#1 most frequent
United States of America
69.3%580 installations of 837
What is Tableau Cloud?
Tableau 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.
Categories & Use Cases
Videos
Top Performing Features
Customizable dashboards
Customizable dashboards are dashboards providing the builder some degree of control over the look and feel and display options.
Category average: 8.6
Drill-down analysis
Drill down analysis is the ability to get to a further level of detail by going deeper into the hierarchy.
Category average: 8.4
Report Delivery Scheduling
Report Delivery Schedule is the ability to have reports delivered to a destination at a specific data and time.
Category average: 8.4
Areas for Improvement
REST API
REST is an architecture style for designing networked applications
Category average: 8.1
Java API
A Java application programming interface (API) is a list of all classes that are part of the Java development kit (JDK)
Category average: 8.1
Responsive Design for Web Access
Web design aimed at producing easy-to-read sites across a range of different devices.
Category average: 7.9
Who Buys & Uses Tableau Cloud
#2 most frequent
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
5.5%46 installations of 837
#3 most frequent
Canada
3.9%33 installations of 837
Pros
- User-friendly interface
- Data exploration capabilities
- Dashboard creation for visual analytics
Tableau Cloud for business insights
Use Cases and Deployment Scope
We use Tableau Cloud to publish interactive dashboards that consolidate data from multiple sources, enabling teams to access real-time business insights.
Other than that it plays a pivotal role in decision making for our organization which in turn helps us organize our business ideas and assets such that our organization thrives in the market.
Other than that it plays a pivotal role in decision making for our organization which in turn helps us organize our business ideas and assets such that our organization thrives in the market.
Pros
- Detailed dashboards
- Scorecards
- Detailed KPIs
Cons
- Mobile customization
- Dealing with large datasets
- Product Marketing
Return on Investment
- Better business decisions
- Less cash burn through insights
- Individual employee growth through learning
Usability
Alternatives Considered
Microsoft Power BI
Other Software Used
Microsoft Power Automate, Microsoft Visual Studio
Tableau Cloud - The Power House of BI
Use Cases and Deployment Scope
We use Tableau Cloud to build Revenue dashboards.It is very user friendly and effective to use with wide range of KPIs and charts.Its customization in color pallates and other aspects helps a lot in building many user interactive dashboards.its ability to embed into other applications stands as top notch
Pros
- Handling Huge Datasets
- Customized color Themes
- Wide Range of Charts
Return on Investment
- Improved Business Decision Making
- Improved strong customer support with great insights
- Saved Time
Usability
Alternatives Considered
ThoughtSpot and Microsoft Power BI
Other Software Used
Sigma Computing, Microsoft Power BI
Excellent tool to publish and share your Tableau works and foster a self-service culture.
Use Cases and Deployment Scope
It is the "one-stop shop" for all analytical questions and reporting. The scope covers all departments like finance, people & culture, sales, marketing, customer success, customer support, and development. We are tracking financial performance, sales pipeline development, customer health metrics to reduce churn, etc. Tableau Cloud serves as the single entry point for everyone with data questions, as all the reports, dashboards, and ad hoc analyses are published there.
Pros
- Self-Service.
- Governance and differentiated permissions.
- Easy and intuitive to use.
Cons
- Performance of background jobs like extract refreshes.
- Web edit functionality continuously improving, but not equal to desktop experience.
- Limited logging and audit functionalities compared to Tableau Server.
Return on Investment
- Enabled Product Management to make data-driven decisions on product roadmap.
- Increased Annual Recurring Revenue.
- Enabled data-driven churn motions.
Usability
Alternatives Considered
Microsoft Power BI
Other Software Used
Snowflake, Fivetran, dbt
Great tool to visualize data
Use Cases and Deployment Scope
Tableau allows my team and the entire company to visualize important KPIs that are key to reaching business goals.
I use Tableau every day to check performances and report them back to the different stakeholders in the company, as well as filling the forecast.
Tableau is great for visualizing time series and being able to compare YoY, QoQ, WoW or DoD, as well have having the chance to switch between rates and row numbers.
I use Tableau every day to check performances and report them back to the different stakeholders in the company, as well as filling the forecast.
Tableau is great for visualizing time series and being able to compare YoY, QoQ, WoW or DoD, as well have having the chance to switch between rates and row numbers.
Pros
- comparison
- personalization
- sync
Cons
- heaviness of the the dashboards: when the number of data is great, the dashboard start to lag and it is getting difficult to update.
Return on Investment
- ability to report performances in an accurate way: on a day-to-day report, Tableau allows the company to understand what my channel is brining, ROI, weak points and possible improvements
- negative impact: granularity of data - if the dashboard needs to have a lot more data (like millions of rows) to be used to deep dive, the dash lag
Usability
Alternatives Considered
Amplitude Analytics and Microsoft Power BI
Other Software Used
Amplitude Analytics, Iterable, Slack
Tableau is a powerful software and data visualization tool
Use Cases and Deployment Scope
We just recently switched to Tableau Cloud for our organization-wide reporting. Tableau Cloud has allowed to create various reports and utilized data from multiple data sources throughout our organization. We can easily create reports, add visuals and share reports to our end users. It is very easy to set permissions and create user groups to allow reports to be viewed by certain users.
Pros
- Easy to connect to multiple data sources
- Easy to share reports between users
- Add dashboards and visuals to reports
- Moble app to access reports on your phone
Cons
- Need experience with coding language and writing queries in order to design reports
- Expensive, cost based on total number of licenses
Return on Investment
- Easily share reports between users to save time
- Real-time view of data (ticket sales, food & beverage sales, parternship revenue)
- Reliance that data is accurate
Usability
Alternatives Considered
Microsoft Power BI and Vena
Other Software Used
Lattice, Vena, Dayforce
