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Freemium

The open-source edition can be self-hosted for free, and paid cloud and business plans are…

 Freemium

Free to download, with Creator licenses and Tableau+ sold to organizations.

Web, Self-hosted Windows, macOS
  • Visual query builder for people who do not write SQL
  • SQL editor and dashboards in the same tool
  • Drag-and-drop exploration without writing code
  • Connects directly to many data sources
  • You need to run and maintain a server when self-hosting
  • Some features are part of paid plans
  • Team and sharing features sit in paid Creator licenses
  • A successor product, Tableau Studio, has been announced
Self-hosted, Hosted service Downloadable app
Open source Closed source
License not stated License not stated
Not stated if an account is needed Not stated if an account is needed
Not stated if it works offline Works offline

Checked September 23, 2026

Checked October 1, 2026

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