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Compare Adobe InDesign and Tableau 
Featured Products
At a Glance
Market Segments
Small-Business (57.9% of reviews)
Enterprise (42.2% of reviews)
Entry-Level Pricing
Starting at $99.99 1 License Per Month
$70.00 1 User Per Month
Adobe InDesign
Star Rating
(3,376)4.6 out of 5
Market Segments
Small-Business (57.9% of reviews)
Pros & Cons
Entry-Level Pricing
Starting at $99.99 1 License Per Month
Browse all 2 pricing plansTableau
Star Rating
(3,483)4.4 out of 5
Market Segments
Enterprise (42.2% of reviews)
Pros & Cons
Entry-Level Pricing
$70.00 1 User Per Month
Free Trial is available
Browse all 3 pricing plansAdobe InDesign vs Tableau
When assessing the two solutions, reviewers found Tableau easier to use. However, Adobe InDesign is easier to set up and administer. Reviewers also preferred doing business with Adobe InDesign overall.
- Reviewers felt that Adobe InDesign meets the needs of their business better than Tableau.
- When comparing quality of ongoing product support, reviewers felt that Tableau is the preferred option.
- For feature updates and roadmaps, our reviewers preferred the direction of Tableau over Adobe InDesign.
Pricing
Entry-Level Pricing
Adobe InDesign
Creative Cloud Pro for teams
Starting at $99.99
1 License Per Month
20+ apps, including InDesign, and Firefly creative AI for images, video, and audio, plus exclusive business features.
- Create and publish brochures, digital magazines, eBooks, posters, and presentations with InDesign.
- 20+ photo, graphic design, and video apps
- Unlimited access to standard creative AI image and vector features like Generative Fill in Photoshop
Tableau
Creator
$70.00
1 User Per Month
- Includes Tableau Desktop, Tableau Prep Builder, and one Creator license on Tableau Cloud (SaaS) or Tableau Server (self-hosted).
Free Trial
Adobe InDesign
Free Trial is available
Tableau
Free Trial is available
Ratings
Meets Requirements
9.3
3,086
8.7
2,440
Ease of Use
8.0
3,096
8.3
2,835
Ease of Setup
8.8
379
8.2
1,500
Ease of Admin
8.7
299
8.2
790
Quality of Support
8.2
2,373
8.3
2,089
Has the product been a good partner in doing business?
8.9
272
8.5
769
Product Direction (% positive)
8.6
3,051
8.8
2,417
Features by Category
Reports
Not enough data
8.7
1744
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.2
1594
|
Verified
Not enough data
9.1
1788
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.6
1369
Not enough data
9.1
1777
|
Verified
Self Service
Not enough data
8.5
1692
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.7
1719
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.5
1637
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.2
1427
Not enough data
8.2
1520
|
Verified
Not enough data
7.9
1332
|
Verified
Advanced Analytics
Not enough data
7.8
1289
Not enough data
9.1
1756
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.1
1302
Building Reports
Not enough data
8.3
1004
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.2
967
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.3
834
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.1
843
|
Verified
Platform
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Reports
Not enough data
8.7
1744
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.2
1594
|
Verified
Not enough data
9.1
1788
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.6
1369
Not enough data
9.1
1777
|
Verified
Data Preparation
Not enough data
8.6
871
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.4
857
|
Verified
Data Modeling and Blending
Not enough data
8.5
894
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.8
918
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.5
888
|
Verified
Generative AI
Not enough data
7.4
433
Not enough data
7.5
457
Agentic AI - Analytics Platforms
Not enough data
7.4
137
Not enough data
7.5
140
Not enough data
7.8
140
Not enough data
7.6
136
Not enough data
7.7
133
Not enough data
7.4
133
Not enough data
7.8
136
Self Service
Not enough data
8.5
1692
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.7
1719
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.5
1637
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.2
1427
Not enough data
8.2
1520
|
Verified
Not enough data
7.9
1332
|
Verified
Deployment & Integration - Analytics Platforms
Not enough data
8.4
135
Not enough data
8.3
116
Not enough data
8.1
114
Not enough data
8.4
123
Advanced Analytics
Not enough data
7.8
1289
Not enough data
9.1
1756
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.1
1302
Performance & Scalability - Analytics Platforms
Not enough data
7.9
136
Not enough data
8.2
114
Advanced Analytics & Modeling - Analytics Platforms
Not enough data
8.1
113
Not enough data
8.0
111
Not enough data
7.8
114
Agentic AI Capabilities - Analytics Platforms
Not enough data
7.6
111
Not enough data
7.6
109
Not enough data
7.8
111
Not enough data
7.6
111
Personalized Intelligence - Analytics Platforms
Not enough data
7.7
111
Not enough data
7.9
116
Not enough data
7.8
111
Building Reports
Not enough data
8.3
1004
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.2
967
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.3
834
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.1
843
|
Verified
Reports
Not enough data
8.7
1744
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.2
1594
|
Verified
Not enough data
9.1
1788
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.6
1369
Not enough data
9.1
1777
|
Verified
Self Service
Not enough data
8.5
1692
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.7
1719
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.5
1637
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.2
1427
Not enough data
8.2
1520
|
Verified
Not enough data
7.9
1332
|
Verified
Building Reports
Not enough data
8.3
1004
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.2
967
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.3
834
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.1
843
|
Verified
Cartography
Not enough data
9.4
26
Not enough data
9.2
26
Not enough data
9.6
28
Not enough data
9.4
27
Analysis
Not enough data
9.0
28
Not enough data
9.2
27
Not enough data
9.3
27
Not enough data
9.0
27
Reporting
Not enough data
9.3
27
Not enough data
9.2
26
Not enough data
9.1
26
Data Source Access
Not enough data
8.6
237
Not enough data
8.8
238
Not enough data
8.3
236
Data Interaction
Not enough data
8.2
234
Not enough data
8.2
238
Not enough data
8.3
237
Not enough data
8.5
240
Not enough data
8.3
236
Not enough data
8.4
235
Not enough data
8.4
237
Not enough data
8.3
233
Data Exporting
Not enough data
8.5
230
Not enough data
8.4
232
Not enough data
8.4
231
Generative AI
Not enough data
7.4
225
Additional Functionality
Not enough data
8.9
61
Not enough data
9.3
62
Basics
Not enough data
9.2
62
Content
Not enough data
8.9
59
Data
Not enough data
9.3
61
Interoperability
Not enough data
8.9
59
Performance
Not enough data
9.2
62
Design
8.3
202
Not enough data
9.0
221
Not enough data
9.1
238
Not enough data
8.9
224
Not enough data
8.1
196
Not enough data
8.2
200
Not enough data
Platform Additional Functionality
6.0
144
Not enough data
8.0
164
Not enough data
Deployment & Integration - Semantic Layer Tools
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Data Connectivity & Federation - Semantic Layer Tools
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Data Modeling & Metrics - Semantic Layer Tools
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Performance Optimization - Semantic Layer Tools
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Governance - Semantic Layer Tools
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Advanced Intelligence - Semantic Layer Tools
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Agentic AI Enablement - Semantic Layer Tools
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Statistical Tool
Not enough data
8.4
253
Not enough data
8.4
256
Not enough data
8.4
246
Data Analysis
Not enough data
9.0
277
Not enough data
8.9
271
Decision Making
Not enough data
8.7
261
Not enough data
9.4
275
Not enough data
9.1
269
Not enough data
8.7
264
Generative AI
Not enough data
8.0
178
Not enough data
8.0
178
Categories
Categories
Shared Categories
Adobe InDesign and Tableau share no categories
Unique Categories
Adobe InDesign is categorized as Desktop Publishing
Tableau is categorized as Analytics Platforms, Location Intelligence, Insurance Analytics, Embedded Business Intelligence, Predictive Analytics, Data Preparation, and Semantic Layer Tools
Reviews
Reviewers' Company Size
Adobe InDesign
Small-Business(50 or fewer emp.)
Mid-Market(51-1000 emp.)
Enterprise(> 1000 emp.)
Tableau
Small-Business(50 or fewer emp.)
Mid-Market(51-1000 emp.)
Enterprise(> 1000 emp.)
Small-Business
(50 or fewer emp.)
Mid-Market
(51-1000 emp.)
Enterprise
(> 1000 emp.)
Reviewers' Industry
Design
11.7%
Graphic Design
11.4%
Marketing and Advertising
11.1%
Higher Education
5.3%
Architecture & Planning
3.9%
Other
56.7%
Information Technology and Services
11.7%
Computer Software
7.2%
Financial Services
7.1%
Hospital & Health Care
4.5%
Marketing and Advertising
4.3%
Other
65.2%
Discussions
What other things do use Indesign for, besides designing a catalog.
7 Comments
DG
In addition to using Indesign for catalogs, I use it for flyers, brochures and even web banners. I used to design web ads primarily with Photoshop, but I...Read more
Will you allow users to edit images later on within InDesign
3 Comments
MM
I'm not sure which version you are using, but I am several versions back. The version I am using is CS5.5 which does not allow you to edit an image much...Read more
why did saleforce by tableau? IS SFDC reporting going to change now?
2 Comments
TR
Perfect answer by Derrick. I totally agree.Read more
What does Tableau Desktop do?
2 Comments
NA
Tableau Desktop help create interactive Dashboards offline and publish it to the wider audience through Tableau public. Tableau Desktop is one of the version...Read more
Do I need Tableau Desktop if I have Tableau Server?
2 Comments
LT
Anyway, whether you need Tableau Desktop depends on your specific use case and requirements. If you're unsure, you can consider the following
Evaluate...Read more
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