Oracle Analytics Server vs. Tableau Cloud

Overview
ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price
Oracle Analytics Server
Score 8.3 out of 10
N/A
Oracle Analytics Server, replacing the former Oracle BI Foundation Suite is a business intelligence reporting and analytics platform. It provides users with a series of integrated tools for ad-hoc query and analysis, dashboard and scorecard creation, enterprise reporting, mobile analytics, multidimensional OLAP, and predictive analytics.N/A
Tableau Cloud
Score 8.1 out of 10
N/A
Tableau Cloud (formerly Tableau Online) is a self-service analytics platform that is fully hosted in the cloud. Tableau Cloud enables users to publish dashboards and invite colleagues to explore hidden opportunities with interactive visualizations and accurate data, from any browser or mobile device.N/A
Pricing
Oracle Analytics ServerTableau Cloud
Editions & Modules
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Offerings
Pricing Offerings
Oracle Analytics ServerTableau Cloud
Free Trial
NoYes
Free/Freemium Version
NoNo
Premium Consulting/Integration Services
NoNo
Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo setup fee
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Community Pulse
Oracle Analytics ServerTableau Cloud
Considered Both Products
Oracle Analytics Server
Chose Oracle Analytics Server
Oracle stacks up very well against these tools. It is highly customizable with data being available from multiple sources with ease. SQL queries make it very easily customizable. The UI part can be crispier and smoother which is slightly better in the other software. I'd still …
Chose Oracle Analytics Server
Business Objects was considered in places where the organization is using an SAP-based transactional system. Looker again becomes the advantage where you are going to build a totally new customized data warehouse model since it allows you to better reduce some extent of the ETL …
Chose Oracle Analytics Server
Oracle BI is similar to MicroStrategy in their difficulty of implementation and need for technical resources for ongoing management and administration. Both are well-suited for very large corporations with extensive data processing requirements. More modern BI tools such as Tabl…
Tableau Cloud

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Top Pros
Top Cons
Features
Oracle Analytics ServerTableau Cloud
BI Standard Reporting
Comparison of BI Standard Reporting features of Product A and Product B
Oracle Analytics Server
8.4
38 Ratings
3% above category average
Tableau Cloud
8.8
67 Ratings
7% above category average
Pixel Perfect reports8.934 Ratings8.650 Ratings
Customizable dashboards9.237 Ratings8.267 Ratings
Report Formatting Templates7.138 Ratings9.656 Ratings
Ad-hoc Reporting
Comparison of Ad-hoc Reporting features of Product A and Product B
Oracle Analytics Server
8.2
38 Ratings
1% above category average
Tableau Cloud
8.7
67 Ratings
7% above category average
Drill-down analysis8.437 Ratings8.167 Ratings
Formatting capabilities8.138 Ratings8.564 Ratings
Integration with R or other statistical packages7.124 Ratings8.742 Ratings
Report sharing and collaboration9.237 Ratings9.565 Ratings
Report Output and Scheduling
Comparison of Report Output and Scheduling features of Product A and Product B
Oracle Analytics Server
9.1
38 Ratings
9% above category average
Tableau Cloud
8.8
65 Ratings
5% above category average
Publish to Web8.632 Ratings8.761 Ratings
Publish to PDF9.238 Ratings8.760 Ratings
Report Versioning9.030 Ratings7.849 Ratings
Report Delivery Scheduling9.836 Ratings9.653 Ratings
Delivery to Remote Servers8.618 Ratings8.932 Ratings
Data Discovery and Visualization
Comparison of Data Discovery and Visualization features of Product A and Product B
Oracle Analytics Server
8.5
37 Ratings
5% above category average
Tableau Cloud
8.8
63 Ratings
9% above category average
Pre-built visualization formats (heatmaps, scatter plots etc.)9.036 Ratings8.760 Ratings
Location Analytics / Geographic Visualization8.532 Ratings8.159 Ratings
Predictive Analytics8.127 Ratings9.551 Ratings
Access Control and Security
Comparison of Access Control and Security features of Product A and Product B
Oracle Analytics Server
8.8
38 Ratings
2% above category average
Tableau Cloud
8.5
62 Ratings
1% below category average
Multi-User Support (named login)9.238 Ratings8.456 Ratings
Role-Based Security Model8.238 Ratings9.049 Ratings
Multiple Access Permission Levels (Create, Read, Delete)8.537 Ratings7.652 Ratings
Single Sign-On (SSO)9.321 Ratings9.147 Ratings
Mobile Capabilities
Comparison of Mobile Capabilities features of Product A and Product B
Oracle Analytics Server
7.3
30 Ratings
9% below category average
Tableau Cloud
7.7
52 Ratings
3% below category average
Responsive Design for Web Access6.730 Ratings7.950 Ratings
Mobile Application7.326 Ratings7.038 Ratings
Dashboard / Report / Visualization Interactivity on Mobile7.528 Ratings8.745 Ratings
Application Program Interfaces (APIs) / Embedding
Comparison of Application Program Interfaces (APIs) / Embedding features of Product A and Product B
Oracle Analytics Server
7.7
18 Ratings
3% below category average
Tableau Cloud
9.1
34 Ratings
14% above category average
REST API7.915 Ratings9.729 Ratings
Javascript API9.016 Ratings9.727 Ratings
iFrames6.614 Ratings8.027 Ratings
Java API9.715 Ratings8.824 Ratings
Themeable User Interface (UI)7.114 Ratings9.728 Ratings
Customizable Platform (Open Source)5.913 Ratings8.827 Ratings
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Small Businesses
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Score 8.9 out of 10
Medium-sized Companies
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Score 9.9 out of 10
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Score 9.9 out of 10
Enterprises
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User Ratings
Oracle Analytics ServerTableau Cloud
Likelihood to Recommend
9.2
(45 ratings)
9.7
(68 ratings)
Likelihood to Renew
9.1
(8 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
Usability
9.1
(2 ratings)
9.4
(21 ratings)
Availability
9.1
(1 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
Performance
9.1
(1 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
Support Rating
9.1
(3 ratings)
8.8
(20 ratings)
In-Person Training
9.0
(1 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
Online Training
9.1
(1 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
Implementation Rating
9.1
(3 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
Configurability
9.1
(1 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
Ease of integration
8.2
(1 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
Product Scalability
9.1
(1 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
User Testimonials
Oracle Analytics ServerTableau Cloud
Likelihood to Recommend
Oracle
The entire deployment and configuration stage was easy and it was accessible across the organization in a matter of days. Oracle Analytics Server being a cloud-based solution helped right from Input of Bulk Data to Info preparation, Data cleaning, and finally Data Modeling. Everything was visual and the Help Wizard was very intuitive.
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Tableau
We just need to refresh our data once a day for our unique use case, which allows the complete online system to run on extracts. For us, this is critical because our daylight hours are spent focusing on new updates and implementations rather than worrying about excessive database traffic (which would be required with a direct connection to the online system). The process of importing extracts is straightforward and sturdy enough to handle massive amounts of data.
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Pros
Oracle
  • Oracle helps with easy customization of reports.
  • It helps with the creation of dashboards and the integration of different data sources.
  • Oracle BI was a package used for multiple users across our organization - publishing and distributing reports was a breeze.
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Tableau
  • Tableau Online is completely cloud based and that's why the reports and dashboards are accessible even on the go. One doesn't always need to access the office laptop to access the reports.
  • The visualizations are interactive and one can quickly change the level at which they want to view the information. For example, one person might be more interested in looking at the country level performances rather than client level. This is intuitive and one doesn't need to create multiple reports for the same.
  • The feature to ask questions in plain vanilla English language is great and helpful. For quick adhoc fact checks one can simply type what they are looking for and the Natural Language Programming algorithms under the hood parse the query, interpret it and then fetch the results accordingly in a visual form.
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Cons
Oracle
  • More AI but with human back up.
  • Less mumbo jumbo so even IT guys/gals can more easily work.
  • More statistics (math) and orientation for those not familiar with it.
  • More live as well as virtual (live) show casing of real situations in business.
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Tableau
  • Can be a steep learning curve for new users
  • Modeling and building algorithms aren't always intuitive and take some testing/retesting to ensure it's working as it should
  • Inability to integrate easily with our HRIS platform. Reports are pulled from HRIS at various intervals and uploaded into Tableau
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Likelihood to Renew
Oracle
Scalability and rich integration capabilities. In the future, if we go with Hyperion for the Financial Consolidation and planning purposes -BI integration with Hyperion is going to be much simpler as it has native interface connectivity and even integration capabilities with well known CRM products (Siebel) and ERP Products (Oracle EBS, Peoplesoft, SAP) is going to be easy and straight forward.
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Tableau
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Usability
Oracle
For me or a staff memeber that uses it frequently, its usability is sufficient. However newbies could have a few issues but find their workflow
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Tableau
From an end user perspective Tableau Online is overall very easy to navigate once you get used to it, my only complaint is that when expanding or contracting a graph, the "plus" and "minus" on the bottom left is sometimes hidden, and should always be visible. From a builder perspective, it can take some getting used to but the sheer depth of customization makes it all worthwhile.
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Reliability and Availability
Oracle
No problems, it's that simple.
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Tableau
No answers on this topic
Performance
Oracle
Other than anomalies or expected quirks, there were never any earth-shattering delays.
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Tableau
No answers on this topic
Support Rating
Oracle
It's fast, efficient and easy to work with. Scheduling could help when planning out a day however overall it's a big plus when rolling out and supporting Oracle.
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Tableau
In times where the system is down, support has always been quick to notify and keep us apprised of the latest developments. It's crucial for our system to always be available, but when emergencies have arisen, I don't recall a time where the Tableau Online Support hasn't been able to address our concerns in a timely manner.
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In-Person Training
Oracle
Oracle University offers very in-depth training.
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Tableau
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Online Training
Oracle
It was a private training site.
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Tableau
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Implementation Rating
Oracle
A properly implemented Endeca solution performs extremely well on the largest of datasets and it positions your organization to immediately achieve your ROI.
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Tableau
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Alternatives Considered
Oracle
Oracle BI works pretty well and has been well acknowledged and appreciated by the business users and power users who develop reports and dashboards. Compared to other tools, Oracle BI object development is easier and has a quick turnout. Using Oracle BI with Essbase and Oracle Exadata db, we believe the performance rendering data is quite good. We are using MicroStrategy as well almost equally, but for critical reporting needs considering the back end is Oracle and Oracle Financial Services Analytical Applications (OFSAA) we have chosen OBIEE.
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Tableau
Googles dashboard suite is very user-friendly and anyone can edit and make changes with very little knowledge or practice. But nothing I’ve worked with compares to the customization and multi streams of data in a user-friendly package like tableau does. It’s a really cool piece of software and I would choose that again.
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Scalability
Oracle
We have seen the results of this in our initial research and are not surprised that Oracle does this like it does soo many other things in this area, so well.
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Tableau
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Return on Investment
Oracle
  • We've used OBIEE (or it's previous named product) for over 13 years and it's still the most used tool for BI by the business.
  • We moved our largest business system off of Business Object into OBI so we could gain improved performance, reliability, and easier management of metadata.
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Tableau
  • When we release new products, we are now able to quickly see data and toggle between current periods and previous to see performance
  • Generating new reports requires less IT time to build
  • Data can be shared across many different device types
  • We now have integration where our customers can extract data from our software more easily-this was a big ask from our customers
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