Compare Hyperion Essbase and Tableau Desktop - Jul 2022

Shlomi LaviShlomi Lavi / Jul 13, 2022

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Bottom Line: Which is Better - Hyperion Essbase or Tableau Desktop?

Hyperion Essbase is more expensive to implement (TCO) than Tableau Desktop, and Tableau Desktop is rated higher (90/100) than Hyperion Essbase (87/100). Tableau Desktop offers users more features (13) than Hyperion Essbase (0). There is a clear winner in this case and it is Tableau Desktop!

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:

Oracle Corporation Vs. Tableau Software

Oracle Corporation: Oracle Corporation is a computer technology corporation that specializes in developing and marketing computer hardware systems and enterprise software products – particularly database management systems. Employing approximately 113,644 people worldwide as of 30 June 2012,it has enlarged its share of the software market through organic growth and th...

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? Hyperion Essbase or Tableau Desktop?

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 Hyperion Essbase and Tableau Desktop.

Hyperion Essbase price starts at $9,995 per license , On a scale between 1 to 10 Hyperion Essbase is rated 4, which is lower than the average cost of Business Intelligence software. Tableau Desktop price starts at $70 per user/month , When comparing Tableau Desktop to its competitors, the software is rated 2 - much lower than the average Business Intelligence software cost.

Bottom line: Hyperion Essbase is more expensive than Tableau Desktop.

Which software includes more/better features?

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

Hyperion Essbase: We are still working to collect the list of features for Hyperion Essbase.

Tableau Desktop: Ad-Hoc Analysis, Ad-Hoc Reporting, Automatic Scheduled Reporting, Customizable Dashboard, Dashboarding.

Target customer size

Hyperion Essbase's typical customers include: Small, medium and large size businesses, Tableau Desktop is best for small to medium sized businesses and enterprises.

Hyperion Essbase

ITQlick rating
(3.1/5)

starts at $9,995 per license

Oracle Essbase, which was previously known as Hyperion Essbase, is a cloud-based online analytical processing (OLAP) server software solution. The software provides its users with a platform and environment for...

Categories: BI & Analytics, Business Intelligence.

Tableau Desktop

ITQlick rating
(4/5)

starts at $70 per user/month

Tableau is a cloud-based integrated business intelligence and reporting solution designed for small, midsize and large businesses. The solution helps the user analyze the critical business data as well as gener...

Categories: Data Analysis Tools, Business Intelligence, Dashboards & KPIs, Data Warehousing, ETL.

Compare specifications

Compare features

Hyperion Essbase: 0 Features

We are working to collect the list of features

Tableau Desktop: 13 Features

Ad-Hoc Analysis
Ad-Hoc Reporting
Automatic Scheduled Reporting
Customizable Dashboard
Dashboarding
Forecasting & Budgeting
Graphic Benchmark
Issue Indicators
Multy Languages
OLAP
Performance Measurements
Predictive-Analysis
Trend Indicators
ITQlick rating ITQlick Rating is based on the software score (below) and aggregated online reviews
ITQlick score ITQlick Score is a 1 to 100, the calculation is based on pricing, and functionality Vs. alternative solutions
Pricing score pricing Score is a 1 to 10 (10 is high cost), based on the TCO (cost of licences, customizations, training, hardware when relevant) Vs. alternative solutions
License pricing license pricing (if provided by the software vendor)
Functionality score
Software review
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Hyperion...
ITQlick rating
3.1/5
Score
87/100
Pricing
4/10
License pricing
$9,995 per license
Functionality
3
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Tableau ...
ITQlick rating
4/5
Score
90/100
Pricing
3/10
License pricing
$70 per user/month
Functionality
20
Qlik Sen...
ITQlick rating
4.3/5
Score
95/100
Pricing
3/10
License pricing
$30 per user/month
Functionality
15
SuiteAna...
ITQlick rating
4.1/5
Score
94/100
Pricing
3/10
License pricing
$499 per month + $99 per user
Functionality
10
Sisense
ITQlick rating
4.6/5
Score
94/100
Pricing
4/10
License pricing
$83 per employee/month
Functionality
35

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Shlomi Lavi is an entrepreneur and founder of ITQlick.com. He holds a Bachelor of Science (B.Sc.) in Information Systems Engineering from Ben Gurion University in Israel. Shlomi brings 17 years of global IT and IS management experience as a consultant and implementation expert for small, medium and large-sized (global) companies. Shlomi’s goal is to share the best knowledge and news about information systems so you can make smarter buying decisions for your business.