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Tableau Cloud
Formerly Tableau Online

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What is Tableau Cloud?

Tableau Cloud (formerly Tableau Online) is a self-service analytics platform that is fully hosted in the cloud. Tableau Cloud enables users to publish dashboards and invite colleagues to explore hidden opportunities with interactive visualizations and accurate data, from any browser…

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Tableau Online has become an essential tool for organizations across various departments, providing valuable data analysis and …
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Popular Features

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  • Report sharing and collaboration (65)
    9.5
    95%
  • Formatting capabilities (64)
    8.5
    85%
  • Customizable dashboards (67)
    8.2
    82%
  • Drill-down analysis (67)
    8.1
    81%

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What is Tableau Cloud?

Tableau Cloud (formerly Tableau Online) is a self-service analytics platform that is fully hosted in the cloud. Tableau Cloud enables users to publish dashboards and invite colleagues to explore hidden opportunities with interactive visualizations and accurate data, from any browser or mobile…

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  • Free Trial
  • Free/Freemium Version
  • Premium Consulting/Integration Services

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What is Tableau Server?

Tableau Server allows Tableau Desktop users to publish dashboards to a central server to be shared across their organizations. The product is designed to facilitate collaboration across the organization. It can be deployed on a server in the data center, or it can be deployed on a public cloud.

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.

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Features

BI Standard Reporting

Standard reporting means pre-built or canned reports available to users without having to create them.

8.8
Avg 8.2

Ad-hoc Reporting

Ad-Hoc Reports are reports built by the user to meet highly specific requirements.

8.7
Avg 8.1

Report Output and Scheduling

Ability to schedule and manager report output.

8.8
Avg 8.4

Data Discovery and Visualization

Data Discovery and Visualization is the analysis of multiple data sources in a search for patterns and outliers and the ability to represent the data visually.

8.8
Avg 8.1

Access Control and Security

Access control means being able to determine who has access to which data.

8.5
Avg 8.6

Mobile Capabilities

Support for mobile devices like smartphones and tablets.

7.7
Avg 8.0

Application Program Interfaces (APIs) / Embedding

APIs are a set of routines, protocols, and tools for used for embedding one application in another

9.1
Avg 7.9
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Product Details

What is Tableau Cloud?

Tableau Cloud (formerly Tableau Online) is a self-service analytics platform that is fully hosted in the cloud. Tableau Cloud enables users to publish dashboards and invite colleagues to explore hidden opportunities with interactive visualizations and accurate data, from any browser or mobile device.

Tableau Cloud is a fully hosted solution, meaning that users won't have to configure servers, manage software upgrades, or scale hardware capacity. According to the vendor, Tableau Cloud is an enterprise-ready infrastructure with the latest security certifications. The product can support the entire analytics journey, from data preparation, to deep analysis, to the shared insights that drive the business forward.


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Tableau Cloud Technical Details

Deployment TypesSoftware as a Service (SaaS), Cloud, or Web-Based
Operating SystemsUnspecified
Mobile ApplicationNo

Frequently Asked Questions

Tableau Cloud (formerly Tableau Online) is a self-service analytics platform that is fully hosted in the cloud. Tableau Cloud enables users to publish dashboards and invite colleagues to explore hidden opportunities with interactive visualizations and accurate data, from any browser or mobile device.

Domo, IBM Cognos Analytics, and Looker are common alternatives for Tableau Cloud.

Reviewers rate REST API and Javascript API and Themeable User Interface (UI) highest, with a score of 9.7.

The most common users of Tableau Cloud are from Enterprises (1,001+ employees).
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Reviews and Ratings

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Community Insights

TrustRadius Insights are summaries of user sentiment data from TrustRadius reviews and, when necessary, 3rd-party data sources. Have feedback on this content? Let us know!

Tableau Online has become an essential tool for organizations across various departments, providing valuable data analysis and visualization capabilities. Users from the Digital Marketing department rely on Tableau Online to accurately track lead and sale counts, as well as credit pass reports. By analyzing campaign performance and identifying areas for improvement, users are able to focus their time effectively and make data-driven decisions. The software also integrates seamlessly with web analysis tools, allowing for incident and defect analysis within the organization.

Tableau Online's strength lies in its ability to provide excellent KPI graphics and executive summaries, making it a valuable tool for data visualization and analysis. Users can easily customize reports to meet their specific needs, and the software also offers live data visualizations, ensuring that users always have access to up-to-date information. Vivint, for example, utilizes Tableau as a platform to centralize lead, sale, and install data, creating custom dashboards that display conversion rates and call center metrics.

Another key use case for Tableau Online is generating daily, monthly, and annual reports in the analytics department. The software provides powerful data insights that help drive business decisions. It is particularly useful for data integration with other software systems, serving as a bridge between data teams and business/product teams by presenting data in ways that stakeholders can understand and use effectively.

Sales representatives also benefit from Tableau Online as they can track their performance and commission through the software. It acts as the front-end to the in-house sales commission system. Additionally, Tableau Online promotes collaboration within organizations by facilitating data sharing and visualization.

The analytics and reporting team extensively uses Tableau Online for automated sharing of reports across various verticals. Similarly, partners of Tableau Software leverage this tool to advise customers on usage, implementation, and support.

Tableau Online has revolutionized product launches by providing dynamic online visualizations that were not possible with traditional presentation tools like PowerPoint. It enables different departments to present complex reporting in a visually pleasing and easy-to-understand manner.

In addition to marketing and sales, Tableau Online finds applications in HR, procurement, trade, security, and other business areas. It helps track the impact of projects, investigate whether design goals are being met, and provides valuable business intelligence through visualizations and exploration of key metrics.

Overall, Tableau Online is a versatile tool that addresses a wide range of business problems and enables organizations to make informed decisions based on data insights.

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Reviews

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Score 9 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User
Incentivized
When weighing the pros and cons of Tableau Online vs. SAP ERP, two key considerations emerged as clear winners. SAP ERP is a powerful data purification tool, but it doesn't measure up to the competition in terms of data presentation. When it came to data visualization and analytics, Tableau was our go-to tool. The price is the second consideration. Tableau, on the other hand, was the more cost-effective option for our requirements.
Score 8 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User
Incentivized
In my opinion, while Microsoft Power BI is a bit easier to build reports and dashboards with in part to its shared traits and connectivity with other Microsoft products, Tableau Online allows for a greater depth of customization, data sourcing, and most of all the sharing of the data in terms of easy Excel downloads.
Score 8 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User
Incentivized
Google Analytics is better for ad-hoc reporting but it's easier to create a uniform, standardized portfolio of reports in Tableau Online. We still use Google Analytics from time to time for quicker data requests.
Score 7 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User
Incentivized
In determining whether to go with Tableau Online versus Alteryx, two important factors stood out in determining our go-to solution. First, while Alteryx is an impressive tool for data cleansing, it did not stack up in terms of data visualization capabilities. Tableau, on the other hand, provided us everything we needed in terms of visualizing our data and analytics. The second factor is cost. Well neither solution would be considered cheap, Tableau was the more cost effective solution for our needs.
Score 9 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User
Incentivized
Compared to SPSS, the report visualization and output far exceeds what SPSS offers, as well as R. We typically find that while there is a bit of a steep learning curve to get the formulas and modelling correct, once done, it's easy to maintain and adjust as needed to incorporate additional data sources or inputs.
Gavin Scott-Miller | TrustRadius Reviewer
Score 10 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User
Incentivized
Googles dashboard suite is very user-friendly and anyone can edit and make changes with very little knowledge or practice. But nothing I’ve worked with compares to the customization and multi streams of data in a user-friendly package like tableau does. It’s a really cool piece of software and I would choose that again.
Tom Laughlin | TrustRadius Reviewer
Score 7 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User
Incentivized
Prior to Tableau [Online], we were using complicated excel formulas and reports that were prone to break or were not easy to format. We used a few free tools before moving forward with Tableau. The free tools also had limitations but we found that the reports, ease of use (once set up) and integrations of the paid version made it worth the money
Tanner Walz | TrustRadius Reviewer
Score 9 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User
Incentivized
I did not have a lot of firsthand experience with Google Analytics Premium, but from my perspective, Tableau Online was much more customizable with having multiple data sources, calculated columns, and unique dashboards. I like that it integrates directly into Salesforce. There are a few frustrations around UX, but that's most of it.
Score 7 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User
Incentivized
We selected Tableau Online as it was more easy to integrate it with our SaaS platform and get going in no time. It is much more intuitive, easy, and quick to create dashboards using Tableau than other competitors. Also the pricing provided by Tableau to us was very competitive and unbeatable.
April 14, 2021

Would Recommend

Score 8 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User
Incentivized
I do like to still use Google Analytics for certain things, because its faster to do it in Google Analytics rather than build the report I need in Tableau. While it's helpful, we just don't have the bandwidth as an organization to be able to create every report we would need on the fly.
Score 8 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User
Incentivized
  • Breadth of services offered is good with Tableau Online
  • Tableau Online offers advanced analytics and visualisations with easy implementation
Score 8 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User
Incentivized
Tableau Online provides better data visualizations (especially when comparing out of the box visualizations that are available) than MS Power BI and historically we have connected more of our data sources to Tableau vs. other platforms like Google Analytics.
Marquis C. Brantley | TrustRadius Reviewer
Score 10 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User
Incentivized
Microsoft Dynamics is the only other product I have interacted with that is similar to Tableau Online. I receive reports from Microsoft Dynamics on a weekly basis. I receive really valuable statistics that help me realize how I am interacting through email. Dynamics send me easy-to-read reports, and the AI used is pretty cool. But I can't really say it compares to Tableau Online, because I use Tableau for so many other reasons.
February 13, 2021

Data? Think Tableau!

Score 10 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User
Tableau provides more robust system to perform data analytics as compared to the alternatives like Power BI and Qlik. Moreover, Tableaus is super simple to use and is very reliable in terms of its connection with databases. The ability to manipulate data is another big reason why I prefer Tableau over its alternatives.
May 11, 2020

Good Data Source

Score 8 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User
Incentivized
We used to use an internal tracking platform, and it wasn't nearly as reliable or accurate as Tableau Online. Tableau Online has way more functionality and is able to report on so many more metrics that our old platform was unable to.
April 28, 2020

Tableau Online

Score 8 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User
Incentivized
There are lots of excellent products are available in market for data analysis like SAP BusinessObjects, IBM Cognos, MicroStrategy Analytics, Microsoft Power BI, etc. I found other products are specific to their tools like SAP BusinessObjects suits great with SAP Products whereas Tableau Online can integrate with all other software and tool providers greatly. The data visualization and analysis dashboard is excellent in Tableau Online and with a few drag and drops you can design your own report quickly.
Score 8 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User
Incentivized
I don't have direct experience with any of Tableau's competitors, such as Qlik, Domo, Looker or Zoomdata. With that said, I can't imagine any of the aforementioned entities having an offering that is far superior to Tableau. The intuitiveness and overall performance speak for themselves. I've heard positive reviews from other Tableau clients as well.
Score 8 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User
Tableau has a capacity to connect to a number of data providers, and it is very easy to get connected to data sources and use all the objects that create dashboards. Customized visualizations are very easy to create. Tableau, generally speaking, has calculations and other types of data manipulations available, which can scale with your own business questions' complexity.
Score 8 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User
Incentivized
Looker ended up as the winning product due to its easy to use and flexibility. It's easy for nontechnical stakeholders to learn how to create their Explores. But Tableau gives us more flexibility in creating highly customized visualizations so analysts still rely on it.
Score 8 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User
Incentivized
I would say that Tableau Online has the most sophisticated capabilities, but not the most straightforward UI or path to learn and operate within it quickly. It felt more technical than the other products I used and did not look as good, but I also found that it could answer a much wider variety of business needs than the others. Only after using Tableau Online a lot for a year+ did I come to see this though.
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