KNIME Analytics Platform vs. Tableau Public

Overview
ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price
KNIME Analytics Platform
Score 8.3 out of 10
N/A
KNIME enables users to analyze, upskill, and scale data science without any coding. The platform that lets users blend, transform, model and visualize data, deploy and monitor analytical models, and share insights organization-wide with data apps and services.
$0
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
KNIME Analytics PlatformTableau Public
Editions & Modules
KNIME Community Hub - Individual
$0
KNIME Community Hub - Team
From €250
per month Starts from 3 users
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Offerings
Pricing Offerings
KNIME Analytics PlatformTableau Public
Free Trial
YesNo
Free/Freemium Version
YesYes
Premium Consulting/Integration Services
NoNo
Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo setup fee
Additional Details
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Community Pulse
KNIME Analytics PlatformTableau Public
Top Pros
Top Cons
Features
KNIME Analytics PlatformTableau Public
Platform Connectivity
Comparison of Platform Connectivity features of Product A and Product B
KNIME Analytics Platform
9.1
19 Ratings
7% above category average
Tableau Public
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Ratings
Connect to Multiple Data Sources9.619 Ratings00 Ratings
Extend Existing Data Sources10.010 Ratings00 Ratings
Automatic Data Format Detection9.019 Ratings00 Ratings
MDM Integration7.98 Ratings00 Ratings
Data Exploration
Comparison of Data Exploration features of Product A and Product B
KNIME Analytics Platform
8.0
18 Ratings
5% below category average
Tableau Public
-
Ratings
Visualization8.018 Ratings00 Ratings
Interactive Data Analysis8.018 Ratings00 Ratings
Data Preparation
Comparison of Data Preparation features of Product A and Product B
KNIME Analytics Platform
8.3
19 Ratings
1% above category average
Tableau Public
-
Ratings
Interactive Data Cleaning and Enrichment9.019 Ratings00 Ratings
Data Transformations9.419 Ratings00 Ratings
Data Encryption7.47 Ratings00 Ratings
Built-in Processors7.48 Ratings00 Ratings
Platform Data Modeling
Comparison of Platform Data Modeling features of Product A and Product B
KNIME Analytics Platform
7.9
18 Ratings
7% below category average
Tableau Public
-
Ratings
Multiple Model Development Languages and Tools9.417 Ratings00 Ratings
Automated Machine Learning8.217 Ratings00 Ratings
Single platform for multiple model development9.218 Ratings00 Ratings
Self-Service Model Delivery5.08 Ratings00 Ratings
Model Deployment
Comparison of Model Deployment features of Product A and Product B
KNIME Analytics Platform
7.3
11 Ratings
16% below category average
Tableau Public
-
Ratings
Flexible Model Publishing Options8.611 Ratings00 Ratings
Security, Governance, and Cost Controls5.94 Ratings00 Ratings
BI Standard Reporting
Comparison of BI Standard Reporting features of Product A and Product B
KNIME Analytics Platform
-
Ratings
Tableau Public
9.8
12 Ratings
15% above category average
Pixel Perfect reports00 Ratings9.710 Ratings
Customizable dashboards00 Ratings10.012 Ratings
Report Formatting Templates00 Ratings9.712 Ratings
Ad-hoc Reporting
Comparison of Ad-hoc Reporting features of Product A and Product B
KNIME Analytics Platform
-
Ratings
Tableau Public
9.7
12 Ratings
19% above category average
Drill-down analysis00 Ratings9.812 Ratings
Formatting capabilities00 Ratings9.712 Ratings
Integration with R or other statistical packages00 Ratings9.49 Ratings
Report sharing and collaboration00 Ratings9.811 Ratings
Report Output and Scheduling
Comparison of Report Output and Scheduling features of Product A and Product B
KNIME Analytics Platform
-
Ratings
Tableau Public
9.5
11 Ratings
13% above category average
Publish to Web00 Ratings10.011 Ratings
Publish to PDF00 Ratings10.09 Ratings
Report Versioning00 Ratings9.89 Ratings
Report Delivery Scheduling00 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
KNIME Analytics Platform
-
Ratings
Tableau Public
9.7
11 Ratings
17% above category average
Pre-built visualization formats (heatmaps, scatter plots etc.)00 Ratings9.811 Ratings
Location Analytics / Geographic Visualization00 Ratings9.811 Ratings
Predictive Analytics00 Ratings9.79 Ratings
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User Ratings
KNIME Analytics PlatformTableau Public
Likelihood to Recommend
9.6
(22 ratings)
8.5
(14 ratings)
Likelihood to Renew
9.4
(4 ratings)
9.1
(2 ratings)
Usability
9.0
(3 ratings)
10.0
(5 ratings)
Support Rating
9.0
(6 ratings)
9.5
(6 ratings)
Online Training
-
(0 ratings)
9.0
(1 ratings)
Implementation Rating
7.0
(2 ratings)
9.1
(2 ratings)
Ease of integration
10.0
(1 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
User Testimonials
KNIME Analytics PlatformTableau Public
Likelihood to Recommend
KNIME
KNIME Analytics Platform is excellent for people who are finding Excel frustrating, this can be due to errors creeping in due to manual changes or simply that there are too many calculations which causes the system to slow down and crash. This is especially true for regular reporting where a KNIME Analytics Platform workflow can pull in the most recent data, process it and provide the necessary output in one click. I find KNIME Analytics Platform especially useful when talking with audiences who are intimidated by code. KNIME Analytics Platform allows us to discuss exactly how data is processed and an analysis takes place at an abstracted level where non-technical users are happy to think and communicate which is often essential when they are subject matter experts whom you need for guidance. For experienced programmers KNIME Analytics Platform is a double-edged sword. Often programmers wish to write their own code because they are more efficient working that way and are constrained by having to think and implement work in nodes. However, those constraints forcing development in a "KNIME way" are useful when working in teams and for maintenance compared to some programmers' idiosyncratic styles.
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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
KNIME
  • Summarize instrument level financial data with relevant statistics
  • Map transactions from core extracts to groups of like transactions using rule engines
  • Machine learning using random forests and other techniques to analyze data and identify correlations for use in predictive models
  • Fill out sampling data from averages.
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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
KNIME
  • It does not have proper visualization.
  • Some other BI tools (QlikView) have much easier functions for data interaction.
  • Some other BI tools (Tableau) can be set up much faster.
  • It is not an easy tool to use for non-tech savvy staff.
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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
KNIME
We are happy with Knime product and their support. Knime AP is versatile product and even can execute Python scripts if needed. It also supports R execution as well; however, it is not being used at our end
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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
KNIME
KNIME Analytics Platform offers a great tradeoff between intuitiveness and simplicity of the user interface and almost limitless flexibility. There are tools that are even easier to adopt by someone new to analytics, but none that would provide the scalability of KNIME when the user skills and application complexity grows
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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
KNIME
KNIME's HQ is in Europe, which makes it hard for US companies to get customer service in time and on time. Their customer service also takes on average 1 to 2 weeks to follow up with your request. KNIME's documentation is also helpful but it does not provide you all the answers you need some of the time.
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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
KNIME
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
KNIME
KNIME Analytics Platform is easy to install on any Windows, Mac or Linux machine. The KNIME Server product that is currently being replaced by the KNIME Business Hub comes as multiple layers of software and it took us some time to set up the system right for stability. This was made harder by KNIME staff's deeper expertise in setting up the Server in Linux rather than Windows environment. The KNIME Business Hub promises to have a simpler architecture, although currently there is no visibility of a Windows version of the product.
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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
KNIME
Having used both the Alteryx and [KNIME Analytics] I can definitely feel the ease of using the software of Alteryx. The [KNIME Analytics] on the other hand isn't that great but is 90% of what Alteryx can do along with how much ease it can do. Having said that, the 90% functionality and UI at no cost would be enough for me to quit using Alteryx and move towards [KNIME Analytics].
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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
KNIME
  • It is suited for data mining or machine learning work but If we're looking for advanced stat methods such as mixed effects linear/logistics models, that needs to be run through an R node.
  • Thinking of our peers with an advanced visualization techniques requirement, it is a lagging product.
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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

KNIME Analytics Platform Screenshots

Screenshot of the KNIME Modern UI. This is the the new user interface for the KNIME Analytics Platform that is available with improved look and feel as the default interface, from KNIME Analytics Platform version 5.1.0 release.Screenshot of the KNIME Analytics Platform user interface - the KNIME Workbench - displays the current, open workflow(s). Here is the general user interface layout — application tabs, side panel, workflow editor and node monitor.Screenshot of the KNIME user interface elements — workflow toolbar, node action bar, rename components and metanodes.Screenshot of the entry page, which is displayed by clicking the Home tab. From here users can; check out example workflows to get started, access a local workspace, or even start a new workflow by clicking the yellow plus button.Screenshot of the status of a KNIME node, which shows whether it's configured, not configured, executed, or has an error.Screenshot of the KNIME node action bar, which can be used to configure, execute, cancel, reset, and - when available - open the view.