--- title: "MS Excel Vs Tableau Exclusive Differences" description: "A quick comparison between Excel and Tableau." url: https://srinimf.com/2019/03/31/excel-dashboard-features-why-you-need-to-learn-reporting-tools/ date: 2019-03-31 modified: 2026-10-10 author: "Srini" image: https://i0.wp.com/srinimf.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/pexels-photo-3761026.jpeg?fit=1880%2C1108&ssl=1 categories: ["Excel", "Tableau"] tags: ["Excel Vs Tableau Quick Differences"] type: post lang: en --- # MS Excel Vs Tableau Exclusive Differences **Reporting and Dashboarding, in the present-day business environment, help you to present the information properly. So, a team can go ahead if they got the right information. This post tells you a quick comparison between two top reporting tools of Excel and Tableau.** ## Tableau Vs Excel Excel has pretty good features to build a Dashboard. On the contrary, Tableau has other advanced features. The reporting tool helps you generate Dashboard quickly and interactively. ### Where EXCEL is good? 1. Less expensive 2. [Ready to use](https://srinimf.com/2017/02/14/10-best-dfsort-really-useful-ready-to-use-examples/) 3. Backward compatibility 4. Less turnaround time ### Below is the [list of](https://srinimf.com/2014/07/02/oracle-db2-migration-compatibility/) areas where you can find Excel is good. **1.Less Expensive ** You know that the excel product cost cheaper compared to other Tools. **2. Ready to use** You need less customization. Excel is almost ready to use Tool. You do not need critical skills. It is is easy [to learn](https://srinimf.com/2017/05/30/next-best-way-to-learn-devops-quickly/). You can develop your own dashboards or reports quickly. **3. Backward Compatibility** Needn’t worry about new versions. You always have the option to get compatibility. So, if any new version comes just you can adapt quickly. **4. Less Turnaround Time** VB Script is not so complex. You can learn and apply in less time. Any dashboard or report you can develop quickly. No need to worry about the delay of development. ### Video Presentation on Excel Dashboard. ### Why you need Tableau? - You cannot use Excel as a full-fledged database - Excel does not fit for enterprise-level reporting - You cannot use it as a full-fledged software - Excel Lack of intelligence ### The real reason where Excel does not fit-in **1. You cannot use Excel as a full-fledged database** In reality, excel is a flat file. It is not a database. So it has some limitations. You cannot apply complex SQL queries. This is the reason tools like Tableau, QlikView etc came into picture. **2. Not fit for Enterprise level reporting** Yes, not suitable. Related[Master Excel, Tableau, and SQL for Data Analysis | Boost Your Career!](https://srinimf.com/2017/01/26/top-3-skills-fresher-data-analyst-jobs/) The issue comes, when you integrate all small applications into one application. It is good for all stand alone applications. **3. You cannot use it as a full-fledged software** Yes, you cannot use it as a full-fledged software. Adding more options causes your excel application becomes bit heavy and so you cannot use it as a full-fledged software. **4. Lack of intelligence** You cannot use Excel to predict the scenarios based [on your data](https://srinimf.com/2015/06/02/rollup-or-sub-total-in-db2-v11-sql/). This is one of the big drawback. Since in most advanced tools, they have feature like Artificial intelligence. I welcome your comments. 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