We performed a comparison between Microsoft SQL Server Reporting Services and Tableau based on real PeerSpot user reviews.
Find out in this report how the two Reporting solutions compare in terms of features, pricing, service and support, easy of deployment, and ROI."In Microsoft SQL Server Reporting Services, the installation and configuration are easy."
"It is scalable."
"We get good support from Microsoft."
"The SQL Server Reporting Services makes it very easy to get the data whenever we need it."
"I'm very satisfied with the customer service. And usually, whenever we have any issue or details, we get to the person for the support. I'm really satisfied with the service. Within a few minutes or within a few hours, the support person will be available."
"The stability of SSRS has been reliable, with minimal issues encountered during our usage."
"I mainly use the solution for the ease of reporting and for executive dashboards."
"I like Microsoft SQL Server Reporting Services' automated reporting feature."
"The solution has a lot of customization when comparing to Microsoft BI."
"I like Tableau's heat maps and the storyboard. You can create data stories and tons of visuals with it, and it goes together really well. Tableau lets you manipulate the data in various ways."
"The geospatial maps representation and the visualizations are nice."
"Partner support is very good."
"It has been the best tool to work with from a self-service point of view."
"The product has the best features for analytical views and filters."
"I work for clients. That is my business model. Business people really like to see Tableau. They love Tableau because it is very user-friendly. The platform provides an easy to use interface, which is what most people like about it."
"Its dashboarding is the most valuable. It is easy to create visualizations and dashboards and import Excel sheets and ESP files in Tableau as compared to other tools."
"The product should improve its performance."
"Tableau is more user-friendly because it doesn't need to do any extra programming. It has drag-and-drop functionality."
"We have had issues with the refresh interval since we have too many reports scheduled. Microsoft SQL Server Reporting Services is also expensive."
"I would like the solution to add the scheduling feature for reports."
"The setup is difficult because you have to install different servers."
"In this solution, the cost should be reduced for the enterprise edition."
"Technical support is in minor need of improvement so that they can solve problems in a more timely manner."
"It doesn't have quite the flexibility of a Tableau or something like that. Many users are more comfortable with Tableau and I'm not quite sure why that is right now, but it seems to be the case."
"The customization requires a lot of effort and should be simplified. The performance could be better."
"The SQL programming functionality needs to be improved."
"If you wanted to create something without making it an extra column in the data set, you can't just rename it to a more user-friendly short name."
"More integration with Python or something related to machine learning would be a good improvement."
"In the cloud sometimes the performance is a little bit slow."
"Formatting controls could use some improvement."
"Reports should be downloadable as PDF files."
"With performance tuning, it generates a pretty complex query when it is not required."
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Microsoft SQL Server Reporting Services is ranked 8th in Reporting with 16 reviews while Tableau is ranked 2nd in Reporting with 293 reviews. Microsoft SQL Server Reporting Services is rated 7.8, while Tableau is rated 8.4. The top reviewer of Microsoft SQL Server Reporting Services writes "Offers useful templates but needs to improve the connectivity offered". 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". Microsoft SQL Server Reporting Services is most compared with TIBCO Jaspersoft, Microsoft Power BI, SAP Crystal Reports, Oracle OBIEE and IBM Cognos, whereas Tableau is most compared with Microsoft Power BI, Amazon QuickSight, Domo, SAS Visual Analytics and Databricks. See our Microsoft SQL Server Reporting Services vs. Tableau report.
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