TIBCO Spotfire vs. Tableau
Tableau is ranked 1st in Business Intelligence Tools with 54 reviews vs TIBCO Spotfire which is ranked 11th in Business Intelligence Tools with 15 reviews. 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". The top reviewer of TIBCO Spotfire writes "The ability to handle large volumes of data through its in-memory OLAP is valuable". Tableau is most compared with Oracle OBIEE, SAS Visual Analytics and Microsoft BI. TIBCO Spotfire is most compared with Microsoft BI, Denodo and Tableau. See our TIBCO Spotfire vs. Tableau report.
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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. | We used it pretty heavily in gathering data, which goes to our VPs. They are able to base their next revenue planning based on this metric. So, it has been invaluable. The ability to connect to many different data sources is one of the key features. The other would then be the different ways in which that data can be visualized. R and automation services. One of the main features is integrated statistical analysis. Data discovery is very simple. |
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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. | We would like an easier way to get the product to the cloud. Right now, we have the on-premise version, and we would like to find a way to make it easier to migrate it over to the cloud. I would like more easy-to-implement analytical algorithms. At the moment they include things like forecasts and regressions. They need to add a lot more of these types of things to the product because not everyone is a data scientist. Print capability and trigger-based events. Compared to competitors, the UI is quite dated. The number of charts available out of the box in Spotfire can be enhanced. |
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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. | The Tibco sales teams have been very difficult to work with - ignoring requests, misrepresenting level of demand, etc. |
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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 | TIBCO Spotfire is your secret weapon. You can create beautiful, interactive visualizations that will help you find the critical insights hiding in your data - fast. Spotfire gives you the tools to quickly and easily examine, organize, analyze and comprehend your data to see connections, patterns, and opportunities. | ||
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| 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. | Allergan, ASSS de Montreal, Avantium, Blue River, Bank of Montreal, Citibank, FrieslandCampina, Hellmann Logistics, Merck, Novartis | ||
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Financial Services Firm16% Healthcare Company9% University9% Manufacturing Company8% Financial Services Firm19% Healthcare Company8% Manufacturing Company6% Comms Service Provider6% | Energy/Utilities Company20% Financial Services Firm16% Pharma/Biotech Company12% Healthcare Company12% Financial Services Firm19% Energy/Utilities Company11% Pharma/Biotech Company10% Comms Service Provider6% | ||
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Small Business24% Midsize Enterprise20% Large Enterprise56% Small Business17% Midsize Enterprise24% Large Enterprise59% | Small Business27% Midsize Enterprise14% Large Enterprise59% Small Business18% Midsize Enterprise22% Large Enterprise60% | ||
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I work in the area of data analytics and data management from a solutions standpoint.
From my experience on Data Visualization Tools and the their utilities from the customers standpoint I would like to mention the following key criteria not in the order of importance which varies from customer to customer(these are not necessarily all the criteria but are certainly among the important ones):
1. Ease of use, ie does not require an IT guy to help operate all the time 2. Easy to deploy 3. Integration with portals or standalone 4. The user profiles: Who are the users in terms of their hierarchy in the org and their roles/responsibilities within the org? How do they best visualize their data? Where do they best visualize their data?-Mobile/desktop/conf room/tablets/ and so on. 5. How does the tool integrate with the data sources and how many different types of data sources do they support? Of course not all customers have a large number of data sources but the tool is likely to satisfy a majority of customers if it has good integration capability. 6. How does it work with cloud based apps of the customer? 7. Security of distributed reports/dashboards and data. 8. The tool's ability to support data "type" identification. 9. Speed 10. Types of reports/visualization/ etc
Regards, Prasun Mitra
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In Web Player application, there is an attribute to logout a user on inactivity logout (inactivityTimeout - Spotfire.Dxp.Worker.Web.config).
Unfortunately it only works in library browser. So, it doesn't work when an analysis is open or on an administrator page like "Users & Groups".
Is it possible to have a global inactivity timeout function to logout a user when he does nothing during a period of time (ie. 15min)?
Please note "Absolute session timeout" is not convinience for our users because they need to login every 15min.
https://asha24.com/blog/introduction-to-tibco-spotfire">I look forward to see your next updates.
Merci Beaucoup,
Irene Hynes
This is really helpful--thanks so much for the reply--I will definitely look at your post--thanks again! Bob
Hi Robert,
Last year I evaluated all the tools you mentioned. If you're interested in my actual evaluation criteria, you can locate the post on my profile page. Data visualization tools all tend to get grouped under a single category, but I think they can be subcategorized. A key qualifier in my mind is what type of data visualization tool one is looking for, or rather, what the primary use of the tool will be. If it's business-user friendly, drag and drop, ad hoc data exploration, I'd lean toward Tableau (though cost can be an impediment for some). However, If it's a polished, designed dashboards, that provide a more guided interaction, then I'd lean toward a more flexible tool like Qlikview. Alternatively, if your focus was on predictive analytics & data science, Spotfire (or SAS) might be a better option. One should also consider the state and type of data the Data Viz tool will be accessing, as some are far more flexible in the data types they ingest/combine, and each tool provides varying degrees of ETL-type functionality. There is, so far as I've determined to date, no single tool, that is the clear leader in all those areas, so it's likely about determining the specific needs of the business, and determining which tool balances them best. Hope that helps get you going!
J.
I can’t actually say I’m a true expert on Business Intelligence Tools, since my BI experience is restricted to a few platforms being used in my company.
Our data infrastructure is based on a SAP platform (R/3 systems + Business Warehouse), where most of our business data are stored.
As a BI platform, we started from bare SAP BW, then moved to Business Objects with not so brilliant results and finally, one year ago, me decidedly moved to Tableau.
Tableau has been an exciting discovery and seems to be able to keep all its promises. It’s a beautifully designed software and is very flexible and powerful.
For now we can say Tableau will be our reference BI platform were all analyses and reports are being developed. In about one year of practice, as a developer I can say I have a good knowledge of Tableau, so if you want to know more I am available.
Best regards,
Virginio D’Amico
Business Intelligence Manager