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Tableau Cloud
Formerly Tableau Online

Overview

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)
    8.6
    86%
  • Customizable dashboards (67)
    8.2
    82%
  • Drill-down analysis (67)
    8.1
    81%

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Verified User
Analyst in Professional Services
Financial Services Company, 10,001+ employees
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Pricing

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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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  • No setup fee

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

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Tableau Server

Tableau Server

$12
Per User Per Month
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.

Tableau Desktop

Tableau Desktop

$70
per month
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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Comparisons

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Reviews and Ratings

(510)

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.

Attribute Ratings

Reviews

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July 16, 2023

Tableau Online - decent tool

Verified User
Analyst in Professional Services
Financial Services Company, 10,001+ employees
Score 10 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User
Incentivized
Usability
6
It really depends on what is your background. If you already know other tools to use, learning the specific interface of Tableau Online is not saving you any time and you have to dig out the specific feature. But if you don’t have coding background, this is easier to use than learning to code.
May 10, 2022

Tableau is a powerful data integration tool for many databases.

Verified User
Administrator in Information Technology
Information Technology & Services Company, 10,001+ employees
Score 9 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User
Incentivized
Usability
10
Based on comments from our clients, I awarded it this grade. Non-technical customers frequently compliment us on the ease with which they can utilize Tableau Online. Usability is rarely a source of contention amongst our customers. Few complaints have come from me as a user of our internal products.
November 25, 2021

Tableau Online makes data sharing easy

Verified User
Analyst in Marketing
Airlines/Aviation Company, 201-500 employees
Score 8 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User
Incentivized
Usability
8
From an end user perspective Tableau Online is overall very easy to navigate once you get used to it, my only complaint is that when expanding or contracting a graph, the "plus" and "minus" on the bottom left is sometimes hidden, and should always be visible. From a builder perspective, it can take some getting used to but the sheer depth of customization makes it all worthwhile.
May 14, 2021

Data Visualization for companies of all sizes

Verified User
Manager in Finance and Accounting
Food & Beverages Company, 5001-10,000 employees
Score 8 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User
Incentivized
Usability
8
After the initial set-up and brief training, Tableau Online is very easy to use for regular users that mainly view dashboards and make business decisions based on the presented information. The learning curve for contributors is certainly higher i.e. it takes more time to onboard people and get them familiarized with Tableau [Online]. I've been part of other software implementations where the software is more intuitive for new starts.
May 06, 2021

Startups take notice: Avoid high developer costs and deliver your product(s) with Tableau Online

Verified User
Team Lead in Other
Computer Software Company, 1-10 employees
Score 7 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User
Incentivized
Usability
8
I gave it this rating primarily based on feedback from our clients that use it. We have many non-technical users that often comment on the ability to navigate easily through the Tableau Online interface. We don't get many complaints from our users in terms of usability. As a user myself for our internal products, I've also had few complaints.
April 29, 2021

Tableau Online- Future of data visualization

Raman Ahuja | TrustRadius Reviewer
Raman Ahuja
Associate Consultant
Tata Consultancy Services (Information Technology and Services, 10,001+ employees)
Score 8 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User
Incentivized
Usability
8
As a user, I find that Tableau Online is a great asset for the organization. It's a bit challenging at first to create reports but for the consumers of the report, it's simply delightful. Even the people who were completely dependent on others for a simple data point are not empowered to do it on their own with a few clicks or using the 'Ask Data'.
April 28, 2021

User friendly dashboard king

Gavin Scott-Miller | TrustRadius Reviewer
Gavin Scott-Miller
Project manager
Gaylor Electric (Construction, 1001-5000 employees)
Score 10 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User
Incentivized
Usability
8
It’s somewhat hard to navigate through its menu system structure if you know what you’re looking for, but don’t know where it’s stored. It navigates like a file explorer so at least everyone can understand it. The dashboards you are able to create can be as custom as you want them. But, it requires that you truly take time to invest in what you want to see and what you deem important
April 27, 2021

Outstanding Data Analytics and Data Visualisation that’s worth the cost!

Ben Williams | TrustRadius Reviewer
Ben Williams
Automation Developer (RPA and OCR Datacap)
Admiral Group plc (Financial Services, 5001-10,000 employees)
Score 8 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User
Incentivized
Usability
10
The user interface is clean and modern with very quick accessibility to most of the common actions. The flow of actions is simple to understand and follow to build up any data analytics models or visualisation you need.
April 27, 2021

Tableau- an intuitive solution to report complex data across your organization

Tom Laughlin | TrustRadius Reviewer
Tom Laughlin
Senior Customer Success Manager
Siteimprove (Computer Software, 501-1000 employees)
Score 7 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User
Incentivized
Usability
8
We have been able to pull in a large amount of data easily and create easy to understand dashboards, features that many other tools are not capable of or have a difficult time doing. It can provide reporting for a variety of different levels of needs-from analytical to executive. Once set up, it is very intuitive and can easily be modified for any audience and allows you to get to specific data points.
April 22, 2021

Tableau is a must for freemium products

Tanner Walz | TrustRadius Reviewer
Tanner Walz
Regional Sales Manager
Lucid (Computer Software, 501-1000 employees)
Score 9 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User
Incentivized
Usability
8
It does most things right. The ability to sift through so much data is vital. However, some of the filtering buttons can be finicky at times. Also, the ability to find the most up to date reports has been a struggle. Maybe that’s on our tableau admin though. Overall, happy!
April 15, 2021

Salesforce didn't buy Tableau for no reason!

TP
Tanish Pruthi
Marketing Associate
Mercer-Mettl (Information Technology and Services, 501-1000 employees)
Score 7 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User
Incentivized
Usability
8
Even though the interface is not that good looking, It is pretty intuitive and easy to use. You also have tons of tutorial articles and videos created by professionals in the community to access for consumption. It would, of course, be a bonus if there was automated onboarding for the whole experience.
April 14, 2021

Would Recommend

MS
Marie Sporich
Marketing Project Manager
allheart Scrubs AC (Retail, 11-50 employees)
Score 8 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User
Incentivized
Usability
8
Online it is very easy to use and I think that it is very convenient that I can open it up in my browser from anywhere, on any device. However, the mobile experience is not the best, and not very easy to read for most reports. Charts are fine, but spreadsheets are not ideal for reading on mobile.
April 08, 2021

Tableau Online is a manager's DREAM!!!!!

Marquis C. Brantley | TrustRadius Reviewer
Marquis C. Brantley
Regional Manager
Vivint Smart Home (Consumer Services, 10,001+ employees)
Score 10 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User
Incentivized
Usability
10
On a scale of 1-10, I'd rate Tableau Online's overall usability as a 10. I've learned how to use this program, and I've trained others on how to use this program and platform. There has never been something that we could not figure out. It's so simple to use, I've shown someone who is not even familiar with the program or our data learn how to navigate the platform.
February 13, 2021

Data? Think Tableau!

RV
Rounak Verma
Data Analyst
Raymour and Flanigan (Retail, 1001-5000 employees)
Score 10 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User
Usability
10
The ability to manipulate data is another one big reason why I prefer Tableau over its alternatives. There are more options to visualize data on Tableau, which makes it very user-friendly. Overall, from my experience, Tableau gives the best service and features to gather, manipulate and visualize data.
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