Tableau is an easy way to get started with high quality visualizations.
August 02, 2016
Tableau is an easy way to get started with high quality visualizations.
Score 9 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User
Overall Satisfaction with Tableau Desktop
We used Tableau Desktop to build out visualizations for data related to public safety. This included data about crimes and code violations, which we received from the police department.
- It is easy to start building visual representations of data sets quickly.
- Tableau makes is very easy to share your data and visualizations with anyone across the web.
- It is easy to change the type of visual representation you use (bar, scatterplot, etc.)
- It has a bit of a learning curve. Make sure you go through at least a few tutorials before jumping in.
- Map based representations are not as straightforward as they seem.
- Kinda pricey!
- D3.js and TIBCO Spotfire
Tableau is more powerful than Excel. One does have more flexibility by using programming libraries like D3.js, which have been designed specifically for data visualization, but they also require the user to know how to program with javascript. Tableau is great for users who want the power of a professional visualization platform, but do not want to spend time programming it.