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    ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price

    Google Charts

    Score7 out of 10
    N/AGoogle Charts provides a way to visualize data on your website - for free. From simple line charts to complex hierarchical tree maps, the chart gallery provides a large number of ready-to-use chart types. The most common way to use Google Charts is with simple JavaScript that you embed in your web page.N/A

    Tableau Cloud

    Score7.9 out of 10
    N/ATableau Cloud (formerly Tableau Online) is a self-service analytics platform that is fully hosted in the cloud. Tableau Cloud enables users to publish dashboards and invite colleagues to explore hidden opportunities with interactive visualizations and accurate data, from any browser or mobile device.

    $15

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    Google ChartsTableau Cloud
    Editions & Modules
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    Tableau Viewer
    $15
    per month billed annually per user
    Enterprise Viewer
    $35
    per month billed annually per user
    Tableau Explorer
    $42
    per month billed annually per user
    Enterprise Explorer
    $70
    per month billed annually per user
    Tableau Creator
    $75
    per month billed annually per user
    Enterprise Creator
    $115
    per month billed annually per user
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    Pricing Offerings
    Google ChartsTableau Cloud
    Free Trial
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    Free/Freemium Version
    YesNo
    Premium Consulting/Integration Services
    NoNo
    Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo setup fee
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    Community Pulse
    Google ChartsTableau Cloud
    Considered Both Products
    Google
    Chose Google Charts
    As our company heavily utilizes Google products, when we first looked into the tool to help us to present our data, we were looking if we could find anything that is from Google and can satisfy our basic needs. Google Charts fit in it very well. That does not mean we are not …
    Incentivized
    Chose Google Charts
    Our teams were already using Google's G suite and as google charts simply came tagged along with it, they were more than happy to go with google charts given its capabilities. Though we have another BI solution in place but teams mostly work with google charts and export their …
    Incentivized
    Chose Google Charts
    Went with Google Charts directly. Integrates with other Google apps that we use seamlessly.
    Incentivized
    Chose Google Charts
    I have not used many other software similar to Google Charts because a lot of the software I have used in the past has integrated reporting available to the customer. However, for instances where our software reporting is not accurate, we are able to use this online source to …
    Incentivized
    Chose Google Charts
    Tableau Online is pricier but will give you more. You pay for what you get when it comes to Google Charts - free with your Google Suite. Where Tableau is smart, Google Charts is quick and simple. In the end, it comes down to money and how complex you need to make your …
    Incentivized
    Chose Google Charts
    Google Charts is a free version compared to Tableau. This was the biggest selling point, as the cost-per-user for Tableau cannot be justified since the program does not offer much more power compared to Google Charts.
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    Tableau
    Chose Tableau Cloud
    Tableau Online is the best tool over Microsoft Excel, Google Sheets and Charts and Microsoft BI because it integrates most easily with Salesforce. We selected Tableau Online because it is easy to use and it integrates easily with Salesforce. There are other tools out there, but …
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    Key User Insights
    Would buy again
    100%
    Would buy again
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    96%
    Would buy again
    23 Answers
    Delivers good value for the price
    100%
    Delivers good value for the price
    31 Answers
    90%
    Delivers good value for the price
    18 Answers
    Happy with the feature set
    100%
    Happy with the feature set
    31 Answers
    88%
    Happy with the feature set
    21 Answers
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    100%
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    27 Answers
    100%
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    11 Answers
    Implementation went as expected
    97%
    Implementation went as expected
    28 Answers
    100%
    Implementation went as expected
    12 Answers
    Features
    Google ChartsTableau Cloud
    BI Standard Reporting
    Comparison of BI Standard Reporting features of Google Charts and Tableau Cloud
    Feature
    Google Charts
    8.8
    50 Ratings
    8% above category average
    Tableau Cloud
    7.0
    69 Ratings
    15% below category average
    Pixel Perfect reports8.145 Ratings7.051 Ratings
    Customizable dashboards9.548 Ratings8.069 Ratings
    Report Formatting Templates8.844 Ratings6.058 Ratings
    Ad-hoc Reporting
    Comparison of Ad-hoc Reporting features of Google Charts and Tableau Cloud
    Feature
    Google Charts
    9.3
    51 Ratings
    14% above category average
    Tableau Cloud
    6.9
    69 Ratings
    15% below category average
    Drill-down analysis8.645 Ratings8.069 Ratings
    Formatting capabilities9.551 Ratings6.066 Ratings
    Integration with R or other statistical packages9.537 Ratings6.043 Ratings
    Report sharing and collaboration9.646 Ratings7.567 Ratings
    Report Output and Scheduling
    Comparison of Report Output and Scheduling features of Google Charts and Tableau Cloud
    Feature
    Google Charts
    9.0
    51 Ratings
    8% above category average
    Tableau Cloud
    7.1
    67 Ratings
    16% below category average
    Publish to Web9.549 Ratings7.063 Ratings
    Publish to PDF9.646 Ratings7.562 Ratings
    Report Versioning8.643 Ratings7.050 Ratings
    Report Delivery Scheduling8.737 Ratings8.055 Ratings
    Delivery to Remote Servers8.830 Ratings6.034 Ratings
    Data Discovery and Visualization
    Comparison of Data Discovery and Visualization features of Google Charts and Tableau Cloud
    Feature
    Google Charts
    8.8
    50 Ratings
    10% above category average
    Tableau Cloud
    6.8
    65 Ratings
    16% below category average
    Pre-built visualization formats (heatmaps, scatter plots etc.)8.949 Ratings7.562 Ratings
    Location Analytics / Geographic Visualization8.847 Ratings6.561 Ratings
    Predictive Analytics8.839 Ratings6.553 Ratings
    Pattern Recognition and Data Mining00 Ratings6.52 Ratings
    Access Control and Security
    Comparison of Access Control and Security features of Google Charts and Tableau Cloud
    Feature
    Google Charts
    8.8
    45 Ratings
    4% above category average
    Tableau Cloud
    7.0
    64 Ratings
    19% below category average
    Multi-User Support (named login)8.844 Ratings7.058 Ratings
    Role-Based Security Model8.839 Ratings7.051 Ratings
    Multiple Access Permission Levels (Create, Read, Delete)8.841 Ratings7.054 Ratings
    Single Sign-On (SSO)8.831 Ratings7.549 Ratings
    Report-Level Access Control00 Ratings6.52 Ratings
    Mobile Capabilities
    Comparison of Mobile Capabilities features of Google Charts and Tableau Cloud
    Feature
    Google Charts
    9.0
    48 Ratings
    14% above category average
    Tableau Cloud
    6.4
    54 Ratings
    20% below category average
    Responsive Design for Web Access9.546 Ratings5.552 Ratings
    Mobile Application9.629 Ratings6.039 Ratings
    Dashboard / Report / Visualization Interactivity on Mobile8.744 Ratings7.046 Ratings
    Application Program Interfaces (APIs) / Embedding
    Comparison of Application Program Interfaces (APIs) / Embedding features of Google Charts and Tableau Cloud
    Feature
    Google Charts
    8.8
    40 Ratings
    12% above category average
    Tableau Cloud
    6.4
    36 Ratings
    20% below category average
    REST API8.932 Ratings6.031 Ratings
    Javascript API8.839 Ratings6.529 Ratings
    iFrames8.826 Ratings6.529 Ratings
    Java API8.926 Ratings6.026 Ratings
    Themeable User Interface (UI)8.828 Ratings6.530 Ratings
    Customizable Platform (Open Source)8.828 Ratings7.029 Ratings
    Best Alternatives
    Google ChartsTableau Cloud
    Small Businesses
    Cyfe
    Score8.8 out of 10
    Cyfe
    Score8.8 out of 10
    Medium-sized Companies
    Zendesk Explore
    Score8.7 out of 10
    Zendesk Explore
    Score8.7 out of 10
    Enterprises
    Jaspersoft Community Edition
    Score9.7 out of 10
    Jaspersoft Community Edition
    Score9.7 out of 10
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    User Ratings
    Google ChartsTableau Cloud
    Likelihood to Recommend
    8.9
    (61 ratings)
    8.0
    (70 ratings)
    Likelihood to Renew
    7.3
    (8 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Usability
    8.9
    (33 ratings)
    8.0
    (23 ratings)
    Availability
    10.0
    (1 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Performance
    5.0
    (1 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Support Rating
    8.3
    (33 ratings)
    8.7
    (20 ratings)
    Online Training
    5.0
    (1 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Implementation Rating
    10.0
    (1 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Configurability
    8.0
    (1 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Data Sharing and Collaboration
    9.4
    (22 ratings)
    8.0
    (49 ratings)
    Data Sources
    8.3
    (22 ratings)
    8.3
    (49 ratings)
    Ease of integration
    10.0
    (1 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Product Scalability
    8.0
    (1 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Vendor post-sale
    10.0
    (1 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Vendor pre-sale
    10.0
    (1 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    User Testimonials
    Google ChartsTableau Cloud
    Likelihood to Recommend
    Google
    We can easily recommend Google Charts to any company that needs a way to visually represent their data. Another great thing about Google Charts is that it is free to use and does not require any membership fees. Although it requires a skilled used to be able to use the charts, the results are great and can be beneficial to any company who is looking to make better decisions.
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    Tableau
    If you're using Tableau as the primary BI tool, then Tableau Cloud is well suited to publish and share the results with a wide(r) audience. It is well suited for various degrees of self-service proficiency, from pure consumers of analytical work to more advanced users who can use web editing for smaller or larger adjustments, and even for desktop power users who will publish their work to Tableau Cloud. It has many good ways to organize the content and make it easily accessible via search, favorites, folders, collections ("playlists for your data"), or history ("recents"). It might not be ideally suited if there are many on-prem sources to be used (even though there are options to connect them) or if you have very special requirements regarding custom server setup, which is limited in a shared cloud environment like Tableau Cloud.
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    Pros
    Google
    • they're free with Google suite and they have backing in terms of powerful Google apps which can be plugged in to perform multiple actions like using Google sheets to import raw data into Google Charts
    • they're the most simple app to use when it comes to creating charts and visual dashboards
    • ease of customization
    • ease of using custom APIs from developers side to help make any types of charts and dashboards you want
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    Tableau
    • Tableau Online is completely cloud based and that's why the reports and dashboards are accessible even on the go. One doesn't always need to access the office laptop to access the reports.
    • The visualizations are interactive and one can quickly change the level at which they want to view the information. For example, one person might be more interested in looking at the country level performances rather than client level. This is intuitive and one doesn't need to create multiple reports for the same.
    • The feature to ask questions in plain vanilla English language is great and helpful. For quick adhoc fact checks one can simply type what they are looking for and the Natural Language Programming algorithms under the hood parse the query, interpret it and then fetch the results accordingly in a visual form.
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    Cons
    Google
    • I would like a couple more introductory videos or a live chat option for when you run into an issue. I think this is a Google-wide problem, not only linked to Google Charts.
    • I have run into some issues with the Dynamic Data but also admittedly could potentially dive in deeper and investigate.
    • It would be great if Google Charts made it possible to integrate Google Chat into the platform.
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    Tableau
    • Can be a steep learning curve for new users
    • Modeling and building algorithms aren't always intuitive and take some testing/retesting to ensure it's working as it should
    • Inability to integrate easily with our HRIS platform. Reports are pulled from HRIS at various intervals and uploaded into Tableau
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    Likelihood to Renew
    Google
    Google Charts is a good product. It's widely supported with deep documentation and a large community. But for me, it wasn't customizable enough. When we started with simple charts, it was great, but as we got deeper and more complex, our needs outgrew the library. If I was going forward, I would choose a more barebones library with more freedom and extensibility.
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    Tableau
    The tool's capacity to handle complex data sources.
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    Usability
    Google
    Google Charts is about as easy to use as the rest of their applications. The UI is very well thought out, allowing you to add what you need, and customize it to your exact liking. The default theme is actually really nice, which helps as most of the time, customizing is not needed.
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    Tableau
    Based on comments from our clients, I awarded it this grade. Non-technical customers frequently compliment us on the ease with which they can utilize Tableau Online. Usability is rarely a source of contention amongst our customers. Few complaints have come from me as a user of our internal products.
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    Reliability and Availability
    Google
    Google charts is always available and provides fast output.
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    Tableau
    No answers on this topic
    Performance
    Google
    Connectivity is occasionally very slow.
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    Tableau
    No answers on this topic
    Support Rating
    Google
    As a free tool with massively powerful, infinitely customisable charts that can be dynamically updated - Google Charts is my favourite data visualisation tool. However, my hatred of JavaScript does jade my view on it. This is the price of the tool though, and I'm glad it's available for me.
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    Tableau
    I have not had any issues that require customer support from Tableau at this time, which speaks well to Tableau. I have taken an online course with Tableau and it was very professional and well done, so based on that I would assume a similar level of quality for their customer service.
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    Online Training
    Google
    The online training was solely done through self training on google's guide to charts.
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    Tableau
    No answers on this topic
    Implementation Rating
    Google
    Easy to implement
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    Tableau
    I wasn't part of the implementation team
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    Alternatives Considered
    Google
    Google Charts stacks up better since it is free and does not have the constant pressure for cost overruns, add-ons, annual maintenance and implementation services. The speed of using Google Charts is quick, saving users potentially weeks in getting up and going. For the readers of websites with limited resources, the application shows up nicely is look and feel with charts. Great way of showing data visually.
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    Tableau
    In determining whether to go with Tableau Online versus Alteryx, two important factors stood out in determining our go-to solution. First, while Alteryx is an impressive tool for data cleansing, it did not stack up in terms of data visualization capabilities. Tableau, on the other hand, provided us everything we needed in terms of visualizing our data and analytics. The second factor is cost. Well neither solution would be considered cheap, Tableau was the more cost effective solution for our needs.
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    Scalability
    Google
    Google Charts is essential for quick, easy, reporting. There are opportunities for advanced features.
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    Tableau
    No answers on this topic
    Return on Investment
    Google
    • teams were easily able to create charts and find out progress on our learning courses and thus take actionable insights to their managers, professors
    • students could also know their progress on various courses from one single view, same for instructors in terms of imparting education
    • sales team could learn which kind of courses sold more to focus more on those areas
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    Tableau
    • When we release new products, we are now able to quickly see data and toggle between current periods and previous to see performance
    • Generating new reports requires less IT time to build
    • Data can be shared across many different device types
    • We now have integration where our customers can extract data from our software more easily-this was a big ask from our customers
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