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Compare Onshape and Tableau 
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At a Glance
Market Segments
Small-Business (79.1% of reviews)
Enterprise (42.2% of reviews)
Entry-Level Pricing
$1,500.00 1 User Per Year
$70.00 1 User Per Month
Onshape
Star Rating
(692)4.7 out of 5
Market Segments
Small-Business (79.1% of reviews)
Pros & Cons
Entry-Level Pricing
$1,500.00 1 User Per Year
Free Trial is available
Browse all 4 pricing plansTableau
Star Rating
(3,486)4.4 out of 5
Market Segments
Enterprise (42.2% of reviews)
Pros & Cons
Entry-Level Pricing
$70.00 1 User Per Month
Free Trial is available
Browse all 3 pricing plansOnshape vs Tableau
When assessing the two solutions, reviewers found Onshape easier to use, set up, and administer. Reviewers also preferred doing business with Onshape overall.
- Reviewers felt that Tableau meets the needs of their business better than Onshape.
- When comparing quality of ongoing product support, reviewers felt that Onshape is the preferred option.
- For feature updates and roadmaps, our reviewers preferred the direction of Onshape over Tableau.
Pricing
Entry-Level Pricing
Onshape
Onshape Standard
$1,500.00
1 User Per Year
For the individual user or small team who only needs basic data management.
- Part & Assembly Modeling
- Drawings
- Runs on Web & Mobile
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
Onshape
Free Trial is available
Tableau
Free Trial is available
Ratings
Meets Requirements
8.4
595
8.7
2,440
Ease of Use
9.0
599
8.3
2,835
Ease of Setup
9.3
177
8.2
1,500
Ease of Admin
9.1
127
8.2
790
Quality of Support
9.3
585
8.3
2,089
Has the product been a good partner in doing business?
9.3
126
8.5
769
Product Direction (% positive)
9.5
576
8.8
2,417
Features by Category
Reports
Not enough data
8.7
1744
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.2
1594
|
Verified
Not enough data
9.1
1788
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.6
1369
Not enough data
9.1
1777
|
Verified
Self Service
Not enough data
8.5
1692
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.7
1719
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.5
1637
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.2
1427
Not enough data
8.2
1520
|
Verified
Not enough data
7.9
1332
|
Verified
Advanced Analytics
Not enough data
7.8
1289
Not enough data
9.1
1756
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.1
1302
Building Reports
Not enough data
8.3
1004
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.2
967
|
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
1744
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.2
1594
|
Verified
Not enough data
9.1
1788
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.6
1369
Not enough data
9.1
1777
|
Verified
Data Preparation
Not enough data
8.6
871
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.4
857
|
Verified
Data Modeling and Blending
Not enough data
8.5
894
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.8
918
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.5
888
|
Verified
Generative AI
Not enough data
7.4
433
Not enough data
7.5
457
Agentic AI - Analytics Platforms
Not enough data
7.4
137
Not enough data
7.5
140
Not enough data
7.8
140
Not enough data
7.6
136
Not enough data
7.7
133
Not enough data
7.4
133
Not enough data
7.8
136
Self Service
Not enough data
8.5
1692
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.7
1719
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.5
1637
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.2
1427
Not enough data
8.2
1520
|
Verified
Not enough data
7.9
1332
|
Verified
Deployment & Integration - Analytics Platforms
Not enough data
8.4
135
Not enough data
8.3
116
Not enough data
8.1
114
Not enough data
8.4
123
Advanced Analytics
Not enough data
7.8
1289
Not enough data
9.1
1756
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.1
1302
Performance & Scalability - Analytics Platforms
Not enough data
7.9
136
Not enough data
8.2
114
Advanced Analytics & Modeling - Analytics Platforms
Not enough data
8.1
113
Not enough data
8.0
111
Not enough data
7.8
114
Agentic AI Capabilities - Analytics Platforms
Not enough data
7.6
111
Not enough data
7.6
109
Not enough data
7.8
111
Not enough data
7.6
111
Personalized Intelligence - Analytics Platforms
Not enough data
7.7
111
Not enough data
7.9
116
Not enough data
7.8
111
Building Reports
Not enough data
8.3
1004
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.2
967
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.3
834
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.1
843
|
Verified
Reports
Not enough data
8.7
1744
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.2
1594
|
Verified
Not enough data
9.1
1788
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.6
1369
Not enough data
9.1
1777
|
Verified
Self Service
Not enough data
8.5
1692
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.7
1719
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.5
1637
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.2
1427
Not enough data
8.2
1520
|
Verified
Not enough data
7.9
1332
|
Verified
Building Reports
Not enough data
8.3
1004
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.2
967
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.3
834
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.1
843
|
Verified
Design
8.8
233
Not enough data
9.3
236
Not enough data
9.0
231
Not enough data
7.4
194
Not enough data
Edit
8.5
230
Not enough data
8.1
195
Not enough data
8.9
225
Not enough data
7.9
198
Not enough data
Collaboration
8.2
211
Not enough data
8.3
221
Not enough data
8.1
204
Not enough data
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
237
Not enough data
8.8
238
Not enough data
8.3
236
Data Interaction
Not enough data
8.2
234
Not enough data
8.2
238
Not enough data
8.3
237
Not enough data
8.5
240
Not enough data
8.3
236
Not enough data
8.4
235
Not enough data
8.4
237
Not enough data
8.3
233
Data Exporting
Not enough data
8.5
230
Not enough data
8.4
232
Not enough data
8.4
231
Generative AI
Not enough data
7.4
225
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
File Support - Additive Manufacturing
8.6
160
Not enough data
7.9
78
Not enough data
7.9
100
Not enough data
File Editing - Additive Manufacturing
6.0
84
Not enough data
8.4
125
Not enough data
Software Integrations - Additive Manufacturing
5.7
83
Not enough data
8.8
130
Not enough data
Software Type - Additive Manufacturing
9.6
160
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
Generative AI - Additive Manufacturing
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
Building Preparation - Additive Manufacturing
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Metadata
9.2
40
Not enough data
7.8
37
Not enough data
8.4
37
Not enough data
Data Management
9.2
47
Not enough data
8.3
40
Not enough data
8.3
43
Not enough data
8.0
41
Not enough data
Generative AI
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
File Options
8.9
146
Not enough data
9.1
147
Not enough data
8.1
135
Not enough data
9.3
145
Not enough data
7.8
98
Not enough data
8.5
133
Not enough data
Tools
8.8
149
Not enough data
9.1
142
Not enough data
9.1
145
Not enough data
Design
8.7
150
Not enough data
Design
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Tools
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Library
Not enough data
Not enough data
Platform
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Customization
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Design
9.0
22
Not enough data
8.7
23
Not enough data
8.6
23
Not enough data
7.7
22
Not enough data
Tools
3.7
22
Not enough data
5.8
22
Not enough data
5.6
20
Not enough data
Work
5.3
20
Not enough data
4.4
20
Not enough data
6.0
19
Not enough data
4.8
20
Not enough data
6.8
19
Not enough data
Environment
8.0
18
Not enough data
8.1
17
Not enough data
8.3
17
Not enough data
8.4
18
Not enough data
New Product Introduction
8.0
17
Not enough data
8.0
17
Not enough data
6.9
16
Not enough data
8.2
15
Not enough data
CAD
9.3
17
Not enough data
8.0
17
Not enough data
8.3
16
Not enough data
Collaboration
7.9
17
Not enough data
8.3
17
Not enough data
8.5
17
Not enough data
8.5
17
Not enough data
Product Data Management
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
8.2
15
Not enough data
8.5
16
Not enough data
Bill of Materials
8.8
16
Not enough data
8.8
15
Not enough data
8.5
14
Not enough data
8.1
15
Not enough data
Engineering Change Management
8.5
14
Not enough data
8.5
16
Not enough data
8.0
14
Not enough data
Simulation
6.3
14
Not enough data
6.4
13
Not enough data
6.8
14
Not enough data
Analytics
7.0
14
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
7.1
14
Not enough data
Quality management
6.8
13
Not enough data
6.7
13
Not enough data
6.9
13
Not enough data
Integration
6.9
13
Not enough data
6.1
12
Not enough data
6.7
11
Not enough data
7.4
12
Not enough data
Generative AI
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
Tools - Mechanical Computer-aided Design (MCAD)
8.8
37
Not enough data
7.5
35
Not enough data
8.2
36
Not enough data
8.9
36
Not enough data
7.1
36
Not enough data
File Options - Mechanical Computer-aided Design (MCAD)
9.1
36
Not enough data
8.6
36
Not enough data
8.6
36
Not enough data
8.9
35
Not enough data
8.8
36
Not enough data
Customization - Mechanical Computer-aided Design (MCAD)
8.6
35
Not enough data
8.6
34
Not enough data
8.1
36
Not enough data
8.2
33
Not enough data
Environment - Mechanical Computer-aided Design (MCAD)
8.9
34
Not enough data
8.5
31
Not enough data
8.6
32
Not enough data
9.1
33
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
253
Not enough data
8.4
256
Not enough data
8.4
246
Data Analysis
Not enough data
9.0
277
Not enough data
8.9
271
Decision Making
Not enough data
8.7
261
Not enough data
9.4
275
Not enough data
9.1
269
Not enough data
8.7
264
Generative AI
Not enough data
8.0
178
Not enough data
8.0
178
Categories
Categories
Shared Categories
Onshape and Tableau share no categories
Unique Categories
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
Onshape
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
Mechanical or Industrial Engineering
19.7%
Design
10.2%
Medical Devices
6.5%
Machinery
6.2%
Industrial Automation
5.7%
Other
51.7%
Information Technology and Services
11.7%
Computer Software
7.2%
Financial Services
7.1%
Hospital & Health Care
4.5%
Marketing and Advertising
4.3%
Other
65.2%
Discussions
What is Onshape?
1 Comment
PB
Onshape is the google docs of CAD - Solid and Surface modelling, Boolean operations, and editing of parts without a history is especially useful for imported...Read more
How is Onshape different from other "cloud" CAD products?
1 Comment
PB
ONSHAPE was designed from the ground up to be a cloud CAD system - I am not sure the others can claim this!Read more
How does version control work in Onshape?
1 Comment
PB
Essentially there is one file used in a similar way to google docs - you can branch new ideas similar to software development and merge these branches if you...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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