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# Page 75 - Reviews of Tableau

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Brandy C.  
Systems Analyst  
Automotive  
Used the software for: I used a free trial

### "Create stats reports easily"

November 10, 2019

5.0

Great! Once the data structure is set up, the end user can create their own reports with out the assistance of IT.

Pros

Very easy to set up statistics reporting - even the end user can set up these tools as long as the data source is known.

Cons

At the current time, we are only using a trial version of the project. Haven't run into any issues thus far.

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Joe B.  
Research Geologist  
Oil & Energy  
Used the software for: Less than 6 months

### "Data Visualizations and Analysis for Reporting"

February 27, 2019

4.0

Helps to manipulate and analyze data and create reports which are easy to share with the management.

Pros

Meta data preparation along with data manipulation for preparing data for data analysis and creating dashboards to generate value out of it.

Cons

Stiff competition from other software such as Spotfire, PowerBI.

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VR

Verified Reviewer  
Student  
Utilities  
Used the software for: Less than 6 months

### "Great data visualization software but hard to use."

June 15, 2021

5.0

I really enjoy using it to analyze data but wish I was able to learn more features.

Pros

I like how many features there are for analyzing the data and visualizing it in the most effective way.

Cons

I wish it was a lot easier to maneuver the data and figure out how to create the necessary filters in your model.

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KP

Kristy P.  
Assistant Program Manager  
Government Administration  
Used the software for: Less than 6 months

### "Not a functional program "

May 22, 2021

2.0

Pros

The idea and projection of the software. If it tabulated and gathered information the way it was suggested, I could really like this product.

Cons

Unfortunately, the lack of information and the difficulty in gathering accurate information makes more work. The software seems to "try to hard" without delivering results.

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AB

Aditya B.  
Analyst  
Primary/Secondary Education  
Used the software for: 1-2 years

### "Excellent data visualization tool"

January 9, 2018

4.0

Its a must have any people working around data and analysis to effectively convey very complex tasks.

Pros

The visualization tools available in Tableau are very effective in communicating the message across team members or senior management.

Cons

I wish it was more intuitive and user friendly, cause I often find it easier to do the data analysis part on Excel and then uploading the csv.

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VC

Vivian C.  
Engineer  
Research  
Used the software for: 2+ years

### "Indispensable tool for data visualization"

February 9, 2021

5.0

Although it takes awhile to learn and be comfortable with the user interface, it's well worth the effort to learn.

Pros

Immediate data visualization, allowing you to generate plots on the fly, during meetings/discussions.

Cons

Learning curve is steep, user interface isn't intuitive. If you aren't careful, you can double-import temporal based data and there's no checks to warn the user.

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GC

Graciela C.  
Team Manager  
Education Management  
Used the software for: 6-12 months

### "Customer Service is terrible "

February 27, 2023

2.0

See above

Pros

The product has a lot of potential and features that could really help us, but we ran into too many roadblocks with customer service.

Cons

Customer service was too difficult to work with

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KW

Kelly W.  
Project Manager / Urban Planner  
Architecture & Planning  
Used the software for: 1-2 years

### "Powerful and Intuitive BI Tool "

September 27, 2019

5.0

Tableau makes it so easy to create custom reports and dashboards for clients and projects without extensive time investment or needing to work with software engineers, though having some basic SQL knowledge is helpful.

Pros

Tableau has made it so much easier to create custom dashboards for clients and particularly to create easy maps and geographical analyses without extensive knowledge of GIS.

Cons

There are some limitations to the tool and dashboards designed in Tableau have a very distinctive (though professional) appearance. More customization would be nice.

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AB

Andrea B.  
Secretary  
Hospital & Health Care  
Used the software for: 6-12 months

### "Good Tool - Functionality Not the Best"

April 5, 2019

4.0

I used Tableau in a class (pursuing my Bachelor in Public Health) and my instructor gave us videos and step-by-step instructions on using the software. It was great! However, I tried to use it in a class down the line and could not figure out how to use it again without the resources.

Pros

It can generate really good-looking graphs.

Cons

Without instructional videos, it is hard to figure out how to easily generate graphs.

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CW

Calvin W.  
Director  
Computer Software  
Used the software for: 1-2 years

### "Helpful to make sense of statistical data"

March 15, 2019

4.0

Pros

It's used to present stats on tax returns from the IRS -- and we can easily see information that's pertinent to my workflow.

Cons

At times it takes a while to load. This might not be the fault of Tableau.

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VR

Verified Reviewer  
Marketing Director  
Marketing and Advertising  
Used the software for: Less than 6 months

### "Great for data visualization"

August 23, 2020

4.0

We have vastly improved our data analysis and visualization with Tableau. Word of caution: pretty visualization doesn't equate to data analysis! Make sure you know what the data is saying before presenting to a client.

Pros

Tableau is probably the best data visualization software available. There is a bit of a learning curve, but once you figure out how to use it, you can sort through big data and present that data in unique and meaningful ways.

Cons

Some of the formatting options are pretty limited. It's also challenging to get started with the tool because there is just so much you can do with it. Honestly, I would skip most of their documentation and get some sample projects from other users to get started.

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Dilraj S.  
Sr. Software Developer  
Computer Software  
Used the software for: Less than 6 months

### "Great software for Business Analytics"

February 23, 2020

5.0

Overall its a great tool for all your business analytic and business intelligence needs and helps you in converting your data into actionable intelligence very efficiently.

Pros

Tableau is really awesome for gathering actionable intelligence from huge amount of data created by your system. Tableau can help you perform complex business analytics in no time and hence make strategic decisions for your system based on the patterns seen in the tableau data.

Cons

We did face some connectivity issues of Tableau server with Mongo DB and there were some issues with system slowness, but once the queries and Tableau was optimized, the software could be used very efficiently.

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VR

Verified Reviewer  
Supervisor  
Marketing and Advertising  
Used the software for: Less than 6 months

### "Cool but a learning curve"

July 16, 2022

5.0

I would say that Tableau is really helping our team to create impressive visualizations which have thus far impressed our clients and led to more business. Looking forward to continued use of the product

Pros

I love that I am able to take huge data sets and get impressive visualizations for client reporting.

Cons

There is definitely a learning curve with this software but the plus is that there are so many videos and trainings that you can pick up how to use it pretty quickly if you dedicate yourself to education in it.

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VR

Verified Reviewer  
Lead Customer Support Specialist  
Computer Software  
Used the software for: I used a free trial

### "Excellent Data Analysis and Visualization tool!"

August 21, 2018

5.0

Pros

Tableau is packed with features. There are incredible tools to be discovered that help put data in a perspective that is stunningly visual and speaks to your audience.

Cons

It was a bit clunky to learn at first. There are so many features it was difficult to sometimes find the right tool for what I needed to convey.

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JK

Joseph K.  
Reliability Engineer  
Electrical/Electronic Manufacturing  
Used the software for: 6-12 months

### "Takes effort to learn, and well worth it."

June 19, 2018

5.0

Fight your way through it, it is worth the effort.

Pros

Highly, highly flexible and functional. Provides easy access to data tables if you like to stare at and verify numbers; more importantly it makes that staring no longer necessary and replaces it with much faster visual analysis of data. Has much of the look of Microsoft products Excel's pivot tables, so easy to transition from them to Tableau.

Cons

There's a lot to learn, it is not intuitive to "just" Microsoft users (although it is intuitive to pivot table users).

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GSC

Gargi Singh C.  
Student  
Computer Software  
Used the software for: 1-2 years

### "Great for creating visualizations and analytic capabilities"

July 26, 2018

4.0

Pros

The product is great for detailed analysis of data sets and complex statistical analysis visualizations, moreover provides capabilities to do complex SQL like queries to extract important information.

Cons

Sometimes it can get too complicate to decide which visualization/graphic is the most suitable for a data set. There is no auto-suggestion feature.

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GS

Grant S.  
CEO  
Computer Software  
Used the software for: 2+ years

### "null"

April 26, 2018

5.0

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VR

Verified Reviewer  
Business Analyst  
Information Technology and Services  
Used the software for: Less than 6 months

### "Useful software for visualisation"

September 18, 2019

4.0

The software provides great visualisation techniques

Pros

\- The software has great visualisation tools - Tableau is widely used in the IT industry among Business Analysts / Data Analyst

Cons

\- Can be expensive - Challenging to collaborate with other users - User experience can be improved

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Nipuna R.  
Aircraft Maintenance Trainee B1.1  
Airlines/Aviation  
Used the software for: Less than 6 months

### "Data management made easy"

July 31, 2019

4.0

Analyzing and Visualizing made easier with this application. Really good application. Recommend it.

Pros

Really easy application to analyze and visualize data fast. Cross platform availability is really beneficial and support many data base platforms.

Cons

Features are little bit complex to understand. Lack of documentation to train is a big down-thumb. Little bit expensive.

Switched from

[MATLAB](https://www.capterra.com/p/125813/MATLAB/)

MATLAB is bit expensive and not compatible with these type of datas.

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sN

samia N.  
project manger  
Computer Software  
Used the software for:

### "do you know what is the best BI self service solution ? Tableau software"

December 8, 2017

5.0

this technology is exiting and very usefull in all organisation levels

Pros

easy to manipulate user friendly rich in term of analytics functionnality support multiple datasources

Cons

not free no possibility to have private tableau software (for free) some feature are complex to use in complex visualization(parameter + calculation

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NB

Neha B.  
Student  
Computer & Network Security  
Used the software for: Less than 6 months

### "Easy to deploy with a variety of options "

July 9, 2020

5.0

Overall, it is a must have for visualization and analytics.

Pros

One can use various tools on it. It would be cheaper for an organization that uses analytics and visualization often to use this software. It provides different user groups to make sure that the data isn't corrupted and also, you can message colleagues on your workspace. They also have good training material.

Cons

None so far. But the training material is a bit slow.

Alternatives considered

[IBM Cognos Analytics](https://www.capterra.com/p/240583/IBM-Cognos-Analytics/)

Reason for choosing Tableau

User interface is better with Tableau.

Review Source

KB

Kristina B.  
Director  
Education Management  
Used the software for: 1-2 years

### "Gold standard for data visualization and management "

May 14, 2021

5.0

We use it to maintain accurate data points on company performance and customer needs/opportunities for growth in the future.

Pros

It has the deepest offering of managing and collating different data points out there. It has been an essential tool to help manage different data needs for our business and plan for future changes and customer needs.

Cons

It can be pretty hard to learn as it managing data itself is already difficult, our staff required a lot training to be able to work with it effectively and it is an ongoing process

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FU

Fatih U.  
Data Analytics Engineer  
Education Management  
Used the software for: Less than 6 months

### "Tableau: Great Data Visualization Software"

June 19, 2020

4.0

Pros

Its use is very natural and users do not need to know any programming language to perform complex visualization tasks. Tableau automatically understanding the data types, for example, if you have lat long GPS coordinates, it automatically recognizes its type and suggests using geographical visualization methods.

Cons

At first, it is not easy to understand detailed features by yourself, I recommend users to follow Tableau online trainings to get benefit from the software. For example there is aggregate measure button at menu, if you deactivate it you can plot time series, otherwise you will get statistics, so it is better to learn from trainings.

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DP

Durvesh P.  
Database Engineer  
Computer Software  
Used the software for: 1-2 years

### "Wonderful application. Easy to use. User Friendly."

October 1, 2018

5.0

Pros

The variety of graphs, manipulations, the number of different data platforms that you can connect to, the aggregation techniques, type casting, suggested graphs for a data-set are all great.

Cons

Slightly costly for professional use. The singular license is cheap and it is available for free for few day for students but server license is costly.

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MD

Margaret D.  
Customer Success Manager  
Computer Software  
Used the software for: 6-12 months

### "Tableau visuals make all the difference!"

September 23, 2020

5.0

Love Tableau - it makes beautiful data visuals and impactful information for business decisions.

Pros

It's amazing how easy it is to make impactful, visual representations of data - makes it super digestible for all types of users!

Cons

There was a little learning curve, but nothing any more than a regular new software. Once you've played around a bit - you are good to go.

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