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    ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price

    Tableau Public

    Score9.3 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

    per month

    Yellowfin

    Score8.6 out of 10
    Mid-Size Companies (51-1,000 employees)
    Yellowfin is a cloud-based business intelligence and dashboarding platform.

    $250

    per month

    Pricing
    Tableau PublicYellowfin
    Editions & Modules
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    Offerings
    Pricing Offerings
    Tableau PublicYellowfin
    Free Trial
    NoYes
    Free/Freemium Version
    YesYes
    Premium Consulting/Integration Services
    NoYes
    Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeOptional
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    Community Pulse
    Tableau PublicYellowfin
    Considered Both Products
    Tableau
    No answer on this topic
    Idera, Inc.
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    Key User Insights
    Would buy again
    No answers on this topic
    67%
    Would buy again
    6 Answers
    Delivers good value for the price
    No answers on this topic
    63%
    Delivers good value for the price
    5 Answers
    Happy with the feature set
    No answers on this topic
    67%
    Happy with the feature set
    6 Answers
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    No answers on this topic
    67%
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    4 Answers
    Implementation went as expected
    No answers on this topic
    71%
    Implementation went as expected
    5 Answers
    Features
    Tableau PublicYellowfin
    BI Standard Reporting
    Comparison of BI Standard Reporting features of Tableau Public and Yellowfin
    Feature
    Tableau Public
    9.8
    12 Ratings
    19% above category average
    Yellowfin
    7.6
    15 Ratings
    6% above category average
    Pixel Perfect reports9.710 Ratings6.68 Ratings
    Customizable dashboards10.012 Ratings8.415 Ratings
    Report Formatting Templates9.712 Ratings7.613 Ratings
    Ad-hoc Reporting
    Comparison of Ad-hoc Reporting features of Tableau Public and Yellowfin
    Feature
    Tableau Public
    9.7
    12 Ratings
    21% above category average
    Yellowfin
    8.2
    15 Ratings
    5% above category average
    Drill-down analysis9.812 Ratings8.614 Ratings
    Formatting capabilities9.712 Ratings8.715 Ratings
    Integration with R or other statistical packages9.59 Ratings00 Ratings
    Report sharing and collaboration9.811 Ratings8.614 Ratings
    Report Output and Scheduling
    Comparison of Report Output and Scheduling features of Tableau Public and Yellowfin
    Feature
    Tableau Public
    9.5
    11 Ratings
    15% above category average
    Yellowfin
    -
    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 Yellowfin
    Feature
    Tableau Public
    9.8
    11 Ratings
    24% above category average
    Yellowfin
    7.1
    15 Ratings
    9% below category average
    Pre-built visualization formats (heatmaps, scatter plots etc.)9.811 Ratings7.115 Ratings
    Location Analytics / Geographic Visualization9.811 Ratings6.715 Ratings
    Predictive Analytics9.79 Ratings7.413 Ratings
    Access Control and Security
    Comparison of Access Control and Security features of Tableau Public and Yellowfin
    Feature
    Tableau Public
    -
    Ratings
    Yellowfin
    7.6
    14 Ratings
    0% below category average
    Multi-User Support (named login)00 Ratings7.314 Ratings
    Role-Based Security Model00 Ratings7.012 Ratings
    Multiple Access Permission Levels (Create, Read, Delete)00 Ratings7.013 Ratings
    Single Sign-On (SSO)00 Ratings8.86 Ratings
    Application Program Interfaces (APIs) / Embedding
    Comparison of Application Program Interfaces (APIs) / Embedding features of Tableau Public and Yellowfin
    Feature
    Tableau Public
    -
    Ratings
    Yellowfin
    6.4
    8 Ratings
    12% below category average
    REST API00 Ratings6.48 Ratings
    Javascript API00 Ratings6.18 Ratings
    iFrames00 Ratings7.27 Ratings
    Java API00 Ratings6.88 Ratings
    Customizable Platform (Open Source)00 Ratings6.06 Ratings
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    Jet Reports
    Score9.5 out of 10
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    Enterprises
    SAP Lumira Discovery (legacy)
    Score8.6 out of 10
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    Score8 out of 10
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    User Ratings
    Tableau PublicYellowfin
    Likelihood to Recommend
    8.5
    (14 ratings)
    8.6
    (15 ratings)
    Likelihood to Renew
    9.1
    (2 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Usability
    10.0
    (5 ratings)
    8.4
    (10 ratings)
    Availability
    -
    (0 ratings)
    9.1
    (1 ratings)
    Performance
    -
    (0 ratings)
    8.2
    (1 ratings)
    Support Rating
    9.6
    (6 ratings)
    5.6
    (7 ratings)
    In-Person Training
    -
    (0 ratings)
    9.1
    (1 ratings)
    Online Training
    9.0
    (1 ratings)
    8.2
    (1 ratings)
    Implementation Rating
    9.1
    (2 ratings)
    9.1
    (1 ratings)
    Configurability
    -
    (0 ratings)
    8.2
    (1 ratings)
    Data Sharing and Collaboration
    8.2
    (9 ratings)
    8.1
    (6 ratings)
    Data Sources
    8.8
    (9 ratings)
    8.1
    (6 ratings)
    Ease of integration
    -
    (0 ratings)
    9.1
    (1 ratings)
    Product Scalability
    -
    (0 ratings)
    8.2
    (1 ratings)
    Vendor post-sale
    -
    (0 ratings)
    9.1
    (1 ratings)
    Vendor pre-sale
    -
    (0 ratings)
    9.1
    (1 ratings)
    User Testimonials
    Tableau PublicYellowfin
    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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    Idera, Inc.
    We can recommend this software without hesitation, as it has the ability to generate reports and data analysis, as well as process the data automatically, which saves time. It is ideal for small and medium-sized companies that wish to improve their services in the business world
    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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    Idera, Inc.
    • Yellowfin’s Storyboard, Timeline and Collaborative tools make it easy to share data and insights across an organisation.
    • Strong Operational and Executive Dashboards that reflect the business KPIs and can send out prompts to people within the business based on rules.
    • Yellowfin makes it incredibly easy to create dynamic reports and dashboards which incorporate maps through locational intelligence functionality.
    • Yellowfin is a single license and all access is via a web browser making it perfect for both on-premise and cloud deployment. Mobile apps are also available.
    • User roles and source filtering allows Admin/IT to offer different functions/views by user group/role.
    • Mobile BI applications to support any device ..
    • API connectors ( YF 7.2 on the way in Mar16 ) for a range of third-party Web-based applications, data sources, Enterprises CRM/ERP apps & open data platform apps, including Salesforce, Google Analytics, Twitter, Youtube , Zoho CRM, XE.com & more coming to make endusers to integrate their applications for better benefits
    • Yellowfin Integration with Predictive analytical and Big Data processing tools like R, UDF, Spark to build rich applications for end users
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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.
    Incentivized
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    Idera, Inc.
    • The ability to predefine a colour for a specific graph as a selection option dynamically.
    • The ability to customise the label of a chart, especially with respect to performance related reporting graphs we need an increase in dynamic charting options to meet our more specialised requirements.
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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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    Idera, Inc.
    No answers on this topic
    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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    Idera, Inc.
    As mentioned previously, if a newer company is looking for a strong, polished BI tool, Yellowfin would be a great software vendor to consider. Unfortunately, the high cost might be a barrier to these newer companies who dont have any legacy software/agreements such as an EA agreement with Microsoft.
    Incentivized
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    Reliability and Availability
    Tableau
    No answers on this topic
    Idera, Inc.
    99.9% availability
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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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    Idera, Inc.
    They have good support in what they provide. But what they provide is not what is promised. I would stay with them if I can. Be very careful before signing up with them. They are not what they seem in the sales pitches. Be very careful and make sure you test and test before you sign up.
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    In-Person Training
    Tableau
    No answers on this topic
    Idera, Inc.
    Yellowfin provides 3 levels of training to support consumers, business analytics, developers and Administrations :
    1. Yellowfin BI Training - Level 1 (Exploration)
    2. Yellowfin BI Training - Level 2 (Advanced)
    3. Yellowfin BI Training - Level 3(Expert)
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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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    Idera, Inc.
    Web-based training for large audiences for Level 1 and Level 2 I would suggest
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    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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    Idera, Inc.
    Design the data model and views for each dashboard is very important and it is the success factor Configuration of cluster for large implementation
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    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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    Idera, Inc.
    Yellow Fin platform is browser agnostic and is accessible from desktops as well as mobile devices. It is very simple and fast, it is integrated with Big Data, clients do not require a great training. It just works. But it’s easier to have things on the cloud, especially if you need to use different computers. Yellow Fin lacks the cloud feature.
    Incentivized
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    Scalability
    Tableau
    No answers on this topic
    Idera, Inc.
    - Tested 500 con-current users in Linux platform with 4 cores systems - Tested with cloud based VM - Tested with 1000 reads per minutes
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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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    Idera, Inc.
    • made our org more data centric
    • Decisions are made based on data vs opinion
    • has created a single source of truth for the bulk of the organization
    Incentivized
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