Tableau
Leading BI visualisation platform
About Tableau
Industry-standard dashboards and data visualisation, now with Einstein AI for natural-language queries and automated insights that surface what matters without requiring someone to know what to look for. Deep Salesforce and enterprise integrations make it the default choice for organisations where the data already lives in Salesforce products.
How Tableau compares
| Directr tier | S | S | B | B |
| Price | From $75/mo | Free / From $10/mo | Free / From $24/mo | Free / From $20/mo |
| Free tier | None | Desktop app (local only) | Personal workspace | 10 messages/day |
| API access | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✗ |
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