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Tableau Desktop

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…

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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

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

YouTube

Tableau Desktop Naming Conventions Part 1

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Tableau Desktop Introduction Part 1

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Features

BI Standard Reporting

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

8.4
Avg 8.2

Ad-hoc Reporting

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

8.2
Avg 8.0

Report Output and Scheduling

Ability to schedule and manager report output.

8.1
Avg 8.3

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.

8.1
Avg 7.9

Access Control and Security

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

8.7
Avg 8.5

Mobile Capabilities

Support for mobile devices like smartphones and tablets.

7.9
Avg 7.8

Application Program Interfaces (APIs) / Embedding

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

8.2
Avg 7.8
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Product Details

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.


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Tableau Desktop Technical Details

Deployment TypesOn-premise
Operating SystemsWindows, Mac
Mobile ApplicationNo

Frequently Asked Questions

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.

Tableau Desktop starts at $70.

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

Reviewers rate Java API highest, with a score of 9.2.

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

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Reviews and Ratings

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Reviews

(1-5 of 81)

The perfect tool for presenting data.

Rating: 8 out of 10
February 24, 2025
KK
Vetted Review
Verified User
Tableau Desktop
7 years of experience
  • 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.

Tableau Desktop is a huge timesaver and way easier to learn from scratch than most

Rating: 9 out of 10
February 24, 2025
AM
Vetted Review
Verified User
Tableau Desktop
5 years of experience
  • 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

Tableau user review

Rating: 10 out of 10
March 13, 2025
JR
Vetted Review
Verified User
Tableau Desktop
5 years of experience
  • Leading with data
  • product development improvement
  • helping ppl avoid manual work

Easy to Use Data Visualization Software

Rating: 9 out of 10
February 24, 2025
LB
Vetted Review
Verified User
Tableau Desktop
10 years of experience
  • Tableau Desktop has sped up the monthly reporting process for us by automating tasks that were manually done.
  • Easy to use dashboards now make large amount of data available to all levels of the organization.
  • We are easily able to join data sets ourselves rather than relying on IT to build something o the back end.
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