Azure Analysis Services vs. Tableau Public

Overview
ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price
Azure Analysis Services
Score 8.6 out of 10
N/A
Azure Analysis Services delivers enterprise-grade BI semantic modeling capabilities with the scale, flexibility, and management benefits of the cloud. Azure Analysis Services helps transform complex data into actionable insights. Azure Analysis Services is built on the analytics engine in Microsoft SQL Server Analysis Services.N/A
Tableau Public
Score 9.9 out of 10
N/A
Tableau Public is a free edition of the Desktop product. With this edition, data can only be published to the Tableau public website and does not allow work to be saved or exported locally.
$0
per month
Pricing
Azure Analysis ServicesTableau Public
Editions & Modules
No answers on this topic
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Offerings
Pricing Offerings
Azure Analysis ServicesTableau Public
Free Trial
NoNo
Free/Freemium Version
NoYes
Premium Consulting/Integration Services
NoNo
Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo setup fee
Additional Details
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Community Pulse
Azure Analysis ServicesTableau Public
Features
Azure Analysis ServicesTableau Public
BI Standard Reporting
Comparison of BI Standard Reporting features of Product A and Product B
Azure Analysis Services
8.6
8 Ratings
5% above category average
Tableau Public
9.8
12 Ratings
19% above category average
Pixel Perfect reports8.88 Ratings9.710 Ratings
Customizable dashboards8.77 Ratings10.012 Ratings
Report Formatting Templates8.58 Ratings9.712 Ratings
Ad-hoc Reporting
Comparison of Ad-hoc Reporting features of Product A and Product B
Azure Analysis Services
8.8
8 Ratings
9% above category average
Tableau Public
9.7
12 Ratings
21% above category average
Drill-down analysis8.96 Ratings9.812 Ratings
Formatting capabilities8.77 Ratings9.712 Ratings
Integration with R or other statistical packages8.77 Ratings9.59 Ratings
Report sharing and collaboration9.08 Ratings9.811 Ratings
Report Output and Scheduling
Comparison of Report Output and Scheduling features of Product A and Product B
Azure Analysis Services
9.0
8 Ratings
9% above category average
Tableau Public
9.5
11 Ratings
15% above category average
Publish to Web9.08 Ratings10.011 Ratings
Publish to PDF8.97 Ratings10.09 Ratings
Report Versioning9.37 Ratings9.89 Ratings
Report Delivery Scheduling9.08 Ratings9.69 Ratings
Delivery to Remote Servers8.57 Ratings8.17 Ratings
Data Discovery and Visualization
Comparison of Data Discovery and Visualization features of Product A and Product B
Azure Analysis Services
9.0
7 Ratings
12% above category average
Tableau Public
9.8
11 Ratings
23% above category average
Pre-built visualization formats (heatmaps, scatter plots etc.)9.46 Ratings9.811 Ratings
Location Analytics / Geographic Visualization9.07 Ratings9.811 Ratings
Predictive Analytics8.66 Ratings9.79 Ratings
Access Control and Security
Comparison of Access Control and Security features of Product A and Product B
Azure Analysis Services
9.3
8 Ratings
9% above category average
Tableau Public
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Ratings
Multi-User Support (named login)9.27 Ratings00 Ratings
Role-Based Security Model9.38 Ratings00 Ratings
Multiple Access Permission Levels (Create, Read, Delete)9.38 Ratings00 Ratings
Single Sign-On (SSO)9.47 Ratings00 Ratings
Mobile Capabilities
Comparison of Mobile Capabilities features of Product A and Product B
Azure Analysis Services
8.6
7 Ratings
11% above category average
Tableau Public
-
Ratings
Responsive Design for Web Access8.47 Ratings00 Ratings
Mobile Application9.33 Ratings00 Ratings
Dashboard / Report / Visualization Interactivity on Mobile8.35 Ratings00 Ratings
Application Program Interfaces (APIs) / Embedding
Comparison of Application Program Interfaces (APIs) / Embedding features of Product A and Product B
Azure Analysis Services
8.8
7 Ratings
13% above category average
Tableau Public
-
Ratings
REST API8.96 Ratings00 Ratings
Javascript API8.76 Ratings00 Ratings
iFrames8.85 Ratings00 Ratings
Java API8.77 Ratings00 Ratings
Themeable User Interface (UI)8.34 Ratings00 Ratings
Customizable Platform (Open Source)9.33 Ratings00 Ratings
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User Ratings
Azure Analysis ServicesTableau Public
Likelihood to Recommend
9.0
(9 ratings)
8.5
(14 ratings)
Likelihood to Renew
-
(0 ratings)
9.1
(2 ratings)
Usability
-
(0 ratings)
10.0
(5 ratings)
Support Rating
-
(0 ratings)
9.6
(6 ratings)
Online Training
-
(0 ratings)
9.0
(1 ratings)
Implementation Rating
-
(0 ratings)
9.1
(2 ratings)
User Testimonials
Azure Analysis ServicesTableau Public
Likelihood to Recommend
Microsoft
We would have many technical issues and glitches with previous similar providers but found that Azure Analysis Services can simply handle our workload and memory better. I remember we lost an account due to cloud issues not fully saving or corrupting some files. Granted, this is rare with any cloud but haven't had that issue with the same load of memory with Azure Analysis Services.
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Tableau
Tableau public is the best platform to build dashboards for your personal profile and share with recruiters. It's always good to keep ourselves updated on the latest features, create sample dashboards and save them to a personal profile. Tableau public is free and doesn't need any subscription. anyone can create an account and start building reports.
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Pros
Microsoft
  • Providing role based access or we can say privilege based on the role to the user if it is integrated with Azure active directory and hence securing the access to sensitive data.
  • We use to run different type of analytics services to get the better result which is hectic if done manually or with human efforts.
  • We also use to collect bulk of data with the help of this tool and run customized test cases for better efficiency of result and better decision making. The result are very crucial and helps in taking big decision.
  • It supports different or we can say heterogeneous database vendors like the Oracle, SQL, and hence make the task easy.
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Tableau
  • Data visualization: lots of different options, including bar, scatter, pie, waterfall charts to explore relationships between variables, and to present findings/trends to different teams
  • Integrates readily with limited, though different data sources: TXT, CSV, TDE, Access
  • Exports reports for review of different dashboards: client-ready/team-ready, with a clean and tidy presentation in PDF format (or hardcopy)
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Cons
Microsoft
  • There is very least content available on Microsoft docs and the Internet to get through with AAS.
  • i faced lots of connection issues while implementation.
  • The need for serious platform experience or expertise.
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Tableau
  • Tableau Public (both Desktop and Server) like their "for a fee" counterparts offer very easy to learn and use tools to transform data into pictures and gain insights into your data. Most organizations report a reduction in development time of 10x vs. other similar tools, due to the intuitive user interface. That said, with Tableau Public, published workbooks are "disconnected" from the underlying data sources and require periodic updates when the data changes. Users are limited to 1 Gb of storage space per user ID and password as well.
  • I would like to see better options for public sharing of visualizations and data from within the "for a fee" products as more and more organizations are moving in the direction of data sharing with partners and their communities.
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Likelihood to Renew
Microsoft
No answers on this topic
Tableau
It's free, right? I'll keep using the free version. So the real question to ask is this? Will I pay $999 for the Personal version or $1,999 for the Professional? Yikes! That is a big stretch. I'm not sure about that. The product comparison chart is at: http://www.tableausoftware.com/public/comparison
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Usability
Microsoft
No answers on this topic
Tableau
Tableau public is a great training tool to understand the basics of Tableau before buying it. A great tool to extend Excel's visualization and to publish data for others. Not useful for anything you need secure. No ability to access databases. Static information only.
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Support Rating
Microsoft
No answers on this topic
Tableau
I have not yet required to contact support as the documentation and help i found online has always worked so far
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Online Training
Microsoft
No answers on this topic
Tableau
I found it sufficient, and fast. I could easily "kick the tires" with Tableau on my data so I got up and running fast.
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Implementation Rating
Microsoft
No answers on this topic
Tableau
Start at the end and work backward. Identify the business case / issue and questions the end users have, then identify the data needed, and where to get it.
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Alternatives Considered
Microsoft
The platform has vast number of features and modules. The UI is sleek and once you get to use to it, you will be able to do a lot of stuff. Also support for data sources is more in Azure Analysis Services.
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Tableau
Google Charts/Drive is sufficient for simpler data sets, but it does not integrate with other web platforms and the visualization does not look as professional. I'm not aware of any other competitors that offer the same package as Microsoft.
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Return on Investment
Microsoft
  • The tool has helped us a lot for taking critical decision which has resulted in the increase of profit of organization by 18 percent.
  • Return on investment is 70 percent as we are unable to utilize the tool with full functionalities, so we are still testing some of the use cases.
  • Human effort has been reduced and task has become automated hence helped in cost management
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Tableau
  • Tableau Public visualizations have helped drive traffic to our content and sites
  • The lack of cost means it's easy to demonstrate our experience to attract paying clients
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