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Alternatives to Tableau?

#1
After four months of training our data analysts how to use Tableau Server, I've just now found out Tableau won't let me serve Tableau content from our Tableau server without jumping from a $6k/year spend to a $72k/year spend, just to enable the "guest" viewer account to view the visualisations.

Has anyone run into this, or had a good experience with an alternative to provide something similar? Else we will be begrudgingly reverting to Highcharts, Indiemapper and SAS/Graph.

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Not sure if this is what you're looking for, but I've been loving Metabase, and it's free! http://www.metabase.com

That is extremely helpful, thank you! One quick question, is iframe the only way to embed content in a third-party app? I couldn't see any other formal way to serve content without going directly to the Metabase instance.

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post #2

Not sure if this is what you're looking for, but I've been loving Metabase, and it's free! http://www.metabase.com

That is extremely helpful, thank you! One quick question, is iframe the only way to embed content in a third-party app? I couldn't see any other formal way to serve content without going directly to the Metabase instance.

You can generate a public link which exports the question result in CSV / JSON / XLSX format ;)

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I'd recommend RStudio. They have a server edition and R is extremely powerful for data crunching. The two downsides are that you'll have to re-code all your dashboards/reports, and R isn't as user friendly as Tableau. This will kill your productivity when switching, unless your analysts are already proficient in R.

https://www.rstudio.com

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Earlier quoted context omitted.

That is extremely helpful, thank you! One quick question, is iframe the only way to embed content in a third-party app? I couldn't see any other formal way to serve content without going directly to the Metabase instance.

You can generate a public link which exports the question result in CSV / JSON / XLSX format ;)

Very interesting. Thanks, I need to dig into the docs for a day or two, but this all looks very promising.

Re: Alternatives to Tableau?

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post #6

I'd recommend RStudio. They have a server edition and R is extremely powerful for data crunching. The two downsides are that you'll have to re-code all your dashboards/reports, and R isn't as user friendly as Tableau. This will kill your productivity when switching, unless your analysts are already proficient in R. https://www.rstudio.com

We tend to attract the SAS crowd, I've been trying to get more R in the company but it's not as prevalent as I'd like. That said, this is a useful link, thanks!

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post #6

I'd recommend RStudio. They have a server edition and R is extremely powerful for data crunching. The two downsides are that you'll have to re-code all your dashboards/reports, and R isn't as user friendly as Tableau. This will kill your productivity when switching, unless your analysts are already proficient in R. https://www.rstudio.com

We tend to attract the SAS crowd, I've been trying to get more R in the company but it's not as prevalent as I'd like. That said, this is a useful link, thanks!

In the stats world, SAS users are like Mac toting hipsters that have enough spare money to pay extra for a product that "just works." R users are more like the Linux types that grumble about how enterprise products are ruining the world and you can get the exact same capability from free software. They never mention that the learning curve is more like climbing a sheer granite rock face.

If your analysts don't have scruffy beards and stains on their T-shirts then you should stay away from R.

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