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At a Glance
Market Segments
Enterprise (46.1% of reviews)
Enterprise (42.4% of reviews)
Entry-Level Pricing
No pricing available
$70.00 1 User Per Month
Databricks Data Intelligence Platform
Star Rating
(633)4.6 out of 5
Market Segments
Enterprise (46.1% of reviews)
Pros & Cons
Entry-Level Pricing
No pricing available
Learn more about Databricks Data Intelligence PlatformTableau
Star Rating
(3,382)4.4 out of 5
Market Segments
Enterprise (42.4% of reviews)
Pros & Cons
Entry-Level Pricing
$70.00 1 User Per Month
Free Trial is available
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AI Generated Summary
AI-generated. Powered by real user reviews.
- Users report that Tableau excels in WYSIWYG Report Design, scoring 8.3, which allows for intuitive drag-and-drop functionality. However, reviewers mention that Databricks Data Intelligence Platform, with a score of 7.5, lacks some of the flexibility in design that Tableau offers.
- Reviewers mention that Databricks Data Intelligence Platform shines in Data Transformation, scoring 8.9, thanks to its robust ETL capabilities and integration with Apache Spark. In contrast, Tableau's score of 8.3 indicates it may not be as powerful in handling complex data transformations.
- Users on G2 highlight that Databricks Data Intelligence Platform has a slight edge in Ease of Use, scoring 8.8 compared to Tableau's 8.3. Reviewers appreciate the user-friendly interface and streamlined workflows in Databricks, making it easier for new users to adapt.
- Reviewers mention that Tableau has a strong reputation for Quality of Support, scoring 8.3, but Databricks Data Intelligence Platform outperforms it with a score of 8.7. Users appreciate the responsive support team and extensive documentation provided by Databricks.
- G2 users report that Tableau's integration capabilities, scoring 8.1, are somewhat limited compared to Databricks Data Intelligence Platform, which scores 8.3. Users mention that Databricks offers more seamless integration with various data sources and APIs, enhancing overall functionality.
- Users say that both products are strong in Product Direction, but Databricks Data Intelligence Platform leads with a score of 9.6, indicating a clear vision for future enhancements. Reviewers mention that Tableau, with a score of 8.8, is also committed to innovation but may not be as aggressive in its roadmap.
Pricing
Entry-Level Pricing
Databricks Data Intelligence Platform
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
Databricks Data Intelligence Platform
Free Trial is available
Tableau
Free Trial is available
Ratings
Meets Requirements
8.9
517
8.7
2,381
Ease of Use
8.8
526
8.3
2,774
Ease of Setup
8.7
399
8.2
1,439
Ease of Admin
8.3
170
8.2
776
Quality of Support
8.7
492
8.3
2,034
Has the product been a good partner in doing business?
8.8
173
8.5
754
Product Direction (% positive)
9.6
505
8.8
2,359
Features by Category
Reports
7.9
7
8.7
1717
|
Verified
7.9
7
8.2
1582
|
Verified
8.1
7
9.1
1758
|
Verified
8.1
6
8.6
1358
8.3
6
9.1
1741
|
Verified
Self Service
7.9
7
8.5
1674
|
Verified
7.6
7
8.7
1705
|
Verified
8.6
7
8.5
1621
|
Verified
8.3
7
8.2
1419
7.9
7
8.2
1507
|
Verified
7.8
6
7.9
1324
|
Verified
Advanced Analytics
8.3
7
7.8
1280
8.3
6
9.1
1711
|
Verified
8.6
6
8.1
1288
Building Reports
8.9
136
8.3
1003
|
Verified
8.5
136
8.2
965
|
Verified
7.6
121
8.3
834
|
Verified
8.3
135
8.1
844
|
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
7.9
7
8.7
1717
|
Verified
7.9
7
8.2
1582
|
Verified
8.1
7
9.1
1758
|
Verified
8.1
6
8.6
1358
8.3
6
9.1
1741
|
Verified
Data Preparation
Not enough data
8.6
860
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.4
849
|
Verified
Data Modeling and Blending
Not enough data
8.5
886
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.8
909
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.5
876
|
Verified
Generative AI
Not enough data
7.4
426
Not enough data
7.5
453
Agentic AI - Analytics Platforms
Not enough data
7.4
131
Not enough data
7.5
134
Not enough data
7.8
133
Not enough data
7.6
131
Not enough data
7.7
129
Not enough data
7.4
128
Not enough data
7.8
128
Self Service
7.9
7
8.5
1674
|
Verified
7.6
7
8.7
1705
|
Verified
8.6
7
8.5
1621
|
Verified
8.3
7
8.2
1419
7.9
7
8.2
1507
|
Verified
7.8
6
7.9
1324
|
Verified
Deployment & Integration - Analytics Platforms
Not enough data
8.3
113
Not enough data
8.3
110
Not enough data
8.1
109
Not enough data
8.4
110
Advanced Analytics
8.3
7
7.8
1280
8.3
6
9.1
1711
|
Verified
8.6
6
8.1
1288
Performance & Scalability - Analytics Platforms
Not enough data
8.0
113
Not enough data
8.2
109
Advanced Analytics & Modeling - Analytics Platforms
Not enough data
8.1
109
Not enough data
8.0
107
Not enough data
7.8
108
Agentic AI Capabilities - Analytics Platforms
Not enough data
7.6
106
Not enough data
7.7
105
Not enough data
7.8
105
Not enough data
7.7
106
Personalized Intelligence - Analytics Platforms
Not enough data
7.8
108
Not enough data
7.9
109
Not enough data
7.9
107
Building Reports
8.9
136
8.3
1003
|
Verified
8.5
136
8.2
965
|
Verified
7.6
121
8.3
834
|
Verified
8.3
135
8.1
844
|
Verified
Reports
7.9
7
8.7
1717
|
Verified
7.9
7
8.2
1582
|
Verified
8.1
7
9.1
1758
|
Verified
8.1
6
8.6
1358
8.3
6
9.1
1741
|
Verified
Self Service
7.9
7
8.5
1674
|
Verified
7.6
7
8.7
1705
|
Verified
8.6
7
8.5
1621
|
Verified
8.3
7
8.2
1419
7.9
7
8.2
1507
|
Verified
7.8
6
7.9
1324
|
Verified
Building Reports
8.9
136
8.3
1003
|
Verified
8.5
136
8.2
965
|
Verified
7.6
121
8.3
834
|
Verified
8.3
135
8.1
844
|
Verified
Cartography
Not enough data
9.4
26
Not enough data
9.2
26
Not enough data
9.6
27
Not enough data
9.4
27
Analysis
Not enough data
9.0
27
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
233
Not enough data
8.3
234
Data Interaction
Not enough data
8.2
234
Not enough data
8.2
236
Not enough data
8.3
234
Not enough data
8.5
236
Not enough data
8.3
234
Not enough data
8.4
231
Not enough data
8.4
233
Not enough data
8.3
229
Data Exporting
Not enough data
8.5
228
Not enough data
8.4
228
Not enough data
8.4
230
Generative AI
Not enough data
7.4
224
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
Administration
8.8
94
Not enough data
8.7
91
Not enough data
9.0
92
Not enough data
8.7
93
Not enough data
Management
8.5
85
Not enough data
8.7
84
Not enough data
8.6
85
Not enough data
8.5
83
Not enough data
8.7
83
Not enough data
Compliance
8.8
92
Not enough data
8.7
91
Not enough data
8.9
90
Not enough data
8.7
90
Not enough data
Security
9.0
82
Not enough data
8.9
83
Not enough data
8.9
83
Not enough data
Data Quality
9.0
92
Not enough data
8.8
91
Not enough data
9.0
89
Not enough data
Maintainence
8.8
82
Not enough data
8.8
81
Not enough data
Generative AI
8.4
80
Not enough data
8.5
79
Not enough data
Agentic AI - Data Governance
8.9
9
Not enough data
9.1
9
Not enough data
9.3
10
Not enough data
8.7
10
Not enough data
9.2
10
Not enough data
9.2
10
Not enough data
Management
8.6
169
Not enough data
8.5
163
Not enough data
Functionality
9.1
170
Not enough data
9.2
170
Not enough data
9.1
171
Not enough data
9.0
163
Not enough data
9.1
165
Not enough data
Deployment
8.9
63
Not enough data
8.9
64
Not enough data
8.9
64
Not enough data
8.9
65
Not enough data
8.9
65
Not enough data
Deployment
8.9
61
Not enough data
8.8
62
Not enough data
8.6
65
Not enough data
8.9
65
Not enough data
9.0
65
Not enough data
Management
9.0
62
Not enough data
8.8
63
Not enough data
9.1
59
Not enough data
8.9
67
Not enough data
Operations
8.7
62
Not enough data
8.8
60
Not enough data
9.0
62
Not enough data
Management
8.8
60
Not enough data
8.7
60
Not enough data
9.1
59
Not enough data
Generative AI
8.3
27
Not enough data
8.3
27
Not enough data
System
8.8
175
Not enough data
Model Development
8.8
180
Not enough data
8.0
186
Not enough data
8.3
183
Not enough data
8.6
185
Not enough data
Model Development
8.5
171
Not enough data
Machine/Deep Learning Services
8.1
172
Not enough data
8.5
177
Not enough data
8.2
168
Not enough data
8.2
171
Not enough data
Machine/Deep Learning Services
8.4
156
Not enough data
8.4
159
Not enough data
Deployment
8.5
175
Not enough data
8.7
178
Not enough data
9.0
182
Not enough data
Generative AI
8.2
86
Not enough data
8.4
86
Not enough data
7.6
85
Not enough data
Agentic AI - Data Science and Machine Learning Platforms
9.3
7
Not enough data
8.6
6
Not enough data
8.8
7
Not enough data
8.9
6
Not enough data
9.3
7
Not enough data
9.2
6
Not enough data
9.3
7
Not enough data
Data Management
9.0
180
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.9
179
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.8
173
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.8
178
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.7
167
|
Verified
Not enough data
9.1
169
|
Verified
Not enough data
Integration
8.8
166
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.8
165
|
Verified
Not enough data
9.1
172
|
Verified
Not enough data
Deployment
7.9
154
|
Verified
Not enough data
9.1
175
|
Verified
Not enough data
Performance
9.1
175
|
Verified
Not enough data
Security
8.8
165
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.9
166
|
Verified
Not enough data
Generative AI
8.5
76
Not enough data
8.4
75
Not enough data
Data Management
9.0
66
Not enough data
8.7
66
Not enough data
8.8
67
Not enough data
9.1
64
Not enough data
Agentic AI - DataOps Platforms
8.8
7
Not enough data
8.6
6
Not enough data
9.2
6
Not enough data
8.6
6
Not enough data
9.3
7
Not enough data
Analytics
8.8
65
Not enough data
8.5
64
Not enough data
Monitoring and Management
8.6
65
Not enough data
8.5
65
Not enough data
Cloud Deployment
9.1
61
Not enough data
9.0
62
Not enough data
Generative AI
8.9
35
Not enough data
8.9
35
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
251
Not enough data
8.4
254
Not enough data
8.4
244
Data Analysis
Not enough data
9.0
273
Not enough data
8.9
268
Decision Making
Not enough data
8.7
259
Not enough data
9.4
271
Not enough data
9.1
266
Not enough data
8.7
262
Generative AI
Not enough data
8.0
177
Not enough data
8.0
177
Database
8.7
222
Not enough data
8.9
228
Not enough data
9.3
230
Not enough data
Integrations
8.3
211
Not enough data
9.2
232
Not enough data
Platform
9.0
225
Not enough data
8.8
228
Not enough data
9.2
232
Not enough data
Processing
9.0
224
Not enough data
9.0
223
Not enough data
Data Transformation
8.8
220
Not enough data
9.0
227
Not enough data
Connectivity
8.7
203
Not enough data
9.2
226
Not enough data
9.0
218
Not enough data
9.2
226
Not enough data
Operations
8.4
224
Not enough data
8.8
219
Not enough data
8.6
208
Not enough data
8.6
206
Not enough data
9.3
221
Not enough data
Building Reports
8.9
136
8.3
1003
|
Verified
8.5
136
8.2
965
|
Verified
7.6
121
8.3
834
|
Verified
8.3
135
8.1
844
|
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
Categories
Categories
Shared Categories
Databricks Data Intelligence Platform and Tableau are categorized as Analytics Platforms
Unique Categories
Databricks Data Intelligence Platform is categorized as MLOps Platforms, DataOps Platforms, Data Governance, ETL Tools, Big Data Processing and Distribution, Big Data Analytics, Data Science and Machine Learning Platforms, and Data Warehouse
Tableau is categorized as Location Intelligence, Insurance Analytics, Embedded Business Intelligence, Predictive Analytics, Data Preparation, and Semantic Layer Tools
Reviews
Reviewers' Company Size
Databricks Data Intelligence Platform
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
14.6%
Financial Services
11.3%
Computer Software
8.1%
Consulting
3.9%
Hospital & Health Care
3.7%
Other
58.4%
Information Technology and Services
11.7%
Financial Services
7.1%
Computer Software
7.1%
Hospital & Health Care
4.5%
Marketing and Advertising
4.4%
Other
65.3%
Discussions
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4 Comments
BR
Lakehouse is a new and open data management architecture solution that combines the best features of the data lake and warehouse.Read more
What are the features of Databricks?
3 Comments
SA
It supports large amount of data with capability to write code in SQL, Spark, Python and R.
In the backend, it stored the data in the parquet file which...Read more
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3 Comments
CA
Databricks' Unified Data Analytics Platform helps organizations accelerate innovation by unifying data science with engineering and business. With Databricks...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
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