Compare Google Cloud BigQuery and Tableau 
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At a Glance
Market Segments
Enterprise (38.1% of reviews)
Enterprise (42.2% of reviews)
Entry-Level Pricing
Free
$75.00 1 User Per Month
Google Cloud BigQuery
Star Rating
(1,224)4.5 out of 5
Market Segments
Enterprise (38.1% of reviews)
Pros & Cons
Entry-Level Pricing
Free
Free Trial is available
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Star Rating
(3,542)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 its user-friendly interface, with many users appreciating the drag-and-drop feature that allows for smooth dashboard creation. This versatility makes it a popular choice for those looking to visualize data effectively.
- Users say Google Cloud BigQuery stands out for its fast query performance on large datasets, making it an ideal solution for organizations that handle vast amounts of data. The built-in SQL query tool is also highlighted as a significant advantage for users familiar with standard SQL.
- Reviewers mention that Tableau's extensive inbuilt features enable users to create complex dashboards tailored to their business needs, enhancing the overall data interaction experience. This capability is particularly beneficial for enterprises looking to derive insights from their data.
- According to verified reviews, Google Cloud BigQuery's integration with the Google Cloud ecosystem is a major plus, allowing for seamless connectivity with other Google services. Users appreciate this integration, which simplifies their workflow and enhances productivity.
- G2 reviewers highlight that while Tableau has a slightly lower ease of setup rating, many users still find the onboarding process intuitive, allowing them to start utilizing the tool quickly. However, some users have noted that it can take time to fully master all its features.
- Users report that both products provide solid support, but Google Cloud BigQuery edges out slightly with a higher quality of support rating. Users have expressed satisfaction with the assistance they receive, which is crucial for troubleshooting and optimizing their data processes.
Pricing
Entry-Level Pricing
Google Cloud BigQuery
Free
Free
New customers get $300 in free Google Cloud credits to spend on BigQuery with free trial sign-up.
- 10 GB storage
- Up to 1 TB queries per month
Tableau
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
Google Cloud BigQuery
Free Trial is available
Tableau
Free Trial is available
Ratings
Meets Requirements
8.8
625
8.7
2,469
Ease of Use
8.7
641
8.3
2,861
Ease of Setup
8.7
415
8.3
1,525
Ease of Admin
8.5
227
8.2
797
Quality of Support
8.3
572
8.3
2,116
Has the product been a good partner in doing business?
8.6
220
8.5
776
Product Direction (% positive)
9.3
613
8.8
2,442
Features by Category
Reports
Not enough data
8.7
1757
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.2
1591
|
Verified
Not enough data
9.1
1802
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.6
1371
Not enough data
9.1
1789
|
Verified
Self Service
Not enough data
8.5
1693
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.7
1713
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.5
1639
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.2
1424
Not enough data
8.2
1518
|
Verified
Not enough data
7.9
1326
|
Verified
Advanced Analytics
Not enough data
7.8
1283
Not enough data
9.2
1773
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.1
1302
Building Reports
Not enough data
8.3
1001
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.2
964
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.3
835
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.1
840
|
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
1757
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.2
1591
|
Verified
Not enough data
9.1
1802
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.6
1371
Not enough data
9.1
1789
|
Verified
Data Preparation
Not enough data
8.6
873
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.4
850
|
Verified
Data Modeling and Blending
Not enough data
8.5
889
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.8
912
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.5
883
|
Verified
Generative AI
Not enough data
7.4
429
Not enough data
7.5
453
Agentic AI - Analytics Platforms
Not enough data
7.5
133
Not enough data
7.5
136
Not enough data
7.8
138
Not enough data
7.6
132
Not enough data
7.7
129
Not enough data
7.4
129
Not enough data
7.8
134
Self Service
Not enough data
8.5
1693
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.7
1713
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.5
1639
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.2
1424
Not enough data
8.2
1518
|
Verified
Not enough data
7.9
1326
|
Verified
Deployment & Integration - Analytics Platforms
Not enough data
8.4
138
Not enough data
8.3
114
Not enough data
8.1
110
Not enough data
8.5
130
Advanced Analytics
Not enough data
7.8
1283
Not enough data
9.2
1773
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.1
1302
Performance & Scalability - Analytics Platforms
Not enough data
7.7
142
Not enough data
8.2
111
Advanced Analytics & Modeling - Analytics Platforms
Not enough data
8.2
112
Not enough data
8.0
107
Not enough data
7.8
110
Agentic AI Capabilities - Analytics Platforms
Not enough data
7.6
107
Not enough data
7.7
105
Not enough data
7.8
108
Not enough data
7.6
107
Personalized Intelligence - Analytics Platforms
Not enough data
7.7
107
Not enough data
7.9
113
Not enough data
7.8
107
Building Reports
Not enough data
8.3
1001
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.2
964
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.3
835
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.1
840
|
Verified
Reports
Not enough data
8.7
1757
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.2
1591
|
Verified
Not enough data
9.1
1802
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.6
1371
Not enough data
9.1
1789
|
Verified
Self Service
Not enough data
8.5
1693
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.7
1713
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.5
1639
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.2
1424
Not enough data
8.2
1518
|
Verified
Not enough data
7.9
1326
|
Verified
Building Reports
Not enough data
8.3
1001
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.2
964
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.3
835
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.1
840
|
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
Management
8.6
121
Not enough data
8.3
119
Not enough data
Functionality
9.0
119
Not enough data
9.1
123
Not enough data
9.0
123
Not enough data
8.9
122
Not enough data
9.3
122
Not enough data
Data Management
8.9
223
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.3
210
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.9
215
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.6
218
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.3
204
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.6
201
|
Verified
Not enough data
Integration
8.5
202
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.6
214
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.6
201
|
Verified
Not enough data
Deployment
7.7
186
|
Verified
Not enough data
9.1
222
|
Verified
Not enough data
Performance
9.1
232
|
Verified
Not enough data
Security
8.7
208
|
Verified
Not enough data
9.2
214
|
Verified
Not enough data
Generative AI
7.6
127
Not enough data
7.8
124
Not enough data
Storage
9.1
70
Not enough data
8.8
70
Not enough data
Availability
8.4
62
Not enough data
8.5
66
Not enough data
8.6
68
Not enough data
Performance
8.5
65
Not enough data
Security
8.7
70
Not enough data
8.8
69
Not enough data
8.4
69
Not enough data
8.7
65
Not enough data
Support
8.7
66
Not enough data
8.9
66
Not enough data
Centralized computation
9.1
27
Not enough data
Localized computation
8.5
28
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
Statistical Tool
8.7
78
8.4
251
9.0
78
8.4
254
8.8
79
8.4
244
Data Analysis
9.3
78
9.0
275
9.1
79
8.9
268
Decision Making
8.8
79
8.7
259
8.7
77
9.4
272
8.7
79
9.1
267
8.7
77
8.7
263
Generative AI
7.5
50
8.0
177
7.8
50
8.0
176
Marketing Operations
8.8
65
Not enough data
9.2
64
Not enough data
8.9
64
Not enough data
9.4
65
Not enough data
8.8
63
Not enough data
8.4
62
Not enough data
Campaign Activity
9.1
67
Not enough data
9.5
67
Not enough data
8.7
64
Not enough data
9.2
61
Not enough data
8.9
62
Not enough data
9.0
64
Not enough data
Agentic AI - Marketing Analytics
8.7
15
Not enough data
9.6
15
Not enough data
8.2
15
Not enough data
Database
8.8
175
Not enough data
8.9
173
Not enough data
8.7
167
Not enough data
Integrations
8.4
136
Not enough data
8.5
133
Not enough data
Platform
8.9
151
Not enough data
8.9
165
Not enough data
8.5
133
Not enough data
Processing
9.2
168
Not enough data
9.1
161
Not enough data
Data Transformation
8.8
283
Not enough data
9.3
293
Not enough data
Connectivity
8.1
251
Not enough data
8.2
249
Not enough data
8.7
278
Not enough data
8.7
269
Not enough data
Operations
8.5
279
Not enough data
8.7
277
Not enough data
8.3
255
Not enough data
8.4
262
Not enough data
8.5
254
Not enough data
Building Reports
Not enough data
8.3
1001
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.2
964
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.3
835
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.1
840
|
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
Google Cloud BigQuery and Tableau are categorized as Predictive Analytics
Unique Categories
Google Cloud BigQuery is categorized as Columnar Databases, Big Data Integration Platforms, ETL Tools, Big Data Processing and Distribution, Big Data Analytics, Marketing Analytics, Data Warehouse, and Data Clean Room
Tableau is categorized as Semantic Layer Tools, Insurance Analytics, Data Preparation, Location Intelligence, Embedded Business Intelligence, Analytics Platforms, and Agentic Analytics
Reviews
Reviewers' Company Size
Google Cloud BigQuery
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
16.0%
Computer Software
13.5%
Retail
7.0%
Financial Services
6.5%
Marketing and Advertising
5.2%
Other
51.8%
Information Technology and Services
11.6%
Computer Software
7.3%
Financial Services
7.1%
Hospital & Health Care
4.5%
Marketing and Advertising
4.3%
Other
65.1%
Discussions
Is Big Query free?
3 Comments
BG
noRead more
Is BigQuery part of Google Cloud Platform?
2 Comments
AY
Yes, Bigquery is a GCP product and a serveless data wharehouse.Read more
How BQ legacy SQl is different form the standard SQL?
1 Comment
OD
Legacy SQL is a non-standard SQL only used by BigQuery. Standard SQL is compliant with the SQL 2011.
Google recommends using Standard SQL and looking at the...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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