Dash Enterprise for Python vs Common BI Software
Key advantages of Dash Enterprise compared to BI:
💸 Reduce the cost of large Tableau deployments
🤛 Unlock Python's AI & ML capabilities for business users
🔮 Understand & customize the Python analytics behind your dashboards
| Dash Enterprise | Dash Open Source | Tableau Public | Tableau | Power BI | Einstein Analytics | Looker | Cognos Analytics | |
| App Manager | ✔️ | ✔️ | ✔️ | |||||
| Supports Kubernetes Scaling | ✔️ | ✔️ | ||||||
| Automated Delivery of Reports | ✔️ | ✔️ | ✔️ | |||||
| Interactive Reports and Triggered Alerts Based on Thresholds | ✔️ | ✔️ | ✔️ | |||||
| Self Service Alerting Configuration | ✔️ | ✔️ | ✔️ | ✔️ | ||||
| Elegant, Immediately-Consumable Data Analysis | ✔️ | ✔️ | ✔️ | ✔️ | ✔️ | ✔️ |
| Dash Enterprise | Dash Open Source | Tableau Public | Tableau | Power BI | Einstein Analytics | Looker | Cognos Analytics | |
| Self Service Data Pipeline | ✔️ | ✔️ | ✔️ | |||||
| Self Service Deployment | ✔️ | ✔️ | ||||||
| Jobs Queueing | ✔️ | ✔️ | ✔️ | |||||
| Embeddable Apps with Private Data | ✔️ | ✔️ | ✔️ | ✔️ | ✔️ | ✔️ | ||
| Dev, UAT, Production Envs Included | ✔️ | ✔️ |
| Dash Enterprise | Dash Open Source | Tableau Public | Tableau | Power BI | Einstein Analytics | Looker | Cognos Analytics | |
| Licensed for Creators Only | ✔️ | |||||||
| Python Native | ✔️ | ✔️ | ||||||
| Works with All Operating Systems | ✔️ | ✔️ | ✔️ | ✔️ | ✔️ | ✔️ | ✔️ | |
| Works in Cloud Environments | ✔️ | ✔️ | ✔️ | ✔️ | ✔️ | ✔️ | ✔️ | ✔️ |
| Dash Enterprise | Dash Open Source | Tableau Public | Tableau | Power BI | Einstein Analytics | Looker | Cognos Analytics | |
| Intuitive Developer Interface | ✔️ | ✔️ | ✔️ | |||||
| Intuitive End-User Interface | ✔️ | ✔️ | ✔️ | ✔️ | ✔️ | ✔️ | ||
| Broad Spectrum Visualization/Graphics | ✔️ | ✔️ | ✔️ | |||||
| Snappy UI/UX | ✔️ | ✔️ | ✔️ | ✔️ | ||||
| Advanced Plotting Capabilities | ✔️ | ✔️ | ||||||
| Dashboard Design GUI Included | ✔️ | ✔️ | ✔️ | |||||
| Drag and Drop Design | ✔️ | ✔️ | ✔️ | ✔️ | ✔️ | ✔️ | ||
| Advanced Customization Capabilities | ✔️ | ✔️ | ✔️ | ✔️ | ||||
| Highly Responsive Reports | ✔️ | ✔️ | ||||||
| Interactive Digital Reports | ✔️ | ✔️ | ✔️ | ✔️ | ✔️ | ✔️ | ||
| Ability to Print Pixel-Perfect Reports | ✔️ | ✔️ | ✔️ |
| Dash Enterprise | Dash Open Source | Tableau Public | Tableau | Power BI | Einstein Analytics | Looker | Cognos Analytics | |
| AI/ML Ready-to-Use Templates | ✔️ | ✔️ | ||||||
| Integrates with Python Data Frames | ✔️ | ✔️ | ✔️ | |||||
| Supports GPU Acceleration | ✔️ | ✔️ | ||||||
| Supports Big Data Applications with User-Friendly Response Time | ✔️ | ✔️ | ✔️ | ✔️ | ||||
| Supports Python, R, and Julia | ✔️ | ✔️ | ||||||
| Integrates with Jupyter Notebooks | ✔️ | ✔️ | ✔️ | ✔️ | ✔️ | |||
| Supports Vaex | ✔️ | |||||||
| Supports Dask | ✔️ | |||||||
| Supports Datashader | ✔️ | |||||||
| Supports Snowflake | ✔️ | ✔️ | ✔️ | ✔️ | ||||
| Supports Rapids | ✔️ | |||||||
| Integrates with Salesforce | ✔️ | ✔️ | ✔️ | ✔️ | ✔️ | ✔️ | ||
| Integrates with Databricks | ✔️ | ✔️ | ✔️ | ✔️ | ||||
| Geospatial Mapping | ✔️ | ✔️ | ✔️ | ✔️ | ✔️ | ✔️ | ✔️ |
| Dash Enterprise | Dash Open Source | Tableau Public | Tableau | Power BI | Einstein Analytics | Looker | Cognos Analytics | |
| SSO Authentication | ✔️ | ✔️ | ✔️ | ✔️ | ✔️ | |||
| Keeps Data in Its Native Location | ✔️ | ✔️ | ✔️ | ✔️ | ||||
| Secure Web Server | ✔️ | ✔️ | ✔️ | ✔️ | ✔️ | ✔️ | ||
| Open-Source Code Base | ✔️ | ✔️ | ||||||
| Simple, Robust Authentication Mechanisms and Management | ✔️ | ✔️ | ✔️ |
| Dash Enterprise | Dash Open Source | Tableau Public | Tableau | Power BI | Einstein Analytics | Looker | Cognos Analytics | |
| Support Included in License | ✔️ | ✔️ | ✔️ | ✔️ | ✔️ | |||
| Training Included in License | ✔️ | ✔️ |
"I would view Plotly as the functional leader in the space rather than just an alternative to Tableau, PowerBI, and other traditional BI tools.
George Havranek Principal, inlytica, LLC
