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At a Glance
Market Segments
Small-Business (36.5% of reviews)
Enterprise (42.4% of reviews)
Entry-Level Pricing
$5,000
$70.00 1 User Per Month
MySQL
Star Rating
(1,654)4.4 out of 5
Market Segments
Small-Business (36.5% of reviews)
Entry-Level Pricing
$5,000
Browse all 3 pricing plansTableau
Star Rating
(3,337)4.4 out of 5
Market Segments
Enterprise (42.4% of reviews)
Entry-Level Pricing
$70.00 1 User Per Month
Free Trial is available
Browse all 3 pricing plansMySQL vs Tableau
When assessing the two solutions, reviewers found MySQL easier to use, set up, and administer. However, reviewers preferred doing business with Tableau overall.
- Reviewers felt that MySQL meets the needs of their business better than Tableau.
- 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 MySQL.
Pricing
Entry-Level Pricing
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
MySQL
No trial information availableTableau
Free Trial is available
Ratings
Meets Requirements
8.9
1,384
8.7
2,365
Ease of Use
8.7
1,387
8.3
2,758
Ease of Setup
8.6
651
8.2
1,425
Ease of Admin
8.4
630
8.2
770
Quality of Support
8.0
1,169
8.3
2,019
Has the product been a good partner in doing business?
8.5
517
8.6
748
Product Direction (% positive)
8.0
1,351
8.8
2,343
Features by Category
Reports
Not enough data
8.7
1708
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.2
1577
|
Verified
Not enough data
9.1
1748
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.6
1353
Not enough data
9.1
1729
|
Verified
Self Service
Not enough data
8.5
1668
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.7
1698
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.5
1616
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.2
1416
Not enough data
8.2
1503
|
Verified
Not enough data
7.9
1323
|
Verified
Advanced Analytics
Not enough data
7.8
1275
Not enough data
9.1
1703
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.1
1283
Building Reports
Not enough data
8.3
1001
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.2
963
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.3
835
|
Verified
Not enough data
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
Not enough data
8.7
1708
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.2
1577
|
Verified
Not enough data
9.1
1748
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.6
1353
Not enough data
9.1
1729
|
Verified
Data Preparation
Not enough data
8.6
855
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.4
847
|
Verified
Data Modeling and Blending
Not enough data
8.5
882
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.8
904
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.5
872
|
Verified
Generative AI
Not enough data
7.4
425
Not enough data
7.5
451
Agentic AI - Analytics Platforms
Not enough data
7.4
130
Not enough data
7.5
133
Not enough data
7.8
132
Not enough data
7.6
130
Not enough data
7.7
128
Not enough data
7.4
127
Not enough data
7.8
127
Self Service
Not enough data
8.5
1668
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.7
1698
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.5
1616
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.2
1416
Not enough data
8.2
1503
|
Verified
Not enough data
7.9
1323
|
Verified
Deployment & Integration - Analytics Platforms
Not enough data
8.2
109
Not enough data
8.3
109
Not enough data
8.1
108
Not enough data
8.4
107
Advanced Analytics
Not enough data
7.8
1275
Not enough data
9.1
1703
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.1
1283
Performance & Scalability - Analytics Platforms
Not enough data
8.0
109
Not enough data
8.1
108
Advanced Analytics & Modeling - Analytics Platforms
Not enough data
8.1
108
Not enough data
7.9
106
Not enough data
7.7
107
Agentic AI Capabilities - Analytics Platforms
Not enough data
7.6
105
Not enough data
7.6
104
Not enough data
7.7
104
Not enough data
7.7
105
Personalized Intelligence - Analytics Platforms
Not enough data
7.7
106
Not enough data
7.8
107
Not enough data
7.8
106
Building Reports
Not enough data
8.3
1001
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.2
963
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.3
835
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.1
844
|
Verified
Reports
Not enough data
8.7
1708
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.2
1577
|
Verified
Not enough data
9.1
1748
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.6
1353
Not enough data
9.1
1729
|
Verified
Self Service
Not enough data
8.5
1668
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.7
1698
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.5
1616
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.2
1416
Not enough data
8.2
1503
|
Verified
Not enough data
7.9
1323
|
Verified
Building Reports
Not enough data
8.3
1001
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.2
963
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.3
835
|
Verified
Not enough data
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
233
Not enough data
8.8
232
Not enough data
8.2
232
Data Interaction
Not enough data
8.2
232
Not enough data
8.1
234
Not enough data
8.3
232
Not enough data
8.5
234
Not enough data
8.3
232
Not enough data
8.4
230
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
227
Not enough data
8.4
227
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
9.0
140
Not enough data
9.1
141
Not enough data
8.9
127
Not enough data
8.8
124
Not enough data
Support
8.4
134
Not enough data
8.8
138
Not enough data
8.9
132
Not enough data
9.2
130
Not enough data
Security
8.9
131
Not enough data
8.9
132
Not enough data
8.6
126
Not enough data
8.6
131
Not enough data
Performance
8.3
122
Not enough data
8.5
125
Not enough data
8.5
126
Not enough data
8.6
126
Not enough data
8.7
125
Not enough data
Database Features
8.8
1139
Not enough data
8.9
1149
Not enough data
8.7
1151
Not enough data
8.1
1117
Not enough data
8.4
1112
Not enough data
8.7
1123
Not enough data
8.9
1143
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
Categories
Categories
Shared Categories
MySQL and Tableau share no categories
Unique Categories
MySQL is categorized as Relational Databases
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
MySQL
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
24.8%
Computer Software
20.4%
Internet
4.6%
Higher Education
4.2%
Education Management
3.4%
Other
42.7%
Information Technology and Services
11.6%
Financial Services
7.1%
Computer Software
7.1%
Hospital & Health Care
4.4%
Marketing and Advertising
4.4%
Other
65.3%
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2 Comments
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2 Comments
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2 Comments
NA
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2 Comments
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