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Altair RapidMiner vs Tableau Enterprise comparison

 

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Executive SummaryUpdated on Mar 1, 2026

Review summaries and opinions

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

Categories and Ranking

Altair RapidMiner
Average Rating
8.6
Reviews Sentiment
7.0
Number of Reviews
24
Ranking in other categories
Predictive Analytics (4th), Data Science Platforms (8th)
Tableau Enterprise
Average Rating
8.4
Reviews Sentiment
6.1
Number of Reviews
309
Ranking in other categories
BI (Business Intelligence) Tools (2nd), Reporting (2nd), Data Visualization (1st), Embedded BI (1st)
 

Mindshare comparison

While both are Business Intelligence solutions, they serve different purposes. Altair RapidMiner is designed for Predictive Analytics and holds a mindshare of 6.6%, down 16.5% compared to last year.
Tableau Enterprise, on the other hand, focuses on BI (Business Intelligence) Tools, holds 6.7% mindshare, down 18.3% since last year.
Predictive Analytics Mindshare Distribution
ProductMindshare (%)
Altair RapidMiner6.6%
Alteryx7.6%
Anaplan6.9%
Other78.9%
Predictive Analytics
BI (Business Intelligence) Tools Mindshare Distribution
ProductMindshare (%)
Tableau Enterprise6.7%
Microsoft Power BI9.3%
Amazon QuickSight3.7%
Other80.3%
BI (Business Intelligence) Tools
 

Featured Reviews

VS
Professor at Instituto Superior de Contabilidade e Administraçao de Coimbra
Utilize intuitive CRISP model support and predictive analytics features for effective data analysis
Altair RapidMiner is appreciated for its ease of use and the CRISP data mining model it supports, covering steps like data preparation, data understanding, and business understanding. The tool’s auto model feature is excellent as it allows simulation of models to select the best one. It is useful for predictive analytics with community support for model adjustments. I also find handling complex datasets promising, although there's a need for improvement with generative AI adaptation.
Uzair Faruqi - PeerSpot reviewer
Head Of Data Science 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.

Quotes from Members

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

Pros

"RapidMiner for Windows is an excellent graphical tool for data science."
"The most valuable feature is what the product sets out to do, which is extracting information and data."
"The data science, collaboration, and IDN are very, very strong."
"Using the GUI, I can have models and algorithms drag and drop nodes."
"The solution is stable."
"The most valuable feature of RapidMiner is that it is code free. It is similar to playing with Lego pieces and executing after you are finished to see the results. Additionally, it is easy to use and has interesting utilities when preparing the data. It has a utility to automatically launch a series of models and show the comparisons. When finished with the comparisons you can select the best one, and deploy it automatically."
"The documentation for this solution is very good, where each operator is explained with how to use it."
"It's helpful if you want to make informed decisions using data. We can take the information, tease out the attributes, and label everything. It's suitable for profiling and forecasting in any industry."
"All the reports that we develop using Tableau are complimented by our directors, as the information is visualized well."
"Tableau is easy to use and it has great predictive features."
"We are able to create reports that are more helpful to our front-line employees, and they are able to implement decisions much faster."
"The drag and drop feature that provides self-service analytics with absolutely no coding is the most important feature."
"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."
"Using an automatic way to analyze and provide the results increased accuracy to about 98% and reduced 99% of the rework."
"Tableau Prep tool for data preparation is a most valuable tool."
"Tableau has greatly enhanced our organization's data-driven decision-making processes by enabling us to create visually compelling reports and dashboards."
 

Cons

"Improve the online data services."
"A great product but confusing in some way with regard to the user interface and integration with other tools."
"Many things in the interface look nice, but they aren't of much use to the operator. It already has lots of variables in there."
"The price of this solution should be improved."
"Improve the online data services."
"I would like to see wider adoption of the RapidMiner platform by the Open Source community as a viable alternative/companion to Python and R."
"About twenty-five percent of my problems involve image processing, and I found RapidMiner lacking in this domain. While we work on OCR and similar tasks, RapidMiner hasn't been as engaged in that field as other models. Some other models also support email processing, but RapidMiner doesn't offer this feature."
"I would like to see all users have access to all of the deep learning models, and that they can be used easily."
"A strict security measure is needed. I believe it is weak in terms of security."
"Pricing is costly when compared to products like Microsoft Power BI. Also, the licensing should be more general."
"With data exploding exponentially, handling huge data that runs into billions of records is still a concern at an enterprise level."
"I find data prepping in Tableau challenging to understand, perhaps because I am new to it. It sometimes requires extensive investigation to determine why the data does not appear correctly."
"Initial versions crashed when large data sets were loaded. Subsequent releases were more stable."
"Performance has issues when you get too many users."
"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."
"There have been issues where suddenly the site will not respond, requiring a restart."
 

Pricing and Cost Advice

"I used an educational license for this solution, which is available free of charge."
"The client only has to pay the licensing costs. There are not any maintenance or hidden costs in addition to the license."
"Although we don't pay licensing fees because it is being used within the university, my understanding is that the cost is between $5,000 and $10,000 USD per year."
"For the university, the cost of the solution is free for the students and teachers."
"I'm not fully aware of RapidMiner's price because we had licenses provided, but from my analysis, it's moderately priced, not too high or too low. It's worth the investment."
"We are on an annual license which costs us $1,400 which is very expensive. Microsft BI is less expensive."
"Tableau is not as cost-effective as Microsoft BI."
"Tableau is free."
"The professional version of Tableau is quite expensive."
"Tableau is an expensive solution."
"Its licensing cost should be improved."
"Tableau can be costly (but this can be indefinable, such as user experience vs. cheaper etc.)"
"Tableau is an expensive solution, though it comes with its advantages."
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Comparison Review

it_user6330 - PeerSpot reviewer
Product Manager at a retailer with 10,001+ employees
May 2, 2013
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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews
Manufacturing Company
11%
University
11%
Computer Software Company
9%
Educational Organization
9%
Financial Services Firm
13%
Computer Software Company
9%
Manufacturing Company
9%
University
6%
 

Company Size

By reviewers
Large Enterprise
Midsize Enterprise
Small Business
By reviewers
Company SizeCount
Small Business12
Midsize Enterprise5
Large Enterprise8
By reviewers
Company SizeCount
Small Business117
Midsize Enterprise67
Large Enterprise184
 

Questions from the Community

What do you like most about RapidMiner?
RapidMiner is a no-code machine learning tool. I can install it on my local machine and work with smaller datasets. It can also connect to databases, allowing me to build models directly on the dat...
What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for RapidMiner?
I started with a trial version. We are likely to purchase a license, which may offer additional features.
What needs improvement with RapidMiner?
Currently, I am unsure of all the AI features available in Altair RapidMiner, particularly advanced AI capabilities like neural networks and deep learning. It would be beneficial if the platform co...
Seeking lightweight open source BI software
It depends on the Data architecture and the complexity of your requirement. Some great tools in the market are Qlik Sense, Power BI, OBIEE, Tableau, etc. I have recently started using Cognos Enter...
Tableau vs. Business Objects - Which is a better solution for visualization and analysis?
Both tools have their positives and negatives. First, I should mention that I am relatively new to Tableau. I have been working on and off Tableau for about a year, but getting to work on it consta...
Which would you choose - Tableau or SAP Analytics Cloud?
Tableau is easy to set up and maintain. In about a day it is possible for the entire platform to be deployed for use. This relatively short amount of time can make all the difference for companies ...
 

Also Known As

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Tableau Desktop, Tableau Server, Tableau Online
 

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