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Tableau Desktop

2,288 Reviews and Ratings

Tableau Public

288 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 Public

    Score9.7 out of 10
    		N/ATableau Public is a free edition of the Desktop product. With this edition, data can only be published to the Tableau public website and does not allow work to be saved or exported locally.

    $0

    per month

    Pricing
    Tableau DesktopTableau Public
    Editions & Modules
    Tableau
    $75
    per month per user
    Tableau Enterprise
    $115
    per month per user
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    Offerings
    Pricing Offerings
    Tableau DesktopTableau Public
    Free Trial
    NoNo
    Free/Freemium Version
    NoYes
    Premium Consulting/Integration Services
    YesNo
    Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo setup fee
    Additional DetailsAll pricing plans are billed annually.—
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    Community Pulse
    Tableau DesktopTableau Public
    Considered Both Products
    Tableau
    Verified User
    Chose Tableau Desktop
    The online and public versions are only good for the hobbyist because they are not secure enough for most business applications. Dapresy is a marketing tool that is supposed to give executives a snapshot of marketing results. It's not very customizable and the results are …
    Incentivized
    Verified User
    Chose Tableau Desktop
    I feel like Tableau is easier to use and offers a greater selection of visualizations. I feel that the dashboards are easier to put together and offer a great amount of flexibility for the end-user. Tableau has an excellent user support group. I find the community to be …
    Incentivized
    Firaz Peer
    Fellow in Research & Development at Georgia Institute of Technology (Higher Education, 5001-10,000 employees)
    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
    Verified User
    Chose Tableau Desktop
    It is easier to start with Tableau. The out of the box ready feel is more with Tableau than any of the other BI products. Product scalability is at a steep cost with Tableau but it gives the possibility to begin small and then grow as it proves its capability as compared to all …
    Incentivized
    Verified User
    Chose Tableau Desktop
    Python is programming tools, while Tableau is an easy to use drag and drop data visualization tool. This may not be an apple to apple comparison. Compared to Excel, Tableua is way over the top when it comes to data visualization.
    Incentivized
    Stéphane Hamel
    Renowned digital analytics consultant, innovator, speaker, thought leader in Marketing at (self employed) (Internet, 1-10 employees)
    Chose Tableau Desktop
    I haven't used other tools for a number of years - when I made the selection my criteria were ease of use (including, slicing & dicing data at will), connectivity to various data sources (especially REST API - which Tableau doesn't support natively but now has a way to use …
    Incentivized
    Tableau
    Verified User
    Chose Tableau Public
    Tableau public is Free and no subscription is required whereas Tableau Desktop is a paid subscription. if there is no private or confidential data it's easy to Tableau public and share reports with people. Tableau public has same features and options same as desktop. its easy …
    Incentivized
    Christopher Penn
    Chief Data Scientist in Corporate at Trust Insights (Management Consulting, 1-10 employees)
    Chose Tableau Public
    Tableau Public's primary advantage is its lack of cost. That's really what it excels at; otherwise, it's functionally just another Tableau Server.
    Incentivized
    Hiren Mistry
    Enterprise Data Architect in Information Technology at Worldline (Computer Software, 51-200 employees)
    Chose Tableau Public
    Tableau Public provides a variety of visualization and point-and-click functionality, with little or no scripting, gives Tableau the advantage. Also, being lightweight, Tableau Public finds the ease of use from our PSU bank-clients that use low-end hardware and devices. Tableau …
    Incentivized
    Verified User
    Chose Tableau Public
    Tableau Public allows users to upload their work to a designated place online, where others can view and download it. This feature does not available in OriginLab, which is also a useful and popular program to do data analysis.
    Incentivized
    Clifford Marsiglio
    Senior Management Analyst in Research & Development at Indiana University (Education Management, 10,001+ employees)
    Chose Tableau Public
    Tableau Public lacks data connectors to Oracle/SQL Server or just about any. No ability to share non-public data nor to package into Tableau Reader. No ability to connect to Tableau Server or Tableau Online to secure your information. However, if you want basic visualization …
    Incentivized
    Steven Bohlender
    Executive Vice President in Corporate at Computer Information Concepts, Inc. (Computer Software, 51-200 employees)
    Chose Tableau Public
    We evaluated about 15 products when we selected Tableau 7 years ago, and periodically review products from other vendors (e.g. Microsoft, QlikView, Tibco Spotfire, Birst, Pentaho, etc.). To date, Tableau offers the widest variety of options and functionality at a reasonable …
    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 Public
    BI Standard Reporting
    Comparison of BI Standard Reporting features of Tableau Desktop and Tableau Public
    Feature
    Tableau Desktop
    8.3
    167 Ratings
    Tableau Public
    9.8
    12 Ratings
    Pixel Perfect reports8.8139 Ratings9.710 Ratings
    Customizable dashboards8.4166 Ratings10.012 Ratings
    Report Formatting Templates7.8145 Ratings9.712 Ratings
    Ad-hoc Reporting
    Comparison of Ad-hoc Reporting features of Tableau Desktop and Tableau Public
    Feature
    Tableau Desktop
    8.7
    164 Ratings
    Tableau Public
    9.7
    12 Ratings
    Drill-down analysis8.6159 Ratings9.812 Ratings
    Formatting capabilities9.2162 Ratings9.712 Ratings
    Integration with R or other statistical packages7.7122 Ratings9.59 Ratings
    Report sharing and collaboration9.2157 Ratings9.811 Ratings
    Report Output and Scheduling
    Comparison of Report Output and Scheduling features of Tableau Desktop and Tableau Public
    Feature
    Tableau Desktop
    8.1
    158 Ratings
    Tableau Public
    9.5
    11 Ratings
    Publish to Web7.3149 Ratings10.011 Ratings
    Publish to PDF7.9149 Ratings10.09 Ratings
    Report Versioning8.2116 Ratings9.89 Ratings
    Report Delivery Scheduling9.2123 Ratings9.69 Ratings
    Delivery to Remote Servers8.073 Ratings8.17 Ratings
    Data Discovery and Visualization
    Comparison of Data Discovery and Visualization features of Tableau Desktop and Tableau Public
    Feature
    Tableau Desktop
    8.4
    156 Ratings
    Tableau Public
    9.8
    11 Ratings
    Pre-built visualization formats (heatmaps, scatter plots etc.)9.0154 Ratings9.811 Ratings
    Location Analytics / Geographic Visualization8.2149 Ratings9.811 Ratings
    Predictive Analytics8.6126 Ratings9.79 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 Public
    Feature
    Tableau Desktop
    8.7
    142 Ratings
    Tableau Public
    -
    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 Public
    Feature
    Tableau Desktop
    8.0
    135 Ratings
    Tableau Public
    -
    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 Public
    Feature
    Tableau Desktop
    9.0
    64 Ratings
    Tableau Public
    -
    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 Public
    Likelihood to Recommend
    8.7
    (194 ratings)
    8.5
    (14 ratings)
    Likelihood to Renew
    8.9
    (39 ratings)
    9.1
    (2 ratings)
    Usability
    8.6
    (63 ratings)
    10.0
    (5 ratings)
    Availability
    8.0
    (10 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Performance
    6.1
    (9 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Support Rating
    7.0
    (56 ratings)
    9.6
    (6 ratings)
    In-Person Training
    9.4
    (4 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Online Training
    8.0
    (4 ratings)
    9.0
    (1 ratings)
    Implementation Rating
    8.0
    (34 ratings)
    9.1
    (2 ratings)
    Configurability
    8.1
    (2 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Data Sharing and Collaboration
    8.4
    (115 ratings)
    8.2
    (9 ratings)
    Data Sources
    7.9
    (115 ratings)
    8.8
    (9 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)