Compare Tableau and Oracle BI - Apr 2022

Shlomi LaviShlomi Lavi / Apr 21, 2022

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Bottom Line: Which is Better - Tableau or Oracle BI?

Oracle BI is more expensive to implement (TCO) than Tableau, and Tableau is rated higher (90/100) than Oracle BI (79/100). Tableau offers users more features (14) than Oracle BI (9). 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. Oracle Corporation

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

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...

Who is more expensive? Tableau or Oracle Business Intelligence?

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 Oracle Business Intelligence.

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. Oracle Business Intelligence price starts at $150 per user/month , When comparing Oracle Business Intelligence 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 Oracle Business Intelligence.

Which software includes more/better features?

We've compared Tableau Vs. Oracle BI 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.

Oracle Business Intelligence: Ad-Hoc Analysis, Ad-Hoc Reporting, Automatic Scheduled Reporting, Customizable Dashboard, Dashboarding.

Target customer size

Tableau is ideal for small to large scale industries, freelancers and nonprofit organizations. Oracle Business Intelligence is highly recommended for medium to large businesses.

Tableau

ITQlick rating
(4.5/5)

starts at $15 per user/month

Tableau is a family of data visualization software designed for business intelligence that includes Tableau Desktop, Tableau Online, Tableau Server, Tableau Public and Tableau Reader. The Tableau suite is inten...

Categories: Budgeting & CPM, BI & Analytics, Dashboards & KPIs, Data analysis.

Oracle BI

ITQlick rating
(4.1/5)

starts at $150 per user/month

Oracle Business Intelligence is a cloud-based business intelligence software designed for SMBs. The core features include dashboards & reporting, data modeling, and ad-hoc analysis and more.

Categories: BI & Analytics, Business Intelligence, Data mining, Mobile BI.

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Tableau: 14 Features

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

Oracle Business Intelligence: 9 Features

Ad-Hoc Analysis
Ad-Hoc Reporting
Automatic Scheduled Reporting
Customizable Dashboard
Dashboarding
Multy Languages
OLAP
Predictive-Analysis
Profit Analysis
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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Tableau
ITQlick rating
4.5/5
Score
90/100
Pricing
2/10
License pricing
$15 per user/month
Functionality
24
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Oracle B...
ITQlick rating
4.1/5
Score
79/100
Pricing
3/10
License pricing
$150 per user/month
Functionality
13
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.