Compare Tableau and The PI System 
At a Glance
Market Segments
Enterprise (44.0% of reviews)
Mid-Market (41.2% of reviews)
Entry-Level Pricing
$70.00 1 User Per Month
No pricing available
Tableau
Star Rating
(2,200)4.4 out of 5
Market Segments
Enterprise (44.0% of reviews)
Entry-Level Pricing
$70.00 1 User Per Month
Free Trial is available
Browse all 3 pricing plansThe PI System
Star Rating
(19)4.6 out of 5
Market Segments
Mid-Market (41.2% of reviews)
Entry-Level Pricing
No pricing available
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Tableau vs The PI System
When assessing the two solutions, reviewers found The PI System easier to use, set up, and administer. Reviewers also preferred doing business with The PI System overall.
- Reviewers felt that The PI System meets the needs of their business better than Tableau.
- When comparing quality of ongoing product support, Tableau and The PI System provide similar levels of assistance.
- For feature updates and roadmaps, our reviewers preferred the direction of Tableau over The PI System.
Pricing
Entry-Level Pricing
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).
The PI System
No pricing availableFree Trial
Tableau
Free Trial is available
The PI System
No trial information availableRatings
Meets Requirements
8.7
1,759
9.2
15
Ease of Use
8.3
1,773
8.6
15
Ease of Setup
8.3
656
9.5
7
Ease of Admin
8.1
528
9.7
5
Quality of Support
8.4
1,469
8.4
15
Has the product been a good partner in doing business?
8.6
507
9.4
6
Product Direction (% positive)
8.8
1,733
7.7
15
Features by Category
Reports
8.8
1309
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.3
1188
|
Verified
Not enough data
9.2
1351
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.6
977
Not enough data
9.1
1335
|
Verified
Not enough data
Self Service
8.6
1283
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.8
1313
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.5
1233
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.2
1048
Not enough data
8.2
1125
|
Verified
Not enough data
7.9
961
|
Verified
Not enough data
Advanced Analytics
7.8
911
Not enough data
9.2
1323
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.2
919
Not enough data
Building Reports
8.4
681
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.2
654
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.4
538
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.2
545
|
Verified
Not enough data
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
8.8
1309
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.3
1188
|
Verified
Not enough data
9.2
1351
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.6
977
Not enough data
9.1
1335
|
Verified
Not enough data
Data Preparation
8.7
564
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.6
554
|
Verified
Not enough data
Data Modeling and Blending
8.6
591
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.9
611
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.7
586
|
Verified
Not enough data
Generative AI
7.6
169
Not enough data
7.8
197
Not enough data
Self Service
8.6
1283
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.8
1313
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.5
1233
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.2
1048
Not enough data
8.2
1125
|
Verified
Not enough data
7.9
961
|
Verified
Not enough data
Advanced Analytics
7.8
911
Not enough data
9.2
1323
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.2
919
Not enough data
Building Reports
8.4
681
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.2
654
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.4
538
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.2
545
|
Verified
Not enough data
Reports
8.8
1309
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.3
1188
|
Verified
Not enough data
9.2
1351
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.6
977
Not enough data
9.1
1335
|
Verified
Not enough data
Self Service
8.6
1283
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.8
1313
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.5
1233
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.2
1048
Not enough data
8.2
1125
|
Verified
Not enough data
7.9
961
|
Verified
Not enough data
Building Reports
8.4
681
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.2
654
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.4
538
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.2
545
|
Verified
Not enough data
Cartography
9.4
18
Not enough data
9.4
18
Not enough data
9.5
19
Not enough data
9.6
19
Not enough data
Analysis
9.3
19
Not enough data
9.5
19
Not enough data
9.4
19
Not enough data
9.4
19
Not enough data
Reporting
9.5
19
Not enough data
9.3
18
Not enough data
9.5
18
Not enough data
Data Source Access
8.7
116
Not enough data
8.8
116
Not enough data
8.3
116
Not enough data
Data Interaction
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
Not enough data
Data Exporting
8.7
115
Not enough data
8.6
114
Not enough data
8.5
116
Not enough data
Generative AI
7.7
114
Not enough data
Data Management
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Assets Management
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Additional Functionality
9.1
44
Not enough data
9.6
45
Not enough data
Basics
9.3
45
Not enough data
Content
9.2
42
Not enough data
Data
9.5
44
Not enough data
Interoperability
9.0
42
Not enough data
Performance
9.7
45
Not enough data
Data Management
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
Analytics
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Data Management
Not enough data
9.0
5
Not enough data
9.7
5
Not enough data
9.0
5
Not enough data
9.3
5
Not enough data
8.7
5
Not enough data
8.7
5
Integration
Not enough data
8.3
5
Not enough data
8.7
5
Not enough data
8.3
5
Deployment
Not enough data
8.0
5
Not enough data
8.3
5
Performance
Not enough data
9.0
5
Security
Not enough data
9.3
5
Not enough data
9.3
5
Generative AI
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Statistical Tool
8.5
155
Not enough data
8.4
157
Not enough data
8.5
149
Not enough data
Data Analysis
9.1
173
Not enough data
9.0
170
Not enough data
Decision Making
8.7
164
Not enough data
9.5
172
Not enough data
9.2
171
Not enough data
8.8
167
Not enough data
Generative AI
8.2
88
Not enough data
8.2
88
Not enough data
Categories
Categories
Shared Categories
Tableau and The PI System share no categories
Unique Categories
Tableau is categorized as Insurance Analytics, Location Intelligence, Embedded Business Intelligence, Analytics Platforms, Predictive Analytics, and Data Preparation
The PI System is categorized as Manufacturing Intelligence, Time Series Databases, Meter Data Management Systems, Stream Analytics, Data Warehouse, and Time Series Intelligence
Reviews
Reviewers' Company Size
Tableau
Small-Business(50 or fewer emp.)
Mid-Market(51-1000 emp.)
Enterprise(> 1000 emp.)
The PI System
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
Information Technology and Services
11.0%
Computer Software
6.8%
Financial Services
5.7%
Marketing and Advertising
5.1%
Higher Education
4.9%
Other
66.4%
Utilities
23.5%
Information Technology and Services
17.6%
Manufacturing
11.8%
Oil & Energy
11.8%
Mining & Metals
11.8%
Other
23.5%
Most Helpful Reviews
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
The PI System
Most Helpful Favorable Review
Ravi P.
Verified User in Information Technology and Services
It is very much helping me to do the proper data analysis on a regular basis.they do support the other fetures also and it is very esy to use & implement on your business.
Most Helpful Critical Review
Manoj T.
Verified User in Information Technology and Services
It's advanced features may be excessive for small operations, initial setup and configuration are often complex and time consuming.
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...
Ravi P.
Verified User in Information Technology and Services
It is very much helping me to do the proper data analysis on a regular basis.they do support the other fetures also and it is very esy to use & implement on your business.
Kimiko T.
Verified User in Real Estate
Needs an updated UI and better data connection process
Manoj T.
Verified User in Information Technology and Services
It's advanced features may be excessive for small operations, initial setup and configuration are often complex and time consuming.
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Perfect answer by Derrick. I totally agree.Read more
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