What are the best data visualization tools for massive datasets?

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8 Options Considered	Price	Last Updated
-- Tableau	$35-70/MO	Dec 15, 2017
-- Dataiku Data Science Studio	-	Feb 18, 2018
-- Looker	-	Dec 1, 2015
-- AnyChart	-	Mar 4, 2017
-- Python pandas + d3.js	-	Mar 17, 2015

Tableau

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Powerful

Tableau makes it easy to SEE your data and make business decisions based on it. See More

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Addictive

Once you start using Tableau you don't want to use any other software anymore. So if your manager is obsessed with e.g. Excel, you may have issues. See More

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No complex installations / IT approvals needed

If you want to start using Tableau at your company, you don't need huge IT resources or start a big BI deployment. Just purchase the software, install, and you're ready to go. Maybe you don't need ANY IT help at all. See More

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Great support

Both Tableau's support team AND the user community are super helpful and enthusiastic about the product. See More

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Easy to learn

You don't have to be super techy to understand it. You can learn how to use Desktop over the course of two days. See More

Dataiku Data Science Studio

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Looker

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AnyChart

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Multiple supported data formats

Supports the Javascript API, XML, JSON, CSV. See More

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Extremely flexible and customizable

Any part of a chart can be changed and customized. See More

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Each chart element responds to user actions

Events can be distributed to chart elements which respond to user actions. Event listeners are simple JavaScript functions which are very easy to use and understand. See More

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Multiple plugins and integration templates are available

Plugins for AngularJS, Ember.js, jQuery, Meteor, Node.js, React: http://www.anychart.com/plugins Technical integration templates and samples for all popular programming languages, frameworks and libraries, and databases: http://www.anychart.com/integrations/ See More

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Full cross-browser support

Supports all browsers, including IE6+ along with mobile browsers. See More

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Open source

The open source code is hosted on GitHub under different licenses depending on the library. See More

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No dependencies

No jQuery or other libraries required. See More

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Long product history, experienced team

AnyChart has been operating from 2003 and the team is very experienced with a long history of releasing quality products. See More

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Detailed documentation and API reference

The documentation and API reference are very detailed and everything is explained in detail in a simple and clear way. See More

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A lot of supported chart types

Supports almost all chart types one could ever want. From the most common bar charts, area charts, and donut charts, to funnel charts, polar charts or Japanese Candlestick charts. See More

Python pandas + d3.js

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ggplot + R

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MATLAB plotmatrix

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I'm a Tableau Certified Professional and have been using Tableau Desktop and Server since 2009. Have also spoken at Tableau Conferences and presented case studies from my work. Tableau is like Excel on steroids and is definitely the best dataviz tool I have every used!

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