iDashboards Enterprise Suite vs. Tableau Public

Overview
ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price
iDashboards Enterprise Suite
Score 3.0 out of 10
N/A
This web-based dashboard software displays data in real-time from databases, data warehouses, spreadsheets, XML and other data sources in a single location. iDashboards' built-in security framework provides role-based user permissions and access control. iDashboards Enterprise Suite is complete with software to custom build dashboards, perform what-if analytics, enable alerts and generate reports based on the displayed data in a dashboard.
$0
Per Seat per Month
Tableau Public
Score 8.8 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
iDashboards Enterprise SuiteTableau Public
Editions & Modules
Enterprise Suite
Per Seat per Month
No answers on this topic
Offerings
Pricing Offerings
iDashboards Enterprise SuiteTableau Public
Free Trial
YesNo
Free/Freemium Version
YesYes
Premium Consulting/Integration Services
YesNo
Entry-level Setup FeeRequiredNo setup fee
Additional Details
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Community Pulse
iDashboards Enterprise SuiteTableau Public
Top Pros
Top Cons
Features
iDashboards Enterprise SuiteTableau Public
BI Standard Reporting
Comparison of BI Standard Reporting features of Product A and Product B
iDashboards Enterprise Suite
6.8
4 Ratings
19% below category average
Tableau Public
9.8
12 Ratings
15% above category average
Pixel Perfect reports5.34 Ratings9.710 Ratings
Customizable dashboards9.04 Ratings10.012 Ratings
Report Formatting Templates6.13 Ratings9.712 Ratings
Ad-hoc Reporting
Comparison of Ad-hoc Reporting features of Product A and Product B
iDashboards Enterprise Suite
7.2
4 Ratings
12% below category average
Tableau Public
9.7
12 Ratings
19% above category average
Drill-down analysis8.14 Ratings9.812 Ratings
Formatting capabilities6.24 Ratings9.712 Ratings
Integration with R or other statistical packages9.11 Ratings9.49 Ratings
Report sharing and collaboration5.34 Ratings9.811 Ratings
Report Output and Scheduling
Comparison of Report Output and Scheduling features of Product A and Product B
iDashboards Enterprise Suite
9.1
3 Ratings
9% above category average
Tableau Public
9.5
11 Ratings
13% above category average
Publish to Web9.12 Ratings10.011 Ratings
Publish to PDF9.13 Ratings10.09 Ratings
Report Versioning9.11 Ratings9.89 Ratings
Report Delivery Scheduling9.12 Ratings9.59 Ratings
Delivery to Remote Servers00 Ratings8.17 Ratings
Data Discovery and Visualization
Comparison of Data Discovery and Visualization features of Product A and Product B
iDashboards Enterprise Suite
6.8
4 Ratings
17% below category average
Tableau Public
9.7
11 Ratings
17% above category average
Pre-built visualization formats (heatmaps, scatter plots etc.)6.24 Ratings9.811 Ratings
Location Analytics / Geographic Visualization7.24 Ratings9.811 Ratings
Predictive Analytics6.92 Ratings9.79 Ratings
Access Control and Security
Comparison of Access Control and Security features of Product A and Product B
iDashboards Enterprise Suite
7.8
4 Ratings
10% below category average
Tableau Public
-
Ratings
Multi-User Support (named login)8.14 Ratings00 Ratings
Role-Based Security Model7.24 Ratings00 Ratings
Multiple Access Permission Levels (Create, Read, Delete)8.14 Ratings00 Ratings
Single Sign-On (SSO)8.01 Ratings00 Ratings
Mobile Capabilities
Comparison of Mobile Capabilities features of Product A and Product B
iDashboards Enterprise Suite
8.5
3 Ratings
7% above category average
Tableau Public
-
Ratings
Responsive Design for Web Access9.13 Ratings00 Ratings
Mobile Application9.11 Ratings00 Ratings
Dashboard / Report / Visualization Interactivity on Mobile6.83 Ratings00 Ratings
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User Ratings
iDashboards Enterprise SuiteTableau Public
Likelihood to Recommend
6.0
(10 ratings)
8.5
(14 ratings)
Likelihood to Renew
8.6
(6 ratings)
9.1
(2 ratings)
Usability
9.0
(2 ratings)
10.0
(5 ratings)
Support Rating
-
(0 ratings)
9.5
(6 ratings)
Online Training
-
(0 ratings)
9.0
(1 ratings)
Implementation Rating
-
(0 ratings)
9.1
(2 ratings)
User Testimonials
iDashboards Enterprise SuiteTableau Public
Likelihood to Recommend
iDashboards
iDashboards is well suited for an office environment or organization with fewer personnel and resources. Its efficiency allows for less "man" hours. In terms of selection, the primary key question during process was cost, great tech support service, and efficiency. About where it may be less appropriate, it will be an office where information production, consumption, and dissemination is not a priority
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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
iDashboards
  • Designing a dashboard is easy. In other words, it is fairly easy to make data look really nice!
  • Data Analytics. This makes it easy to do calculations on your data (averages, etc.)
  • Training and examples: Our introduction to iDashboards was thorough. There are plenty of tutorials as well, plus manuals.
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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
iDashboards
  • Provide basic video training tutorials
  • Ability to upload/convert Excel data to non-Windows servers such as Linux or AIX
  • Increase the data row limitation
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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
iDashboards
Our executive leadership relies on the dashboards provided through the iDashboards software. Thus, there is no doubt the contract will be renewed.
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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
iDashboards
iDashboards are fairly logical and easy to use once you get started. I have taught myself most of what I know on my own, by taking webinars, reading through all the knowledge base, and doing the tutorials. Expertise is needed to do some of the data manipulation, but most graphs are simple to make.
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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
iDashboards
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
iDashboards
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
iDashboards
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
iDashboards
iDashboards is easy to use right out of the box. The price point is very, very appealing and it offers everything the other products offer - ease of use and low cost.
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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
iDashboards
  • iDashboards saved us from making a sizable investment in another HR dashboard
  • iDashboards has improved the patient flow metrics
  • Multiple FTEs have been repurposed as a result of automating the visualization and dissemination of data
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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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ScreenShots

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