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# Page 25 - Reviews of Tableau

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Abasiekpeme J.  
Market Developer  
Telecommunications  
Used the software for: 1-2 years

### "Amazing Data Analyst tool"

August 27, 2021

5.0

It is an excellent software that has aided in data analysis at a detailed level.

Pros

I have been using Tableau for over a year now, and it's become an indispensable tool in our work. The thing I love about Tableau is that it's so intuitive and easy to use. Unlike other complicated analytical software, it doesn't take much to learn and operate. I don't know what we would do without it!

Cons

Tableau is a great tool for data visualization, but it does have some cons. The user interface has a steep learning curve and the features can be confusing to use at first. I recommend that you take time to do your homework before investing in this software because it can be very pricey.

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Cailin H.  
Financial Analyst  
Restaurants  
Used the software for: 1-2 years

### "Powerful Software for Data Insights"

April 24, 2019

5.0

I think Tableau is extremely powerful and I'm very excited to see what data insights myself and my company will be able to gain from it. Right now our biggest hurdle is training and implementation but once we get going with that, I think it will be a very valuable tool for us.

Pros

Tableau has been able to cut hours from my monthly workload. Reports that used to require multiples downloads from different data sources and tons of time updating spreadsheet tabs are not available with the click of a button. I can spend less time pulling together my data and more time actually analyzing it.

Cons

The biggest hurdle that I've had with Tableau is the learning curve required to start being able to use it. It's not very intuitive for beginners and you can easily make mistakes without even knowing you're making them if you aren't careful. Thankfully, there is plenty of training provided by Tableau and other sources on the internet to assist with this.

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Anand J.  
Program Manager  
Education Management  
Used the software for: 6-12 months

### "Best app for reporting and dashboard management!"

December 9, 2022

4.0

Pros

Best application for managing to report and getting all the data under a single roof!

Cons

Difficult setting up the application in the initial stage. Need a tech guy to set up but once set up is done very easy to work!

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VR

Verified Reviewer  
Coach  
Education Management  
Used the software for: 2+ years

### "Very useful tool for data analysis"

March 16, 2021

5.0

Normally, businesses are using this tool but PhD students working on a large amount of data can benefit from this software as well. Creating clean and concise visuals is very convenient.

Pros

Generating insight is very easy and quick with the help of Tableau.

Cons

It is very expensive but it has a free license for students so students can try freely.

Alternatives considered

[Microsoft Power BI](https://www.capterra.com/p/176586/Power-BI/)[Microsoft Excel](https://www.capterra.com/p/176574/Excel/)

Reason for choosing Tableau

You can handle large amount of data in Tableau but Power BI is lacking this feature. Creating interactive visuals is very easy so Excel is not the most suitable platform.

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VR

Verified Reviewer  
Officer  
Automotive  
Used the software for: 6-12 months

### "A perfect tool if you want to switch from the contemporary excel spreadsheet data analysis"

November 24, 2020

5.0

This is an extremely budget friendly professional tool that is perfect for organizing undergoing a digital analytical transformation. Really love the interface and the scope and benefits this tool offers is endless

Pros

The analytics module is the best I would say It is really easy to derive charts from the available database. Linking existing databases works like a charm. It has a plethora of data visualization methods which is extremely professional and helpful for users to gain valuable insights

Cons

The initial effort required to understand and successfully generate results is on the higher side.but once after basic understanding it is really easy to generate your required output.

Switched from

[Microsoft Excel](https://www.capterra.com/p/176574/Excel/)

The time to process extremely large database and datasets is extremely time consuming hence had to go for a time saving alternative hence tableau.

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VR

Verified Reviewer  
Research Analyst (Market access, Drug pricing & Reimbursement, Cost of treatment)  
Pharmaceuticals  
Used the software for: 6-12 months

### "Tableau : Awesome data visualization tool"

March 26, 2019

5.0

In general, Tableau is a fabulous program for getting mechanized reports made, distributed, and off your plate! The visuals are stunning and the memberships and ready framework are my supreme top choice. The product has its eccentricities yet I've yet to have an issue I couldn't coherently program my way around with a brief period spent on web gatherings. Astounding programming, helpful, energizing to utilize!

Pros

Tableau has mind-blowing information perception instruments and the capacity to parse monstrous datasets. I can without much of a stretch form dashboards and stories that can be imparted to officials and other abnormal state partners. Besides, Tableau is extraordinary for creating group dashboards that can be utilized for strategic execution on tasks.

Cons

Tableau has the irritating component that spared database associations must be re-verified each time you open the program. This makes utilizing information "lakes" exceptionally troublesome. Something else that disappoints me about Tableau at times is that dashboards are not as effectively shared without a Tableau server.

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VR

Verified Reviewer  
Category Management Manager Latin America  
Food & Beverages  
Used the software for: 6-12 months

### "Tableau - Good data visualization tool"

March 20, 2019

5.0

Easy to use to analyze big data sources, intuitive (once you get the hang of the syntaxis for calculated fields) it provided us with more ways to analyze data and find new opportunities.

Pros

Easy to set up, with a somewhat steep learning curve for regular users; we replaced our old data scheme with a centralized data lake and we are using Tableau for all users. Overall, the experience has been positive, as this allowed for more data access for the company

Cons

Slow to navigate and filter data. If you are planning to use tableau to analyze data, consider that you will have a few seconds delay on every data filter you apply. This is not deal-breaking, but for some people it's a serious issue.

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VR

Verified Reviewer  
Associate Vice President  
Information Technology and Services  
Used the software for: 2+ years

### "Excellent tool for data recognition"

November 6, 2022

5.0

very good

Pros

good for dashboard and review of progress of kpi

Cons

not as of now however videos for self learning would be a great thing

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VR

Verified Reviewer  
Club Strategy and Integration Manager  
Entertainment  
Used the software for: 2+ years

### "Solid Reporting and Analytics tool"

December 10, 2018

5.0

Pros

Analyze a large amount of data in a short period of time. Easily customizable and repeatable analytics. Very user friendly and pretty easy to understand for anyone.

Cons

Depending on the set up, sometimes the filtering is preset in a way which can give different results than expected. Tool is best used for regular reporting than adhoc.

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JH

Jessica H.  
Assistant Manager  
Wine and Spirits  
Used the software for: 2+ years

### "Couldn’t Imagine Day to Day Without It"

June 29, 2022

5.0

Pros

The data Tableau collates and displays is vital for day to day running of business.

Cons

I wish sometimes it was live rather than having to see results from the day before the next day.

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VR

Verified Reviewer  
Software Quality Assurance Specialist  
Government Administration  
Used the software for: 2+ years

### "Great data visualization software, accesses multiple disparate data sources easily"

February 8, 2018

5.0

Good solid data stories

Pros

The product accesses multiple disparate data sources easily, cleans them easily, integrates them easily, and creates data stories easily

Cons

The software is historically somewhat weak in the analytics space. It gathers data easily but its ability to perform reasonable analytics lags behind its competitors in that space

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CP

Cory P.  
Project Coordinator  
Research  
Used the software for: 6-12 months

### "Transform Data Into Staggering Visuals, With A Bit of Work"

June 19, 2018

4.0

Pros

There are many different ways to visualize data. From creating dashboards in Excel, to creating your own customized code in Javascript, there are options for anybody based on how simple they want the experience to be and how complex they want their product to be. Tableau provides a great middle point. It isn't as customize-able as pure programming would be, but it's far more user-friendly. It plays well with lots of other programs, including the Google Drive suite and WordPress. It has varying price-points, based on your individual needs. I'm currently using it to make a vast database visible and accessible to users with just a couple mouse clicks. Tableau is capable of doing a LOT.

Cons

Don't be fooled by its clean interface and simple online tutorials. If you want to do some interesting stuff with Tableau, it's going to take some patience and know-how. There's a wonderful online community of people who are willing to answer your questions and offer examples, but at the end of the day, Tableau projects tend to take some TLC to get to the finish line. Also, because this is the middle-point between custom coding and incredibly basic transformations, some of the most extreme options are not available. For example, I wanted to allow users of my visualization to select a data subset for their own needs and export it as a .csv to their device. While exporting is an option in Tableau, the organization of the exported data is wonky, and can't be customized. Instead of getting the rows and columns in the order I'd like them, users are getting the data in alphabetical order. This isn't a problem, per se, seeing as the users can easily sort the data out themselves in a program like Excel. I just wish I could have figured that out for them. Tableau is powerful, but it's not all-powerful. Then again, if you're not looking to get to crazy, it's going to fit your needs perfectly, and simply.

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VR

Verified Reviewer  
Data Science Intern  
Financial Services  
Used the software for: 6-12 months

### "Immensely increases Exploratory Data Analysis for any given dataset"

December 9, 2018

4.0

I work on Zip Code level or County level data to analyze how fix and flip loans are doing on a regional level.

Pros

The differnt type of charts, plots and graphs which can be created can immensely increase and ease of data viewing. Show more feature helps in deciding the chart and analysing data on aggregated or unaggregated level. Tableau can easily handle differnt dataset and merge on key levels. Maps data can easily be plotted and increases the data visualisation for viewing for higher leadership.

Cons

Merging differnt datasets is sometime a problem as the software is unable to identify key or just because a column is string in one end and decimal on other table.

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Sharique K.  
Software Engineering Manager  
Hospital & Health Care  
Used the software for: 2+ years

### "Tableau - A feature rich Data Visualization and Dashboarding Solution"

September 27, 2022

5.0

Great experience and solves most of the use cases

Pros

Modularity and integration with various data sources.

Cons

At times its difficult to customize, also need better support of i18n

Alternatives considered

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

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VR

Verified Reviewer  
Analista de comunicaciones  
Banking  
Used the software for: 6-12 months

### "Personalize your reporting "

April 7, 2024

5.0

Pros

Easy to use, you can create personal reporting and personalize dashboards for each kpi and collaborate with others users

Cons

The exportation of data it’s limited, Also it’s no to easy save a backup

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MIDOKPE JOSIANE A.  
bloggeur  
Marketing and Advertising  
Used the software for: 1-2 years

### "Tableau"

November 21, 2023

4.0

Pros

Ce tableau me permet de contrôler mes données et d’éliminer aussi les données répétitives et de bien comprendre mes données.

Cons

je n'ai rencontre pas encore de problème avec ce logiciel mais je suggère une mise à jour .

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Brian P.  
Director of Content Strategy and Assessment  
Higher Education  
Used the software for: 1-2 years

### "Incredibly powerful visualization tool"

November 27, 2018

5.0

Tableau is an incredible tool to easily create data visualizations and to find insights within the data. It is such a powerful tool with so many ways to create custom data interpretations that it can sometimes be difficult to know if you're creating the most effective visualizations.

Pros

Very easy to quickly create data visualizations and provides many ways to switch views to discover insights from data.

Cons

There are so many ways to filter and customize the data and presentations, it's overwhelming to know what to do with the data once you have it.

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Tapan J.  
Data Analyst  
Internet  
Used the software for: 1-2 years

### "Tableau - Visually attractive and interactive Dashboards"

January 31, 2018

4.0

Pros

It doesn't require a lot of training for a first time user to start creating dashboards. The structure is intuitive and it comes with a lot of predefined macros and functions which makes creating dashboards fast and easy. It provides the option of connecting directly to the database tables in case of a simple manipulation of data as well as the option of extracting the data using a custom SQL query.

Cons

One of the worst features of Tableau is that there is no support for previous versions file types. Once you have upgraded to a newer version of Tableau , you are unable to save file in an older format. I faced this challenge when I upgraded to version 10.3 but my server was accepting files created by versions till 10.1 to publish. So, there was no way for me inside the software to make my file version 10.1 compatible.

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Ricardo M.  
Director del Observatorio Social y Político  
  
Used the software for: Less than 6 months

### "This is software that combines design and data. You can make excellent interactive visualizations."

March 8, 2018

4.0

The software has allowed to make more complex graphics than other software calculations, however, its true strength is that it allows to integrate several sources in the same data analysis.

Pros

This software allows you to work with local files such as spreadsheets and text files (csv), as well as connect to databases such as Postgress SQL and MySQL; This is very good because it integrates data from various sources. The ordering of the data is very easy, it is done only with a few clicks. The join between the datas is performed graphically, and it is so easy that it automatically detects the key fields that link the datas. To graph, you only have to select the rows, columns and the type of graph; the time series are represented very easily, with this we can vary the frequency of the data in a very simple way, days, months or years. Exporting data from the graph is very easy, you just have to click on the data icon. You can edit the graphics easily, rename items, exclude items or create new calculated items.

Cons

One of the contras that I have observed is that there is no validation of the fields that are imported into the program, the problem is that many times the data of the csv files are corrupt. Another weakness, the program has little versatility for changing the types of graphics. Also, the graphics that are generated are not displayed as presentation.

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Hung V.  
Solution Architecture  
Computer Software  
Used the software for: 1-2 years

### "Excellent report tool with good data Visualization"

December 19, 2019

5.0

We use Tableau to receive data from ServiceNow and Jira to create Executive and General Report which will have information about statistics data about Ticket such as how many open Ticket and its priority, number of Tickets and its severity assigned for each Application in a period... so our Manager in different level could have overview about Application quality and status.

Pros

Tableau provides the good Executive or Summaries report, it has nice visualization, information is clear and plenty way to display data, it supports many graphic types, function, alias, sort, filter and group to procedure output data. Tableau has strong support for Mobile and Tablet, help us easy to access the reports. Tableau is easy to ingest data from various source with hundreds of build-in or custom Connector

Cons

Tableau is quite complex to study, special with a new user. Tableau online poorly support for role-based access

Reason for choosing Tableau

Tableau have excellent support for ServiceNow, it already has some build-in ServiceNow report. Tableau feature allows us to implement Report to create expect output with clear data visualization, and our manager could easy to access Tableau from Mobile so they could check the status anytime they want.

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LN

Luciano N.  
Product Manager  
Financial Services  
Used the software for: 1-2 years

### "Tableau for Product managers"

August 4, 2022

5.0

I'm using it everyday to follow my product KPI's and it's critical for my job. Really easy to visualize with the charts and customization options

Pros

I really enjoy how easy is to visualize different types of charts

Cons

The overral UI is not that pretty as metabase. Metabase look simpler

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Sailesh A.  
Senior Manager Sales  
Electrical/Electronic Manufacturing  
Used the software for: 1-2 years

### "One of the best Business Intelligence tools"

December 3, 2022

5.0

Tableau helped me and my team to quickly create dynamic, real-time visuals by building dashboards.

Pros

No coding experience required and everything can be done by just pick and drop. Mobile-Friendly,

Cons

Automatic refreshing of reports is missing. Cannot work with uncleaned data

Reason for choosing Tableau

It has excellent customer support because of its large community forum for discussions. It can handle large volumes of data quickly

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Rebecca C.  
Marketing Coordinator  
Computer Software  
Used the software for: 6-12 months

### "Powerful but there's a high learning curve"

February 23, 2021

4.0

Pros

The program is powerful and robust and the reports that can be generated are nice enough that they can be given to the client. The dashboards that our team has been able to build is comprehensive; we're able to answer questions about product usage and engagement with a large set of filters. It cuts down on the need to ask our Data Team for statistics that we need daily/weekly, which makes for a great workflow. We've also started using it for text analysis.

Cons

There is a high learning curve associated with Tableau (as with many softwares that are really robust) and it can be tricky to navigate. There are some limitations (eg. email alert layout is extremely limited, you can only drag the date range filter as opposed to selecting dates). Some of our dashboards load very slowly.

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VR

Verified Reviewer  
BI Developer  
Internet  
Used the software for: 2+ years

### "Tableau is only as strong as your underlying data"

October 5, 2018

3.0

We have a central repo of KPI dashboards across various organizations in the company.

Pros

Tableau, though slow to adopt, has greatly evolved from the tool it was years ago. There is wide support across different datasource types, APIs and custom implementations. It's possible to create visually intuitive and responsive visualizations and iterate on designs quickly.

Cons

Tableau implementations can get very complicated very fast. Tableau is a reporting tool and not a data wrangling solution. Customer service isn't well trained. Prepare to be disappointed when you reach out for support, unless your issue is escalated up the chain to Support Engineering.

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VM

Vincent M.  
Manager, IT Systems & Development  
Financial Services  
Used the software for: 1-2 years

### "Solid BI Software - Can Create Effective Reporting That is Nice to Look At"

April 17, 2018

4.0

Pros

We were able to pick this software up and run with it pretty quickly, which was great. We use it to build several dashboards and report that are shared internally. We've directly connected it to several SQL & Access databases to achieve this. It's pretty user friendly and everything we output from it is pretty slick looking. The "server" version is also nice as it enables us to publish reports to the web and share within the company. These server versions are interactive but not editable to ensure data accuracy when shared. No risk of someone trying to get creative and destroying your work.

Cons

There are a lot of updates that take up some of our IT resources. The support is helpful but can be rather slow to respond. It can struggle with larger datasets. There are some workarounds, but it's not how they explained it during the sales process.

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