Compare Databricks and Tableau 
At a Glance
Market Segments
Enterprise (44.6% of reviews)
Enterprise (42.2% of reviews)
Entry-Level Pricing
No pricing available
$75.00 1 User Per Month
Databricks
Star Rating
(727)4.6 out of 5
Market Segments
Enterprise (44.6% of reviews)
Pros & Cons
Entry-Level Pricing
No pricing available
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Star Rating
(3,547)4.4 out of 5
Market Segments
Enterprise (42.2% of reviews)
Pros & Cons
Entry-Level Pricing
$75.00 1 User Per Month
Free Trial is available
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AI Generated Summary
AI-generated. Powered by real user reviews.
- G2 reviewers report that Tableau excels in user experience, particularly with its intuitive drag-and-drop feature for creating visualizations. Users appreciate how easy it is to build graphs and dashboards, making it a favorite for those who prioritize visual data representation.
- Users say that Databricks stands out for its comprehensive feature set, including tools like Genie and Lakehouse Connect. This integration simplifies the data workflow, allowing users to manage data processing, analysis, and machine learning all in one place, which is a significant advantage for teams looking to streamline operations.
- Reviewers mention that Tableau's implementation process is quick and user-friendly, with many highlighting the intuitive onboarding wizard that helps new users get started without a steep learning curve. This ease of setup is a crucial factor for organizations looking to adopt new analytics tools swiftly.
- According to verified reviews, Databricks offers robust governance features through its Unity Catalog, which has been a game-changer for enterprises migrating from traditional architectures. Users value the centralized governance and fine-grained access control, making it a strong choice for organizations with complex data management needs.
- G2 reviewers report that while Tableau has a higher overall satisfaction score, Databricks receives praise for its quality of support and responsiveness. Users appreciate the assistance they receive, which can be a deciding factor for teams that require ongoing support during their analytics journey.
- Users say that Tableau shines in its data visualization capabilities, with features like graphs and dashboards receiving high marks. However, Databricks is noted for its advanced data querying and AI capabilities, which appeal to users looking for deeper analytical insights and automation in their workflows.
Pricing
Entry-Level Pricing
Databricks
No pricing availableTableau
Tableau Standard
$75.00
1 User Per Month
A comprehensive edition to help you explore and understand your data.
- Each additional license starts as low as $15 / user / month
Free Trial
Databricks
Free Trial is available
Tableau
Free Trial is available
Ratings
Meets Requirements
8.9
576
8.7
2,473
Ease of Use
8.9
587
8.3
2,865
Ease of Setup
8.7
459
8.3
1,529
Ease of Admin
8.4
184
8.2
798
Quality of Support
8.7
551
8.3
2,119
Has the product been a good partner in doing business?
8.9
188
8.5
777
Product Direction (% positive)
9.6
564
8.8
2,444
Features by Category
Reports
8.3
12
8.7
1757
|
Verified
7.7
10
8.2
1590
|
Verified
8.3
11
9.1
1802
|
Verified
8.0
9
8.6
1371
9.0
15
9.1
1791
|
Verified
Self Service
7.7
10
8.5
1693
|
Verified
7.7
10
8.7
1714
|
Verified
8.5
11
8.5
1640
|
Verified
8.1
12
8.2
1424
8.2
11
8.2
1519
|
Verified
7.9
8
7.9
1325
|
Verified
Advanced Analytics
8.3
11
7.8
1283
8.2
11
9.2
1775
|
Verified
9.0
12
8.1
1301
Building Reports
9.0
149
8.3
1003
|
Verified
8.6
143
8.2
964
|
Verified
7.6
123
8.3
836
|
Verified
8.4
145
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
8.3
12
8.7
1757
|
Verified
7.7
10
8.2
1590
|
Verified
8.3
11
9.1
1802
|
Verified
8.0
9
8.6
1371
9.0
15
9.1
1791
|
Verified
Data Preparation
8.9
6
8.6
873
|
Verified
8.8
7
8.4
849
|
Verified
Data Modeling and Blending
9.0
8
8.5
889
|
Verified
8.8
7
8.8
912
|
Verified
8.8
8
8.5
884
|
Verified
Generative AI
9.1
9
7.4
429
9.2
6
7.5
453
Agentic AI - Analytics Platforms
9.3
7
7.5
133
8.7
5
7.5
136
8.3
6
7.8
138
8.3
6
7.6
132
8.3
7
7.7
129
9.7
6
7.4
129
9.3
5
7.9
135
Self Service
7.7
10
8.5
1693
|
Verified
7.7
10
8.7
1714
|
Verified
8.5
11
8.5
1640
|
Verified
8.1
12
8.2
1424
8.2
11
8.2
1519
|
Verified
7.9
8
7.9
1325
|
Verified
Deployment & Integration - Analytics Platforms
8.1
7
8.4
139
9.2
8
8.3
114
8.6
6
8.1
110
9.2
6
8.5
131
Advanced Analytics
8.3
11
7.8
1283
8.2
11
9.2
1775
|
Verified
9.0
12
8.1
1301
Performance & Scalability - Analytics Platforms
8.8
7
7.7
144
Not enough data
8.2
111
Advanced Analytics & Modeling - Analytics Platforms
9.0
8
8.2
112
8.5
8
8.0
107
8.6
6
7.8
110
Agentic AI Capabilities - Analytics Platforms
8.6
7
7.6
107
8.8
7
7.7
105
8.9
6
7.8
108
8.6
7
7.6
107
Personalized Intelligence - Analytics Platforms
9.2
6
7.7
107
7.9
8
7.9
113
8.3
7
7.8
107
Building Reports
9.0
149
8.3
1003
|
Verified
8.6
143
8.2
964
|
Verified
7.6
123
8.3
836
|
Verified
8.4
145
8.1
841
|
Verified
Reports
8.3
12
8.7
1757
|
Verified
7.7
10
8.2
1590
|
Verified
8.3
11
9.1
1802
|
Verified
8.0
9
8.6
1371
9.0
15
9.1
1791
|
Verified
Self Service
7.7
10
8.5
1693
|
Verified
7.7
10
8.7
1714
|
Verified
8.5
11
8.5
1640
|
Verified
8.1
12
8.2
1424
8.2
11
8.2
1519
|
Verified
7.9
8
7.9
1325
|
Verified
Building Reports
9.0
149
8.3
1003
|
Verified
8.6
143
8.2
964
|
Verified
7.6
123
8.3
836
|
Verified
8.4
145
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
8.7
234
Not enough data
8.8
236
Not enough data
8.3
229
Data Interaction
Not enough data
8.2
227
Not enough data
8.1
231
Not enough data
8.3
229
Not enough data
8.5
233
Not enough data
8.3
230
Not enough data
8.3
227
Not enough data
8.4
229
Not enough data
8.3
227
Data Exporting
Not enough data
8.5
223
Not enough data
8.4
226
Not enough data
8.4
223
Generative AI
Not enough data
7.4
219
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
99
Not enough data
8.6
93
Not enough data
9.0
94
Not enough data
8.7
98
Not enough data
Management
8.4
87
Not enough data
8.6
86
Not enough data
8.6
88
Not enough data
8.5
87
Not enough data
8.8
86
Not enough data
Compliance
8.8
98
Not enough data
8.7
92
Not enough data
8.9
94
Not enough data
8.7
94
Not enough data
Security
9.0
87
Not enough data
8.9
86
Not enough data
8.8
86
Not enough data
Data Quality
9.0
94
Not enough data
8.7
93
Not enough data
9.0
93
Not enough data
Maintainence
8.7
85
Not enough data
8.8
84
Not enough data
Generative AI
8.4
82
Not enough data
8.5
81
Not enough data
Agentic AI - Data Governance
8.5
10
Not enough data
8.8
11
Not enough data
9.0
14
Not enough data
8.5
12
Not enough data
9.0
12
Not enough data
9.0
13
Not enough data
Management
8.6
171
Not enough data
8.5
164
Not enough data
Functionality
9.1
174
Not enough data
9.2
175
Not enough data
9.1
172
Not enough data
9.0
167
Not enough data
9.1
167
Not enough data
Deployment
8.9
64
Not enough data
8.9
64
Not enough data
8.9
66
Not enough data
8.9
66
Not enough data
9.0
67
Not enough data
Deployment
8.9
62
Not enough data
8.8
62
Not enough data
8.6
66
Not enough data
8.9
65
Not enough data
9.0
66
Not enough data
Management
9.0
64
Not enough data
8.8
65
Not enough data
9.2
61
Not enough data
9.0
69
Not enough data
Operations
8.7
62
Not enough data
8.8
62
Not enough data
9.0
63
Not enough data
Management
8.8
61
Not enough data
8.7
61
Not enough data
9.1
59
Not enough data
Generative AI
8.3
28
Not enough data
8.3
28
Not enough data
System
8.9
180
Not enough data
Model Development
8.8
182
Not enough data
7.9
187
Not enough data
8.3
186
Not enough data
8.7
191
Not enough data
Model Development
8.5
172
Not enough data
Machine/Deep Learning Services
8.2
174
Not enough data
8.5
180
Not enough data
8.3
172
Not enough data
8.2
172
Not enough data
Machine/Deep Learning Services
8.4
158
Not enough data
8.4
160
Not enough data
Deployment
8.5
178
Not enough data
8.7
180
Not enough data
9.0
187
Not enough data
Generative AI
8.2
86
Not enough data
8.4
87
Not enough data
7.6
86
Not enough data
Agentic AI - Data Science and Machine Learning Platforms
9.2
8
Not enough data
8.3
7
Not enough data
8.1
8
Not enough data
8.6
7
Not enough data
9.2
10
Not enough data
9.2
6
Not enough data
9.3
7
Not enough data
Data Management
9.0
185
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.9
180
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.9
179
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.8
180
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.7
167
|
Verified
Not enough data
9.1
171
|
Verified
Not enough data
Integration
8.8
168
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.8
166
|
Verified
Not enough data
9.1
174
|
Verified
Not enough data
Deployment
7.9
156
|
Verified
Not enough data
9.1
178
|
Verified
Not enough data
Performance
9.1
177
|
Verified
Not enough data
Security
8.8
168
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.9
168
|
Verified
Not enough data
Generative AI
8.5
76
Not enough data
8.4
75
Not enough data
Management
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
Maintenance
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Security
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Data Management
9.0
68
Not enough data
8.8
70
Not enough data
8.8
68
Not enough data
9.1
69
Not enough data
Agentic AI - DataOps Platforms
9.1
9
Not enough data
8.8
7
Not enough data
8.9
9
Not enough data
9.0
8
Not enough data
9.4
8
Not enough data
Analytics
8.8
67
Not enough data
8.5
67
Not enough data
Monitoring and Management
8.6
67
Not enough data
8.6
68
Not enough data
Cloud Deployment
9.0
63
Not enough data
9.0
64
Not enough data
Generative AI
8.9
36
Not enough data
8.9
36
Not enough data
Scalability and Performance - Generative AI Infrastructure
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Cost and Efficiency - Generative AI Infrastructure
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Integration and Extensibility - Generative AI Infrastructure
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Security and Compliance - Generative AI Infrastructure
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Usability and Support - Generative AI Infrastructure
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Customization - AI Agent Builders
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Functionality - AI Agent Builders
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 and Analytics - AI Agent Builders
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Integration - AI Agent Builders
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
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
Data Connectivity and Prep - Agentic Analytics
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Autonomous Insight Generation - Agentic Analytics
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Interaction and Workflow - Agentic Analytics
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
AI Agent Management - Agentic Analytics
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Traffic Management & Performance - AI Gateways
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Governance & Observability - AI Gateways
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
255
Not enough data
8.4
244
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
268
Not enough data
8.7
263
Generative AI
Not enough data
8.0
177
Not enough data
8.0
176
Database
8.7
237
Not enough data
8.9
244
Not enough data
9.3
259
Not enough data
Integrations
8.3
220
Not enough data
9.1
259
Not enough data
Platform
9.0
251
Not enough data
8.8
249
Not enough data
9.1
259
Not enough data
Processing
9.0
244
Not enough data
9.0
246
Not enough data
Data Transformation
8.8
226
Not enough data
9.1
233
Not enough data
Connectivity
8.7
206
Not enough data
9.2
230
Not enough data
9.0
220
Not enough data
9.2
230
Not enough data
Operations
8.4
228
Not enough data
8.8
224
Not enough data
8.6
212
Not enough data
8.6
209
Not enough data
9.3
231
Not enough data
Building Reports
9.0
149
8.3
1003
|
Verified
8.6
143
8.2
964
|
Verified
7.6
123
8.3
836
|
Verified
8.4
145
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
Categories
Categories
Shared Categories
Databricks and Tableau are categorized as Analytics Platforms
Unique Categories
Databricks is categorized as DataOps Platforms, MLOps Platforms, Data Governance, ETL Tools, Big Data Processing and Distribution, Big Data Analytics, Data Science and Machine Learning Platforms, Data Warehouse, Database Management Systems (DBMS), Generative AI Infrastructure, AI Agent Builders, and AI Gateways
Tableau is categorized as Semantic Layer Tools, Insurance Analytics, Data Preparation, Location Intelligence, Embedded Business Intelligence, Predictive Analytics, and Agentic Analytics
Reviews
Reviewers' Company Size
Databricks
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
15.8%
Financial Services
10.5%
Computer Software
8.6%
Consulting
4.0%
Hospital & Health Care
3.7%
Other
57.5%
Information Technology and Services
11.7%
Computer Software
7.3%
Financial Services
7.1%
Hospital & Health Care
4.5%
Marketing and Advertising
4.3%
Other
65.1%
Discussions
What is Lakehouse in Databricks?
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?
4 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
What is Databricks unified analytics platform?
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
Evaluate...Read more
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