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\n\"Tableau<\/a><\/p>\n

Data Visualization has gained massive popularity lately. Not only is this required by Data Scientists and Data Analysts, but also useful for many other roles from various industries like Finance, Marketing, etc. There are two ways in which we can create visuals from the available data. The first one is by using programming languages like <\/span>R or Python<\/span><\/a> to prepare various graphs and plots. The other way is to avoid coding and use available data visualization tools available like Tableau, Microsoft Power BI, Excel, Cognos, Qlik view, etc. Out of the mentioned tools, the article focuses on Tableau and Power BI. It talks about Tableau vs Power BI by comparing their various features. Additionally, other tools like Domo, Looker, and Sisense is introduced to share what these tools have to provide.
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\"What<\/p>\n

What is Tableau?<\/h2>\n

Tableau<\/span><\/a>\u00a0is an interactive data visualization software that helps create descriptive and interesting visuals without coding. It was founded in January 2003 and acquired by Salesforce in August 2019.<\/span><\/p>\n

When to use Tableau?<\/h2>\n

Tableau organization is not only dedicated to Data visualization but has also received awards, for example, the Best BI Solution in the Database Trends & Applications Readers\u2019 Choice Awards for three consecutive years (2016, 2017, 2018). The software has been designed on the philosophy of “seeing and exploring data” and provide excellent flexibility in designing dashboards. When it comes to an exciting and interactive range of visualizations, user interface layout, visualization sharing, and intuitive data exploration capabilities, Tableau can be a suitable tool to select. The various products available are Tableau Desktop, Tableau Prep, Tableau Server, Tableau Pro, Tableau Mobile, etc. Find out more about the products <\/span>here<\/span><\/a>\u00a0to decide the most suitable one for your requirements.<\/span><\/p>\n

\"What<\/p>\n

What is Power BI?<\/h2>\n

Power BI<\/span><\/a>\u00a0is a business analytics service by Microsoft. It aims to provide interactive visualizations and business intelligence capabilities with an interface simple enough for end-users to create their reports and dashboards.<\/span><\/p>\n

When to use Power BI?<\/h2>\n

Power BI debuted in 2013 and has quickly grown at par in competing with Tableau in this short duration. Since it is tightly entrenched with the Microsoft stack, anyone well versed with excel and other Microsoft tools can find it easy to pick and use Power BI. Additionally, if someone is looking for live dashboard monitoring and integrating with a wide range of data sources, Power BI can be opted for. Microsoft Power BI has got various products namely Power BI Desktop, Power BI Pro, Power BI Premium, Power BI Embedded, Power BI Mobile, Power BI Report Server. One can be read about these on the products section of this\u00a0<\/span>page<\/span><\/a>\u00a0and pick.<\/span><\/p>\n

\"Features<\/p>\n

Comparison of features – Tableau vs Power BI<\/h2>\n

Now let us compare some of the other features closely to generate a better understanding of the two tools.<\/p>\n

\"Deployment\"<\/p>\n