Tableau Desktop Reviews & Ratings 2024

Name: Top Business Intelligence Tools (Qlik Sense, Tableau, ThoughtSpot, IBM Cognos Analytics)
Uploaded: 2022-12-21T21:31:09.000Z
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Description: In this video, the TrustRadius team will be discussing the top business intelligence tools available: Qlik Sense, Tableau, ThoughtSpot, and IBM Cognos Analytics.

Starting at $70 per month

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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…

Recent Reviews

Analytics with Tableau

7 out of 10

February 27, 2024

We use Tableau to generate daily and weekly reports for our business module to generate our key performance indicators. These insights we …

The gold standard in data visualization

10 out of 10

February 06, 2024

Incentivized

I use Tableau to create interactive dashboards from individual charts and graphs. It helps visualize complex data and share reports cross …

A versatile platform that can make your daily work life easier!

9 out of 10

December 29, 2023

Incentivized

We used this platform to record and check all of the data from our sales, revenue, cancellations, and acquisitions. We used this platform …

Excellent tool for data visualization with simplicity

9 out of 10

January 02, 2023

Incentivized

Tableau provide platform where people can create dashboard and do data analysis in simpler way.The visual capabilities and features …

Tableau is a life saver for data analysis and visualization professionals,

10 out of 10

December 07, 2022

We use Tableau for data visualization of our premium healthcare stats. Tableau offers us the power to present large data sets in beautiful …

Tableau Desktop: Best in business

9 out of 10

December 02, 2022

With the ever-evolving data needs and usage of advanced analytics, it is of prime importance that we use the right tool for the …

Awesome BI/Reporting Tool

9 out of 10

September 12, 2022

Incentivized

One of the best in industry BI tools for visualizations and basic AI capabilities. We use it for company-wide analytical and …

"Tableau Desktop is a powerful visual analytics tool that helps us understand our business."

8 out of 10

May 04, 2022

Tableau Desktop is capable of quickly and easily visualizing large amounts of data from various sources. It generates visualizations and

Give your data a different form

9 out of 10

April 26, 2022

Tableau Desktop helps my organization in different ways as mentioned below.<br>1) It helps my organization to analyze company data which …

Visual reporting gone right

10 out of 10

April 19, 2022

This has got to be one of the coolest ways of displaying and viewing reports! I really love how everything integrates with the systems …

"Efficient, Aesthetic And AWESOME Visualization Tool."

9 out of 10

April 13, 2022

Tableau Desktop has proven to be an invaluable resource for us. It can collect data like no other system. We use it almost every day to …

A powerful Business Intelligence tool for enterprises

8 out of 10

March 29, 2022

Incentivized

Tableau is used for data reporting and dashboard creations. Since we have a huge amount of data stored in SQL servers it is really hard to …

A large amount of data analysis can be performed without stress

7 out of 10

March 28, 2022

Incentivized

We have used Tableau Desktop to analyze development efforts. Until now, the work man-hours of each person in charge were collected in …

Tableau is widely used, but needs more support and functionality

6 out of 10

March 06, 2022

Incentivized

We use Tableau Desktop to prepare data sources and dashboards in our organization. We are able to solve simple business problems & use …

Tableau Desktop is an excellent tool for visualizations

9 out of 10

January 20, 2022

Tableau Desktop enables us to connect to our various data streams within the company. Its best feature is its ability to link data from …

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Awards

Products that are considered exceptional by their customers based on a variety of criteria win TrustRadius awards. Learn more about the types of TrustRadius awards to make the best purchase decision. More about TrustRadius Awards

Popular Features

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Report sharing and collaboration (156)
9.3
93%
Drill-down analysis (158)
9.2
92%
Customizable dashboards (165)
9.0
90%
Formatting capabilities (161)
9.0
90%

Reviewer Pros & Cons

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We use set and parameters in Tableau to generate business insights required for our process.
Their customer service assistance is not good which should be improve for better experience.

Verified User

Consultant in Product Management

Consumer Goods Company, 10,001+ employees

Data sharing/collaboration.
Slow performance for large data files.

Verified User

Analyst in Research & Development

Banking Company, 10,001+ employees

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Pricing

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Tableau Creator

$70.00

On Premise

Per User / Per Month

Entry-level set up fee?

No setup fee

For the latest information on pricing, visithttp://www.tableau.com/products/desktop

Offerings

Free Trial
Free/Freemium Version
Premium Consulting/Integration Services

Starting price (does not include set up fee)

$70 per month

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Product Demos

Tableau Desktop Tutorial | Tableau Desktop Training | Online Tableau Desktop Training - Youtube

YouTube

- Tableau Demo: Quick Tutorial to Getting Started with Tableau Desktop

YouTube

Tableau Desktop Naming Conventions Part 1

YouTube

Tableau Desktop Introduction Part 1

YouTube

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Features

BI Standard Reporting

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

8.5

Avg 8.2

Ad-hoc Reporting

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

Avg 8.1

9.2
Drill-down analysis
(158) Ratings
Drill down analysis is the ability to get to a further level of detail by going deeper into the hierarchy.
9
Formatting capabilities
(161) Ratings
Ability to format output e.g. conditional formatting, lines, headers, footers.
8.4
Integration with R or other statistical packages
(121) Ratings
Integration with the open-source R predictive modeling environment.
9.3
Report 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.

8.8

Avg 8.4

9.3
Publish to Web
(148) Ratings
8.4
Publish to PDF
(148) Ratings
8.7
Report Versioning
(115) Ratings
Report versioning is the assignment of version numbers to each version of a report to help in tracking.
9.2
Report Delivery Scheduling
(122) Ratings
Report Delivery Schedule is the ability to have reports delivered to a destination at a specific data and time.
8.5
Delivery 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.

8.6

Avg 8.1

8.9
Pre-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.
8.8
Location Analytics / Geographic Visualization
(148) Ratings
Location analytics is the visualization of geographical or spatial data.
8.7
Predictive Analytics
(125) Ratings
Predictive Analytics is the ability to build forecasting models based on existing data sets.
8
Pattern 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.

8.7

Avg 8.6

8.8
Multi-User Support (named login)
(138) Ratings
Named model access means that users have access based on name and password.
8.4
Role-Based Security Model
(118) Ratings
Role-based access means that access to data is determined by job or position in the corporation.
8.7
Multiple Access Permission Levels (Create, Read, Delete)
(128) Ratings
Multiple access permission levels means that different levels of users have different rights.
9
Report-Level Access Control
(2) Ratings
Report-level access control means that the type of report determines who has access to it.
8.9
Single 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.

8.4

Avg 7.9

Application Program Interfaces (APIs) / Embedding

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

8.7

Avg 7.9

8.6
REST API
(55) Ratings
REST is an architecture style for designing networked applications
8.3
Javascript API
(50) Ratings
A Javascript API is a type of API
8.9
iFrames
(48) Ratings
An iFrame is an HTML document embedded inside another HTML document on a website
8.8
Java API
(45) Ratings
A Java application programming interface (API) is a list of all classes that are part of the Java development kit (JDK)
8.5
Themeable User Interface (UI)
(52) Ratings
A themeable user interface means that a specific visual them can be applied to it
8.8
Customizable Platform (Open Source)
(45) Ratings
A customizable, open source API Gateway is a fast and scalable type of API

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Product Details

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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

In this video, the TrustRadius team will be discussing the top business intelligence tools available: Qlik Sense, Tableau, ThoughtSpot, and IBM Cognos Analytics.

Tableau Desktop Competitors

Tableau Desktop Technical Details

Deployment Types	On-premise
Operating Systems	Windows, Mac
Mobile Application	No

Frequently Asked Questions

Tableau Desktop starts at $70.

IBM Cognos Analytics, SAP Lumira Discovery, and Qlik Sense are common alternatives for Tableau Desktop.

Reviewers rate Report sharing and collaboration and Publish to Web highest, with a score of 9.3.

The most common users of Tableau Desktop are from Enterprises (1,001+ employees).

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February 25, 2018

Tableau- The Data Visualizer

Chandra Bhanu Pratap Singh

BI Developer

Cognizant (Information Technology and Services, 10,001+ employees)

Score 9 out of 10

Vetted Review

Verified User

Incentivized

Ease of Tableau Desktop Training

Without training also Tableau can be mastered by you will have to give more time to practice the concepts and also need to go through online resources.

December 29, 2016

Worked superbly for analyzing web traffic data.

Verified User

C-Level Executive in Finance and Accounting

Internet Company, 51-200 employees

Score 10 out of 10

Vetted Review

Verified User

Ease of Tableau Desktop Training

I would watch and learn from the online tutorials which were probably 75% comprehensive. There were still things we had to figure out around the edges, but just using online documentation and videos and following the examples was adequate. Any time the documentation is lacking, there's a vibrant online community at the ready, and some members even jump in to provide example solutions to problems!

May 26, 2016

Tableau - the better BI tool

Paul Morgan

Senior Product Manager

Experian (5001-10,000 employees)

Score 9 out of 10

Vetted Review

Verified User

Ease of Tableau Desktop Training

Very easy to just paste or insert data and go - intuitive way of creating analytics.

May 24, 2016

Tableau Reporting

Karen Schmidt

Interactive Reporting Manager

Cramer-Krasselt (501-1000 employees)

Score 8 out of 10

Vetted Review

Verified User

Ease of Tableau Desktop Training

Yes and no...If I was the one programming the reports, I would want training. But I just pull the data from the reports that have already been designed.

March 08, 2016

Perfect analytics tool

Verified User

Professional in Information Technology

Telecommunications Company, 201-500 employees

Score 10 out of 10

Vetted Review

Verified User

Ease of Tableau Desktop Training

It would be better to have some training before starting to work with the tool. There are many advanced features available and they are all explained in the training videos and online documentation.

I would recommend going through the basics and then, once installed, it would be beneficial to go through the advanced training sessions and try them out.

September 26, 2013

100 Reasons why Tableau can help you!

Brad Llewellyn

Associate Data Analytics Consultant

Mariner (Information Technology and Services, 11-50 employees)

Score 10 out of 10

Vetted Review

Verified User

Ease of Tableau Desktop Training

It was my job to learn this product on my own, with only a little help from the others who knew the tool. I found this task quite easy due to Tableau's simple interface. I also appreciate that Tableau is complex enough to keep my interest after having mastered the basics. I truly believe that anybody can learn the basics without training. However, if you want to master the tool, there is no substitute for learning from an expert.

August 27, 2013

Tableau 8.0 Review - Be a Data Rockstar

Verified User

Manager in Corporate

51-200 employees

Score 10 out of 10

Vetted Review

Verified User

Ease of Tableau Desktop Training

It's not difficult to learn if you have some experience with reporting and analysis tools however it helps to sit through a few basic on-line tutorials or go to a live class. The learning curve is not very steep.

July 18, 2013