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At a Glance
Market Segments
Enterprise (38.1% of reviews)
Enterprise (42.3% of reviews)
Entry-Level Pricing
Free
$70.00 1 User Per Month
Google Cloud BigQuery
Star Rating
(1,201)4.5 out of 5
Market Segments
Enterprise (38.1% of reviews)
Pros & Cons
Entry-Level Pricing
Free
Free Trial is available
Browse all 5 pricing plansTableau
Star Rating
(3,416)4.4 out of 5
Market Segments
Enterprise (42.3% of reviews)
Pros & Cons
Entry-Level Pricing
$70.00 1 User Per Month
Free Trial is available
Browse all 3 pricing plansSummary
AI Generated Summary
AI-generated. Powered by real user reviews.
- Users report that Tableau excels in data visualizations, scoring 9.4, with reviewers mentioning its intuitive drag-and-drop interface and extensive library of visualization options, making it a favorite for creating compelling dashboards.
- Reviewers mention that Google Cloud BigQuery shines in data mining and analysis, with scores of 8.8 and 9.2 respectively, highlighting its powerful SQL capabilities and ability to handle large datasets efficiently, which is crucial for enterprise-level analytics.
- Users on G2 say that Tableau's ease of use is rated at 8.3, but some reviewers express that the learning curve can be steep for new users, especially when utilizing advanced features like calculated fields and parameters.
- G2 users report that Google Cloud BigQuery offers a free entry-level price, making it accessible for startups and smaller businesses, while Tableau's entry-level price of $70.00 per user per month can be a barrier for some potential users.
- Reviewers mention that both products have comparable quality of support, each scoring 8.3, but users note that Tableau's community forums and extensive documentation provide additional resources for troubleshooting and learning.
- Users say that while both products have strong modeling capabilities, scoring 8.7 each, Tableau's visual modeling tools are particularly praised for their user-friendly interface, allowing users to create complex models without extensive coding knowledge.
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
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
Google Cloud BigQuery
Free Trial is available
Tableau
Free Trial is available
Ratings
Meets Requirements
8.8
612
8.7
2,395
Ease of Use
8.7
626
8.3
2,788
Ease of Setup
8.8
401
8.2
1,452
Ease of Admin
8.5
224
8.2
775
Quality of Support
8.4
564
8.3
2,047
Has the product been a good partner in doing business?
8.7
217
8.5
754
Product Direction (% positive)
9.2
600
8.8
2,372
Features by Category
Reports
Not enough data
8.7
1723
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.2
1583
|
Verified
Not enough data
9.1
1765
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.6
1360
Not enough data
9.1
1748
|
Verified
Self Service
Not enough data
8.5
1676
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.7
1707
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.5
1622
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.2
1419
Not enough data
8.2
1508
|
Verified
Not enough data
7.9
1325
|
Verified
Advanced Analytics
Not enough data
7.8
1280
Not enough data
9.1
1720
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.1
1290
Building Reports
Not enough data
8.3
1002
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.2
965
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.3
833
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.1
842
|
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
1723
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.2
1583
|
Verified
Not enough data
9.1
1765
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.6
1360
Not enough data
9.1
1748
|
Verified
Data Preparation
Not enough data
8.6
861
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.4
850
|
Verified
Data Modeling and Blending
Not enough data
8.5
887
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.8
910
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.5
876
|
Verified
Generative AI
Not enough data
7.4
427
Not enough data
7.5
453
Agentic AI - Analytics Platforms
Not enough data
7.4
132
Not enough data
7.5
135
Not enough data
7.8
134
Not enough data
7.6
132
Not enough data
7.7
130
Not enough data
7.4
129
Not enough data
7.8
129
Self Service
Not enough data
8.5
1676
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.7
1707
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.5
1622
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.2
1419
Not enough data
8.2
1508
|
Verified
Not enough data
7.9
1325
|
Verified
Deployment & Integration - Analytics Platforms
Not enough data
8.3
118
Not enough data
8.3
111
Not enough data
8.1
110
Not enough data
8.4
111
Advanced Analytics
Not enough data
7.8
1280
Not enough data
9.1
1720
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.1
1290
Performance & Scalability - Analytics Platforms
Not enough data
8.0
116
Not enough data
8.2
110
Advanced Analytics & Modeling - Analytics Platforms
Not enough data
8.2
110
Not enough data
8.0
108
Not enough data
7.8
109
Agentic AI Capabilities - Analytics Platforms
Not enough data
7.7
107
Not enough data
7.7
106
Not enough data
7.8
106
Not enough data
7.7
108
Personalized Intelligence - Analytics Platforms
Not enough data
7.7
108
Not enough data
7.9
109
Not enough data
7.8
108
Building Reports
Not enough data
8.3
1002
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.2
965
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.3
833
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.1
842
|
Verified
Reports
Not enough data
8.7
1723
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.2
1583
|
Verified
Not enough data
9.1
1765
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.6
1360
Not enough data
9.1
1748
|
Verified
Self Service
Not enough data
8.5
1676
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.7
1707
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.5
1622
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.2
1419
Not enough data
8.2
1508
|
Verified
Not enough data
7.9
1325
|
Verified
Building Reports
Not enough data
8.3
1002
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.2
965
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.3
833
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.1
842
|
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
233
Not enough data
8.8
233
Not enough data
8.2
233
Data Interaction
Not enough data
8.2
232
Not enough data
8.1
235
Not enough data
8.3
234
Not enough data
8.5
236
Not enough data
8.3
233
Not enough data
8.4
231
Not enough data
8.4
232
Not enough data
8.3
228
Data Exporting
Not enough data
8.5
227
Not enough data
8.4
228
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
Management
8.6
123
Not enough data
8.3
121
Not enough data
Functionality
9.0
121
Not enough data
9.1
124
Not enough data
9.0
124
Not enough data
8.9
123
Not enough data
9.4
124
Not enough data
Data Management
8.9
223
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.3
214
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.9
219
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.6
215
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.3
204
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.7
205
|
Verified
Not enough data
Integration
8.6
204
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.6
216
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.6
204
|
Verified
Not enough data
Deployment
7.8
190
|
Verified
Not enough data
9.1
215
|
Verified
Not enough data
Performance
9.1
220
|
Verified
Not enough data
Security
8.7
211
|
Verified
Not enough data
9.2
217
|
Verified
Not enough data
Generative AI
7.7
132
Not enough data
7.9
129
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
Statistical Tool
8.7
78
8.4
251
9.0
79
8.4
254
8.8
79
8.4
244
Data Analysis
9.3
78
9.0
273
9.1
79
8.9
268
Decision Making
8.8
80
8.7
259
8.7
78
9.4
271
8.7
80
9.1
266
8.7
78
8.7
262
Generative AI
7.5
51
8.0
177
7.8
51
8.0
177
Marketing Operations
8.8
66
Not enough data
9.2
64
Not enough data
8.9
65
Not enough data
9.4
66
Not enough data
8.8
63
Not enough data
8.5
63
Not enough data
Campaign Activity
9.1
68
Not enough data
9.5
67
Not enough data
8.7
64
Not enough data
9.2
62
Not enough data
8.9
63
Not enough data
9.1
65
Not enough data
Agentic AI - Marketing Analytics
8.8
16
Not enough data
9.6
16
Not enough data
8.3
16
Not enough data
Database
8.8
178
Not enough data
8.9
176
Not enough data
8.8
170
Not enough data
Integrations
8.4
139
Not enough data
8.6
136
Not enough data
Platform
8.9
153
Not enough data
8.9
168
Not enough data
8.6
136
Not enough data
Processing
9.3
170
Not enough data
9.1
164
Not enough data
Data Transformation
8.8
288
Not enough data
9.3
295
Not enough data
Connectivity
8.1
256
Not enough data
8.2
254
Not enough data
8.7
283
Not enough data
8.8
274
Not enough data
Operations
8.5
283
Not enough data
8.7
282
Not enough data
8.3
260
Not enough data
8.4
267
Not enough data
8.5
259
Not enough data
Building Reports
Not enough data
8.3
1002
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.2
965
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.3
833
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.1
842
|
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 Analytics Platforms, Location Intelligence, Insurance Analytics, Embedded Business Intelligence, Data Preparation, and Semantic Layer Tools
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
16.2%
Computer Software
13.5%
Retail
7.1%
Financial Services
6.5%
Marketing and Advertising
5.1%
Other
51.7%
Information Technology and Services
11.7%
Computer Software
7.1%
Financial Services
7.1%
Hospital & Health Care
4.5%
Marketing and Advertising
4.3%
Other
65.3%
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