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At a Glance
Market Segments
Enterprise (51.4% of reviews)
Enterprise (42.3% of reviews)
Entry-Level Pricing
Free Trial
$70.00 1 User Per Month
Spotfire Analytics
Star Rating
(363)4.2 out of 5
Market Segments
Enterprise (51.4% of reviews)
Pros & Cons
Entry-Level Pricing
Free Trial
Free Trial is available
Browse all 2 pricing plansTableau
Star Rating
(3,441)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 Spotfire excels in cartography, with a perfect score of 9.5 in map design and vector mapping, making it a preferred choice for those needing advanced geographical data visualization. In contrast, Tableau, while strong in data visualization, does not match this level of cartographic functionality.
- Reviewers mention that Tableau's graphs and charts feature is rated higher at 9.2 compared to Spotfire's 8.8, indicating that Tableau may offer more visually appealing and diverse charting options, which is crucial for users focused on presentation quality.
- G2 users highlight that Spotfire's data ingestion and wrangling capabilities are robust, particularly in handling complex datasets, but Tableau shines with its ease of data connectivity rated at 8.8, making it simpler for users to connect to various data sources quickly.
- Users on G2 report that Tableau's dashboard functionality is superior, scoring 9.1 compared to Spotfire's 8.6. This suggests that Tableau provides a more user-friendly and customizable dashboard experience, which is essential for real-time data monitoring.
- Reviewers mention that Spotfire's data governance features are rated lower at 7.7, while Tableau scores 8.6, indicating that Tableau may offer better tools for managing data access and compliance, which is critical for enterprise users.
- Users say that while both products offer AI text generation, Tableau's score of 7.8 is slightly better than Spotfire's 7.3, suggesting that Tableau may provide more effective AI-driven insights, which can enhance decision-making processes.
Pricing
Entry-Level Pricing
Spotfire Analytics
Spotfire Free Trial
Free Trial
Try Spotfire for yourself and visualize your data unlike ever before.
Spotfire is the most complete visual data science solution in the market. Take advantage of this data visualization free trial offer today, and see how easy it is to discover new insights from your data.
- https://buy.spotfire.com/try/
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
Spotfire Analytics
Free Trial is available
Tableau
Free Trial is available
Ratings
Meets Requirements
8.6
284
8.7
2,405
Ease of Use
8.1
285
8.3
2,798
Ease of Setup
7.7
138
8.2
1,462
Ease of Admin
7.8
112
8.2
776
Quality of Support
7.8
249
8.3
2,057
Has the product been a good partner in doing business?
8.4
111
8.5
755
Product Direction (% positive)
7.9
281
8.8
2,382
Features by Category
Reports
8.3
192
|
Verified
8.7
1728
|
Verified
7.9
184
|
Verified
8.2
1584
|
Verified
8.8
209
|
Verified
9.1
1770
|
Verified
8.1
170
|
Verified
8.6
1363
8.7
199
|
Verified
9.1
1753
|
Verified
Self Service
8.5
198
|
Verified
8.5
1681
|
Verified
8.6
204
|
Verified
8.7
1710
|
Verified
8.3
186
|
Verified
8.5
1626
|
Verified
7.8
179
|
Verified
8.2
1423
7.8
168
|
Verified
8.2
1511
|
Verified
7.4
140
|
Verified
7.9
1329
|
Verified
Advanced Analytics
8.0
156
|
Verified
7.8
1284
8.9
203
|
Verified
9.1
1729
|
Verified
8.1
156
|
Verified
8.1
1293
Building Reports
8.5
113
|
Verified
8.3
1003
|
Verified
8.2
105
|
Verified
8.2
966
|
Verified
8.0
84
|
Verified
8.3
834
|
Verified
8.0
85
|
Verified
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
8.3
192
|
Verified
8.7
1728
|
Verified
7.9
184
|
Verified
8.2
1584
|
Verified
8.8
209
|
Verified
9.1
1770
|
Verified
8.1
170
|
Verified
8.6
1363
8.7
199
|
Verified
9.1
1753
|
Verified
Reports
8.6
6
Not enough data
8.1
6
Not enough data
7.8
6
Not enough data
Generative AI
8.3
6
Not enough data
8.1
6
Not enough data
Visualization
8.1
6
Not enough data
8.3
6
Not enough data
8.3
6
Not enough data
8.3
6
Not enough data
Data Updates
8.3
6
Not enough data
8.6
6
Not enough data
Collaboration
8.6
7
Not enough data
7.3
5
Not enough data
8.1
6
Not enough data
Data Updates
8.3
6
Not enough data
8.1
6
Not enough data
8.6
6
Not enough data
Reports
8.3
192
|
Verified
8.7
1728
|
Verified
7.9
184
|
Verified
8.2
1584
|
Verified
8.8
209
|
Verified
9.1
1770
|
Verified
8.1
170
|
Verified
8.6
1363
8.7
199
|
Verified
9.1
1753
|
Verified
Data Preparation
8.4
71
|
Verified
8.6
864
|
Verified
7.8
65
|
Verified
8.4
852
|
Verified
Data Modeling and Blending
8.5
77
|
Verified
8.5
889
|
Verified
8.4
81
|
Verified
8.8
912
|
Verified
8.4
75
|
Verified
8.5
879
|
Verified
Generative AI
7.4
31
7.4
429
7.1
32
7.5
455
Agentic AI - Analytics Platforms
Not enough data
7.5
133
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
130
Self Service
8.5
198
|
Verified
8.5
1681
|
Verified
8.6
204
|
Verified
8.7
1710
|
Verified
8.3
186
|
Verified
8.5
1626
|
Verified
7.8
179
|
Verified
8.2
1423
7.8
168
|
Verified
8.2
1511
|
Verified
7.4
140
|
Verified
7.9
1329
|
Verified
Deployment & Integration - Analytics Platforms
Not enough data
8.4
122
Not enough data
8.3
111
Not enough data
8.1
110
Not enough data
8.4
113
Advanced Analytics
8.0
156
|
Verified
7.8
1284
8.9
203
|
Verified
9.1
1729
|
Verified
8.1
156
|
Verified
8.1
1293
Performance & Scalability - Analytics Platforms
Not enough data
7.9
120
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
8.5
113
|
Verified
8.3
1003
|
Verified
8.2
105
|
Verified
8.2
966
|
Verified
8.0
84
|
Verified
8.3
834
|
Verified
8.0
85
|
Verified
8.1
843
|
Verified
Reports
8.3
192
|
Verified
8.7
1728
|
Verified
7.9
184
|
Verified
8.2
1584
|
Verified
8.8
209
|
Verified
9.1
1770
|
Verified
8.1
170
|
Verified
8.6
1363
8.7
199
|
Verified
9.1
1753
|
Verified
Self Service
8.5
198
|
Verified
8.5
1681
|
Verified
8.6
204
|
Verified
8.7
1710
|
Verified
8.3
186
|
Verified
8.5
1626
|
Verified
7.8
179
|
Verified
8.2
1423
7.8
168
|
Verified
8.2
1511
|
Verified
7.4
140
|
Verified
7.9
1329
|
Verified
Building Reports
8.5
113
|
Verified
8.3
1003
|
Verified
8.2
105
|
Verified
8.2
966
|
Verified
8.0
84
|
Verified
8.3
834
|
Verified
8.0
85
|
Verified
8.1
843
|
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
234
Not enough data
8.8
234
Not enough data
8.3
234
Data Interaction
Not enough data
8.2
233
Not enough data
8.2
236
Not enough data
8.3
235
Not enough data
8.5
237
Not enough data
8.3
234
Not enough data
8.4
233
Not enough data
8.4
234
Not enough data
8.3
230
Data Exporting
Not enough data
8.5
228
Not enough data
8.4
229
Not enough data
8.4
229
Generative AI
Not enough data
7.4
224
Administration
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Federation
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Transformation
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
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
Administration
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Capabilities
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Methodology
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Generative AI
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Data Science and Machine Learning PlatformsHide 25 FeaturesShow 25 Features
Not enough data
Not enough data
System
Not enough data
Not enough data
Model Development
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
Model Development
Not enough data
Not enough data
Machine/Deep Learning Services
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Machine/Deep Learning Services
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Deployment
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Generative AI
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Agentic AI - Data Science and Machine Learning Platforms
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
Integration - Machine Learning
Not enough data
Not enough data
Learning - Machine Learning
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Agentic AI - AWS Marketplace
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
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
6.9
6
8.4
252
8.6
7
8.4
255
Not enough data
8.4
245
Data Analysis
8.9
9
9.0
274
8.9
9
8.9
269
Decision Making
8.3
8
8.7
260
9.0
8
9.4
272
9.5
10
9.1
267
7.9
8
8.7
263
Generative AI
Not enough data
8.0
178
Not enough data
8.0
178
Categories
Categories
Shared Categories
Spotfire Analytics and Tableau are categorized as Embedded Business Intelligence, Analytics Platforms, and Predictive Analytics
Unique Categories
Spotfire Analytics is categorized as Stream Analytics, Data Science and Machine Learning Platforms, Data Visualization, Data Virtualization, Machine Learning, Statistical Analysis, and AWS Marketplace
Tableau is categorized as Location Intelligence, Insurance Analytics, Data Preparation, and Semantic Layer Tools
Reviews
Reviewers' Company Size
Spotfire Analytics
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
Oil & Energy
21.3%
Information Technology and Services
10.1%
Pharmaceuticals
5.2%
Education Management
4.6%
Financial Services
4.3%
Other
54.6%
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%
Discussions
Is Tibco Spotfire free?
2 Comments
JB
NoRead more
What is most like Tibco Spotfire?
1 Comment
SA
TIBCO Spotfire provides excellent visualization and reporting capability as a BI tool. It enables connections to various data sources and advanced...Read more
What's New In Tibco Spotfire?
1 Comment
Official Response from Spotfire Analytics
If you want to see the latest in Spotfire, you can check out our "What's New" page on the Spotfire community:...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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