Tableau ROI

Amir Tolba - PeerSpot reviewer
Business Analyst at Educational Testing Service

It's too early to calculate ROI definitively, but we're seeing progress.

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AP
Lead Business Analyst at a comms service provider with 10,001+ employees

The value for money is definitely there. Tableau is a bit higher side as compared to Power BI services because Microsoft is offering really, very amazing prices. At the organization level, Microsoft provides PowerBI service as a package, and they are offering more than 30% to 60% of their end customer. 

But, Tableau is on the same side, cost-wise,  Tableau is a bit high.

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YA
Data Visualization Specialist at Data Catalyst

The ability to make insightful decisions quickly is a big benefit to all and therefore reduces cost in terms of manhours spent in cleaning and creating visuals.

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Tableau
March 2024
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HK
DW/BI Architect at a retailer with 10,001+ employees

We have been using Tableau for a long time, and we have seen a return on investment. The reason is that we have been able to scale it up to an enterprise level.

In the long run, there is definitely a return on investment.

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SA
Founder and CEO at Information Age Consulting

The return on investment from Tableau is very high.

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RD
Owner at Richard Duggan Pty Ltd

My clients don't measure an ROI, they are interested in getting insights faster and when the get past the basics right then modelling scenarios. If you invest in BI tools it is part of a journey requiring investment. Analysis often helps to increase revenues and reduce costs. 

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AG
Associate Director at a financial services firm with 10,001+ employees

As far as ROI goes, I'm not directly aware of it, however, likely you can Google statistics. 

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it_user206340 - PeerSpot reviewer
Principal Business Intelligence Analyst at a logistics company with 1,001-5,000 employees

ROI can only be attained by use, so the ROI will be a function of adoption, not features of the product. Make sure you have the culture and an execution strategy to get people engaged and using it. Compared to other BI software, it's very easy to use, but not everyone will start using it just because there is a new icon on their desktop. Figure out adoption. Focus on it.

If people are using it, the ROI will be there, but if you spend 6-7 figures on an enterprise feature set and nobody uses it, it will have been wasted.

For the prototyping situation described earlier - one complex dashboard built from scratch then implemented in SSRS - the saved development time alone paid for the Desktop license.

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it_user424317 - PeerSpot reviewer
Director, Business and Clinical Analytics at a healthcare company with 201-500 employees

ROI is not easy to quantify at this point, but we have gained efficiency through some initial self-serve data and faster time to discover.

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SS
Program Manager at a non-profit with 1,001-5,000 employees

Most people buy software because they know that it will help them do one thing, but they use it a tenth of the potential of what it could be used for. So, if you don't know what that is, you're stuck at ten percent. Be sure to explore the full capabilities of the solution.

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it_user712779 - PeerSpot reviewer
Works at a insurance company with 1,001-5,000 employees

I have not measured this, but the time saved by allowing the tool to make the necessary changes instead of going back to the spreadsheet is definitely worth my time and the company's money.

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it_user493419 - PeerSpot reviewer
Product Manager - Emory University (Tableau) at a university with 1,001-5,000 employees

ROI has yet to be determined as the implementation is less than a year old. Adoption has been slower than expected but gaining momentum lately. I attribute the slower adoption to the fact that using Tableau is a shift in thinking for those wanting to use it and therefore involves some growing pains that some are hesitant to embrace. However, those that have embraced it are beginning to reap the benefits.

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Syed Fahad Anwar - PeerSpot reviewer
Principal System Developer at HHRC

Our management can take decisions based on insights provided by Tableau, which are smart and help us reduce costs and data issues.

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it_user3678 - PeerSpot reviewer
BI Consultant, Author, Trainer on Tableau Software, Speaker with 51-200 employees
As an independent consultant, I have no "projects" of my own. Two comments, 1. My entire income from consulting is based on my Tableau knowledge. In that sense, my ROI is an infinite percent. 2. I've seen clients find actionable insights so fast, and with so much bottom line impact, that the cost of implementing an enterprise environment was paid for, up front, from a two week trial copy of Tableau Desktop. View full review »
it_user72435 - PeerSpot reviewer
Solution Architect at a healthcare company with 1,001-5,000 employees

The ROI is unknown.

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AK
BI Specialist at a educational organization with 501-1,000 employees

Our employees no longer have to search for information in many systems and/or use a web search; they can just go to the BI platform and do a lot of analysis by just clicking. So, with this time savings, our ROI is more than 100% - a lucrative investment.

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it_user357120 - PeerSpot reviewer
Management Consultant at a consultancy with 5,001-10,000 employees

I’d suggest taking the following steps:

  1. Define what you want to get out of the tool. (People don’t always need these types of solutions, and this becomes evident once they actually get in there with the data they have.)
  2. Make sure you have the existing data needed.
  3. Download a trial version and play with the software and develop prototype dashboards and analysis
  4. If you actually have a recurring need, then I’d look at purchasing Tableau desktop. If the need for use and analysis extends to many across the organization, Tableau Server could be your best option.
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KB
Managing Partner at a tech services company with 51-200 employees
The product generates a value for investment. View full review »
AG
Director at Decision Science

It is very high, but it requires a data preparation/blending tool.

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it_user494277 - PeerSpot reviewer
Director, Strategic Data Analytics at a financial services firm with 501-1,000 employees

We haven’t calculated ROI, but we know that we shortened the delivery timeline by 60%.

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it_user357624 - PeerSpot reviewer
Manager Business Intelligence and Analytics at a hospitality company with 1,001-5,000 employees

Our first dashboard caught an issue in the system and almost completely paid for the server license with the money saved.

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CR
Director Consultoria at tecnoscala consulting

We are a consulting company and do not track the ROI information for our customers.

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it_user91872 - PeerSpot reviewer
Senior HR Analyst at a financial services firm with 501-1,000 employees

We’ve found quite a bit of savings using Tableau, based on the time it takes to develop ad-hoc reports, changes in process due to new insights and report automation.

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it_user4008 - PeerSpot reviewer
CEO with 1,001-5,000 employees

Generally, assessing ROI is a very open-ended question. Real ROI if that significant will never be revealed. Day-to-day savings are in time savings, which are viable, to say the least.

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it_user176814 - PeerSpot reviewer
Director

In my experience most (all) enterprise-scale clients have multiple, entrenched BI reporting tools that Tableau will have a tough time to displace. Tableau is most successful when it is introduced at a departmental or subsidiary level in an organization. That’s the starting point, and grow the ‘footprint’ from there. With that background in mind, make the initial pricing & licensing simple for a department to budget for & approve.

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LS
Senior Software Engineer - Salesforce at DataGo

Some of our clients have seen a ROI with Tableau within five to six months as they previously had no BI solution in place. 

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it_user203766 - PeerSpot reviewer
Lead Business Analyst at a energy/utilities company with 10,001+ employees

We were able to see 200% increase in usage of the platform vs usage of OBIEE.

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it_user193086 - PeerSpot reviewer
VP Associate Director at a marketing services firm with 501-1,000 employees

ROI is difficult to estimate as a lot of our use case revolves around streamlining internal processes / analysis. We are now providing analytic solutions to clients where we price on our hours, plus pass through costs for seats on the Tableau Server and a monthly maintenance fee. As we scale this up, we expect to drive profitable revenue through our analytics products.

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it_user5220 - PeerSpot reviewer
Senior Manager of IT at a retailer with 1,001-5,000 employees

Unknown at this time.

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it_user161736 - PeerSpot reviewer
Industry Analyst at a healthcare company with 1,001-5,000 employees

While I don't have specific $$ numbers, I can say that several reports that we were maintaining previously in Excel that took 4-5 hours to be updated manually each month, now can be updated in 20 seconds. I do think that this would probably be true of any of the products similar to Tableau available on the market now.

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it_user221823 - PeerSpot reviewer
Architect-Technology at a tech services company with 10,001+ employees

The ROI is immediate.

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it_user90408 - PeerSpot reviewer
Business Intelligence Specialist with 5,001-10,000 employees

Tableau offers a rapid ROI in comparison to other tools. It’s a very cheap tool, but it has some barriers in big enterprises.

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it_user158718 - PeerSpot reviewer
Sr. Tableau Architect at a financial services firm with 1,001-5,000 employees

4 (1-5 5 being highest) Financials can’t be disclosed.

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it_user454167 - PeerSpot reviewer
Manager, Business Intelligence at a tech services company with 10,001+ employees

ROI shows when you hear 'Wow' from your clients every time you deliver a dashboard or a report. They always come back with new projects and greater expectations.

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it_user189633 - PeerSpot reviewer
Industry Analyst at a construction company

ROI is difficult to calculate.

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it_user149223 - PeerSpot reviewer
Senior Engineer, Big-Data/Data-Warehousing at a manufacturing company with 501-1,000 employees

We achieved ROI in <1 year.

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it_user425556 - PeerSpot reviewer
VP at EON group

Return = time saving, efficiency.
Investment = license fee & study time.

When you consider how much time is wasted on DB work, including visualization, the license fee is a small issue.
Unfortunately, many people are concerning only "the cost of software".
They miss "the hidden in-efficiency".

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it_user265299 - PeerSpot reviewer
Senior Engineer Business Intelligence with 10,001+ employees

ROI depends on how effectively you utilize the tool and explore the data.

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it_user372978 - PeerSpot reviewer
Business Intelligence Director at a tech services company with 51-200 employees

I don’t have authorization to provide numbers for our organization, but I can say that Tableau is a product with great price performance.

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it_user185988 - PeerSpot reviewer
Delivery Planning & Implementation at a comms service provider with 11-50 employees

I can say that it took about six months for Tableau to payback the investment done just by the fact that it reduced 99% of the rework for a single report.

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it_user195087 - PeerSpot reviewer
EMEA Business Operations Analyst at a tech vendor with 51-200 employees

At the moment, we have not worked out ROI; it is definitely more productive than using Excel.

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it_user348144 - PeerSpot reviewer
IT Specialist at a pharma/biotech company with 1,001-5,000 employees

ROI has been good so far.

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MK
Consultant at a insurance company with 10,001+ employees

I have not calculated ROI.

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it_user326526 - PeerSpot reviewer
Senior Business Analyst at a logistics company with 1,001-5,000 employees

Tableau seems to have easier user acceptance than QlikView because of the simpler charts and big data integration, increasing the possibility of helping an organization transform from reactive analysis to predictive analysis.

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ED
Founder, CEO, & President at Krystal Sekurity

It's taken us six months to get an ROI.

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it_user211788 - PeerSpot reviewer
Business Consultant at a consultancy with 51-200 employees

I’d expect it to pay back within a year if the avoided costs of existing IT platform upgrades is included.

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it_user150654 - PeerSpot reviewer
Consultant with 501-1,000 employees
Commercially sensitive. View full review »
it_user241104 - PeerSpot reviewer
Lead Software Engineer at a tech vendor with 10,001+ employees

For a large company, the ROI is really fast.

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it_user163569 - PeerSpot reviewer
Engineer-Product Development with 5,001-10,000 employees

I cannot say a specific number, but lots of projects are using Tableau for their reporting solutions.

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it_user90192 - PeerSpot reviewer
IT Manager with 1,001-5,000 employees

ROI for Tableau when compared to other BI tools we have is excellent.

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it_user347076 - PeerSpot reviewer
Senior Consultant at a tech company with 51-200 employees

ROI is strictly related to how are you using the tool. You can publish dashboards and embed them in a live website which can bring you more hits, or you can provide your users/clients access to your Tableau server, which is related to how much they are paying for that. Use your licenses wisely so they are worth the high amount you’re paying.

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it_user243900 - PeerSpot reviewer
Web Administrator at a retailer with 1,001-5,000 employees

It has given us faster reporting, resulting in better management of the information, and better usage of information in decision making.

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it_user339261 - PeerSpot reviewer
IT Admin at a tech company with 501-1,000 employees
it_user349221 - PeerSpot reviewer
GSDC Consultant at a consultancy

This tool has provided savings in terms of man hours.

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it_user123252 - PeerSpot reviewer
Tableau Specialist, BI and ETL Developer at a tech services company with 501-1,000 employees

Pricing is costly when compared to products like Microsoft Power BI. Also, the licensing should be more general.

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Buyer's Guide
Tableau
March 2024
Learn what your peers think about Tableau. Get advice and tips from experienced pros sharing their opinions. Updated: March 2024.
765,234 professionals have used our research since 2012.