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# Page 21 - Reviews of Tableau

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Ken P.  
Lead Software Engineer  
Computer Software  
Used the software for: 2+ years

### "Perhaps the best data visualization tool available"

April 13, 2019

4.0

We use it and Tableau server to create BI dashboards for management. It outputs glorious visual representations of transactional data, but it’s not a genius. Poorly joined relational data from SQL will yield perhaps more nonsensical visual representations if you are not skilled in data science.

Pros

Using the Tableau thick client, and loading 9 years of sales data, Tableau created the most stunning data visualization widgets I’ve ever seen. From heat maps for US sales by state to bar/line graphs of sales by rep/cust/vendor, I am in awe of the types of BI dashboards you can create with the product. We are still in the early stages of testing, but all signs point to amazing.

Cons

It’s expensive. Also, you need to understand FULLY your data and how Tableau will aggregate it. Like all BI front ends, the engine makes assumptions that may or may not be correct. Know your data.

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Adamu A.  
Cofounder/Product lead  
Health, Wellness and Fitness  
Used the software for: 1-2 years

### "Tableau product review "

November 7, 2022

5.0

Pros

The dashboard feature is so cool and beautiful

Cons

The software is a little complicated to use

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VR

Verified Reviewer  
AVP, Business Metrics and Analysis  
Financial Services  
Used the software for: 1-2 years

### "Tableau Review"

October 23, 2018

4.0

Leveraging Tableau extensively within the organization to provide one, consistent view of key performance metrics. Allows users to further research items which are in question and download data at their discretion.

Pros

Very flexible in the presentation of financial dashboards. Also, data load and connect features work seamlessly with a number of different data sources. Tableau is intuitive and easy to get started with. Complexity can be added as additional experience is gained.

Cons

Found that sometimes the load times for very large files can be slow - even when saving on the server. However, once loaded Tableau is very valuable to display key metrics and drill down.

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VR

Verified Reviewer  
Associate Directror  
Higher Education  
Used the software for: 2+ years

### "Great for data analysis"

September 16, 2020

5.0

Great software to review data! Endless opportunities and gives you more than you'll ever need to review and slice and dice data.

Pros

Syncs well with our internal data base to give us real time review of our numbers. We love having a map view of our constituents (alumni within regions) and creating different "dashboards" for our different data needs. Very custom to your needs and provides many filters to review data. Even provides tabs across one dashboard to take the same data and "slice and dice" to look at different views of the data and your needs. Endless opportunities.

Cons

It can be a little overwhelming depending on how much you build into your "dashboards" with filters , tabs, graphs and maps to review your data. Could take a little onboarding for staff using the reports but very easy to teach and utilize once you get in there.

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JE

Jal E.  
Specification Executive  
Outsourcing/Offshoring  
Used the software for: 1-2 years

### "Simple - Your data in a few clicks aways."

August 12, 2022

5.0

It is excellent so far.

Pros

This software is the epitome of system simplicity. A very user friendly system in which you can obtain different data in a few mouse clicks. The dashboards are excellently helpful in team meetings and group presentations.

Cons

There are a few bugs that may cause the user to experience delays and connection losses if used heavily.

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Tara P.  
Senior Escrow Closer  
Real Estate  
Used the software for: 1-2 years

### "Gather and Analyze - See your information in color"

May 27, 2022

4.0

This lets us see where we have holes, we use it to see if there is information in files that we still need to address.

Pros

Tableau is a great program that lets you see your information in various ways. You can gather what ever information you desire and see in a report, a pie chart or a graph. Just pick your poison.

Cons

Making sure the correct information gets pulled into the report.

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VR

Verified Reviewer  
会社員  
Computer & Network Security  
Used the software for: 6-12 months

### "幹部からのデータ可視化オーダに対して柔軟に対応でき業務効率化につながっています"

October 25, 2022

4.0

ＢＩツールとして機能が豊富で、入門用の研修を受ければ一通りの機能は使えるようになります。独特の用語や使い方に戸惑うこともありますが、コミュニティも充実しているので参考にしながら独学でもある程度のレベルには達することができます。認定資格制度もありますが、師匠／弟子といった呼び方や師匠に認めてもらって資格が取得できるなど、やや閉鎖的に感じる面もありとっつきにくさを感じる人がいるかもしれません。

Pros

従来は幹部向けに経営データを可視化して報告する際に、Excelで集計してグラフ化してPowerPointに貼り付けて説明し、別の観点の分析を求められた際はまた同じ作業を繰り返して再度アポを取って説明し、ということを繰り返していましたが、Tableauで集計しダッシュボード化しておけば、その場で指示された分析観点に基づき柔軟に結果を提示することができ、大幅に業務が効率化しました。

Cons

データやグラフをマップ上に直観的に表示する機能（Ａ県はいくら、Ｂ県はいくらというように）はあるのですが、2点不満があります。1.サーバ環境が常時インターネット接続されていないと地図情報が取得できないため、この機能が使えない。地図情報を内部にキャッシュしてインターネット接続がなくても使えるようにしてほしい。2. マップ上に表示できるグラフが円グラフのみである。円グラフの扇形で比率を、円全体のサイズでボリュームを表現できるが、ボリュームの比較に適した積み上げ棒グラフが作成できない。

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AJ

Alan J.  
Manager of Business Development  
Information Technology and Services  
Used the software for: 1-2 years

### "I saved lot of my time using this business analytics software, plus, I enjoy using it!"

August 15, 2018

4.0

Pros

The application is very easy to use and understand. I had started to use Tableau Software a couple of months back, the interactive dashboards are very clear and help us understand what the figures mean, giving us an overall picture. There are different types of customizable charts and tweaking them is a lot of fun too. These kinds of visualizations are very important, especially while you consider the analytics, it keeps the team interested and helps in removing unwanted assumptions. You can connect with any data source and it improves collaboration by facilitating group analytics. You can group data by using the bar type graph options. The tool enables superimposing of information between related variables. You can create coding queries without much technical knowledge. They keep updating features to catch up with the current standards and requirements.

Cons

I can't see the autosave feature anywhere, which is a very major drawback. Also, the application takes time to load sometimes.

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VR

Verified Reviewer  
Graphic Design  
Design  
Used the software for: Less than 6 months

### "the best tool for large data analysis "

November 25, 2022

5.0

It is much quicker to make tables/calculations and charts than in MS Exceed expectations, which I utilized to be work with some time recently.

Pros

Tableau has mind-blowing information visualization and investigation capabilities that are amazingly valuable in our organization. The dashboards are instinctive and graphical; the leading portion is that no amazing programming aptitudes are required to handle a tremendous sum of information sets and screen each zone of the organization consistently. The information investigation is simple to utilize, exceedingly adaptable and coordinates with other applications effectively. The program is simple and has an excellent client interface and bolster.

Cons

Tableau incorporates a part of highlights, but a few of them are not intuitive and user-friendly. Like with any app, you'll continuously discover loads of conceivable advancements.

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Jesse M.  
Technology Systems & Data Analytics Consultant  
Management Consulting  
Used the software for: 2+ years

### "There is a reason they are the best. And where they are headed..."

December 5, 2018

5.0

Love tableau. If you are a data geek this is the tool for you. If you are an organization you can find plenty of people that know how to use this tool in the data world. Story telling with tableau is awesome

Pros

Anything and everything is possible with tableau. I have used all 3 solutions of tableau (desktop, online, their prep tool). If you can dream it you can build it. There is a reason they dominate the industry.

Cons

Data connections can be a little finicky in the desktop version. Support is lacking

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LAB

Larissa Aparecida B.  
Programador de produção  
Automotive  
Used the software for: 2+ years

### "Integração Tableau"

December 13, 2022

5.0

Pros

O software junta os dados mais necessários (para a minha função) dentro de uma só informação. Eu uso diariamente o Tableau para visualizar a produção, estoque, vendas, desempenho de máquinas da nossa produção em uma tela macro

Cons

No inicio tive bastante dificuldade de aprender a mexer nas telas do software, porém com o tempo isso foi se tornando parte da rotina

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Austin M.  
Software Analyst  
Pharmaceuticals  
Used the software for: 1-2 years

### "Tableau, an insane data analytic tool"

October 6, 2023

4.0

We used Tableau for various reasons, data conversion being the one we discovered Tableau for and we loved reporting and dashboards, they are really easy to use and interact with, making it a really amazing tool.

Pros

I think the most imapctful thing about Tableau is the real time fast processing of files, it makes it insanely easy to update source files whenever you're working with data in real time. Dashboard making process is really well thought and easy for the first timer.

Cons

I think the collaboration-features could be improved, we did some search and had to help various team members with configuration on collab files, making the process not as smooth as it could have been.

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AD

Ashirbad D.  
Senior consulting analyst  
Information Technology and Services  
Used the software for: 2+ years

### "Tableau review "

September 8, 2022

5.0

Exceptional product

Pros

One of the best product a user can depend upon in the data visualisation and analytics space. Lots of features and so accurate in delivering the insight of huge data in a dashboard. Very happy using this product.

Cons

I honestly didn’t find anything unnecessary after using the product

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Christopher B.  
Director Business Intelligence, Supply Chain Services  
Hospital & Health Care  
Used the software for: 1-2 years

### "Visualization made easy"

April 25, 2019

5.0

It has been great. We are able to create beautiful charts for our reports very quickly. And the data just needs to be refreshed, not recreating the entire chart. Everything stays the same. Very easy to build trending models with detailed filters.

Pros

Very easy to learn the basics and create graphs and charts right away. Extremely flexible and can make very advanced charts quickly. Able to duplicate charts and formatting which saves a ton of time. I almost never use Excel now!

Cons

Presenting from Tableau is difficult and not as intuitive. There are still quite a bit of users who need to print or paste into PowerPoint and that functionality is still developing.

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mansi B.  
SCM  
Consumer Electronics  
Used the software for: 2+ years

### "Goto for all my data needs"

September 10, 2021

5.0

Pros

Data analytics, reporting, queries and visual reporting are some of the best features

Cons

Can be slow at times when the data is heavy and live.

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VR

Verified Reviewer  
Director Of Operations  
Design  
Used the software for: I used a free trial

### "Amazing Product!"

March 12, 2019

5.0

Overall, we're able to see an incredible amount of data, metrics, and analytical breakdowns within seconds. The features and functions are very impressive, and the amount of information you can glean from the data reporting is powerful for any company. I would highly recommend this product to anyone, because any organization would benefit greatly from understanding their data.

Pros

Tableau is one of the best products I've ever used! I'm so impressed with its functionality and how easy it is to use. It's intimidating at first since there are so many features and functions, but once you get the hang of it, it's incredible and so powerful. You can pull any kind of reports and measure any kind of metric possible just by pulling whichever data points you want to analyze over. It will even suggest charts, graphs, and maps based off the data points. And everything is immediate! It's a very impressive tool.

Cons

There are really no cons. It's a bit on the pricey side for my organization, but the ROI is immense. It's worth every penny. It can also be a bit of a beast to figure out at first, but they provide a ton of training videos and with a bit of practice, it becomes really easy to use.

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VR

Verified Reviewer  
Associate Director  
Marketing and Advertising  
Used the software for: 2+ years

### "Fantastic Desktop Analytics Tool"

December 3, 2019

5.0

I love using Tableau every day for my client analytics needs and recommend it highly to any organization serious about analytics.

Pros

I use Tableau every day. It is easy to learn with great tutorials and online resources. It is powerful to extend with lots of plugins. And it produces brilliant charts for clients.

Cons

Tableau is great for desktop use, but I'm not a big fan of Tableau's online integration. I've been using Google Data Studio for quick and dirty online collaborations.

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Prathima K.  
Junior Frontend Developer  
Computer Software  
Used the software for: 6-12 months

### "Very nice app for data visualization with great no of tools built in"

March 15, 2023

4.0

Overall tableau has proven to be really good and effective tool great data visualization with enough calculators.

Pros

The data visualization is very great. Functions tools and calculations tools are very helpful and convenient to use and perform. The reporting analytics is also very effective and helpful.

Cons

Data import export can be even more improved. The data connectors are very good but can be even more improvised i fee; about them.

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Ashok G.  
Consultant/Corporate Trainer  
Information Technology and Services  
Used the software for: 1-2 years

### "Excellent Data Visualization and Dashboarding Tool"

September 14, 2019

5.0

It is quite a good Dashboarding which we used for dashboarding for one of the client using Big Data as the data source. It is pretty good at handling big datasets.

Pros

The best thing about this tool for Dashboarding. It can connect to many databases in the market. Easy to use, you can blend the data using different data sources. You can build actionable dashboards using different functionality in a matter of days. Storytelling is a nice feature of this tool.

Cons

You cannot build standard reports (like Financial Reports) in Tableau. Content deployment and Data Source deployment is tricky. User and Site Maintenance requires a lot of work

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TB

Tess B.  
Business Operations  
Computer Software  
Used the software for: 1-2 years

### "Great for Data Discovery "

June 3, 2021

5.0

Overall its helped our business leaders to understand their data and make actionable insights.

Pros

Tableau is great for discovering interesting parts of our data. We use it to supplement Excel analysis and its super easy to use.

Cons

The dashboards can be a bit clunky sometimes for our end users as the UI is a little old fashioned. This is a minor thing but does make it a bit harder to use.

Alternatives considered

[Google Analytics 360](https://www.capterra.com/p/177042/Google-Analytics/)

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João Victor B.  
Analista  
Banking  
Used the software for: 1-2 years

### "Solução rápida e eficiente"

December 24, 2021

4.0

De maneira geral a ferramenta é otima, apresenta um cutso benefício bom para quem está iniciando e precisa de informações precisas, as fontes de dados da empresa ficam mais organizadas, possibilitando para os gestores uma melhor gestão não só dos recursos mas tecnologias que a empresa utiliza.

Pros

Os paineis do tableau são ótimos e eficientes, contribuem em muito para a análise de dados e informações, quando conheci o tableau fiquei fascinado com a quantidade de opções disponíveis para nós usuários.

Cons

A ferramenta e determinados momentos apresenta problemas de desempenho e para quem pensa em utilizar a ferramenta no longo prazo, tende a ter um custo elevado.

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Pedro G.  
Project Engineer  
Civil Engineering  
Used the software for: 6-12 months

### "Great and exceptional tool for data analysis and Business Intelligence."

April 6, 2022

5.0

Data cleansing. Data visualization. Ability to create and manage customs reports and dashboards.

Pros

It's simple to discover and explore data with Tableau.It's easier to prepare data using this tool.I like ease to analyze large datasets.

Cons

This tool performance is excellent hence nothing to point out as flaw.

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VR

Verified Reviewer  
growth  
Information Technology and Services  
Used the software for: 2+ years

### "A pre built solution for dashboards"

October 10, 2020

3.0

For most business analysis is is sufficient. A lot will depend on whether the person writing queries is more familiar with Tableau vs other solutions

Pros

It is set up to easily create tables with filters and charts with minimal SQL, versus a solution like periscope

Cons

Is is less flexible that a less built out solution such as Periscope where you have to build more from scratch, but aslo have more flexibility. Requires explore license to download full data vs viewer license

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VR

Verified Reviewer  
Assistant Director, Operations and Data Management  
Higher Education  
Used the software for: 2+ years

### "Amazing Visulizations, Not Great Modeling and Data Work"

May 24, 2019

3.0

Spectacular visuals but mediocre-at-best data modeling/functions are a recipe for me using Tableau only for specific application or business needs. It is not a one solution for all BI needs software in my experience and for my use case.

Pros

Tableau is rightfully known for its visualizations. It has excellent visualizations out of the box and setting them up is straightforward. They allow you to tell great stories with the data. As an end user, accessing these visualizations/charts/matrices/etc. is easy. Documentation and online resources are available and generally of a high quality.

Cons

The back-end data work required to create accurate and meaningful products can be a challenge in Tableau. Compared to other BI tools, it is not as robust or powerful. This limits how and when I chose to use Tableau over other BI tools.

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BK

B.Naveen K.  
Software Engineer  
Information Technology and Services  
Used the software for: 6-12 months

### "Tableau- a reliable visualization tool. "

November 12, 2023

3.0

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.

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