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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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    Watershed LRS

    Score9 out of 10
    N/AWatershed LRS is a learning management software solution built to help employers identify skills and competencies.

    $0

    Pricing
    Tableau PublicWatershed LRS
    Editions & Modules
    No answers on this topic
    Essentials
    $0
    Watershed
    Custom Pricing
    Watershed Enterprise
    Custom Pricing
    Offerings
    Pricing Offerings
    Tableau PublicWatershed LRS
    Free Trial
    NoNo
    Free/Freemium Version
    YesYes
    Premium Consulting/Integration Services
    NoYes
    Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeOptional
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    Features
    Tableau PublicWatershed LRS
    BI Standard Reporting
    Comparison of BI Standard Reporting features of Tableau Public and Watershed LRS
    Feature
    Tableau Public
    9.8
    12 Ratings
    19% above category average
    Watershed LRS
    9.3
    1 Ratings
    13% above category average
    Pixel Perfect reports9.710 Ratings10.01 Ratings
    Customizable dashboards10.012 Ratings8.01 Ratings
    Report Formatting Templates9.712 Ratings10.01 Ratings
    Ad-hoc Reporting
    Comparison of Ad-hoc Reporting features of Tableau Public and Watershed LRS
    Feature
    Tableau Public
    9.7
    12 Ratings
    21% above category average
    Watershed LRS
    9.3
    1 Ratings
    15% above category average
    Drill-down analysis9.812 Ratings10.01 Ratings
    Formatting capabilities9.712 Ratings10.01 Ratings
    Integration with R or other statistical packages9.59 Ratings8.01 Ratings
    Report sharing and collaboration9.811 Ratings9.01 Ratings
    Report Output and Scheduling
    Comparison of Report Output and Scheduling features of Tableau Public and Watershed LRS
    Feature
    Tableau Public
    9.5
    11 Ratings
    15% above category average
    Watershed LRS
    8.8
    1 Ratings
    7% above category average
    Publish to Web10.011 Ratings9.01 Ratings
    Publish to PDF10.09 Ratings9.01 Ratings
    Report Versioning9.89 Ratings8.01 Ratings
    Report Delivery Scheduling9.69 Ratings9.01 Ratings
    Delivery to Remote Servers8.17 Ratings9.01 Ratings
    Data Discovery and Visualization
    Comparison of Data Discovery and Visualization features of Tableau Public and Watershed LRS
    Feature
    Tableau Public
    9.8
    11 Ratings
    23% above category average
    Watershed LRS
    9.3
    1 Ratings
    15% above category average
    Pre-built visualization formats (heatmaps, scatter plots etc.)9.811 Ratings10.01 Ratings
    Location Analytics / Geographic Visualization9.811 Ratings8.01 Ratings
    Predictive Analytics9.79 Ratings10.01 Ratings
    Access Control and Security
    Comparison of Access Control and Security features of Tableau Public and Watershed LRS
    Feature
    Tableau Public
    -
    Ratings
    Watershed LRS
    8.3
    1 Ratings
    2% below category average
    Multi-User Support (named login)00 Ratings9.01 Ratings
    Role-Based Security Model00 Ratings8.01 Ratings
    Multiple Access Permission Levels (Create, Read, Delete)00 Ratings6.01 Ratings
    Single Sign-On (SSO)00 Ratings10.01 Ratings
    Mobile Capabilities
    Comparison of Mobile Capabilities features of Tableau Public and Watershed LRS
    Feature
    Tableau Public
    -
    Ratings
    Watershed LRS
    9.0
    1 Ratings
    15% above category average
    Responsive Design for Web Access00 Ratings10.01 Ratings
    Mobile Application00 Ratings8.01 Ratings
    Dashboard / Report / Visualization Interactivity on Mobile00 Ratings9.01 Ratings
    Application Program Interfaces (APIs) / Embedding
    Comparison of Application Program Interfaces (APIs) / Embedding features of Tableau Public and Watershed LRS
    Feature
    Tableau Public
    -
    Ratings
    Watershed LRS
    9.0
    1 Ratings
    15% above category average
    REST API00 Ratings8.01 Ratings
    Javascript API00 Ratings10.01 Ratings
    iFrames00 Ratings10.01 Ratings
    Java API00 Ratings10.01 Ratings
    Themeable User Interface (UI)00 Ratings8.01 Ratings
    Customizable Platform (Open Source)00 Ratings8.01 Ratings
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    Tableau PublicWatershed LRS
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    Cyfe
    Score4 out of 10
    Medium-sized Companies
    Jet Reports
    Score9.5 out of 10
    Qlik Cloud Analytics (Qlik Sense)
    Score8.1 out of 10
    Enterprises
    Kibana
    Score8.4 out of 10
    Sisense
    Score6.9 out of 10
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    User Ratings
    Tableau PublicWatershed LRS
    Likelihood to Recommend
    8.5
    (14 ratings)
    9.0
    (1 ratings)
    Likelihood to Renew
    9.1
    (2 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Usability
    10.0
    (5 ratings)
    9.0
    (1 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 PublicWatershed LRS
    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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    Watershed Systems, Inc
    Watershed is a great platform that helps you to understand the overall impact of learning programs on your business and where the improvements are needed.
    Incentivized
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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)
    Incentivized
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    Watershed Systems, Inc
    • Amazing Data Quality Control.
    • Master Data Management is very helpful.
    Incentivized
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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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    Watershed Systems, Inc
    • Scheduling performance can be improved.
    • Price is little bit high.
    Incentivized
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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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    Watershed Systems, Inc
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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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    Watershed Systems, Inc
    It has all the features that we were trying to get from any other software for our business problems.
    Incentivized
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    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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    Watershed Systems, Inc
    Every time we got the proper support from Watershed.
    Incentivized
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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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    Watershed Systems, Inc
    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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    Watershed Systems, Inc
    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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    Watershed Systems, Inc
    No answers on this topic
    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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    Watershed Systems, Inc
    • Nice Reporting & Statistics.
    • KPI Monitoring and Visual analytics.
    Incentivized
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    ScreenShots

    Watershed LRS Screenshots

    Screenshot of Identify & Eliminate Scrap Learning: Stop wasting time and money on learning that isn’t used or applied on the job.Screenshot of Demonstrate Improvements: Show knowledge acquisition and performance improvements to ensure training effectiveness.Screenshot of Compare Groups & Cohorts: Break out results across your organizational hierarchy to identify patterns in learning performance.Screenshot of Correlate Training with Performance Outcomes: Find out if increased and/or improved training is indeed correlated with higher performance.Screenshot of Find Common Search Terms & Popular Topics: Find the topics people want to learn about to ensure you’re providing the most relevant and comprehensive resources.