Compare Tableau Server and FME - Jul 2022

Shlomi LaviShlomi Lavi / Jul 25, 2022

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

Tableau Server is more expensive to implement (TCO) than FME, and FME is rated higher (87/100) than Tableau Server (81/100). Tableau Server offers users more features (10) than FME (3).

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. Safe Software

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

Safe Software: Safe Software Inc. is the maker of FME® and the global leader in spatial data transformation technology that helps GIS professionals and organizations master their data interoperability challenges.Most leading GIS and database vendors also rely on FME to improve their own products, meeting their customers' needs for true data interoperability. You ...

Who is more expensive? Tableau Server or FME?

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 Server and FME.

Tableau Server price starts at $15 per user/month , On a scale between 1 to 10 Tableau Server is rated 2, which is much lower than the average cost of Business Intelligence software. FME price starts at $3,000 per license , When comparing FME to its competitors, the software is rated 2 - much lower than the average Business Intelligence software cost.

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

Which software includes more/better features?

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

Tableau Server: Ad-Hoc Analysis, Automatic Scheduled Reporting, Customizable Dashboard, Dashboarding, Forecasting & Budgeting, Issue Indicators, OLAP, Performance Measurements.

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

Target customer size

Tableau Server is best for small to medium sized businesses and enterprises. Customers of the software include small and medium businesses as well as large corporations.



Tableau Server

ITQlick rating
(3.8/5)

starts at $15 per user/month

Tableau Server is a business intelligence application that allows users to conduct easy to use browser based analytics. It is one of the fastest alternatives to the traditional business intelligence software. W...

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

FME

ITQlick rating
(4.7/5)

starts at $3,000 per license

FME is a cloud-based as well as on-premise data transformation and business intelligence software. FME offers services including but not limited to spatial analysis, image exploring, and labeling.

Categories: Data analysis, Data visualization.

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Tableau Server: 10 Features

Ad-Hoc Analysis
Automatic Scheduled Reporting
Customizable Dashboard
Dashboarding
Forecasting & Budgeting
Issue Indicators
OLAP
Performance Measurements
Predictive-Analysis
Trend Indicators

FME: 3 Features

Data Import/Export
Basic Reports
Online Customer Support
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)
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Tableau ...
ITQlick rating
3.8/5
Score
81/100
Pricing
3.4/10
License pricing
$15 per user/month
Functionality
17
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FME
ITQlick rating
4.7/5
Score
87/100
Pricing
3/10
License pricing
$3,000 per license
Functionality
5
Review
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.