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Pros:

Tableau seamlessly integrates with Salesforce and allows us to create beautiful reports and dashboards.

Cons:

The Error messaging is ambiguous sometimes. There is also limited crosstabs which I don't like.

Tableau ratings

Average score

Ease of Use
4.1
Customer Service
4.2
Features
4.5
Value for Money
4.2

Likelihood to recommend

8.4/10

Tableau has an overall rating of 4.6 out 5 stars based on 2,301 user reviews on Capterra.

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Andres Ernesto
Andres Ernesto
Developer-Data specialist in Peru
Verified LinkedIn User
Computer Software, 10,000+ Employees
Used the Software for: 2+ years
Reviewer Source

My opinion

4.0 last year

Comments: My experience is average, before I used it more often, however, I use it less and less nowadays

Pros:

high support, tools, ease of integration and great community

Cons:

I have presented slowness with the tool and there are also other attractive options on the market, both in usefulness and price

Caroline
Caroline
Game Developer in US
Verified LinkedIn User
Computer Software, 1,001–5,000 Employees
Used the Software for: 1+ year
Reviewer Source

User-friendly dashboard/report Tool

4.0 last year

Comments: Tableau is amazing software that has greatly aided our data analysis efforts. Tableau meets all of our needs for data analysis and dashboard creation. The nicest element is that direct use of ad hoc data needs is possible, with no dependencies.

Pros:

One of the most useful features of Tableau is the flexibility with which its dashboards may be filtered. Information that is simple to understand, demonstrate, and infer. Any group may quickly and simply extract useful data thanks to a drag-and-drop interface.

Cons:

Data syncing problems can cause the dashboards to malfunction. Notifications about impending outages would be greatly appreciated. however, that shouldn't be a deal breaker.

B.Naveen
Software Engineer in India
Information Technology & Services, 1,001–5,000 Employees
Used the Software for: 6-12 months
Reviewer Source

Tableau- a reliable visualization tool.

3.0 last year

Comments: The best visualization tool on the market so far. I highly recommend this if you want to improve your dashboard.

Pros:

One of Tableau's most useful features is its flexibility in filtering dashboards. Information that is easy to understand, demonstrate, and derive. A drag-and-drop interface allows each group to quickly and easily extract useful data.

Cons:

There are limits to the external images that you can import into Tableau workbooks. Tableau can become very slow when processing heavy tables.

Tim Van
Senior Project Supervisor in US
Higher Education, 10,000+ Employees
Used the Software for: 2+ years
Reviewer Source

Tableau is a reference to any data analytical tool. Best place for accurate insights.

5.0 4 months ago

Comments: Tableau has made it possible for us to have a clear understanding of our business by giving us incredible platform to analyze our business data. It has been quite an outstanding journey of great experience working on our data with Tableau. It helps get our hands onto very actionable insights allowing us to always make informed decisions.

Pros:

Tableau provides a very intuitive data analytics workspace making it easy to surf through the data. It has super enhanced analytical functions with AI tools which help acquire very detailed and accurate insights from data. Tableau security features are very powerful and makes it possible to keep all data safe to avoid any data losses.

Cons:

There could not be anything to dislike about Tableau, it has worked perfectly with no negative encounters.

Kimani
Marketer in Kenya
Verified LinkedIn User
Accounting, Self Employed
Used the Software for: 6-12 months
Reviewer Source

Data Visualization

5.0 last year

Comments: The overall experience is good. I have created many important visuals on the platform.

Pros:

I think Tableau is up there when it comes to data visualization. One is able to create complex data visuals as one wishes. Secondly, one is able to perform arithmetic on the data as you create the visuals. Tableau is the best platform for data analysts and the whole business community.

Cons:

When creating visuals, Tableau chooses the type of chart to use according to the type of data you have. For instance, one is not able to create a line chart unless data involving dates is used. This can be really annoying.

Verified Reviewer
Verified LinkedIn User
Computer Software, 11–50 Employees
Used the Software for: 1-5 months
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Revolutionary software in the field of data

4.0 last year

Comments: Tableau is faster than other business intelligence tools. I'm sure Tableau can bring revolution in the field data. I recommend it.

Pros:

Superb software for those who work with data. If you are data engineer, data analyst , data scientist, teacher, student or business own you should try it once.

Cons:

Tableau has nothing dislike thing. It's amazing software. It can solve almost all problems related with data. Whether you want reporting or data processing. It can handle very easily.

Munavvar
Managing Director in India
Online Media, 2–10 Employees
Used the Software for: Free Trial
Reviewer Source
Source: SoftwareAdvice

Alternatives Considered:

Exceptional Data Visualization Tool & Dashboard

5.0 last year

Comments: Still Learning to create the dashboard & integrating BigData like Google's Big Query and its fun while building visualization. I enjoyed creating Visualization for one of the Clothing Brands in Surat, India.

Pros:

It supports Python, so customized visualization is possible (for Python programmers, it's easy) to create their own custom dashboard and visualization.

Cons:

It's a bit costly, where PowerBI is free.

Verified Reviewer
Verified LinkedIn User
Information Technology & Services, 1,001–5,000 Employees
Used the Software for: 6-12 months
Reviewer Source

Alternatives Considered:

Efficiency of Tableau for Business Intelligence

5.0 2 years ago

Comments: I enjoy using Tableau because it is one of the most powerful BI tools that exist, I worked using Tableau for several clients and it was a success

Pros:

That it has Tableau Prep that lets you extract, transform and load the data.

Cons:

The LOD experssions can be a little difficult to use at first

Verified Reviewer
Verified LinkedIn User
Industrial Automation, 1,001–5,000 Employees
Used the Software for: 6-12 months
Reviewer Source

A software for your business.

4.0 last year

Comments: Overall, I think Tableau is a great software that provides a beautiful interface to users, and it can be used in various domains and industries.

Pros:

I love the application because it is widely used by many businesses for analysis, and I especially love the dashboard feature that provides a user-friendly interface.

Cons:

What I dislike is the data exploration and analysis, which, in my opinion, are a bit slow and disproportionate.

Brian
Brian
Business administrator in US
Verified LinkedIn User
Electrical/Electronic Manufacturing, 1,001–5,000 Employees
Used the Software for: 1+ year
Reviewer Source

Modern platform

4.0 2 months ago

Comments: The data is clearer and more accessible to everyone, giving a better, more fluid analysis. It helps to have a faster explanation of the real data.

Pros:

Tableau uses artificial intelligence and makes all data easier to analyze and better understood by each user. Sometimes not all data is understood by everyone and what Tableau does is make its presentation easier to understand with its presentation design. Its integration of all data in a single platform helps make it more understandable and better organized.

Cons:

It has always worked well, there is nothing wrong at the moment or something to correct.

Nsereko
Public Relations and Communications Volunteer in US
Transportation/Trucking/Railroad, 201–500 Employees
Used the Software for: 2+ years
Reviewer Source

Tableau Unleashing the Power of Data Visualization

5.0 7 months ago

Comments: Overall My experience with Tableau is incredibly positive.

Pros:

Tableau is a transformative tool for data visualization, turning raw data into captivating visual stories and unlocking valuable insights. With its intuitive interface and powerful analytics, Tableau empowers users to explore data effortlessly, making data exploration feel like an exciting journey of discovery.

Cons:

Tableau is awesome and it doesn't have challenges.

Nsogbu
Assistant Hatchery and Early Stage Manager in UK
Farming, 501–1,000 Employees
Used the Software for: 2+ years
Reviewer Source

What I Experience with Tableau in Data Visualization

4.0 5 months ago

Pros:

Manual data analysis is prone to errors and way too tedious. Tableau automate data modeling, preparation, cataloging and visualization.

Cons:

Some features on free version are weak compared to premium plan.

Olivia
Assistant Director of Admissions Operations in US
Higher Education, 201–500 Employees
Used the Software for: 1+ year
Reviewer Source

Great for data storage and visulation

5.0 6 months ago

Pros:

My team was able to successfully set up a nightly data feed from Technolutions Slate to Tableau to store historical admissions data. It was important to implement Tableau because there's no way that takes snapshots of data in Slate as it's always changing. Once the data storage was set up my team was able to create many different dashboards to display complicated data to other team members to use. One dashboard we were able to create uses slate data from many different storage tables and pulls together appointment data over time so I can monitor workload volume. This has been a really useful visualization tool.

Cons:

You will definitely need a data and Excel expert to set up the dashboard and reporting initially as there's a little clunkiness and set it up charts but it still does the job.

Verified Reviewer
Verified LinkedIn User
Electrical/Electronic Manufacturing, 10,000+ Employees
Used the Software for: 1+ year
Reviewer Source

Essential for project KPIs and management

4.0 11 months ago

Pros:

Visualisation and ease of automized dashboard creation. It was simple to connect it to other tools and it connected and consolidated everything in one place.

Cons:

The inputs had to be very exact in order for the outputs to be correct. Sometimes this made consolidation challenging. Uniformity was required across all inputs and sources.

Verified Reviewer
Verified LinkedIn User
Information Technology & Services, 51–200 Employees
Used the Software for: 1+ year
Reviewer Source

Tableau: The powerful pack for data visulization

4.0 last year

Comments: My overall experience with Tableau is very positive. I like the data visualization tools as they are very easy to use and learn. Its drag-and-drop interface makes it easy to create charts, graphs, and dashboards. Only problem I found that It is very expensive for the individual user

Pros:

Drag and drop options for making interactive charts, graphs, and dashboards. The interface is very very user-friendly to technical and non-technical users. We can figure out various data using managing filters. We can connect Tableau from various data sources

Cons:

Limited charts, graph options. Limited connector options, high pricing

Verified Reviewer
Verified LinkedIn User
Marketing & Advertising, 1,001–5,000 Employees
Used the Software for: 1+ year
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Make your life easy with Tableau

5.0 8 months ago

Pros:

1. Outstanding SQL command 2. UX is very clear 3. Easy to deploy 4. Very quick

Cons:

1. Not Mobile friendly 2. Needs frequent updates 3. Expensive

Eric
Eric
Data Analyst in Kenya
Verified LinkedIn User
Information Technology & Services, 51–200 Employees
Used the Software for: 1+ year
Reviewer Source

Exploring Tableau

5.0 last year

Comments: By far the best visualization tool out there. Highly recommend it if youre looking to level up your dashboards.

Pros:

Tableau has great functionality. 'Everything under one roof' I find myself enjoying Tableau each and every time i use it my work has become easier and I feel like my dashboards look crisp and professional.

Cons:

Tableau desktop requires to be paid for and to be honest it's quite expensive. I'd recommend it to companies and not individuals unless you can afford it for personal use.

Verified Reviewer
Verified LinkedIn User
Consumer Goods, 10,000+ Employees
Used the Software for: 2+ years
Reviewer Source

Best data tool for visualization and reporting

5.0 12 months ago

Comments: I've been using Tableau for 9 years and I've tested other multiple options and no one like Tableau. If you put all pros and cons, Tableau always win!

Pros:

Ease of use. Learning curve. Multiple options for visualizations. Can be used from beginners to experts.

Cons:

When your organization needs to have multiple users connected in real time, If data source is using live connections, the user experience could be bad.

Angel
Intern in Kenya
Financial Services, 51–200 Employees
Used the Software for: 2+ years
Reviewer Source

Data Analysis Using Tableau.

5.0 4 months ago

Comments: I have a positive overall experience with Tableau.

Pros:

It enable one to create interactive dashboards.

Cons:

The free trial period is too short. This may inconvenience the analysis.

Nithin
Analyst in US
Information Technology & Services, 1,001–5,000 Employees
Used the Software for: 2+ years
Reviewer Source

Best data visualization tool out there

4.0 11 months ago

Pros:

The fact that Tableau supports practically all connectors, including Teradata, Bigquery, Salesforce, SAP, Snowflake, and others, is one of its finest features. Furthermore, it can produce and support a wide variety of chart kinds, such as pie, donut, map, and Sankey charts. I am capable of creating engrossing dashboards that tell tales to inspire my audience.

Cons:

Tableau can be costly for individual users or small enterprises due to the high licensing prices associated with Tableau Desktop.

Rogers
Rogers
QA Engineer in US
Verified LinkedIn User
Financial Services, 51–200 Employees
Used the Software for: 6-12 months
Reviewer Source

Tableau as a tool to make analytical work

5.0 last year

Comments: I think it is not just an experience, it is a great tool to manage data for analysis in a daily basis

Pros:

Good choice to present, analyze data to make decisions

Cons:

You need to plan ahead to have enough computational power to import and analyze big amount of data

Darren
Founder in South Africa
E-Learning, Self Employed
Used the Software for: 2+ years
Reviewer Source

Tableau is great for dashboard visuals and KPI tracking

4.0 7 months ago

Comments: Overall, Tableau offers great visualization for KPI tracking

Pros:

Tableau has a great user interface which is easy to navigate through

Cons:

If the tool is being used to measure a multitude of global markets or sectors within the same business, sometime the selection of data takes a while to refresh

Atis
analyst in Latvia
Financial Services, 11–50 Employees
Used the Software for: 2+ years
Reviewer Source

Tableau

5.0 last year

Pros:

Overall I like the customization of reports & possible ways to visualize the data. Love that there is a strong community on the internet within Tableau help forum. I like that you can do most things on Tableau Online version, however, there are a couple of things that can only be done on desktop.

Cons:

Sometimes same features are placed differently in desktop vs online version & that makes using the product a bit more confusing.

Brian
Sr Project Engineer in US
Logistics & Supply Chain, 201–500 Employees
Used the Software for: 2+ years
Reviewer Source

Tableau - Great for Driving change within an organization

5.0 10 months ago

Pros:

Ease of Use and ability to go from data to visuals within minutes

Cons:

lack of statistical analysis tools, formatting table visuals is cumbersome

Kayla
CRM Marketing Specialist in US
Higher Education, 5,001–10,000 Employees
Used the Software for: 2+ years
Reviewer Source

Tableau is a great data analysis tool

5.0 8 months ago

Pros:

Tableau is easy to use, and makes data easy to compare year to year with charts. It takes so much of the manual work away! Being able to see figures for a specific area we recruit in and compare those figures year to year allows us to make more strategic decisions for travel, budget for mailers to those areas and help with overall decision making in next years recruitment cycle.

Cons:

It was hard to use at first, but then after using it for some time it's easy!