#1 most frequent
United States of America
69.5%1,337 installations of 1,923
What is Tableau Desktop?
Tableau 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.
Categories & Use Cases
Videos
Top Performing Features
Customizable dashboards
Customizable dashboards are dashboards providing the builder some degree of control over the look and feel and display options.
Category average: 8.3
Single Sign-On (SSO)
Allows users to use one set of login credentials to access multiple applications
Category average: 8.7
Report-Level Access Control
Report-level access control means that the type of report determines who has access to it.
Category average: 8.1
Areas for Improvement
Dashboard / Report / Visualization Interactivity on Mobile
In-app dashboard reports and data visualization.
Category average: 7.4
Themeable User Interface (UI)
A themeable user interface means that a specific visual them can be applied to it
Category average: 7.3
iFrames
An iFrame is an HTML document embedded inside another HTML document on a website
Category average: 7.7
Who Buys & Uses Tableau Desktop
#1 most frequent
Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services
20.8%399 installations of 1,922
“The biggest impact is that we meet and discuss the shape of the requirements for statistics. It allows us to stop and think about the company's overall business goals.”
#2 most frequent
Finance and Insurance
13.8%265 installations of 1,922
#3 most frequent
Manufacturing
12.1%233 installations of 1,922
#2 most frequent
India
5.2%100 installations of 1,923
#3 most frequent
Canada
4.0%77 installations of 1,923
Pros
- Robust connectivity to diverse data sources (relational, cloud, flat files)
- Effective data visualization options for various reporting needs
- Creation of interactive and manageable dashboards
Cons
- Performance issues and slow loading times with large datasets
- High cost and complex licensing structure
- Difficulty understanding complex calculations and terminology
Tableau the master data visualization tool
Use Cases and Deployment Scope
I work in market intelligence and Tableau has solved our problem of data visualization. We use it to create diverse understanding of available data and generate clear view of our sales numbers. It helps us create dashboards to avoid rework on slides and allows us to connect different databases to prepare actionable view of data.
Pros
- Data visualization
- Dashboards
- Forecasting
- Combine mutiple data
Cons
- User friendly interface
- Leas loading time
- Less license fee
Return on Investment
- Very expensive license fee
- Training requirements
- Not so good after sales support
Usability
Tableau Desktop will tell the story your data has been screaming in a consumable manner
Use Cases and Deployment Scope
Our company does consulting work for various clients where we customize Tableau Desktop dashboards for them to provide data visualization and analytics (BI/AI) capability
Pros
- Connect to multitude of data sources
- Provide a wealth of visualization options
- Very easy to use interface that’s easy to adapt to and learn
- Data analytics provide real business knowledge and translate to value
Cons
- Filters could be added at the data source level
- Allowing extracts to be used instead of live connections in case live connections are unstable
- Eliminate unused fields from showing in an easier manner
Return on Investment
- The value we have been able to create for customers using Tableau Desktop has helped us establish our reputation, providing tons of value to our customers via the leverage of visualization and data analytics made possible by the tool
- We use Tableau Desktop internally to measure all kinds of business areas, and are making business decisions based on what can easily be seen (and used to be hidden) on our Tableau Desktop dashboards
Usability
Alternatives Considered
QlikView and Alteryx Intelligence Suite
Other Software Used
Smartsheet, BigTime Software, Email to PDF for Outlook
The perfect tool for presenting data.
Use Cases and Deployment Scope
We use Tableau Desktop as an application that presents statistics. The first advantage is that you can group different sources of statistics in one place. The second is that there is a lot of customization. We increased our use of Tableau Desktop after migrating to GA4. GA4 stopped meeting our needs. All departments are stakeholders, but only the BI department actually creates and edits reports. I am one of the stakegolders.
Pros
- Grouping data from different sources.
- Possibility of personalization.
- Service availability.
Cons
- Explanations of data (often, after some time, we do not understand our own reports; there is a lack of legend and description functions).
- Sometimes the fluidity is not perfect, which makes it not as enjoyable to use.
Return on Investment
- It is definitely a positive that we are constantly monitoring data and can share it with a selected group of recipients.
- The biggest impact is that we meet and discuss the shape of the requirements for statistics. It allows us to stop and think about the company's overall business goals.
Usability
Other Software Used
Userlane, Miro, Google Analytics, Atlassian Jira
Tableau Desktop A Great Analytic Tool.
Use Cases and Deployment Scope
I Mainly use Tableau Desktop for my data analysis work. It can connect with various data sources like excel, text files, relational data bases, cloud based data sources like salesforce, google analytics etc. Tableau Desktop helps to create dashboards, predictive modelling, functional data analysis in my profession. I think it has high scope in near future since its continuously building and updating the software with modern days requirements.
Pros
- It helps with data visualization with interactive dashboards really well.
- It features help with time series analysis which is very fast to explore pattern.
- Tableau Desktop can be adapt to various industry application like sales, finance, healthcare domain etc.
Cons
- It has less features for advance statistical analysis.
- Tableau Desktop is clunky when it connects with python or R via scripts.
- Its not user friendly when comes to large data file loading, it can be slow with large data set.
Return on Investment
- It has made our analytics work faster. our productivity has increased.
- Tableau Desktop is not cheap.
- non technical users has high learning curve
Usability
Alternatives Considered
Microsoft Power BI
Other Software Used
MySQL, Microsoft Teams, Class for Zoom
Tableau Desktop is a huge timesaver and way easier to learn from scratch than most
Use Cases and Deployment Scope
We use Tableau Desktop to analyze engagement and ROI for clients, create interactive and aesthetically pleasing custom reports as requested by clients, and to examine various internal queries relating to sales, retention, churn, and lifecycles. Tableau Desktop saves a lot of time and is easier to use than Power BI.
Pros
- Visualization
- Interactive dashboards
- Joining data tables
- Clear analysis
- Helpful community knowledge base
Cons
- Training on calculations could be more 'laymen' friendly
- Date data is very difficult to scaffold when there are days with no data
- Included iconography (Shapes) could be much more modern and robust
- Should be able to truly update all colors/fonts/backgrounds globally in workbook dashboards
Return on Investment
- Retention and lifespan has increased because we're better able to present hard data easily and create recurring engagement reports
- A lot of time is saved by being able to easily join tables and create ad hoc reports outside of Excel with much more visually appealing output
- We were able to do some in-depth A/B analysis to prove ROI to clients much more effectively
- We've saved a lot of money from having to use 3rd party analytics firms due to the accessible nature of Tableau Desktop and abundance of training resources
Usability
Alternatives Considered
Microsoft Excel, Microsoft Power BI and Microsoft Access
Other Software Used
Canva, Microsoft Excel, ActiveCampaign, Microsoft Powerpoint, Google Sheets, Google Forms, SurveyMonkey
