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Tableau Desktop vs Redash: catalog facts
Tableau Desktop	Redash
Freemium Free to download, with Creator licenses and Tableau+ sold to organizations.	Free Free and open source.
Windows, macOS	Web, Self-hosted
Drag-and-drop exploration without writing code Connects directly to many data sources	Connects to a wide range of SQL, NoSQL and API sources Collaborative SQL editor with schema browser and snippets
Team and sharing features sit in paid Creator licenses A successor product, Tableau Studio, has been announced	Needs a server to host it Most useful for SQL-literate users
Downloadable app	Self-hosted
Closed source	Open source
License not stated	License not stated
Not stated if an account is needed	Not stated if an account is needed
Works offline	Not stated if it works offline
Official website Full listing and sources Checked October 1, 2026	Official website Full listing and sources Checked September 24, 2026

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