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At a Glance
Market Segments
Enterprise (38.9% of reviews)
Enterprise (42.4% of reviews)
Entry-Level Pricing
No pricing available
$70.00 1 User Per Month
Microsoft Access
Star Rating
(847)4.0 out of 5
Market Segments
Enterprise (38.9% of reviews)
Pros & Cons
Not enough data
Entry-Level Pricing
No pricing available
Learn more about Microsoft AccessTableau
Star Rating
(3,371)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
Browse all 3 pricing plansMicrosoft Access 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 Microsoft Access.
- 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 Microsoft Access.
Pricing
Entry-Level Pricing
Microsoft Access
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
Microsoft Access
No trial information availableTableau
Free Trial is available
Ratings
Meets Requirements
8.4
709
8.7
2,378
Ease of Use
7.7
715
8.3
2,771
Ease of Setup
7.9
178
8.2
1,436
Ease of Admin
8.0
169
8.2
774
Quality of Support
7.9
565
8.3
2,031
Has the product been a good partner in doing business?
7.8
134
8.6
752
Product Direction (% positive)
6.2
710
8.8
2,356
Features by Category
Reports
Not enough data
8.7
1714
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.2
1580
|
Verified
Not enough data
9.1
1755
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.6
1358
Not enough data
9.1
1738
|
Verified
Self Service
Not enough data
8.5
1673
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.7
1702
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.5
1620
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.2
1417
Not enough data
8.2
1505
|
Verified
Not enough data
7.9
1324
|
Verified
Advanced Analytics
Not enough data
7.8
1279
Not enough data
9.1
1710
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.1
1287
Building Reports
Not enough data
8.3
1001
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.2
963
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.3
834
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.1
843
|
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
1714
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.2
1580
|
Verified
Not enough data
9.1
1755
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.6
1358
Not enough data
9.1
1738
|
Verified
Data Preparation
Not enough data
8.6
859
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.4
849
|
Verified
Data Modeling and Blending
Not enough data
8.5
885
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.8
908
|
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
Not enough data
8.5
1673
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.7
1702
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.5
1620
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.2
1417
Not enough data
8.2
1505
|
Verified
Not enough data
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
109
Advanced Analytics
Not enough data
7.8
1279
Not enough data
9.1
1710
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.1
1287
Performance & Scalability - Analytics Platforms
Not enough data
8.0
112
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
7.7
107
Not enough data
7.9
108
Not enough data
7.9
107
Building Reports
Not enough data
8.3
1001
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.2
963
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.3
834
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.1
843
|
Verified
Reports
Not enough data
8.7
1714
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.2
1580
|
Verified
Not enough data
9.1
1755
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.6
1358
Not enough data
9.1
1738
|
Verified
Self Service
Not enough data
8.5
1673
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.7
1702
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.5
1620
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.2
1417
Not enough data
8.2
1505
|
Verified
Not enough data
7.9
1324
|
Verified
Building Reports
Not enough data
8.3
1001
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.2
963
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.3
834
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.1
843
|
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
8.2
233
Data Interaction
Not enough data
8.2
233
Not enough data
8.1
235
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
229
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
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
Categories
Categories
Shared Categories
Microsoft Access and Tableau share no categories
Unique Categories
Microsoft Access is categorized as Desktop Database
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
Microsoft Access
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
7.6%
Hospital & Health Care
5.5%
Higher Education
5.5%
Computer Software
4.5%
Financial Services
4.0%
Other
72.9%
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%
Alternatives
Discussions
what is microsoft access used for
4 Comments
GL
Microsoft Access helps you analyze large amounts of information, and manage related data more efficiently than Microsoft Excel.Read more
do you know other useful documentation besides those of Microsoft?
2 Comments
MH
Access for Dummies is actually pretty good.Read more
Is it reliable to use Access forms just like visual basic to build applications?
2 Comments
JR
If is a very small project is ok
But it’s better use VB.net for create a program and store the data in MySQL or MMSQL or SQLite
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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