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    ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price

    IFS Cloud

    Score8.3 out of 10
    N/AIFS is a low-code / no-code approach to IFS solution suite, supporting various industries including aerospace & defense, construction, energy & utilities, and manufacturing with ERP, EAM and field service management functionality. IFS Cloud can be run as a service from IFS, or in a location of choice including on-premise as a containerized application.N/A

    Tableau Server

    Score7.5 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
    IFS CloudTableau 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
    IFS CloudTableau Server
    Free Trial
    NoYes
    Free/Freemium Version
    NoNo
    Premium Consulting/Integration Services
    NoYes
    Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo setup fee
    Additional Details——
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    Community Pulse
    IFS CloudTableau Server
    Considered Both Products
    IFS
    No answer on this topic
    Tableau
    No answer on this topic
    Key User Insights
    Would buy again
    100%
    Would buy again
    5 Answers
    75%
    Would buy again
    6 Answers
    Delivers good value for the price
    100%
    Delivers good value for the price
    5 Answers
    75%
    Delivers good value for the price
    6 Answers
    Happy with the feature set
    100%
    Happy with the feature set
    5 Answers
    88%
    Happy with the feature set
    7 Answers
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    No answers on this topic
    No answers on this topic
    Implementation went as expected
    80%
    Implementation went as expected
    4 Answers
    71%
    Implementation went as expected
    5 Answers
    Features
    IFS CloudTableau Server
    Payroll Management
    Comparison of Payroll Management features of IFS Cloud and Tableau Server
    Feature
    IFS Cloud
    6.3
    4 Ratings
    18% below category average
    Tableau Server
    -
    Ratings
    Pay calculation5.74 Ratings00 Ratings
    Benefit plan administration5.14 Ratings00 Ratings
    Direct deposit files5.14 Ratings00 Ratings
    Customization
    Comparison of Customization features of IFS Cloud and Tableau Server
    Feature
    IFS Cloud
    8.1
    5 Ratings
    7% above category average
    Tableau Server
    -
    Ratings
    API for custom integration8.05 Ratings00 Ratings
    Plug-ins8.15 Ratings00 Ratings
    Security
    Comparison of Security features of IFS Cloud and Tableau Server
    Feature
    IFS Cloud
    8.5
    5 Ratings
    1% above category average
    Tableau Server
    -
    Ratings
    Single sign-on capability8.75 Ratings00 Ratings
    Role-based user permissions8.45 Ratings00 Ratings
    Reporting & Analytics
    Comparison of Reporting & Analytics features of IFS Cloud and Tableau Server
    Feature
    IFS Cloud
    8.2
    5 Ratings
    8% above category average
    Tableau Server
    -
    Ratings
    Dashboards8.45 Ratings00 Ratings
    Standard reports8.15 Ratings00 Ratings
    Custom reports8.15 Ratings00 Ratings
    General Ledger and Configurable Accounting
    Comparison of General Ledger and Configurable Accounting features of IFS Cloud and Tableau Server
    Feature
    IFS Cloud
    8.7
    5 Ratings
    12% above category average
    Tableau Server
    -
    Ratings
    Accounts payable9.54 Ratings00 Ratings
    Accounts receivable8.94 Ratings00 Ratings
    Global Financial Support8.65 Ratings00 Ratings
    Primary and Secondary Ledgers9.54 Ratings00 Ratings
    Journals and Reconciliations7.54 Ratings00 Ratings
    Configurable Accounting8.04 Ratings00 Ratings
    Standardized Processes8.05 Ratings00 Ratings
    Inventory Management
    Comparison of Inventory Management features of IFS Cloud and Tableau Server
    Feature
    IFS Cloud
    8.7
    5 Ratings
    9% above category average
    Tableau Server
    -
    Ratings
    Inventory tracking8.35 Ratings00 Ratings
    Automatic reordering8.35 Ratings00 Ratings
    Location management8.05 Ratings00 Ratings
    Order Management
    Comparison of Order Management features of IFS Cloud and Tableau Server
    Feature
    IFS Cloud
    8.1
    5 Ratings
    2% above category average
    Tableau Server
    -
    Ratings
    Pricing8.05 Ratings00 Ratings
    Order entry8.45 Ratings00 Ratings
    Credit card processing5.74 Ratings00 Ratings
    Cost of goods sold7.54 Ratings00 Ratings
    Order Orchestration7.64 Ratings00 Ratings
    Subledger and Financial Process
    Comparison of Subledger and Financial Process features of IFS Cloud and Tableau Server
    Feature
    IFS Cloud
    8.3
    4 Ratings
    10% above category average
    Tableau Server
    -
    Ratings
    Billing Management6.64 Ratings00 Ratings
    Cash and Asset Management7.64 Ratings00 Ratings
    Travel & Expense Management7.64 Ratings00 Ratings
    Budgetary Control & Encumbrance Accounting7.04 Ratings00 Ratings
    Period Close8.04 Ratings00 Ratings
    Project Financial Management
    Comparison of Project Financial Management features of IFS Cloud and Tableau Server
    Feature
    IFS Cloud
    8.8
    2 Ratings
    15% above category average
    Tableau Server
    -
    Ratings
    Budgeting and Forecasting9.52 Ratings00 Ratings
    Project Costing9.02 Ratings00 Ratings
    Cost Capture8.52 Ratings00 Ratings
    Capital Project Management9.02 Ratings00 Ratings
    Customer Contract Compliance9.02 Ratings00 Ratings
    Project Revenue Recognition9.52 Ratings00 Ratings
    Project Execution Management
    Comparison of Project Execution Management features of IFS Cloud and Tableau Server
    Feature
    IFS Cloud
    8.9
    5 Ratings
    23% above category average
    Tableau Server
    -
    Ratings
    Project Planning and Scheduling8.45 Ratings00 Ratings
    Task Insight for Project Managers8.45 Ratings00 Ratings
    Project Mobile Functionality8.04 Ratings00 Ratings
    Definable Resource Pools7.74 Ratings00 Ratings
    Grants Management
    Comparison of Grants Management features of IFS Cloud and Tableau Server
    Feature
    IFS Cloud
    8.9
    4 Ratings
    18% above category average
    Tableau Server
    -
    Ratings
    Award Lifecycle Management9.04 Ratings00 Ratings
    Procurement
    Comparison of Procurement features of IFS Cloud and Tableau Server
    Feature
    IFS Cloud
    8.9
    5 Ratings
    23% above category average
    Tableau Server
    -
    Ratings
    Bids Analyzed and Compared8.03 Ratings00 Ratings
    Contract Authoring8.02 Ratings00 Ratings
    Contract Repository6.13 Ratings00 Ratings
    Requisitions-to-Purchase Orders Integrated8.54 Ratings00 Ratings
    Supplier Management8.05 Ratings00 Ratings
    Risk Management
    Comparison of Risk Management features of IFS Cloud and Tableau Server
    Feature
    IFS Cloud
    8.5
    4 Ratings
    23% above category average
    Tableau Server
    -
    Ratings
    Risk Repository8.14 Ratings00 Ratings
    Control Management8.44 Ratings00 Ratings
    Control Efficiency Assessments7.54 Ratings00 Ratings
    Issue Detection7.24 Ratings00 Ratings
    Remediation and Certification5.84 Ratings00 Ratings
    Logistics
    Comparison of Logistics features of IFS Cloud and Tableau Server
    Feature
    IFS Cloud
    7.8
    4 Ratings
    11% above category average
    Tableau Server
    -
    Ratings
    Transportation Planning and Optimization6.64 Ratings00 Ratings
    Transportation Execution Management6.64 Ratings00 Ratings
    Trade and Customs Management6.13 Ratings00 Ratings
    Fulfillment Management5.63 Ratings00 Ratings
    Warehouse Workforce Management7.64 Ratings00 Ratings
    Manufacturing
    Comparison of Manufacturing features of IFS Cloud and Tableau Server
    Feature
    IFS Cloud
    8.8
    4 Ratings
    16% above category average
    Tableau Server
    -
    Ratings
    Production Process Design8.14 Ratings00 Ratings
    Production Management8.54 Ratings00 Ratings
    Configuration Management8.04 Ratings00 Ratings
    Work Execution7.64 Ratings00 Ratings
    Manufacturing Costs8.14 Ratings00 Ratings
    Supply Chain
    Comparison of Supply Chain features of IFS Cloud and Tableau Server
    Feature
    IFS Cloud
    7.6
    4 Ratings
    4% above category average
    Tableau Server
    -
    Ratings
    Forecasting7.04 Ratings00 Ratings
    Inventory Planning7.04 Ratings00 Ratings
    Performance Monitoring7.54 Ratings00 Ratings
    Product Lifecycle Management
    Comparison of Product Lifecycle Management features of IFS Cloud and Tableau Server
    Feature
    IFS Cloud
    8.9
    4 Ratings
    19% above category average
    Tableau Server
    -
    Ratings
    Proposal Management7.24 Ratings00 Ratings
    Product Master Data Management8.14 Ratings00 Ratings
    BI Standard Reporting
    Comparison of BI Standard Reporting features of IFS Cloud and Tableau Server
    Feature
    IFS Cloud
    -
    Ratings
    Tableau Server
    8.4
    95 Ratings
    3% above category average
    Pixel Perfect reports00 Ratings9.129 Ratings
    Customizable dashboards00 Ratings7.094 Ratings
    Report Formatting Templates00 Ratings9.081 Ratings
    Ad-hoc Reporting
    Comparison of Ad-hoc Reporting features of IFS Cloud and Tableau Server
    Feature
    IFS Cloud
    -
    Ratings
    Tableau Server
    7.8
    95 Ratings
    3% below category average
    Drill-down analysis00 Ratings8.095 Ratings
    Formatting capabilities00 Ratings8.093 Ratings
    Integration with R or other statistical packages00 Ratings8.059 Ratings
    Report sharing and collaboration00 Ratings7.089 Ratings
    Report Output and Scheduling
    Comparison of Report Output and Scheduling features of IFS Cloud and Tableau Server
    Feature
    IFS Cloud
    -
    Ratings
    Tableau Server
    7.2
    91 Ratings
    13% below category average
    Publish to Web00 Ratings8.085 Ratings
    Publish to PDF00 Ratings7.084 Ratings
    Report Versioning00 Ratings8.070 Ratings
    Report Delivery Scheduling00 Ratings8.077 Ratings
    Delivery to Remote Servers00 Ratings5.19 Ratings
    Data Discovery and Visualization
    Comparison of Data Discovery and Visualization features of IFS Cloud and Tableau Server
    Feature
    IFS Cloud
    -
    Ratings
    Tableau Server
    8.3
    90 Ratings
    4% above category average
    Pre-built visualization formats (heatmaps, scatter plots etc.)00 Ratings9.086 Ratings
    Location Analytics / Geographic Visualization00 Ratings8.085 Ratings
    Predictive Analytics00 Ratings8.064 Ratings
    Pattern Recognition and Data Mining00 Ratings8.01 Ratings
    Access Control and Security
    Comparison of Access Control and Security features of IFS Cloud and Tableau Server
    Feature
    IFS Cloud
    -
    Ratings
    Tableau Server
    10.0
    95 Ratings
    16% above category average
    Multi-User Support (named login)00 Ratings10.093 Ratings
    Role-Based Security Model00 Ratings10.090 Ratings
    Multiple Access Permission Levels (Create, Read, Delete)00 Ratings10.092 Ratings
    Report-Level Access Control00 Ratings10.01 Ratings
    Single Sign-On (SSO)00 Ratings10.062 Ratings
    Mobile Capabilities
    Comparison of Mobile Capabilities features of IFS Cloud and Tableau Server
    Feature
    IFS Cloud
    -
    Ratings
    Tableau Server
    8.1
    79 Ratings
    4% above category average
    Responsive Design for Web Access00 Ratings10.077 Ratings
    Mobile Application00 Ratings7.061 Ratings
    Dashboard / Report / Visualization Interactivity on Mobile00 Ratings7.068 Ratings
    Application Program Interfaces (APIs) / Embedding
    Comparison of Application Program Interfaces (APIs) / Embedding features of IFS Cloud and Tableau Server
    Feature
    IFS Cloud
    -
    Ratings
    Tableau Server
    6.4
    46 Ratings
    19% below category average
    REST API00 Ratings8.040 Ratings
    Javascript API00 Ratings8.037 Ratings
    iFrames00 Ratings6.040 Ratings
    Java API00 Ratings5.57 Ratings
    Themeable User Interface (UI)00 Ratings6.19 Ratings
    Customizable Platform (Open Source)00 Ratings4.67 Ratings
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    Score9.2 out of 10
    Qlik Cloud Analytics (Qlik Sense)
    Score8.1 out of 10
    Enterprises
    Microsoft Dynamics AX (discontinued)
    Score4.8 out of 10
    Sisense
    Score6.9 out of 10
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    User Ratings
    IFS CloudTableau Server
    Likelihood to Recommend
    8.7
    (5 ratings)
    8.0
    (111 ratings)
    Likelihood to Renew
    -
    (0 ratings)
    10.0
    (20 ratings)
    Usability
    8.7
    (5 ratings)
    8.0
    (17 ratings)
    Availability
    -
    (0 ratings)
    9.0
    (9 ratings)
    Performance
    -
    (0 ratings)
    8.1
    (8 ratings)
    Support Rating
    9.5
    (2 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
    IFS CloudTableau Server
    Likelihood to Recommend
    IFS
    The IFS Cloud has well suited to keeping track from beginning to end and engages from the internal team to the external team very well. It takes everything with them and helps them to grow at a wide pace. It creates a systematic workflow process which helps in achieving the goal more fast and friendly environment
    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.
    Incentivized
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    Pros
    IFS
    • Store data from different domains
    • Integrates efficiently with other systems
    • Easy to migrate data from different systems. Provides good API Documentation.
    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
    IFS
    • Rich look of user experience of the web-based interface
    • Some areas like HR and Payroll are not fully-suited within the solution
    • Error and issue handling/debugging is difficult
    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
    IFS
    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
    IFS
    The overall functionality, the feature set that the IFS Cloud offeres is really good (even though it has some flaws / cons), which reduces the time / administrative effort in managing multiple systems to achieve the same goal / to store the required data.
    Incentivized
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    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
    IFS
    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
    IFS
    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
    IFS
    The overall support is perfect and efficient.
    Incentivized
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    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
    IFS
    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
    IFS
    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
    IFS
    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
    IFS
    IFS Cloud is an upgrade of IFS Applications. IFS Applications solution is under extended support and would eventually be replaced by cloud solution in coming years.
    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
    IFS
    • Reduced the time taken for the users to prepare and generate reports since most are automatic with IFS Cloud
    • Increased the reliability and visibility of the inventory of the products from procurement of raw materials through the manufacturing of final product to delivering to customer's place
    • Took a considerable time configuring the roles and access of the users while implementation
    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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    Tableau Server Screenshots

    Screenshot of Tableau Server interface and administration view 1.Screenshot of Tableau Server interface and administration view 2.Screenshot of Tableau Server permissions view.Screenshot of Tableau Services Manager (TSM) view 1.Screenshot of Tableau Services Manager (TSM) view 2.