Tableau Reviews, Competitors and Pricing

it_user170457

Assistant Manager - Solution Consulting at a consultancy with 1,001-5,000 employees

Mar 22, 2017

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I like the geo charts and data connection features.

What is most valuable?

Geo charts
Dashboards
Data connections

How has it helped my organization?

Our decision-making process has been streamlined.

What needs improvement?

Real-time interactions need more attention. Predictive analytics capability should be increased.

For how long have I used the solution?

I have been using it for 1.5 years.

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What was my experience with deployment of the solution?

I have not encountered any deployment, stability or scalability issues.

How are customer service and support?

I rate the level of customer service and technical support on the high side.

How was the initial setup?

Initial setup was straightforward.

What about the implementation team?

We implemented it. I prefer in house, as it is the best.

What other advice do I have?

It’s about each and every individual and organization.

Disclosure: I am a real user, and this review is based on my own experience and opinions.

it_user82608

Project Manager at a tech company with 51-200 employees

May 8, 2014

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Fantastic visualizations & dashboarding capability but some basic ETL functionality will do a world of good

Valuable Features

Fantastic visualizations & dashboarding capability, ease of use for business users.

Room for Improvement

It is meant as a visualization tool agreed, but some basic ETL functionality will do a world of good. Also, enterprise collaboration and embedded analytics (like Spotfire) would be great

Use of Solution

3 years

Deployment Issues

Yes, hierarchies and cube definitions are not retained while connecting to an OLAP DB.

Stability Issues

Yes, certain features cause Tableau to hang repeatedly - for example, editing the data source to point to another extract. Certain issues with data blending exist as well.

Scalability Issues

Lots of care including design/caching required to ensure quick reports while handling large amounts of data.

Customer Service and Technical Support

Good, most times any technical queries I have are addressed by the community posts itself - but there a number of easy to implement and tremendously useful functionalities included in the Ideas page that are yet to be implemented.

Initial Setup

Easy as pie.

What is our primary use case?

As a consultant and solutions developer for an integrator company, I use Tableau for the construction of Control Dashboards and BI applications.

How has it helped my organization?

Enhanced application development
Less time spent with end users
Better interaction with end users
Better application quality

What is most valuable?

Easy of use
Easy to learn
Gradual scalability from simple to complex situations
Wide integration with BI industry

What needs improvement?

Provide additional enhancements in any business process: Operations, Marketing and Sales, Finance, Human Resources, Logistics, etc.

For how long have I used the solution?

Three to five years.

Disclosure: I am a real user, and this review is based on my own experience and opinions.

it_user690216

BI & New Project Profesional at a insurance company with 10,001+ employees

Aug 20, 2017

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Initial setup is straightforward, because of the quality and consistency of data

What is most valuable?

Visualization and user friendly. Visualization: How you sell your ideas or your message, for example, integrate D3.js graphs.

Traditionally bars or line graphs are useful, but they make a difference when presenting your important ideas. The vision of Business Intelligence creates a rupture between old-school (like IBM, Oracle, etc) and new guys (Tableau, TIBCO, and SAP Lumira) and new forms to work with: structured and unstructured data.

How has it helped my organization?

Interaction between information/data and final user.

What needs improvement?

Preparation and consolidation of data. Many organizations needs prepare data, changes formats or consolidate sources. ETL jobs waste a lot time and sometimes is unproductive.

For how long have I used the solution?

Two years in my company.

What do I think about the stability of the solution?

No.

What do I think about the scalability of the solution?

No.

How are customer service and technical support?

An eight out of 10.

Which solution did I use previously and why did I switch?

Excel.

How was the initial setup?

Straightforward, because of the quality and consistency of data.

What's my experience with pricing, setup cost, and licensing?

It's transparent; no hidden costs.

Which other solutions did I evaluate?

Yes, IBM Cognos, BusinessObjects, SAS, TIBCO, and Qlik.

What other advice do I have?

Make your decision based on your own culture, quality of data, and champion for the project.

Disclosure: I am a real user, and this review is based on my own experience and opinions.