Plotly Dash vs. Tableau Public

Overview
ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price
Plotly Dash
Score 8.0 out of 10
N/A
Plotly headquartered in Montreal creates data visualization and UI tools for ML, data science, engineering, and the sciences with language support for Python, R, Julia, and JS. Plotly's Dash aims to empower teams to build data science and ML apps that put Python, R, and Julia in the hands of business users. The vendor states that full stack apps that would typically require a front-end, backend, and dev ops team can be built and deployed in hours by data scientists with Dash.N/A
Tableau Public
Score 9.8 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
Plotly DashTableau Public
Editions & Modules
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Offerings
Pricing Offerings
Plotly DashTableau Public
Free Trial
NoNo
Free/Freemium Version
NoYes
Premium Consulting/Integration Services
NoNo
Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo setup fee
Additional Details
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Community Pulse
Plotly DashTableau Public
Features
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Platform Connectivity
Comparison of Platform Connectivity features of Product A and Product B
Plotly Dash
8.9
3 Ratings
6% above category average
Tableau Public
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Ratings
Connect to Multiple Data Sources8.43 Ratings00 Ratings
Extend Existing Data Sources9.33 Ratings00 Ratings
Automatic Data Format Detection8.43 Ratings00 Ratings
MDM Integration9.52 Ratings00 Ratings
Data Exploration
Comparison of Data Exploration features of Product A and Product B
Plotly Dash
9.0
4 Ratings
6% above category average
Tableau Public
-
Ratings
Visualization9.04 Ratings00 Ratings
Interactive Data Analysis9.04 Ratings00 Ratings
Data Preparation
Comparison of Data Preparation features of Product A and Product B
Plotly Dash
6.2
2 Ratings
27% below category average
Tableau Public
-
Ratings
Interactive Data Cleaning and Enrichment4.42 Ratings00 Ratings
Data Transformations8.52 Ratings00 Ratings
Data Encryption3.92 Ratings00 Ratings
Built-in Processors8.02 Ratings00 Ratings
Platform Data Modeling
Comparison of Platform Data Modeling features of Product A and Product B
Plotly Dash
8.4
2 Ratings
0% above category average
Tableau Public
-
Ratings
Multiple Model Development Languages and Tools9.02 Ratings00 Ratings
Automated Machine Learning7.01 Ratings00 Ratings
Single platform for multiple model development9.02 Ratings00 Ratings
Self-Service Model Delivery8.52 Ratings00 Ratings
Model Deployment
Comparison of Model Deployment features of Product A and Product B
Plotly Dash
9.7
2 Ratings
13% above category average
Tableau Public
-
Ratings
Flexible Model Publishing Options9.52 Ratings00 Ratings
Security, Governance, and Cost Controls10.02 Ratings00 Ratings
BI Standard Reporting
Comparison of BI Standard Reporting features of Product A and Product B
Plotly Dash
-
Ratings
Tableau Public
9.8
12 Ratings
19% 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
Plotly Dash
-
Ratings
Tableau Public
9.7
12 Ratings
22% above category average
Drill-down analysis00 Ratings9.812 Ratings
Formatting capabilities00 Ratings9.712 Ratings
Integration with R or other statistical packages00 Ratings9.59 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
Plotly Dash
-
Ratings
Tableau Public
9.5
11 Ratings
15% above category average
Publish to Web00 Ratings10.011 Ratings
Publish to PDF00 Ratings10.09 Ratings
Report Versioning00 Ratings9.89 Ratings
Report Delivery Scheduling00 Ratings9.69 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
Plotly Dash
-
Ratings
Tableau Public
9.8
11 Ratings
23% 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
Plotly DashTableau Public
Likelihood to Recommend
8.0
(4 ratings)
8.5
(14 ratings)
Likelihood to Renew
-
(0 ratings)
9.1
(2 ratings)
Usability
-
(0 ratings)
10.0
(5 ratings)
Support Rating
-
(0 ratings)
9.6
(6 ratings)
Online Training
-
(0 ratings)
9.0
(1 ratings)
Implementation Rating
-
(0 ratings)
9.1
(2 ratings)
User Testimonials
Plotly DashTableau Public
Likelihood to Recommend
Plotly
Applicable for data visualization across disciplines. I have used it for data from buildings, building occupancy, public health, and statistics. It is a useful tool to use for big data. It has nice templates and a number of interesting visualization types. If you are familiar with R and python it is easy to use.
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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
Plotly
  • Powerful visualization options.
  • Ability to create in-browser interactive visualization apps.
  • Ability to create hosted apps.
  • Allows you to develop web-based reporting applications without requiring web application development expertise.
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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
Plotly
  • Would be good if Dashboard Engine was included in the Enterprise VPC plan
  • Would love to see ready made fintech apps
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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
Plotly
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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
Plotly
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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
Plotly
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
Plotly
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
Plotly
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
Plotly
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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
Plotly
  • A no-cost option as it is open sourced.
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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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