Shlomi Lavi /
Apr 21, 2022
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Bottom Line: Which is Better - Tableau or BOARD?
BOARD is more expensive to implement (TCO) than Tableau, and Tableau is rated higher (90/100) than BOARD (75/100). BOARD offers users more features (43) than Tableau (14).
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. BOARD International
Tableau Software: Tableau Software provides easy-to-use software applications for fast analytics and visualization. Its products include Tableau Desktop and Tableau Server
BOARD International:
Founded in 1994 BOARD International is the provider of the industry’s only programming-free toolkit for rapid and cost-effective development of Corporate Performance Management and Business Intelligence applications.
A toolkit approach to Business Intelligence and Corporate Performance Management (CPM) represents a new, unique and cost effe...
Who is more expensive? Tableau or BOARD?
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 BOARD.
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. BOARD accurate pricing info is available upon request (they don't share it publicly), however , On a scale between 1 to 10 Tableau is rated 2, which is much lower than the average cost of Business Intelligence software.
Bottom line: BOARD is more expensive than Tableau.
Which software includes more/better features?
We've compared Tableau Vs. BOARD 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.
BOARD: Customizable Categories, Mobile Access, On Premise, Online Customer Support, Web Hosted Solution.
Target customer size
Tableau is ideal for small to large scale industries, freelancers and nonprofit organizations. BOARD is the preferred BI and CPM tool for more than 3000 companies around the globe.