We performed a comparison between ibi WebFOCUS and Tableau based on real PeerSpot user reviews.
Find out in this report how the two Embedded BI solutions compare in terms of features, pricing, service and support, easy of deployment, and ROI."It stands out for its ability to work across different platforms, support mainframe data, offer cloud integration, automate report scheduling, and provide a robust scripting language."
"I would rate the scalability a ten out of ten. It's highly scalable and can handle significant data volumes."
"The solution can read and write 500 different types of outputs."
"The most valuable feature is building ad hoc reports."
"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."
"It allows us to basically understand and evaluate our numbers in an expedient manner."
"The ability of filtering and segmentation of the data makes it very flexible compared to other tools."
"Tableau has greatly enhanced our organization's data-driven decision-making processes by enabling us to create visually compelling reports and dashboards."
"It's very easy to set everything up."
"I like the calculation feature. I would not say it's such a good feature in Tableau, but if you have the knowledge, you can make that feature visible to everyone. It's not a feature that we can drag and drop and get the information. But whatever the data, whatever the calculation, I'm able to do. It's basically the knowledge base. Whatever knowledge I have, I can make that information public and publish it for management."
"You can create attractive dashboards that inform users using Tableau."
"Tableau's initial setup was straightforward."
"The challenge lies not in what the tool can do but in how you use it and understand the data."
"When it comes to customer support, we don't always reach the right person. Sometimes, we get junior-level reps who aren't as knowledgeable as we are."
"If there were to be any improvements right now, their documentation needs to get in sync with their product."
"The solution can be improved by adding more automated options for reporting."
"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."
"We need big servers to perform the operations that we are doing. They should probably relook at its architecture."
"I would like to have the product be more flexible in terms of creating online shared dashboards."
"Whenever it comes to specialized visualization, Tableau is an absolute failure."
"The product needs to allow for better ways to drill down more effectively on the information at hand."
"The ability to use it on MAC machines. As far as I know, this is not possible."
"The product's features for cloud integration need improvement."
"The data preparation could integrate better with Tableau."
ibi WebFOCUS is ranked 10th in Embedded BI with 18 reviews while Tableau is ranked 1st in Embedded BI with 293 reviews. ibi WebFOCUS is rated 8.8, while Tableau is rated 8.4. The top reviewer of ibi WebFOCUS writes "A flexible mainframe product with unique file features and a rock solid scheduling feature". 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". ibi WebFOCUS is most compared with Microsoft Power BI, SAP BusinessObjects Business Intelligence Platform, Databricks, Alteryx and Amazon QuickSight, whereas Tableau is most compared with Microsoft Power BI, Amazon QuickSight, Domo, SAS Visual Analytics and Databricks. See our Tableau vs. ibi WebFOCUS report.
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