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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.https://media.trustradius.com/product-logos/sv/Ao/PCZWTEQ42WEW.PNGTableauVisualization made simple, and complex!2019-06-20T19:54:46.368ZCurrently my organization is using Tableau Desktop to perform most if not all of our in-house analytics, it not only speeds up the process of our in house analytics but it also gives us plenty of options to customize and filter our reports. We also use Tableau as a consulting tool with our clients to help answer questions they have about their own business key performance indicators.,Easy to use
Plenty of Customization options
Can be quick to pick up for average users
Supports some complex analytics
Integrates well with other software,expensive
does require some workarounds to solve sometimes simple analytics
training for product is also very expensive,10,Microsoft Power BI,10,8,Alteryx Analytics, Tableau Server, Tableau PrepClinton ShieldsTableau is the market leader when it comes to Interactive Data Analysis and Visualization2019-08-09T18:51:44.909ZTableau has increased our business and productivity exponentially. Tableau helps to make data-driven decisions with confidence, solve harder problems more easily, and uncover new insights more frequently. It is the backbone of our analytics department and it is used by us throughout the analytical life-cycle from data preparation to deep analysis, to the shared insights that drive the business forward. Because of it, we are able to call out patterns and anomalies and it has helped us enormously in fraud detection as we will be recognizing the trends in the data which we use to feed the tool.,Tableau offers incredible data visualization tools and the ability to parse massive data-sets in a very limited time. Its plethora of different chart formats and tools allow you to show data almost any way, making it easy to adapt visualizations to differing needs and tastes.
Tableau is great for creating a combined dashboard with multiple databases as the source. This is one of the main features that the Tableau can connect to almost any data source and import the data easily and quickly.
The support for natural language query is invaluable. It helps people of all skill levels quickly discover actionable insights because they don't have to learn any particular language to get on-board with it.
The charts and graphics that tableau makes are easy for even nonanalytical people to understand, ideal for end-users of information as well.,When we are importing data from multiple sources and the data is huge, it sometimes tends to lag and have also crashed sometimes.
Tableau Desktop lacks the basic functionality of cleaning and prepping the data to be imported in Tableau Desktop. This is one of the major features which it lacks, you need additional support from Tableau to get these things added.
It has the annoying habit that saved database connections must be re-authenticated every time you open the program, which is a complete waste of time and effort to do it, again and again, each time.,9,Qlik Sense and Salesforce Analytics Cloud,9,10,Qlik Sense, Amazon Aurora, Amazon Cloud DriveRahul MalikNo tool is better than this for data visualization. A must have.2019-05-29T02:14:30.144ZIn our company, we use this department-wide. The teams that work on data visualization use this product. The work on this tool is client specific, some teams use this to understand the data, some teams use it for making the good charts for presenting the data. The teams that are mainly using this tool are more into analytics.,It creates good dashboards.
Selecting the fields and metrics is quite easy. We can create the formulas for presenting any variable.
We can use this tool with R studio and SQL, which I think is the major power of this tool.
We can process huge data in a very limited time.
Output delivery of charts is also very efficient. For example, we can take the PDF of the charts, which is good, from other tools.,More statistical functions need to be introduced in it.
We can not clean the data through this tool.
While taking the data from multiple sources, it hangs sometimes which sometimes crashes the whole system.,7,QlikView, Qlik Sense and Microsoft Power BI,9,8,Microsoft BI, JMP Statistical Discovery Software from SASAkshaya BhardwajTableau Review2019-06-30T15:28:14.990ZIt was used by our department. And we mainly use it to build web-based reports, which can be used interactively by the senior management team.,User-friendly interface.
Good IT support and lots of resources.
Can publish reports to a server.,Quite expensive.
Limited functions in calculations.
Not support embedded SQL.
Not compatible well with Microsoft’s products.,9,,9,9,Qlik SenseJason XiaoBasic desktop data science and analytics are now awalaible2019-05-29T01:42:21.214ZWe use Tableau as a tool to visualize analytics in many industries and search for insights. Data sources usually include SQL and CSV. We also use the ability to build white label solutions based on Tableau.,After basic training users can operate with Tableau by themselves.
Tableau is good for evaluating base data analytics and data science tasks.,In comparison to Ms PowerBL: fewer visuals in Tableau.
Fewer free versions and support documentation/examples in Tableau rather than in PowerBI.,8,,8,9,Microsoft Power BIMichael SadofyevVisualization is the Future2019-05-22T20:15:18.715ZTableau Desktop is being used to actively track sales achievement to the number of leads created per week to optimization reporting and everything in between! While the sales team here at Sojern are the main users, it can serve a purpose and be a resource for almost every department within the company.,User-friendly, and made for visual learners.
The best tool for presentation purposes and actionable examples.
Good for using our data in a way that can be understood by everyone in the business.,It can be slow, as in loading slow and taking a while to switch from dashboard to dashboard.,9,Salesforce.com,9,10,Salesforce Analytics CloudMaddie CheasickEasy to use and share reports2019-05-10T14:35:16.657ZUsed for reporting purposes for many business units to see how products are performing. Also used to make analytical decisions by the product team to see how to position products in the future. Production support issues can also be triggered off these reports if something is not working the way it should.,Very easy UI for all level of users.
Easy to save/favorite different dashboards.
Granting access to different levels of users is easy.,You still need to have a fair amount of technical skills to set up some dashboards.
Drag and drop functionality could work a little easier.
Keep working on the UI.,10,,10,10,Jira Service Desk, JIRA Software, Atlassian ConfluenceTim RyanTableau Desktop still is my go-to product in a crowded BI tool market2019-05-01T13:35:48.031ZTableau Desktop is one of the primary business Intelligence tools we use at my organization. We have an enterprise license of Tableau server (8 core) that runs in the AWS Cloud. We have over 100 licenses of Tableau desktop and use it to help visualize and make data easier to consume. While it is used for some ad-hoc analysis, I would say it is used to deliver dashboards to employees, faculty, administrators who don't have a lot of reporting or SQL experience. Meanwhile, we also use tableau public to showcase our official data. These dashboards are built with Tableau Desktop as well.,Visualization of data.
Easily connects to local or a variety of data sources or APIs.
Short learning curve to come up to speed.,The pricing model has been tricky at times.
Tableau corporation doesn't do a great job with the inventory of those who own licenses.
Performance has been an issue at times.,10,Microsoft Power BI, Amazon QuickSight, Toad Data Point and Alteryx Analytics,8,7,Alteryx Connect, Microsoft BI, Toad Data PointJohn RomeTableau is a great data tool!2019-08-02T17:07:02.994ZTableau Desktop is being used by our team for social media and raw data visualization. It addresses the problem of being able to visualize raw data from social channels to which we don't have the API access to integrate with our existing social media tools. It addresses the problems of being able to house and visualize data from all platforms in one place.,Dynamic visualization.
Easy data entry.
Easy data correction/cleaning/modification.,Steep learning curve.
Not very user friendly to navigate.,8,8,9Aditya GollakotaGreat for Data-Viz-Wizzes, Painful for Others2019-05-15T15:56:14.589ZTableau Desktop is used at our organization by most of our analysts, who then publish the reports to Tableau Server for distribution to everyone else in the organization to consume the information. This enables our analysts, myself included, to use Tableau Desktop to create helpful insights which can then be used by anyone at any technical level.,Allows for complex dashboards to be made and then presented to less-technical audiences
Stories help highlight important information in the information, allowing a presentation to stand on its own without having to be explained in person
Recommends different visualizations based on the type of data inputted,Very steep learning curve for those who haven't used it previously.
Because it's a powerful tool, getting it to do simple things can be extremely difficult.
A jack-of-all-trades solution, sometimes it's hard to find or create industry-specific visualizations, such as NPS gauges.,1,Domo and Microsoft Power BI,6,10,Slack, Qualtrics, Salesforce.comVerified UserTableau is a good tool for those willing to invest the time2019-07-15T12:57:25.469ZWhile working for a large defense contractor, Tableau was adopted and implemented on a large scale and enterprise-wide. We used to Tableau to roll up and display data in charts that were used for decision making. We started using Tableau desktop to build models on top of datasets where inputs could be added to see what happens when certain variables are changed.,Can process large amounts of data.
Has lots of data connections to feed data.
Easy to set up basic reports and dashboards.
The Online and Server products make Tableau easy to use and share work with large groups (or small groups).
Now has the backing of Saleforce and that admired company culture.,The cost for Desktop and Server is extremely cost prohibitive.
Tableau is quick to blame the users when performance and processing speeds are poor, but in reality, Tableau needs to work on making the application lighter and more powerful. There is a tool to evaluate performance on each workbook.
Needs more data connectors.
It takes advanced training/knowledge to create advanced reports and dashboards. If you use it every day you can become advanced in a few months.
Training documentation and access to trading materials are lacking. Maybe they want youtube to be the main source of training?,8,Microsoft Power BI and Power BI For Office 365,8,7,Microsoft Power BI, Microsoft Dynamics 365 (formerly Microsoft Dynamics CRM), Adobe Premiere ProVerified UserA Great BI Tool for those that love customization2019-06-07T20:50:07.292ZTableau Desktop was being utilized internally to automatically process monthly reports and create PDF exports for client delivery.,Data Visualization
Data Importing
Data Blending,Providing login-free dashboards for client/stakeholder visibility
Definitions for tooltips
Custom color schemes,10,Google Data Studio and Datorama,9,7Verified UserBest solution for BI (features + price)2019-06-03T00:27:30.808ZToday it is used to create/show dashboards for a specific product that we sell to customers. It is a fundamental tool to this application because it shows all data related to Industrial Internet solutions, and has many features that are awesome. It is used worldwide and it improves our solutions.,It is easy to use.
It has many data connections (data sources).
It is multilanguage.
Tableau is easy to learn.,It is difficult to configure page layouts.
Complex data sources correlations are difficult to create.
The price could be better when compared to competitors.,9,Birst, Microsoft Power BI and QlikView,10,9,Birst, Stash, Microsoft SQL ServerVerified UserGreat data tool if you know how to use it2019-06-02T22:40:36.696ZWe use Tableau as a way of combining a large number of data sources to create one cohesive story, which guides our business decisions.,Pulling data from multiple sources.
Can handle large data sources, unlike Excel.
Pivoting data in more dimensions than Excel.,Difficult to learn and use.
Requires a lot of skill to create more developed visualizations and automated reporting.
An extremely expensive and over the top solution for small businesses.,5,7,6Verified UserGreat visual tool for sharing data with others2019-05-21T14:26:15.602ZTableau is used across the organization to solve business problems. In our business unit, we use it to view data quality and staffing requirements for projects. In addition, we use it to perform data exploration on data to see what needs to be addressed. Other groups use it for all kinds of reporting needs.,Multiple data connections and blending
Ability to see recommendations for graphs
Ability to use API to create custom applications,Extension gallery needs more options
I think having the ability to use libraries like D3 into graphs
Hyper being able to handle multiple joins better,9,Information Builders WebFOCUS,8,8,Microsoft SQL Server, Alteryx AnalyticsVerified UserVery robust BI tool, but a steep learning curve. Be sure to dedicate enough time to learn it well!2019-05-18T20:47:05.736ZTableau Desktop is being used as the primary business insights tool in our organization, so Tableau Desktop is used by our power users to build visualizations.,It's a highly flexible for building dashboards. Once you know how to use the tool, you can design a dashboard to look exactly how you want.
Has a broad range of data connection options.
An easy UI for joining datasets.,The learning curve is really steep. Even with online self-help resources and training modules, it takes a long time to learn fairly basic operations compared to other tools I've used. Basic operations in Tableau Desktop should really be simplified to acclimate new users.
I experience lots of unexplained connection errors and the error messages are really ambiguous. I've learned to keep retrying multiple times and that often resolves the error, but sometimes if a workbook has been inactive for a while, the only way to resolve the connection error is to restart Tableau Desktop. That is really buggy behavior, and I have wasted a lot of time (as have many colleagues of mine) trying to decipher these errors. This really needs to be fixed.
The application runs really slowly. I have a powerful PC, but Tableau Desktop really saps its resources. The previous BI tool we used was cloud-based, so this was a big adjustment moving to this resource-intensive thick client. I think it should be optimized to run faster. I spend too much time waiting.,7,Domo,10,9,DomoVerified UserSelf-taught user review2019-05-15T03:35:46.825ZTableau Desktop was initially going to be used across the whole organization for internal and external purposes. It was going to help automate much of the reporting so more time could be spent on analyzing the data.,Data visualization
Data integration
Data clean Up,Sharing reports
Duplicating dashboards
Overall learning curve,10,Datorama and Google Data Studio,10,8,Datorama, Google Data Studio, TrackMavenVerified UserRobust analytics tool for analysts and business users2019-05-15T03:31:30.226ZIt is mainly used by the Analytics department in order to solve business problems but there are some savvy business users. It helps to find possible reasons for business performance spikes or drops by slicing and dicing the data. Also, it is generating automated daily reports to key business stakeholders and senior executives.,Diverse options for data visualization
Intuitive user interface
Robust built-in analytics,Needs more sophisticated data governance options.
Needs more smooth connection with other tools (such as Adobe Analytics).,8,Domo,7,8,Adobe Analytics, Alteryx AnalyticsVerified UserSolid product but not cheap2019-04-25T13:16:34.509ZTableau is being used as a near real-time dashboard. We use it in specific business use cases as well as across the enterprise to provide visual access to critical data. It primarily serves as a dashboard for me by pulling data from different data sources - database, Excel, SharePoint- and putting it together in a view that is easily understood and communicated. I have used it to both to create reports and provide a nearly real-time view of data.,Real-time view.
Connects to database
Provides click-through analysis.
Visually appealing layout.,It is not intuitive to use.
Requires time and effort to create a dashboard.
Should offer out of the box functionality.,8,QlikView and Microsoft Power BI,10,8,ServiceNow, Salesforce Service Cloud, BMC Remedy, Jira Service Desk, Atlassian ConfluenceVerified UserTableau Desktop For Large Data Driven Company2019-07-02T16:48:06.796ZTableau is being used by our business analysts as well as members in our IT department. We are using it to generate reports and do cross functional analysis.,Visualization of Data
SQL Capabilities
Report Generation,Connection to External Data -Snowflake, MS Access, etc
Slow Connection when running Reports,9,Lucidchart,6,8,Azure DevOps (formerly VSTS), Attunity Managed File TransferVerified UserTableau: A robust solution for your reporting needs!2018-10-31T16:24:52.760ZTableau is being used by an entire department. It addresses our need for real-time data and conversion tracking. It allows for all members of our team to tailor reports based on their individual needs.,Allowing users to export data and manipulate the data based on their needs. This means that although there are prepopulated reports, they aren't rigid and inflexible and they allow users to see the data in other prisms.
We are able to track users at various stages of the product lifecycle, which means we can see drop-offs, conversions, and other critical touch points.,Allowing for lay users to create individual reports. Currently, we need to request a Tableau data person to mold new reports for us.
A drag and drop interphase would be amazing for allowing users to mix touch points as they need.
The ability to copy and paste data into Excel as opposed to exporting. We don't always need an entire report.,8,Qlik Sense Cloud,8,10,Qlik Sense, Aurea Campaign Manager (formerly Lyris HQ), Vindicia CashBoxAryeh Bricknerwork tool for presentation of data in chart and professional quality table.2018-06-25T21:02:52.384ZTableau is being used by a department of the company, specifically for the coordination of data analysis for decision making.
The systematization of the information in a single database was attended; analysis of the information was represented in easy-to-understand tables and graphs. Thus solving the problem of using other programs that do not offer as many professional quality options as a table. In the same way, it was allowed to solve the problem of the existence of several databases.,It has easy-to-use bar-type graph options that allow you to group a lot of content.
It offers the possibility of working with a database in order to position your exact location on your territory and display your information on a map.
It has options to superimpose information between two related variables.
It has the potential to work with ideal trend data for decision making.,Although it allows you to link variables, I consider that the presentation of the information is not ideal. I think the vendor can work on improving that tool.
It is difficult to use the tool for georeferencing data, because it asks you to check many options to apply the task. I think the vendor can work on simplifying the process.
They should review the process of linking data sheets with the tools from Tableau. On some occasions, I had to do the work again because I did not recognize the database. Work on simplifying the process please.,8,MATLAB,8,8,Skype, Google Analytics, Micro Focus ALMAndres MezaTableau for the win!2018-10-09T16:00:13.722ZWe heavily use Tableau to analyze student performance, student retention, and to identify students at risk.,Excellent data visualization tool.
Easy to learn and great support from the community.
Great ecosystem to manage data for organizations of any size.,Expensive for small organization
Product support from Tableau is limited
Need more easy to use templates for users who are just starting out.,10,,10,10,Yes,Product Features
Product Usability
Product Reputation,Nothing. Extremely satisfied.,9,Haven't had such a situation yet, but mostly all questions are answered from community members.,Dashboard publishing
Data Connectivity
Creating extract to work with local data and avoid connecting live production database.,Fixed calculations are difficult to learn.
Containers are challenge to format.
Predictive analytics aren't are difficult to understand.,9Aquinov MathappanTableau Desktop - A Great BI Product2018-12-19T19:50:40.188ZIt is used across the organization. All kinds of departments inside our company use Tableau. It solves hundreds of business problems. Tableau users report on the sales, revenue, quotes, product development and lots of other business processes. Data Sources like SAP BW, and Salesforce are slow when it comes to reporting on millions of rows of data. Tableau makes it easier for us to report on all this stuff.,Scalability of Tableau is amazing. We have thousands of users who interact with the Tableau reports on a daily basis without any major issues. It is exactly like the bigger organizations like us need.
Ease of use is another thing that is very good about Tableau. With a very less training, a user can start creating basic reports. As there are many Tableau users around the world, we get a lot of materials, videos online very easily.
Beautiful visualizations are the best part of Tableau. Once you get the hang of Tableau, you can impress your boss by creating visually appealing dashboards. Many types of charts are available in Tableau, but if not, you will always find a way to create the visualization you need. Tableau never disappoint you.,When creating a data source that needs several tables to be joined together, Tableau does its thing by loading the metadata, executing a query and loading data for preview. It does it after each and every join condition. Basically, every time you add a join condition you wait for a minute to create another one. God bless you if you are joining ten tables. There has to be way to pause this data load or at least some part of it to make this process faster.
We had this issue of connection looping with Tableau. Even with a good connection, Tableau ask us to reconnect to the data source. This thing goes in an infinite loop until you hit "No" or "Cancel". And it doesn't exactly show in the log that why is it doing that. Logging needs to be improved.
Tableau doesn't like Star or Snowflake schema even with a columnar database. We have these big Star schema (some of them are a little snowflaked) that we tried to load in Tableau. But they were slow. We converted those to the flat tables and Tableau works great with it.,9,Pentaho and Qlik Sense,9,9,PentahoVerified UserTableau Desktop great for individual users2018-12-22T16:03:59.062ZInternally, Tableau is mainly used by the analytics team, but we have had some cross-department adoption. Externally, our clients use the dashboards our team produces across multiple business functions. It really depends on the client and how much they are dedicated to investing in the platform at an organizational level. It's mixed between companies with only 1 or 2 stakeholders that care about dashboards, to companies that use Tableau across the organization.,Tableau allows me to quickly explore a dataset and find meaningful visualizations and segments in the data. I find that it's the tool I turn to when I have a fresh set of data and need to quickly pick apart what's important to know about that data.
A lot of my business stakeholders can't understand data without being able to see a visualization. Tableau enables me to take structured data and build those visualizations much faster than something like Excel.
I enjoy the flexibility in being able to create calculated metrics within the tool. This saves several steps in creating those new metrics within the raw data. The calculated metrics are robust, allowing you to write logic to get at the data that you really need.,I spend a lot of time customizing dashboards for clients to match their branding and aesthetic. The one particularly annoying thing is not being able to change the font colors on the y-axis labels. It seems so simple, but there's honestly no way to do it!
I work from a laptop that is a few years old. Tableau software is not a light program and I often run into system memory issues when I'm running Tableau Desktop along with other programs. I probably just need a faster computer, but IT has budget constraints and I'm not sure when I'll get a PC upgrade.
Sometimes I could spend a lot of time just trying to find a feature in the tool. Like a lot of other Tableau users, I end up googling my question and finding the answer on a community post or YouTube channel. I know it's not just me, as sometimes formatting and customization are not very straightforward.,8,TIBCO Data Virtualization and Microsoft BI,7,5,Adobe Marketing Cloud, Microsoft 365 Business, Adobe PhotoshopVerified User
Windows, Mac
Tableau Desktop
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