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Pentaho Data Integration vs Tableau Prep: catalog facts
Pentaho Data Integration	Tableau Prep
Freemium The community edition is free; a paid Enterprise Edition is available with a free trial.	Paid Commercial product with a free trial.
Windows, macOS, Linux	macOS, Web
Graphical pipeline designer with no coding required Connectors for cloud, big data, streaming and CRM sources	Visual flow showing every cleaning step Over 100 built-in data connectors
Aimed at business data work, with a learning curve for casual users Some features are reserved for the paid Enterprise Edition	Paid after the trial Most useful alongside other Tableau products
Downloadable app	Downloadable app, Hosted service
Open source	Closed source
License: GPL-2.0, LGPL-2.0, MPL-1.1	License not stated
Not stated if an account is needed	Not stated if an account is needed
Not stated if it works offline	Not stated if it works offline
Official website Full listing and sources Checked October 2, 2026	Official website Full listing and sources Checked October 2, 2026

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