Sisense vs. Tableau
As of March 2019, Sisense is ranked 13th in Business Intelligence (BI) Tools with 6 reviews vs Tableau which is ranked 1st in Business Intelligence (BI) Tools with 50 reviews. The top reviewer of Sisense writes "A very simple setup: Easy to download, install, and updates are pain free". The top reviewer of Tableau writes "The visualizations bring out patterns buried under a mountain of data. The tool offers unparalleled flexibility in terms of the types of visualisation that one can create". Sisense is most compared with Tableau, Microsoft BI and Domo. Tableau is most compared with Oracle OBIEE, Microsoft BI and Qlik Sense. See our Sisense vs. Tableau report.
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I have found the dashboard creating feature helpful. It has allowed me to move my data to the cloud. Allows users to build their own solutions without as much reliance on technology staff. Ability to work with very large data sources without the limitations of Excel. The dashboard design interface is very intuitive and allows you to quickly and easily produce professional, innovative dashboards. No issues with stability. It is a very stable solution. A very simple setup: Easy to download, install, and updates are pain free. Support is very responsive and clearly one of the strengths of Sisense. I have always received a fast response and the staff is very helpful. | Data is easily understood at all levels of the company. Business insights are shared across various departments. Its ease of use and ability to convert drag and drop gestures into queries. The ability to create complex calculations. Its ease of use and ability to convert drag and drop gestures into queries. Tableau's support could improve. Partner support is very good. It allows us to basically understand and evaluate our numbers in an expedient manner. |
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They should improve the filters to create downloaded data by moving them to the top of the dashboard. I would like to see more development and growth for the support of Knowledge Base and Community forums. I would love to have more customization capabilities for building dashboards, especially in creating custom widget sizes. I would also like to be able to run a bursts of reports based on different field values with PDF output right in the tool, rather than filtering on each field value and generating each PDF manually. The initial version we purchased only ran on Windows servers, which was less than ideal for our DevOps team. I believe that has been remedied in the latest release. The administrative side of Sisense is a little cumbersome and confusing. Larger datasets will sometimes give a "Accumulated logs" error when trying to make minor changes. T | Conditional formatting could be an interesting feature to provide to final users. The data preparation/blending options are very basic. They could be improved. Tableau is a company that does not respect partners. I would like to be able to set the parameters in a more specific manner. Small multiples (a.k.a. Trellis charts) are possible only through very hacky means. Update: Still remains a challenge. Improvements in schema security and row/column security need to be made. We would like a report model, because currently there is no schema that we can create in the tool. I would like them to include the Italian language, as I can see there are other foreign language in the product. |
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Information Not Available | Tableau's licensing is pretty straightforward and simple. ROI is very high, but it requires a data preparation/blending tool. We always consider pricing when considering a new solution. We are a non-profit and price is a huge concern. Tableau is an expensive solution, though it comes with its advantages. The price could be higher for the quality of software, so they revised the pricing in this version, and I agree with the price for top version. The top version costs about $70 per month, and the price is cheap for the quality. I like the payment model. For the people who need to create, they buy their licenses. Everyone else can use the free Tableau Viewer. This is much better than some of the competitor products, which require full licences for everything. The cost is high. Deployment of dashboards to viewers and unit supervisors can be prohibitively expensive. |
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Views 15,352 Comparisons 4,193 Reviews 6 Followers 300 Avg. Rating 9.2 | Views 152,366 Comparisons 67,827 Reviews 52 Followers 2,357 Avg. Rating 8.4 |
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| Tableau Desktop, Tableau Server, Tableau Online | |
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| Sisense | Tableau |
Overview | |
Sisense is an end-to-end business analytics software that enables users to easily prepare and analyze large, complex datasets. Sisense’s Single-Stack BI software includes data preparation, data management, analysis, visualization and reporting capabilities. | Tableau is an enterprise analytics platform that enables your organization to explore trusted data in a secure and scalable environment. It gives people access to intuitive visual analytics, interactive dashboards, and limitless ad-hoc analyses that reveal hidden opportunities and eureka moments alike. Get the security, governance, and management you require to confidently integrate Tableau into your business—on-premises or in the cloud—and deliver the power of true self-service analytics at scale. Evaluation Guide: How to choose the right BI & analytics platform Redefining the role of IT in modern BI world |
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Sample Customers | |
| Ebay, WIX, Wave Accounting, ESPN.com, Magellan Luxury Hotel, Paylogic, Sony, Merck, EDA, One Hour Translation, NASA, Plastic Jungle, Philips, Yahoo | Accenture, Adobe, Amazon.com, Bank of America, Charles Schwab Corp, Citigroup, Coca-Cola Company, Cornell University, Dell, Deloitte, Duke University, eBay, Exxon Mobil, Fannie Mae, Ferrari, French Red Cross, Goldman Sachs, Google, Government of Canada, HP, Intel, Johns Hopkins Hospital, Macy's, Merck, The New York Times, PayPal, Pfizer, US Army, US Air Force, Skype, and Walmart. |
Top Industries | |
University11% Marketing Services Firm11% Manufacturing Company11% Retailer11% Financial Services Firm19% Comms Service Provider13% Marketing Services Firm12% Government9% | Financial Services Firm15% Healthcare Company8% University8% Manufacturing Company8% Financial Services Firm24% Healthcare Company12% Marketing Services Firm5% Comms Service Provider4% |
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Small Business61% Midsize Enterprise14% Large Enterprise25% Small Business30% Midsize Enterprise13% Large Enterprise58% | Small Business25% Midsize Enterprise20% Large Enterprise56% Small Business24% Midsize Enterprise11% Large Enterprise64% |
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