Best BI / Analytics · pricing · Updated June 2026
Tableau pricing (2026)
Tableau starts at $15/mo (Tableau Viewer), across 3 plans. Best for Large enterprises needing mature self-service BI. Every figure links to Tableau's own page and the date we captured it.
At a glance
- Entry price: $15/mo (Tableau Viewer)
- Free tier: No · 14-day trial
- Compliance: HIPAA — · SOC 2 — · GDPR —
- Best for: Large enterprises needing mature self-service BI; Salesforce ecosystem shops; Teams requiring rich visualization breadth
Tableau plans & pricing
| Plan | Monthly | Annual | Billing | Notes | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tableau Viewer | $15 | — | per_seat | Read-only access: interact with dashboards, download data, receive alerts. Price from GetApp aggregator; official page inaccessible (403). | getapp.com |
| Tableau Explorer | $42 | — | per_seat | Author from curated data; edit existing workbooks; manage permissions. Price from GetApp aggregator. | getapp.com |
| Tableau Creator | $75 | — | per_seat | Full access including Tableau Desktop and Prep Builder; create new data sources and workbooks. Price from GetApp aggregator. | getapp.com |
Last verified 2026-06-14. Official tableau.com/pricing page returned HTTP 403 on all fetch attempts (2026-06-14). Prices sourced from GetApp aggregator at getapp.com/business-intelligence-analytics-software/a/tableau/pricing/ — Viewer $15, Explorer $42, Creator $75 per user per month — corroborated by a second independent GetApp fetch returning identical figures. Annual vs. monthly billing distinction not disclosed on the aggregator page; Tableau historically bills annually but GetApp lists these as monthly rates without qualification. Cross-checked against getapp.com.
Capabilities
Integrations: Salesforce, Snowflake, Google BigQuery, Amazon Redshift, Microsoft Azure, SAP, Slack, Tableau Prep.
Key features: Drag-and-drop visual analytics; Tableau Prep for data wrangling; Natural language Ask Data queries; Embedded analytics via Tableau Embedded API; Live and in-memory data connections.
Plan limits: Viewer: read-only, no authoring; Explorer: cannot connect new data sources; Creator: minimum 1 Creator required per site.
Frequently asked questions
How much does Tableau cost?
Tableau starts at $15/mo (Tableau Viewer); it has 3 published plans. Verified 2026-06-14.
What are cheaper alternatives to Tableau?
Cheaper bi / analytics than Tableau (entry $15/mo) include Microsoft Power BI at $14/mo. Verified 2026-06-14.
Does Tableau support HIPAA?
Tableau HIPAA support: —. SOC 2: —. GDPR: —.
Does Tableau have a free plan?
Tableau free tier: No; 14-day free trial.
Tableau vs alternatives
Cheaper bi / analytics alternatives
- Microsoft Power BI from $14/mo