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    ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price

    SAP Integrated Business Planning

    Score8.6 out of 10
    N/ASAP supports supply chain management with Integrated Business Planning, the company's real-time cloud-based supply chain planning platform supporting demand response, supply planning and inventory management oriented features, with supply chain analytics to support decisioning.N/A

    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 Integrated Business PlanningTableau Desktop
    Editions & Modules
    No answers on this topic
    Tableau Creator License
    $115
    per month (billed annually) per user
    Offerings
    Pricing Offerings
    SAP Integrated Business PlanningTableau Desktop
    Free Trial
    NoNo
    Free/Freemium Version
    NoYes
    Premium Consulting/Integration Services
    YesYes
    Entry-level Setup FeeOptionalNo 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 Integrated Business PlanningTableau Desktop
    Considered Both Products
    SAP
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    Tableau
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    Key User Insights
    Would buy again
    89%
    Would buy again
    58 Answers
    93%
    Would buy again
    52 Answers
    Delivers good value for the price
    96%
    Delivers good value for the price
    52 Answers
    91%
    Delivers good value for the price
    50 Answers
    Happy with the feature set
    92%
    Happy with the feature set
    60 Answers
    98%
    Happy with the feature set
    55 Answers
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    92%
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    36 Answers
    93%
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    38 Answers
    Implementation went as expected
    87%
    Implementation went as expected
    47 Answers
    100%
    Implementation went as expected
    44 Answers
    Features
    SAP Integrated Business PlanningTableau Desktop
    Supply Chain Planning
    Comparison of Supply Chain Planning features of SAP Integrated Business Planning and Tableau Desktop
    Feature
    SAP Integrated Business Planning
    7.8
    61 Ratings
    5% above category average
    Tableau Desktop
    -
    Ratings
    Custom alerts7.657 Ratings00 Ratings
    Scenario-based planning8.258 Ratings00 Ratings
    Resource optimization7.852 Ratings00 Ratings
    Supply forecasting8.152 Ratings00 Ratings
    Capacity estimation7.850 Ratings00 Ratings
    Employee allocation7.31 Ratings00 Ratings
    Supply network coordination7.944 Ratings00 Ratings
    Procurement Management
    Comparison of Procurement Management features of SAP Integrated Business Planning and Tableau Desktop
    Feature
    SAP Integrated Business Planning
    8.4
    2 Ratings
    10% above category average
    Tableau Desktop
    -
    Ratings
    Raw material sourcing8.72 Ratings00 Ratings
    Supply market analysis8.12 Ratings00 Ratings
    Cost analysis7.82 Ratings00 Ratings
    Expense Logging9.11 Ratings00 Ratings
    Order Fulfillment Management
    Comparison of Order Fulfillment Management features of SAP Integrated Business Planning and Tableau Desktop
    Feature
    SAP Integrated Business Planning
    8.1
    2 Ratings
    0% above category average
    Tableau Desktop
    -
    Ratings
    Order fulfillment optimization8.21 Ratings00 Ratings
    Return services7.31 Ratings00 Ratings
    Purchase order generation7.31 Ratings00 Ratings
    Purchase order tracking8.21 Ratings00 Ratings
    Supplier delivery scheduling8.72 Ratings00 Ratings
    Pricing and product configurations generation9.11 Ratings00 Ratings
    Logistics and Transportation Management
    Comparison of Logistics and Transportation Management features of SAP Integrated Business Planning and Tableau Desktop
    Feature
    SAP Integrated Business Planning
    8.0
    1 Ratings
    7% above category average
    Tableau Desktop
    -
    Ratings
    Packaging7.31 Ratings00 Ratings
    Delivery planning8.21 Ratings00 Ratings
    Route optimization8.21 Ratings00 Ratings
    Shipping performance7.31 Ratings00 Ratings
    Fleet management9.11 Ratings00 Ratings
    Warehouse & Inventory Management
    Comparison of Warehouse & Inventory Management features of SAP Integrated Business Planning and Tableau Desktop
    Feature
    SAP Integrated Business Planning
    8.3
    2 Ratings
    2% above category average
    Tableau Desktop
    -
    Ratings
    Automation of warehouse operations8.21 Ratings00 Ratings
    Inventory storage8.21 Ratings00 Ratings
    Stock monitoring7.32 Ratings00 Ratings
    Inventory tracking8.21 Ratings00 Ratings
    Warehouse asset management9.12 Ratings00 Ratings
    Inventory and price forecasting9.02 Ratings00 Ratings
    Demand Management
    Comparison of Demand Management features of SAP Integrated Business Planning and Tableau Desktop
    Feature
    SAP Integrated Business Planning
    7.8
    56 Ratings
    4% above category average
    Tableau Desktop
    -
    Ratings
    Demand signal sensing8.245 Ratings00 Ratings
    Demand forecasting8.353 Ratings00 Ratings
    Customer analytics7.538 Ratings00 Ratings
    Inventory stock optimization8.640 Ratings00 Ratings
    Sales and operations planning8.051 Ratings00 Ratings
    Pricing and promotion tracking6.434 Ratings00 Ratings
    BI Standard Reporting
    Comparison of BI Standard Reporting features of SAP Integrated Business Planning and Tableau Desktop
    Feature
    SAP Integrated Business Planning
    -
    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 Integrated Business Planning and Tableau Desktop
    Feature
    SAP Integrated Business Planning
    -
    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 Integrated Business Planning and Tableau Desktop
    Feature
    SAP Integrated Business Planning
    -
    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 Integrated Business Planning and Tableau Desktop
    Feature
    SAP Integrated Business Planning
    -
    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 Integrated Business Planning and Tableau Desktop
    Feature
    SAP Integrated Business Planning
    -
    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 Integrated Business Planning and Tableau Desktop
    Feature
    SAP Integrated Business Planning
    -
    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 Integrated Business Planning and Tableau Desktop
    Feature
    SAP Integrated Business Planning
    -
    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 Integrated Business PlanningTableau Desktop
    Likelihood to Recommend
    8.5
    (64 ratings)
    9.1
    (204 ratings)
    Likelihood to Renew
    10.0
    (3 ratings)
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    (41 ratings)
    Usability
    8.3
    (63 ratings)
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    Availability
    -
    (0 ratings)
    10.0
    (11 ratings)
    Performance
    -
    (0 ratings)
    8.0
    (10 ratings)
    Support Rating
    10.0
    (1 ratings)
    1.0
    (57 ratings)
    In-Person Training
    -
    (0 ratings)
    9.4
    (4 ratings)
    Online Training
    -
    (0 ratings)
    8.0
    (5 ratings)
    Implementation Rating
    10.0
    (1 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
    -
    (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
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    User Testimonials
    SAP Integrated Business PlanningTableau Desktop
    Likelihood to Recommend
    SAP
    One of the best parts is how it is suited to global or multi-site organizations with complex supply chains. It just operates across multiple regions with various manufacturing facilities, and that too with very much ease; it is simple, solid and very reliable in terms of working when the logistics is an issue and fetches data and insights very quickly.
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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
    • Comfortable database, it adjusts to what we know how to use.
    • The platform acts quickly, and throws metrics and analysis adjusted to the times we need, thus automating the results.
    • Complete and detailed reports, we can dynamically evaluate all the information.
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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
    • The system does not work as smoothly when processing large volumes of data. There are processing delays when we are busy planning.
    • Moreover, because inventory exceptions are not automatically alerted, employees have to check them manually, which takes extra time. Upgrades in these sections could raise our operational efficiency.
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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
    Very useful. Already have a team that learnt the system and although took a while, they now use it seamlessly
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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
    User experience has various issues, from the way to represent data on the Dashboard to complex graphical interfaces for making the right report of something that is easiest to make on other similar platforms. SAP Integrated Business Planning is difficult to integrate into other operating systems and ecosystems. Activity planning, in some cases, is confused, and access is limited if customers or end-users don´t use the platform over the internet using a desktop computer.
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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
    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
    SAP
    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
    SAP
    Fast reaction specialists available
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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
    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
    SAP
    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
    SAP
    Set up a supply chain strategy. Define your north star. Follow it with good consultants. Get know how from consultants with a deep know how in the system. Do proper change management.
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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
    Well at least, the cost factor und the implementation time. 4 month from the decision to the productive use. This is overall being accept very fast! SAP Integrated Business Planning definitely increased the quality of our data and decision making process.
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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
    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
    SAP
    • The biggest positive is improved forecast accuracy; now, I can work in a structured manner to reduce my costs and anticipate demand for the products.
    • Now, one certain item is that the Enhanced Data Quality is helping us a lot in making quicker decisions and a faster work life.
    • The sales and operations teams are aligned now in a much better manner, and work is faster.
    • Planning has become easier and smoother.
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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

    SAP Integrated Business Planning Screenshots

    Screenshot of SAP IBP Statistical ForecastScreenshot of SAP IBP for DemandScreenshot of SAP Supply Chain Control TowerScreenshot of Supply Chain Visibility