Quantum Metric vs. Tableau Desktop

Overview
ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price
Quantum Metric
Score 8.2 out of 10
Enterprise companies (1,001+ employees)
Quantum Metric is designed to help organizations build better digital products faster. Their platform for Continuous Product Design gives business and IT teams a single version of truth which the vendor describes as fast, quantified, and grounded on what customers actually experience. The solution ultimately aims to help teams agree on priorities, build products customers love, and innovate with speed and confidence.N/A
Tableau Desktop
Score 8.3 out of 10
N/A
Tableau Desktop is a data visualization product from Tableau. It connects to a variety of data sources for combining disparate data sources without coding. It provides tools for discovering patterns and insights, data calculations, forecasts, and statistical summaries and visual storytelling.
$75
per month
Pricing
Quantum MetricTableau Desktop
Editions & Modules
No answers on this topic
Tableau
$75
per month per user
Tableau Enterprise
$115
per month per user
Offerings
Pricing Offerings
Quantum MetricTableau Desktop
Free Trial
NoNo
Free/Freemium Version
NoNo
Premium Consulting/Integration Services
YesYes
Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo setup fee
Additional DetailsAll pricing plans are billed annually.
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Community Pulse
Quantum MetricTableau Desktop
Considered Both Products
Quantum Metric
Chose Quantum Metric
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Chose Quantum Metric
We use multiple analytics tools for various parts of the business. Quantum Metric's replay function is superior to any other tool we've used. The ability to see data and make custom dashboards is in many ways more intuitive than Adobe Analytics and other tools, although we …
Chose Quantum Metric
This tool combines all the features the above tools provide. All the events are recorded, hence it is not only a great base for reviewing customer interactions but also to use it for analytical purposes.
Tableau Desktop

No answer on this topic

Features
Quantum MetricTableau Desktop
Mobile Capabilities
Comparison of Mobile Capabilities features of Product A and Product B
Quantum Metric
8.7
6 Ratings
14% above category average
Tableau Desktop
7.8
140 Ratings
0% below category average
Responsive Design for Web Access8.46 Ratings8.8129 Ratings
Mobile Application8.66 Ratings7.0100 Ratings
Dashboard / Report / Visualization Interactivity on Mobile9.06 Ratings7.4121 Ratings
Mobile App Analytics8.65 Ratings00 Ratings
Results and Analysis
Comparison of Results and Analysis features of Product A and Product B
Quantum Metric
9.1
7 Ratings
2% below category average
Tableau Desktop
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Ratings
Heatmap tool9.37 Ratings00 Ratings
Click analytics9.27 Ratings00 Ratings
Scroll maps9.07 Ratings00 Ratings
Session Recording and Replay8.87 Ratings00 Ratings
User Segmentation9.07 Ratings00 Ratings
BI Standard Reporting
Comparison of BI Standard Reporting features of Product A and Product B
Quantum Metric
-
Ratings
Tableau Desktop
8.4
174 Ratings
3% above category average
Pixel Perfect reports00 Ratings8.1144 Ratings
Customizable dashboards00 Ratings8.9173 Ratings
Report Formatting Templates00 Ratings8.1150 Ratings
Ad-hoc Reporting
Comparison of Ad-hoc Reporting features of Product A and Product B
Quantum Metric
-
Ratings
Tableau Desktop
8.2
171 Ratings
2% above category average
Drill-down analysis00 Ratings8.3166 Ratings
Formatting capabilities00 Ratings8.3169 Ratings
Integration with R or other statistical packages00 Ratings7.8125 Ratings
Report sharing and collaboration00 Ratings8.4164 Ratings
Report Output and Scheduling
Comparison of Report Output and Scheduling features of Product A and Product B
Quantum Metric
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Ratings
Tableau Desktop
8.1
165 Ratings
2% below category average
Publish to Web00 Ratings7.8154 Ratings
Publish to PDF00 Ratings7.7153 Ratings
Report Versioning00 Ratings7.9119 Ratings
Report Delivery Scheduling00 Ratings8.7127 Ratings
Delivery to Remote Servers00 Ratings8.277 Ratings
Data Discovery and Visualization
Comparison of Data Discovery and Visualization features of Product A and Product B
Quantum Metric
-
Ratings
Tableau Desktop
8.1
163 Ratings
2% above category average
Pre-built visualization formats (heatmaps, scatter plots etc.)00 Ratings8.4161 Ratings
Location Analytics / Geographic Visualization00 Ratings8.4155 Ratings
Predictive Analytics00 Ratings8.5130 Ratings
Pattern Recognition and Data Mining00 Ratings7.26 Ratings
Access Control and Security
Comparison of Access Control and Security features of Product A and Product B
Quantum Metric
-
Ratings
Tableau Desktop
8.7
148 Ratings
2% above category average
Multi-User Support (named login)00 Ratings8.8144 Ratings
Role-Based Security Model00 Ratings8.5124 Ratings
Multiple Access Permission Levels (Create, Read, Delete)00 Ratings8.5135 Ratings
Report-Level Access Control00 Ratings8.89 Ratings
Single Sign-On (SSO)00 Ratings8.982 Ratings
Application Program Interfaces (APIs) / Embedding
Comparison of Application Program Interfaces (APIs) / Embedding features of Product A and Product B
Quantum Metric
-
Ratings
Tableau Desktop
8.1
66 Ratings
5% above category average
REST API00 Ratings7.958 Ratings
Javascript API00 Ratings8.152 Ratings
iFrames00 Ratings7.950 Ratings
Java API00 Ratings9.147 Ratings
Themeable User Interface (UI)00 Ratings8.054 Ratings
Customizable Platform (Open Source)00 Ratings7.547 Ratings
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User Ratings
Quantum MetricTableau Desktop
Likelihood to Recommend
9.2
(43 ratings)
8.5
(203 ratings)
Likelihood to Renew
7.5
(2 ratings)
7.5
(41 ratings)
Usability
7.7
(12 ratings)
8.0
(72 ratings)
Availability
-
(0 ratings)
10.0
(11 ratings)
Performance
-
(0 ratings)
8.0
(10 ratings)
Support Rating
8.7
(32 ratings)
1.1
(57 ratings)
In-Person Training
-
(0 ratings)
9.4
(4 ratings)
Online Training
-
(0 ratings)
8.0
(5 ratings)
Implementation Rating
9.1
(1 ratings)
8.0
(34 ratings)
Configurability
-
(0 ratings)
7.0
(3 ratings)
Ease of integration
-
(0 ratings)
10.0
(1 ratings)
Product Scalability
-
(0 ratings)
9.0
(4 ratings)
Vendor post-sale
-
(0 ratings)
10.0
(1 ratings)
Vendor pre-sale
-
(0 ratings)
10.0
(1 ratings)
User Testimonials
Quantum MetricTableau Desktop
Likelihood to Recommend
Quantum Metric
Quantum Metric is a true professional, and I love the level of insight and industry knowledge they bring to the table. We use it at the departmental level, including marketing, customer service, and IT. Session replay allows our data consumers to derive insights faster and easier than digging through data. It lets us see or understand how users feel and work to enhance those feelings. The quality of support and the time to respond are also noteworthy. They have great coverage, but the learning curve is very steep and requires a lot of technical support and hand-holding.
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Tableau
The best scenario is definitely to collect data from several sources and create dedicated dashboards for specific recipients. However, I miss the possibility of explaining these reports in more detail. Sometimes, we order a report, and after half a year, we don't remember the meaning of some data (I know it's our fault as an organization, but the tool could force better practices).
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Pros
Quantum Metric
  • Identifying user pain points and frustrations. Quantum Metrics has a data point called Rage Click which shows when a customer has clicked multiple times back to back on a particular section of the website.
  • Replaying a session to see everything that is loading on the front end to the customer, as well as the backed end of the website, has been critical in troubleshooting the experience.
  • Heatmaps are a awesome tool we have found very useful in showing engagement with different content on the page, how far user scroll & drop off and to see a split side by side view of the same page in an a/b test.
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Tableau
  • An excellent tool for data visualization, it presents information in an appealing visual format—an exceptional platform for storing and analyzing data in any size organization.
  • Through interactive parameters, it enables real-time interaction with the user and is easy to learn and get support from the community.
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Cons
Quantum Metric
  • Quantum could share some use cases implemented by similar industries in accordance with the key problems as inputs.
  • We should be able to see some of the most common solutions that could be integrated within our product based on the step of the user journey I am at.
  • Expanding capabilities to integrate with high-level tools integrated.
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Tableau
  • Pricing should be more user-friendly and usage-driven
  • Making edits to the production reports is fairly tough and has a vast scope of additional capabilities
  • Tableau Desktop should be able to differentiate itself from the Tableau server else there is no major meaning of two different products being offered
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Likelihood to Renew
Quantum Metric
Quantum is a nice tool and is user friendly however I believe there always room for improvement. We have experienced minor issues with a few sessions which were solved by Quantum support reps in a timely manner and some of the dashboards are not as robust as other tools we use
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Tableau
Our use of Tableau Desktop is still fairly low, and will continue over time. The only real concern is around cost of the licenses, and I have mentioned this to Tableau and fully expect the development of more sensible models for our industry. This will remove any impediment to expansion of our use.
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Usability
Quantum Metric
For a new user, it's pretty intuitive to onboard and start doing the basic functionalities. But QM has a lot of functionalities which can be leveraged by more team members (especially when you don't have analysts dedicatedly using this) if further enhancements to usability are made.
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Tableau
Tableau Desktop has proven to be a lifesaver in many situations. Once we've completed the initial setup, it's simple to use. It has all of the features we need to quickly and efficiently synthesize our data. Tableau Desktop has advanced capabilities to improve our company's data structure and enable self-service for our employees.
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Reliability and Availability
Quantum Metric
No answers on this topic
Tableau
When used as a stand-alone tool, Tableau Desktop has unlimited uptime, which is always nice. When used in conjunction with Tableau Server, this tool has as much uptime as your server admins are willing to give it. All in all, I've never had an issue with Tableau's availability.
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Performance
Quantum Metric
No answers on this topic
Tableau
Tableau Desktop's performance is solid. You can really dig into a large dataset in the form of a spreadsheet, and it exhibits similarly good performance when accessing a moderately sized Oracle database. I noticed that with Tableau Desktop 9.3, the performance using a spreadsheet started to slow around 75K rows by about 60 columns. This was easily remedied by creating an extract and pushing it to Tableau Server, where performance went to lightning fast
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Support Rating
Quantum Metric
I've been very impressed with the support Quantum Metric has provided. Our amazing Customer Success team has provided excellent service and has gone above and beyond in helping us use and understand the tool. We hold weekly calls with multiple teams and QM has been proactive in bringing things to our team's attention and making suggestions. The support has been one of the most important aspects of having QM and has allowed us to make great strides in improving how we use data and user research in our work.
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Tableau
Tableau support has been extremely responsive and willing to help with all of our requests. They have assisted with creating advanced analysis and many different types of custom icons, data formatting, formulas, and actions embedded into graphs. Tableau offers a weekly presentation of features and assists with internal company projects.
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In-Person Training
Quantum Metric
No answers on this topic
Tableau
It is admittedly hard to train a group of people with disparate levels of ability coming in, but the software is so easy to use that this is not a huge problem; anyone who can follow simple instructions can catch up pretty quickly.
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Online Training
Quantum Metric
No answers on this topic
Tableau
I think the training was good overall, but it was maybe stating the obvious things that a tech savvy young engineer would be able to pick up themselves too. However, the example work books were good and Tableau web community has helped me with many problems
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Implementation Rating
Quantum Metric
No answers on this topic
Tableau
Again, training is the key and the company provides a lot of example videos that will help users discover use cases that will greatly assist their creation of original visualizations. As with any new software tool, productivity will decline for a period. In the case of Tableau, the decline period is short and the later gains are well worth it.
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Alternatives Considered
Quantum Metric
We have used - as an organization - multiple products that each fill a roll or task Quantum Metric provides...however I think there are very few tools or SaaS solutions out there that bundle so much into one solution. QM was better than the replay tool another group was utilizing (Mouseflow) because with our contract we could capture and review way more replays as well as have those replays married to actual, quantifiable data. From an analytics point, is so much easier to install event tracking as opposed to our basic Google Analytics implementation. However, I would still use GA as a primary record for measuring overall site performance since QM doesn't have robust product sales tracking. At one point we did review a competitor called Content Square. They seemed very focused on heat mapping.
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Tableau
I have used Power BI as well, the pricing is better, and also training costs or certifications are not that high. Since there is python integration in Power BI where I can use data cleaning and visualizing libraries and also some machine learning models. I can import my python scripts and create a visualization on processed data.
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Scalability
Quantum Metric
No answers on this topic
Tableau
Tableau Desktop's scaleability is really limited to the scale of your back-end data systems. If you want to pull down an extract and work quickly in-memory, in my application it scaled to a few tens of millions of rows using the in-memory engine. But it's really only limited by your back-end data store if you have or are willing to invest in an optimized SQL store or purpose-built query engine like Veritca or Netezza or something similar.
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Return on Investment
Quantum Metric
  • The service is not cheap, so don't commit unless you're going to use it.
  • Really improved our tech support process by allowing us to identify problems much sooner.
  • Helped identify potential frustrations, which could be eliminated to reduce friction at checkout.
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Tableau
  • Tableau was acquired years ago, and has provided good value with the content created.
  • Ongoing maintenance costs for the platform, both to maintain desktop and server licensing has made the continuing value questionable when compared to other offerings in the marketplace.
  • Users have largely been satisfied with the content, but not with the overall performance. This is due to a combination of factors including the performance of the Tableau engines as well as development deficiencies.
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ScreenShots

Quantum Metric Screenshots

Screenshot of Industry specific Atlas guides helps improve sections of the user experience on a site or app.Screenshot of Quantum Metric Sales Funnel - Shows data in context with respect to previous weeks.Screenshot of Integrates NPS to quantify customer feedbackScreenshot of Performance timings can be calculated