Criteria

Tableau

Power BI

Benefits

• This BI is highly robust and flexible data visualization (Jena, 2019).
• Tableau is well-known for its effortlessness of data retrieval and exploration

• Power BI affords a seamless integration with Microsoft tools like Excel, Azure, and Sharepoint (Lyon, 2019).
•   Power BI's "Q&A" feature permits users to ask queries in basic language and collect visualizations  as  responses  increasing  its

accessibility for simple users.

Challenges

• Tableau can be Costly, particularly for minor business organization or individual users. Licensing costs can increase

quickly if the organization needs

• Power BI presents a free version, but more advanced features need subscription which can escalate cost (Lyon, 2019).
• Power BI can have restrictions when connecting

to a given data databases making it challenging

a Tableau need advanced features (Jena, 2019).

• Data preparation is time- consuming procedure in Tableau. Cleaning and structuring data to satisfy the tool's necessities is challenging for complex datasets.

for    health    organization    with    various         data ecosystems (Lyon, 2019).

• While Power BI is very customizable, making wide customizations to need knowledge of “Power Query formula language (M)” or “DAX (Data Analysis Expressions),” which might be challenging for some individuals (Lyon, 2019).

Cost

• Tableau is expensive, particularly for smaller businesses or users. Licensing costs cumulate quickly, specifically if the business or an individual requires advanced

features (Jena, 2019).

• Power BI is a free version, nonetheless the more advanced features require a person or business to subscribe monthly which triggers more cost especially when new features are added (Lyon, 2019).

Licensing

• Licensing for Tableau if according to the pricing model of the user (Jena, 2019). For example, the user can decide to purchase Tableau models such as Tableau Server, online, Tableau

prep, and Tableau desktop.

• Licensing is according to the price of the models (features of Power BI). For instance, Power BI pro, Premium, and Embedded (Lyon, 2019).

Number of Users

• Tableau is an extra scalable choice and can house a greater

• Power BI is better suitable for small to mid-sized health teams due to its limited scalability for large

number of users, making it appropriate for small and large

health organizations (Jena, 2019).

healthcare teams (Lyon, 2019).

• Tableau permits seamless integration with cloud services, SQL Server, Oracle, Amazon Redshift and Google BigQuery

(Jena, 2019).

• Power BI is part and parcel of Microsoft ecosystem making it easier seamlessly integrates with SharePoint, Excel, Azure, and Dynamics 365 (Lyon, 2019).

Vendor

• Tableau is recognized for its robust customer support. They deliver numerous support options like phone, email support and online knowledge platform (Jena, 2019)

• Power BI belongs to Microsoft ecosystem benefiting from Microsoft's all-embracing support infrastructure (Lyon, 2019). Microsoft offers quality customer support such as online documentation, forums, and a community and users  can  get  assistance  and  share  their

experiences with Power BI.