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    ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price

    Epicor Grow

    Score6.3 out of 10
    Small Businesses (1-50 employees)
    Grow, from Epicor since the March 2022 acquisition, is a business intelligence software that is designed to empower businesses to become data-driven and accelerate growth by aligning team objectives and inspiring strategic decisions.N/A

    Tableau Public

    Score9.9 out of 10
    N/ATableau 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.

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    Pricing
    Epicor GrowTableau Public
    Editions & Modules
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    Offerings
    Pricing Offerings
    Epicor GrowTableau Public
    Free Trial
    YesNo
    Free/Freemium Version
    NoYes
    Premium Consulting/Integration Services
    YesNo
    Entry-level Setup FeeRequiredNo setup fee
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    Community Pulse
    Epicor GrowTableau Public
    Considered Both Products
    Epicor Software
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    Tableau
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    Key User Insights
    Would buy again
    100%
    Would buy again
    6 Answers
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    Delivers good value for the price
    100%
    Delivers good value for the price
    6 Answers
    No answers on this topic
    Happy with the feature set
    83%
    Happy with the feature set
    5 Answers
    No answers on this topic
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    100%
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    5 Answers
    No answers on this topic
    Implementation went as expected
    100%
    Implementation went as expected
    6 Answers
    No answers on this topic
    Features
    Epicor GrowTableau Public
    BI Standard Reporting
    Comparison of BI Standard Reporting features of Epicor Grow and Tableau Public
    Feature
    Epicor Grow
    8.0
    32 Ratings
    2% below category average
    Tableau Public
    9.8
    12 Ratings
    19% above category average
    Customizable dashboards9.032 Ratings10.012 Ratings
    Report Formatting Templates7.025 Ratings9.712 Ratings
    Pixel Perfect reports00 Ratings9.710 Ratings
    Ad-hoc Reporting
    Comparison of Ad-hoc Reporting features of Epicor Grow and Tableau Public
    Feature
    Epicor Grow
    7.7
    31 Ratings
    4% below category average
    Tableau Public
    9.7
    12 Ratings
    21% above category average
    Drill-down analysis7.027 Ratings9.812 Ratings
    Formatting capabilities7.028 Ratings9.712 Ratings
    Report sharing and collaboration9.030 Ratings9.811 Ratings
    Integration with R or other statistical packages00 Ratings9.59 Ratings
    Report Output and Scheduling
    Comparison of Report Output and Scheduling features of Epicor Grow and Tableau Public
    Feature
    Epicor Grow
    6.7
    29 Ratings
    20% below category average
    Tableau Public
    9.5
    11 Ratings
    15% above category average
    Publish to Web7.025 Ratings10.011 Ratings
    Publish to PDF7.025 Ratings10.09 Ratings
    Report Delivery Scheduling6.025 Ratings9.69 Ratings
    Report Versioning00 Ratings9.89 Ratings
    Delivery to Remote Servers00 Ratings8.17 Ratings
    Data Discovery and Visualization
    Comparison of Data Discovery and Visualization features of Epicor Grow and Tableau Public
    Feature
    Epicor Grow
    7.0
    26 Ratings
    13% below category average
    Tableau Public
    9.8
    11 Ratings
    23% above category average
    Pre-built visualization formats (heatmaps, scatter plots etc.)7.024 Ratings9.811 Ratings
    Location Analytics / Geographic Visualization7.023 Ratings9.811 Ratings
    Predictive Analytics00 Ratings9.79 Ratings
    Access Control and Security
    Comparison of Access Control and Security features of Epicor Grow and Tableau Public
    Feature
    Epicor Grow
    7.0
    31 Ratings
    19% below category average
    Tableau Public
    -
    Ratings
    Multi-User Support (named login)7.031 Ratings00 Ratings
    Role-Based Security Model7.025 Ratings00 Ratings
    Multiple Access Permission Levels (Create, Read, Delete)7.025 Ratings00 Ratings
    Report-Level Access Control7.01 Ratings00 Ratings
    Single Sign-On (SSO)7.017 Ratings00 Ratings
    Mobile Capabilities
    Comparison of Mobile Capabilities features of Epicor Grow and Tableau Public
    Feature
    Epicor Grow
    7.7
    26 Ratings
    1% below category average
    Tableau Public
    -
    Ratings
    Responsive Design for Web Access8.026 Ratings00 Ratings
    Mobile Application7.513 Ratings00 Ratings
    Dashboard / Report / Visualization Interactivity on Mobile8.018 Ratings00 Ratings
    Application Program Interfaces (APIs) / Embedding
    Comparison of Application Program Interfaces (APIs) / Embedding features of Epicor Grow and Tableau Public
    Feature
    Epicor Grow
    7.0
    20 Ratings
    10% below category average
    Tableau Public
    -
    Ratings
    REST API7.020 Ratings00 Ratings
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    Score8.1 out of 10
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    User Ratings
    Epicor GrowTableau Public
    Likelihood to Recommend
    8.0
    (32 ratings)
    8.5
    (14 ratings)
    Likelihood to Renew
    -
    (0 ratings)
    9.1
    (2 ratings)
    Usability
    7.1
    (5 ratings)
    10.0
    (5 ratings)
    Support Rating
    9.4
    (5 ratings)
    9.6
    (6 ratings)
    Online Training
    -
    (0 ratings)
    9.0
    (1 ratings)
    Implementation Rating
    -
    (0 ratings)
    9.1
    (2 ratings)
    Data Sharing and Collaboration
    10.0
    (26 ratings)
    8.2
    (9 ratings)
    Data Sources
    7.1
    (26 ratings)
    8.8
    (9 ratings)
    User Testimonials
    Epicor GrowTableau Public
    Likelihood to Recommend
    Epicor Software
    Grow.com is well suited if you have a lot of data or client data to manage. If you do not have tons of data, there are other options out there that are a bit more simple and easy to use and a better price.
    Incentivized
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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
    Epicor Software
    • I love the fact that you have a team of developers who can help me build metrics or fix metrics that I do not create properly. I had to learn SQL in order to really build the metrics that mattered, which was a lot of fun, but resulted in many broken metrics. The vendor's team was great in responding to me requests for help!
    • Really, really appreciate the fact that Grow has SQL formulas to reference when building metrics. Again, as a novice, this accelerated my ability to learn and not have to leave your site and resources and stay within the Grow web properties.
    • Great account managers who check in regularly and are willing to help out whenever needed.
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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
    Epicor Software
    • There are basic labeling issues with some of the graph types. Wish there was more customizability here, especially on complex graphs.
    • Could help more with analysis of data and trends, but that's going into full-fledged BI territory.
    • The functionality of being able to snapshot data isn't quite there.
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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
    Epicor Software
    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
    Epicor Software
    This tool is definitely a little bit difficult to be able to figure out at first, but after some time of learning you can definitely pick it up. I do wish there were more resources online that would be able to help speed up the learning process
    Incentivized
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    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
    Epicor Software
    The support team is very helpful and in every situation we have needed help in, they have been able to assist. So I have had a good experience with them
    Incentivized
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    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
    Epicor Software
    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
    Epicor Software
    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
    Epicor Software
    Grow doesn't have as many advanced analytics features and other capabilities as some other 'dashboard' platforms on the market. Simply, if you want a tool for internal use only that has high-level analytics capabilities (regressions, completely custom visualizations, modeling), Grow probably isn't the platform for you. To put it another way, if you have a team of data engineers and scientists doing complex analysis, Grow might not make the most sense. However, if you understand the value of data/visualization/dashboards, but lack some of those skillsets in your company, Grow might be the perfect fit. Not only is it incredibly scalable and reasonably priced compared to other market solutions, but their transform capabilities really stand out. They have many native data transformations that mimic SQL coding of a dataset, without requiring any knowledge of SQL. They've converted these transformations to easy-to-use tools in the platform, which are perfect for the less-technical user.
    Incentivized
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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.
    Incentivized
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    Return on Investment
    Epicor Software
    • Made it so much easier and faster to access data across tools
    • Lessened the time exporting and uploading data to excel/sheets for analysis
    • Made data and metrics more easily accessible to others in our orgs
    Incentivized
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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
    Incentivized
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    ScreenShots

    Epicor Grow Screenshots

    Screenshot of Marketing desktop dashboard in dark-mode.Screenshot of TV, desktop, and mobile dashboards.Screenshot of KPI desktop dashboard in light-mode.Screenshot of Chart builder and data visualization.