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Compare BIRT and Tableau 
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At a Glance
Market Segments
Enterprise (48.1% of reviews)
Enterprise (42.2% of reviews)
Entry-Level Pricing
No pricing available
$70.00 1 User Per Month
BIRT
Star Rating
(31)4.0 out of 5
Market Segments
Enterprise (48.1% of reviews)
Pros & Cons
Not enough data
Entry-Level Pricing
No pricing available
Learn more about BIRTTableau
Star Rating
(3,485)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 plansBIRT vs Tableau
When assessing the two solutions, reviewers found Tableau easier to use, set up, and administer. Reviewers also preferred doing business with Tableau overall.
- Reviewers felt that Tableau meets the needs of their business better than BIRT.
- 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 BIRT.
Pricing
Entry-Level Pricing
BIRT
No pricing availableTableau
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
BIRT
No trial information availableTableau
Free Trial is available
Ratings
Meets Requirements
8.2
17
8.7
2,437
Ease of Use
7.1
17
8.3
2,832
Ease of Setup
7.1
8
8.2
1,497
Ease of Admin
8.1
8
8.2
788
Quality of Support
7.4
17
8.3
2,086
Has the product been a good partner in doing business?
7.5
8
8.5
767
Product Direction (% positive)
7.1
16
8.8
2,414
Features by Category
Reports
7.6
16
8.7
1741
|
Verified
7.0
15
8.2
1591
|
Verified
8.2
14
9.1
1785
|
Verified
8.2
13
8.6
1366
8.2
14
9.1
1775
|
Verified
Self Service
Not enough data
8.5
1689
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.7
1716
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.5
1634
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.2
1424
Not enough data
8.2
1516
|
Verified
Not enough data
7.9
1329
|
Verified
Advanced Analytics
Not enough data
7.8
1286
Not enough data
9.1
1753
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.1
1299
Building Reports
Not enough data
8.3
1001
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.2
964
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.3
832
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.1
841
|
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
7.6
16
8.7
1741
|
Verified
7.0
15
8.2
1591
|
Verified
8.2
14
9.1
1785
|
Verified
8.2
13
8.6
1366
8.2
14
9.1
1775
|
Verified
Reports
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Generative AI
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Visualization
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Data Updates
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Collaboration
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Data Updates
7.7
10
Not enough data
8.8
11
Not enough data
8.2
10
Not enough data
Reports
7.6
16
8.7
1741
|
Verified
7.0
15
8.2
1591
|
Verified
8.2
14
9.1
1785
|
Verified
8.2
13
8.6
1366
8.2
14
9.1
1775
|
Verified
Data Preparation
Not enough data
8.6
868
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.4
854
|
Verified
Data Modeling and Blending
Not enough data
8.5
891
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.8
915
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.5
885
|
Verified
Generative AI
Not enough data
7.4
431
Not enough data
7.5
455
Agentic AI - Analytics Platforms
Not enough data
7.4
135
Not enough data
7.5
137
Not enough data
7.8
138
Not enough data
7.5
134
Not enough data
7.7
131
Not enough data
7.4
131
Not enough data
7.8
134
Self Service
Not enough data
8.5
1689
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.7
1716
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.5
1634
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.2
1424
Not enough data
8.2
1516
|
Verified
Not enough data
7.9
1329
|
Verified
Deployment & Integration - Analytics Platforms
Not enough data
8.3
132
Not enough data
8.3
114
Not enough data
8.1
112
Not enough data
8.4
121
Advanced Analytics
Not enough data
7.8
1286
Not enough data
9.1
1753
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.1
1299
Performance & Scalability - Analytics Platforms
Not enough data
7.8
133
Not enough data
8.2
112
Advanced Analytics & Modeling - Analytics Platforms
Not enough data
8.1
111
Not enough data
7.9
109
Not enough data
7.7
112
Agentic AI Capabilities - Analytics Platforms
Not enough data
7.6
109
Not enough data
7.6
107
Not enough data
7.8
109
Not enough data
7.6
109
Personalized Intelligence - Analytics Platforms
Not enough data
7.6
109
Not enough data
7.9
114
Not enough data
7.8
109
Building Reports
Not enough data
8.3
1001
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.2
964
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.3
832
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.1
841
|
Verified
Reports
7.6
16
8.7
1741
|
Verified
7.0
15
8.2
1591
|
Verified
8.2
14
9.1
1785
|
Verified
8.2
13
8.6
1366
8.2
14
9.1
1775
|
Verified
Self Service
Not enough data
8.5
1689
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.7
1716
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.5
1634
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.2
1424
Not enough data
8.2
1516
|
Verified
Not enough data
7.9
1329
|
Verified
Building Reports
Not enough data
8.3
1001
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.2
964
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.3
832
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.1
841
|
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
234
Not enough data
8.8
235
Not enough data
8.3
234
Data Interaction
Not enough data
8.2
232
Not enough data
8.1
236
Not enough data
8.3
234
Not enough data
8.5
237
Not enough data
8.3
233
Not enough data
8.4
232
Not enough data
8.4
234
Not enough data
8.3
230
Data Exporting
Not enough data
8.5
227
Not enough data
8.4
229
Not enough data
8.4
228
Generative AI
Not enough data
7.4
223
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
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
252
Not enough data
8.4
254
Not enough data
8.4
245
Data Analysis
Not enough data
9.0
275
Not enough data
8.9
269
Decision Making
Not enough data
8.7
259
Not enough data
9.4
273
Not enough data
9.1
267
Not enough data
8.7
262
Generative AI
Not enough data
8.0
177
Not enough data
8.0
177
Categories
Categories
Shared Categories
BIRT and Tableau share no categories
Unique Categories
BIRT is categorized as Data Visualization
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
BIRT
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
Information Technology and Services
18.5%
Computer Software
14.8%
Telecommunications
7.4%
Management Consulting
7.4%
Government Administration
7.4%
Other
44.4%
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
65.3%
Discussions
BIRT has no discussions with answers
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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