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    ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price

    Azure Analysis Services

    Score8.6 out of 10
    N/AAzure 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 Server

    Score7.8 out of 10
    N/ATableau Server allows Tableau Desktop users to publish dashboards to a central server to be shared across their organizations. The product is designed to facilitate collaboration across the organization. It can be deployed on a server in the data center, or it can be deployed on a public cloud.

    $12

    Per User Per Month

    Pricing
    Azure Analysis ServicesTableau Server
    Editions & Modules
    No answers on this topic
    Viewer
    $12.00
    Per User Per Month
    Explorer
    $35.00
    Per User Per Month
    Creator
    $70.00
    Per User Per Month
    Offerings
    Pricing Offerings
    Azure Analysis ServicesTableau Server
    Free Trial
    NoYes
    Free/Freemium Version
    NoNo
    Premium Consulting/Integration Services
    NoYes
    Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo setup fee
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    Community Pulse
    Azure Analysis ServicesTableau Server
    Considered Both Products
    Microsoft
    No answer on this topic
    Tableau
    No answer on this topic
    Key User Insights
    Would buy again
    100%
    Would buy again
    9 Answers
    75%
    Would buy again
    6 Answers
    Delivers good value for the price
    100%
    Delivers good value for the price
    9 Answers
    75%
    Delivers good value for the price
    6 Answers
    Happy with the feature set
    100%
    Happy with the feature set
    9 Answers
    88%
    Happy with the feature set
    7 Answers
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    100%
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    7 Answers
    No answers on this topic
    Implementation went as expected
    100%
    Implementation went as expected
    9 Answers
    71%
    Implementation went as expected
    5 Answers
    Features
    Azure Analysis ServicesTableau Server
    BI Standard Reporting
    Comparison of BI Standard Reporting features of Azure Analysis Services and Tableau Server
    Feature
    Azure Analysis Services
    8.6
    8 Ratings
    5% above category average
    Tableau Server
    8.4
    95 Ratings
    3% above category average
    Pixel Perfect reports8.88 Ratings9.129 Ratings
    Customizable dashboards8.77 Ratings7.094 Ratings
    Report Formatting Templates8.58 Ratings9.081 Ratings
    Ad-hoc Reporting
    Comparison of Ad-hoc Reporting features of Azure Analysis Services and Tableau Server
    Feature
    Azure Analysis Services
    8.8
    8 Ratings
    9% above category average
    Tableau Server
    7.8
    95 Ratings
    3% below category average
    Drill-down analysis8.96 Ratings8.095 Ratings
    Formatting capabilities8.77 Ratings8.093 Ratings
    Integration with R or other statistical packages8.77 Ratings8.059 Ratings
    Report sharing and collaboration9.08 Ratings7.089 Ratings
    Report Output and Scheduling
    Comparison of Report Output and Scheduling features of Azure Analysis Services and Tableau Server
    Feature
    Azure Analysis Services
    9.0
    8 Ratings
    9% above category average
    Tableau Server
    7.2
    91 Ratings
    13% below category average
    Publish to Web9.08 Ratings8.085 Ratings
    Publish to PDF8.97 Ratings7.084 Ratings
    Report Versioning9.37 Ratings8.070 Ratings
    Report Delivery Scheduling9.08 Ratings8.077 Ratings
    Delivery to Remote Servers8.57 Ratings5.19 Ratings
    Data Discovery and Visualization
    Comparison of Data Discovery and Visualization features of Azure Analysis Services and Tableau Server
    Feature
    Azure Analysis Services
    9.0
    7 Ratings
    12% above category average
    Tableau Server
    8.3
    90 Ratings
    4% above category average
    Pre-built visualization formats (heatmaps, scatter plots etc.)9.46 Ratings9.086 Ratings
    Location Analytics / Geographic Visualization9.07 Ratings8.085 Ratings
    Predictive Analytics8.66 Ratings8.064 Ratings
    Pattern Recognition and Data Mining00 Ratings8.01 Ratings
    Access Control and Security
    Comparison of Access Control and Security features of Azure Analysis Services and Tableau Server
    Feature
    Azure Analysis Services
    9.3
    8 Ratings
    9% above category average
    Tableau Server
    10.0
    95 Ratings
    16% above category average
    Multi-User Support (named login)9.27 Ratings10.093 Ratings
    Role-Based Security Model9.38 Ratings10.090 Ratings
    Multiple Access Permission Levels (Create, Read, Delete)9.38 Ratings10.092 Ratings
    Single Sign-On (SSO)9.47 Ratings10.062 Ratings
    Report-Level Access Control00 Ratings10.01 Ratings
    Mobile Capabilities
    Comparison of Mobile Capabilities features of Azure Analysis Services and Tableau Server
    Feature
    Azure Analysis Services
    8.6
    7 Ratings
    10% above category average
    Tableau Server
    8.1
    79 Ratings
    4% above category average
    Responsive Design for Web Access8.47 Ratings10.077 Ratings
    Mobile Application9.33 Ratings7.061 Ratings
    Dashboard / Report / Visualization Interactivity on Mobile8.35 Ratings7.068 Ratings
    Application Program Interfaces (APIs) / Embedding
    Comparison of Application Program Interfaces (APIs) / Embedding features of Azure Analysis Services and Tableau Server
    Feature
    Azure Analysis Services
    8.8
    7 Ratings
    13% above category average
    Tableau Server
    6.4
    46 Ratings
    19% below category average
    REST API8.96 Ratings8.040 Ratings
    Javascript API8.76 Ratings8.037 Ratings
    iFrames8.85 Ratings6.040 Ratings
    Java API8.77 Ratings5.57 Ratings
    Themeable User Interface (UI)8.34 Ratings6.19 Ratings
    Customizable Platform (Open Source)9.33 Ratings4.67 Ratings
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    Medium-sized Companies
    Zendesk Explore
    Score8.1 out of 10
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    Score8.1 out of 10
    Enterprises
    Jaspersoft Community Edition
    Score7 out of 10
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    Score7 out of 10
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    User Ratings
    Azure Analysis ServicesTableau Server
    Likelihood to Recommend
    9.0
    (9 ratings)
    8.0
    (111 ratings)
    Likelihood to Renew
    -
    (0 ratings)
    10.0
    (20 ratings)
    Usability
    -
    (0 ratings)
    8.0
    (17 ratings)
    Availability
    -
    (0 ratings)
    9.0
    (9 ratings)
    Performance
    -
    (0 ratings)
    8.1
    (8 ratings)
    Support Rating
    -
    (0 ratings)
    3.0
    (18 ratings)
    In-Person Training
    -
    (0 ratings)
    8.0
    (4 ratings)
    Online Training
    -
    (0 ratings)
    9.0
    (9 ratings)
    Implementation Rating
    -
    (0 ratings)
    9.1
    (13 ratings)
    Configurability
    -
    (0 ratings)
    8.0
    (1 ratings)
    Data Sharing and Collaboration
    -
    (0 ratings)
    5.1
    (79 ratings)
    Data Sources
    -
    (0 ratings)
    6.6
    (82 ratings)
    User Testimonials
    Azure Analysis ServicesTableau Server
    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.
    Incentivized
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    Tableau
    Whole funnel and specific channel performance from upper to lower funnel metrics. The ability to view full channel performance for some time, such as weekly, monthly, or quarterly, has truly been monumental in how my team optimizes specific channels and campaigns. Daily performance tracking is a bit overwhelming, with load times and having to refresh specific live views over time. It can be challenging to do so at times, as extensive dashboards take much longer to load.
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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.
    Incentivized
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    Tableau
    • It's good at doing what it is designed for: accessing visualizations without having to download and open a workbook in Tableau Desktop. The latter would be a very inefficient method for sharing our metrics, so I am glad that we have Tableau Server to serve this function.
    • Publishing to Tableau Server is quick and easy. Just a few clicks from Tableau Desktop and a few seconds of publishing through an average speed network, and the new visualizations are live!
    • Seeing details on who has viewed the visualization and when. This is something particularly useful to me for trying to drive adoption of some new pages, so I really appreciate the granularity provided in Tableau Server
    Incentivized
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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.
    Incentivized
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    Tableau
    • Tableau Server has had some issue handling some of our larger data sets. Our extract refreshes fail intermittently with no obvious error that we can fix
    • Tableau Server has been hard to work with before they launched their new Rest API, which is also a little tricky to work with
    Incentivized
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    Likelihood to Renew
    Microsoft
    No answers on this topic
    Tableau
    It simply is used all the time by more and more people. Migrating to something else would involve lots of work and lots of training. The renewal fee being fair, it simply isn't worth migrating to a different tool for now.
    Incentivized
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    Usability
    Microsoft
    No answers on this topic
    Tableau
    Tableau Server takes training and experience in order to unlock the application's full potential. This is best handled by a qualified data scientist or data analytics manager. Tableau user interface layout, nomenclature, and command structure take time and training to become proficient with. Integration and connectivity require proper IT developer support.
    Incentivized
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    Reliability and Availability
    Microsoft
    No answers on this topic
    Tableau
    Our instance of Tableau Server was hosted on premises (I believe all instances are) so if there were any outages it was normally due to scheduled maintenance on our end. If the Tableau server ever went down, a quick restart solved most issues
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    Performance
    Microsoft
    No answers on this topic
    Tableau
    While there are definitely cases where a user can do things that will make a particular worksheet or dashboard run slowly, overall the performance is extremely fast. The user experience of exploratory analysis particularly shines, there's nothing out there with the polish of Tableau.
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    Support Rating
    Microsoft
    No answers on this topic
    Tableau
    We have consistently had highly satisfactory results every time we've reached out for help. Our contractor, used for Tableau server maintenance and dashboard development is very technically skilled. When he hits a roadblock on how to do something with Tableau, the support staff have provided timely and useful guidance. He frequently compares it to Cognos and says that while Cognos has capabilities Tableau doesn't, the bottom line value for us is a no-brainer
    Incentivized
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    In-Person Training
    Microsoft
    No answers on this topic
    Tableau
    In our case, they hired a private third party consultant to train our dept. It was extremely boring and felt like it dragged on. Everything I learned was self taught so I was not really paying attention. But I do think that you can easily spend a week on the tool and go over every nook and cranny. We only had the consultant in for a day or two.
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    Online Training
    Microsoft
    No answers on this topic
    Tableau
    The Tableau website is full of videos that you can follow at your own pace. As a very small company with a Tableau install, access to these free resources was incredibly useful to allowing me to implement Tableau to its potential in a reasonable and proportionate manner.
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    Implementation Rating
    Microsoft
    No answers on this topic
    Tableau
    Implementation was over the phone with the vendor, and did not go particularly well. Again, think this was our fault as our integration and IT oversight was poor, and we made errors. Would they have happened had a vendor been onsite? Not sure, probably not, but we probably wouldn't have paid for that either
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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.
    Incentivized
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    Tableau
    Today, if my shop is largely Microsoft-centric, I would be hard pressed to choose a product other than Power BI. Tableau was the visualization leader for years, but Microsoft has caught up with them in many areas, and surpassed them in some. Its ability to source, transform, and model data is superior to Tableau. Tableau still has the lead in some visualizations, but Power BI's rise is evidenced by its ever-increasing position in the leadership section of the Gartner Magic Quadrant.
    Incentivized
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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
    Incentivized
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    Tableau
    • Tableau does take dedicated FTE to create and analyze the data. It's too complex (and powerful) a product not to have someone dedicated to developing with it.
    • There are some significant setup for the server product.
    • Once sever setup is complete, it's largely "fire and forget" until an update is necessary. The server update process is cumbersome.
    Incentivized
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