Tableau Desktop for Data Analysts
November 01, 2021
Tableau Desktop for Data Analysts

Score 9 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User
Overall Satisfaction with Tableau Desktop
Tableau Desktop is currently being used in my project. The most common implementation of Tableau is to create complex data visualizations to extract meaningful business insights, and thus it caters to all audiences. This helps us to create interactive dashboards with a sequence of visual graphics called stories. Recently we have also integrated Tableau with R and Python to easily map data insights to dashboards in real-time. Since Tableau can handle large amounts of data, complex statistical computations also help in providing dynamic variations to the dashboard.
Pros
- It can handle very large amount of data
- Drop-down options in dashboards allow users to analyze the impact of clusters within the dataset
- It integrates well with Python and R
Cons
- It is strictly a visualization tool, hence no data preprocessing is possible
- Non-coding Tableau users will find it difficult to preprocess data using Python/R and then push the preprocessed data to Tableau
- The reports generated has to be updated manually since Tableau does not allow automatic refreshes
- It has improved the business process outcomes
- It has improved operational efficiencies
- It has improved compliance and risk management
We preferred Tableau over Power BI due to its user-friendly interface and interactive GUI. Since we work with large datasets, we observed that Power BI can deal with only a limited amount of data when compared to Tableau which creates complex visualizations in a time-efficient manner. Hence, as analysts we prefer Tableau.
Do you think Tableau Desktop delivers good value for the price?
Yes
Are you happy with Tableau Desktop's feature set?
Yes
Did Tableau Desktop live up to sales and marketing promises?
I wasn't involved with the selection/purchase process
Did implementation of Tableau Desktop go as expected?
Yes
Would you buy Tableau Desktop again?
Yes
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