Tableau

United States HQFounded 2003

Deployment

Web-basediPhone/iPadAndroidWindowsMac

Best for

SmallMediumLarge

Overview

About Tableau

Tableau Software helps people see and understand data. Offering a revolutionary new approach to business intelligence, Tableau allows you to quickly connect, visualize, and share data with a seamless experience from the PC to the iPad. Create and publish dashboards and share them with colleagues, partners, or customers—no programming skills required.

At a glance

Software information

Industries served, licensing and the support Tableau provides.

Industries

  • Computer-software
  • Financial-services
  • Information-technology-services
  • Marketing-advertising

Licensing

  • Proprietary
  • Monthly Payment
  • Free trial

Support

  • Phone
  • 24x7 Support

Training

  • Help Guides
  • Video Guides
  • Blogs
  • Whitepapers
  • On-Site Training

Knowledge Base

  • Help Guides
  • Video
  • Blog
  • Whitepapers
  • On-Site Training
Languages (5)
EnglishFrenchGermanGreekPortuguese

Review analytics

What customers report

4.3
Based on 45 verified reviews
Ease of use4.5
Features & functionality4.9
Customer support4.3
Value for money4.7
Integrations4.7

What users like the most

  • Mobile-friendly, high-performance, and abundant client resources
  • Fantastic mobile support Simple to upgrade
  • Low price

What users like the least

  • Faulty versioning
  • No automatic report updating
  • Requires manual labor

What users say

Review Analytics of Tableau

Every review is verified through Goodfirms before it's published.

4.345 Verified Reviews
Ease of use (19 reviews)4.6
Features & functionality (19 reviews)4.7
Customer support (19 reviews)4.2
Value for money (16 reviews)4.0
Integrations (16 reviews)4.5
Review Summary
Summarized from 45 verified reviews · Updated September 2026
Tableau excels at creating interactive, visually appealing dashboards and data visualizations with a user-friendly interface and drag-and-drop functionality that requires minimal technical expertise. The platform handles multiple data sources seamlessly and performs well with large datasets. However, reviewers consistently note limitations in statistical analysis capabilities, high costs relative to smaller teams, complexity for advanced tasks, and occasional performance issues. Despite these drawbacks, users find it well-suited for business intelligence and reporting needs beyond financial tabular reports.
✦ AI-generated summary. May not reflect every review.
Detailed Reviews of Tableau
Sort ByWrite a Review

What reviewers mention most

Paul Somerville, Editor-in-Chief at Electric Scooter GuideVerified Review
Posted on Oct 9, 2023

“Tableau lets you access benchmarked third-party data for a fee”

Overall rating5.0
Ease of use5.0
Features & functionality5.0
Customer support4.0
Value for money5.0
Integrations5.0

We Electric Scooter Guide use Tableau. It makes attractive visuals, but much of its advertising targets corporations with data engineers and higher budgets. The utility has a limited public (free) version. The program has academic and non-profit editions.

Jordan Farrar, Owner/Director at Akoca SEOVerified Review
Posted on Apr 11, 2023

“Tableau is user-friendly and can be used by beginners also”

Overall rating5.0
Ease of use5.0
Features & functionality5.0
Customer support4.0

We Akoca SEO use Tableau. It is one of the best and most powerful data visualization tools. It helps in business intelligence. The important features of this software are that it is quick in decision-making within a short span of time, it analyzes large amounts of data and it helps in saving time and energy. It allows multiple users at one go. Hence it can collaborate and share information easily. It is easier to find current patterns and trends. This tool analyzes the data in real-time and helps to respond quickly to changing market conditions. Tableau Software helps to gain valuable insights from data, improve decision making, and drive growth and profitability.

Samantha Odo, Chief operating officer at PrecondoVerified Review
Posted on Apr 11, 2023

“Tableau is a powerful and reliable software that has helped us make informed decisions based on real-time data”

Overall rating4.0
Ease of use4.0
Features & functionality5.0
Customer support4.0

We Precondo use Tableau. As the COO and Sales Rep at Precondo, I can confirm that I use Tableau as our data visualization software. However, its CONS are its cost and long learning curve. I have used Tableau for several years, and we use it daily to track KPIs. Tableau's PROS includes its ability to visualize large datasets with an interactive dashboard and a wide range of chart types.

James Smith, Co-founder at InyouthsVerified Review
Posted on Apr 11, 2023

“Tableau is one of the excellent software tools for creating highly interactive visualizations”

Overall rating5.0
Ease of use4.0
Features & functionality5.0
Customer support5.0

We Inyouths use Tableau. It provides various features and visualization options, which makes it an excellent choice for our data analytics needs. We use Tableau daily for data analytics tasks such as creating dashboards and visualizations. We also use it to develop and test new business models and track performance metrics. Tableau is great because it has easy to use interface and comprehensive visualizations. It also offers flexibility in terms of customizing the visuals. Tableau's customer support has been very helpful whenever we've had an issue or question. Tableau is expensive, and the learning curve can be steep.

Martin Lassen, Founder & CEO at GrammarHowVerified Review
Posted on Dec 13, 2022

“Tableau is one of the best business intelligence systems available”

Overall rating5.0
Ease of use5.0
Features & functionality5.0
Customer support5.0
Value for money5.0
Integrations5.0

We GrammarHow use Tableau. In my opinion, they offer BI tools for all business types and their respective requirements. Tableau has everything you need, whether you are a lone analyst, a small team, or a large enterprise or need to incorporate BI directly into your products, applications, and online portals. It is simple for anyone to deploy and maintain a Tableau solution at scale, regardless of their technical knowledge or expertise. Tableau recognizes that each role within a company requires access to distinct data in order to perform their duties and make appropriate decisions. Therefore, they have various positions to meet your team's needs.

Gerrid Smith, Chief marketing officer at Joy OrganicsVerified Review
Posted on Dec 12, 2022

“Tableau provides organizations a choice between licensing one person or the entire team”

Overall rating5.0
Ease of use5.0
Features & functionality5.0
Customer support4.0
Value for money4.0
Integrations5.0

As an E-commerce growth specialist of Joy Organic, I access and analyze data on their browser, desktop, or mobile device, or they can embed it into other apps using Tableau, a platform that combines business intelligence and data visualization. Employees can share dashboards and subscribe to reports to receive updates within the company. To meet the demands of their staff, they can also combine and match licenses. Role-based licensing provides staff with tools to accommodate their various skill levels, and deployment options include on-premises and cloud deployment with Mac, Windows, and Linux devices.

Kavin Patel, Founder and CEO at ConvrrtVerified Review
Posted on Dec 9, 2022

“Tableau has always been our first choice because of its gorgeous graphics”

Overall rating5.0
Ease of use4.0
Features & functionality4.0
Customer support5.0
Value for money4.0
Integrations4.0

We Convrrt use Tableau. It is known for its gorgeous graphics, but much of its marketing is geared toward companies with data engineers and larger budgets. The utility is available in the public (free) version. However, it has restricted features. Tableau gives you more access the more you pay, including benchmarked data from third parties. There is also a non-profit tool and academic editions of the software.

Rohan Kadam, Marketing Consultant at Biking Know HowVerified Review
Posted on Aug 5, 2022

“One can visually track their business & revenue KPIs very easily”

Overall rating4.0
Ease of use4.0
Features & functionality5.0
Customer support3.0
Value for money5.0
Integrations4.0

We Biking Know How use Tableau. I love using Tableau because it helps me bring all of my data together. I run complex marketing campaigns across different digital channels. With Tableau, I can see individual channel performance, track KPIs, data imports in real-time, and much more. My company has been using Tableau for the past 5 years. I have been using the data visualization software every day since it helps me run my business smoothly. Tableau platform is straightforward and intuitive to operate. It also has free training modules that are always helpful whenever I face any glitches. I would initially use Excel for my data reporting, and I found Excel not to be very scalable. As my business grew, I needed a more reliable data tracking solution. I am delighted to use Tableau, and I have seen me and my team's efficiency increase by 23% since using Tableau. I use the paid version, and it is definitely worth the money.

Harry Hughes, CEO at DanglerVerified Review
Posted on Aug 5, 2022

“It enables you to visualize and understand your data by fusing data from many sources in a matter of seconds”

Overall rating5.0
Ease of use5.0
Features & functionality5.0
Customer support5.0
Value for money5.0
Integrations5.0

My company Dangler is using this software for more than 5 years, and we are completely satisfied with it. It is very easy to use and has great features. We use this software daily and so far didn't get any issues. And if someone is looking for data visualization software, I would personally suggest you use this software. One of the best data visualization tools, Tableau Desktop, enables you to visualize and understand your data by fusing data from many sources in a matter of seconds. You may create intuitive and customizable dashboards using custom channels and their decreased capacity. Ask questions, consider alternative viewpoints, and determine the significance, according to the scene, which claims to function generally with how you think.

Chad Brinkle, Owner at High Country OffroadVerified Review
Posted on Aug 5, 2022

“We find it easy to use and the best for understandably communicating data.”

Overall rating5.0
Ease of use4.0
Features & functionality5.0
Customer support4.0
Value for money5.0
Integrations5.0

We High Country Offroad currently use Tableau to organize and visualize data. It also allows us to explore data visually. This helps us to spot trends, missing data, and erroneous data in a few seconds instead of hours. We found it easy to create engaging and interactive dashboards, which are great for presentations and sharing with stakeholders. To make the best out of it, we used new features like data blending, data prep, and dashboard security features. We've been using this software for a year now on a daily basis.

Capabilities

Tableau features

The full feature set, grouped by module.

Data Visualization Software

  • Dashboard
  • Data Mining
  • Filtered Views
  • Relational Display
  • Visual Discovery

Business Intelligence Software

  • Ad Hoc Analysis
  • Budgeting & Forecasting
  • Dashboard
  • Data Visualization
  • Predictive Analytics
  • Strategic Planning
  • Trend/Problem Indicators

Reporting Software

  • Automated Reports
  • Financial Reports
  • Forecasting
  • Marketing Reports
  • OLAP
  • Report Export
  • Sales Reports
  • Visual Analysis

Heatmap Software

  • Behavioral Mapping
  • Clusters & Markers
  • Dashboard
  • Element Analytics
  • Embeddable Maps
  • Territorial Mapping
  • Website Analytics

Data Management Software

  • Customer Data
  • Data Analysis
  • Data Capture & Transfer
  • Data Integration
  • Data Migration
  • Data Quality Control
  • Data Security
  • Information Governance
  • Master Data Management
  • Match & Merge

Statistical Analysis Software

  • Compliance Tracking
  • Data Management
  • File Storage
  • Machine Learning
  • Multivariate Analysis
  • Statistical Process Control
  • Statistical Simulation
  • Survival Analysis

Plans

Tableau pricing

Price Type
Month
Free Version
No
Payment Frequency
Monthly Payment
Preferred Currency
USD ($)
Free Trial
14 Days
Standard$75 / month

Media

Screenshots & video

This profile is not fully claimed

Do you own or represent Tableau? Verify your business email to claim and manage this Goodfirms profile.

Request claim