Spreadsheet Server vs. Tableau Cloud

Overview
ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price
Spreadsheet Server
Score 8.3 out of 10
N/A
The Spreadsheet Server platform is designed to work as a Microsoft add-in to provide live reporting data and analysis from the user’s ERP solution into Excel. The vendor aims to help users eliminate the hassle of re-keying or downloading any data into spreadsheets make that spreadsheet an integral part of their business environment.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
Spreadsheet ServerTableau Cloud
Editions & Modules
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Offerings
Pricing Offerings
Spreadsheet ServerTableau Cloud
Free Trial
NoYes
Free/Freemium Version
NoNo
Premium Consulting/Integration Services
YesNo
Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo setup fee
Additional DetailsPrices can be different for any company interested in Spreadsheet Server depending on size and who should be involved. Feel free to contact us for a free demo to see if it is the right reporting tool for you.
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Community Pulse
Spreadsheet ServerTableau Cloud
Top Pros
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Features
Spreadsheet ServerTableau Cloud
Security
Comparison of Security features of Product A and Product B
Spreadsheet Server
7.0
7 Ratings
12% below category average
Tableau Cloud
-
Ratings
Role-based user permissions7.07 Ratings00 Ratings
Reporting & Analytics
Comparison of Reporting & Analytics features of Product A and Product B
Spreadsheet Server
6.7
6 Ratings
12% below category average
Tableau Cloud
-
Ratings
Dashboards6.06 Ratings00 Ratings
Standard reports8.06 Ratings00 Ratings
Custom reports6.06 Ratings00 Ratings
Customization
Comparison of Customization features of Product A and Product B
Spreadsheet Server
7.0
6 Ratings
1% below category average
Tableau Cloud
-
Ratings
Plug-ins7.06 Ratings00 Ratings
BI Standard Reporting
Comparison of BI Standard Reporting features of Product A and Product B
Spreadsheet Server
-
Ratings
Tableau Cloud
8.8
67 Ratings
7% above category average
Pixel Perfect reports00 Ratings8.650 Ratings
Customizable dashboards00 Ratings8.267 Ratings
Report Formatting Templates00 Ratings9.656 Ratings
Ad-hoc Reporting
Comparison of Ad-hoc Reporting features of Product A and Product B
Spreadsheet Server
-
Ratings
Tableau Cloud
8.7
67 Ratings
7% above category average
Drill-down analysis00 Ratings8.167 Ratings
Formatting capabilities00 Ratings8.564 Ratings
Integration with R or other statistical packages00 Ratings8.742 Ratings
Report sharing and collaboration00 Ratings9.565 Ratings
Report Output and Scheduling
Comparison of Report Output and Scheduling features of Product A and Product B
Spreadsheet Server
-
Ratings
Tableau Cloud
8.8
65 Ratings
5% above category average
Publish to Web00 Ratings8.761 Ratings
Publish to PDF00 Ratings8.760 Ratings
Report Versioning00 Ratings7.849 Ratings
Report Delivery Scheduling00 Ratings9.653 Ratings
Delivery to Remote Servers00 Ratings8.932 Ratings
Data Discovery and Visualization
Comparison of Data Discovery and Visualization features of Product A and Product B
Spreadsheet Server
-
Ratings
Tableau Cloud
8.8
63 Ratings
9% above category average
Pre-built visualization formats (heatmaps, scatter plots etc.)00 Ratings8.760 Ratings
Location Analytics / Geographic Visualization00 Ratings8.059 Ratings
Predictive Analytics00 Ratings9.551 Ratings
Access Control and Security
Comparison of Access Control and Security features of Product A and Product B
Spreadsheet Server
-
Ratings
Tableau Cloud
8.5
62 Ratings
1% below category average
Multi-User Support (named login)00 Ratings8.456 Ratings
Role-Based Security Model00 Ratings9.049 Ratings
Multiple Access Permission Levels (Create, Read, Delete)00 Ratings7.652 Ratings
Single Sign-On (SSO)00 Ratings9.147 Ratings
Mobile Capabilities
Comparison of Mobile Capabilities features of Product A and Product B
Spreadsheet Server
-
Ratings
Tableau Cloud
7.7
52 Ratings
3% below category average
Responsive Design for Web Access00 Ratings7.950 Ratings
Mobile Application00 Ratings7.038 Ratings
Dashboard / Report / Visualization Interactivity on Mobile00 Ratings8.745 Ratings
Application Program Interfaces (APIs) / Embedding
Comparison of Application Program Interfaces (APIs) / Embedding features of Product A and Product B
Spreadsheet Server
-
Ratings
Tableau Cloud
9.1
34 Ratings
14% above category average
REST API00 Ratings9.729 Ratings
Javascript API00 Ratings9.727 Ratings
iFrames00 Ratings8.027 Ratings
Java API00 Ratings8.824 Ratings
Themeable User Interface (UI)00 Ratings9.728 Ratings
Customizable Platform (Open Source)00 Ratings8.827 Ratings
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User Ratings
Spreadsheet ServerTableau Cloud
Likelihood to Recommend
8.0
(7 ratings)
9.7
(68 ratings)
Likelihood to Renew
9.0
(1 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
Usability
8.0
(1 ratings)
9.4
(21 ratings)
Support Rating
6.0
(1 ratings)
8.8
(20 ratings)
User Testimonials
Spreadsheet ServerTableau Cloud
Likelihood to Recommend
Insightsoftware, Inc
Spreadsheet Server is a set it and forget it type of thing. However, if you are wanting to change up the data you get on a regular basis, this may not be the product for you.
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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
Insightsoftware, Inc
  • It's easy to use and learn how to create new spreadsheets.
  • Spreadsheet Server makes it easy to create custom financial statements for your company. It is a great tool to use with Vista by Viewpoint.
  • We can create custom graphs and KPI's in Spreadsheet Server.
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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
Insightsoftware, Inc
  • The only issue that we came across, is that not all of our companies have the same financial structure as each other. So the GLs we use for one report, would not necessarily work for all the other companies. We did not want to create separate reports for each company either. We did find a workaround in that we created a lookup tab with GLs to use for each category for each company, then used v-lookup to pull those GLs over. This workaround worked great, but it would have been nice to have something built in to cover this.
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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
Insightsoftware, Inc
Very easy to use and user friendly.
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Tableau
No answers on this topic
Usability
Insightsoftware, Inc
Easy to use and flexible.
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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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Support Rating
Insightsoftware, Inc
Customer Relations reaches out to me periodically.
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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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Alternatives Considered
Insightsoftware, Inc
Vista did not offer reporting that met our needs. We were not able to easily customize the standard reports to fit our company needs. We are able to create different reports depending on management's needs and level. It is easy to create reports for auditors as well in Spreadsheet Server.
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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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Return on Investment
Insightsoftware, Inc
  • Allows us quick access to cash flow statements which assist in decision making
  • Provides accurate reporting for our banking needs
  • Provides accurate information to our insurance and bonding vendors
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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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ScreenShots

Spreadsheet Server Screenshots

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