Tableau Desktop Feature Comparison
Tableau Desktop comes in three editions. Here is a snapshot of the differences:
| Public Edition | Personal Edition | Professional Edition | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Operating System | Windows application | Windows application | Windows application |
| Saves to the Tableau Public Website? | Only | Option | Option |
| Opens Data in Files? | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Opens Data in Databases? | No | No | Yes |
| Save Work Locally? | No | Yes | Yes |
| Export Results Locally? | No | Yes | Yes |
| Data Limitation? | 100,000 rows | Unlimited | Unlimited |
| Publish to Tableau Server? | No | No | Yes |
| Cost | Free | $999 | $1,999 |
Overview
Public Edition is a free product for putting results on the public web for the whole world to see.
The other editions let you work privately. This means you can save your work to your own computer and share files locally. It also means you can publish to Tableau Server, a web-based business intelligence platform. They are also compatible with larger data. All of the editions contain the same visualization and analysis features.
See Tableau Desktop Home for more information.
