Sigma vs. Tableau

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Spreadsheet Functions
Drill Anywhere
Enterprise Pivot Tables
Collaborate Live
Bring your own Data

Sigma

Empowers self-service analytics in a governed familiar UI: the spreadsheet.
Leverages dbt and ensures data freshness.
Enables business users to freely drill down to row level data at massive scale.
CSAT: 4.8. Real-time dedicated in-app support for your entire organization in minutes. 30-min dedicated office hours over Zoom to all accounts.

Tableau

Built for previous on-premise generation of analysis.
No dedicated technical support unless purchased separately.
Visual exploration and ad-hoc ends without reaching the root cause.
Intimidates users who export data to work in spreadsheets.

DATA-DRIVEN BUSINESSES USE SIGMA FOR FAST, EASY, AND POWERFUL ANALYTICS

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Real-time support in minutes, not days

“The support team is nailing it, it's really good support. Please keep it and even if you make it "VIP Treatment," then we want to be VIP. We love your live support.”

Nan Xiao
CTO, Greenland Capital Management

“There hasn't been a single data question I haven't been able to answer in Sigma once I engage the support team for help.”

Mathew Jennings
Director, Orennia

“What really helped make my life easier in making the case for Sigma was the thought, effort, and responsiveness that your team put in whereas the competition simply lacked that level of depth!”

Orr Sergev
Director of Analytics, OpenWeb

Where Sigma “Excels” Over Tableau

A Cloud Native Start with Sigma

Sigma's generational differentiator from Tableau is being born on the cloud with cloud data platforms in mind. Sigma does not have previous on-premise deployments to maintain and support, whereas many Tableau customers do not have a clear migration path from Tableau Server to Tableau Cloud. Sigma's cloud-native architecture allows us to provide lower cost per user at scale and rapidly deploy innovative features such as:

New Spreadsheet Functions
Drill Anywhere
Live Edit Collaboration
"Bring your own Data" with Input Tables

A Language and Interface Teams Already Know and Love

Whether data experts know spreadsheets or SQL, Tableau requires learning a visual way of exploring data using drag and drop in a language called VizQL. In contrast, Sigma gives analysts the option to leverage their existing expertise, saving time, resources, and ensuring adoption. Sigma gives everyone—including non-technical users—the ability to query the data warehouse directly using an intuitive spreadsheet UI with familiar formulas and functions.

Sigma is Analytics Obsessed

Sigma is a single SaaS analytic application, with the enviable position of being able to work with the most security-conscious organizations in the world without custom modifications. Sigma as a company is not interested in becoming yet another cloud data platform or providing additional ETL/ELT add-ons. Our focus is to reinvent the analytics and BI category by delivering revolutionary features like input tables and live edit.

Alternatives to Tableau

Read our 10 Best Alternatives to Tableau for 2024. We explore why you might seek a Tableau alternative, outline the essential features of a good substitute, and dive into the top 10 options available. We assess each for its strengths, especially in overcoming Tableau's everyday issues. From Sigma's unique approach to data analytics to the innovative offerings of Power BI, Qlik, and others—we'll guide you through choosing the best tool for your data visualization and analytics needs.

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Explore our customer stories

“Sigma is fundamentally changing the way the organization is setting their goals right, prioritizing work and being able to connect their day-to-day activities to an actual KPI. We’re essentially making the whole organization row in the same direction.”

Ryan Scheuermann

CTO, Sales Impact Academy