What is Tableau?.
Tableau is a trending and market-leading BI tool used to visualize and analyze the data in an easily digestible format and allows to work on live data-set and spend more time on data analysis rather than data wrangling. It easily connects to nearly any data source, be it corporate Data Warehouse, Microsoft Excel or web-based data and allows for instantaneous insight by transforming data into visually appealing, interactive visualizations called dashboards. This process takes only seconds or minutes rather than months or years and is achieved using an easy to use drag-and-drop interface.
| Maintained by | License Type | Popular Examples | Support | Updates | Developer Skills |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ITS | – | – | www.tableau.com/support | – | – |
| Often Compared to | Testing | Accessibility | Maintained by | Repository |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Power bi, Qlik view | TabJolt | – | ITS | https://github.com/tableau |
Pros:
- Easy to use with dynamic dashboards and interactive visualization.
- In-depth data wrangling.
- Efficient Data Discovery
Cons:
- Lacking embedded BI and production reporting.
- Exporting to different sources without losing the formatting.
- Spotfire needs to be more customizable and JavaScript is not fully supported.