Free Tableau Alternatives for Windows

There are many alternatives to Tableau for Windows if you are looking for a replacement. The best free Windows alternative is Grafana, which is also Open Source. If that doesn't suit you, our users have ranked more than 100 alternatives to Tableau and many of them are free and available for Windows so hopefully you can find a suitable replacement. Other interesting free Windows alternatives to Tableau are Pretzel, Microsoft Power BI, Gephi and Talend.

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  1. Grafana icon
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    Grafana

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    Grafana provides a powerful and elegant way to create, explore, and share dashboards and data with your team and the world.

    58 Grafana alternatives
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    License model

    • Free • Open Source

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    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • BSD
    • Self-Hosted
    • Cloudron
    • Node.JS
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    Grafana Features

    1.  Web-Based
    2.  Metrics
    3.  Dashboard
    4.  CPU Monitoring
    5.  Web interface
    6.  Data visualization
    7.  Hardware Monitoring
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    • Grafana is the most popular Windows, Mac, Linux & Self-Hosted alternative to Tableau.

    • Grafana is the most popular Open Source & free alternative to Tableau.

    • Grafana is Free and Open SourceTableau is Paid and Proprietary
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    Pretzel

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    Pretzel is an open-source, offline browser-based tool for fast and intuitive data exploration and visualization. It can handle large data files, runs locally in your browser, and requires no backend setup.

    29 Pretzel alternatives
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    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Online
    • BSD

    Properties

    1.  Privacy focused

    Features

    1.  Works Offline
    2.  Import CSV Data
    3.  Data analytics
    4.  AI-Powered
    5.  Browser-based
    6.  Support for WebAssembly
    7.  Data visualization
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  4. Microsoft Power BI icon
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    Microsoft Power BI

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    Utilize Microsoft's Power BI to convert varied data sources into interactive visual insights. It includes Power BI Desktop, online services, and mobile apps, allowing the creation, sharing, and consumption of business insights on any device, tailored to diverse business needs.

    150 Microsoft Power BI alternatives
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    License model

    • Freemium • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Online
    • Android
    • iPhone
    • Android Tablet
    • iPad
    • Microsoft Power BI
    • Microsoft 365
    • Microsoft Excel
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    Microsoft Power BI Features

    1.  Import CSV Data
    2.  Ad-free
    3.  No Coding Required
    4.  Extensible by Plugins/Extensions
    5.  Cloud Sync
    6.  Integrated ETL
    7.  Excel Add-in
    8.  REST API
    9.  Data visualization
    10.  Reporting
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    Comments about Microsoft Power BI as an Alternative to Tableau
     
    Guest

    Free, easier to use, lot's of possibilities and grows fast, contains ETL tool, MDX, DAX and m-language (aka powerquery)

    Positive comment •Apr 18, 2017
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    Guest

    Power BI will get quicker to a result, furthermore there is an ETL tool integrated which laks in Tableau

    Positive comment •Apr 5, 2020
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    • Some users think Microsoft Power BI is a great Tableau alternative, some don't.

    • Microsoft Power BI is the most popular Android, iPhone, iPad & Android Tablet alternative to Tableau.

    • Microsoft Power BI is Freemium and ProprietaryTableau is Paid and Proprietary
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    Gephi

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    Gephi is the leading visualization and exploration software for all kinds of graphs and networks. Gephi is open-source and free.

    46 Gephi alternatives
    Gephi screenshot 1

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

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    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
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    Properties

    1.  Lightweight

    Features

    1.  Extensible by Plugins/Extensions
    2.  Layout
    3.  Exploration
    4.  Graphs
    5.  Interactive Graph Exploration
    6.  Filtering
    7.  Java based
    8.  Data visualization
    9.  3D Renderer
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    Guest

    Gephi is for exploring one type of graph, while Tableau is a dashboard for combining and looking at multiple datasets through a variety of customizeable graphs and reports.

    Top negative comment •May 5, 2017
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    Guest

    Tableau is a tool for much more than visualisation, and gephi is a good tool for certain kind of data visualisation but not so prolific.

    Negative comment •Jan 26, 2018
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    Guest

    Gephi is exclusively directed towards network graphs. It does not offer analysis of any other kind of data.

    Negative comment •Dec 13, 2017
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    • This alternative is disputed. Gephi is a legitimate Tableau alternative, but it might have issues that some users think are important.

    • Gephi is Free and Open SourceTableau is Paid and Proprietary
    • Gephi is LightweightTableau is not according to our users
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    Talend

     37 likes
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    Talend leverages the open source model to make data integration available to all types of organizations, regardless of their size, level of expertise or budgetary constraints. Talend’s solutions connect to all source and target systems and they can be downloaded at no cost.

    89 Talend alternatives
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    License model

    • Freemium • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows

    Talend Features

    1.  Real time collaboration
    2.  Import CSV Data
    3.  Data Mining
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  7. Plotly icon
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    Plotly

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    Plotly is the easiest way to graph and share data online. Open-source libraries for JavaScript (comparison with HighCharts at https://plot.ly/highcharts-alternative/), Python, R, and MATLAB.

    92 Plotly alternatives
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    License model

    • Freemium • Open Source

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    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Online
    • iPhone
    • Chrome OS
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    Plotly Features

    1.  Gantt-charts
    2.  Graphs
    3.  Charts
    4.  Dashboard
    5.  Data visualization
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    Comments about Plotly as an Alternative to Tableau
     
    Guest

    Plotly is library for javascript

    Negative comment •Jun 11, 2021
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    Guest

    Tableau is much more sophisticated and offers unparalleled ease of use.

    Negative comment •Jul 30, 2020
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    optimistprime

    Quality and type of visualizations is too different.

    Negative comment •Nov 17, 2017
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    • This alternative is disputed. Plotly is a legitimate Tableau alternative, but it might have issues that some users think are important.

    • Plotly is Freemium and Open SourceTableau is Paid and Proprietary
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    LinceBI

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    The most complete OpenSource Bussines Intelligence platform including BI Portal, Reports, OLAP Analysis, Dashboards and Scorecards It´s fully customizable and you can include other BI tools in LinceBI BI Global Portal like PowerBI, Metabase...

    23 LinceBI alternatives
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    License model

    • Freemium • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux

    LinceBI Features

    1.  Web-Based
    2.  Dashboard
    3.  Reporting
    4.  Cloud based
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  10. Grafieks Desktop icon
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    Grafieks Desktop

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    Grafieks Desktop is an open-source self-service Business Intelligence platform that allows users to quickly and easily extract meaningful insights from data. With Grafieks, anyone can connect to their data, build data models or write SQL queries, and build reports on their own...

    16 Grafieks Desktop alternatives
    Grafieks Desktop Data Connector

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Windows

    Grafieks Desktop Features

    1.  Import CSV Data
    2.  Data visualization
    3.  Data analytics
    Report creation page
    Dashboard published in Grafieks Reporting Server from Grafieks Desktop
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  11. NumeRe icon
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    NumeRe

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    NumeRe, the cutting-edge open source software, is your ultimate solution for scientific data analysis. Built on a versatile approach, it seamlessly combines powerful statistical and numeric capabilities, optimized specifically for scientific applications.

    67 NumeRe alternatives
    Default view of a session in NumeRe with an exemplary plot. The GUI is available in German and English

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Windows
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    Built-in documentation, which is available in German and English
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    Some exemplary 2D and 3D plots to demonstrate the plotting functionalities

    Properties

    1.  Privacy focused
    2.  Lightweight

    Features

    1.  Scientific data analysis
    2.  Data analytics
    3.  Data visualization
    4.  Data science
    5.  Curve fitting
    6.  Command line interface
    7.  Syntax Highlighting
    8.  No registration required
    9.  Support for LaTeX
    10.  Works Offline
    11.  Import CSV Data
    12.  Ad-free
    13.  Autocompletion
    14.  Support for scripting
    15.  Code Formatting
    16.  Extensible by Plugins/Extensions
    17.  Graphs
    18.  Graphical User Interface
    19.  Debugging
    20.  Programmable
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    NVD3

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    This project is an attempt to build re-usable charts and chart components for d3.js without taking away the power that d3.js gives you. This is a very young collection of components, with the goal of keeping these components very customizeable, staying away from your standard...

    54 NVD3 alternatives

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Online

    NVD3 Features

    1.  Charts
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  13. SolidSheets icon
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    SolidSheets

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    SolidSheets is a lightweight spreadsheet editor written in Python, utilizing the PySide6 library for its graphical interface. It offers a straightforward alternative to traditional spreadsheet applications, emphasizing simplicity and efficiency.

    73 SolidSheets alternatives
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    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux

    Properties

    1.  Privacy focused
    2.  Lightweight

    Features

    1.  No Tracking
    2.  Ad-free
    3.  Dark Mode
    4.  Import CSV Data
    5.  No registration required
    6.  Works Offline
    7.  Portable
    8.  WYSIWYG Support
    9.  No Coding Required
    10.  Comma Separated Values
    11.  Graphs
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  14. Vizzlo icon
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    Vizzlo

     7 likes
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    Vizzlo is a browser-based tool to create professionally designed charts, graphics, and business visualizations in just a few seconds. Preparing high-quality visual aids for presentations can be time intensive, and results are usually not satisfactory.

    25 Vizzlo alternatives
    Vizzlo pricing page

    License model

    • Freemium • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Online

    Vizzlo Features

    1.  Gantt-charts
    2.  Graphs
    3.  Charts
    4.  Team work
    Project management timelines and milestone charts
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    100+ charts and business graphics. Browser-based tool.
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