Overview
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…
The gold standard in data visualization
A versatile platform that can make your daily work life easier!
Excellent tool for data visualization with simplicity
Tableau is a life saver for data analysis and visualization professionals,
Tableau Desktop: Best in business
Awesome BI/Reporting Tool
"Tableau Desktop is a powerful visual analytics tool that helps us understand our business."
Give your data a different form
Visual reporting gone right
"Efficient, Aesthetic And AWESOME Visualization Tool."
A powerful Business Intelligence tool for enterprises
A large amount of data analysis can be performed without stress
Tableau is widely used, but needs more support and functionality
Tableau Desktop is an excellent tool for visualizations
Awards
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Popular Features
- Report sharing and collaboration (156)9.393%
- Drill-down analysis (158)9.292%
- Customizable dashboards (165)9.090%
- Formatting capabilities (161)8.989%
Reviewer Pros & Cons
Pricing
Tableau Creator
$70.00
Entry-level set up fee?
- No setup fee
Offerings
- Free Trial
- Free/Freemium Version
- Premium Consulting/Integration Services
Starting price (does not include set up fee)
- $70 per month
Product Demos
Tableau Desktop Tutorial | Tableau Desktop Training | Online Tableau Desktop Training - Youtube
- Tableau Demo: Quick Tutorial to Getting Started with Tableau Desktop
Tableau Desktop Naming Conventions Part 1
Tableau Desktop Introduction Part 1
Features
BI Standard Reporting
Standard reporting means pre-built or canned reports available to users without having to create them.
- 8.3Pixel Perfect reports(138) Ratings
Pixel Perfect reports are highly-formatted reports with graphics and ability to preview the report before printing.
- 9Customizable dashboards(165) Ratings
Customizable dashboards are dashboards providing the builder some degree of control over the look and feel and display options.
- 8.3Report Formatting Templates(144) Ratings
Ad-hoc Reporting
Ad-Hoc Reports are reports built by the user to meet highly specific requirements.
- 9.2Drill-down analysis(158) Ratings
Drill down analysis is the ability to get to a further level of detail by going deeper into the hierarchy.
- 8.9Formatting capabilities(161) Ratings
Ability to format output e.g. conditional formatting, lines, headers, footers.
- 8.3Integration with R or other statistical packages(121) Ratings
Integration with the open-source R predictive modeling environment.
- 9.3Report sharing and collaboration(156) Ratings
Report sharing and collaboration is the ability to easily share reports with others.
Report Output and Scheduling
Ability to schedule and manager report output.
- 9.2Publish to Web(148) Ratings
- 8.4Publish to PDF(148) Ratings
- 8.6Report Versioning(115) Ratings
Report versioning is the assignment of version numbers to each version of a report to help in tracking.
- 9.1Report Delivery Scheduling(122) Ratings
Report Delivery Schedule is the ability to have reports delivered to a destination at a specific data and time.
- 8.5Delivery to Remote Servers(72) Ratings
Ability to deliver reports to remote servers
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.
- 8.9Pre-built visualization formats (heatmaps, scatter plots etc.)(153) Ratings
Pre-built visualization formats are canned visualization types that can be selected to visualize different kinds of data.
- 8.8Location Analytics / Geographic Visualization(148) Ratings
Location analytics is the visualization of geographical or spatial data.
- 8.7Predictive Analytics(125) Ratings
Predictive Analytics is the ability to build forecasting models based on existing data sets.
- 8Pattern Recognition and Data Mining(2) Ratings
Pattern recognition and data mining mean the ability to recognize hidden patterns in large quantities of data.
Access Control and Security
Access control means being able to determine who has access to which data.
- 8.8Multi-User Support (named login)(138) Ratings
Named model access means that users have access based on name and password.
- 8.4Role-Based Security Model(118) Ratings
Role-based access means that access to data is determined by job or position in the corporation.
- 8.7Multiple Access Permission Levels (Create, Read, Delete)(128) Ratings
Multiple access permission levels means that different levels of users have different rights.
- 9Report-Level Access Control(2) Ratings
Report-level access control means that the type of report determines who has access to it.
- 8.9Single Sign-On (SSO)(76) Ratings
Allows users to use one set of login credentials to access multiple applications
Mobile Capabilities
Support for mobile devices like smartphones and tablets.
- 8.6Responsive Design for Web Access(123) Ratings
Web design aimed at producing easy-to-read sites across a range of different devices.
- 8.3Mobile Application(96) Ratings
A dedicated app for iOS and/or Android.
- 8.7Dashboard / Report / Visualization Interactivity on Mobile(116) Ratings
In-app dashboard reports and data visualization.
Application Program Interfaces (APIs) / Embedding
APIs are a set of routines, protocols, and tools for used for embedding one application in another
- 8.5REST API(55) Ratings
REST is an architecture style for designing networked applications
- 8.3Javascript API(50) Ratings
A Javascript API is a type of API
- 8.8iFrames(48) Ratings
An iFrame is an HTML document embedded inside another HTML document on a website
- 8.7Java API(45) Ratings
A Java application programming interface (API) is a list of all classes that are part of the Java development kit (JDK)
- 8.4Themeable User Interface (UI)(52) Ratings
A themeable user interface means that a specific visual them can be applied to it
- 8.8Customizable Platform (Open Source)(45) Ratings
A customizable, open source API Gateway is a fast and scalable type of API
Product Details
- About
- Competitors
- Tech Details
- FAQs
What is Tableau Desktop?
Tableau Desktop supports data-driven decisions by helping users to answer questions more quickly, solve harder problems more easily, and uncover new insights.
Tableau Desktop connects directly to hundreds of data sources, both on-premises or in the cloud, with the goal of making it easier to start analyses. Interactive dashboards, drag and drop functionality, and natural language queries help users of all skill levels quickly discover actionable insights, all from its visual interface. Users can ask deeper questions by quickly building calculations, adding trend lines and seeing statistical summaries, or clustering data to see relationships.
Tableau Desktop Video
Tableau Desktop Competitors
Tableau Desktop Technical Details
Deployment Types | On-premise |
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Operating Systems | Windows, Mac |
Mobile Application | No |
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Reviews and Ratings
(2271)Attribute Ratings
- 8.9Likelihood to Renew39 ratings
- 8Availability10 ratings
- 6.1Performance9 ratings
- 8.6Usability63 ratings
- 6.9Support Rating56 ratings
- 8Online Training4 ratings
- 9.4In-Person Training4 ratings
- 8Implementation Rating34 ratings
- 8.1Configurability2 ratings
- 7Product Scalability3 ratings
- 10Ease of integration1 rating
- 10Vendor pre-sale1 rating
- 10Vendor post-sale1 rating
- 9.2Data Visualization10 ratings
- 7.9Data Sources115 ratings
- 8.4Data Sharing and Collaboration115 ratings
Reviews
(26-50 of 193)- Displaying complex trending data in simplified format
- Creating stories to use as presentation materials with data highlights
- Customized statistical models with trending predictions
- Formatting the data to work correctly in graphical presentations can be time consuming
- Daily data extracts can run slowly depending on how much data is required and the source of the data
- The desktop version is required for advanced functionality, editing on [the] Tableau server allows only limited features
- Storytelling.
- Data visualization.
- Data analysis.
- Pricing.
- Poor support.
- Lags sometimes.
Tableau - best tool for starting BI
- Nice UI for designers and users.
- Easy to create new dashboards.
- A wide range of connectivity.
- Handling large data sets.
- Very easy to use
- Wide selection of graphs and charts
- Excellent array of toolips
- Good for advanced users as allows deep level of customisation
- UI could be more intuitive
- Stand alone product from the web editor so requires additional setup and installation
- Easier use for managing custom parameters
Tableau dashboarding experience
- The Visualizations graphics are really good and the color options help in designing attractive charts. They help to convey more information and can be made interactive.
- You can add filters with offer you to plug and play with values and understand different outcomes.
- You can drag and drop options while creating charts and dashboards. also it is a very fluid layout.
- When handling use amounts of data the system slows down or freezes.
- You need to update parameter as your data changes
- You cannot import visuals from other platforms
Quick and easy solution
- Quick
- Easy
- No code
- Costly
- Non-transferrable knowledge
- Have to work locally
Highly Flexible Tool with Endless Possibilities
- Tableau does visualizations very well.
- It is more intuitive than other BI products.
- A lot of flexibility on the backend for those with developer skills.
- Cleaning and organizing data can be cumbersome.
- Filters and prompts can be tricky.
- It can take a little longer to learn than other tools.
30,000 ft. view of our Tableau implementation
- Easy-to-use interface
- Customizable
- Easy to share with clients or teams
- Expensive
- Customer support is lacking
Probably less suited for something that is a quick turnaround request or a short campaign, simply because of the time-intensive setup.
Good tool with high price
- Easy integration with multiple sources like MSExcel,Oracle etc
- Small learning curve.
- Many inbuilt chart options available.
- Executive view option
- Error messages are not self explanatory .I was doing integration with oracle data but seeing different errors with same query in two systems.
- Bit expensive .
- Sometimes is slow and behave weirdly with large datasets.
Tableau Desktop: one of the best BI tools
- Very rich set of features
- A large set of connection options
- Attractive UI
- Tableau UI is very attractive but at the same times looks a bit intimidating for the new user
- For settings where you may need to cater to a large set of subscribers, Tableau is cost-prohibitive
- Quantitative analysis and trending.
- Easily proves or disproves hypotheses about operational factors that drive data trends.
- Allows subject-matter experts to visually display the story being told by the underlying data in a way that non-experts are able to understand.
- Blending qualitative and quantitative information for visual presentations.
- Level of detail can be somewhat challenging for new users to fully understand.
- Easier editing of published data sources would be a nice-to-have.
Easy to use, yet powerful data visualization tool
- Data visualization.
- Setting up database and queries.
- Live report.
- Notifications.
- Error reasons to fix problems.
- More formats and types of charts.
- Deeply linking with third-party tools.
Tableau Desktop - intuitive dashboards and ease of use
- The learning curve is minimal.
- Easy to use and very intuitive.
- Tableau provides good quality online help.
- The dashboards alignment can sometimes become a challenge.
- It doesn't have the donuts/ the ring as a native visualization format.
- Sometimes is difficult when dealing with dates calculations.
Good product that keeps up with the times
- Customizable
- Easy to use
- Great for end users
- Some of the functions can be tricky at first
- Making it easier to make data changes after the fact
- Ability to change the layout (If not already there)
Tableau Desktop Review
With few clicks you can add your data from cloud to the platform for the analysis part. This tool allows you to find the granule details and insight of the data which is huge in nature. Further different charts makes the presentation of analysis more effective and clear.
- Direct import of excel data sheets and other data sources.
- Various charts makes the data presentation much better.
- It can connect to multiple data sources simultaneously.
- Price is the major factor, costing is a bit high.
- Version support is poor.
- One needs proper training in order to use this tool effectively.
Get your data to talk
- Clear Presentation
- Easy to use and learn
- Good repository of learning materials online
- Connection to Microsoft apps
- Easier access for users who dont have a license
Tableau [Desktop] is not suitable if the data is very unorganized and needs human understanding and manipulation before it can be used. Though Tableau can be used to manipulate data, but if the data needs to be in a certain shape in order to be read by Tableau
Tableau - Still Good But No Longer the King
- Excellent visualizations.
- Initial entry to the tool is intuitive.
- Large number of sources supported.
- Once getting past the basics, creating more complex structures and calculations can be more challenging and less intuitive than other reporting tools.
- Maintaining version synchronization between server and desktop is annoying. Would be better if the server compatibility could be specified in the desktop.
- Support for 3rd party olap technologies could be better.
Tableau's relatively recent acquisition by Salesforce does potentially make it a good fit for organizations with an existing Salesforce presence. This may become more relevant as time passes and Salesforce integrates Tableau more with their platform.
- Dashboard and Tile creation
- Having various data sources connectivity
- Support for various way of displaying the data
- Good documentation support
- Dashboard display speed once user selects a filter can be super slow depending on how much data the dashboard is displaying
- Not all the data sources are supported natively, for some others we have to find work-arounds
- License is expensive
Tableau Desktop: A Solid Data Exploration Tool
Before we hard-code our data and software like Python or R, we do our exploration in Tableau Desktop. It's used across the organization and we find a very helpful for understanding the basic parameters of a data set and look for obvious anomalies.
- Visualization of data
- Basic trend analysis of time series data
- Basic exploration of data
- Sharing data via Tableau dashboards
- Lacking more sophisticated statistical tools
- Difficult to integrate with code environments
- Expensive, especially Tableau Server
Tableau Desktop is good for business users and junior level data analyst who are exploring data sets and trying to draw some initial conclusions from data. It is not well suited for environments that are high code environments that require substantial integration with custom code; it struggles to pass data back and forth well. It is less appropriate for organizations that do not have the money to spend on the software subscription. In the early days, you could purchase Tableau as a one-time expense, but it has moved to a subscription model, making it a consistent expense.
Super Tableau
- For professional dashboard
- We can also sync Tableau Desktop with other tools
- We can also use for forecasting purpose
- It is complete package don't see as of now we required any improvement
Must use. Great ROI. Easy to learn and comprehend.
- Extremely easy to use
- Great options for charts
- Great color palette and filtering capabilities
- Easy to use on mobile
- Handling big data
- Less expensive
- Tableau University for teaching new users
Less appropriate for big data handling and very expensive for smaller organizations.
Tableau Desktop brings data visualizations to you
- Ease of use
- Nice visualizations
- Strong in geospatial capabilities
- Flexible to deploy
- Performance in large datasets
- Needs more advanced analytics capability
- Needs adaptors for migration from other BI platforms
Expensive, but good
- Consolidate data
- Gives a variety of graphs to choose from
- Provide executive views
- Connectivity with SharePoint documents and other enterprise software
- Increase drag and drop functionality
Less appropriate when you have a one-time presentation. It is better to use other ways for presenting the info/insights you want.
Tableau Desktop Review
- Data connection
- Dataset joining and blending
- Visualization
- Storytelling
- Dashboarding
- Calculation feature
- Filters
- Formating
Good for a lone wolf
- Instantly changes views of data to slice and dice depending on need.
- Map feature is fantastic.
- Tableau is very customizable, which means that a lot of simple analytics tools have to be built from scratch.
- Importing data is not always intuitive to a lay person like me.