We performed a comparison between MySQL and Tableau based on real PeerSpot user reviews.
Find out what your peers are saying about Oracle, PostgreSQL, Firebird and others in Open Source Databases."When comparing MySQL to other solutions it is easier to use and boots up faster. Additionally, when you want to query a lot of data, MySQL is better in performance."
"This product is a good teaching tool for students who want to learn about networked databases."
"The solution has been very easy to scale so far."
"The tool is open-source and there is no cost involved in its use."
"Compared to other databases, MySQL is cheaper and we were using the community edition which was free of cost. ML is fully integrated with the database in HeatWave. It has also many other features. MySQL is a far better solution in terms of pricing."
"We use MySQL for enterprise data storage as well as part of the back-end of websites and web applications."
"MySQL has cross-platform support for multiple operating systems. The backups on a Linux machine can be restored on a Windows machine, and vice versa."
"My main reason for using MySQL for this small customer database company and for some kinds of scientific projects was that I had to do the installation myself. I didn't have a database administration team behind me. Therefore, I was looking for something very easy to handle. MySQL is easy to install, connect, and do all such things."
"The feature that is currently most valuable is the import feature where I can link to an Excel data source. I'm not using it with any other data source, such as SQL Server. I directly link it to an Excel sheet, and if I change anything in that Excel sheet, the changed data immediately gets reflected in the virtualization. This is something that is very convenient for me as of now."
"Tableau is very good in the front-end visualization compared to Power BI."
"Since Tableau is on the cloud, we haven't faced any challenges around scalability."
"The most valuable feature is the richness of its visualization and from a self-service standpoint, the ease of use."
"The most important feature in Tableau is visual analytics."
"It is a stable solution."
"The initial setup is simple."
"I consider Tableau to be the best analytical tool available. It's really handy to use and can be used by non-technical people."
"I would rate the stability a seven out of ten. It does break down a little at times."
"The solution is expensive."
"The GUI could improve in MySQL."
"Some problems with big table operations, and a struggle to keep the servers responding in peak situations."
"It could be a little bit simpler to use."
"From a user perspective, the initial setup could be simplified a bit."
"I would like to see more integrations of the solution with other platforms and improve the support on different data types."
"The replication needs improvement. It's becoming a native cloud product like Oracle DB or Cockroach DB."
"I would like Tableau Prep to be integrated with Tableau Desktop. I would also like more customizations for tables."
"The extraction, transformation and loading of data in Tableau takes a lot of time and we do not have confidence that Tableau is showing all the data we need."
"It is not so great when it comes to data exchange/integration, data mining, etc."
"We have products like Tableau, Power BI, Cognos, and QlikView in the data visualization segment. Compared to those, Tableau is quite costly."
"There should be more widgets that would help less trained individuals create charts with less difficulty."
"What is happening, with so many tools coming up in the market, is that people have to continuously get educated in order to use some of the more advanced features."
"To be the best in the market, Tableau has to improve its user interface and also look into developing implementing the best machine learning algorithms."
"When there are millions of records, scaling up is quite difficult."
MySQL is ranked 1st in Open Source Databases with 142 reviews while Tableau is ranked 2nd in BI (Business Intelligence) Tools with 293 reviews. MySQL is rated 8.2, while Tableau is rated 8.4. The top reviewer of MySQL writes "Good beginner base but it should have better support for backups". On the other hand, the top reviewer of Tableau writes "Provides fast data access with in-memory extracts, makes it easy to create visualizations, and saves time". MySQL is most compared with Firebird SQL, PostgreSQL, MariaDB, Teradata and SAP HANA, whereas Tableau is most compared with Microsoft Power BI, Amazon QuickSight, Domo, SAS Visual Analytics and Databricks.
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