Shlomi Lavi /
Apr 27, 2022
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Bottom Line: Which is Better - Tableau or Rapid Insight?
Rapid Insight is more expensive to implement (TCO) than Tableau, and Tableau is rated higher (90/100) than Rapid Insight (85/100). Tableau offers users more features (14) than Rapid Insight (5). 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. Rapid Insight Inc.
Tableau Software: Tableau Software provides easy-to-use software applications for fast analytics and visualization. Its products include Tableau Desktop and Tableau Server
Rapid Insight Inc.: Rapid Insight was founded with a mission of empowering people of all skill levels with the ability to build predictive models and perform advanced data analyses. Our groundbreaking technologies are simplifying everything that used to be complex in the world of business intelligence and predictive analytics. We love our customers and we love enablin...
Who is more expensive? Tableau or Rapid Insight?
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 Rapid Insight.
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. Rapid Insight price starts at $4,000 per year , When comparing Rapid Insight 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 Rapid Insight.
Which software includes more/better features?
We've compared Tableau Vs. Rapid Insight 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.
Rapid Insight: Dashboard, Automatic Scheduled Reporting, Budgeting & CPM, Sales Management, Data visualization.
Target customer size
Tableau is ideal for small to large scale industries, freelancers and nonprofit organizations. Customers of the software chiefly include small and medium businesses.