About Tableau

Tableau is an integrated business intelligence (BI) and analytics solution that helps to analyze key business data and generate meaningful insights. The solution helps businesses to collect data from multiple source points such as SQL databases, spreadsheets, cloud apps like Google Analytics and Salesforce to create a collective dataset. Tableau's live visual analytics and interactive dashboard allow slicing & dicing datasets for generating relevant insights and exploring new opportunities. Users can create interactive maps and analyze data across regions, territories, demographics and more. Tableau helps to create a narrative story of the data analysis with interactive visualizations that can be shared with their audience. Tableau can be customized to serve a number of industry verticals including banking, communication, education, healthcare, real estate, manufacturing and technology. The solution can be either installed on-premises or hosted on the cloud as a SaaS application. Users can also view and analyze data on their Android and iOS smartphones with Tableau Mobile app.
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Tableau pricing

Tableau has a free version and offers a free trial. Tableau paid version starts at US$15.00/month.

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Steven
Steven
  • Industry: Banking
  • Company size: 11–50 Employees
  • Used Weekly for 1-5 months
  • Review Source
Value for Money
4
Functionality
5
Ease of Use
2
Customer Support
4

4
Reviewed on 8/1/2025

Tableau - Powerful but Complicated

Overall I'm impressed with the power of Tableau to analyze massive data sets and present them in a visually appealing manner. I am non-technical, so I did have some trouble in live-connecting to a data source.

Pros

I like how powerful it is in creating dashboards that leverage very large datasets.

Cons

It can be a bit cumbersome for non-technical folks. In particular, I had a challenge connecting my data source (in a live sort of way) to my dashboard.

Amy
  • Industry: Retail
  • Company size: 1,001–5,000 Employees
  • Used Weekly for 1+ year
  • Review Source
Value for Money
4
Functionality
5
Ease of Use
5
Customer Support
3

5
Reviewed on 9/1/2025

Tableau for reporting

Really good, easy to use, intuitive and well thought out platform.

Pros

Easy to pull reports, good layout, report is easy to read.

Cons

At one point had some issues signing in and quite a long winded process to get support

ash
  • Industry: Electrical/Electronic Manufacturing
  • Company size: 1,001–5,000 Employees
  • Used Weekly for 1+ year
  • Review Source
Value for Money
0
Functionality
4
Ease of Use
3
Customer Support
0

3
Reviewed on 30/5/2024

Great Reporting Software

Pros

Great for Reporting, dashboard and KPI metrics.

Cons

user license cost is expensive compared to features.

Robert
  • Industry: Information Technology & Services
  • Company size: 5,001–10,000 Employees
  • Used Daily for 2+ years
  • Review Source
Value for Money
5
Functionality
5
Ease of Use
4
Customer Support
4

5
Reviewed on 2/12/2024

Tableau for shared dashboards

I've used Tableau for creating dashboards tailored to the unique needs of different teams within the company. Most data sources used by Tableau were SQL Server databases, local Excel files, and Box files. What people used to create locally, in some very elaborated Excel files, was transferred in Tableau, shaped into interactive dashboards showing the important KPIs, visualizations on trends, etc. This way, the same dashboard could be shared to more people, so that each can explore data as per provided filters.

Pros

Tableau it's a powerful tool for data analysis and data visualizations. It provides powerful drill downs and calculations. Also, it can load data from a wide range of data sources (local files, SQL databases, Azure, etc).

Cons

The learning curve is quite steep. Also, it is rather difficult to embed Tableau dashboards into web pages and provide interactive action from the web page level; the Tableau.js library and support is slightly limited.

Karthika
  • Industry: Banking
  • Company size: 10,000+ Employees
  • Used Daily for 2+ years
  • Review Source
Value for Money
5
Functionality
5
Ease of Use
5
Customer Support
5

5
Reviewed on 2/1/2025

Best Dashboard Tool

Overall great to work with Tableau with the beautiful charts and powerful calculations.

Pros

It's can be integrated with any database to provide useful insights.

Cons

Do nut chart not available like powerbi. Hard to connect with power app data.

Pawan
Pawan
  • Industry: Financial Services
  • Company size: 1,001–5,000 Employees
  • Used Weekly for 2+ years
  • Review Source
Value for Money
5
Functionality
5
Ease of Use
5
Customer Support
4

5
Reviewed on 27/1/2025

Excellent tool for visualizing data and making sense of large datasets.

My Experience with Tableau is very Positive. Easy to use and Drag Drop features. Number of connecting source available in Tableau like Excel, SQL and etc

Pros

Great for creating interactive dashboard to share with team. Easy Drag and drop Features in tableau. Connects to multiple data sources like Excel, databases, and cloud platforms.

Cons

Performance Issue with very large database

Iddy
Iddy
  • Industry: Information Technology & Services
  • Company size: 11–50 Employees
  • Used Weekly for 6-12 months
  • Review Source
Value for Money
5
Functionality
5
Ease of Use
5
Customer Support
5

5
Reviewed on 27/1/2025

Great Analytical software

Tableau connects seamlessly with a variety of data sources, such as Excel, SQL databases, and cloud-based platforms like AWS and Google Sheets.

Pros

Its a user-friendly interface and ability to transform raw data into visually compelling dashboards with minimal effort.

Cons

Tableau can be quite expensive, especially for individuals, as both the licensing and subscription fees are on the higher side.

Vince
  • Industry: Financial Services
  • Company size: 501–1,000 Employees
  • Used Daily for 2+ years
  • Review Source
Value for Money
0
Functionality
4
Ease of Use
4
Customer Support
0

4
Reviewed on 23/12/2024

Good data visualization but slow

Pros

A lot of customizations for data visualization

Cons

It can be slow to load and no company ive worked with seems to optimize dashboards

Rennie
  • Industry: Pharmaceuticals
  • Company size: 51–200 Employees
  • Used Daily for 1+ year
  • Review Source
Value for Money
4
Functionality
5
Ease of Use
5
Customer Support
5

5
Reviewed on 3/1/2025

Is Tableau Good for Dashboards

I enjoyed using Tableau to create financial dashboards.

Pros

Easy to use and intuitive, making it accessible for beginners. It also offers fast connectivity and quick response times when working with databases.

Cons

Tableau has seen a decline in popularity compared to Power BI. While it remains a robust and capable software, its higher cost makes it less competitive.

Verified Reviewer
  • Industry: Electrical/Electronic Manufacturing
  • Company size: 501–1,000 Employees
  • Used Weekly for 1+ year
  • Review Source
Value for Money
3
Functionality
4
Ease of Use
5
Customer Support
3

4
Reviewed on 30/1/2025

Good tool for data analytics and visualization

Tool for made for data maintenence and easy to learn to navigate and use anyway we can.

Pros

The ability to visualize data and maintain the database where it can be filtered in an easy way.

Cons

Formatting is bad some data cant be copied easily and need to click multiple buttons to just copy a single thing.

Tim Van
  • Industry: Higher Education
  • Company size: 10,000+ Employees
  • Used Daily for 2+ years
  • Review Source
Value for Money
5
Functionality
5
Ease of Use
5
Customer Support
5

5
Reviewed on 13/8/2024

Tableau is a reference to any data analytical tool. Best place for accurate insights.

Tableau has made it possible for us to have a clear understanding of our business by giving us incredible platform to analyze our business data. It has been quite an outstanding journey of great experience working on our data with Tableau. It helps get our hands onto very actionable insights allowing us to always make informed decisions.

Pros

Tableau provides a very intuitive data analytics workspace making it easy to surf through the data. It has super enhanced analytical functions with AI tools which help acquire very detailed and accurate insights from data. Tableau security features are very powerful and makes it possible to keep all data safe to avoid any data losses.

Cons

There could not be anything to dislike about Tableau, it has worked perfectly with no negative encounters.

Nico
  • Industry: Construction
  • Company size: 51–200 Employees
  • Used Daily for 2+ years
  • Review Source
Value for Money
5
Functionality
4
Ease of Use
5
Customer Support
4

4
Reviewed on 22/5/2024

Specific, relevant and contextual tool that helps in identifying growth opportunities

Insightful experience. Best for turning data into actionable and strategic insights.

Pros

Tableau helps us understand and appreciate data and what it means to the organization in improving operations and efficiency. Familiarizing ourselves with data filtering, grouping and segmenting. It is key in improving the process of data analysis by eliminating defects. It has eventually improved customer experiences, allows us to make better decisions and helps guide our marketing strategies towards success.

Cons

Sending larger files especially to multiple destinations can end up catastrophic. It can stop and you end up losing your files.

Joseph
  • Industry: Construction
  • Company size: 201–500 Employees
  • Used Daily for 2+ years
  • Review Source
Value for Money
5
Functionality
5
Ease of Use
5
Customer Support
5

5
Reviewed on 17/4/2024

Unlocking Insights from Data with Tableau is Seamless

I am able to make informed business decisions by unlocking insights from data automatically with Tableau.

Pros

Tableau automates data catalog, preparation, modeling and visualization which saves time.

Cons

I use Tableau on a daily basis and I barely face challenges on my end.

Meylis
Meylis
  • Industry: Information Technology & Services
  • Company size: 1,001–5,000 Employees
  • Used Daily for 2+ years
  • Review Source
Value for Money
0
Functionality
4
Ease of Use
5
Customer Support
0

5
Reviewed on 23/8/2024

Best dashboard building app.

Pros

Processing power, easy to use, user friendly, good number of chart templates

Cons

Can’t pre-process the data as much as i would wish. Have to buy another software - Tableau Prep.

Verified Reviewer
  • Industry: Electrical/Electronic Manufacturing
  • Company size: 10,000+ Employees
  • Used Weekly for 1+ year
  • Review Source
Value for Money
5
Functionality
5
Ease of Use
3
Customer Support
0

4
Reviewed on 2/1/2024

Essential for project KPIs and management

Pros

Visualisation and ease of automized dashboard creation. It was simple to connect it to other tools and it connected and consolidated everything in one place.

Cons

The inputs had to be very exact in order for the outputs to be correct. Sometimes this made consolidation challenging. Uniformity was required across all inputs and sources.

Verified Reviewer
  • Industry: Philanthropy
  • Company size: 1,001–5,000 Employees
  • Used Daily for 2+ years
  • Review Source
Value for Money
5
Functionality
5
Ease of Use
5
Customer Support
5

5
Reviewed on 1/12/2023

Very powerful tool

We use Tableau as our data vis and reporting tool organisation wide. We pool data into our data lake from various sources and then pull into Tableau to create min-dashboards which track team level KPI's / objectives and then roll up into a organisation wide dashboard.

Pros

Very powerful tool. We implement organisation wide and that has created consistency in approach and understanding. Very little tech knowledge needed to create a dashboard and if data is not available we have a workflow to the team who can investigate/solve this.

Cons

I am not a tech person, however when we first adopted we had a real struggle pulling some of our existing data into the tool. We had to amend some of our organisational and system processes to ensure we were able to achieve the outputs we desired from the tool. This was teething pain however and therefore not a prolonged issue.

Verified Reviewer
  • Industry: Marketing & Advertising
  • Company size: 1,001–5,000 Employees
  • Used Daily for 1+ year
  • Review Source
Value for Money
0
Functionality
5
Ease of Use
5
Customer Support
4

5
Reviewed on 2/4/2024

Make your life easy with Tableau

Pros

1. Outstanding SQL command
2. UX is very clear
3. Easy to deploy
4. Very quick

Cons

1. Not Mobile friendly
2. Needs frequent updates
3. Expensive

Tair
  • Industry: Accounting
  • Company size: 10,000+ Employees
  • Used Daily for 2+ years
  • Review Source
Value for Money
3
Functionality
5
Ease of Use
5
Customer Support
5

5
Reviewed on 27/6/2024

Tableau review

Liked the product very much and used a lot during the projects

Pros

Easy to use, nice design, elegant features

Cons

probably the price comparing to free PBI

Filippo
Filippo
  • Industry: Marketing & Advertising
  • Company size: 51–200 Employees
  • Used Weekly for 2+ years
  • Review Source
Value for Money
4
Functionality
4
Ease of Use
5
Customer Support
2

5
Reviewed on 25/9/2023

An amazing tool for data visualization

We have realized a huge number of dashboard for our web platform, without writing a single line of code. This is the true power of Tableau

Pros

Simple, easy to use and yet fully customizable. Tableau is a cheap solutions to visualize your data or to prepare shareable dashboard or event plots to be embedded in external websites.

Cons

There is a limit on external images that you can import in your Tableau workbooks. Sometimes Tableau is quite slow when processing heavy tables.

Angel
  • Industry: Financial Services
  • Company size: 51–200 Employees
  • Used Daily for 2+ years
  • Review Source
Value for Money
4
Functionality
5
Ease of Use
5
Customer Support
4

5
Reviewed on 29/7/2024

Data Analysis Using Tableau.

I have a positive overall experience with Tableau.

Pros

It enable one to create interactive dashboards.

Cons

The free trial period is too short. This may inconvenience the analysis.

Rajesh Kumar
Rajesh Kumar
  • Industry: Insurance
  • Company size: 201–500 Employees
  • Used Daily for 1+ year
  • Review Source
Value for Money
4
Functionality
4
Ease of Use
4
Customer Support
4

4
Reviewed on 16/11/2023

Good BI Tool

Tableau Online is a nice and good tool with some cons

Pros

Tableau is a very easy tool for the use of the creation of Dashborad for data visualization with different connectors,with the drag and drop option & with various functions it makes the job simpler

Cons

We are currently getting data for Tableau Online from DB via a Flow created in Tableau Online, if the flow fails we are not seeing exact error message why the flow is failed it just says Failed an Error occured, it will be good to have the exact error message displayed

Nikola
Nikola
  • Industry: Consumer Services
  • Company size: 1,001–5,000 Employees
  • Used Weekly for 1+ year
  • Review Source
Value for Money
0
Functionality
5
Ease of Use
5
Customer Support
0

5
Reviewed on 1/3/2024

Great for maps, visualizations and dashboarding

I really love using it for maps and interactive dashboards but I prefer to prepare my data in another software (Excel or Alteryx) before using it in Tableau.

Pros

I love its map functionalities - it's so simple to create a detailed map of locations of company X in country Y or locations of various companies in country Y on a heatmap with population density. You can divide your map by different categories, use different colours for different categories and it just has so many possibilities that it's really fun to use.

Cons

Connecting different data sources can be a little frustrating - you need to be careful with your file extensions and always double-check your data types.

Henrietta
  • Industry: Telecommunications
  • Company size: 1,001–5,000 Employees
  • Used Weekly for 2+ years
  • Review Source
Value for Money
5
Functionality
5
Ease of Use
5
Customer Support
5

5
Reviewed on 5/3/2024

Tableau for data analysis, data visualization

Amazing, seamless visualizations that can be created easily

Pros

Tableau is one of the best data visualization tools out in the market, it allows you to produce highly customizable, appealing visualizations and dashboards. I have used plenty of data visualization tools, but Tableau takes the cake.

Cons

Nothing I can think of, Tableau is a great tool, very easy to use and share with teams

Alexandra
Alexandra
  • Industry: Wireless
  • Company size: 10,000+ Employees
  • Used Daily for 1+ year
  • Review Source
Value for Money
0
Functionality
5
Ease of Use
5
Customer Support
0

5
Reviewed on 30/10/2023

Great for data visualization and aggregation

Pros

Being able to aggregate so many data sources and such a large amount of data into a visualization that is easy to navigate. It is also very customizable to provide different types of views

Cons

it can be tricky to export data and you really need someone who is an expert in data visualization to build usable visuals

Mohamed
  • Industry: Financial Services
  • Company size: 51–200 Employees
  • Used Daily for 2+ years
  • Review Source
Value for Money
5
Functionality
4
Ease of Use
5
Customer Support
5

5
Reviewed on 18/8/2023

Highly recommend

Overall happy, and willing to keep using Tableau and learning more.

Pros

Tableau is an easy tool to use and learn. Depending on the complexity of data projects and reports, Tableau can be considered a flexible tool that can transform data into insightful charts. Its web blog and public catalog have a lot of help, ideas, examples, answers, and solutions to problems which proved to be very helpful on a lot of occasions.

Cons

The challenging part is that sometimes I get outcomes that are different from what is expected in terms of values. It is difficult and sometimes time-consuming to debug and understand how Tableau reached these values and errors.

Joao
  • Industry: Health, Wellness & Fitness
  • Company size: 1,001–5,000 Employees
  • Used Daily for 2+ years
  • Review Source
Value for Money
5
Functionality
5
Ease of Use
5
Customer Support
4

5
Reviewed on 11/11/2024

Tableau help get precise insights from our business data.

Tableau has shown us why it is the greatest tool for analyzing business data by offering us a very solid five star experience. It has showed us the way of making the right decisions based on the actual real data. With Tableau, we have been able to have in-depth analysis on our data which help get the insights to guide us on how to improve our business.

Pros

It was impressively easy to customize Tableau to fit our analytics needs and have it integrate to our working infrastructure. Tableau has very superior AI analytics that help us get in-depth analysis on our data to extract the most useful insights. It also easy to visualize the insights using easy to understand visual dashboards. The reporting function in Tableau allow us to document our insights for easier sharing and future referencing.

Cons

Everything about Tableau has been so on point so far. There has been nothing negative to report about it.

Joe
  • Industry: Higher Education
  • Company size: 201–500 Employees
  • Used Daily for 2+ years
  • Review Source
Value for Money
5
Functionality
5
Ease of Use
5
Customer Support
5

5
Reviewed on 4/11/2024

Empowered with superior AI tools, Tableau is a favourable analytics product.

Tableau has been for a while now our go to solution for generating the right insights from our data. It has helped us stay informed about our data by analyzing data from our different sources. The experience with Tableau has been efficient and very effective in deed. It has been a reliable source of true that guide us in making informed decisions.

Pros

Tableau uses cutting-edge AI powered analytics functions that help us get precise and greatly informative insights from our data. It uses high level security features that ensures that our data remains safe and sound when analyzing them. It also has amazing reports visualization options that help us easily read and understand the insights contained in the reports. Tableau compatibility with most of our data sources makes it easy to collect data from everywhere in order to achieve more enhanced analytics.

Cons

Tableau has lived true to its mark by answering every call we make. We find nothing in it that is difficult to like.

Samuel
Samuel
  • Industry: Internet
  • Company size: 2–10 Employees
  • Used Daily for 2+ years
  • Review Source
Value for Money
5
Functionality
5
Ease of Use
5
Customer Support
5

5
Reviewed on 23/5/2024

Tableau for Business Intelligence

Tableau overall is a very suitable software for data visualisation and business intelligence.

It is easy to use and very interesting.

Pros

Easy to use.
Industry standard.
Value for money.
Large community.
Recognised certificates.
A year free plan for Students and Instructors.
Can handle huge size of data.
Charts and Visualizations can be embedded on websites and other spftwares like power point.

Cons

Tableau prep is not as easy to use as MS Excel.

Alternatives Considered

Microsoft Power BI and Microsoft Excel

Reasons for Switching to Tableau

Tableau has many advanced features for data Visualizations and business intelligence. You can use free third party charts and extensions as well as the paid ones.
Nsereko
  • Industry: Transportation/Trucking/Railroad
  • Company size: 201–500 Employees
  • Used Daily for 2+ years
  • Review Source
Value for Money
5
Functionality
5
Ease of Use
5
Customer Support
5

5
Reviewed on 14/5/2024

Tableau Unleashing the Power of Data Visualization

Overall My experience with Tableau is incredibly positive.

Pros

Tableau is a transformative tool for data visualization, turning raw data into captivating visual stories and unlocking valuable insights. With its intuitive interface and powerful analytics, Tableau empowers users to explore data effortlessly, making data exploration feel like an exciting journey of discovery.

Cons

Tableau is awesome and it doesn't have challenges.

Yurii
Yurii
  • Industry: Computer Software
  • Company size: 201–500 Employees
  • Used Weekly for 2+ years
  • Review Source
Value for Money
4
Functionality
5
Ease of Use
5
Customer Support
4

5
Reviewed on 8/5/2024

I just love it.

It is just great. Functionality, UX. What often stays underappreciated is the Tableau community. Even though the support far from being the best one (I guess company grew too big), one can always find the answers in the community or simply share a sample workbook and others will help.

Pros

I love almost everything about the Tableau. It is a pure joy to create and analyze report. The data visualization capabilities are simply the best on the market and it is so easy to use that it is just mind-blowing. One can connect Tableau workbook to almost any imaginable data source and in a matter of minutes create a great report.

Cons

It is really hard to think about the cons, but if it is really necessary then Tableau Prep can be quite slow if the file tend to combine more than three sources with the number of columns exceeding a 100. Even if the number of rows is fairly small (less than 1000).

Brian
Brian
  • Industry: Electrical/Electronic Manufacturing
  • Company size: 1,001–5,000 Employees
  • Used Daily for 1+ year
  • Review Source
Value for Money
4
Functionality
5
Ease of Use
4
Customer Support
4

4
Reviewed on 28/9/2024

Modern platform

The data is clearer and more accessible to everyone, giving a better, more fluid analysis. It helps to have a faster explanation of the real data.

Pros

Tableau uses artificial intelligence and makes all data easier to analyze and better understood by each user. Sometimes not all data is understood by everyone and what Tableau does is make its presentation easier to understand with its presentation design. Its integration of all data in a single platform helps make it more understandable and better organized.

Cons

It has always worked well, there is nothing wrong at the moment or something to correct.

Nsogbu
  • Industry: Farming
  • Company size: 501–1,000 Employees
  • Used Weekly for 2+ years
  • Review Source
Value for Money
4
Functionality
4
Ease of Use
5
Customer Support
5

4
Reviewed on 22/7/2024

What I Experience with Tableau in Data Visualization

Pros

Manual data analysis is prone to errors and way too tedious. Tableau automate data modeling, preparation, cataloging and visualization.

Cons

Some features on free version are weak compared to premium plan.

Irene
  • Industry: Construction
  • Company size: 201–500 Employees
  • Used Daily for 2+ years
  • Review Source
Value for Money
5
Functionality
4
Ease of Use
4
Customer Support
4

4
Reviewed on 16/5/2024

Tableau Insight

Pros

With Tableau, it is easy and straightforward to collect, prepare, model and visualize data across multi-cloud and on-premise sources.

Cons

Unavailability of iOS and Android mobile apps is the only issue.

Verified Reviewer
  • Industry: Leisure, Travel & Tourism
  • Company size: 501–1,000 Employees
  • Used Daily for 2+ years
  • Review Source
Value for Money
0
Functionality
5
Ease of Use
5
Customer Support
0

5
Reviewed on 12/5/2024

Data exploration on steroids.

Pros

Its outstanding visualization capabilities, has appealed to me the most. The quality of my data visualization activity on Tableau is far superior to what I have gotten from substitute business intelligence or analytics tools.
Tableau's infusion of generative AI into my data visualization and analysis experience, enables me to integrate predictive modeling into my Tableau workflow, thereby improving the quality of insights I generate from my data.

Cons

Tableau comes with a steep learning curve and it is simply not for early stage data professionals. To learn to use Tableau effectively, a user must have had experience using lesser visualization platforms in the past.

Olivia
  • Industry: Higher Education
  • Company size: 201–500 Employees
  • Used Weekly for 1+ year
  • Review Source
Value for Money
0
Functionality
4
Ease of Use
5
Customer Support
0

5
Reviewed on 28/5/2024

Great for data storage and visulation

Pros

My team was able to successfully set up a nightly data feed from Technolutions Slate to Tableau to store historical admissions data. It was important to implement Tableau because there's no way that takes snapshots of data in Slate as it's always changing. Once the data storage was set up my team was able to create many different dashboards to display complicated data to other team members to use. One dashboard we were able to create uses slate data from many different storage tables and pulls together appointment data over time so I can monitor workload volume. This has been a really useful visualization tool.

Cons

You will definitely need a data and Excel expert to set up the dashboard and reporting initially as there's a little clunkiness and set it up charts but it still does the job.

Verified Reviewer
  • Industry: Logistics & Supply Chain
  • Company size: 51–200 Employees
  • Used Monthly for 1+ year
  • Review Source
Value for Money
0
Functionality
5
Ease of Use
5
Customer Support
0

4
Reviewed on 8/5/2024

Tableau is Fantastic for Shippers

Overall I’ve really enjoyed the program. It puts data into visuals that we can then share with our carriers. We have the ability to use it for inside information or carrier facing information.

Pros

As a shipper who is always looking for solid carriers this program provides unique visuals that we can show our carriers. A lot of carriers are used to just seeing the data in an Excel format, so having the visuals elevated their experience with us.

Cons

Tableau can be a little tedious and has a less intuitive program than other systems. Once you overcome the learning curve it is a great system.

Mariia
  • Industry: Computer Software
  • Company size: 10,000+ Employees
  • Used Daily for 6-12 months
  • Review Source
Value for Money
0
Functionality
5
Ease of Use
4
Customer Support
5

5
Reviewed on 5/11/2024

Top tool for data analytics and visualization

Pros

Can be used on top of any data platform without locking into MS, AWS, GCP.

Cons

No free desktop version which makes it harder to learn the tool for data engineer.

Verified Reviewer
  • Industry: Education Management
  • Company size: 201–500 Employees
  • Used Weekly for 1+ year
  • Review Source
Value for Money
4
Functionality
5
Ease of Use
4
Customer Support
4

5
Reviewed on 29/11/2023

Tableau user review

My overall experience with Tableau remain good in terms of gaining a lot of knowledge on creating visualisations, making various types of charts for different types of data dimensions etc. Tableau gave me a start to my journey into data analyst and has enabled me to dive into huge datasets and create useful and meaningful charts on the data according to the requirements and also to improve my visualisations with time. In other words I learnt what type of chart is suitable for what type of data, how to show performance, efficiency as concept and also tableau provides a huge online community, resources and tools for supporting and developing various types of dashboards through tableau community.

Pros

Pro:
A) Data Visualisation Capabilities - great tool for data visualisation
B) self explanatory and intuitive
C) advanced tools provides
D) huge variety of visualisations can be created
E) ease of using large excel file and Combining them to use for visualisation
F) drag and drop features
G) story

Cons

Does not have much of cons but listing them as much as I know:
A) bit tricky when it come to work with date and time functions
B) some specific charts not available
C) cannot write sql queries directly into tableau
No statistical analysis possible
Sometime it is difficult to operate and navigate through calculated fields

Luis
Luis
  • Industry: Computer & Network Security
  • Company size: 11–50 Employees
  • Used Daily for 1+ year
  • Review Source
Value for Money
4
Functionality
4
Ease of Use
4
Customer Support
3

5
Reviewed on 9/3/2024

A short review of Tableau

I found it comfortable to use, the only notable drawback is its support which is paid. But the rest is very remarkable.

Pros

Most useful is being able to use the drag-and-drop function, which saves time creating data visualizations in a simple way. Analyzing the data is a plus, it can be done with filters or my favorite "trend analysis".

Cons

Tableau support is not free, you must pay for a plan to access it. And the stability issue itself is a negative factor as well, as it slows down for large amounts of data.

Marco
  • Industry: Transportation/Trucking/Railroad
  • Company size: 11–50 Employees
  • Used Weekly for 2+ years
  • Review Source
Value for Money
5
Functionality
4
Ease of Use
5
Customer Support
4

5
Reviewed on 15/10/2024

Tableau - Review

Overall experience is positive. The visualizations is great, the drag and drop feature is like working on an excel pivot table. It can also transform the data to excel to further process

Pros

Tableau allows users to create a wide variety of interactive, high-quality visualizations, such as charts, maps, and dashboards, with drag-and-drop ease. The tool is user friendly and very simple to learn + use

Cons

The tool could become complex for some users for in-depth analysis / calculation. However, if you have been using other similar tool, this should not be an issue. The formatting is somewhat limited but it is not much of an issue

Chris
  • Industry: Financial Services
  • Company size: Self Employed
  • Used Daily for 2+ years
  • Review Source
Value for Money
3
Functionality
4
Ease of Use
4
Customer Support
5

4
Reviewed on 19/10/2024

Easiest way to turn data into visuals

Pros

I like the ease of turning data into visualization. There is probably no better tool for that.

Cons

For specific cosmetics and charts, workarounds tend to be necessary and can get complicated.

Lizandro
Lizandro
  • Industry: Broadcast Media
  • Company size: 501–1,000 Employees
  • Used Daily for 1+ year
  • Review Source
Value for Money
0
Functionality
5
Ease of Use
4
Customer Support
2

4
Reviewed on 13/11/2023

Efficient, effective and useful.

Pros

The way you can display the important information you need and being able to create multiple dashboards. Along with the fact you can easily see the breakdown of the KPI's and compare it.

Cons

The time it takes to update the information generated. In most cases it took 2 full days to get the most recent information on the KPI's

Leomer
  • Industry: Hospitality
  • Company size: 5,001–10,000 Employees
  • Used Daily for 2+ years
  • Review Source
Value for Money
4
Functionality
4
Ease of Use
4
Customer Support
4

4
Reviewed on 6/11/2024

An accessible tool

It is a very good tool for creating dashboards that is accessible by a number of users.

Pros

Ability to customize what information and data that can be used.

Cons

Users need training to be able to use the tool efficiently.

Andres Ernesto
Andres Ernesto
  • Industry: Computer Software
  • Company size: 10,000+ Employees
  • Used Daily for 2+ years
  • Review Source
Value for Money
3
Functionality
4
Ease of Use
4
Customer Support
4

4
Reviewed on 11/11/2023

My opinion

My experience is average, before I used it more often, however, I use it less and less nowadays

Pros

high support, tools, ease of integration and great community

Cons

I have presented slowness with the tool and there are also other attractive options on the market, both in usefulness and price

Gianni
Gianni
  • Industry: Computer Software
  • Company size: 51–200 Employees
  • Used Daily for 1+ year
  • Review Source
Value for Money
4
Functionality
5
Ease of Use
5
Customer Support
5

5
Reviewed on 20/4/2024

Best Visualization Reporting tool

My experience with Tableau for general reporting and board meeting presentations has been outstanding. Its compelling visuals have significantly enhanced my ability to convey messages and sentiments during high-stakes reporting to senior stakeholders.

Pros

Tableau stands out as one of the most polished and visually appealing reporting tools available. The interface is impressive and facilitates a user-friendly setup experience.

Cons

Tableau is quite on the expensive side but is definitely worth the investment.

Timothy
Timothy
  • Industry: Computer Software
  • Company size: 51–200 Employees
  • Used Weekly for 2+ years
  • Review Source
Value for Money
0
Functionality
5
Ease of Use
4
Customer Support
0

5
Reviewed on 25/10/2023

One of the best Data Visualizations tools right out of the box

Overall Tableau has been an excellent data visualization tool that has allowed me to quickly create high quality, impactful dashboards.

Pros

Tableau makes creating impactful, visually attractive dashboards quick and easy. The software connects to most structured data sources to quickly import your data and you can then link your data in the software to create additional tables that you can build visual from. A very flexible data visualization tool.

Cons

When you are trying to create complex dashboard or blend data across multiple primary keys it can be difficult to do inside the tools and I found myself creating custom tables in a SQL database to get the correct data blend. Large data sets, especially calculated fields can really slow down the software and make the dashboard feel sluggish. There are also certain actions / chart changes that feel like they should be simple but take "hacking" the software to accomplish. These can be frustrating and time consuming.

Verified Reviewer
  • Industry: Information Technology & Services
  • Company size: 51–200 Employees
  • Used Daily for 1+ year
  • Review Source
Value for Money
3
Functionality
4
Ease of Use
4
Customer Support
3

4
Reviewed on 10/10/2023

Tableau: The powerful pack for data visulization

My overall experience with Tableau is very positive. I like the data visualization tools as they are very easy to use and learn. Its drag-and-drop interface makes it easy to create charts, graphs, and dashboards. Only problem I found that It is very expensive for the individual user

Pros

Drag and drop options for making interactive charts, graphs, and dashboards. The interface is very very user-friendly to technical and non-technical users. We can figure out various data using managing filters. We can connect Tableau from various data sources

Cons

Limited charts, graph options. Limited connector options, high pricing

Diego
Diego
  • Industry: Real Estate
  • Company size: 11–50 Employees
  • Used Daily for 1+ year
  • Review Source
Value for Money
4
Functionality
4
Ease of Use
4
Customer Support
5

5
Reviewed on 30/12/2023

Analysis of various types of data for performance improvement

The ease of use of this software is advantageous with respect to real estate, as it allows for the analysis of price trends, occupancy rates by zones, yields and much more. This has allowed us to obtain a greater economic benefit.

Pros

The best thing about Tableau is its limits, as it adapts to the needs of the organization. From small to large, the limits depend on the organization, not the software. And also the way the data is visualized is easy to understand.

Cons

While it can work with any type of data, it becomes optimal when working with structured data, so you must have staff capable of structuring the data into rows and columns or you will not be able to take full advantage of the software.

Lydiah
  • Industry: Higher Education
  • Company size: 201–500 Employees
  • Used Weekly for 1+ year
  • Review Source
Value for Money
5
Functionality
5
Ease of Use
5
Customer Support
5

5
Reviewed on 20/10/2023

Critical Tool for Qualitative Analysis of Big Dats

For the few years I have now interacted with tableau in a class environment I really can't wait to get out there and use it's dynamic features for business intelligence. It comes with soo many features that I am sure would help any business deeply analyze market data that will help them gain the tricks, visualize and predict on the business trajectory and avoid most risks before they happen

Pros

To be honest I have only used tableau in a classrooms setup for learning purposes. In my course there is a unit referred to Actuarial Modelling where we are deep data management and that is where I get to interact with Tableau. There is alot of features I appreciate about it. For me it didn't take me long to familiarize with it .Creating a dashboard is soo engaging and it's UX is straightforward. Accessing it from my mobile phone gives me the convenience of doing my data analysis assignment even away from school. On functionalities, it connect with data sources especially Excel CSV which is our main data harbor. From there I can now I can clean the data, use the bin function to categoriesit for simplified analysis, visualize it and descriptively explain the insights data in a natural language. Tableau also allows me to make prediction using the statistical elements such as the mean, mode, quartiles etc on likeliness of certain events in reference to the data Iam using.

Cons

For novices it will take you time to unravel the complexity of Tableau to be able to enjoy each and every feature for deep analytics. But when you get to learn it, trust me you will like it

Sara
  • Industry: Museums & Institutions
  • Company size: 11–50 Employees
  • Used Daily for 2+ years
  • Review Source
Value for Money
5
Functionality
5
Ease of Use
3
Customer Support
0

5
Reviewed on 27/12/2023

I can see our status on multiple fronts so clearly!!

Love it's capabilities. Wish it was easier for me to manipulate. I have to rely on a couple team members who are way more experienced in it than I am to create anything new.

Pros

Great visualization capabilities helps me see how I am doing compared to this year's goals on multiple objectives and how we are doing year over year...without having to manipulate the raw data on my own. Being able to have Tableau refresh the data source with the most recent info each time I open the dashboard is so important!

Cons

Takes awhile and a lot of practice to understand how to set up the worksheets so they answer the questions you are looking to answer. Dashboards are more so.

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