How many companies evaluated Power BI but not Tableau?

238 companies reviewed Microsoft Power BI without also reviewing Tableau during their evaluation process.

How many companies evaluated Tableau but not Power BI?

319 companies reviewed Tableau without also reviewing Microsoft Power BI, making it a larger set of sole evaluators than Power BI's.

Which teams reviewed each platform most?

Consulting & Analysis teams dominated reviews for both products: 112 for Power BI and 125 for Tableau. Engineering & IT was the second-largest reviewer group for both, with 95 evaluating Power BI and 121 evaluating Tableau.

Microsoft Power BI vs Tableau: who evaluates each

Updated October 20, 2026

In our data, 30 companies have people who reviewed both Microsoft Power BI and Tableau: 11% of the 268 companies whose people reviewed Microsoft Power BI, and 9% of the 349 that reviewed Tableau.

Microsoft Power BI

Companies: 268
Contacts: 304
Countries: 40

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Tableau

Companies: 349
Contacts: 386
Countries: 27

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How many companies evaluated both

Microsoft Power BI only: 238; companies
Both: 30; companies
Tableau only: 319; companies

Only 30 companies evaluated both Microsoft Power BI and Tableau, representing 11% of Power BI reviewers and 9% of Tableau reviewers. The low overlap suggests that most organizations conducting evaluations focus on one platform rather than comparing them directly.

Who reviews each, by team

Microsoft Power BI and Tableau, in contacts
	Microsoft Power BI	Tableau
Sales	83%	164%
Marketing	83%	123%
Engineering & IT	9531%	12131%
Operations & Finance	3110%	339%
Consulting & Analysis	11237%	12532%
Leadership	279%	4411%
Other	238%	359%

Power BI reviews are concentrated in Consulting & Analysis (112 reviewers) and Engineering & IT (95), while Tableau's reviewer base spreads more evenly across Consulting & Analysis (125) and Engineering & IT (121), with notably more leadership involvement (44 reviewers versus 27).

What else they compared

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Frequently asked questions

How many companies evaluated Power BI but not Tableau?: 238 companies reviewed Microsoft Power BI without also reviewing Tableau during their evaluation process.
How many companies evaluated Tableau but not Power BI?: 319 companies reviewed Tableau without also reviewing Microsoft Power BI, making it a larger set of sole evaluators than Power BI's.
Which teams reviewed each platform most?: Consulting & Analysis teams dominated reviews for both products: 112 for Power BI and 125 for Tableau. Engineering & IT was the second-largest reviewer group for both, with 95 evaluating Power BI and 121 evaluating Tableau.

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