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    ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price

    Spotfire

    Score8.1 out of 10
    N/ASpotfire, formerly known as TIBCO Spotfire, is a visual data science platform that combines visual analytics, data science, and data wrangling, so users can analyze data at-rest and at-scale to solve complex industry-specific problems.N/A

    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
    SpotfireTableau Desktop
    Editions & Modules
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    Tableau
    $75
    per month per user
    Tableau Enterprise
    $115
    per month per user
    Offerings
    Pricing Offerings
    SpotfireTableau Desktop
    Free Trial
    YesNo
    Free/Freemium Version
    NoNo
    Premium Consulting/Integration Services
    YesYes
    Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo setup fee
    Additional DetailsFor Enterprise engagements, contact Spotfire directly for a custom price quote.All pricing plans are billed annually.
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    Community Pulse
    SpotfireTableau Desktop
    Considered Both Products
    Spotfire
    Chose Spotfire
    Although Spotfire has a longer learning curve, it has proven to be more practical and impactful than Tableau. We had only evaluated other tools at a high level initially, and were surprised to hear the success stories of companies moving from Tableau to Spotfire. We have found …
    Incentivized
    Chose Spotfire
    Spotfire is better for geo mapping and easier to maniuplate the data. i am not very good at Tableau anyways but that is what i have used in the past
    Incentivized
    Chose Spotfire
    Spotfire is significantly ahead of both products from an ETL and data ingestion capability. Spotfire also has substantially better visualizations than Power BI, and although the native visualizations aren't as flexible in Tableau, Spotfire enables users to create completely …
    Incentivized
    Chose Spotfire
    Spotfire's key strength les in extent of customization possible and it's inherent Data Analytics capabilities. With in-memory and in-database analysis capabilities, it comes out as a high performance and high efficiency BI solution.
    Adding to it, Spotfire integrates the …
    Incentivized
    Chose Spotfire
    We ultimately switched to Tableau Desktop as we realized it was able to do all of the things we required of Spotfire.
    Incentivized
    Chose Spotfire
    Spotfire is the best application for power users by virtue of its wide variety of visualizations, incorporated analytics, superior data canvas, and ability to integrate code such as R or Python. The learning curve is steeper and the menus are Windows 7 once you are past some …
    Incentivized
    Chose Spotfire
    Tableau does map-based visualizations much easier.
    Incentivized
    Chose Spotfire
    We evaluated Power BI and Tableau 4 years ago. Power BI at that time was in its infancy, but over the last 4 years have made huge leaps of improvements. At that time, the two products weren't comparable. Tableau 4 years ago was a very strong product and the acquisition from …
    Incentivized
    Chose Spotfire
    A few that are not listed are Metabase and ReDash--they are both open source. I like Spotfire the best by far. I was surprised how far behind it Tableau is. I could just never get the feel for Tableau, while I really enjoyed working in Spotfire. The open-source ones are nice …
    Incentivized
    Chose Spotfire
    Although I don't have an extensive history with Tableau, from what I understand, Spotfire offers an overall more complete package of data analysis and data visualization. It's the best of both worlds, if you will. Tableau stands out with its data visualization but is behind …
    Incentivized
    Chose Spotfire
    Spotfire is the default BI tool used in the oil and gas industry. I have briefly used Tableau but not enough to make an accurate comparison.
    Incentivized
    Chose Spotfire
    Tableau, Microsoft BI. Tableau seems to be innovating much more than Spotfire on the data integration front. Colors have been updated coloring schemes appear to be bettter. Microsoft BI is far much more dashboard focused than big data. I like Tableau better for some things …
    Incentivized
    Chose Spotfire
    I prefer Spotfire greatly. While is may seem like a "one trick pony", it does that one trick really well.
    Incentivized
    Chose Spotfire
    Quick analysis and create reports
    Incentivized
    Chose Spotfire
    Spotfire stacks well in comparison to other BI products and provides a simplified way to manage reporting and visualization requirements.
    Incentivized
    Chose Spotfire
    The only other tool we use in my course is Tableau. Tableau is very popular regionally (Omaha, NE), runs locally on Mac and PC, is free for students and faculty, and has a web outlet for sharing. It also plays well with AWS. For these reasons, we use it as the primary …
    Incentivized
    Chose Spotfire
    It looks more complete, configurable, and easy to use compared to those. It is also expandable thanks to the other tools in the Spotfire Suite.
    Incentivized
    Chose Spotfire
    Spotfire is much user-friendly and able to handle many million rows seamlessly. Automation is so easy. Connecting to various data sources is easy. Upgrade from one version to the latest version is easy.
    Incentivized
    Chose Spotfire
    They are similar but don't offer some of the specific client login portal capabilities. We needed a centralized platform that allows customization and sign-ins from multiple clients. Additionally, they did not quite have the diverse data source support capabilities that we get …
    Incentivized
    Chose Spotfire
    Well, Spotfire was the only tool which could handle our data, we had over 100 Mio rows of data and with Spotfire you could navigate through the dashboard very fast. This was our killer feature. It also makes very nice and modern charts.
    Incentivized
    Chose Spotfire
    Within our use cases Spotfire is preferred due to the ability to manage live data as well as big data in an appropriate time. It is also much better in statistics and advanced analytics.
    Incentivized
    Chose Spotfire
    Spotfire has more in-depth data modeling functions.
    Incentivized
    Chose Spotfire
    We are dealing with and evaluate as many data analytics and BI tools as it is feasible for us in order to be able to suggest the best tool to our clients. Spotfire is strong in intuitive and easy to learn analytics, plus it has built-in functionality to work with R, which is a …
    Incentivized
    Chose Spotfire
    I have access to tools mentioned above, but I use Spotfire most, because most colleagues I'm working with have Spotfire access, and sharing data and visulization in Spotfire is the most convenient way.
    Incentivized
    Chose Spotfire
    Spotfire is a superior platform for data visitation in terms of the number of plots offered, and the ability to import and process far larger data sets (big data) which is an essential feature when working with data from the chemical and biological data domains. It is also …
    Incentivized
    Tableau
    Chose Tableau Desktop
    The following BI and Data Analytics software were being used in our organization: PowerBI, Cognos, and TIBCO Spotfire. Pricing is one of the key factors for our department to choose Tableau Desktop above these products. The ROI of Tableau Desktop is better than the others based …
    Incentivized
    Chose Tableau Desktop
    Tableau is user-friendly and has mane forums/boards to learn new tricks.
    Incentivized
    Chose Tableau Desktop
    Well, Tableau has a nicer UI compared to Spotfire. But the main reason why Tableau stacked against the other was the pricing.
    Incentivized
    Chose Tableau Desktop
    Tableau was chosen prior to my joining the company, and today I would be hard pressed to choose Tableau over Power BI. This is largely due to the value proposition Power BI represents as it has made leaps and bounds improvements to the tool since its inception. If you are …
    Incentivized
    Chose Tableau Desktop
    Tableau has a little less learning curve for developers but this is because fewer functions and customization options are available vs. Spotfire. Spotfire is a much more scalable solution, works many times faster with huge databases with over millions of rows. We selected …
    Incentivized
    Chose Tableau Desktop
    Tableau is more powerful than Excel. One does have more flexibility by using programming libraries like D3.js, which have been designed specifically for data visualization, but they also require the user to know how to program with javascript. Tableau is great for users who …
    Incentivized
    Chose Tableau Desktop
    We use tableau to see the feasibility for a client requirement.

    I rank it better
    Incentivized
    Chose Tableau Desktop
    Qlick is a good tool too but when handling more than 5G of data you better have a strong machine. Tibco is good too, but the business model doesn't suit us.
    Incentivized
    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
    SpotfireTableau Desktop
    Platform Connectivity
    Comparison of Platform Connectivity features of Spotfire and Tableau Desktop
    Feature
    Spotfire
    7.2
    8 Ratings
    Tableau Desktop
    -
    Ratings
    Connect to Multiple Data Sources7.88 Ratings00 Ratings
    Extend Existing Data Sources7.48 Ratings00 Ratings
    Automatic Data Format Detection7.88 Ratings00 Ratings
    MDM Integration6.05 Ratings00 Ratings
    Data Exploration
    Comparison of Data Exploration features of Spotfire and Tableau Desktop
    Feature
    Spotfire
    9.1
    8 Ratings
    Tableau Desktop
    -
    Ratings
    Visualization9.08 Ratings00 Ratings
    Interactive Data Analysis9.28 Ratings00 Ratings
    Data Preparation
    Comparison of Data Preparation features of Spotfire and Tableau Desktop
    Feature
    Spotfire
    7.4
    8 Ratings
    Tableau Desktop
    -
    Ratings
    Interactive Data Cleaning and Enrichment7.28 Ratings00 Ratings
    Data Transformations8.08 Ratings00 Ratings
    Data Encryption7.05 Ratings00 Ratings
    Built-in Processors7.55 Ratings00 Ratings
    Platform Data Modeling
    Comparison of Platform Data Modeling features of Spotfire and Tableau Desktop
    Feature
    Spotfire
    7.6
    8 Ratings
    Tableau Desktop
    -
    Ratings
    Multiple Model Development Languages and Tools7.57 Ratings00 Ratings
    Automated Machine Learning8.55 Ratings00 Ratings
    Single platform for multiple model development7.68 Ratings00 Ratings
    Self-Service Model Delivery6.76 Ratings00 Ratings
    Model Deployment
    Comparison of Model Deployment features of Spotfire and Tableau Desktop
    Feature
    Spotfire
    7.4
    7 Ratings
    Tableau Desktop
    -
    Ratings
    Flexible Model Publishing Options7.87 Ratings00 Ratings
    Security, Governance, and Cost Controls7.07 Ratings00 Ratings
    BI Standard Reporting
    Comparison of BI Standard Reporting features of Spotfire and Tableau Desktop
    Feature
    Spotfire
    -
    Ratings
    Tableau Desktop
    8.3
    167 Ratings
    Pixel Perfect reports00 Ratings8.8139 Ratings
    Customizable dashboards00 Ratings8.4166 Ratings
    Report Formatting Templates00 Ratings7.8145 Ratings
    Ad-hoc Reporting
    Comparison of Ad-hoc Reporting features of Spotfire and Tableau Desktop
    Feature
    Spotfire
    -
    Ratings
    Tableau Desktop
    8.7
    164 Ratings
    Drill-down analysis00 Ratings8.6159 Ratings
    Formatting capabilities00 Ratings9.2162 Ratings
    Integration with R or other statistical packages00 Ratings7.7122 Ratings
    Report sharing and collaboration00 Ratings9.2157 Ratings
    Report Output and Scheduling
    Comparison of Report Output and Scheduling features of Spotfire and Tableau Desktop
    Feature
    Spotfire
    -
    Ratings
    Tableau Desktop
    8.1
    158 Ratings
    Publish to Web00 Ratings7.3149 Ratings
    Publish to PDF00 Ratings7.9149 Ratings
    Report Versioning00 Ratings8.2116 Ratings
    Report Delivery Scheduling00 Ratings9.2123 Ratings
    Delivery to Remote Servers00 Ratings8.073 Ratings
    Data Discovery and Visualization
    Comparison of Data Discovery and Visualization features of Spotfire and Tableau Desktop
    Feature
    Spotfire
    -
    Ratings
    Tableau Desktop
    8.4
    156 Ratings
    Pre-built visualization formats (heatmaps, scatter plots etc.)00 Ratings9.0154 Ratings
    Location Analytics / Geographic Visualization00 Ratings8.2149 Ratings
    Predictive Analytics00 Ratings8.6126 Ratings
    Pattern Recognition and Data Mining00 Ratings8.02 Ratings
    Access Control and Security
    Comparison of Access Control and Security features of Spotfire and Tableau Desktop
    Feature
    Spotfire
    -
    Ratings
    Tableau Desktop
    8.7
    142 Ratings
    Multi-User Support (named login)00 Ratings9.0139 Ratings
    Role-Based Security Model00 Ratings8.0119 Ratings
    Multiple Access Permission Levels (Create, Read, Delete)00 Ratings8.8129 Ratings
    Report-Level Access Control00 Ratings9.03 Ratings
    Single Sign-On (SSO)00 Ratings8.877 Ratings
    Mobile Capabilities
    Comparison of Mobile Capabilities features of Spotfire and Tableau Desktop
    Feature
    Spotfire
    -
    Ratings
    Tableau Desktop
    8.0
    135 Ratings
    Responsive Design for Web Access00 Ratings8.2124 Ratings
    Mobile Application00 Ratings7.097 Ratings
    Dashboard / Report / Visualization Interactivity on Mobile00 Ratings8.8117 Ratings
    Application Program Interfaces (APIs) / Embedding
    Comparison of Application Program Interfaces (APIs) / Embedding features of Spotfire and Tableau Desktop
    Feature
    Spotfire
    -
    Ratings
    Tableau Desktop
    9.0
    64 Ratings
    REST API00 Ratings9.256 Ratings
    Javascript API00 Ratings9.051 Ratings
    iFrames00 Ratings9.249 Ratings
    Java API00 Ratings10.046 Ratings
    Themeable User Interface (UI)00 Ratings8.453 Ratings
    Customizable Platform (Open Source)00 Ratings8.446 Ratings
    User Ratings
    SpotfireTableau Desktop
    Likelihood to Recommend
    8.4
    (351 ratings)
    8.7
    (194 ratings)
    Likelihood to Renew
    9.6
    (30 ratings)
    8.9
    (39 ratings)
    Usability
    8.0
    (27 ratings)
    8.6
    (63 ratings)
    Availability
    9.0
    (14 ratings)
    8.0
    (10 ratings)
    Performance
    7.1
    (14 ratings)
    6.1
    (9 ratings)
    Support Rating
    8.7
    (27 ratings)
    7.0
    (56 ratings)
    In-Person Training
    8.3
    (52 ratings)
    9.4
    (4 ratings)
    Online Training
    9.0
    (55 ratings)
    8.0
    (4 ratings)
    Implementation Rating
    8.4
    (17 ratings)
    8.0
    (34 ratings)
    Configurability
    7.1
    (3 ratings)
    8.1
    (2 ratings)
    Data Sharing and Collaboration
    8.5
    (36 ratings)
    8.4
    (115 ratings)
    Data Sources
    9.3
    (36 ratings)
    7.9
    (115 ratings)
    Ease of integration
    7.0
    (2 ratings)
    10.0
    (1 ratings)
    Product Scalability
    7.0
    (4 ratings)
    7.0
    (3 ratings)
    Vendor post-sale
    5.0
    (1 ratings)
    10.0
    (1 ratings)
    Vendor pre-sale
    5.0
    (1 ratings)
    10.0
    (1 ratings)