Comparison of BI Tools
No two tools are the same and each tool shines in different use cases and lags in some scenarios. Tools comparison helps users in understanding if their requirement fits with the tool or not.
Features |  Tableau |  Power BI |  Silzila | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pricing & Philosophy | ||||
Price per user per month (Enterprise) | $75 | $24 | $15 | No monthly pay option for Tableau and Power BI |
| Visuals and themes | ||||
| Cross-table visual | Yes | Yes | Yes | |
| Table visual | No | Yes | Yes | |
| Waterfall chart | Yes | Yes | Yes | |
| Gauge chart | No | Yes | Yes | |
| Calendar chart | No | No | Yes | |
| Geo map chart | Yes | Yes | Yes | |
| Sankey diagram | No | No | Yes | |
| Donut chart | No | Yes | Yes | |
| Rich text | Yes | Yes | Yes | |
| Radar chart | No | No | No | |
| Buttons in dashboard | Yes | Yes | Yes | |
| Images in dashboard | Yes | Yes | Yes | |
| Images as axis labels | No | No | Yes | |
| Themes | Yes | Yes | Yes | |
| Color schemes | Yes | Yes | Yes | |
| Import/Export custom colour palatte | Yes | Yes | Yes | |
| User Friendliness | ||||
| No-code formula builder | No | No | Yes | |
| No-code window functions | Yes | Yes | Yes | |
| No-code measure override | No | No | Yes | |
| Filters & Parameters | ||||
| Chart level filter | Yes | Yes | Yes | |
| Report level filter | Yes | Yes | Yes | |
| Dataset level filter | Yes | No | Yes | |
| Relative filter for complex scenario | No | No | Yes | |
| Parameters | Yes | Yes | Yes | |
| Directly feed parameters to Filters | No | No | Yes | |
| Sync filter | Yes | Yes | Yes | |
| Non-sync filter | Yes | No | Yes | |
| Hierarchy filter | No | Yes | No | |
| Dataset | ||||
| Direct query | Yes | Yes | Yes | |
| Custom Query | Yes | Yes | Yes | |
| Use the same table twice | No | Yes | Yes | |
| Save datamodel separately | Yes | Yes | Yes | |
| Auto-infer relationship | Yes | Yes | No | |
| Connect tables with more than one column | Yes | No | Yes | |
| In-memory data | Yes | Yes | No | |
| Federated query | Yes | Yes | Yes | |
| Data Source | ||||
| Connect to DB | Yes | Yes | Yes | |
| Connect to Excel, CSV & JSON | Yes | Yes | Yes | |
| Connect to REST API Source | No | Yes | No | |
| Save DB Connection Separately | No | No | Yes | Extra Pay Add-on available in Tableau |
| API & Embedded Reports | ||||
| Embedded reports in websites | Yes | Yes | No | |
| Javascript API | Yes | Yes | No | |
| REST API | Yes | Yes | No | |
| Access & Security | ||||
| Row level security | Yes | Yes | Yes | |
| Column level security | No | No | Yes | |
| Folder level access | Yes | Yes | Yes | |
| Report level access | Yes | Yes | Yes | |
| Other Features | ||||
| Write Back | No | No | No | |
| In-memory report | No | No | No | |
| Email subscription | Yes | Yes | No | |
| Export Visual to PDF & Image | Yes | Yes | Yes | |
| Export Visual data to Excel | No | Yes | Yes | Can export data to CSV in Tableau |
| Get exact SQL behind the visual | No | No | Yes | |
| Bookmark state changes in report | No | Yes | No | |
| TV display dashboards | No | No | Yes | |
| Different format in tooltip | No | No | Yes | |
| Platform | ||||
| Desktop App | Yes | Yes | No | Power BI is for Windows, Tableau is for Windows & Mac |
| Full featured web app | No | No | Yes | |
| Mobile App | Yes | Yes | No | |
| Entry Barrier | ||||
| Free for individuals to create reports | No | Yes | Yes | |
| Free for individuals to publish to web | Yes | No | Yes | |
| Free for small business | No | No | Yes | Upto 10 users free for business in Silzila |