Compare Tableau and Splunk - Jun 2022

Shlomi Lavi

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Bottom Line: Which is Better - Tableau or Splunk?

Splunk is more expensive to implement (TCO) than Tableau, and Tableau is rated higher (90/100) than Splunk (83/100). Tableau offers users more features (14) than Splunk (3). There is a clear winner in this case and it is Tableau!

Looking for the right Business Intelligence solution for your business? Buyers are primarily concerned about the real total cost of implementation (TCO), the full list of features, vendor reliability, user reviews, and the pros and cons. In this article we compare between the two software products:

Tableau Software Vs. Splunk Inc

Tableau Software: Tableau Software provides easy-to-use software applications for fast analytics and visualization. Its products include Tableau Desktop and Tableau Server

Splunk Inc: Splunk Inc. (NASDAQ: SPLK) was founded to pursue a disruptive new vision: make machine data accessible, usable and valuable to everyone. Machine data is one of the fastest growing and most valuable parts of big data -- generated by every component of IT infrastructures, applications, mobile devices, website clickstreams, social data, sensors and mo...

Who is more expensive? Tableau or Splunk?

The real total cost of ownership (TCO) of Business Intelligence software includes the software license, subscription fees, software training, customizations, hardware (if needed), maintenance and support and other related services. When calculating the TCO, it's important to add all of these ”hidden costs” as well. We prepared a TCO (Total Cost) calculator for Tableau and Splunk.

Tableau price starts at $15 per user/month , On a scale between 1 to 10 Tableau is rated 2, which is much lower than the average cost of Business Intelligence software. Splunk price starts at $65 per host/month , When comparing Splunk to its competitors, the software is rated 2 - much lower than the average Business Intelligence software cost.

Bottom line: Tableau cost is around the same cost of Splunk.

Which software includes more/better features?

We've compared Tableau Vs. Splunk based on some of the most important and required Business Intelligence features.

Tableau: this software is considered "feature-rich" with more than 10 important features, here is a partial list: Ad-Hoc Analysis, Ad-Hoc Reporting, Automatic Scheduled Reporting, Customizable Dashboard, Customizable Features, Dashboarding, Forecasting & Budgeting, Graphic Benchmark.

Splunk: Data Import/Export, Basic Reports, Online Customer Support.

Target customer size

Tableau is ideal for small to large scale industries, freelancers and nonprofit organizations. Customers of the software include businesses of all sizes and a variety of types, including various Fortune 500 companies.