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Tableau Public

Overview

What is Tableau Public?

Tableau Public is a free edition of the Desktop product. With this edition, data can only be published to the Tableau public website and does not allow work to be saved or exported locally.

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Tableau Public has found its place in a variety of use cases, proving to be a versatile tool for data analysis and visualization. Analysts …
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Popular Features

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  • Customizable dashboards (12)
    10.0
    100%
  • Drill-down analysis (12)
    9.8
    98%
  • Report Formatting Templates (12)
    9.7
    97%
  • Formatting capabilities (12)
    9.7
    97%
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Pricing

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What is Tableau Public?

Tableau Public is a free edition of the Desktop product. With this edition, data can only be published to the Tableau public website and does not allow work to be saved or exported locally.

Entry-level set up fee?

  • No setup fee

Offerings

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

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Product Demos

Tableau Online Training and Tableau Demo , Tableau Real Time project & Tableau Certification

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How to Visualize a Government Budget using Tableau Public.

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Tableau Demo: Tableau Training for Beginners | Data Visualisation using Tableau Video(2018) | ExcelR

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ERP Demo: Parteneriatul Tableau Software - Senior Software in Romania

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Features

BI Standard Reporting

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

9.8
Avg 8.4

Ad-hoc Reporting

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

9.7
Avg 8.0

Report Output and Scheduling

Ability to schedule and manager report output.

9.5
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.

9.7
Avg 8.2
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Product Details

What is Tableau Public?

Tableau Public Technical Details

Operating SystemsUnspecified
Mobile ApplicationNo

Frequently Asked Questions

Tableau Public is a free edition of the Desktop product. With this edition, data can only be published to the Tableau public website and does not allow work to be saved or exported locally.

Tableau Public starts at $0.

Reviewers rate Customizable dashboards and Publish to Web and Publish to PDF highest, with a score of 10.

The most common users of Tableau Public are from Enterprises (1,001+ employees).
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Reviews and Ratings

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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 Public has found its place in a variety of use cases, proving to be a versatile tool for data analysis and visualization. Analysts rely on Tableau Public to gather requirements and build customized dashboards that meet their specifications. With the ability to visualize and present large datasets, Tableau Public enables users to summarize data and identify trends using various visualizations. This makes it an invaluable asset for organizations, allowing them to make sense of complex data sets and generate insights that aid in quick decision-making. Its capabilities extend beyond internal use, as Tableau Public also serves as a platform for creating publicly-available data dashboards and visualizations. The tool enables organizations to publish and distribute these visuals, whether through embedding them on their own websites or sharing them with other organizations. Furthermore, students leverage Tableau Public for educational purposes such as data analysis projects and research, while agencies utilize it both internally and for client reporting and dashboarding. Personal users have also found value in Tableau Public, using it to create and share dashboards with others. Ultimately, Tableau Public offers a wide range of applications across industries and user types, making it an indispensable tool for anyone seeking to unlock insights from data.

Great training tool: Many users have found Tableau Public to be a valuable training tool for understanding the basics of Tableau before purchasing the full software. This has allowed them to familiarize themselves with the platform and its features, making it easier for them to transition to using the complete version effectively.

Extends visualization capabilities: Reviewers have praised Tableau Public as an excellent tool for extending the visualization capabilities of Excel. They appreciate how it enables them to create more advanced and interactive visualizations, allowing them to present data in a more engaging and accessible way. Additionally, Tableau Public's ability to publish data for others to access has been highly valued by users.

User-friendly interface with easy customization: Users have consistently highlighted Tableau Public's user-friendly interface, which makes it simple and intuitive to create and reformat visualizations. The availability of various visualization wizards has also been mind-blowing according to reviewers, enabling users to easily explore relationships between variables and present findings effectively. Furthermore, users appreciate the customization capabilities offered by Tableau Public, allowing non-developers to make on-the-go changes and tailor their visualizations without difficulty.

Limited data sharing and security options: Several users have expressed the need for better options for public sharing of visualizations and data, as well as concerns about the lack of security in Tableau Public. Some reviewers feel that the fact that any data used in the program is public and not secure is a significant drawback.

Restrictive storage space limitation: A common concern among users is the 1 GB storage space limitation per user ID and password. This constraint is seen as limiting by several reviewers, especially for those who work with large volumes of data.

Limitations in data ingestion and compatibility: Many users have mentioned the limitations in terms of data ingestion in Tableau Public. The software only allows a maximum of 10 million rows per data source and does not support direct connections to SQL databases. Additionally, some users have found it unable to read Excel workbooks with multiple pages, which can be restrictive when working with complex datasets.

Attribute Ratings

Reviews

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Score 8 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User
Incentivized
Data Discovery and Visualization (3)
100%
10.0
Pre-built visualization formats (heatmaps, scatter plots etc.)
100%
10.0
Location Analytics / Geographic Visualization
100%
10.0
Predictive Analytics
100%
10.0
BI Standard Reporting (3)
100%
10.0
Customizable dashboards
100%
10.0
Report Formatting Templates
100%
10.0
Pixel Perfect reports
100%
10.0
Ad-hoc Reporting (4)
100%
10.0
Drill-down analysis
100%
10.0
Formatting capabilities
100%
10.0
Integration with R or other statistical packages
100%
10.0
Report sharing and collaboration
100%
10.0
Report Output and Scheduling (5)
80%
8.0
Publish to Web
100%
10.0
Publish to PDF
100%
10.0
Report Versioning
100%
10.0
Report Delivery Scheduling
100%
10.0
Delivery to Remote Servers
N/A
N/A
Score 10 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User
Data Discovery and Visualization (3)
90%
9.0
Pre-built visualization formats (heatmaps, scatter plots etc.)
90%
9.0
Location Analytics / Geographic Visualization
90%
9.0
Predictive Analytics
90%
9.0
BI Standard Reporting (3)
93.33333333333334%
9.3
Customizable dashboards
100%
10.0
Report Formatting Templates
90%
9.0
Pixel Perfect reports
90%
9.0
Ad-hoc Reporting (4)
87.5%
8.8
Drill-down analysis
90%
9.0
Formatting capabilities
90%
9.0
Integration with R or other statistical packages
80%
8.0
Report sharing and collaboration
90%
9.0
Report Output and Scheduling (5)
90%
9.0
Publish to Web
100%
10.0
Publish to PDF
100%
10.0
Report Versioning
90%
9.0
Report Delivery Scheduling
80%
8.0
Delivery to Remote Servers
80%
8.0
Suryaprakash Mishra | TrustRadius Reviewer
Score 10 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User
Incentivized
Data Discovery and Visualization (3)
100%
10.0
Pre-built visualization formats (heatmaps, scatter plots etc.)
100%
10.0
Location Analytics / Geographic Visualization
100%
10.0
Predictive Analytics
100%
10.0
BI Standard Reporting (3)
100%
10.0
Customizable dashboards
100%
10.0
Report Formatting Templates
100%
10.0
Pixel Perfect reports
100%
10.0
Ad-hoc Reporting (4)
100%
10.0
Drill-down analysis
100%
10.0
Formatting capabilities
100%
10.0
Integration with R or other statistical packages
100%
10.0
Report sharing and collaboration
100%
10.0
Report Output and Scheduling (5)
80%
8.0
Publish to Web
100%
10.0
Publish to PDF
100%
10.0
Report Versioning
100%
10.0
Report Delivery Scheduling
100%
10.0
Delivery to Remote Servers
N/A
N/A
Christopher Penn | TrustRadius Reviewer
Score 10 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User
Incentivized
Data Discovery and Visualization (3)
80%
8.0
Pre-built visualization formats (heatmaps, scatter plots etc.)
100%
10.0
Location Analytics / Geographic Visualization
100%
10.0
Predictive Analytics
40%
4.0
BI Standard Reporting (3)
73.33333333333333%
7.3
Customizable dashboards
100%
10.0
Report Formatting Templates
60%
6.0
Pixel Perfect reports
60%
6.0
Ad-hoc Reporting (4)
77.5%
7.8
Drill-down analysis
100%
10.0
Formatting capabilities
60%
6.0
Integration with R or other statistical packages
50%
5.0
Report sharing and collaboration
100%
10.0
Report Output and Scheduling (5)
40%
4.0
Publish to Web
100%
10.0
Publish to PDF
N/A
N/A
Report Versioning
N/A
N/A
Report Delivery Scheduling
N/A
N/A
Delivery to Remote Servers
100%
10.0
Hiren Mistry | TrustRadius Reviewer
Score 8 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User
Incentivized
Data Discovery and Visualization (3)
93.33333333333334%
9.3
Pre-built visualization formats (heatmaps, scatter plots etc.)
90%
9.0
Location Analytics / Geographic Visualization
100%
10.0
Predictive Analytics
90%
9.0
BI Standard Reporting (3)
93.33333333333334%
9.3
Customizable dashboards
100%
10.0
Report Formatting Templates
100%
10.0
Pixel Perfect reports
80%
8.0
Ad-hoc Reporting (4)
80%
8.0
Drill-down analysis
70%
7.0
Formatting capabilities
80%
8.0
Integration with R or other statistical packages
70%
7.0
Report sharing and collaboration
100%
10.0
Report Output and Scheduling (5)
90%
9.0
Publish to Web
100%
10.0
Publish to PDF
100%
10.0
Report Versioning
90%
9.0
Report Delivery Scheduling
80%
8.0
Delivery to Remote Servers
80%
8.0
Score 9 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User
Incentivized
Data Discovery and Visualization (2)
90%
9.0
Pre-built visualization formats (heatmaps, scatter plots etc.)
90%
9.0
Location Analytics / Geographic Visualization
90%
9.0
BI Standard Reporting (3)
93.33333333333334%
9.3
Customizable dashboards
100%
10.0
Report Formatting Templates
80%
8.0
Pixel Perfect reports
100%
10.0
Ad-hoc Reporting (3)
86.66666666666666%
8.7
Drill-down analysis
70%
7.0
Formatting capabilities
90%
9.0
Report sharing and collaboration
100%
10.0
Report Output and Scheduling (5)
92%
9.2
Publish to Web
100%
10.0
Publish to PDF
90%
9.0
Report Versioning
80%
8.0
Report Delivery Scheduling
90%
9.0
Delivery to Remote Servers
100%
10.0
Leah Jakaitis | TrustRadius Reviewer
Score 10 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User
Incentivized
Data Discovery and Visualization (3)
60%
6.0
Pre-built visualization formats (heatmaps, scatter plots etc.)
100%
10.0
Location Analytics / Geographic Visualization
80%
8.0
Predictive Analytics
N/A
N/A
BI Standard Reporting (3)
60%
6.0
Customizable dashboards
100%
10.0
Report Formatting Templates
80%
8.0
Pixel Perfect reports
N/A
N/A
Ad-hoc Reporting (4)
45%
4.5
Drill-down analysis
80%
8.0
Formatting capabilities
100%
10.0
Integration with R or other statistical packages
N/A
N/A
Report sharing and collaboration
N/A
N/A
Report Output and Scheduling (5)
N/A
N/A
Publish to Web
N/A
N/A
Publish to PDF
N/A
N/A
Report Versioning
N/A
N/A
Report Delivery Scheduling
N/A
N/A
Delivery to Remote Servers
N/A
N/A
Rosa Sanchez | TrustRadius Reviewer
Score 10 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User
Incentivized
Data Discovery and Visualization (3)
80%
8.0
Pre-built visualization formats (heatmaps, scatter plots etc.)
70%
7.0
Location Analytics / Geographic Visualization
90%
9.0
Predictive Analytics
80%
8.0
BI Standard Reporting (3)
100%
10.0
Customizable dashboards
100%
10.0
Report Formatting Templates
100%
10.0
Pixel Perfect reports
100%
10.0
Ad-hoc Reporting (4)
97.5%
9.8
Drill-down analysis
90%
9.0
Formatting capabilities
100%
10.0
Integration with R or other statistical packages
100%
10.0
Report sharing and collaboration
100%
10.0
Report Output and Scheduling (5)
82%
8.2
Publish to Web
100%
10.0
Publish to PDF
80%
8.0
Report Versioning
50%
5.0
Report Delivery Scheduling
80%
8.0
Delivery to Remote Servers
100%
10.0
Score 9 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User
Incentivized
Data Discovery and Visualization (3)
80%
8.0
Pre-built visualization formats (heatmaps, scatter plots etc.)
80%
8.0
Location Analytics / Geographic Visualization
100%
10.0
Predictive Analytics
60%
6.0
BI Standard Reporting (3)
93.33333333333334%
9.3
Customizable dashboards
100%
10.0
Report Formatting Templates
90%
9.0
Pixel Perfect reports
90%
9.0
Ad-hoc Reporting (4)
65%
6.5
Drill-down analysis
70%
7.0
Formatting capabilities
90%
9.0
Integration with R or other statistical packages
N/A
N/A
Report sharing and collaboration
100%
10.0
Report Output and Scheduling (4)
80%
8.0
Publish to Web
90%
9.0
Publish to PDF
80%
8.0
Report Versioning
80%
8.0
Report Delivery Scheduling
70%
7.0
Score 10 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User
Incentivized
Data Discovery and Visualization (3)
86.66666666666666%
8.7
Pre-built visualization formats (heatmaps, scatter plots etc.)
90%
9.0
Location Analytics / Geographic Visualization
90%
9.0
Predictive Analytics
80%
8.0
BI Standard Reporting (3)
93.33333333333334%
9.3
Customizable dashboards
90%
9.0
Report Formatting Templates
90%
9.0
Pixel Perfect reports
100%
10.0
Ad-hoc Reporting (4)
90%
9.0
Drill-down analysis
100%
10.0
Formatting capabilities
80%
8.0
Integration with R or other statistical packages
80%
8.0
Report sharing and collaboration
100%
10.0
Report Output and Scheduling (5)
98%
9.8
Publish to Web
100%
10.0
Publish to PDF
100%
10.0
Report Versioning
90%
9.0
Report Delivery Scheduling
100%
10.0
Delivery to Remote Servers
100%
10.0
JC Dringenburg | TrustRadius Reviewer
Score 8 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User
Incentivized
Data Discovery and Visualization
N/A
N/A
BI Standard Reporting (3)
83.33333333333334%
8.3
Customizable dashboards
90%
9.0
Report Formatting Templates
90%
9.0
Pixel Perfect reports
70%
7.0
Ad-hoc Reporting (4)
95%
9.5
Drill-down analysis
100%
10.0
Formatting capabilities
100%
10.0
Integration with R or other statistical packages
80%
8.0
Report sharing and collaboration
100%
10.0
Report Output and Scheduling (5)
74%
7.4
Publish to Web
70%
7.0
Publish to PDF
90%
9.0
Report Versioning
90%
9.0
Report Delivery Scheduling
50%
5.0
Delivery to Remote Servers
70%
7.0
Clifford Marsiglio | TrustRadius Reviewer
Score 10 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User
Incentivized
Data Discovery and Visualization (3)
100%
10.0
Pre-built visualization formats (heatmaps, scatter plots etc.)
100%
10.0
Location Analytics / Geographic Visualization
100%
10.0
Predictive Analytics
100%
10.0
BI Standard Reporting (3)
66.66666666666667%
6.7
Customizable dashboards
100%
10.0
Report Formatting Templates
100%
10.0
Pixel Perfect reports
N/A
N/A
Ad-hoc Reporting (4)
100%
10.0
Drill-down analysis
100%
10.0
Formatting capabilities
100%
10.0
Integration with R or other statistical packages
100%
10.0
Report sharing and collaboration
100%
10.0
Report Output and Scheduling (1)
100%
10.0
Publish to Web
100%
10.0
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