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    ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price

    Astrato Analytics

    Score8 out of 10
    N/AA self-service BI solution, Astrato puts analytics in the hands of every user, enabling them to build their own reports and answer data questions without IT help. Astrato accelerates adoption, speeds up decision-making, and unifies analytics, embedded analytics, data input, and data apps in one platform. With Astrato, Self-Service business users can see and understand data that resides in the Data Cloud (Snowflake, Databricks, BigQuery, Redshift, Dremio,…

    $12

    per month per user

    Tableau Desktop

    Score8.1 out of 10
    N/ATableau Desktop is a data visualization product from Tableau. It connects to a variety of data sources for combining disparate data sources without coding. It provides tools for discovering patterns and insights, data calculations, forecasts, and statistical summaries and visual storytelling.

    $75

    per month

    Pricing
    Astrato AnalyticsTableau Desktop
    Editions & Modules
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    Tableau
    $75
    per month per user
    Tableau Enterprise
    $115
    per month per user
    Offerings
    Pricing Offerings
    Astrato AnalyticsTableau Desktop
    Free Trial
    YesNo
    Free/Freemium Version
    NoNo
    Premium Consulting/Integration Services
    YesYes
    Entry-level Setup FeeOptionalNo setup fee
    Additional DetailsAll pricing plans are billed annually.
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    Astrato AnalyticsTableau Desktop
    Considered Both Products
    Astrato Analytics LTD.
    Chose Astrato Analytics
    At the time, Astrato was the only one that provided the ability to embed dashboards into our application and not require a paid license seat for each user. Astrato is the only BI tool that lets you download data into pre-formatted Excel sheets with conditional formatting and …
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    Chose Astrato Analytics
    Astrato is a cloud-native tool with the ability to manage an effortless live connection to modern cloud data warehouses for real time updates. This sets them apart from legacy platforms which are desktop-centric. Astrato is also capable of a level of dashboard graphics quality …
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    Tableau
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    Key User Insights
    Would buy again
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    93%
    Would buy again
    51 Answers
    Delivers good value for the price
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    91%
    Delivers good value for the price
    49 Answers
    Happy with the feature set
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    98%
    Happy with the feature set
    54 Answers
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
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    93%
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    37 Answers
    Implementation went as expected
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    100%
    Implementation went as expected
    43 Answers
    Features
    Astrato AnalyticsTableau Desktop
    BI Standard Reporting
    Comparison of BI Standard Reporting features of Astrato Analytics and Tableau Desktop
    Feature
    Astrato Analytics
    7.3
    1 Ratings
    11% below category average
    Tableau Desktop
    8.3
    167 Ratings
    2% above category average
    Pixel Perfect reports7.01 Ratings8.8139 Ratings
    Customizable dashboards8.01 Ratings8.4166 Ratings
    Report Formatting Templates7.01 Ratings7.8145 Ratings
    Ad-hoc Reporting
    Comparison of Ad-hoc Reporting features of Astrato Analytics and Tableau Desktop
    Feature
    Astrato Analytics
    7.0
    1 Ratings
    14% below category average
    Tableau Desktop
    8.7
    164 Ratings
    8% above category average
    Drill-down analysis7.01 Ratings8.6159 Ratings
    Formatting capabilities7.01 Ratings9.2162 Ratings
    Integration with R or other statistical packages7.01 Ratings7.7122 Ratings
    Report sharing and collaboration7.01 Ratings9.2157 Ratings
    Report Output and Scheduling
    Comparison of Report Output and Scheduling features of Astrato Analytics and Tableau Desktop
    Feature
    Astrato Analytics
    6.5
    1 Ratings
    24% below category average
    Tableau Desktop
    8.1
    158 Ratings
    3% below category average
    Publish to Web7.01 Ratings7.3149 Ratings
    Report Versioning6.01 Ratings8.2116 Ratings
    Publish to PDF00 Ratings7.9149 Ratings
    Report Delivery Scheduling00 Ratings9.2123 Ratings
    Delivery to Remote Servers00 Ratings8.073 Ratings
    Data Discovery and Visualization
    Comparison of Data Discovery and Visualization features of Astrato Analytics and Tableau Desktop
    Feature
    Astrato Analytics
    6.0
    1 Ratings
    28% below category average
    Tableau Desktop
    8.4
    156 Ratings
    5% above category average
    Pre-built visualization formats (heatmaps, scatter plots etc.)7.01 Ratings9.0154 Ratings
    Location Analytics / Geographic Visualization6.01 Ratings8.2149 Ratings
    Predictive Analytics5.01 Ratings8.6126 Ratings
    Pattern Recognition and Data Mining00 Ratings8.02 Ratings
    Access Control and Security
    Comparison of Access Control and Security features of Astrato Analytics and Tableau Desktop
    Feature
    Astrato Analytics
    7.0
    1 Ratings
    19% below category average
    Tableau Desktop
    8.7
    142 Ratings
    3% above category average
    Multiple Access Permission Levels (Create, Read, Delete)7.01 Ratings8.8129 Ratings
    Single Sign-On (SSO)7.01 Ratings8.877 Ratings
    Multi-User Support (named login)00 Ratings9.0139 Ratings
    Role-Based Security Model00 Ratings8.0119 Ratings
    Report-Level Access Control00 Ratings9.03 Ratings
    Mobile Capabilities
    Comparison of Mobile Capabilities features of Astrato Analytics and Tableau Desktop
    Feature
    Astrato Analytics
    7.0
    1 Ratings
    12% below category average
    Tableau Desktop
    8.0
    135 Ratings
    2% above category average
    Responsive Design for Web Access7.01 Ratings8.2124 Ratings
    Dashboard / Report / Visualization Interactivity on Mobile7.01 Ratings8.8117 Ratings
    Mobile Application00 Ratings7.097 Ratings
    Application Program Interfaces (APIs) / Embedding
    Comparison of Application Program Interfaces (APIs) / Embedding features of Astrato Analytics and Tableau Desktop
    Feature
    Astrato Analytics
    -
    Ratings
    Tableau Desktop
    9.0
    64 Ratings
    14% above category average
    REST API00 Ratings9.256 Ratings
    Javascript API00 Ratings9.051 Ratings
    iFrames00 Ratings9.249 Ratings
    Java API00 Ratings10.046 Ratings
    Themeable User Interface (UI)00 Ratings8.453 Ratings
    Customizable Platform (Open Source)00 Ratings8.446 Ratings
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    User Ratings
    Astrato AnalyticsTableau Desktop
    Likelihood to Recommend
    8.0
    (2 ratings)
    8.7
    (194 ratings)
    Likelihood to Renew
    -
    (0 ratings)
    8.9
    (39 ratings)
    Usability
    7.0
    (1 ratings)
    8.6
    (63 ratings)
    Availability
    -
    (0 ratings)
    8.0
    (10 ratings)
    Performance
    -
    (0 ratings)
    6.1
    (9 ratings)
    Support Rating
    9.0
    (1 ratings)
    7.0
    (56 ratings)
    In-Person Training
    -
    (0 ratings)
    9.4
    (4 ratings)
    Online Training
    -
    (0 ratings)
    8.0
    (4 ratings)
    Implementation Rating
    -
    (0 ratings)
    8.0
    (34 ratings)
    Configurability
    -
    (0 ratings)
    8.1
    (2 ratings)
    Data Sharing and Collaboration
    -
    (0 ratings)
    8.4
    (115 ratings)
    Data Sources
    -
    (0 ratings)
    7.9
    (115 ratings)
    Ease of integration
    -
    (0 ratings)
    10.0
    (1 ratings)
    Product Scalability
    -
    (0 ratings)
    7.0
    (3 ratings)
    Vendor post-sale
    -
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    10.0
    (1 ratings)
    Vendor pre-sale
    -
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    10.0
    (1 ratings)
    User Testimonials
    Astrato AnalyticsTableau Desktop
    Likelihood to Recommend
    Astrato Analytics LTD.
    Astrato Analytics provides a feature-rich application that it easy to use for the non-technical user yet robust enough to create a sophisticated SaaS application. Astrato Analytics provides native integration to all the major large cloud data platforms and the implementation is very straight forward. The value provided through their feature-rich platform and competitive pricing is unmatched.
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    Tableau
    The best scenario is definitely to collect data from several sources and create dedicated dashboards for specific recipients. However, I miss the possibility of explaining these reports in more detail. Sometimes, we order a report, and after half a year, we don't remember the meaning of some data (I know it's our fault as an organization, but the tool could force better practices).
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    Pros
    Astrato Analytics LTD.
    • Writeback to the database is simple and straightforward and allows us to build apps in the tool with a level of interation that is not possible with other BI tools
    • Version control that is built into the workbooks allows us to quickly deploy changes without the fear of losing the older version and maintianing both a historcal updates and the ability to rollback
    • Easy connectivity to a wide range of data platforms including Snowflake, Databricks, and Google Workspace within the same tenant allows us to leverage data from each of these platforms for specific use cases
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    Tableau
    • An excellent tool for data visualization, it presents information in an appealing visual format—an exceptional platform for storing and analyzing data in any size organization.
    • Through interactive parameters, it enables real-time interaction with the user and is easy to learn and get support from the community.
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    Cons
    Astrato Analytics LTD.
    • The product is still young, as a consequence, some features aren't as mature as competitors. Astrato has worked to catch up quickly, by rolling out new features regularly
    • Better ability to control icons and themes from a central point, instead of having to add/change them on each report
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    Tableau
    • Pricing should be more user-friendly and usage-driven
    • Making edits to the production reports is fairly tough and has a vast scope of additional capabilities
    • Tableau Desktop should be able to differentiate itself from the Tableau server else there is no major meaning of two different products being offered
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    Likelihood to Renew
    Astrato Analytics LTD.
    No answers on this topic
    Tableau
    Our use of Tableau Desktop is still fairly low, and will continue over time. The only real concern is around cost of the licenses, and I have mentioned this to Tableau and fully expect the development of more sensible models for our industry. This will remove any impediment to expansion of our use.
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    Usability
    Astrato Analytics LTD.
    It is a very intuitive system, a pleasure to use, practical and simple, for medium to advanced activities. BI supervisors are delighted with much of the functionality, but highlight some weaknesses that they still have, such as the loading speed in HEIC-type files.

    Without a doubt, it is a tool that has become essential in our business routine.
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    Tableau
    Tableau Desktop has proven to be a lifesaver in many situations. Once we've completed the initial setup, it's simple to use. It has all of the features we need to quickly and efficiently synthesize our data. Tableau Desktop has advanced capabilities to improve our company's data structure and enable self-service for our employees.
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    Reliability and Availability
    Astrato Analytics LTD.
    No answers on this topic
    Tableau
    When used as a stand-alone tool, Tableau Desktop has unlimited uptime, which is always nice. When used in conjunction with Tableau Server, this tool has as much uptime as your server admins are willing to give it. All in all, I've never had an issue with Tableau's availability.
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    Performance
    Astrato Analytics LTD.
    No answers on this topic
    Tableau
    Tableau Desktop's performance is solid. You can really dig into a large dataset in the form of a spreadsheet, and it exhibits similarly good performance when accessing a moderately sized Oracle database. I noticed that with Tableau Desktop 9.3, the performance using a spreadsheet started to slow around 75K rows by about 60 columns. This was easily remedied by creating an extract and pushing it to Tableau Server, where performance went to lightning fast
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    Support Rating
    Astrato Analytics LTD.
    Very friendly, with online help, blog and community. The template documentation could be more complete, however.
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    Tableau
    Tableau support has been extremely responsive and willing to help with all of our requests. They have assisted with creating advanced analysis and many different types of custom icons, data formatting, formulas, and actions embedded into graphs. Tableau offers a weekly presentation of features and assists with internal company projects.
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    In-Person Training
    Astrato Analytics LTD.
    No answers on this topic
    Tableau
    It is admittedly hard to train a group of people with disparate levels of ability coming in, but the software is so easy to use that this is not a huge problem; anyone who can follow simple instructions can catch up pretty quickly.
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    Online Training
    Astrato Analytics LTD.
    No answers on this topic
    Tableau
    I think the training was good overall, but it was maybe stating the obvious things that a tech savvy young engineer would be able to pick up themselves too. However, the example work books were good and Tableau web community has helped me with many problems
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    Implementation Rating
    Astrato Analytics LTD.
    No answers on this topic
    Tableau
    Again, training is the key and the company provides a lot of example videos that will help users discover use cases that will greatly assist their creation of original visualizations. As with any new software tool, productivity will decline for a period. In the case of Tableau, the decline period is short and the later gains are well worth it.
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    Alternatives Considered
    Astrato Analytics LTD.
    To scale PowerBi, we would have needed a staff of technical folks and a substantial budget, and we still probably could not have created the robust SaaS application we did with Astrato Analytics. Astrato Analytics allowed for a staff of two to create and rollout a SaaS Application in under 60 days and provided hands on support to us as needed. There really is no comparison.
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    Tableau
    I have used Power BI as well, the pricing is better, and also training costs or certifications are not that high. Since there is python integration in Power BI where I can use data cleaning and visualizing libraries and also some machine learning models. I can import my python scripts and create a visualization on processed data.
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    Scalability
    Astrato Analytics LTD.
    No answers on this topic
    Tableau
    Tableau Desktop's scaleability is really limited to the scale of your back-end data systems. If you want to pull down an extract and work quickly in-memory, in my application it scaled to a few tens of millions of rows using the in-memory engine. But it's really only limited by your back-end data store if you have or are willing to invest in an optimized SQL store or purpose-built query engine like Veritca or Netezza or something similar.
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    Return on Investment
    Astrato Analytics LTD.
    • The ability to unify multiple platforms in Astrato provides cost savings.
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    Tableau
    • Tableau was acquired years ago, and has provided good value with the content created.
    • Ongoing maintenance costs for the platform, both to maintain desktop and server licensing has made the continuing value questionable when compared to other offerings in the marketplace.
    • Users have largely been satisfied with the content, but not with the overall performance. This is due to a combination of factors including the performance of the Tableau engines as well as development deficiencies.
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    ScreenShots

    Astrato Analytics Screenshots

    Screenshot of from the Gallery Dashboard: Maventech CRM Sales PerformanceScreenshot of from the Gallery Dashboard: Healthcare Analytics
The comprehensive Healthcare System Dashboard was designed for Bedford Health System, a tool leveraging Astrato’s data visualization capabilities. This dashboard provides a holistic view of various critical healthcare metrics, enabling informed decision-making and strategic planning.Screenshot of how to add custom data into the semantic layer