Tableau vs Yellowfin BI
Tableau
tableau.com
Yellowfin BI
yellowfinbi.comSide by side
| Figure | Tableau | Yellowfin BI |
|---|---|---|
| Price from | $15/mo | — |
| Free plan | Yes | — |
| Free trial | — | — |
| Open source | — | — |
| Web | — | Yes |
| Windows | — | Yes |
| macOS | — | Yes |
| Linux | — | Yes |
| iOS | — | Yes |
| Android | — | Yes |
| Self-hosted | Yes | — |
| Plans published | 12 | 3 |
| Spec score · Business Intelligence Tools | 9.1 (#3) | 7.3 (#66) |
| Deployment | hybrid | hybrid |
| Embedded analytics | Yes | Yes |
| Founded | 2003 | 2003 |
| Free plan | Yes | No |
| Headquarters | Seattle, Washington, United States | Austin, Texas, United States |
| Natural-language queries | Yes | Yes |
| Refresh frequency | real-time | real-time |
| Row-level security | Yes | Yes |
| Scheduled reports | Yes | Yes |
Plans
Tableau
- Creator$75 a month
- Explorer$42 a month
- Viewer$15 a month
- Enterprise Creator$115 a month
- Enterprise Explorer$70 a month
- Enterprise Viewer$35 a month
- Tableau+Priced on request
- Tableau+Price not published
- Tableau CreatorPriced on request
- Tableau DesktopFree
Yellowfin BI
- Named UserPrice not published
- ServerPrice not published
- User TierPrice not published
In their own words
Tableau
Tableau is a data analytics platform for dashboards, visualizations, and data apps. It offers hosted cloud and self-hosted server deployments, with hybrid deployment listed. Tableau Creator can connect to any type of data. Users can ask natural-language questions for AI-powered insights, while Tableau Agent provides conversational analytics inside dashboards. A knowledge engine and semantic layer support consistent metrics. Teams can publish, author, share, schedule subscriptions, and send notifications. Tableau Cloud supports secure sharing; row-level security, embedded analytics, and real-time refresh are listed. Viewer includes mobile access. Dashboards and data apps can operate across Slack, Teams, Claude, ChatGPT, CRM, and agent surfaces. Tableau has a free plan and free trial, and Tableau Desktop is free to download. Listed annual-billing prices are $15 a month for Viewer, $42 a month for Explorer, and $75 a month for Creator. Enterprise prices are also listed, while some paid pricing requires contacting sales.
Yellowfin BI
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