Compare Highcharts and Tableau 
At a Glance
Market Segments
Small-Business (56.4% of reviews)
Enterprise (44.1% of reviews)
Entry-Level Pricing
$0.00
$70.00 1 User Per Month
Highcharts
Star Rating
(84)4.4 out of 5
Market Segments
Small-Business (56.4% of reviews)
Entry-Level Pricing
$0.00
Free Trial is available
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Star Rating
(2,200)4.4 out of 5
Market Segments
Enterprise (44.1% of reviews)
Entry-Level Pricing
$70.00 1 User Per Month
Free Trial is available
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Highcharts vs Tableau
When assessing the two solutions, reviewers found Highcharts easier to use and administer. However, reviewers felt that Tableau was easier to do business with overall. Finally, reviewers felt that the products are equally easy to set up.
- Reviewers felt that Highcharts meets the needs of their business better than Tableau.
- When comparing quality of ongoing product support, reviewers felt that Highcharts is the preferred option.
- For feature updates and roadmaps, our reviewers preferred the direction of Tableau over Highcharts.
Pricing
Entry-Level Pricing
Highcharts
Non-commercial
$0.00
You may use any Highcharts product for free during development and testing before you buy, or if you are a not-for-profit company (non-profit organisation, personal website or school project).
- Unlimited usage
- Forum support
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
Highcharts
Free Trial is available
Tableau
Free Trial is available
Ratings
Meets Requirements
9.0
58
8.7
1,758
Ease of Use
8.6
58
8.3
1,772
Ease of Setup
8.3
19
8.3
655
Ease of Admin
8.8
18
8.1
528
Quality of Support
8.5
49
8.4
1,468
Has the product been a good partner in doing business?
8.5
20
8.6
507
Product Direction (% positive)
7.6
59
8.8
1,732
Features by Category
Reports
Feature Not Available
8.8
1308
|
Verified
Feature Not Available
8.3
1187
|
Verified
9.4
36
9.2
1350
|
Verified
Feature Not Available
8.6
976
9.0
32
9.1
1334
|
Verified
Self Service
Not enough data
8.6
1282
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.8
1312
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.5
1232
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.2
1047
Not enough data
8.2
1124
|
Verified
Not enough data
7.9
960
|
Verified
Advanced Analytics
Not enough data
7.8
910
Not enough data
9.2
1322
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.2
918
Building Reports
Not enough data
8.4
680
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.2
653
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.4
537
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.2
544
|
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
Feature Not Available
8.8
1308
|
Verified
Feature Not Available
8.3
1187
|
Verified
9.4
36
9.2
1350
|
Verified
Feature Not Available
8.6
976
9.0
32
9.1
1334
|
Verified
Reports
8.9
9
Not enough data
8.1
8
Not enough data
8.5
9
Not enough data
Generative AI
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
Visualization
9.7
15
Not enough data
8.0
9
Not enough data
8.2
10
Not enough data
8.8
12
Not enough data
Data Updates
8.5
10
Not enough data
9.2
12
Not enough data
Collaboration
7.9
8
Not enough data
8.1
7
Not enough data
8.8
10
Not enough data
Data Updates
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
Reports
Feature Not Available
8.8
1308
|
Verified
Feature Not Available
8.3
1187
|
Verified
9.4
36
9.2
1350
|
Verified
Feature Not Available
8.6
976
9.0
32
9.1
1334
|
Verified
Data Preparation
Not enough data
8.7
563
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.6
553
|
Verified
Data Modeling and Blending
Not enough data
8.6
590
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.9
610
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.7
585
|
Verified
Generative AI
Not enough data
7.6
168
Not enough data
7.8
196
Self Service
Not enough data
8.6
1282
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.8
1312
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.5
1232
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.2
1047
Not enough data
8.2
1124
|
Verified
Not enough data
7.9
960
|
Verified
Advanced Analytics
Not enough data
7.8
910
Not enough data
9.2
1322
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.2
918
Building Reports
Not enough data
8.4
680
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.2
653
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.4
537
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.2
544
|
Verified
Reports
Feature Not Available
8.8
1308
|
Verified
Feature Not Available
8.3
1187
|
Verified
9.4
36
9.2
1350
|
Verified
Feature Not Available
8.6
976
9.0
32
9.1
1334
|
Verified
Self Service
Not enough data
8.6
1282
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.8
1312
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.5
1232
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.2
1047
Not enough data
8.2
1124
|
Verified
Not enough data
7.9
960
|
Verified
Building Reports
Not enough data
8.4
680
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.2
653
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.4
537
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.2
544
|
Verified
Cartography
Not enough data
9.4
18
Not enough data
9.4
18
Not enough data
9.5
19
Not enough data
9.6
19
Analysis
Not enough data
9.3
19
Not enough data
9.5
19
Not enough data
9.4
19
Not enough data
9.4
19
Reporting
Not enough data
9.5
19
Not enough data
9.3
18
Not enough data
9.5
18
Data Source Access
Not enough data
8.7
116
Not enough data
8.8
116
Not enough data
8.3
116
Data Interaction
Not enough data
8.3
117
Not enough data
8.2
118
Not enough data
8.3
116
Not enough data
8.5
118
Not enough data
8.4
116
Not enough data
8.4
116
Not enough data
8.5
117
Not enough data
8.4
116
Data Exporting
Not enough data
8.7
115
Not enough data
8.6
114
Not enough data
8.5
116
Generative AI
Not enough data
7.7
114
Additional Functionality
Not enough data
9.1
44
Not enough data
9.6
45
Basics
Not enough data
9.3
45
Content
Not enough data
9.2
42
Data
Not enough data
9.5
44
Interoperability
Not enough data
9.0
42
Performance
Not enough data
9.7
45
JavaScript Frameworks
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
Charts
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Documentation
Not enough data
Not enough data
Mobile
Not enough data
Not enough data
Web Frameworks
Not enough data
Not enough data
Statistical Tool
Not enough data
8.5
155
Not enough data
8.4
157
Not enough data
8.5
149
Data Analysis
Not enough data
9.1
173
Not enough data
9.0
170
Decision Making
Not enough data
8.7
164
Not enough data
9.5
172
Not enough data
9.2
171
Not enough data
8.8
167
Generative AI
Not enough data
8.2
88
Not enough data
8.2
88
Categories
Categories
Shared Categories
Highcharts and Tableau share no categories
Unique Categories
Highcharts is categorized as Data Visualization Libraries, JavaScript Web Frameworks, and Data Visualization
Tableau is categorized as Insurance Analytics, Location Intelligence, Embedded Business Intelligence, Analytics Platforms, Predictive Analytics, and Data Preparation
Reviews
Reviewers' Company Size
Highcharts
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
Computer Software
28.2%
Information Technology and Services
12.8%
Financial Services
3.8%
Electrical/Electronic Manufacturing
3.8%
Research
2.6%
Other
48.7%
Information Technology and Services
11.1%
Computer Software
6.8%
Financial Services
5.7%
Marketing and Advertising
5.1%
Higher Education
4.9%
Other
66.4%
Most Helpful Reviews
Highcharts
Most Helpful Favorable Review
Lisa S.
Verified User in Information Technology and Services
Practically anytime I need to change something about the charts, the value that I need to change or the event that I need to hook into is referenced somewhere in the documentation. I just have to find it. There are very few situations where I need to do...
Most Helpful Critical Review
Alharith A.
Verified User in Computer Software
They have the same old design since HighCharts Founded
Tableau
Most Helpful Favorable Review
Jeff B.
Verified User in Retail
Tableau enables users the ability build data visualizations in the matter of minutes without requiring technical report development knowledge. In my opinion, the top 5 best qualities: 1. Drag and drop functionality is easy for any user to...
Most Helpful Critical Review
Kimiko T.
Verified User in Real Estate
Needs an updated UI and better data connection process
Lisa S.
Verified User in Information Technology and Services
Practically anytime I need to change something about the charts, the value that I need to change or the event that I need to hook into is referenced somewhere in the documentation. I just have to find it. There are very few situations where I need to do...
Jeff B.
Verified User in Retail
Tableau enables users the ability build data visualizations in the matter of minutes without requiring technical report development knowledge. In my opinion, the top 5 best qualities: 1. Drag and drop functionality is easy for any user to...
Alharith A.
Verified User in Computer Software
They have the same old design since HighCharts Founded
Kimiko T.
Verified User in Real Estate
Needs an updated UI and better data connection process
Alternatives
Discussions
What is the use of Highcharts?
1 comment
Official Response from Highcharts
Use Highcharts to create responsive, interactive and accessible data visualizations with minimal effort. Tons of features are included out of the box, and...Read more
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1 comment
Official Response from Highcharts
All Highcharts products support intelligent responsiveness (where chart elements show/hide based on available space) and multi-touch gestures native to touch...Read more
What is Highcharts?
1 comment
Official Response from Highcharts
Highcharts is a pure JavaScript charting library based on SVG that makes it easy for developers to create responsive, interactive and accessible charts. Our...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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