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    ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price

    MasterControl Manufacturing Excellence

    Score8.3 out of 10
    N/AMasterControl Manufacturing Excellence (Mx) is a digital manufacturing platform made to help life sciences manufacturers eliminate errors and deliver products to market taster. Mx enables paperless manufacturing with production records (EBR/eDHR) to MES features like electronic logbooks and asset management.N/A

    Tableau Prep

    Score6.5 out of 10
    N/ATableau Prep enables users to get to the analysis phase faster by helping them quickly combine, shape, and clean their data. According to the vendor, a direct and visual experience helps provide users with a deeper understanding of their data, smart features make data preparation simple, and integration with the Tableau analytical workflow allows for faster speed to insight. Tableau Prep allows users to connect to data on-premises or in the cloud, whether it’s a database or a…

    $15

    per month billed annually per user

    Pricing
    MasterControl Manufacturing ExcellenceTableau Prep
    Editions & Modules
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    Viewer
    $15
    per month billed annually per user
    Explorer
    $42
    per month billed annually per user
    Creator
    $70
    per month billed annually per user
    Offerings
    Pricing Offerings
    MasterControl Manufacturing ExcellenceTableau Prep
    Free Trial
    NoNo
    Free/Freemium Version
    NoNo
    Premium Consulting/Integration Services
    YesNo
    Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo setup fee
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    Key User Insights
    Would buy again
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    Delivers good value for the price
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    Delivers good value for the price
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    Delivers good value for the price
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    Happy with the feature set
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    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
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    Implementation went as expected
    91%
    Implementation went as expected
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    User Ratings
    MasterControl Manufacturing ExcellenceTableau Prep
    Likelihood to Recommend
    8.3
    (38 ratings)
    9.0
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    Likelihood to Renew
    9.1
    (1 ratings)
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    Usability
    7.8
    (38 ratings)
    7.0
    (1 ratings)
    Support Rating
    9.1
    (1 ratings)
    5.3
    (3 ratings)
    Implementation Rating
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    (0 ratings)
    6.0
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    User Testimonials
    MasterControl Manufacturing ExcellenceTableau Prep
    Likelihood to Recommend
    MasterControl
    MasterControl Manufacturing Excellence is excellent for creating batch records to track a specific regulated process. It helps us keep our data in line and make sure we are following our procedures. there are some difficulties with more customizable products. The more variable that are in the product the fewer features that MasterControl Manufacturing Excellence can apply to assist
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    Tableau
    If your data sets are coming in without much stewardship then Tableau Prep can help to clean the data before you start trying to create visualizations for your end users. You will save a lot of time this way - rather than seeing problems once you are creating dashboards. If you don't have large data sets or your data is relatively simple, then Tableau Prep may not be needed.
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    Pros
    MasterControl
    • Coding is not needed to build production records
    • All data input types are highly configurable from getting data collected from integrated systems all the way to simple text entries.
    • Customer service is outstanding to keep our cases resolved in a timely manner.
    • The updates continue to improve end user experiences and better functionality
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    Tableau
    • Display the raw data coming in from the data warehouse
    • Point out situations that might be erroneous
    • Show the distribution of raw data figures
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    Cons
    MasterControl
    • Collaboration within a document on MasterControl Manufacturing Excellence could be improved
    • I would like to be able to put more than 1 prerequisite on a training task in MasterControl Manufacturing Excellence
    • It would be nice if training aids from MasterControl Manufacturing Excellence were accessible within the application and not just their site.
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    Tableau
    • Use of Macros within Workflow (and more types of automation)
    • Join Editor also giving a SQL Update Query
    • More types of visuals
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    Likelihood to Renew
    MasterControl
    The quality service and the strong production versatility has helped us develop a great solution for our batch records. These improvements are much better than the legacy batch records and provide immediate access at multiple points across the organization. Would definitely purchase again.
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    Tableau
    It is a valuable tool for generating and cleaning files for multiple purposes.
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    Usability
    MasterControl
    I receive positive feedback from manufacturing personnel about how easy it is to use when manufacturing and I also receive positive feedback from quality personnel for review batch records. We have had some deviations where operators are inputting data under other operators accounts which is really bad good documentation practices and is a compliance risk
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    Tableau
    It works well and is user friendly for the basics but needs more options for bring in data (using SQL queries for example) and export format options.
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    Support Rating
    MasterControl
    During a few early templates, a configuration for product family had not been removed and it created an error. The subject matter expert and support desk was able to help me understand the error was builder generated and how to resolve it very quickly. This is now a non-existent occurrence.
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    Tableau
    I have not really had to reach out for any kind of customer support for Tableau Prep, so I can't really say. However, the support that Tableau has given for their other products has been great, so I would assume it would be the same here. They are also constantly adding new features and providing software updates, and that is always a plus.
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    Implementation Rating
    MasterControl
    No answers on this topic
    Tableau
    Live connections to cloud services (Google Sheets for example) and cloud hosted databases (cloud hosted SIS for example) for scheduled flows are not supported
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    Alternatives Considered
    MasterControl
    We choose Mx to try and get rid of the paper trail, assist with the improvement for GDP, ease of access and review of the production records to try and get better on releasing batches to meet demand. Having our documents, training and production records in one general area makes it easier for end user
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    Tableau
    Before Prep, we had to do all the data joining and connecting in a Tableau Workbook. Not only did this cause workbooks connected with live data to run frustratingly slowly, a new connection and set-up had to be established every time a new workbook as created, even if you were working with the same data. The extracts produced by Prep allow several workbooks to be working from the same data set-up without any additional work, saving time and stress.
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    Return on Investment
    MasterControl
    • We have been able to reduce the amount of production records variability had based on product families.
    • New user uptake is very high and they can learn the solution quickly.
    • The ability to add formula parameters and production record linking has helped traceability.
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    Tableau
    • Quicker data sets for online reports
    • More efficient data cleaning Ad Hoc reports
    • Costly if using data management to schedule data pull and cleaning (priced per viewer accounts not creator accounts)
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