We performed a comparison between Information Builders 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."The solution can read and write 500 different types of outputs."
"I would rate the scalability a ten out of ten. It's highly scalable and can handle significant data volumes."
"The most valuable feature is building ad hoc reports."
"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."
"It's very user-friendly. It's not like Power BI, Tableau is very user-friendly. Anybody can use Tableau. It's very easy to adopt things. I can visualize the stats."
"Gradual scalability from simple to complex situations"
"This solution has transformed us from an Excel reporting environment to one of visual exploration."
"From my perspective, it enables clients to better understand our data and make better decisions based on that information."
"The initial setup is quick and easy and you don't need special outside assistance to set everything up."
"Tableau Prep tool for data preparation is a most valuable tool."
"Tableau is very good in the front-end visualization compared to Power BI."
"Visualization attributes: Marks – Color, Size, Label, etc.. Easily Accessible and Intuitive."
"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."
"The challenge lies not in what the tool can do but in how you use it and understand the data."
"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."
"The cost of owning the solutions from Tableau is much higher compared to any other analytical solutions."
"It would be nice to include more features on each dashboard."
"Its price should be improved. Its price is much higher than Power BI and QlikView. Programming is not easy on Tableau. For programming, you have to have a separate model. They should include programming directly on the web portion of the Tableau desktop so that people can write Python or JavaScript code for customizations instead of using a different model. Currently, Tableau Data Prep is a separate application that you have to purchase. It would be helpful if they can include Tableau Data Prep and programming languages such as R, Python in the next version. Tableau Public, which is a community version, doesn't allow you to save your work on your desktop. They should allow it. Currently, you can only upload it in the community."
"It should offer better features for customization."
"Implementation requires a technical background."
"It is not so great when it comes to data exchange/integration, data mining, etc."
"Tableau support could be improved."
"Users would like to be able to export an Excel file when they see a table or something like that. That's not an out-of-the-box feature for Tableau."
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Information Builders WebFOCUS is ranked 11th in Embedded BI with 18 reviews while Tableau is ranked 1st in Embedded BI with 290 reviews. Information Builders WebFOCUS is rated 8.8, while Tableau is rated 8.4. The top reviewer of Information Builders 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". Information Builders WebFOCUS is most compared with Microsoft Power BI, SAP BusinessObjects Business Intelligence Platform, Alteryx, SAS Visual Analytics and TIBCO Spotfire, whereas Tableau is most compared with Microsoft Power BI, Amazon QuickSight, Domo, SAS Visual Analytics and SAP Analytics Cloud. See our Information Builders WebFOCUS vs. Tableau report.
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