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    ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price

    SAP Business One

    Score8.5 out of 10
    N/ASAP Business One is an integrated enterprise resource planning (ERP) solution for small and medium-sized businesses, The product encompasses functionality around sales, customer relationships, inventory, operations, financials and human resources.

    $99

    per month

    Tableau Desktop

    Score8.6 out of 10
    N/ATableau 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.

    $1,380

    per year (purchased via a Creator license)

    Pricing
    SAP Business OneTableau Desktop
    Editions & Modules
    Limited
    $99.00
    per month
    Starter
    $110.00
    per month
    Pro
    $132.00
    per month
    Tableau Creator License
    $115
    per month (billed annually) per user
    Offerings
    Pricing Offerings
    SAP Business OneTableau Desktop
    Free Trial
    NoNo
    Free/Freemium Version
    NoYes
    Premium Consulting/Integration Services
    NoYes
    Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo setup fee
    Additional Details—All pricing plans are billed annually. A Creator license includes Tableau Desktop, Tableau Prep Builder, and Tableau Pulse. Discounts sometimes available for volume.
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    Community Pulse
    SAP Business OneTableau Desktop
    Considered Both Products
    SAP
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    Key User Insights
    Would buy again
    92%
    Would buy again
    11 Answers
    93%
    Would buy again
    52 Answers
    Delivers good value for the price
    91%
    Delivers good value for the price
    10 Answers
    91%
    Delivers good value for the price
    50 Answers
    Happy with the feature set
    100%
    Happy with the feature set
    12 Answers
    98%
    Happy with the feature set
    55 Answers
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    90%
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    9 Answers
    93%
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    38 Answers
    Implementation went as expected
    80%
    Implementation went as expected
    8 Answers
    100%
    Implementation went as expected
    44 Answers
    Features
    SAP Business OneTableau Desktop
    Payroll Management
    Comparison of Payroll Management features of SAP Business One and Tableau Desktop
    Feature
    SAP Business One
    9.9
    12 Ratings
    28% above category average
    Tableau Desktop
    -
    Ratings
    Pay calculation10.011 Ratings00 Ratings
    Benefit plan administration10.09 Ratings00 Ratings
    Direct deposit files9.510 Ratings00 Ratings
    Customization
    Comparison of Customization features of SAP Business One and Tableau Desktop
    Feature
    SAP Business One
    9.9
    40 Ratings
    27% above category average
    Tableau Desktop
    -
    Ratings
    API for custom integration9.738 Ratings00 Ratings
    Plug-ins10.037 Ratings00 Ratings
    Security
    Comparison of Security features of SAP Business One and Tableau Desktop
    Feature
    SAP Business One
    9.9
    44 Ratings
    16% above category average
    Tableau Desktop
    -
    Ratings
    Single sign-on capability9.736 Ratings00 Ratings
    Role-based user permissions10.043 Ratings00 Ratings
    Reporting & Analytics
    Comparison of Reporting & Analytics features of SAP Business One and Tableau Desktop
    Feature
    SAP Business One
    9.0
    45 Ratings
    18% above category average
    Tableau Desktop
    -
    Ratings
    Dashboards8.940 Ratings00 Ratings
    Standard reports9.345 Ratings00 Ratings
    Custom reports8.941 Ratings00 Ratings
    General Ledger and Configurable Accounting
    Comparison of General Ledger and Configurable Accounting features of SAP Business One and Tableau Desktop
    Feature
    SAP Business One
    5.9
    46 Ratings
    27% below category average
    Tableau Desktop
    -
    Ratings
    Accounts payable9.846 Ratings00 Ratings
    Accounts receivable10.045 Ratings00 Ratings
    Global Financial Support9.928 Ratings00 Ratings
    Primary and Secondary Ledgers8.831 Ratings00 Ratings
    Journals and Reconciliations9.638 Ratings00 Ratings
    Configurable Accounting9.436 Ratings00 Ratings
    Standardized Processes9.641 Ratings00 Ratings
    Inventory Management
    Comparison of Inventory Management features of SAP Business One and Tableau Desktop
    Feature
    SAP Business One
    9.4
    45 Ratings
    17% above category average
    Tableau Desktop
    -
    Ratings
    Inventory tracking9.745 Ratings00 Ratings
    Automatic reordering9.931 Ratings00 Ratings
    Location management10.041 Ratings00 Ratings
    Order Management
    Comparison of Order Management features of SAP Business One and Tableau Desktop
    Feature
    SAP Business One
    8.1
    43 Ratings
    2% above category average
    Tableau Desktop
    -
    Ratings
    Pricing9.941 Ratings00 Ratings
    Order entry9.943 Ratings00 Ratings
    Credit card processing9.724 Ratings00 Ratings
    Cost of goods sold9.742 Ratings00 Ratings
    Order Orchestration10.033 Ratings00 Ratings
    Subledger and Financial Process
    Comparison of Subledger and Financial Process features of SAP Business One and Tableau Desktop
    Feature
    SAP Business One
    7.4
    39 Ratings
    2% below category average
    Tableau Desktop
    -
    Ratings
    Billing Management9.734 Ratings00 Ratings
    Cash and Asset Management10.030 Ratings00 Ratings
    Travel & Expense Management9.823 Ratings00 Ratings
    Budgetary Control & Encumbrance Accounting9.928 Ratings00 Ratings
    Period Close9.535 Ratings00 Ratings
    Project Financial Management
    Comparison of Project Financial Management features of SAP Business One and Tableau Desktop
    Feature
    SAP Business One
    7.0
    19 Ratings
    8% below category average
    Tableau Desktop
    -
    Ratings
    Budgeting and Forecasting7.017 Ratings00 Ratings
    Project Costing7.016 Ratings00 Ratings
    Cost Capture7.016 Ratings00 Ratings
    Capital Project Management7.011 Ratings00 Ratings
    Customer Contract Compliance7.014 Ratings00 Ratings
    Project Revenue Recognition6.116 Ratings00 Ratings
    Project Execution Management
    Comparison of Project Execution Management features of SAP Business One and Tableau Desktop
    Feature
    SAP Business One
    9.1
    17 Ratings
    25% above category average
    Tableau Desktop
    -
    Ratings
    Project Planning and Scheduling9.916 Ratings00 Ratings
    Task Insight for Project Managers9.913 Ratings00 Ratings
    Project Mobile Functionality9.612 Ratings00 Ratings
    Definable Resource Pools9.810 Ratings00 Ratings
    Grants Management
    Comparison of Grants Management features of SAP Business One and Tableau Desktop
    Feature
    SAP Business One
    8.4
    16 Ratings
    13% above category average
    Tableau Desktop
    -
    Ratings
    Award Lifecycle Management10.010 Ratings00 Ratings
    Procurement
    Comparison of Procurement features of SAP Business One and Tableau Desktop
    Feature
    SAP Business One
    8.5
    19 Ratings
    18% above category average
    Tableau Desktop
    -
    Ratings
    Bids Analyzed and Compared9.912 Ratings00 Ratings
    Contract Authoring10.013 Ratings00 Ratings
    Contract Repository9.211 Ratings00 Ratings
    Requisitions-to-Purchase Orders Integrated9.615 Ratings00 Ratings
    Supplier Management9.614 Ratings00 Ratings
    Risk Management
    Comparison of Risk Management features of SAP Business One and Tableau Desktop
    Feature
    SAP Business One
    8.6
    11 Ratings
    24% above category average
    Tableau Desktop
    -
    Ratings
    Risk Repository9.59 Ratings00 Ratings
    Control Management9.110 Ratings00 Ratings
    Control Efficiency Assessments9.19 Ratings00 Ratings
    Issue Detection9.110 Ratings00 Ratings
    Remediation and Certification10.07 Ratings00 Ratings
    Logistics
    Comparison of Logistics features of SAP Business One and Tableau Desktop
    Feature
    SAP Business One
    8.1
    25 Ratings
    15% above category average
    Tableau Desktop
    -
    Ratings
    Transportation Planning and Optimization9.917 Ratings00 Ratings
    Transportation Execution Management9.515 Ratings00 Ratings
    Trade and Customs Management9.615 Ratings00 Ratings
    Fulfillment Management9.718 Ratings00 Ratings
    Warehouse Workforce Management9.816 Ratings00 Ratings
    Manufacturing
    Comparison of Manufacturing features of SAP Business One and Tableau Desktop
    Feature
    SAP Business One
    9.2
    21 Ratings
    21% above category average
    Tableau Desktop
    -
    Ratings
    Production Process Design9.719 Ratings00 Ratings
    Production Management10.019 Ratings00 Ratings
    Configuration Management9.715 Ratings00 Ratings
    Work Execution9.817 Ratings00 Ratings
    Manufacturing Costs9.817 Ratings00 Ratings
    Supply Chain
    Comparison of Supply Chain features of SAP Business One and Tableau Desktop
    Feature
    SAP Business One
    8.0
    27 Ratings
    9% above category average
    Tableau Desktop
    -
    Ratings
    Forecasting8.625 Ratings00 Ratings
    Inventory Planning8.227 Ratings00 Ratings
    Performance Monitoring8.121 Ratings00 Ratings
    Product Lifecycle Management
    Comparison of Product Lifecycle Management features of SAP Business One and Tableau Desktop
    Feature
    SAP Business One
    9.6
    19 Ratings
    26% above category average
    Tableau Desktop
    -
    Ratings
    Proposal Management8.115 Ratings00 Ratings
    Product Master Data Management9.317 Ratings00 Ratings
    BI Standard Reporting
    Comparison of BI Standard Reporting features of SAP Business One and Tableau Desktop
    Feature
    SAP Business One
    -
    Ratings
    Tableau Desktop
    8.5
    175 Ratings
    4% above category average
    Pixel Perfect reports00 Ratings8.0145 Ratings
    Customizable dashboards00 Ratings9.2174 Ratings
    Report Formatting Templates00 Ratings8.1151 Ratings
    Ad-hoc Reporting
    Comparison of Ad-hoc Reporting features of SAP Business One and Tableau Desktop
    Feature
    SAP Business One
    -
    Ratings
    Tableau Desktop
    8.5
    172 Ratings
    6% above category average
    Drill-down analysis00 Ratings8.6167 Ratings
    Formatting capabilities00 Ratings8.6170 Ratings
    Integration with R or other statistical packages00 Ratings8.1126 Ratings
    Report sharing and collaboration00 Ratings8.6165 Ratings
    Report Output and Scheduling
    Comparison of Report Output and Scheduling features of SAP Business One and Tableau Desktop
    Feature
    SAP Business One
    -
    Ratings
    Tableau Desktop
    8.5
    166 Ratings
    3% above category average
    Publish to Web00 Ratings8.1155 Ratings
    Publish to PDF00 Ratings8.2154 Ratings
    Report Versioning00 Ratings8.6120 Ratings
    Report Delivery Scheduling00 Ratings8.6128 Ratings
    Delivery to Remote Servers00 Ratings9.078 Ratings
    Data Discovery and Visualization
    Comparison of Data Discovery and Visualization features of SAP Business One and Tableau Desktop
    Feature
    SAP Business One
    -
    Ratings
    Tableau Desktop
    8.4
    164 Ratings
    5% above category average
    Pre-built visualization formats (heatmaps, scatter plots etc.)00 Ratings8.7162 Ratings
    Location Analytics / Geographic Visualization00 Ratings8.6156 Ratings
    Predictive Analytics00 Ratings8.7131 Ratings
    Pattern Recognition and Data Mining00 Ratings7.87 Ratings
    Access Control and Security
    Comparison of Access Control and Security features of SAP Business One and Tableau Desktop
    Feature
    SAP Business One
    -
    Ratings
    Tableau Desktop
    9.1
    149 Ratings
    7% above category average
    Multi-User Support (named login)00 Ratings9.1145 Ratings
    Role-Based Security Model00 Ratings9.1125 Ratings
    Multiple Access Permission Levels (Create, Read, Delete)00 Ratings8.9136 Ratings
    Report-Level Access Control00 Ratings9.210 Ratings
    Single Sign-On (SSO)00 Ratings9.383 Ratings
    Mobile Capabilities
    Comparison of Mobile Capabilities features of SAP Business One and Tableau Desktop
    Feature
    SAP Business One
    -
    Ratings
    Tableau Desktop
    7.9
    141 Ratings
    2% above category average
    Responsive Design for Web Access00 Ratings8.6130 Ratings
    Mobile Application00 Ratings7.5101 Ratings
    Dashboard / Report / Visualization Interactivity on Mobile00 Ratings7.5122 Ratings
    Application Program Interfaces (APIs) / Embedding
    Comparison of Application Program Interfaces (APIs) / Embedding features of SAP Business One and Tableau Desktop
    Feature
    SAP Business One
    -
    Ratings
    Tableau Desktop
    7.7
    67 Ratings
    1% below category average
    REST API00 Ratings8.459 Ratings
    Javascript API00 Ratings7.653 Ratings
    iFrames00 Ratings6.751 Ratings
    Java API00 Ratings8.048 Ratings
    Themeable User Interface (UI)00 Ratings7.154 Ratings
    Customizable Platform (Open Source)00 Ratings8.548 Ratings
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    User Ratings
    SAP Business OneTableau Desktop
    Likelihood to Recommend
    9.1
    (51 ratings)
    9.1
    (204 ratings)
    Likelihood to Renew
    4.6
    (9 ratings)
    7.5
    (41 ratings)
    Usability
    9.1
    (15 ratings)
    8.4
    (73 ratings)
    Availability
    9.0
    (3 ratings)
    10.0
    (11 ratings)
    Performance
    8.0
    (1 ratings)
    8.0
    (10 ratings)
    Support Rating
    9.0
    (11 ratings)
    1.0
    (57 ratings)
    In-Person Training
    7.7
    (2 ratings)
    9.4
    (4 ratings)
    Online Training
    4.5
    (2 ratings)
    8.0
    (5 ratings)
    Implementation Rating
    2.8
    (24 ratings)
    8.0
    (34 ratings)
    Configurability
    -
    (0 ratings)
    7.0
    (3 ratings)
    Data Sharing and Collaboration
    -
    (0 ratings)
    8.4
    (115 ratings)
    Data Sources
    -
    (0 ratings)
    7.9
    (115 ratings)
    Ease of integration
    9.0
    (1 ratings)
    10.0
    (1 ratings)
    Product Scalability
    9.0
    (2 ratings)
    9.0
    (4 ratings)
    Vendor post-sale
    8.0
    (1 ratings)
    10.0
    (1 ratings)
    Vendor pre-sale
    8.0
    (1 ratings)
    10.0
    (1 ratings)
    User Testimonials
    SAP Business OneTableau Desktop
    Likelihood to Recommend
    SAP
    SAP Business One would be more useful if it contained tools to acommodate the growing need of online sales. A more complete shipping module which handles tracking numbers with the common couriers would be great. A built in warehouse management system would be great designed to be used with barcode scanners
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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
    SAP
    • SAP Business One is more suitable for small and medium scale enterprises
    • SAP Business One is : analytics, mobile technologies, cloud technologies
    • SAP Business One has exceptional performance in handling business functions such as purchasing and operations and customer relationship management
    • An important key features of SAP Business One is Reporting and Analytics.
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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
    SAP
    • Following a bench mark process - this seems contradicting to flexibility however we have wished we could follow more of an industry benchmark. Our challenge as a small company has been knowing how to properly use the system. We have discovered that we have set up the system wrong based and are using it improperly which has cause a lot work to correct.
    • Better live reporting options - current we are on prem SQL. Yes SAP is moving to HANA however smaller companies like ourselves are not ready for that. We need to be able to maintain our existing SQL DB. We also have a demand for live BI Reporting. It has been difficult to do this with our current set up.
    • Error handling - have found it very difficult to troubleshoot. Errors are not always clear and answers are hard to find.
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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
    SAP
    As I said before, it is a first level tool, well developed, and with very strong development support, although the learning curve, its implementation, the cost-benefit ratio, the price and the user experience is not the most suitable for small and medium-sized companies. It is a company with extensive experience, market positioning, technical support and expanded 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
    SAP
    I would like to give 8 out of 10 rating for SAP Business One because SAP Business One is a good choice for the mostly used business management solutions for the small and medium-sized companies. SAP Business One can help in optimizing the existing business process and enables streamline business processes for the daily activities for all users across the entire organization. The importance realization of SAP Business One implementation is based on the selection of the good reputation partner and its approach for the entire implementation. SAP Business One is a user-friendly and easy to use Enterprise system that the organization can benefit its features and functionalities by utilizing it.
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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
    SAP
    The SAP Business One software is up and running every time
    you need it as it was planned. In more than 6 years that we have been
    using the product, it has never been unavailable and if it ever was, it was because of a planned maintenance window scheduled in the company.
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    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
    SAP
    SAP Business One performance depends mostly on the speed of your internal servers, should you have the solution on premise as we do. Sometimes the system tends to be a little slower for some users when others are executing really big reports of performing some batch loads, but generally, the performance is acceptable to all the users.
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    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
    SAP
    I rate my experience with SAP Business One's support team as excellent (10). They are easy to contact and effortless to work with on any issue or concern. I like the support SAP provides for any of their products. SAP has a great backing and I would recommend them to any of my colleagues.
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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
    SAP
    The training I get was a consultant level training, so it's basically a 6 weeks training covering every aspect and every module of the system. It covered most common use cases and exercise training so you can get along with the software, as well as examples so there culd be a better understanding.
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    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
    SAP
    Over the past two years SAP has added a great deal of new SAP Business One on-line training for version 9.0 and 9.1. Most of the training is very strong, but some is difficult to understand and follow. Additionally, SAP still has a few holes in their on-line training around Production, Bill-of-Materials, MRP and Service.
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    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
    SAP
    These implementations are not easy. Even a standard implementation can be difficult. With a never-been-done-before implementation, the implementation team and the user team need to be thorough with planning, make a decision on key points, and stick to them before any design happens. Our biggest challenge was not from StellarOne, rather it was from the mid-implementation decisions from our internal team. StellarOne did a great job warning us, implementing our decision, and then helping us adjust our SAP to handle the new direction we took.
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    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
    SAP
    SAP provides the most robust solution, with modules available for all department managers and even options for customization according to the company's special needs. We especially used the Crystal reports options to provide reports for each module. Overall, even if it's not the least expensive option, it has the best value for money.
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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
    SAP
    For most small businesses, the only way you outgrow SAP Business One is if the nature of your business changes radically. Going from 1 to 50 users is quite easy with SAP B1. Going beyond 50 may require moving to the Hana SAP B1 platform to maintain or improve performance, but the path is there.
    Add-ons to SAP B1 can also be added as specific needs are encountered that are not closely met by the standard product. These may be required early in the product life because of the nature of your business, or as you expand the use of SAP B1.
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    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
    SAP
    • Employee efficiency has definitely increased with SAP Business One. This is attributed in a lot of ways to information visibility. Our employees are able to gather the data they need, quickly, and effectively.
    • Identifying inconsistencies in pricing has also been accomplished through use of reporting off individual tables. Previously, we weren't able to access our data in such a way as to enable us to write custom reports in-house.
    • We have also benefited greatly from having a single source of all business information. We utilize SAP Business One exclusively in-house. All documentation is attached to specific orders and Business Partners, as well as serialized equipment that has been sold.
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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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