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Tableau is the world’s leading AI-powered analytics and business intelligence platform. Easily connect to data stored anywhere, in any format. Seamlessly create reliable insights with built-in data preparation and governance features that promote transparency and uniformity. Quickly perform ad-hoc analyses to reveal hidden opportunities for your business. Drag and drop to create interactive data visualizations with advanced analytics. Then share your insights with anyone and make an impact on your business. From global enterprises to early-stage startups and small businesses, people everywhere start with data and move forward with Tableau. Learn More!

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Tableau empowers people throughout the organization to easily ask and answer questions of their data with intuitive, AI-powered tools to make better business decisions every day.

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Tableau Reviews for Indian Users

Average score

Overall
4.6
Ease of Use
4.1
Customer Service Software
4.2
Features
4.5
Value for Money
4.2

Reviews by company size (employees)

  • <50
  • 51-200
  • 201-1,000
  • >1,001
Samuel
Samuel
Founder and CEO in UK
Verified LinkedIn User
Internet, 2–10 Employees
Used the Software for: 2+ years
Reviewer Source

Alternatives Considered:

Tableau for Business Intelligence

5.0 9 months ago

Comments: Tableau overall is a very suitable software for data visualisation and business intelligence. It is easy to use and very interesting.

Pros:

Easy to use. Industry standard. Value for money. Large community. Recognised certificates. A year free plan for Students and Instructors. Can handle huge size of data. Charts and Visualizations can be embedded on websites and other spftwares like power point.

Cons:

Tableau prep is not as easy to use as MS Excel.

Andres Ernesto
Andres Ernesto
Developer-Data specialist in Peru
Verified LinkedIn User
Computer Software, 10,000+ Employees
Used the Software for: 2+ years
Reviewer Source

My opinion

4.0 last year

Comments: My experience is average, before I used it more often, however, I use it less and less nowadays

Pros:

high support, tools, ease of integration and great community

Cons:

I have presented slowness with the tool and there are also other attractive options on the market, both in usefulness and price

Ajoke
Regional Network Analyst in UK
Information Technology & Services, 201–500 Employees
Used the Software for: 1+ year
Reviewer Source

The best when it comes to visualization

5.0 2 months ago New

Pros:

It is a great tool for visualization and data analysis.

Cons:

I haven't noticed anything wrong with it for now.

B.Naveen
Software Engineer in India
Information Technology & Services, 1,001–5,000 Employees
Used the Software for: 6-12 months
Reviewer Source

Tableau- a reliable visualization tool.

3.0 last year

Comments: 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.

Joao
Spinning Instructor in Portugal
Health, Wellness & Fitness, 1,001–5,000 Employees
Used the Software for: 2+ years
Reviewer Source

Tableau help get precise insights from our business data.

5.0 3 months ago

Comments: Tableau has shown us why it is the greatest tool for analyzing business data by offering us a very solid five star experience. It has showed us the way of making the right decisions based on the actual real data. With Tableau, we have been able to have in-depth analysis on our data which help get the insights to guide us on how to improve our business.

Pros:

It was impressively easy to customize Tableau to fit our analytics needs and have it integrate to our working infrastructure. Tableau has very superior AI analytics that help us get in-depth analysis on our data to extract the most useful insights. It also easy to visualize the insights using easy to understand visual dashboards. The reporting function in Tableau allow us to document our insights for easier sharing and future referencing.

Cons:

Everything about Tableau has been so on point so far. There has been nothing negative to report about it.

Caroline
Caroline
Game Developer in US
Verified LinkedIn User
Computer Software, 1,001–5,000 Employees
Used the Software for: 1+ year
Reviewer Source

User-friendly dashboard/report Tool

4.0 2 years ago

Comments: Tableau is amazing software that has greatly aided our data analysis efforts. Tableau meets all of our needs for data analysis and dashboard creation. The nicest element is that direct use of ad hoc data needs is possible, with no dependencies.

Pros:

One of the most useful features of Tableau is the flexibility with which its dashboards may be filtered. Information that is simple to understand, demonstrate, and infer. Any group may quickly and simply extract useful data thanks to a drag-and-drop interface.

Cons:

Data syncing problems can cause the dashboards to malfunction. Notifications about impending outages would be greatly appreciated. however, that shouldn't be a deal breaker.

Swaibu
Data analytics in Tanzania
Accounting Software, 2–10 Employees
Used the Software for: Free Trial
Reviewer Source

Tableau review

4.0 4 weeks ago New

Comments: Its ability to connect to multiple data sources, create dynamic dashboards, and present complex information visually makes it an indispensable tool for data analysis.

Pros:

its intuitive and interactive data visualization capabilities,

Cons:

ts limited support for advanced version control and collaboration in comparison to tools like Git.

Subash
Data scientist in India
Hospital & Health Care, 10,000+ Employees
Used the Software for: 1+ year
Reviewer Source

Two years review

5.0 4 weeks ago New

Pros:

I like the vibrant features it offers which can win a plotly plot very easily.

Cons:

It is not having a tutorial for the new comers. So the learning curve is quite slow

Scott
Process Improvement Manager in US
Hospital & Health Care, 5,001–10,000 Employees
Used the Software for: 2+ years
Reviewer Source

Tableau Review

5.0 last month New

Pros:

Connectivity to a live data source and ability to spot trends in informative dashboards

Cons:

Tableau lacks robust version control features

Harpreet
Continuous improvement specialist in Canada
Automotive, 501–1,000 Employees
Used the Software for: 6-12 months
Reviewer Source

Tableau visualization tool

5.0 4 weeks ago New

Pros:

Easy tool for visualization, easy integrations with database

Cons:

It takes lot of time to view visuals that can large dataset

Irene
Business Development Executive in US
Construction software, 201–500 Employees
Used the Software for: 2+ years
Reviewer Source

Tableau Insight

4.0 9 months ago

Pros:

With Tableau, it is easy and straightforward to collect, prepare, model and visualize data across multi-cloud and on-premise sources.

Cons:

Unavailability of iOS and Android mobile apps is the only issue.

Nsereko
Public Relations and Communications Volunteer in US
Transportation/Trucking/Railroad, 201–500 Employees
Used the Software for: 2+ years
Reviewer Source

Tableau Unleashing the Power of Data Visualization

5.0 9 months ago

Comments: Overall My experience with Tableau is incredibly positive.

Pros:

Tableau is a transformative tool for data visualization, turning raw data into captivating visual stories and unlocking valuable insights. With its intuitive interface and powerful analytics, Tableau empowers users to explore data effortlessly, making data exploration feel like an exciting journey of discovery.

Cons:

Tableau is awesome and it doesn't have challenges.

Verified Reviewer
Verified LinkedIn User
Leisure, Travel & Tourism, 501–1,000 Employees
Used the Software for: 2+ years
Reviewer Source

Data exploration on steroids.

5.0 9 months ago

Pros:

Its outstanding visualization capabilities, has appealed to me the most. The quality of my data visualization activity on Tableau is far superior to what I have gotten from substitute business intelligence or analytics tools. Tableau's infusion of generative AI into my data visualization and analysis experience, enables me to integrate predictive modeling into my Tableau workflow, thereby improving the quality of insights I generate from my data.

Cons:

Tableau comes with a steep learning curve and it is simply not for early stage data professionals. To learn to use Tableau effectively, a user must have had experience using lesser visualization platforms in the past.

Olivia
Assistant Director of Admissions Operations in US
Higher Education Software, 201–500 Employees
Used the Software for: 1+ year
Reviewer Source

Great for data storage and visulation

5.0 9 months ago

Pros:

My team was able to successfully set up a nightly data feed from Technolutions Slate to Tableau to store historical admissions data. It was important to implement Tableau because there's no way that takes snapshots of data in Slate as it's always changing. Once the data storage was set up my team was able to create many different dashboards to display complicated data to other team members to use. One dashboard we were able to create uses slate data from many different storage tables and pulls together appointment data over time so I can monitor workload volume. This has been a really useful visualization tool.

Cons:

You will definitely need a data and Excel expert to set up the dashboard and reporting initially as there's a little clunkiness and set it up charts but it still does the job.

Diego
Diego
Real estate agent in Peru
Verified LinkedIn User
Real Estate, 11–50 Employees
Used the Software for: 1+ year
Reviewer Source

Analysis of various types of data for performance improvement

5.0 last year

Comments: The ease of use of this software is advantageous with respect to real estate, as it allows for the analysis of price trends, occupancy rates by zones, yields and much more. This has allowed us to obtain a greater economic benefit.

Pros:

The best thing about Tableau is its limits, as it adapts to the needs of the organization. From small to large, the limits depend on the organization, not the software. And also the way the data is visualized is easy to understand.

Cons:

While it can work with any type of data, it becomes optimal when working with structured data, so you must have staff capable of structuring the data into rows and columns or you will not be able to take full advantage of the software.

Lizandro
Lizandro
Manager - tech support in Mexico
Verified LinkedIn User
Broadcast Media, 501–1,000 Employees
Used the Software for: 1+ year
Reviewer Source

Efficient, effective and useful.

4.0 last year

Pros:

The way you can display the important information you need and being able to create multiple dashboards. Along with the fact you can easily see the breakdown of the KPI's and compare it.

Cons:

The time it takes to update the information generated. In most cases it took 2 full days to get the most recent information on the KPI's

Gianni
Gianni
Consultant in US
Verified LinkedIn User
Computer Software, 51–200 Employees
Used the Software for: 1+ year
Reviewer Source

Best Visualization Reporting tool

5.0 10 months ago

Comments: My experience with Tableau for general reporting and board meeting presentations has been outstanding. Its compelling visuals have significantly enhanced my ability to convey messages and sentiments during high-stakes reporting to senior stakeholders.

Pros:

Tableau stands out as one of the most polished and visually appealing reporting tools available. The interface is impressive and facilitates a user-friendly setup experience.

Cons:

Tableau is quite on the expensive side but is definitely worth the investment.

Timothy
Timothy
Technical Account Manager in US
Verified LinkedIn User
Computer Software, 51–200 Employees
Used the Software for: 2+ years
Reviewer Source

One of the best Data Visualizations tools right out of the box

5.0 last year

Comments: Overall Tableau has been an excellent data visualization tool that has allowed me to quickly create high quality, impactful dashboards.

Pros:

Tableau makes creating impactful, visually attractive dashboards quick and easy. The software connects to most structured data sources to quickly import your data and you can then link your data in the software to create additional tables that you can build visual from. A very flexible data visualization tool.

Cons:

When you are trying to create complex dashboard or blend data across multiple primary keys it can be difficult to do inside the tools and I found myself creating custom tables in a SQL database to get the correct data blend. Large data sets, especially calculated fields can really slow down the software and make the dashboard feel sluggish. There are also certain actions / chart changes that feel like they should be simple but take "hacking" the software to accomplish. These can be frustrating and time consuming.

Lydiah
Student Association Leader in Kenya
Higher Education Software, 201–500 Employees
Used the Software for: 1+ year
Reviewer Source

Critical Tool for Qualitative Analysis of Big Dats

5.0 last year

Comments: For the few years I have now interacted with tableau in a class environment I really can't wait to get out there and use it's dynamic features for business intelligence. It comes with soo many features that I am sure would help any business deeply analyze market data that will help them gain the tricks, visualize and predict on the business trajectory and avoid most risks before they happen

Pros:

To be honest I have only used tableau in a classrooms setup for learning purposes. In my course there is a unit referred to Actuarial Modelling where we are deep data management and that is where I get to interact with Tableau. There is alot of features I appreciate about it. For me it didn't take me long to familiarize with it .Creating a dashboard is soo engaging and it's UX is straightforward. Accessing it from my mobile phone gives me the convenience of doing my data analysis assignment even away from school. On functionalities, it connect with data sources especially Excel CSV which is our main data harbor. From there I can now I can clean the data, use the bin function to categoriesit for simplified analysis, visualize it and descriptively explain the insights data in a natural language. Tableau also allows me to make prediction using the statistical elements such as the mean, mode, quartiles etc on likeliness of certain events in reference to the data Iam using.

Cons:

For novices it will take you time to unravel the complexity of Tableau to be able to enjoy each and every feature for deep analytics. But when you get to learn it, trust me you will like it

Verified Reviewer
Verified LinkedIn User
Consumer Goods, 10,000+ Employees
Used the Software for: 2+ years
Reviewer Source

Best data tool for visualization and reporting

5.0 last year

Comments: I've been using Tableau for 9 years and I've tested other multiple options and no one like Tableau. If you put all pros and cons, Tableau always win!

Pros:

Ease of use. Learning curve. Multiple options for visualizations. Can be used from beginners to experts.

Cons:

When your organization needs to have multiple users connected in real time, If data source is using live connections, the user experience could be bad.

Verified Reviewer
Verified LinkedIn User
Hospital & Health Care, 201–500 Employees
Used the Software for: 2+ years
Reviewer Source

Great visual and data collection software

5.0 last year

Comments: I enjoy using tableau and the variety of options it has

Pros:

How efficient and easy to use the application is

Cons:

Can be more user intuitive at first but easy to catch on

Verified Reviewer
Verified LinkedIn User
Computer Software, 201–500 Employees
Used the Software for: 2+ years
Reviewer Source

Gets the job done but other tools have passed them

4.0 2 years ago

Comments: It is a market leader because of its foothold and community. Not a bad option for teams but competitors have caught up and passed them.

Pros:

Customization options were nearly endless with time and resources.

Cons:

User adoption was difficult because it was not as intuitive as other products. Seemingly easy visualizations were quite difficult to set up resulting in time spent figuring out seemingly basic options where that time could have been spent elsewhere.

Alexis
Accounting assitant in US
Utilities, 51–200 Employees
Used the Software for: 2+ years
Reviewer Source

We love Tableau!

5.0 last year

Comments: Tableau gives you the tools to create whatever reports you need for your business. It is very user friendly, and we use it daily for pulling information from our cooperative software.

Pros:

What I love about Tableau is how easy it is to quickly change, modify and filter reports to produce the exact data visualizations that you need. In the office, we use it a lot for simple reporting measures.

Cons:

It might just be our software, but we are unable to change the visuals for our reports. Font style, size and colors are not able to be changed from our view, but it would be nice to have the option.

Nithin
Analyst in US
Information Technology & Services, 1,001–5,000 Employees
Used the Software for: 2+ years
Reviewer Source

Best data visualization tool out there

4.0 last year

Pros:

The fact that Tableau supports practically all connectors, including Teradata, Bigquery, Salesforce, SAP, Snowflake, and others, is one of its finest features. Furthermore, it can produce and support a wide variety of chart kinds, such as pie, donut, map, and Sankey charts. I am capable of creating engrossing dashboards that tell tales to inspire my audience.

Cons:

Tableau can be costly for individual users or small enterprises due to the high licensing prices associated with Tableau Desktop.

Verified Reviewer
Verified LinkedIn User
Computer Software, 201–500 Employees
Used the Software for: 1+ year
Reviewer Source

Great data visualization software

4.0 11 months ago

Pros:

One of the best data visualization software out there. It can collect data from a variety of sources, and then create beautiful reports and dashboards out of it. Almost every data person I know swears by Tableau for its feature depth and functionality.

Cons:

Learning curve can be steep for advanced functionality. Since tableau has existed for a long time, the UI hasn't improved very much.