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Tableau Desktop vs. Tableau Prep

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Tableau Desktop

2,288 Reviews and Ratings

Tableau Prep

32 Reviews and Ratings

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    ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price

    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

    Tableau Prep

    Score7.6 out of 10
    		N/ATableau Prep enables users to get to the analysis phase faster by helping them quickly combine, shape, and clean their data. According to the vendor, a direct and visual experience helps provide users with a deeper understanding of their data, smart features make data preparation simple, and integration with the Tableau analytical workflow allows for faster speed to insight. Tableau Prep allows users to connect to data on-premises or in the cloud, whether it’s a database or a…

    $15

    per month billed annually per user

    Pricing
    Tableau DesktopTableau Prep
    Editions & Modules
    Tableau
    $75
    per month per user
    Tableau Enterprise
    $115
    per month per user
    Viewer
    $15
    per month billed annually per user
    Explorer
    $42
    per month billed annually per user
    Creator
    $70
    per month billed annually per user
    Offerings
    Pricing Offerings
    Tableau DesktopTableau Prep
    Free Trial
    NoNo
    Free/Freemium Version
    NoNo
    Premium Consulting/Integration Services
    YesNo
    Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo setup fee
    Additional DetailsAll pricing plans are billed annually.—
    More Pricing Information
    Community Pulse
    Tableau DesktopTableau Prep
    Considered Both Products
    Tableau
    Clinton Shields
    Health Information Analytics Analyst in Research & Development at Kings View Community Services, Inc. (Hospital & Health Care, 201-500 employees)
    Chose Tableau Desktop
    When we first looked at getting a visualization software for analytics we looked into two options Microsoft Power BI and Tableau Desktop, and even though Power BI is more cost-effective we decided to go with Tableau Desktop as it had more options that we are looking for such as …
    Incentivized
    Tableau
    Verified User
    Chose Tableau Prep
    Tableau Prep is a good tool to use in tandem with Tableau. You can use Tableau by just plugging in an excel sheet or other form of dataset, but the tools that Tableau Prep has specifically makes the data set work better with Tableau. The extra time to optimize is worth it.
    Incentivized
    Verified User
    Chose Tableau Prep
    Tableau Prep is covered in our license whereas Alteryx required additional fees and a separate license. Tableau Prep is similar to Tableau Desktop which a lot of our team is comfortable with so it wasn't difficult to get a feel for Tableau Prep. However, Alteryx would have been …
    Incentivized
    Verified User
    Chose Tableau Prep
    Selected Tableau Prep because it came with out Tableau license.
    Incentivized
    Verified User
    Chose Tableau Prep
    We use both Tableau Prep and Alteryx and, although Tableau Prep integrates better with Tableau Desktop, I find that more often then not I open up Alteryx to do most of my data prep prior to bringing my data into analysis as it is just so much more robust. Not that this makes Tab…
    Incentivized
    Verified User
    Chose Tableau Prep
    Before Prep, we had to do all the data joining and connecting in a Tableau Workbook. Not only did this cause workbooks connected with live data to run frustratingly slowly, a new connection and set-up had to be established every time a new workbook as created, even if you were …
    Incentivized
    Todd Coble
    Financial Analyst in Finance and Accounting at Scout Energy Partners (Oil & Energy, 501-1000 employees)
    Chose Tableau Prep
    Tabluea prep was much better than Spotfire for syncing data.
    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
    Tableau DesktopTableau Prep
    BI Standard Reporting
    Comparison of BI Standard Reporting features of Tableau Desktop and Tableau Prep
    Feature
    Tableau Desktop
    8.3
    167 Ratings
    Tableau Prep
    -
    Ratings
    Pixel Perfect reports8.8139 Ratings00 Ratings
    Customizable dashboards8.4166 Ratings00 Ratings
    Report Formatting Templates7.8145 Ratings00 Ratings
    Ad-hoc Reporting
    Comparison of Ad-hoc Reporting features of Tableau Desktop and Tableau Prep
    Feature
    Tableau Desktop
    8.7
    164 Ratings
    Tableau Prep
    -
    Ratings
    Drill-down analysis8.6159 Ratings00 Ratings
    Formatting capabilities9.2162 Ratings00 Ratings
    Integration with R or other statistical packages7.7122 Ratings00 Ratings
    Report sharing and collaboration9.2157 Ratings00 Ratings
    Report Output and Scheduling
    Comparison of Report Output and Scheduling features of Tableau Desktop and Tableau Prep
    Feature
    Tableau Desktop
    8.1
    158 Ratings
    Tableau Prep
    -
    Ratings
    Publish to Web7.3149 Ratings00 Ratings
    Publish to PDF7.9149 Ratings00 Ratings
    Report Versioning8.2116 Ratings00 Ratings
    Report Delivery Scheduling9.2123 Ratings00 Ratings
    Delivery to Remote Servers8.073 Ratings00 Ratings
    Data Discovery and Visualization
    Comparison of Data Discovery and Visualization features of Tableau Desktop and Tableau Prep
    Feature
    Tableau Desktop
    8.4
    156 Ratings
    Tableau Prep
    -
    Ratings
    Pre-built visualization formats (heatmaps, scatter plots etc.)9.0154 Ratings00 Ratings
    Location Analytics / Geographic Visualization8.2149 Ratings00 Ratings
    Predictive Analytics8.6126 Ratings00 Ratings
    Pattern Recognition and Data Mining8.02 Ratings00 Ratings
    Access Control and Security
    Comparison of Access Control and Security features of Tableau Desktop and Tableau Prep
    Feature
    Tableau Desktop
    8.7
    142 Ratings
    Tableau Prep
    -
    Ratings
    Multi-User Support (named login)9.0139 Ratings00 Ratings
    Role-Based Security Model8.0119 Ratings00 Ratings
    Multiple Access Permission Levels (Create, Read, Delete)8.8129 Ratings00 Ratings
    Report-Level Access Control9.03 Ratings00 Ratings
    Single Sign-On (SSO)8.877 Ratings00 Ratings
    Mobile Capabilities
    Comparison of Mobile Capabilities features of Tableau Desktop and Tableau Prep
    Feature
    Tableau Desktop
    8.0
    135 Ratings
    Tableau Prep
    -
    Ratings
    Responsive Design for Web Access8.2124 Ratings00 Ratings
    Mobile Application7.097 Ratings00 Ratings
    Dashboard / Report / Visualization Interactivity on Mobile8.8117 Ratings00 Ratings
    Application Program Interfaces (APIs) / Embedding
    Comparison of Application Program Interfaces (APIs) / Embedding features of Tableau Desktop and Tableau Prep
    Feature
    Tableau Desktop
    9.0
    64 Ratings
    Tableau Prep
    -
    Ratings
    REST API9.256 Ratings00 Ratings
    Javascript API9.051 Ratings00 Ratings
    iFrames9.249 Ratings00 Ratings
    Java API10.046 Ratings00 Ratings
    Themeable User Interface (UI)8.453 Ratings00 Ratings
    Customizable Platform (Open Source)8.446 Ratings00 Ratings
    User Ratings
    Tableau DesktopTableau Prep
    Likelihood to Recommend
    8.7
    (194 ratings)
    9.0
    (7 ratings)
    Likelihood to Renew
    8.9
    (39 ratings)
    8.0
    (1 ratings)
    Usability
    8.6
    (63 ratings)
    7.0
    (1 ratings)
    Availability
    8.0
    (10 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Performance
    6.1
    (9 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Support Rating
    7.0
    (56 ratings)
    5.3
    (3 ratings)
    In-Person Training
    9.4
    (4 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Online Training
    8.0
    (4 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Implementation Rating
    8.0
    (34 ratings)
    6.0
    (1 ratings)
    Configurability
    8.1
    (2 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Data Sharing and Collaboration
    8.4
    (115 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Data Sources
    7.9
    (115 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Ease of integration
    10.0
    (1 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Product Scalability
    7.0
    (3 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Vendor post-sale
    10.0
    (1 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Vendor pre-sale
    10.0
    (1 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)