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Amazon SageMaker
Amazon SageMaker is a great tool for developing machine learning models that take more effort than just point-and-click type of analyses. The software works well with the other tools in the Amazon ecosystem, so if you use Amazon Web Services or are thinking about it, SageMaker would be a great addition. SageMaker is great for consumer insights, predictive analytics, and looking for gems of insight in the massive amounts of data we create. SageMaker is less suitable for analysts who do generally "small" data analyses, and "small" data analyses in today's world can be billions of records.
Owner, previous CEO
Econometric StudiosFinancial Services, 11-50 employees
Tableau Desktop
We use Tableau when we want to obtain a fast and efficient result, since this option allows to work with data in real time or in memory, being able to extract massive data for a limited exploration quickly, using technology of database and computational graphics to analyze enormous sets of data and which is used in the different areas of the organization when we want to have quick results and easy to analyze according to the graphics presented.
Analista financiero
BANCA PUBLICABanking, 201-500 employees
Feature Rating Comparison
BI Standard Reporting
Amazon SageMaker
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Tableau Desktop
8.4
Pixel Perfect reports
Amazon SageMaker
—
Tableau Desktop
8.4
Customizable dashboards
Amazon SageMaker
—
Tableau Desktop
8.8
Report Formatting Templates
Amazon SageMaker
—
Tableau Desktop
8.1
Ad-hoc Reporting
Amazon SageMaker
—
Tableau Desktop
8.3
Drill-down analysis
Amazon SageMaker
—
Tableau Desktop
8.5
Formatting capabilities
Amazon SageMaker
—
Tableau Desktop
8.2
Integration with R or other statistical packages
Amazon SageMaker
—
Tableau Desktop
8.0
Report sharing and collaboration
Amazon SageMaker
—
Tableau Desktop
8.5
Report Output and Scheduling
Amazon SageMaker
—
Tableau Desktop
7.7
Publish to Web
Amazon SageMaker
—
Tableau Desktop
8.3
Publish to PDF
Amazon SageMaker
—
Tableau Desktop
8.2
Report Versioning
Amazon SageMaker
—
Tableau Desktop
7.3
Report Delivery Scheduling
Amazon SageMaker
—
Tableau Desktop
7.5
Delivery to Remote Servers
Amazon SageMaker
—
Tableau Desktop
7.3
Data Discovery and Visualization
Amazon SageMaker
—
Tableau Desktop
8.0
Pre-built visualization formats (heatmaps, scatter plots etc.)
Amazon SageMaker
—
Tableau Desktop
8.6
Location Analytics / Geographic Visualization
Amazon SageMaker
—
Tableau Desktop
8.8
Predictive Analytics
Amazon SageMaker
—
Tableau Desktop
6.8
Access Control and Security
Amazon SageMaker
—
Tableau Desktop
7.6
Multi-User Support (named login)
Amazon SageMaker
—
Tableau Desktop
8.1
Role-Based Security Model
Amazon SageMaker
—
Tableau Desktop
7.3
Multiple Access Permission Levels (Create, Read, Delete)
Amazon SageMaker
—
Tableau Desktop
7.6
Single Sign-On (SSO)
Amazon SageMaker
—
Tableau Desktop
7.2
Mobile Capabilities
Amazon SageMaker
—
Tableau Desktop
7.6
Responsive Design for Web Access
Amazon SageMaker
—
Tableau Desktop
8.2
Dedicated iOS Application
Amazon SageMaker
—
Tableau Desktop
7.2
Dedicated Android Application
Amazon SageMaker
—
Tableau Desktop
6.9
Dashboard / Report / Visualization Interactivity on Mobile
Amazon SageMaker
—
Tableau Desktop
8.2
Application Program Interfaces (APIs) / Embedding
Amazon SageMaker
—
Tableau Desktop
7.1
REST API
Amazon SageMaker
—
Tableau Desktop
8.0
Javascript API
Amazon SageMaker
—
Tableau Desktop
7.0
iFrames
Amazon SageMaker
—
Tableau Desktop
6.7
Java API
Amazon SageMaker
—
Tableau Desktop
6.9
Themeable User Interface (UI)
Amazon SageMaker
—
Tableau Desktop
7.0
Customizable Platform (Open Source)
Amazon SageMaker
—
Tableau Desktop
7.0
Pros
- Provides enough freedom for experienced data scientists and also for those who just need things done without going much deeper into building models.
- Customization and easy to alter and change.
- If you already are an Amazon user, you do not need to transition over to another software.

Verified User
Employee in Human Resources
Real Estate Company, 1001-5000 employees- Graphs and charts are built very easily.
- Tableau is very good at showing data visually
- Easily help make a decision by looking at the pattern
BI Developer
CognizantInformation Technology and Services, 10,001+ employees
Cons
- I think that although the algorithms are there and you are using one click, there could be more detailed descriptions located in places so that other users are able to easily find the right formula and tools.
- Mobile friendly options would be a huge plus, even tracking what employees are using this tool for in regards to reporting.

Verified User
Employee in Human Resources
Real Estate Company, 1001-5000 employees- The ETL part is missing in Tableau.
- For huge and ambiguous data-sets, Tableau Desktop is not good.
- Before analysis data preparation is mandatory.
BI Developer
CognizantInformation Technology and Services, 10,001+ employees
Likelihood to Renew
No score
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No answers on this topic
Tableau Desktop8.9
Based on 39 answers
Because right now its the best option out there (disclosure: I haven't used Qlikview or some of the other direct competitors of Tableau). The big investment is in Tableau Server not desktop. For the cost of the license of Tableau desktop, its a pretty good deal. You can hook it up to pretty much any data source easily. You can easily share the visualizations with your team/colleagues easily. Tableau Desktop is generally easy to use for business users. But the more advanced stuff is better suited for a analyst or someone with a IT/CS background.
BI Analyst
Kaiser Foundation Health PlanUtilities, 10,001+ employees
Usability
No score
No answers yet
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Tableau Desktop8.7
Based on 23 answers
Entry-level data analysis is accessible even to beginners, some advanced analysis is possible, but it is not at this time an end-to-end solution for analytics, though imprvements are coming from version 10.2.
BI Consultant
Larochelle Groupe ConseilInformation Technology and Services, 51-200 employees
Reliability and Availability
No score
No answers yet
No answers on this topic
Tableau Desktop8.0
Based on 10 answers
I have really never faced any serious issue with this tool, although in some versions there were crashing issues were there.
BI Developer
CognizantInformation Technology and Services, 10,001+ employees
Performance
No score
No answers yet
No answers on this topic
Tableau Desktop6.5
Based on 9 answers
The performance of tableau heavily depends on size of data and sheet objects and visualizations used. So yes the performance of tableau degrades based on its complexity.
BI Developer
CognizantInformation Technology and Services, 10,001+ employees
Support
No score
No answers yet
No answers on this topic
Tableau Desktop9.0
Based on 16 answers
Because I have never really faced any issue with the support team and they are usually quite active so it's quite helpful.
BI Developer
CognizantInformation Technology and Services, 10,001+ employees
In-Person Training
No score
No answers yet
No answers on this topic
Tableau Desktop9.4
Based on 4 answers
Extensive and beneficial - users have shown great benefit of training and put it to practical use.
Senior Product Manager
Experian5001-10,000 employees
Online Training
No score
No answers yet
No answers on this topic
Tableau Desktop8.0
Based on 4 answers
The training for new users are quite good because it covers topic wise training and the best part was that it also had video tutorials which are very helpful
BI Developer
CognizantInformation Technology and Services, 10,001+ employees
Implementation
No score
No answers yet
No answers on this topic
Tableau Desktop8.0
Based on 34 answers
There is a Server installation training video on Tableau's website. I highly recommend that everyone watch it. It only takes a few minutes and could save you quite a bit of time.
Associate Data Analytics Consultant
MarinerInformation Technology and Services, 11-50 employees
Alternatives Considered
We have not invested in another machine learning software at this time and so far this has proved very successful with our machine learning teams. As mentioned, I am training these individuals simply on the fundamentals of the software and using it/customizing it for their needs. It has been very easy to do this and has gotten great reviews across the organization so far.

Verified User
Employee in Human Resources
Real Estate Company, 1001-5000 employeesthe option is that Tableau Public has the features of Tableau Desktop available for free, at least for a trial period.
Project Engineering
EYEMAR EXPRESSAirlines/Aviation, 1001-5000 employees
Scalability
No score
No answers yet
No answers on this topic
Tableau Desktop7.0
Based on 3 answers
Although tableau is highly interactive and fast but with very large dataset its performance degrades heavily. So up to certain extent its really good but after that we have to take care of its performance issues.
BI Developer
CognizantInformation Technology and Services, 10,001+ employees
Return on Investment
- Use of this tool across areas of our organization has allowed for more time to be spent on other things as this is taking a lot of the heavy lifting and developing out of the machine learning process all together.
- Database of algorithms ready to use and adjust, customizing is key with this group of employees and their daily work while using this software.

Verified User
Employee in Human Resources
Real Estate Company, 1001-5000 employees- Tableau has provided my clients with the information necessary to allocate multi-million dollar research budgets effectively, ensuring the company is getting the most bang for its buck.
- Tableau has given my office the ability to present data quickly and easily in a professional format that customers can understand, and has them returning frequently for additional analysis and projects.
Innovation Research Manager
Wright Brothers InstituteDefense & Space, 11-50 employees
Pricing Details
Amazon SageMaker
General
Free Trial
—Free/Freemium Version
—Premium Consulting/Integration Services
—Entry-level set up fee?
No
Amazon SageMaker Editions & Modules
Amazon SageMaker
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Additional Pricing Details
—Tableau Desktop
General
Free Trial
Yes
Free/Freemium Version
Yes
Premium Consulting/Integration Services
—Entry-level set up fee?
No
Tableau Desktop Editions & Modules
Tableau Desktop
Edition
Personal
$9991
Professional
$1,9991
1. per user