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."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."
"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."
"The most valuable feature is building ad hoc reports."
"Very user friendly."
"Although Tableau isn't the best for us when it comes to processing and working on live data, it is very good at extracting data for analysis."
"I really like the interactivity of the dashboards."
"This service is the combination of very pleasant, interactive graphical visualizations along with the application of advanced statistical models (in some cases)."
"Tableau is easy to use compared to some other solutions, such as Excel."
"The data blending capabilities is a huge factor for our team."
"Better interaction and less time spent with end users."
"The product offers an intuitive user interface, detailed screens and widgets, and the absence of data limitations"
"The solution can be improved by adding more automated options for reporting."
"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 challenge lies not in what the tool can do but in how you use it and understand the data."
"It would be nice to include more features on each dashboard."
"The price could be better."
"Licensing and pricing options could be made better so that more users would be able to use it."
"An advanced type of visualization is a bit tricky to create. It has something called a Calculated field, and that sometimes gets a bit difficult to use when you want to create an advanced type of visualization."
"The charts need to be improved. The drawings and the visualization need to be more accurate."
"Tableau is a company that does not respect partners."
"They need a write-back; that is what is missing. If they get the write back to the database, they will be fully automated, but for the time being, they are not."
"Include forecasting on table calculation fields."
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, Alteryx, Databricks 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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