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    ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price

    Tableau Public

    Score9.9 out of 10
    N/ATableau Public is a free edition of the Desktop product. With this edition, data can only be published to the Tableau public website and does not allow work to be saved or exported locally.

    $0

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    ThingWorx

    Score6.2 out of 10
    N/AThingWorx is an IoT and machine-to-machine (M2M) development platform acquired by PTC in 2014 and merged with Axeda Machine Cloud in the same year, to expand PTC's development offerings.N/A
    Pricing
    Tableau PublicThingWorx
    Editions & Modules
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    Offerings
    Pricing Offerings
    Tableau PublicThingWorx
    Free Trial
    NoNo
    Free/Freemium Version
    YesNo
    Premium Consulting/Integration Services
    NoNo
    Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo setup fee
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    Community Pulse
    Tableau PublicThingWorx
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    Tableau
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    Velotic
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    Key User Insights
    Would buy again
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    100%
    Would buy again
    7 Answers
    Delivers good value for the price
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    100%
    Delivers good value for the price
    7 Answers
    Happy with the feature set
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    100%
    Happy with the feature set
    7 Answers
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
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    100%
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    5 Answers
    Implementation went as expected
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    100%
    Implementation went as expected
    5 Answers
    Features
    Tableau PublicThingWorx
    BI Standard Reporting
    Comparison of BI Standard Reporting features of Tableau Public and ThingWorx
    Feature
    Tableau Public
    9.8
    12 Ratings
    19% above category average
    ThingWorx
    -
    Ratings
    Pixel Perfect reports9.710 Ratings00 Ratings
    Customizable dashboards10.012 Ratings00 Ratings
    Report Formatting Templates9.712 Ratings00 Ratings
    Ad-hoc Reporting
    Comparison of Ad-hoc Reporting features of Tableau Public and ThingWorx
    Feature
    Tableau Public
    9.7
    12 Ratings
    21% above category average
    ThingWorx
    -
    Ratings
    Drill-down analysis9.812 Ratings00 Ratings
    Formatting capabilities9.712 Ratings00 Ratings
    Integration with R or other statistical packages9.59 Ratings00 Ratings
    Report sharing and collaboration9.811 Ratings00 Ratings
    Report Output and Scheduling
    Comparison of Report Output and Scheduling features of Tableau Public and ThingWorx
    Feature
    Tableau Public
    9.5
    11 Ratings
    15% above category average
    ThingWorx
    -
    Ratings
    Publish to Web10.011 Ratings00 Ratings
    Publish to PDF10.09 Ratings00 Ratings
    Report Versioning9.89 Ratings00 Ratings
    Report Delivery Scheduling9.69 Ratings00 Ratings
    Delivery to Remote Servers8.17 Ratings00 Ratings
    Data Discovery and Visualization
    Comparison of Data Discovery and Visualization features of Tableau Public and ThingWorx
    Feature
    Tableau Public
    9.8
    11 Ratings
    23% above category average
    ThingWorx
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    Ratings
    Pre-built visualization formats (heatmaps, scatter plots etc.)9.811 Ratings00 Ratings
    Location Analytics / Geographic Visualization9.811 Ratings00 Ratings
    Predictive Analytics9.79 Ratings00 Ratings
    Internet of Things
    Comparison of Internet of Things features of Tableau Public and ThingWorx
    Feature
    Tableau Public
    -
    Ratings
    ThingWorx
    7.9
    7 Ratings
    1% below category average
    IoT Device Management00 Ratings8.57 Ratings
    Device Security00 Ratings7.97 Ratings
    IoT Data Management00 Ratings7.56 Ratings
    IoT Analytics00 Ratings7.37 Ratings
    IoT Integration00 Ratings8.17 Ratings
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    AWS IoT Core
    Score10 out of 10
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    Jet Reports
    Score9.5 out of 10
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    Enterprises
    Kibana
    Score8.4 out of 10
    AWS IoT Core
    Score10 out of 10
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    User Ratings
    Tableau PublicThingWorx
    Likelihood to Recommend
    8.5
    (14 ratings)
    8.7
    (10 ratings)
    Likelihood to Renew
    9.1
    (2 ratings)
    10.0
    (1 ratings)
    Usability
    10.0
    (5 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Support Rating
    9.6
    (6 ratings)
    10.0
    (1 ratings)
    Online Training
    9.0
    (1 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Implementation Rating
    9.1
    (2 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Data Sharing and Collaboration
    8.2
    (9 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Data Sources
    8.8
    (9 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    User Testimonials
    Tableau PublicThingWorx
    Likelihood to Recommend
    Tableau
    Tableau public is the best platform to build dashboards for your personal profile and share with recruiters. It's always good to keep ourselves updated on the latest features, create sample dashboards and save them to a personal profile. Tableau public is free and doesn't need any subscription. anyone can create an account and start building reports.
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    Velotic
    It is well suited for situations where you require an end-to-end platform for pushing code and managing data and security of the IoT application. However, it is not well suited for the case when you want to scale the app up to many users and this requires more from the part of the product.
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    Pros
    Tableau
    • Data visualization: lots of different options, including bar, scatter, pie, waterfall charts to explore relationships between variables, and to present findings/trends to different teams
    • Integrates readily with limited, though different data sources: TXT, CSV, TDE, Access
    • Exports reports for review of different dashboards: client-ready/team-ready, with a clean and tidy presentation in PDF format (or hardcopy)
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    Velotic
    • Asset Monitoring - quick and easy to deploy, can connect to the plant floor and get real-time data from devices.
    • Analytics - The TWX Analytics extension has a variety of analyses that can be done into any data source input into TWX.
    • Alerts notification - you can program alerts to be sent via email/SMS seamlessly.
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    Cons
    Tableau
    • Tableau Public (both Desktop and Server) like their "for a fee" counterparts offer very easy to learn and use tools to transform data into pictures and gain insights into your data. Most organizations report a reduction in development time of 10x vs. other similar tools, due to the intuitive user interface. That said, with Tableau Public, published workbooks are "disconnected" from the underlying data sources and require periodic updates when the data changes. Users are limited to 1 Gb of storage space per user ID and password as well.
    • I would like to see better options for public sharing of visualizations and data from within the "for a fee" products as more and more organizations are moving in the direction of data sharing with partners and their communities.
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    Velotic
    • Advanced functionality in control and data visualization often requires additional coding from the user.
    • Support and tutorials provided are often lacking in detail or are not readily transferable.
    • Mashup development works poorly on small monitors or laptops.
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    Likelihood to Renew
    Tableau
    It's free, right? I'll keep using the free version. So the real question to ask is this? Will I pay $999 for the Personal version or $1,999 for the Professional? Yikes! That is a big stretch. I'm not sure about that. The product comparison chart is at: http://www.tableausoftware.com/public/comparison
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    Velotic
    We started more than a year ago and do not plan to replace it
    Incentivized
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    Usability
    Tableau
    Tableau public is a great training tool to understand the basics of Tableau before buying it. A great tool to extend Excel's visualization and to publish data for others. Not useful for anything you need secure. No ability to access databases. Static information only.
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    Velotic
    No answers on this topic
    Support Rating
    Tableau
    I have not yet required to contact support as the documentation and help i found online has always worked so far
    Incentivized
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    Velotic
    Experienced and knowledgeable customer support executives, Thingworx is a very large product and contains a myriad of features which is not easy to remember without enough training or hands-on experience
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    Online Training
    Tableau
    I found it sufficient, and fast. I could easily "kick the tires" with Tableau on my data so I got up and running fast.
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    Velotic
    No answers on this topic
    Implementation Rating
    Tableau
    Start at the end and work backward. Identify the business case / issue and questions the end users have, then identify the data needed, and where to get it.
    Incentivized
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    Velotic
    No answers on this topic
    Alternatives Considered
    Tableau
    Google Charts/Drive is sufficient for simpler data sets, but it does not integrate with other web platforms and the visualization does not look as professional. I'm not aware of any other competitors that offer the same package as Microsoft.
    Incentivized
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    Velotic
    Well-suited - multiple streams from many data sources, highly scalable application scenarios.Good for a quick test of internet of things (IoT) connectivity and for deploying access via the web. Smooth deployment, easy to couple to devices. Easy cooperation with Splunk, which we use also.
    Incentivized
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    Return on Investment
    Tableau
    • Tableau Public visualizations have helped drive traffic to our content and sites
    • The lack of cost means it's easy to demonstrate our experience to attract paying clients
    Incentivized
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    Velotic
    • Good for quick deployment of customer specific control of IoT
    • Good for quick test of IoT platform
    • Difficult to debug complicate system
    Incentivized
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