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    ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price

    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)

    Veeam Data Platform

    Score8.9 out of 10
    Mid-Size Companies (51-1,000 employees)
    Veeam’s® premier product, Veeam Backup & Replication™, delivers availability for all cloud, virtual, Kubernetes and physical workloads. Through a management console, the software provides backup, archival, recovery and replication capabilities.

    $428

    per year per 5 instances

    Pricing
    Tableau DesktopVeeam Data Platform
    Editions & Modules
    Tableau Creator License
    $115
    per month (billed annually) per user
    Veeam Data Platform Essentials
    $428
    per year per 5 instances
    Veeam Data Platform
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    Pricing Offerings
    Tableau DesktopVeeam Data Platform
    Free Trial
    NoYes
    Free/Freemium Version
    YesYes
    Premium Consulting/Integration Services
    YesYes
    Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo setup fee
    Additional DetailsAll pricing plans are billed annually. A Creator license includes Tableau Desktop, Tableau Prep Builder, and Tableau Pulse. Discounts sometimes available for volume.Veeam sells through channel partners. Contact a partner for detailed pricing and quotes. Resellers or sales personnel are available for assistance.
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    Would buy again
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    Delivers good value for the price
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    Happy with the feature set
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    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
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    Implementation went as expected
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    Features
    Tableau DesktopVeeam Data Platform
    BI Standard Reporting
    Comparison of BI Standard Reporting features of Tableau Desktop and Veeam Data Platform
    Feature
    Tableau Desktop
    8.5
    175 Ratings
    4% above category average
    Veeam Data Platform
    -
    Ratings
    Pixel Perfect reports8.0145 Ratings00 Ratings
    Customizable dashboards9.3174 Ratings00 Ratings
    Report Formatting Templates8.1151 Ratings00 Ratings
    Ad-hoc Reporting
    Comparison of Ad-hoc Reporting features of Tableau Desktop and Veeam Data Platform
    Feature
    Tableau Desktop
    8.5
    172 Ratings
    6% above category average
    Veeam Data Platform
    -
    Ratings
    Drill-down analysis8.7167 Ratings00 Ratings
    Formatting capabilities8.6170 Ratings00 Ratings
    Integration with R or other statistical packages8.2126 Ratings00 Ratings
    Report sharing and collaboration8.7165 Ratings00 Ratings
    Report Output and Scheduling
    Comparison of Report Output and Scheduling features of Tableau Desktop and Veeam Data Platform
    Feature
    Tableau Desktop
    8.6
    166 Ratings
    4% above category average
    Veeam Data Platform
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    Ratings
    Publish to Web8.2155 Ratings00 Ratings
    Publish to PDF8.3154 Ratings00 Ratings
    Report Versioning8.7120 Ratings00 Ratings
    Report Delivery Scheduling8.6128 Ratings00 Ratings
    Delivery to Remote Servers9.078 Ratings00 Ratings
    Data Discovery and Visualization
    Comparison of Data Discovery and Visualization features of Tableau Desktop and Veeam Data Platform
    Feature
    Tableau Desktop
    8.5
    164 Ratings
    6% above category average
    Veeam Data Platform
    -
    Ratings
    Pre-built visualization formats (heatmaps, scatter plots etc.)8.7162 Ratings00 Ratings
    Location Analytics / Geographic Visualization8.6156 Ratings00 Ratings
    Predictive Analytics8.7131 Ratings00 Ratings
    Pattern Recognition and Data Mining7.87 Ratings00 Ratings
    Access Control and Security
    Comparison of Access Control and Security features of Tableau Desktop and Veeam Data Platform
    Feature
    Tableau Desktop
    9.2
    149 Ratings
    8% above category average
    Veeam Data Platform
    -
    Ratings
    Multi-User Support (named login)9.2145 Ratings00 Ratings
    Role-Based Security Model9.1125 Ratings00 Ratings
    Multiple Access Permission Levels (Create, Read, Delete)8.9136 Ratings00 Ratings
    Report-Level Access Control9.210 Ratings00 Ratings
    Single Sign-On (SSO)9.483 Ratings00 Ratings
    Mobile Capabilities
    Comparison of Mobile Capabilities features of Tableau Desktop and Veeam Data Platform
    Feature
    Tableau Desktop
    7.9
    141 Ratings
    2% above category average
    Veeam Data Platform
    -
    Ratings
    Responsive Design for Web Access8.6130 Ratings00 Ratings
    Mobile Application7.6101 Ratings00 Ratings
    Dashboard / Report / Visualization Interactivity on Mobile7.6122 Ratings00 Ratings
    Application Program Interfaces (APIs) / Embedding
    Comparison of Application Program Interfaces (APIs) / Embedding features of Tableau Desktop and Veeam Data Platform
    Feature
    Tableau Desktop
    7.8
    67 Ratings
    1% above category average
    Veeam Data Platform
    -
    Ratings
    REST API8.659 Ratings00 Ratings
    Javascript API7.753 Ratings00 Ratings
    iFrames6.751 Ratings00 Ratings
    Java API8.048 Ratings00 Ratings
    Themeable User Interface (UI)7.154 Ratings00 Ratings
    Customizable Platform (Open Source)8.648 Ratings00 Ratings
    Data Center Backup
    Comparison of Data Center Backup features of Tableau Desktop and Veeam Data Platform
    Feature
    Tableau Desktop
    -
    Ratings
    Veeam Data Platform
    8.9
    515 Ratings
    6% above category average
    Universal recovery00 Ratings9.0443 Ratings
    Instant recovery00 Ratings8.8465 Ratings
    Recovery verification00 Ratings8.9445 Ratings
    Business application protection00 Ratings8.7390 Ratings
    Multiple backup destinations00 Ratings9.1470 Ratings
    Incremental backup identification00 Ratings9.1480 Ratings
    Backup to the cloud00 Ratings9.0342 Ratings
    Deduplication and file compression00 Ratings9.0444 Ratings
    Snapshots00 Ratings8.9399 Ratings
    Flexible deployment00 Ratings8.6394 Ratings
    Management dashboard00 Ratings8.3176 Ratings
    Platform support00 Ratings8.7435 Ratings
    Retention options00 Ratings9.0440 Ratings
    Encryption00 Ratings9.1407 Ratings
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    Score8.1 out of 10
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    User Ratings
    Tableau DesktopVeeam Data Platform
    Likelihood to Recommend
    9.2
    (204 ratings)
    8.8
    (971 ratings)
    Likelihood to Renew
    7.5
    (41 ratings)
    7.8
    (59 ratings)
    Usability
    8.5
    (73 ratings)
    9.7
    (48 ratings)
    Availability
    10.0
    (11 ratings)
    9.1
    (12 ratings)
    Performance
    8.0
    (10 ratings)
    7.8
    (13 ratings)
    Support Rating
    1.0
    (57 ratings)
    8.4
    (50 ratings)
    In-Person Training
    9.4
    (4 ratings)
    9.1
    (1 ratings)
    Online Training
    8.0
    (5 ratings)
    8.6
    (2 ratings)
    Implementation Rating
    8.0
    (34 ratings)
    6.9
    (34 ratings)
    Configurability
    7.0
    (3 ratings)
    7.7
    (12 ratings)
    Data Sharing and Collaboration
    8.4
    (115 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Data Sources
    7.9
    (115 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Ease of integration
    10.0
    (1 ratings)
    8.0
    (13 ratings)
    Product Scalability
    9.0
    (4 ratings)
    8.8
    (13 ratings)
    Vendor post-sale
    10.0
    (1 ratings)
    8.5
    (12 ratings)
    Vendor pre-sale
    10.0
    (1 ratings)
    7.3
    (13 ratings)
    User Testimonials
    Tableau DesktopVeeam Data Platform
    Likelihood to Recommend
    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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    Veeam Software
    It is well-suited for most environments, from Small and medium businesses to large enterprises. But its cost may be prohibitive for smaller businesses with a limited budget. While there are multiple licensing levels, there may be a use case for creating a level between the community edition and the Foundation.
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    Pros
    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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    Veeam Software
    • The ease of use in creating jobs and adding clients enables our new and less skilled administrators to work efficiently, quickly, and accurately.
    • The same ease of use is essential for junior admins as well. Backups are quickly and accurately restored, allowing our networking team to bring clients back to production within expected times.
    • The ability to create a restore for testing and to remove it quickly has proven to be an excellent asset for our production and DB teams.
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    Cons
    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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    Veeam Software
    • On occasion, the 'reason' for a failed backup can be a little hard to understand. It would be nice if it were a bit more straightforward.
    • I would love to run the platform natively on Linux, but I don't think it's an option.
    • Sometimes, locating the correct update file for the platform software can be a bit confusing. If they had an option to download the correct update file from within the console, that would take some of the guesswork out of it.
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    Likelihood to Renew
    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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    Veeam Software
    I really have no complaints about Veeam Backup & Replication. Their service has been excellent and the cost is minimal in comparison to other services I checked out. Implementation wasn't simple and the Veeam Support team was there to help each step of the way.
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    Usability
    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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    Veeam Software
    It is a very robust solution that has never failed. It also has perfect integration with Windows server volume shadow copies. The processing load is moved from the backup server to the backup proxy. Increased fault tolerance: you can store data on a separate machine, the backup repository. Can perform a bare metal restore.
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    Reliability and Availability
    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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    Veeam Software
    I give Veeam Data Platform a rating of 9 for availability because it consistently performs reliably in critical data protection and recovery tasks. The platform is designed to minimize downtime, ensuring that backup and recovery processes are accessible when needed.While there may be rare instances of maintenance or minor application errors, these do not significantly affect the overall reliability of the system. Veeam’s strong architecture and features like high availability configurations further enhance its performance, allowing us to trust it in crucial situations. Overall, it has proven to be a dependable solution that meets our organization's needs effectively.
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    Performance
    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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    Veeam Software
    Veeam does a good job with backing up our servers in a timely manner. We are still at the beginning of our Veeam use and are pleased with the speed at which we can access the system as well as the backups and restore points. Veeam is definitely superior to our previous backup system in terms of speed and accessibility
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    Support Rating
    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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    Veeam Software
    The support team has never asked me to jump through silly hoops or waste time on pointless exercises. They seem to truly have a handle on what may be wrong. In fact, when we were having trouble getting our license renewal setup (because of yet another license migration at Veeam) a support incident got us connected to the right people to get our renewal done in time.
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    In-Person Training
    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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    Veeam Software
    I rated the in-person training an 8 because it was generally effective and provided a solid foundation for understanding the Veeam Data Platform. The instructors were knowledgeable and engaged, making the sessions interactive. However, I felt that some topics could have been covered in more depth, and additional hands-on exercises would have further reinforced the learning experience. Overall, it was a positive training session that adequately prepared attendees for using the product, but there's room for improvement.
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    Online Training
    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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    Veeam Software
    I gave it a rating of 7 because, although the online training offered valuable content and covered the essential aspects of the Veeam Data Platform, it lacked interactivity and opportunities for direct engagement with instructors. This made it challenging to ask questions or delve deeper into specific topics. Additionally, some sections felt a bit rushed, which could hinder a comprehensive understanding of more complex features. Overall, while the training was useful, improvements in interactivity and pacing could elevate the experience significantly.
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    Implementation Rating
    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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    Veeam Software
    Plan the process and then work through your plan, i know this should go without saying but its easy to get sidetracked. You tend to want to just get up and running so you can have that sigh of relief, spend the time to talk to your business stakeholder to see what goals they are trying to accomplish and how that may impact your plans first.
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    Alternatives Considered
    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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    Veeam Software
    I believe it's not possible to compare these three products, as none of them are as feature-rich as Veeam Data Platform. The addition of Proxmox-VE in version 12 was certainly a game-changer, as we were previously dependent on the VMware environment to access all the features that Veeam Data Platform offers.
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    Scalability
    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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    Veeam Software
    In terms of scalability for our company, Veeam was able to cover our backup needs with ease. They have options for even more individualized backup if we were to need them; i.e. if a specific workstation needs its own independent backup. We have not used these resources yet, but I am confident they will be beneficial to our company in the near future.
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    Return on Investment
    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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    Veeam Software
    • Positive impact: it "saved our ass" on one occasion. In that particular scenario, we were hit with ransomware.
    • On another occasion, it provided a means of building a staging environment from our production and saved us a significant amount of time from having to build from scratch.
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    ScreenShots

    Veeam Data Platform Screenshots

    Screenshot of an example of the proactive threat assessment technology used to identify adversary tactics, techniques, and procedures (TTPs) before a cyber-attack.Screenshot of where Veeam Intelligence turns noisy alerts into clear insights with recommended next steps, explaining anomalies and pointing out the next best action.Screenshot of a preview of an AI generated snapshot of job health, exceptions, and priority actions.Screenshot of the chat flow to watch AI agents scan for anomalies, confirm a clean restore point, and surface integrity and performance insights.