Frances Jones: "Tableau vs PowerBI" THE SHOWDOWN! Two of the leading tools for data visualization come head-to-head in this presentation from Frances Jones. Frances is a leading expert and master in displaying quantitative information and has had many years of expertise using both of these tools to wow her clients. Come to hear her perspective on the strengths and weaknesses of both tools, as well as plenty of handy tips that will help you improve your viz skills. About the Speaker: Frances is a vivacious lover of data. Big data consultant by day, data communicator & human behavioral enthusiast by night! She has had many years of experience across many visualization tools and platforms and is constantly pushing the boundaries on what is possible in this space.

1. TABLEAU
vs
POWER BI

2. Hello!My name is Frances Jones
Senior Consultant Deloitte.
Used Tableau since version 5 (When Maps were first introduced!)
Power BI for 3 Years.
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4. Meet our contenders
Tableau Power BI
Established 2003 2013
# Data Connectors 67+ 30+
# Infrastructure
On Premise,
Cloud (Saas)
Desktop
On Premise,
Cloud (Saas)
Desktop
OOTB Visuals 24 29
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2016 2018

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Product vision: Microsoft continues to execute on its
roadmap. Microsoft Quick Insights (a feature within Power
BI) is a basic form of augmented data discovery, initially
available in the cloud service. In 4Q17, however, it was also
introduced in the desktop client for variance analysis — to
identify what has most contributed to changes in sales, for
example, from one quarter to the next. The conversational
chatbots with Microsoft Cortana also are differentiators, and
Microsoft Surface Hub is touch-enabled and supports the
display of Power BI content on wall-size displays in executive
board rooms. The ability to provide a closed-loop process
from insight to action is supported by the integration of
Power BI with Microsoft Flow and within its business
application, Microsoft Dynamics 365. Virtual reality and
Power BI integration with Holo Lens are currently works in
progress.

7. Let’s learn more
about you!
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8. In the room….
Favourite thing about Tableau?
Favourite thing about Power Bi?
Hate about Tableau?
Hate about Power Bi?
Tableau Users?
Power Bi Users?
Use Both?
Haven’t decided?
Cloud Users?
Run on Azure?
Using Dashboard / Reports only?
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9. 1.
Pricing &
user options.
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10. What’s on offer?
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Tableau Power BI
Creator Author (Desktop)
Explorer Share & Collaborate
(Pro)
Viewer Large Deployments
(premium)
Embedded Analytics Third Party Apps

11. Desktop
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Tableau Power BI
Creator Author
★ Analysts & Power Users ★ Analysts & Power Users
Access to:
Desktop & Data Prep
1 license for Server.
Hyper Data extracts.
Desktop & Power Query
Publish to Power Bi Service
Leverage Azure Data Lake
storage gen2
Tableau Public Any Public site.

12. Desktop
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Tableau Power BI
$70

13. Desktop
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Tableau Power BI
$70 FREE!!!!!!!!!!

14. Explorer / Share
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Tableau Explorer:
● Created Dashboard, reports and answer
questions on an instance of Server.
PowerBI Share & Collaborate
● All functionality of desktop
● Access Cloud and on premise data
sources.
● Package content and distribute using
apps*

15. Explorer / Share
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Tableau Explorer:
● Created Dashboard, reports and answer
questions on an instance of Server.
PowerBI Share & Collaborate
● All functionality of desktop
● Access Cloud and on premise data
sources.
● Package content and distribute using
apps*
$35 - $42

16. Explorer / Share
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Tableau Explorer:
● Created Dashboard, reports and answer
questions on an instance of Server.
PowerBI Share & Collaborate
● All functionality of desktop
● Access Cloud and on premise data
sources.
● Package content and distribute using
apps*
$35 - $42
$9.99

17. Viewer / Large Deployments
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Tableau viewer:
● View server content
PowerBI Large deployments
● Capacity pricing - Node
● Calculator Available on website
● Deploy on Site (or cloud)
● Distribute data to everyone, without the
need for additional licenses.
● Full control on capacity & scale
$12 - $15
$4,995

18. Best offering?
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19. Cost of Ownership
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● Even though Tableau license investment was about
three times higher than Power BI’s, the total cost of
ownership in 3 years with Tableau was about 29%
lower
● For every $1 an organization invested in Tableau,
they invested about $9 in labor over 3 years
● For every $1 an organization invested in Power BI,
they required $35 in labor over 3 years.
● Datashelf survey suggest $2 - $5

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21. What’s your
opinion now?
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22. 2.
Features
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23. Near-Real Time
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What is it?
Near Real Time is a term used when there is a
delay in the creation of data, and the point at
which it is received / seen.

24. Near-Real Time
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What is it?
Near Real Time is a term used when there is a
delay in the creation of data, and the point at
which it is received / seen.

25. Custom Charts
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Only a fraction of users will use Custom visuals in their dashboards.
Custom visuals include:
Sankey
Hex Bin

26. Custom Charts
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PowerBI Offers:
● Custom visual files
i. Custom files for individual graphs
● Organization visuals
i. Use the files at an organisational level.
● Marketplace visuals
i. A marketplace for custom build visuals. Some have gone through
rigorous testing (certified visuals)

27. Data Vis Principles
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28. Asking questions
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29. Parameters
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Tableau

30. Parameters
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PowerBI

31. Best offering?
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32. 3.
Training &
Support
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33. Tableau
https://www.tableau.com/learn
https://www.tableau.com/community
http://www.makeovermonday.co.uk/
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34. PowerBI
https://powerbi.microsoft.com/en-us/learning/
http://community.powerbi.com/
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35. BETA
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Join Here: https://www.tableau.com/products/coming-soon
PowerBI

36. Best offering?
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37. 4.
Ease of use
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CONCLUSION

39. Thanks!
Any questions?
You can find me at:
franceslouisejones@gmail.com
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