Tableau Prep - A Necessary First Step
May 28, 2024

Tableau Prep - A Necessary First Step

Anonymous | TrustRadius Reviewer
Score 9 out of 10
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Overall Satisfaction with Tableau Prep

We have use Tableau Prep to get datasets ready for our designers to use in Tableau. Our junior designers don't necessarily have a prior skillset in data management, but a lot of features in Tableau Prep such as filtering and cleaning up data has made it a lot easier for them.

Pros

  • Importing data
  • Auto cleaning datasets
  • Troubleshooting

Cons

  • Cleaner UI
  • More tutorials within the program
  • Different ways to link data sets
  • Data prep is faster
  • Prepare findings more quickly
Tableau Prep is a good tool to use in tandem with Tableau. You can use Tableau by just plugging in an excel sheet or other form of dataset, but the tools that Tableau Prep has specifically makes the data set work better with Tableau. The extra time to optimize is worth it.

Do you think Tableau Prep delivers good value for the price?

Yes

Are you happy with Tableau Prep's feature set?

Yes

Did Tableau Prep live up to sales and marketing promises?

Yes

Did implementation of Tableau Prep go as expected?

Yes

Would you buy Tableau Prep again?

Yes

When there is a lot of data that is being handled that needs to be visualized, it's best to run the dataset through Tableau Prep before using Tableau. You don't need to be an expert to use it, but you do need to at the very least watch some tutorial videos. Despite this, the learning curve is very simple compared to other programs.

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