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Tableau vs Excel: Know the Difference

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In the previous segment, you learned about the different versions of Tableau. Now, in this segment, you will see how it compares with Excel, which is a Microsoft product.

 

In the forthcoming video, you will learn about the advantages and disadvantages of Tableau over Excel.

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In the next segment, we will take a tour of Tableau Public, and you will be installing it on your system. 

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So, in the video, Sean spoke about certain differences between spreadsheets and Tableau. 

 

The table below shows a more comprehensive list of the differences between Tableau and Microsoft Excel.
 

SpreadsheetTableau
Data stored in cellsData stored in tables
Mixed data types in columnsOne data type per column
Formatting permittedNo formatting
Limited data security and integrityGreater security and integrity
Easy to learnMore complicated
Limited ability to link to other data sourcesEasy to link to multiple tables and data sources
Limited storage - 1,048,576 rowsUnlimited storage
SlowFast
Limited graphical capabilitiesNearly infinite graphical capabilities
Designed to be human readableOften needs to be manipulated to be human readable

 

Apart from these differences, there is another important difference, which Sean will highlight in the next video. 

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The data that Tableau can process is in the form of structured tables. As Sean explained, data of this type is also called long data. If you compare it to pivot table data in Excel, then Excel data is more human readable and it cannot be used as input for Tableau. This data is sometimes also called wide data.