| Number | Base of Difference | Excel | Tableau |
| 1 | Meaning or Definition | Well we can say that Excel is application or software which is used to organize, calculate and format the data. | Well when we say about the Tableau it is a software to represent and visualize the insights from the data. |
| 2 | Usage | Well we use Excel to store the data and also used for manipulations. | Well we use Tableau for data representation. |
| 3 | Best for | Well Excel is best applicable and suited for small-scale & structured data. | Well Tableau is insights from the big data problems are being represented. |
| 4 | Business Purpose | Excel is best for quick on-off reports. | Well Tableau have Self-service functions that would pull the insights of the data. |
| 5 | Application | Here we have Data analysts, Developers, ETL, DBA. | Here we have Data analysts, data scientists. |
| 6 | Benefits | Well when we say about the Excel it have feature like manipulations and descriptive statistics. | Well Tableau have features like Quick interactive visualizations, User-friendly. |
| 7 | Real Time Usage | Excel can connect to different external sources using plugins. | Here we have Real-time interactive deal with the data. Tableau has many references to join, and also it has the capability of a cloud. Also, there are some system requirements to access or develop using Excel. Tableau is much better at connecting live to external sources regarding speed and access. |
| 8 | Ease of Use | Well when we say about the Excel you need some extra knowledge of scriptiong and macros to use its full feature. | Well when we say about the Tableau you need not any coding skills. |
| 9 | Fields | When we say about the Excel, we can use it many domain where we need some type of data transformations. | When we say about the Tableau we mainly used this for Business evaluations, key performance metrics. |
| 10 | Stands Out | Well Excel is stands out for Manipulations and descriptive statistics. | Well when we say about the Tableau it stands for visualizations and also tableau store a large volume of data.
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