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Excel is a spreadsheet application that is used for Calculations, data analysis, statistical operations and reporting. Tableau is a data visualization tool that allows you to get insights from the data, identify hidden patterns and make business decisions. Both Excel and Tableau are very efficient tools to create, develop, store and analyze the data. Though Tableau and Excel are data analysis tools, each of them has some unique features. We cannot replace each other. So, In this article, let us compare some of their features. Before we start comparing them, let us learn briefly what Tableau and Excel are.
Tableau is the best data visualization tool available in the market right now. It is relatively a new tool compared to Microsoft Excel. A tableau is an excellent tool for visually capturing the essence of major datasets. Using Tableau, we can get the insights in an easy to understand, colourful and pictorial form. It gives high performance and is more appropriate for geo maps and dashboard creation. The idea behind developing the data visualization tool was to assist professionals in analyzing and obtaining the insights from the data comprehensively and interactively. Tableau is user friendly, and it is the main reason for its popularity. Moreover, Tableau allows us to load the data from any data source, including multiple data sources.
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Excel has been in use for a long time, and it is available in Microsoft Office. It is a spreadsheet application that is used to store data in rows and columns. We can even add charts, tables, graphics and other visualizations, which makes the data more presentable as per our needs. It is also used to organize, filter, clean, and manipulate datasets that are not big, i.e., data containing thousands of rows.
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Now let us compare some of the features of Tableau and Excel and know their differences.
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Selecting the most appropriate analysis tool for an organization depends on these three main components: what types of reports the Organization requires, how frequently you create these reports, and the budget for your data analysis tools.
Excel works great to create one-off reports quickly. While it has been a static tool, Excel has greatly updated its capabilities over the years. Users now have the ability to create recurring reports, better analyze data, and extract data points from more than one source. Moreover, it is easily accessible with Microsoft Office. Even though Excel is a strong tool to use, create and maintain repetitive reports, create visualizations and presentations, and get granular views of the data, you need a deep understanding of their functionality.
Tableau is designed based on the business executive. Its self-service and data visualization features enable decision-makers to generate a report and free access to more accurate levels of information. The solution may be costly, but it is worthwhile to create many recurring reports that need to be updated quickly.
If your Organization is creating more one-off reports rather than updating recurring reports, you might consider learning how to use the more advanced features of Excel.
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There is no doubt that Tableau and Excel are excellent assets for the data tools family, and they both resemble each other but have very different goals. The purpose of the Organization and the main reasons are sufficient to decide what to choose. The types of reports the Organization needs, how often these reports are generated, and the budget allocated are some of the factors that help to decide what to choose among Excel and Tableau. Tableau is a tool to analyze and visualize data, while Excel is a spreadsheet. When dealing with small to medium-sized organizational data, Excel can serve the purpose, particularly when it comes to calculations and formulas. However, when dealing with a huge amount of information, like big data, Tableau is better because it presents data in a visually attractive way with complete data insight. It is sustainable for Tableau for creating a seamless connection to data sources using Excel and extracting data. But it's up to the Organization to decide!
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