Spreadsheet & Data · head to head
Tableau vs Baserow
Tableau
Spreadsheet & Data
Visual analytics platform for business intelligence
- From
- $70/month
- Rated
- -
The short version
- Only Baserow has a free tier, so it costs nothing to try first.
- Each has a real cost: Tableau listed on UK G-Cloud at £9.47 per device per month for the Salesforce Tableau Platform edition, via reseller XMA Limited; Baserow the free tier is capped at 3,000 rows and 2GB of storage per workspace
- They diverge on capability: Tableau covers Interactive Dashboards, Baserow covers Database tables.
Where they differ
Only the attributes on which Tableau and Baserow actually diverge.
Identical on both: user rating (Not yet rated), category (Spreadsheet & Data).
What each one covers
Drawn from each product's published feature list. An absence here means we hold no record of it - not that the product lacks it.
Only in Tableau
- Interactive Dashboards
- Data Blending
- Real-time Analytics
- Advanced Visualizations
- Mobile Support
- Salesforce
- SAP
- Oracle
Only in Baserow
- Database tables
- Multiple views
- Forms
- API access
- Real-time collaboration
- Templates
- Plugins
- Self-hosting
Both cover
- Web support
What people use each for
The jobs each tool is most often brought in to do.
Tableau
- Self-service analyticsnot Baserow
- Data explorationnot Baserow
- Ad-hoc reportingnot Baserow
- Collaborative analysisnot Baserow
- Embedded analyticsnot Baserow
Baserow
- Self-hosting an open source alternative to a spreadsheet databasenot Tableau
- Structured team data with Kanban, calendar and grid viewsnot Tableau
- Building internal tools on top of a database with an APInot Tableau
- Sharing data with external app users without giving them full seatsnot Tableau
Where each one falls short
Documented limitations, not opinions. Every one is a constraint you would hit in normal use.
Tableau
- Listed on UK G-Cloud at £9.47 per device per month for the Salesforce Tableau Platform edition, via reseller XMA Limited
Baserow
- The free tier is capped at 3,000 rows and 2GB of storage per workspace
- Kanban, calendar and survey views need Premium at $10 per user per month billed yearly
- Role-based permissions, audit logs and SSO require Premium or higher
- Row limits are per workspace rather than per table, so splitting data across bases does not raise the ceiling
- Automation runs are metered as credits, 2,000 a month on free
Pricing, plan by plan
Tableau
$70/month- Creator$70/month
- Full authoring capabilities
- Prep Builder
- Data Management
- Explorer$42/month
- Web editing
- Self-service analytics
- Viewer$15/month
- View and interact with dashboards
Baserow
Free- FreeFree
- Unlimited rows
- Core features
- Community support
- Premium$5/user/month
- Row comments
- Kanban view
- Survey form
Which should you pick?
Choose Tableau if
- You need interactive dashboards.
- You work on Web, Desktop, Mobile.
- You also want data blending.
Choose Baserow if
- You need database tables.
- You want to start without paying.
- You work on Web, Api, Self-hosted.
- You also want multiple views.
Questions people ask
- Is Tableau or Baserow better?
- Neither clearly leads. Tableau starts at $70/month and Baserow at Free, and user ratings are close enough to be indistinguishable. Choose on capability and platform support.
- Which is cheaper, Tableau or Baserow?
- Baserow has a free tier; the other does not. Paid plans start at $70/month for Tableau and Free for Baserow.
- Does Tableau or Baserow run on more platforms?
- Tableau runs on Web, Desktop, Mobile. Baserow runs on Web, Api, Self-hosted.
- Can I use Baserow for free?
- Yes. Baserow has a free tier, so you can try it without paying. Tableau starts at $70/month.
- What is Tableau best used for?
- Tableau is most often used for self-service analytics, data exploration, ad-hoc reporting, collaborative analysis. Of those, self-service analytics and data exploration are not what Baserow is typically brought in for.
- What can Tableau do that Baserow cannot?
- Tableau covers Interactive Dashboards, Data Blending, Real-time Analytics, Advanced Visualizations. Baserow covers Database tables, Multiple views, Forms, API access. Both handle Web support.