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Metabase vs. Tableau Server

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Metabase

50 Reviews and Ratings

Tableau Server

878 Reviews and Ratings

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    Overview
    ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price

    Metabase

    Score7.7 out of 10
    		N/AMetabase aims to bring data tools with the simplicity of consumer products to the crufty world of enterprise business intelligence. Their open source analytics and business intelligence applications connect to most commonly used databases to let anyone in a company ask questions, and create dashboards or nightly emails without knowing SQL. Metabase Enterprise enables the user to embed branded analytics into customer applications.

    $85

    per month

    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
    MetabaseTableau Server
    Editions & Modules
    Starter
    $85
    per month (includes 5 users, then $5 per user, per month)
    Starter
    $85
    per month up to 5 users
    Pro
    $500
    per month up to 10 users
    Growth
    $749
    per month (includes 10 users, then $15 per user, per month)
    Enterprise
    15,000
    per year
    Open Source
    Free
    Viewer
    $12.00
    Per User Per Month
    Explorer
    $35.00
    Per User Per Month
    Creator
    $70.00
    Per User Per Month
    Offerings
    Pricing Offerings
    MetabaseTableau 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
    Features
    MetabaseTableau Server
    BI Standard Reporting
    Comparison of BI Standard Reporting features of Metabase and Tableau Server
    Feature
    Metabase
    7.4
    4 Ratings
    Tableau Server
    9.5
    94 Ratings
    Pixel Perfect reports8.02 Ratings9.129 Ratings
    Customizable dashboards8.04 Ratings9.793 Ratings
    Report Formatting Templates6.34 Ratings9.780 Ratings
    Ad-hoc Reporting
    Comparison of Ad-hoc Reporting features of Metabase and Tableau Server
    Feature
    Metabase
    8.3
    4 Ratings
    Tableau Server
    9.1
    94 Ratings
    Drill-down analysis8.54 Ratings8.994 Ratings
    Formatting capabilities7.44 Ratings8.892 Ratings
    Integration with R or other statistical packages7.92 Ratings9.058 Ratings
    Report sharing and collaboration9.54 Ratings9.888 Ratings
    Report Output and Scheduling
    Comparison of Report Output and Scheduling features of Metabase and Tableau Server
    Feature
    Metabase
    8.7
    2 Ratings
    Tableau Server
    8.4
    90 Ratings
    Publish to Web9.01 Ratings9.884 Ratings
    Publish to PDF9.01 Ratings9.783 Ratings
    Report Versioning8.02 Ratings9.169 Ratings
    Report Delivery Scheduling9.01 Ratings8.376 Ratings
    Delivery to Remote Servers00 Ratings5.19 Ratings
    Data Discovery and Visualization
    Comparison of Data Discovery and Visualization features of Metabase and Tableau Server
    Feature
    Metabase
    8.8
    4 Ratings
    Tableau Server
    8.7
    89 Ratings
    Pre-built visualization formats (heatmaps, scatter plots etc.)8.54 Ratings8.985 Ratings
    Location Analytics / Geographic Visualization10.02 Ratings8.984 Ratings
    Predictive Analytics8.92 Ratings8.563 Ratings
    Pattern Recognition and Data Mining7.92 Ratings00 Ratings
    Access Control and Security
    Comparison of Access Control and Security features of Metabase and Tableau Server
    Feature
    Metabase
    9.5
    4 Ratings
    Tableau Server
    8.3
    94 Ratings
    Multi-User Support (named login)8.64 Ratings8.392 Ratings
    Role-Based Security Model10.03 Ratings8.389 Ratings
    Multiple Access Permission Levels (Create, Read, Delete)9.54 Ratings8.391 Ratings
    Report-Level Access Control9.53 Ratings00 Ratings
    Single Sign-On (SSO)10.04 Ratings8.361 Ratings
    Mobile Capabilities
    Comparison of Mobile Capabilities features of Metabase and Tableau Server
    Feature
    Metabase
    9.0
    2 Ratings
    Tableau Server
    8.4
    78 Ratings
    Responsive Design for Web Access8.01 Ratings8.276 Ratings
    Mobile Application10.01 Ratings8.160 Ratings
    Dashboard / Report / Visualization Interactivity on Mobile9.02 Ratings9.067 Ratings
    Application Program Interfaces (APIs) / Embedding
    Comparison of Application Program Interfaces (APIs) / Embedding features of Metabase and Tableau Server
    Feature
    Metabase
    8.8
    3 Ratings
    Tableau Server
    7.2
    45 Ratings
    REST API8.93 Ratings9.039 Ratings
    Javascript API9.02 Ratings9.036 Ratings
    iFrames9.02 Ratings9.039 Ratings
    Java API10.01 Ratings5.57 Ratings
    Themeable User Interface (UI)7.02 Ratings6.19 Ratings
    Customizable Platform (Open Source)9.01 Ratings4.67 Ratings
    User Ratings
    MetabaseTableau Server
    Likelihood to Recommend
    8.5
    (4 ratings)
    8.1
    (110 ratings)
    Likelihood to Renew
    -
    (0 ratings)
    10.0
    (20 ratings)
    Usability
    8.0
    (3 ratings)
    5.2
    (16 ratings)
    Availability
    -
    (0 ratings)
    9.0
    (9 ratings)
    Performance
    -
    (0 ratings)
    8.1
    (8 ratings)
    Support Rating
    -
    (0 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)
    Data Sharing and Collaboration
    -
    (0 ratings)
    5.1
    (79 ratings)
    Data Sources
    -
    (0 ratings)
    6.6
    (82 ratings)