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Last updated March 15th, 2026

# Page 24 - Reviews of Tableau

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Jessie M.  
Cashier  
Retail  
Used the software for: 6-12 months

### "Tableau"

December 13, 2022

4.0

My overall experience with tableau has been good not had any issues and seems to be great so far

Pros

I like that it keeps my data and information in order for me

Cons

I feel it could help us better by offering more information and someone to actually talk to so they could explain things I'm struggling with

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GC

Guido C.  
Project Manager  
Information Technology and Services  
Used the software for: 2+ years

### "Powerful reporting and dashboard tool"

May 26, 2022

5.0

Pros

I've been using this tool for years. Easy and intuitive, I'm using this tool every single day. I pull my reports and monitor my dashboards.

Cons

I would like to see a version to allow users to make their reports based on the existing data or existing reports.

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vgc S.  
Senior Executive - ICT  
Apparel & Fashion  
Used the software for: 1-2 years

### "Best data visualization application is Tableau"

July 17, 2022

5.0

I m using Tableau weekly basis for analyze large amounts of data.

Pros

Creating dashboards is my favorite weekly task using Tableau. It is really easy to manage. I have SQL and other heavy data base to extract data. Within few minute i can extract data to my systems for analyzing. Connectors are easy to configure. Its good tool for decision making.

Cons

I don't have any least about application. Better to consider pricing.

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Craig S.  
Small Business Owner  
Apparel & Fashion  
Used the software for: I used a free trial

### "Versatile Visualization Tool"

July 28, 2020

3.0

My overall experience with Tableau was satisfactory because it met my core business need of visualizing the KPIs in a way that my partner and I can measure if our campaigns are successful or not. If additional technical support is provided by Salesforce and Tableau teams to integrate the data, then its value will increase further. If a cheaper license is provided for small businesses, it will help lift improve its ROI. Tableau training was super helpful to me in grasping its user interface. So, continue to offer hands-on-tutorials.

Pros

I use Tableau to create marketing campaign dashboards so my partner and I can visually see how our business KPIs are trending. I connect Google Analytics to Tableau and try to create more holistic views of our success metrics and try to compare them to industry benchmarks. For example, i compare how my e-commerce website conversion rate is trending during a particular season with industry conversion rates for similar products. I also try to integrate other data sources such as Salesforce Marketing Cloud or Datorama with Tableau. This allows us to see both quantitative and qualitative data of our customers in the same report. And, helps us understand if higher conversion rate is correlated to higher customer engagement and satisfaction.

Cons

When integrating Tableau with Salesforce, we had to hire Salesforce consultants because it involved writing SQL code. Additionally, when exporting reports from Tableau, I had to spend lot of time formatting the font size or color so subsequent reports looked consistent. To add data from Salesforce Marketing Cloud, I had to follow a manual process of exporting data in Excel and then integrating it into Tableau. Because the integration of Salesforce was not as smooth as Google Analytics. Finally, Tableau license is expensive for small business owners compared to other dashboard tools.

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PM

Pippa M.  
Knowledge & Training Coordinator  
Apparel & Fashion  
Used the software for: 6-12 months

### "Made the world of difference to our reports!"

August 24, 2023

5.0

Pros

Tableau is visually appealing and easy to read. The filter and search functions are extremely helpful for a user to look at the reports to help them find and filter the information they are looking at.It has made the world of difference to reading a reporting seeing something much more interactive and customisable than reading a spreadsheet.

Cons

As it was such a big change from our old processes, some walkthroughs and guidance was needed to learn how to use the platform. Not really a con, as it's still worked great for us.

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VR

Verified Reviewer  
Professor  
Education Management  
Used the software for: 1-2 years

### "Tableau is very effective and easy to use for data visualizations!"

November 20, 2023

4.0

Pros

It is a very intuitive and easy to use software. From basic to more complex visualization tasks, I would recommend it. It really helps with decision-making with big data.

Cons

Some of the functions are limited on more complex tasks. However, these are quite rare occasions based on what I need for my visualizations.

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VR

Verified Reviewer  
Senior Manager  
Information Technology and Services  
Used the software for: 6-12 months

### "Great for visualization of large data set, but challenging learning curve"

November 6, 2018

4.0

My team used Tableau to analyze the survey data of over five thousand employees filling out how they allocate their time spent across a wide variety of activities. The resultant data set was huge and we wanted an easy way to visualize the data. Tableau served this purpose well, despite a relatively steep learning curve.

Pros

Excellent visualization tool for large datasets that would be a pain to handle in Excel, let alone create charts out of, easy to create charts on-the-fly by dragging and dropping fields, highly customizable dashboard that looks professional enough to be used for reporting out.

Cons

Steep learning curve, takes significant time and effort to create and customize dashboard, difficult to integrate with other software programs.

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AJ

Andrea J.  
Director of CS  
Information Technology and Services  
Used the software for: 1-2 years

### "It needs love to be easier to use"

November 30, 2023

5.0

Pros

Once the dashboards were built, it was a simple data generation and we could hopefully see the information.

Cons

It was heavy to use, lots of constant delays to update data and it wasn't intuitive enough to organize the information.

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Raghu N.  
Sr. Research & Project Analyst  
Mechanical or Industrial Engineering  
Used the software for: 2+ years

### "A Robust visual analytics tool which you will definitely love. "

December 24, 2018

4.0

We use it in our marketing team. We are using for online dashboards. It’s a great tool to use.

Pros

Visualization: You can see the insights of your data in visual format like never before. Easy to use and the community support is amazing. Ability to slice and dice the data is far better compared to other similar tools.

Cons

Steep learning curve Bit expensive compared to its competitors

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VR

Verified Reviewer  
Business Analyst  
Internet  
Used the software for: 1-2 years

### "Tableau is a great visualisation tool!"

May 23, 2019

5.0

I use Tableau daily to make analysis and create dashboards for relevant stakeholders.

Pros

Tableau is so easy to use, that it only took me 2 weeks to be adapted to it. I can now easily do analysis and create dashboards. Besides that,​ you can connect tableau with several sources of information: text files,CSV​v files or even directly to the databases.

Cons

In some situations, Tableau could be more clear, as some features are slightly​ confusing. Besides that,​ there should be more tutorials and documentation to explain all its features

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VR

Verified Reviewer  
Marketing Intellingence Coordinator  
  
Used the software for: 2+ years

### "Best tool for business intelligence analysis"

February 10, 2018

5.0

quick analysis and best data visualizations

Pros

Allow to build many types of charts, to analyze data and build interactive visualizations. Very flexible and easy to use, once learned main functions. It's possible to connect it to many data sources and use them as you need. Very flexible, it has data recognition functionalities to split between text strings, geography, amounts, etc.. Possibility to pivot data. Active support community can provide an help with more complex visualizations.

Cons

this tool can be expensive compared to other competitors, but it's definitely offering best functionalities available within BI software. For very complex visualizations a knowledge of programming language will be required.

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MM

Munavvar M.  
Managing Director  
Online Media  
Used the software for: I used a free trial

### "Exceptional Data Visualization Tool & Dashboard"

August 30, 2023

5.0

Still Learning to create the dashboard & integrating BigData like Google's Big Query and its fun while building visualization. I enjoyed creating Visualization for one of the Clothing Brands in Surat, India.

Pros

It supports Python, so customized visualization is possible (for Python programmers, it's easy) to create their own custom dashboard and visualization.

Cons

It's a bit costly, where PowerBI is free.

Alternatives considered

[Microsoft Power BI](https://www.capterra.com/p/176586/Power-BI/)

Reason for choosing Tableau

In-depth customization and data cleaning is possible and easy in Tableau, which is why I liked this.

Switched from

[Microsoft Power BI](https://www.capterra.com/p/176586/Power-BI/)

Using both PowerBI and Tableau.

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Gaurav S.  
Senior Lecturer and Program Manager  
Higher Education  
Used the software for: 2+ years

### "The easiest tool for Dataviz"

April 8, 2020

5.0

Great tool to create visuals to demonstrate an analysis for great decision making.

Pros

the ease with which you can drag and drop your data to create your visuals. Also the variety of visuals makes the software appealing

Cons

There isnt much. However the features in the realm of Analytics need to be expanded. There should be some inbuilt features that can be used with R and Python.

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VR

Verified Reviewer  
BI Analyst/IT Administrator  
Industrial Automation  
Used the software for: 2+ years

### "Tableau Keeps getting better"

November 16, 2018

5.0

Customer Service has been great and quick. The Software is great to work with especially when you get used to it.

Pros

Tableau keeps looking to add more and more to its product. It has a lot of features and can make business metrics look beautiful.

Cons

It takes a little while to get used to the software and you need to be in it a little more than every once in awhile to be decent at it.

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Raj S.  
Software Developer  
Computer Software  
Used the software for: 1-2 years

### "Powerful and easy to use data analysis tool"

October 25, 2022

4.0

Pros

There are different types of charts and graphs available for data visualisation. The dashboards are updated on a real-time basis and can be shared with others. The interface of the dashboard is intuitive and allows the import or export of datasets in different formats.

Cons

The processing of data becomes slower when dealing with large datasets. The complex functions can be made more simplified.

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Sahil A.  
Junior Frontend Developer  
Computer Software  
Used the software for: 6-12 months

### "Really good dashboard and data visualization creating tool."

March 6, 2023

4.0

Overall tableau has been a really good choice for me for creating some really good dashboards and data presentation and analysis.

Pros

The dashboard creation is very good and i liked it very much. Also the data visualization as well as the data presentation is really top notch. The statistical analysis is also really good.

Cons

I feel the reporting can be even more improvised. Business intelligence is also really important and needs constant improvisation with time i feel along with the interface too.

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EB

Enock B.  
data analysis  
Research  
Used the software for: 6-12 months

### "the best statistical tool for data collection and analysis "

October 21, 2023

5.0

Pros

it is one of the easiest and fastest for data analysis

Cons

no, i have not seen any bad thing about it

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VR

Verified Reviewer  
Head of Research and Data Management  
Real Estate  
Used the software for: 6-12 months

### "The premiere Data Visualization software, for a reason"

May 4, 2019

5.0

Pros

I don't even know where to begin with the multitude of positive things I have to say about Tableau, but I'll try to summarize without gushing for too long: It is the epitome of user-friendly. It takes an incredibly complex concept, data visualization, and streamlines the entire process, from start to finish. From linking your data source (from a HUGE multitude of options, from Excel, Access, Oracle, SQL, Salesforce, etc), to creating Measures and Dimensions to use in the vizzes, to applying color, tooltips and interactive legends to your visuals... the process is just so easy and seamless. With no formal experience or training, I taught myself around the program in a month or two and can spit out pretty decent visuals in less than 30 mins. Intuitive UI and wonderful ease-of-use.

Cons

Not many cons to note, really - I do wish that the Tableau corp would merge a lot of their platforms, like Tableau Prep, Tableau Desktop, Tableau Online, Tableau Mobile, and so on, into a way easier to digest package. The Desktop app itself is incredible powerful and straightforward - the other programs, while powerful, require a lot of explanation as to what benefit they provide. It's not that the programs are necessarily any easier or harder to use than Desktop - it's that there's no cheatsheet anywhere on Tableau's website into what each service/program provides, which I find to be a shame.

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José Miguel V.  
Adjunct Professor  
Higher Education  
Used the software for: 2+ years

### "One of the best software for data analysis and visualization"

September 29, 2020

5.0

Since a few years ago, I'm using this software in my classes to create great data visualization for my students and make them see how the same variables can answer different questions. If you are looking for functionalities like the ones you find in Softwares like Graphpad, Tableau is not what you need. But if you want to make easy, fast, and beautiful data visualization and work and connect to different data sources, for sure, Tableau is what you need.

Pros

Real-time data visualization. Many data sources are accepted. Great for work with geodata. Easy learning curve. The tutorials included in the sites are great to initiate in the use of the software.

Cons

It\`s complicated to include any visualization of error or deviance in the graphics. You need to do different workarounds to get the result you want.

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VR

Verified Reviewer  
Associate Consultant  
Information Technology and Services  
Used the software for: 6-12 months

### "Best Way Visualization : Tableau "

May 31, 2020

4.0

Simplified problems which were earlier on excels and in power point presentations Business can make easy decisions to underneath upcoming plans and strategies on the basis on tableau reports/ Dashboards.

Pros

Good support from community, 30 days trial period they will provide and give best support for initial setup, It has very detailed information to make any kind of dashboard using any data format. Having integration with all the known files/ databases and data structures.

Cons

License cost is much higher than other softwares in industry. Need to buy 100 license for view access if we want to give access to final dashboard our company had paid license for 15-20 required which was big drawback i would say.

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VR

Verified Reviewer  
Associate Analyst Intern  
Investment Management  
Used the software for: 6-12 months

### "Business-level software with functionality that exceeds its rival in PowerPoint"

July 28, 2018

5.0

Create visualizations more professional looking than PowerPoint, ability to make meaningful insights out of complex data sets, craft a story as you progress along different data points within the entire data-set.

Pros

I love how complex Tableau can get, yet still be able to process your information. You can download thousands of pieces of data into Tableau, and be able to create insights into the data. Tableau formats your data in a simplistic manner, so that you are able to create calculations and charts from your data. I love the different, advanced charts that Tableau can make (these include heat maps). I also really enjoy how you can create a storyboard from all the different charts that you make in Tableau. With this functionality, you don't have to take your charts from Tableau into a presentation software like PowerPoint; rather, you can present directly from the Tableau software.

Cons

Tableau is definitely a great software, but it also has a learning curve. However, despite the learning curve, Tableau does everything that it can to help you learn their software. They provide free training videos on virtually all different components of Tableau, and train you on how to become an expert user. Additionally, sometimes not all data can be used within Tableau, and you have to alter your data to fit Tableau's format. However, this usually does not create too large of a problem for me.

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VR

Verified Reviewer  
Senior Sales Analyst  
Consumer Goods  
Used the software for: 1-2 years

### "An Industry Great, but there are other options"

August 17, 2022

4.0

Pros

Since Tableau is so widely used in data visualization, there is plenty of understanding around the purpose of the program and support in integrating Tableau into other business systems.

Cons

The cost of Tableau is significant, especially for a smaller organization. Despite being at the forefront of the industry, the user interface of the program lags behind other options.

Alternatives considered

[Google Data Studio](https://www.capterra.com/p/190616/Data-Studio/)[Microsoft Power BI](https://www.capterra.com/p/176586/Power-BI/)

Reason for choosing Tableau

At the time we chose Tableau because our senior management team was most familiar with this option and felt most confident in committing to the spend.

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AA

Ashwin A.  
Data Protection Engineer  
Information Services  
Used the software for: 2+ years

### "Must use Product"

August 4, 2023

5.0

Pros

No doubt it is very much handy and easy to use tool for data analysis. Excellent tool.

Cons

Nothing much to point it out as negative.

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KS

Kerra S.  
Training Architect  
  
Used the software for: 2+ years

### "Turned an average Excel user into a data analytics pro"

November 9, 2017

5.0

We used Tableau to combine over 2 million lines of health claims data from Excel spreadsheets with approximately 85 data points per line. Tableau made it possible for our team to compare each line of data and locate the specific lines of data that indicated problems within the coding for health benefits. After locating the issues and fixing the coding, we used Tableau to compare the data again and validate that the potential issues were corrected. Without the use of a tool like Tableau, our comparison process would have taken weeks longer, and would have been less effective.

Pros

Able to gather large pieces of data from multiple spreadsheets and combine them to create a cohesive picture Flexibility in creating different types of reports and graphs for sharing with a variety of audiences Overall, most functions were easy to learn, and once the graphs were created, it was easy to copy them and alter them for additional purposes

Cons

Some of the functions were difficult to master quickly--had a higher learning curve than I would have liked for some tasks

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VR

Verified Reviewer  
Sr Cognos Developer, Administrator  
Government Administration  
Used the software for: 2+ years

### "Easy to use"

October 14, 2018

5.0

It is great product to use

Pros

The greatest thing of Tableau is ease of use and connect to the different data sources seamlessly. You can build stunning dashboards in no time for a Non-IT person.

Cons

The content deployment from Development to QA and Production servers is difficult as you need to publish the content to DEV, QA and Production independently.

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