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    ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price

    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

    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
    Tableau CloudTableau Server
    Editions & Modules
    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
    Tableau+
    Contact Sales
    Viewer
    $12.00
    Per User Per Month
    Explorer
    $35.00
    Per User Per Month
    Creator
    $70.00
    Per User Per Month
    Offerings
    Pricing Offerings
    Tableau CloudTableau Server
    Free Trial
    NoYes
    Free/Freemium Version
    NoNo
    Premium Consulting/Integration Services
    NoYes
    Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo setup fee
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    Community Pulse
    Tableau CloudTableau Server
    Considered Both Products
    Tableau
    Chose Tableau Cloud
    Deployment time is less than Tableau Server. Configuring Tableau Online is managed by the Tableau Team, so there is less risk.
    Incentivized
    Chose Tableau Cloud
    Tableau Desktop is great because it has much more extensive capabilities. Tableau Prep is great for ETL. It makes it easy to aggregate multiple data sources, union, clean, etc. It is easy to QA within Prep, and takes a lot of the guesswork out of troubleshooting issues with …
    Incentivized
    Chose Tableau Cloud
    Tableau has a wider adoption than the competition. Tableau Online can support interfaces built on Tableau.
    Incentivized
    Chose Tableau Cloud
    Tableau Online is much better at presenting and visualizing and manipulating your data. While Host Analytics is second to none in data consolidation, Tableau has much greater flexibility in exploring that data.
    Incentivized
    Chose Tableau Cloud
    Both Tableau Online and BI solutions provide visualizations. In Power BI we choose the visualization first, then drag the data into it. In Tableau, we select the data and switch between visualizations on the fly. It’s easier to jump between visualizations in Tableau. Power BI …
    Incentivized
    Chose Tableau Cloud
    From an analyst point of view, Tableau is the most intuitive tool and it's really easy to use. It's simply the most convenient product and gives the biggest possibilities. Of course, it's more expensive and not all features are necessary for some users. I have chosen Tableau …
    Incentivized
    Tableau
    Chose Tableau Server
    The choice to use Tableau Server is really made for you if you already have adopted Tableau Desktop. If you're focused on an on-premise solution, Tableau is probably the way that you'll have to go. Looker and Mode are cloud-based (so is Tableau Online) and offer a true …
    Incentivized
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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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    Features
    Tableau CloudTableau Server
    BI Standard Reporting
    Comparison of BI Standard Reporting features of Tableau Cloud and Tableau Server
    Feature
    Tableau Cloud
    7.0
    69 Ratings
    Tableau Server
    9.5
    94 Ratings
    Pixel Perfect reports7.051 Ratings9.129 Ratings
    Customizable dashboards8.069 Ratings9.793 Ratings
    Report Formatting Templates6.058 Ratings9.780 Ratings
    Ad-hoc Reporting
    Comparison of Ad-hoc Reporting features of Tableau Cloud and Tableau Server
    Feature
    Tableau Cloud
    6.9
    69 Ratings
    Tableau Server
    9.1
    94 Ratings
    Drill-down analysis8.069 Ratings8.994 Ratings
    Formatting capabilities6.066 Ratings8.892 Ratings
    Integration with R or other statistical packages6.043 Ratings9.058 Ratings
    Report sharing and collaboration7.567 Ratings9.888 Ratings
    Report Output and Scheduling
    Comparison of Report Output and Scheduling features of Tableau Cloud and Tableau Server
    Feature
    Tableau Cloud
    7.1
    67 Ratings
    Tableau Server
    8.4
    90 Ratings
    Publish to Web7.063 Ratings9.884 Ratings
    Publish to PDF7.562 Ratings9.783 Ratings
    Report Versioning7.050 Ratings9.169 Ratings
    Report Delivery Scheduling8.055 Ratings8.376 Ratings
    Delivery to Remote Servers6.034 Ratings5.19 Ratings
    Data Discovery and Visualization
    Comparison of Data Discovery and Visualization features of Tableau Cloud and Tableau Server
    Feature
    Tableau Cloud
    6.8
    65 Ratings
    Tableau Server
    8.7
    89 Ratings
    Pre-built visualization formats (heatmaps, scatter plots etc.)7.562 Ratings8.985 Ratings
    Location Analytics / Geographic Visualization6.561 Ratings8.984 Ratings
    Predictive Analytics6.553 Ratings8.563 Ratings
    Pattern Recognition and Data Mining6.52 Ratings00 Ratings
    Access Control and Security
    Comparison of Access Control and Security features of Tableau Cloud and Tableau Server
    Feature
    Tableau Cloud
    7.0
    64 Ratings
    Tableau Server
    8.3
    94 Ratings
    Multi-User Support (named login)7.058 Ratings8.392 Ratings
    Role-Based Security Model7.051 Ratings8.389 Ratings
    Multiple Access Permission Levels (Create, Read, Delete)7.054 Ratings8.391 Ratings
    Report-Level Access Control6.52 Ratings00 Ratings
    Single Sign-On (SSO)7.549 Ratings8.361 Ratings
    Mobile Capabilities
    Comparison of Mobile Capabilities features of Tableau Cloud and Tableau Server
    Feature
    Tableau Cloud
    6.4
    54 Ratings
    Tableau Server
    8.4
    78 Ratings
    Responsive Design for Web Access5.552 Ratings8.276 Ratings
    Mobile Application6.039 Ratings8.160 Ratings
    Dashboard / Report / Visualization Interactivity on Mobile7.046 Ratings9.067 Ratings
    Application Program Interfaces (APIs) / Embedding
    Comparison of Application Program Interfaces (APIs) / Embedding features of Tableau Cloud and Tableau Server
    Feature
    Tableau Cloud
    6.4
    36 Ratings
    Tableau Server
    7.2
    45 Ratings
    REST API6.031 Ratings9.039 Ratings
    Javascript API6.529 Ratings9.036 Ratings
    iFrames6.529 Ratings9.039 Ratings
    Java API6.026 Ratings5.57 Ratings
    Themeable User Interface (UI)6.530 Ratings6.19 Ratings
    Customizable Platform (Open Source)7.029 Ratings4.67 Ratings
    User Ratings
    Tableau CloudTableau Server
    Likelihood to Recommend
    8.0
    (70 ratings)
    8.1
    (110 ratings)
    Likelihood to Renew
    -
    (0 ratings)
    10.0
    (20 ratings)
    Usability
    8.0
    (23 ratings)
    5.2
    (16 ratings)
    Availability
    -
    (0 ratings)
    9.0
    (9 ratings)
    Performance
    -
    (0 ratings)
    8.1
    (8 ratings)
    Support Rating
    8.7
    (20 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
    8.0
    (49 ratings)
    5.1
    (79 ratings)
    Data Sources
    8.3
    (49 ratings)
    6.6
    (82 ratings)