Compare BI360 and Tableau Server - Jul 2022

Shlomi Lavi

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Bottom Line: Which is Better - BI360 or Tableau Server?

Tableau Server is more expensive to implement (TCO) than BI360, and Tableau Server is rated higher (81/100) than BI360 (75/100). BI360 offers users more features (15) than Tableau Server (10).

Looking for the right Query and Report Writer 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:

Solver Vs. Tableau Software

Solver: Solver is the leading provider of complete BI solutions for today’s mid-market enterprise and the company has been at the forefront of BI technology for over a decade. Solver’s BI360 solution is a powerful, Microsoft-based suite of modules for reporting, budgeting, dashboards, and data warehousing

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

Who is more expensive? BI360 or Tableau Server?

The real total cost of ownership (TCO) of Query and Report Writer 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 BI360 and Tableau Server.

BI360 price starts at $312 per user/month , On a scale between 1 to 10 BI360 is rated 2, which is much lower than the average cost of Query and Report Writer software. Tableau Server price starts at $15 per user/month , When comparing Tableau Server to its competitors, the software is rated 2 - much lower than the average Query and Report Writer software cost.

Bottom line: BI360 cost is around the same cost of Tableau Server.

Which software includes more/better features?

We've compared BI360 Vs. Tableau Server based on some of the most important and required Query and Report Writer features.

BI360: 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.

Tableau Server: Ad-Hoc Analysis, Automatic Scheduled Reporting, Customizable Dashboard, Dashboarding, Forecasting & Budgeting.

Target customer size

BI360 Suite was created to target small enterprises that are already using Microsoft Office as their main software but would want to push things a bit further by adding features that are not available in the default Microsoft package. Tableau Server is best for small to medium sized businesses and enterprises.