# Page 18 | Tableau Reviews 2026. Verified Reviews, Pros & Cons | Capterra > Page 18 - Is Tableau the right Data Visualization solution for you? Explore 2351 verified user reviews from people in industries like yours to make a confident choice. Source: https://www.capterra.com/p/208764/Tableau/reviews --- Tableau 4.6 (2351) [View alternatives](https://www.capterra.com/p/208764/Tableau/alternatives/) Provider data verified by our Software Research team, and reviews moderated by our Reviews Verification team. [Learn more](https://www.capterra.com/our-story/) * * * Last updated May 10th, 2026 # Page 18 - Reviews of Tableau ## Showing most helpful reviews Showing 426-450 of 2351 Reviews Sort by: Most Helpful Rating Company Size Reviewer's Role Length of Use Frequency of Use VR Verified Reviewer IT Tech Lead Machinery Used the software for: 1-2 years ### "Breakthrough in visualization reports" February 5, 2019 4.0 In a developer perspective, Tableau is robust with its drill-down, Join and union between datasets features, it offers good product support and flexible to use with various databases. In the end user perspective, its eye-catching with its interactive and colourful stories/dashboards and is currently in trend. Pros 1\. Ease of use 2. Can be integrated with all databases including SAP HANA. 3. Reports can be viewed in different landscapes ( mobile ,tablet ,desktop ,laptop) 4. Interactive reports and stories can be made ( heat maps etc). 5. Reports can be published on the server or made public. Cons 1\. A bit hard to understand for the technical novices. 2. Power BI is giving tough competition to tableau through its integration to Microsoft office 365. 3. Small business won't be able to afford this. Review Source OH Omar H. Machine Learning engineer - Intern Information Technology and Services Used the software for: 6-12 months ### "An incredible software for visualization." September 25, 2021 5.0 It has been extremely lovely to use Tableau, it is a great software and I would absolutely recommend it to any Data scientist/Analyst or researcher. Pros This software is absolutely amazing. The cheer amount of functionality present in Tableau is insane. But the best things about it in my opinion are the beautiful canned visualization and the ease of use of the software. Pulling in data from different resources is easier than ever. if you are wondering, Yes ! tableau has Regex, so life is going to be fairly straightforward if you are dealing with textual data. There is almost no required software to run Tableau and when it does run it is relatively fast. I also love that you can share your visualization online and share it with the world and even get inspired by others in the Tableau community . It is my favorite BI tool on the market. Cons There is very little to criticize in the software itself. but perhaps additional forms for questions and answers online would be helpful other than the instructional ones on the website. Review Source shedrack K. Product designer Design Used the software for: 1-2 years ### "Not a bad software for Data analysis" August 13, 2022 4.0 Tableau is a very great software but it is not affordable to low income earnera Pros The way it presents data especially dashboards is really cool and professional better than alot of softwares i use Cons Pricing is very discouraging, not alot of people can afford it especially here in Africa Alternatives considered [Microsoft Excel](https://www.capterra.com/p/176574/Excel/) Review Source AG Akhil G. Supply Chain analyst Information Services Used the software for: 1-2 years ### "Great dashboard tool " August 28, 2022 5.0 Overall a great tool for reporting, dashboard and analytics. I use this as I work as a supply chain analyst. And use it to report supply chain data. Pricing is the biggest advantage of this tool Pros The features are great and the pricing is amazingly affordable. They have a quality customer support and is super easy to use. I also like they it's very mobile friendly. Cons The refresh feature is not the best. It does not refresh automatically. Requires user to plug in data fields manually rather than auto detect data fields for visualization. Review Source VR Verified Reviewer Host Team Pastor Religious Institutions Used the software for: 2+ years ### "The Ultimate Custom Data Visualization!" March 12, 2019 5.0 Tableau has taken our organization into whole new seasons of innovation and effective leadership! It's helped all of our team members to see the value (no puns intended) of data, no matter their role or position. It's also inspired many team members to ask more questions, which leads to richer data and more helpful visualizations to help us grow! Pros As someone in my organization who frequently analyzes our data and initially built some of our team Workbooks, I love how incredibly detailed the customization and building can be! Cons It takes a lot of time to thoroughly learn how to build workbooks and to understand the "language" of Tableau on the backend. When I transitioned into the role where I needed to construct some unique views and workbooks for my team, the training time investment was more than I anticipated, and I still learned as I went. Be sure you have patient instructors and give your Tableau experts the full time they need to feel confident - this will allow them the freedom and comfort to "play" with more data! Review Source Muaz A. Assistant Research Manager (Syria project) Research Used the software for: 1-2 years ### "one of the best visualization programs I've ever used" December 19, 2018 4.0 it's really Nice and worth a try, I use it for all of my visuals. Pros The program in general is easy to use and has a lot of features, there are many graphs to demonstrate your data. More over you can link most of the databases with Tableau in Order to visualize this data such as Excel spatial files and even Text files, or you can connect Tableau to servers like SQL, oracles and so on. it's easy to play around with the data as long as you have only the basics of Tableau and as more as you learn about it your visuals will look more professional. I really recommend it for the people working in Research in general. Cons I would not say that there are any problems with the programs there are a few things any new user will find complicated such as the filters and how to apply specific filters especially for complicated date ranges, also there is the constant updating for the program which seems sometimes kind of messy, because even when you update the program sometimes it keeps asking you to install the same update which you've already installed, but that's really not an issue. Review Source VR Verified Reviewer Data Analyst Automotive Used the software for: 1-2 years ### "Great product in the visualization world." January 15, 2020 4.0 Pros I found tableau the most user friendly application for creating the visualization. I have been using different visualization tool but tableau is very easy tool to use. Some of the good feature I liked most are the switching or swapping functionalities of the views is awesome. Also easy to connect with different data sources and get the data in one views. Overall I would prefer to go with this tool for the industrial implementation for visualization users. Cons There are many filters options that made me confuse in the earlier stage of using tableau, but now I got hands on with this but for the new developers it would be bit difficult to understand the functionalities and usage of the different filters. Review Source Lincoln S. Operations Analyst Retail Used the software for: 1-2 years ### "Powerful Data Visualization tool" August 21, 2018 5.0 I love using Tableau. I used to do all my visuals and pivot tables in Excel, but Tableau does those things in a much more efficient and clean way. I can easily live with all the small problems I have with Tableau when I see the finished products and how neat and presentable the visualizations are. I can let Tableau do all the hard work, then I take all the praise and recognition. Pros The software is able to take tons of data and create dynamic visuals in just seconds. I love being able to see a visualization, and then interact with it to see the details behind what you see initially. Cons The software takes a while to get used to, and there are some minor things that I feel like Tableau could change to make a huge difference, but those minor headaches just don't seem to be a priority in software updates. Review Source KS Kayla S. CRM Marketing Specialist Higher Education Used the software for: 2+ years ### "Tableau is a great data analysis tool" March 28, 2024 5.0 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! Review Source JFB Juan Felipe B. Asistente de importación Food & Beverages Used the software for: Less than 6 months ### "Tableu!! La mejor herramienta de analisis de datos!!" August 19, 2023 5.0 Excelente, no podría escoger una mejor herramienta para la visualización y analisis de datos. Pros Su facilidad de uso, dinamismo, atractivo visual y su función de actulización de datos en tiempo real. Cons Es una gran herramienta que puede mejorar en el apartado de dashboards, para más capacidad de hojas individuales. Review Source LR Linga R. Senior software Engineer Information Technology and Services Used the software for: 1-2 years ### "Tableau is mos important tool now a days compare to other reporting tools" February 23, 2023 5.0 Easy to use and good experience compared to other Pros Tableau is mos important tool now a days compare to other reporting tools integration is also simple compared to other Cons Least cost expensive and easy to use.conpated to other tools Review Source Zie Mamadou C. Développeur d'application Computer Software Used the software for: Less than 6 months ### "Visualiser vos données avec Tableau" October 20, 2023 4.0 Tableau est un outil puissant de business intelligence Pros Tableau est un excellent utilitaire simple d'utilisation pour analyser et visualiser vos données Cons Il faut l'héberger sur un serveur et aussi le coût peut être élevé Review Source VR Verified Reviewer GBS Data Strategist - Team Lead Automotive Used the software for: 2+ years ### "need to show something? use Tableau" January 3, 2019 5.0 great experience, tableu helped me to solve global data visualizations Pros Id been Tableau user for long time, and I don't trade it for any other visualization tool, it helps me to show in a simple way the story behind the data, pretty much helps me to gather insights many times hidden in the data and present them in a simplistic way. I can merge multiple data sources and elaborate dashboards that can be put in the tableau server to be shared globally. Cons costs of license / implementation, if you are not sure that you can afford the tool, it may be difficult to implement. Review Source AA Ahmed A. Master Data Analytics and Insights Analyst Automotive Used the software for: 1-2 years ### "My Tableau Overall Overview" June 25, 2022 5.0 Data modeling and visualization. Pros I give kudos to the fact that Tableau enables me to visualize data automatically from external data sources. Cons Ever since I started using Tableau, I have never experienced any drawback. Review Source RM Risorse M. Sales Manager Real Estate Used the software for: 1-2 years ### "A Great Solution For Data Visualization " April 8, 2024 4.0 Pros Using Tableau has been easy and is very and meet our needs. It is highly customizable Cons No issues at all. Tableau has met needs. Review Source TM Tungeti M. job seeker E-Learning Used the software for: Less than 6 months ### "Review on Tableau" February 2, 2024 5.0 Easy to analyse and visualize large amount of data. Pros quick and advanced visualizations and dashboards. More productive. Cons Need to have basic knowledge before using it, and also bit expensive to buy it. Review Source Keerthi P. Technology Lead ( Infosys) Pharmaceuticals Used the software for: 1-2 years ### "Nice Visualization Software" October 2, 2018 5.0 This is the ultimate Business intelligence visualization tool that our management likes very well. Pros Tableau is a data visualization tool that helps create dashboards and other reports in a very easy and configurable way. I liked the way we have multiple options to update our reporting tool to each personal liking with no programming language required. we can create public dashboards, or customize the permission to user needs at a granular level. The user interface is also clean, and all the required data analysis can be done with drag and drop. Since this is a mobile compatible software, it an be used for ipad an iPhone use a well. Cons Some of the fonts on the graphs need to be adjusted better to display stunning graphs. Review Source HD Henrietta D. Business Analyst Telecommunications Used the software for: 2+ years ### "Tableau for data analysis, data visualization" March 5, 2024 5.0 Amazing, seamless visualizations that can be created easily Pros Tableau is one of the best data visualization tools out in the market, it allows you to produce highly customizable, appealing visualizations and dashboards. I have used plenty of data visualization tools, but Tableau takes the cake. Cons Nothing I can think of, Tableau is a great tool, very easy to use and share with teams Review Source John C. Data Analyst Hospital & Health Care Used the software for: 6-12 months ### "Review of Tableau Desktop/Server" November 28, 2018 5.0 I work in healthcare analytics and find Tableau great for the issues we face. We have clinical and business office Dashboards that everyone from executives to managers to techs are able to utilize to better inform their own analysis, workflows,and decision-making. Pros One of the best parts of this software is that Users can access a URL and view all of the Dashboards and data analytics needed. When it comes to visualizing metrics with filters on data at the highest or most granular level you can't beat Tableau. Cons If you have Users that need to access or download raw data Tableau isn't very intuitive. You can acheive this, but it's difficult for developers and users. It would be nice if dashboards also had no limit on height (you can't add multiple visuals in Tableau, only what worksheets fit on the Dashboard . In SiSense, you can add as many as you like which is very common for users I've interacted with. Review Source VR Verified Reviewer Marketing Consultant Management Consulting Used the software for: 2+ years ### "Amazing Visualization Tool" January 24, 2021 5.0 I have nothing but praise for the product. The support, stability, and quality of visualizations are all great. Pros Tableau has a steep learning curve, but there are Youtube videos and online classes to help. The bulk of the visualizations can be completed using Tableau's recommended guides. If one is really skilled with the tool, complex visualizations can be created. I was thrilled to see a new feature that connects tables and was released in 2020, called noodles. It almost eliminates the need for level of detail calculations and makes it so much easier to create and support. Cons The size of your data file is dependent on the laptop/desktop computer. Most computers can handle 1+ million rows files but have trouble with 5+ million rows. Data files used by Tableau needs to have gone through a data cleaning tool like Prep, Alteryx, or something similar. Reason for choosing Tableau The company had already elected to use Tableau. Review Source VR Verified Reviewer Senior Manager, Product Management & Monetization Internet Used the software for: 2+ years ### "A great way for all users to understand data" December 23, 2018 4.0 Pros The organization of interface makes it easy for all users to find the data that they need. This adds so much to productivity since it means almost anyone can look at the data and complete the analysis without leaving the platform or writing their own queries. Users are also able to display and share data in an effective way. Ability to customize the color of sheets in the workbook are a great plus! Cons Integrating more keyboard shortcuts and making it easier to copy data to share to others would make this platform even more efficient to use! Review Source Yenser Jose D. Jefe del departamento de atención al ciudadano Used the software for: 1-2 years ### "Analysis of advanced data without advanced knowledge of data analysis." March 26, 2018 5.0 Tableu allows you to integrate different systems into a single system to perform business intelligence without requiring much system knowledge. This is quick and easy to implement with good results. Pros Tableau has a unique GUI to connect to the databases (MySQL, Oracle, PostgreSQL and others) where you only have to fill in the connection fields, besides it also uses files like Text File, Microsoft Excel, Microsoft Access, JSON and others. The GUI to make the union is also simple and friendly, without knowing sql code, and allows to join tables from different databases. Cons if the data are complex analysis, there is not such thing as an ETL process that you can do similarly in an RDB. You will always have a need for a relational database. Review Source CA Camile A. Analista sênior Financial Services Used the software for: 1-2 years ### "Tableau ilumina as ideias " March 30, 2023 4.0 Foi uma experiência muito boa! Pros O tableau consolida todos os dados e quando tudo está 100% configurado, conseguimos analisar os dados de forma muito fácil, obter insights necessários para alterar a estratégia ou continuar com a mesma. Cons Um pouco difícil de configurar, foi necessário envolver uma parte técnica. Switched from [Microsoft Power BI](https://www.capterra.com/p/176586/Power-BI/) Preço Review Source VR Verified Reviewer Specialist Construction Used the software for: 1-2 years ### "My Opinion" June 8, 2023 5.0 One of the most advanced python library. Pros One of the latest python library for data analysis and data management. Cons may be need more tutorials and more python based projects. Review Source VR Verified Reviewer Associate Business Intelligence Developer Pharmaceuticals Used the software for: 2+ years ### "Tableau is Great" May 9, 2022 5.0 Pros It is the best data visualization tool on the market in my opinion. Cons Some of the dashboards can take a while to load. Review Source Similar Products Featured ## Related categories [Data Discovery](https://www.capterra.com/data-discovery-software/)[Data Visualization](https://www.capterra.com/data-visualization-software/)[Business Intelligence](https://www.capterra.com/business-intelligence-software/) ## Send me user reviews about this product ### Fill out the form and we'll send a list of the top-rated software based on real user reviews directly to your inbox.