Tableau Enterprise Reviews

We are using the latest version. 

I like the solution's web version, more so than Power BI's web version. It just makes it easier to drag and drop things and to blend data on the backend. It simplifies the process. 

The charting is overly complex in comparison with Power BI's

The calculations are harder, as the focus is on a little level of detail instead of on making a column. Power BI and Tableau are a bit more detailed when it comes to creating calculations. It's not possible to merely add two columns together, but there is a need to build a calculation. Simply put, calculations can be a little more complex in Tableau. I'd like to see the ability just to add and subtract columns, to make it like a wizard.

We are currently using Tableau

The solution is deployed on-cloud, but I have the desktop version, as well. 

As the product is comparable, I rate it as an eight out of ten. 

Tableau is a data visualization tool similar to Microsoft Power BI.

The solution is configurable and flexible. We can customize the dashboards and configure the interface the way that we want. The data can be manipulated and arranged in different ways, such as columns.

I have been using this solution for a year and a half.

Tableau is stable.

The solution could improve the scalability, it is difficult to make changes.

We have more than 50 people using this solution in my organization.

I have evaluated Microsoft Power BI.

I rate Tableau a seven out of ten.

I use this solution primarily for reporting purposes but also for visualizations and dashboards.

The real value of this solution is that it makes it extremely easy to create graphs and visualizations. It has a very intuitive user interface and it's a relatively easy learning curve, so it's easy to pick up for most people. It has some great out-of-the-box features. 

I'd like to see a greater ability for customization because there are certain things that are lacking in that area. 

The solution is stable. 

The solution is scalable. 

I haven't dealt with the tech support but from what I hear they're pretty solid.

The initial setup was quite straightforward. 

It's important to make sure that your data is in a good format before feeding it into the tool. It might also be worthwhile to have some sort of ETL tool to use in conjunction with Tableau, something like Alteryx or Tableau prep, because sometimes you may need to manipulate your data into a specific format to create the types of visualizations and things that you want. You might have the right data, but if it's not in the right format it might be difficult to do certain things in Tableau. My advice would be to get the ETL tool prepped and ready to go before you start pumping it into Tableau.

I rate this solution an eight out of 10. 

I'm not using it on a daily basis. I've gone through the training and I've got my associate certification.

The solution is very easy to use and simple to understand. They make it very easy to navigate around it and to learn the product. 

The solution is very easy to set up.

The pricing is good.

The stability seems to be very reliable. 

Personally, I have not extensively used it, and therefore it's hard to think of areas that might need improvement as I haven't fully experienced every aspect of the product. 

I'd like to see more advanced forms of charting, if possible. 

There should be more widgets that would help less trained individuals create charts with less difficulty.

Tableau probably does not have advanced big data analysis features. It's not in the same category. It doesn't have those features to the same degree as R. You do this recreational; kind of modeling and analytics. It does have some predictive items, however, it's very simple. You can't customize much.

The solution seems to be very stable. I wouldn't say that we have used it in a big data kind of way. We don't have big data; we're not really able to test Tableau to the limits.

Most of the companies that we work with that use it are medium-sized enterprises and is typically public companies or government organizations. 

I can't really evaluate support services from Tableau. Our client agencies use them directly, and therefore they are the ones dealing with support. I don't have much experience on the support side.

Some of our clients also work with Microsoft BI. I'd personally worked with Talend, SAP HANA, and Power BI. I personally prefer Tableau due to its ease of use. With SAP HANA, I don't really have easy access to it. However, with Talend, if I wanted to, I could easily go to its website and download a copy of it.

The initial setup of the product is not difficult. It's very easy and quite straightforward. A company shouldn't have any troubles handling an implementation. 

It's my understanding that the pricing of this solution is quite reasonable and very competitive. That said, I haven't really done an in-depth comparison against competitors.

We are consultants and not exactly customers of the product itself. We run projects. We give policy guidance.

I'd rate the solution at an eight out of ten.

If a company is looking for a way to create charts quickly, and communicate with charts, Tableau is definitely an easy place to start. Of course, users will need some training to understand how to create certain visualizations in Tableau. Other than that, Tableau is quite easy to set up. It's easy to connect to your data sources. Once you have connected to the data sources, you easily create the charts. There's a lot of options, a lot of charts that you can create. However, for the more advanced features, you definitely need some experience. 

I have found the solution easy to use and the interface is very good.

I have been using Tableau for two weeks.

The solution is stable compared to others solutions.

The setup was easy but we are having some problems with the configuration that is taking a long time. We have done some initial tests and some of the delays could be from bandwidth issues. However, the whole installation process should be simplified.

We have evaluated Domo, Microsoft BI, and Qlik, and we have found Tableau is much better.

I would recommend this solution to others.

I rate Tableau a seven out of ten.

I am a developer and I provide solutions to end-users using Tableau.

It's intuitive and highly mature.

I use OBIEE, which is in Tableau. It is much easier than in other tools and it is easier to bring up the data insights.

The customization in the front end is a bit difficult. If they provide any utility or UI feature, where a user can do their own customization it would be great.

I would like to see an option to customize your own reports. Not being able to customize is a pain point for the developers.

I have been using Tableau for six years.

Technical support is good, but they could use some improvement. I would rate the technical support an eight out of ten.

There can be some delays in resolving issues because of the difference in time zones. The need to come with a way to match the time zones.

I would recommend this solution to others but it would depend on their use cases.

I would rate Tableau a nine out of ten.

We have used this solution for enterprise reporting, ad hoc data exploration, and visualization.

While using this solution I have found the valuable features to be ease of use and the visualization. It is a complete solution.

The data preparation could integrate better with Tableau.

I have been using this solution for approximately eight years.

When it comes to stability this solution is very good.

I have found this solution to be highly scalable, we have approximately 800 people in my organization using it and plan to increase usage.

The technical support responsiveness was good. However, we had some tough questions that they could not help us with.

I previously used another solution and switched because Tableau is easy to use, support is good, lower price, and for their community.

The installation is very straightforward for both desktop and server solutions. The desktop only takes a few minutes and the server takes half an hour.

We used consultants for the implementation. We have a team of six that does the maintenance, which includes, server, application, and content administrators.  

This solution is a bit expensive.

The pricing options have become more difficult over the years. I think they are bordering on pricing themselves out of the market. They need different pricing options for various-sized businesses. Where my organization is a large organization, we are happy to pay a higher price because we can leverage the products very extensively. For smaller enterprises, different pricing options would be good.

I would recommend this solution to others to start using it.

I rate Tableau a nine out of ten.

We use this solution as well as provide it to our clients. It's generally used for visualization and reporting. 

This solution has a very good sound analysis quotient attached to it, it's very diligent in that way. It's also simple to implement, very intuitive and provides good performance. It's easy to use.

The solution is integrated reasonably well but I'd like to see some custom connectors and more integration with different platforms. 

The solution is definitely scalable. 

Tableau provides pretty good technical support. I have been interacting with them for a long time and never faced any issues

The initial setup is very straightforward, there's nothing complex about it. 

Tableau has variable licensing models, the cost is usually based around the number of developers and users. 

I recommend this solution. We are constantly promoting Tableau. 

I rate this solution an eight out of 10.