SolarWinds AppOptics vs Tableau comparison

 

Comparison Buyer's Guide

Executive Summary
 

Categories and Ranking

SolarWinds AppOptics
Average Rating
7.8
Number of Reviews
9
Ranking in other categories
Application Performance Monitoring (APM) and Observability (43rd), IT Infrastructure Monitoring (51st), Cloud Monitoring Software (33rd)
Tableau
Average Rating
8.4
Number of Reviews
293
Ranking in other categories
BI (Business Intelligence) Tools (2nd), Reporting (2nd), Data Visualization (1st), Embedded BI (1st)
 

Featured Reviews

PR
Oct 19, 2022
Long term stability, comprehensive option, with reasonable pricing
SolarWinds AppOptics does far more than what an individual may realize. It is not just a SIEM tool I have found the most valuable feature is application performance management. I would like to see more integration with other tools that are available on the market. I have been working with…
DorianS - PeerSpot reviewer
Oct 6, 2023
Easy integration with interactive storytelling capabilities but needs to improve data preparation features
My primary use case of Tableau was in conjunction with Salesforce to enhance my data visualization and analysis capabilities.  Tableau empowers users to delve into their data deeply, effortlessly unlocking valuable insights and critical information. It's got a user-friendly interface and extensive…

Quotes from Members

We asked business professionals to review the solutions they use. Here are some excerpts of what they said:
 

Pros

"The sum solution, NTA, and DPA."
"I have found the most valuable feature is application performance management."
"The reporting of the solution is very good."
"The product has a great dashboard."
"Some of the most valuable features of SolarWinds are the topology discovery and network performance analysis."
"Technical support is always live and they're supportive."
"I really like the interactivity of the dashboards."
"The product’s performance is better than other tools."
"It is a very stable product. It doesn't break."
"It's very easy to use and users don't need any IT support to access it as the information is right there."
"The number one thing was just the ease of getting something up quickly. The other thing that was good about it was that it was fairly fast for decent-sized data sets in terms of performance and run time."
"It most valuable feature is its ease of developing visualizations, not just charts and graphs."
"It is so easy to do a lot of things. There is a lot of flexibility and creativity in this product. In other products, you don't have this flexibility."
"The most valuable part of the solution is the general dashboard features."
 

Cons

"AppOptics would benefit from having a much more centralized view."
"The integration with Unix services should be a bit more straightforward."
"The implementation needs improvement. It needs to get modernized with the newer cloud scenario in both public and private deployment models."
"In terms of the technology, I think they need to put some more advanced troubleshooting into SolarWinds, in terms of AI capabilities. That's the next generation, especially in the cases of APIs which have already adopted AI capabilities into their products."
"The solution should be more user-friendly."
"I would like to see more integration with other tools that are available on the market."
"Improvements can be made in template support. The workbook file structure is really hard to version control. If there was some sort of version control support offered particularly for workbooks, that would help big time."
"The tool's OpenAI integration was announced last year. However, it is late. Tableau is a good solution for end customers. However, there are some concerns regarding the stability and performance of its server architecture, including SaaS services. The server side appears unstable, and performance issues are noticeable, often accompanied by unclear error messages."
"Tableau is a company that does not respect partners."
"People are migrating to Microsoft BI due to the speed, which is quite slow to load, and the lack of visualization options."
"Maybe the price could be a bit cheaper, especially if you're a personal developer that uses Tableau just to explore smaller data sets and you're not a company or something like that."
"A strict security measure is needed. I believe it is weak in terms of security."
"I also work as an SME on the platform side. Tableau is very nice and jazzy for the end-users, but there are pain points for the admins. Performance is something about which we hear a lot of complaints, such as the dashboard doesn't open in time. It performs well on the desktop but not on the server. I know that there is always a limitation when it comes to a huge amount of data or the complexity of the calculations, but we often hear from end-users about the performance on the server side. It is easy to drag and drop all the columns and do what we want, but if it is not going to load better on the server, users are not going to like it."
"In the next release, there should be more information describing each chart because users have a difficult time telling them apart. They should also include the animations/videos, similar to Power BI."
 

Pricing and Cost Advice

"Since it's a negotiable rate, I would rate the pricing as a five out of five."
"Mostly, it's a perpetual license. We don't have any customers using the subscription right now—it's mostly a perpetual license that the customers purchase. The licensing is based on the number of elements, whereas other solutions are node-based."
"I believe the current licensing cost is reasonable."
"The value for money is definitely there."
"I like the payment model. For the people who need to create, they buy their licenses. Everyone else can use the free Tableau Viewer. This is much better than some of the competitor products, which require full licences for everything."
"In Indian Rupees, Tableau costs about 30,000 to 40,000 per year."
"We are paying an annual licensing fee."
"The price is definitely a point because smaller firms don't use Tableau as it's an expensive tool."
"The pricing of Tableau should be better to remain competitive in the market, especially when compared to alternatives."
"Tableau is not as cost-effective as Microsoft BI."
"For data extraction and analysis, Tableau is better than any other tool I have used with the same pricing model."
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Comparison Review

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May 2, 2013
MicroStrategy vs. Tableau
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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews
Educational Organization
62%
Financial Services Firm
6%
Computer Software Company
6%
Government
5%
Educational Organization
35%
Financial Services Firm
12%
Computer Software Company
8%
Manufacturing Company
6%
 

Company Size

By reviewers
Large Enterprise
Midsize Enterprise
Small Business
 

Questions from the Community

What needs improvement with SolarWinds AppOptics?
The solution should be more user-friendly.
What is your primary use case for SolarWinds AppOptics?
I used the solution for monitoring servers and network equipment.
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Which would you choose - Tableau or SAP Analytics Cloud?
Tableau is easy to set up and maintain. In about a day it is possible for the entire platform to be deployed for use. This relatively short amount of time can make all the difference for companies ...
 

Also Known As

AppOptics, SolarWinds TraceView, Librato
Tableau Desktop, Tableau Server, Tableau Online
 

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Sample Customers

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Accenture, Adobe, Amazon.com, Bank of America, Charles Schwab Corp, Citigroup, Coca-Cola Company, Cornell University, Dell, Deloitte, Duke University, eBay, Exxon Mobil, Fannie Mae, Ferrari, French Red Cross, Goldman Sachs, Google, Government of Canada, HP, Intel, Johns Hopkins Hospital, Macy's, Merck, The New York Times, PayPal, Pfizer, US Army, US Air Force, Skype, and Walmart.
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