Headquartered in Seattle, Washington, the company is an expert in interactive data visualization. Their products focus on business intelligence and includes software for databases and spreadsheets that are easier to use by ordinary people. Their offerings are comprised of five main products that are offered free of charge, through trial period or through subscription. These products include Tableau Reader, Tableau Server, Tableau Desktop, Tableau Online and Tableau Public. Both their Reader and Public are offered free of charge while their Desktop and Server are offered at a 14 day trial period. The Desktop is then offered offered at $1,999 (professional) and $999 (personal). It is only through subscription that users are able to access Online and would cost $500 for a single user.
Tableau Software intends to simplify all the software that consumers use for visualization. Their first breakthrough was their introduction of VizQL to the market. This technology became a hit because of its drag and drop feature. Users are also not restricted by the size of data they are using, which it makes it more conducive in creating visuals for large data.
More than 23,000 customers around the world have trusted the products and services offered by the company. Through their offerings, Tableau is able to help these businesses better understand and get a visualization of their critical data. The business has offered its services since its inception in 2003. Today, it currently trades publicly on the New York Stock Exchange.