any other products like Klipfolio, but based on my personal experience Klipfolio has a strong foundation for their platform and I feel its only going to get better over time as they grow. I would encourage people to give a few platforms a try and I …
Chose Klipfolio Klips
They have good support, forums, tutorials, webinars, agents to track your progress, klipfolio university, klipfolio gallery and klipfolio insiders with all the rewards.
Tableau Cloud
Chose Tableau Cloud
Tableau CLoud is much more user friendly and easy to use.
Chose Tableau Cloud
Tableau Cloud is ery powerful and user friendly with minimal cost when compared with other BI tools.Its robust features like switching toggles, supporting SQL queries for buiding charts and all stands out as the best.It reduces time in creating difficult and complex dashbords …
Chose Tableau Cloud
Tableau Cloud offers easier ways to make the content browsable by users. It also offers more flexible ways to set up self-service governance. Standard filtering functionalities are easier to use.
Chose Tableau Cloud
It seems more robust then the other platforms. There is a lot you can do from merging many different data sets together by joining them at like points, to creating visualizations of the data, or by showcasing some important data to any number of people within your organization. …
Chose Tableau Cloud
Tableau has a way easier Intuitive UI compare to Power BI or Amplitude. AMplitude is great since anyone could create their own dashboard, but building it it's a different thing.
Chose Tableau Cloud
When weighing the pros and cons of Tableau Online vs. SAP ERP, two key considerations emerged as clear winners. SAP ERP is a powerful data purification tool, but it doesn't measure up to the competition in terms of data presentation. When it came to data visualization and …
Chose Tableau Cloud
In my opinion, while Microsoft Power BI is a bit easier to build reports and dashboards with in part to its shared traits and connectivity with other Microsoft products, Tableau Online allows for a greater depth of customization, data sourcing, and most of all the sharing of …
Chose Tableau Cloud
Google Analytics is better for ad-hoc reporting but it's easier to create a uniform, standardized portfolio of reports in Tableau Online. We still use Google Analytics from time to time for quicker data requests.
Chose Tableau Cloud
In determining whether to go with Tableau Online versus Alteryx, two important factors stood out in determining our go-to solution. First, while Alteryx is an impressive tool for data cleansing, it did not stack up in terms of data visualization capabilities. Tableau, on the …
Chose Tableau Cloud
Googles dashboard suite is very user-friendly and anyone can edit and make changes with very little knowledge or practice. But nothing I’ve worked with compares to the customization and multi streams of data in a user-friendly package like tableau does. It’s a really cool piece …
Chose Tableau Cloud
Prior to Tableau [Online], we were using complicated excel formulas and reports that were prone to break or were not easy to format. We used a few free tools before moving forward with Tableau. The free tools also had limitations but we found that the reports, ease of use …
Chose Tableau Cloud
We selected Tableau Online as it was more easy to integrate it with our SaaS platform and get going in no time. It is much more intuitive, easy, and quick to create dashboards using Tableau than other competitors. Also the pricing provided by Tableau to us was very competitive …
Chose Tableau Cloud
I do like to still use Google Analytics for certain things, because its faster to do it in Google Analytics rather than build the report I need in Tableau. While it's helpful, we just don't have the bandwidth as an organization to be able to create every report we would need on …
Chose Tableau Cloud
  • Breadth of services offered is good with Tableau Online
  • Tableau Online offers advanced analytics and visualisations with easy implementation
Chose Tableau Cloud
Tableau Online provides better data visualizations (especially when comparing out of the box visualizations that are available) than MS Power BI and historically we have connected more of our data sources to Tableau vs. other platforms like Google analytics.
Chose Tableau Cloud
Microsoft Dynamics is the only other product I have interacted with that is similar to Tableau Online. I receive reports from Microsoft Dynamics on a weekly basis. I receive really valuable statistics that help me realize how I am interacting through email. Dynamics send me …
Chose Tableau Cloud
[My selection was more determined] by the legacy files from the previous data scientists who build the dashboard with Tableau rather than I decided to choose Tableau from all other options.
Chose Tableau Cloud
Tableau provides more robust system to perform data analytics as compared to the alternatives like Power BI and Qlik. Moreover, Tableaus is super simple to use and is very reliable in terms of its connection with databases. The ability to manipulate data is another big reason …
Chose Tableau Cloud
We used to use an internal tracking platform, and it wasn't nearly as reliable or accurate as Tableau Online. Tableau Online has way more functionality and is able to report on so many more metrics that our old platform was unable to.
Chose Tableau Cloud
There are lots of excellent products are available in market for data analysis like SAP BusinessObjects, IBM Cognos, Microstrategy Analytics, Microsoft Power BI, etc. I found other products are specific to their tools like SAP BusinessObjects suits great with SAP Products …
Chose Tableau Cloud
I don't have direct experience with any of Tableau's competitors, such as Qlik, Domo, Looker or Zoomdata. With that said, I can't imagine any of the aforementioned entities having an offering that is far superior to Tableau. The intuitiveness and overall performance speak for …
Chose Tableau Cloud
Tableau has a capacity to connect to a number of data providers, and it is very easy to get connected to data sources and use all the objects that create dashboards. Customized visualizations are very easy to create. Tableau, generally speaking, has calculations and other types …
Chose Tableau Cloud
We have really enjoyed Tableau for our company. The pricing is a bit higher but the functionality is a lot better for our needs.
Features
Klipfolio KlipsTableau Cloud
BI Standard Reporting
Comparison of BI Standard Reporting features of Product A and Product B
Klipfolio Klips
9.0
Ratings
7% above category average
Tableau Cloud
7.0
Ratings
15% below category average
Pixel Perfect reports9.10 Ratings7.00 Ratings
Customizable dashboards8.90 Ratings8.00 Ratings
Report Formatting Templates9.10 Ratings6.00 Ratings
Ad-hoc Reporting
Comparison of Ad-hoc Reporting features of Product A and Product B
Klipfolio Klips
8.6
Ratings
8% above category average
Tableau Cloud
6.9
Ratings
15% below category average
Drill-down analysis8.30 Ratings8.00 Ratings
Formatting capabilities7.80 Ratings6.00 Ratings
Integration with R or other statistical packages9.10 Ratings6.00 Ratings
Report sharing and collaboration9.10 Ratings7.50 Ratings
Report Output and Scheduling
Comparison of Report Output and Scheduling features of Product A and Product B
Klipfolio Klips
9.4
Ratings
11% above category average
Tableau Cloud
7.1
Ratings
16% below category average
Publish to Web8.90 Ratings7.00 Ratings
Publish to PDF9.20 Ratings7.50 Ratings
Report Delivery Scheduling10.00 Ratings8.00 Ratings
Report Versioning00 Ratings7.00 Ratings
Delivery to Remote Servers00 Ratings6.00 Ratings
Data Discovery and Visualization
Comparison of Data Discovery and Visualization features of Product A and Product B
Klipfolio Klips
9.3
Ratings
13% above category average
Tableau Cloud
6.8
Ratings
16% below category average
Pre-built visualization formats (heatmaps, scatter plots etc.)8.90 Ratings7.50 Ratings
Location Analytics / Geographic Visualization9.10 Ratings6.50 Ratings
Predictive Analytics10.00 Ratings6.50 Ratings
Pattern Recognition and Data Mining00 Ratings6.50 Ratings
Access Control and Security
Comparison of Access Control and Security features of Product A and Product B
Klipfolio Klips
-
Ratings
Tableau Cloud
7.0
Ratings
19% below category average
Multi-User Support (named login)00 Ratings7.00 Ratings
Role-Based Security Model00 Ratings7.00 Ratings
Multiple Access Permission Levels (Create, Read, Delete)00 Ratings7.00 Ratings
Report-Level Access Control00 Ratings6.50 Ratings
Single Sign-On (SSO)00 Ratings7.50 Ratings
Mobile Capabilities
Comparison of Mobile Capabilities features of Product A and Product B
Klipfolio Klips
-
Ratings
Tableau Cloud
6.4
Ratings
20% below category average
Responsive Design for Web Access00 Ratings5.50 Ratings
Mobile Application00 Ratings6.00 Ratings
Dashboard / Report / Visualization Interactivity on Mobile00 Ratings7.00 Ratings
Application Program Interfaces (APIs) / Embedding
Comparison of Application Program Interfaces (APIs) / Embedding features of Product A and Product B
Klipfolio Klips
-
Ratings
Tableau Cloud
6.4
Ratings
20% below category average
REST API00 Ratings6.00 Ratings
Javascript API00 Ratings6.50 Ratings
iFrames00 Ratings6.50 Ratings
Java API00 Ratings6.00 Ratings
Themeable User Interface (UI)00 Ratings6.50 Ratings
Customizable Platform (Open Source)00 Ratings7.00 Ratings
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User Ratings
Klipfolio KlipsTableau Cloud
Likelihood to Recommend
8.8
(0 ratings)
8.0
(0 ratings)
Usability
9.5
(0 ratings)
8.0
(0 ratings)
Support Rating
9.1
(0 ratings)
8.7
(0 ratings)
Implementation Rating
8.2
(0 ratings)
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(0 ratings)
User Testimonials
Klipfolio KlipsTableau Cloud
Likelihood to Recommend
It's
a piece of software that's capable of almost anything. Dynamic variables can be
changed in real-time via the interface's UI/UX and UI/UX customizations. As a
result, it can always keep its database up-to-date and obtain the most current
information from a variety of sources. The Klip customer service team is
extremely friendly and helpful. Every time a problem with the Klip setup
arises, they're there to help. As a result of their activities, they try to
work with the group's experience.
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If you're using Tableau as the primary BI tool, then Tableau Cloud is well suited to publish and share the results with a wide(r) audience. It is well suited for various degrees of self-service proficiency, from pure consumers of analytical work to more advanced users who can use web editing for smaller or larger adjustments, and even for desktop power users who will publish their work to Tableau Cloud. It has many good ways to organize the content and make it easily accessible via search, favorites, folders, collections ("playlists for your data"), or history ("recents"). It might not be ideally suited if there are many on-prem sources to be used (even though there are options to connect them) or if you have very special requirements regarding custom server setup, which is limited in a shared cloud environment like Tableau Cloud.
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Pros
  • Dashboard design. Super simple and easy to set up, move and size components, and display.
  • Klip creation. This is report/chart creation. Klipfolio straddles the line well between ease-of-use and robust capability for data crunching and visualization.
  • Data sync. I have had very few data sync issues. The sync just works and it is very light-weight on API calls.
  • Multiple data source formats. You can make data sources in JSON, Summarized View, and Detailed View.
  • Modeled data sources. You can create modeled versions of any data source, which allows you to lock in data formats, add columns (including formula columns), and more.
  • Team permissions. I have been able to set team permission sets and use that to display the given dashboards around the office. With this, I can control who has access to which data.
  • Chart options. There is a great selection of chart types to choose from.
  • Great support. Their support staff has always been very responsive—almost always immediate. I have always been able to resolve my issues with them.
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  • Tableau Online is completely cloud based and that's why the reports and dashboards are accessible even on the go. One doesn't always need to access the office laptop to access the reports.
  • The visualizations are interactive and one can quickly change the level at which they want to view the information. For example, one person might be more interested in looking at the country level performances rather than client level. This is intuitive and one doesn't need to create multiple reports for the same.
  • The feature to ask questions in plain vanilla English language is great and helpful. For quick adhoc fact checks one can simply type what they are looking for and the Natural Language Programming algorithms under the hood parse the query, interpret it and then fetch the results accordingly in a visual form.
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Cons
  • Onboarding. The process of setting up a new client for a dashboard can be a little tedious.
  • File size upload and third-party integrations. I have been limited to the size of the .csv file we were uploading but we were able to find a workaround.
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  • Can be a steep learning curve for new users
  • Modeling and building algorithms aren't always intuitive and take some testing/retesting to ensure it's working as it should
  • Inability to integrate easily with our HRIS platform. Reports are pulled from HRIS at various intervals and uploaded into Tableau
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Likelihood to Renew
No answers on this topic
The tool's capacity to handle complex data sources.
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Usability
My initial impressions of the software have been extremely positive. There are YouTube tutorials that explain how to make klips. The intuitive design of the UI It appears that everything in this software has been thoroughly tested to create all the visualizations that can be imagined as well as the user input controls that allow users to have exactly the data they want to be displayed in seconds, considering the various functions and formulas available in the Excel integrations and the extensive list of other services that can be integrated.
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From an end user perspective Tableau Online is overall very easy to navigate once you get used to it, my only complaint is that when expanding or contracting a graph, the "plus" and "minus" on the bottom left is sometimes hidden, and should always be visible. From a builder perspective, it can take some getting used to but the sheer depth of customization makes it all worthwhile.
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Support Rating
It provides all the necessary information to be able to carry out the analysis of any type of business, to know how money is managed virtually, what to do to have greater visibility, in addition to being a platform that is always accessible and allows continuous and efficient work.
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I have no had a lot of experience with the support team, but I know that it’s hardly necessary for the end-user to contact. Usually, the main questions I get are on how to read a certain dashboard or how to navigate to a certain place. Overall, the simplicity of the software is what helps out with less need for support.
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Implementation Rating
None at all; just be sure of what information you will need for working.
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I wasn't part of the implementation team
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Alternatives Considered
It was clear that Klipfolio had the edge in terms of the number of third-party connectors and templates available, allowing us to quickly be up and running with various API integrations and visually stunning designs in only an hour. It was a no-brainer for us, and we're glad we went with them instead of the other options.
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When weighing the pros and cons of Tableau Online vs. SAP ERP, two key considerations emerged as clear winners. SAP ERP is a powerful data purification tool, but it doesn't measure up to the competition in terms of data presentation. When it came to data visualization and analytics, Tableau was our go-to tool. The price is the second consideration. Tableau, on the other hand, was the more cost-effective option for our requirements.
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Return on Investment
  • Klipfolio not only delivers great-looking dashboards, but it makes our agency look awesome to our clients!
  • Klipfolio is one of the few platforms that we have implemented where the minimal investment has consistently provided maximum results in the return on our investment.
  • Not only had Klipfolio proven to be a fiscally smart - money-saving - move, but has also proven to be a great time saver as well.
  • Thanks to Klipfolio we spend less time having to pull data and have more time to analyze and strategize for our reporting and recommendations to our clients.
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  • No need to hire a team of developers to deliver our product, a huge cost savings for a start up company.
  • The ability to work off data extracts allows us to "set in and forget it" so to speak, which allows our customers to use the system during business hours with almost no cost in terms of database usage.
  • It has been a great internal tool for dashboarding company metrics and helping us track goals and implement solutions to meet those goals through efficient data analysis.
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ScreenShots

Klipfolio Klips Screenshots

Screenshot of an example of a customized dashboard. For showcasing KPIs, tracking performance, or telling complex data stories, Klips lets the user tailor layouts, visuals, and insights, ensuring dashboards are suitable for internal teams or external stakeholders.Screenshot of visualizations, with descriptive text blocks and live data to communicate more than just numbers. Klips lets users insert real-time data directly into text to add context, improving interpretation. Progress towards goals and trends can be tracked using vibrant charts, colors, and text descriptions.Screenshot of one example of the over 30 chart types available, some including bar graphs, pie charts, and heatmaps. The library of pre-built Klip templates connect to popular data sources like Google Analytics, HubSpot, or Salesforce. These templates can be modified.Screenshot of Klipfolio’s formula engine. Similar to Excel, the Klip Editor can be used to clean, transform, and analyze data using functions. Users can perform complex calculations, manipulate dates or text, and add logic or statistical formulas.Screenshot of the Klip editor, used to take precise control over visual properties, customizing font sizes, colors, and styles to match a brand, or to emphasize key metrics. Set decimal places for numerical data, and add prefixes or suffixes—such as currency symbols or percentages—for clear and professional formatting. It also supports conditional formatting, and dynamic colors or icons to highlight trends, anomalies, or thresholds. These tools allow the user to craft Klips that not only deliver insights but also communicate them at a glance.Screenshot of a Klipfolio Klips dashboard. These allow users to customize every aspect, from layouts and fonts to colors and chart styles, ensuring that dashboards align with a brand. For presenting on a laptop, a big-screen TV, or by sharing published links, dashboards are designed to look exceptional in both light and dark modes.