Access PeopleXD vs Tableau Enterprise comparison

The compared Access Group and Salesforce solutions aren't in the same category. Access Group is ranked #29 in BA , and holds a 0.8% mindshare in the category. Salesforce is ranked #2 in BIT , with an average rating of 8.3, and holds a 10.3% mindshare. Additionally, 89% of Salesforce users are willing to recommend the solution.

Access PeopleXD

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89% willing to recommend

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We performed a comparison between Access PeopleXD and Tableau Enterprise based on real PeerSpot user reviews.

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Categories and Ranking

Access PeopleXD

Average Rating

3.0

Number of Reviews

Ranking in other categories

Benefits Administration (29th), Talent Management (48th), Expense Management (43rd), HR Analytics Software (12th)

Tableau Enterprise

Average Rating

8.4

Reviews Sentiment

6.3

Number of Reviews

307

Ranking in other categories

BI (Business Intelligence) Tools (2nd), Reporting (2nd), Data Visualization (1st), Embedded BI (1st)

Mindshare comparison

Access PeopleXD and Tableau Enterprise aren’t in the same category and serve different purposes. Access PeopleXD is designed for Benefits Administration and holds a mindshare of 0.8%, up 0.4% compared to last year.
Tableau Enterprise, on the other hand, focuses on BI (Business Intelligence) Tools, holds 10.3% mindshare, down 19.8% since last year.

Benefits Administration Market Share Distribution
Product	Market Share (%)
Access PeopleXD	0.8%
Workday	17.4%
Oracle HCM Cloud	11.5%
Other	70.3%

Benefits Administration

BI (Business Intelligence) Tools Market Share Distribution
Product	Market Share (%)
Tableau Enterprise	10.3%
Microsoft Power BI	14.1%
Amazon QuickSight	4.9%
Other	70.7%

BI (Business Intelligence) Tools

Featured Reviews

reviewer951189

IT Manager at a retailer with 10,001+ employees

Has many features in need of improvement, including its monitoring, interface, dashboard and technical support

The solution has many areas in need of improvement. I cannot cite just one or two. These include management, monitoring, interface, dashboard and technical support, by way of example. A checklist should be included and the user interface should be addressed. The solution has a function which allows one to give feedback for every employee and to do so overall. The visibility, GUI and features involved in the feedback function are not up to snuff. Employee service details are an issue.

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Uzair Faruqi

Head Of Analytics at Mjunction Services

Ease of developing dashboards and receiving strong technical support have enabled efficient data visualization

Introducing custom features, such as NLP-based reports, is not very good in Tableau. My MD has been asking us for a way to write in natural language to request reports that the system should generate, but that isn't very effective with Tableau. As a developer, I can develop an on-demand report in Python quite easily, but exposing a REST API on the Tableau platform is not a very easy task. AI enablement is an area for improvement for Tableau, and that is something they might have to work upon. I have heard that ThoughtSpot is quite better in this regard, but the cost of ThoughtSpot is much higher. ThoughtSpot has lots of natural language-based report generation features that Tableau lacks.

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Quotes from Members

We asked business professionals to review the solutions they use. Here are some excerpts of what they said:

Pros

"The solution is stable."

"Tableau is very flexible and easy to learn. It has drag-and-drop function analytics, and its design is very good. It is a very good tool, and it basically brings life into data with good design. We have been creating a lot of interactive visualizations and dashboards. It has a public version. There are public communities from where you can get a lot of examples for practice."

"It's easy to use."

"It’s good for quick visualization and being able to quickly consume unstructured data to play around with."

"The initial setup is quick and easy and you don't need special outside assistance to set everything up."

"Tableau's performance is really good, and it is adding new features."

"It gives us a new dimension to the way that we analyse our data."

"The action feature which Tableau has is very useful for us. If we click on one visualization, it will pass the value to another visualization. That interactivity within different visualizations is the most valuable feature of Tableau."

"Tableau Prep tool for data preparation is a most valuable tool."

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Cons

"The solution has many areas in need of improvement, including management, monitoring, interface, dashboard and technical support."

"Maybe the price could be a bit cheaper, especially if you're a personal developer that uses Tableau just to explore smaller data sets and you're not a company or something like that."

"The data entered into Tableau must be clean. Otherwise, it won't work properly."

"Tableau could be improved by introducing a data manipulation layer within the tool itself. Currently, data manipulations require using additional tools like Alteryx. If Tableau included these capabilities, it would reduce the need for external dependencies. The tool gets slower when we feed huge amounts of data."

"If you wanted to create something without making it an extra column in the data set, you can't just rename it to a more user-friendly short name."

"Formatting controls could use some improvement."

"The ability to use it on MAC machines. As far as I know, this is not possible."

"With Tableau, when you're dealing with very large datasets, it can be slow so the performance is an area that can be improved."

"I would like Tableau Prep to be integrated with Tableau Desktop. I would also like more customizations for tables."

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Pricing and Cost Advice

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"I recommend that you discuss your needs with the salesperson and try to negotiate the price."

"Tableau is free."

"In general, if someone is new and wants to learn Tableau, it's around $70 per month."

"It is fairly expensive. I have no idea what they paid. We were on an enterprise license, so whatever it is they licensed at the enterprise level is what we paid."

"There is a license for this solution and we pay on an annual basis."

"It is reasonable and cheap as compared to other major tools. It has a good price, and people go for it because of its pricing."

"The initial cost that is set according to CPU cores is expensive."

"Pricing is not bad. It's competitive."

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May 2, 2013

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Top Industries

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Financial Services Firm

15%

Manufacturing Company

10%

Computer Software Company

10%

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Company Size	Count
Small Business	117
Midsize Enterprise	66
Large Enterprise	182

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Comparisons

UKG vs Access PeopleXD

Compared 59% of the time

Workday vs Access PeopleXD

Compared 41% of the time

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Microsoft Power BI vs Tableau Enterprise

Compared 17% of the time

Domo vs Tableau Enterprise

Compared 8% of the time

Amazon QuickSight vs Tableau Enterprise

Compared 6% of the time

Databricks vs Tableau Enterprise

Compared 5% of the time

SAP Analytics Cloud vs Tableau Enterprise

Compared 4% of the time

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Also Known As

CoreTalent, CoreHR Compensation and Benefits, CoreHR CoreExpense

Tableau Desktop, Tableau Server, Tableau Online

Overview

Access PeopleXD is an end-to-end HR solution with unified payroll for UK and Irish businesses that can transform your people strategy, while giving you absolute freedom and flexibility to adapt. It provides a fully integrated suite of Payroll, People Management, Workforce Management, Talent, Digital Learning, Recruitment and Analytics Software.

Access PeopleXD is a mobile-first, 100% SaaS platform, delivering access to the latest technology at all times with no manual upgrades required.

Access Group

Tableau Enterprise offers powerful features for creating interactive visualizations, dashboards, and maps, including drag-and-drop functionality and easy integration with multiple data sources, promoting real-time collaboration and self-service analysis.

Tableau Enterprise stands out with its ability to create user-friendly, interactive visualizations, making it pivotal for business intelligence applications. Users benefit from its seamless connectivity and advanced analytical functions, facilitating data blending and storytelling. Despite a complex learning curve and high licensing costs, its features like geospatial analysis and efficient content distribution drive its indispensable value for data-driven insights. Enhancements in predictive analytics and support integration with machine learning tools further its capabilities across industries.

What are the most valuable features?

Interactive Visualizations: Enables users to create engaging reports.
Drag-and-Drop Functionality: Simplifies data analysis processes.
Data Integration: Offers seamless connectivity with multiple sources.
Real-Time Collaboration: Supports synchronous data sharing.
Advanced Analytics: Provides predictive analytics and geospatial analysis.

What benefits and ROI should users look for?

Informed Decision-Making: Facilitates data-driven insights.
Efficiency in Reporting: Streamlines dashboard and reporting tasks.
Cost-Effectiveness: Despite high licensing, value in robust analytics tools.
Customizable Options: Tailors analytics to specific needs.

Tableau Enterprise is widely used for business intelligence, supporting industries like healthcare, telecommunications, and finance. Organizations utilize it to analyze performance indicators, operational insights, and financial analytics, enhancing decision-making through interactive reports and real-time data integration.

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Sample Customers

Bromford, Mercer, Novartis, Liberty Insurance, DCU

Accenture, Adobe, Amazon.com, Bank of America, Charles Schwab Corp, Citigroup, Coca-Cola Company, Cornell University, Dell, Deloitte, Duke University, eBay, Exxon Mobil, Fannie Mae, Ferrari, French Red Cross, Goldman Sachs, Google, Government of Canada, HP, Intel, Johns Hopkins Hospital, Macy's, Merck, The New York Times, PayPal, Pfizer, US Army, US Air Force, Skype, and Walmart.

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