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Plausible vs Tableau: pricing compared

Plans, list prices and what a team of 5, 10 or 25 pays on each, from Surba's catalog of Analytics tools. Updated for 2026.

At a glance

Side by side

Plausible starts at $9/mo (Starter) and Tableau at $15/user/mo (Standard Viewer). For 10 people that's $9 vs $150 a month: Plausible is $141 a month (94%) cheaper than Tableau on list price.

Plausible

Cheaper for 10 people

From$9/mo

10 people: $9 a month · $108 a year

  • No free plan
  • Up to 17% off yearly
  • No startup credits listed
  • 3 plans · priced per plan

Tableau

Analytics

From$15/user/mo

10 people: $150 a month · $1,800 a year

  • No free plan
  • No yearly discount listed
  • No startup credits listed
  • 6 plans · priced per user

Plans

Plausible and Tableau plans

Every plan with a public price, in US dollars.

Plausible

  • Starter

    10k pageviews · 1 site

    $9/mo

  • Growth

    10k pageviews · 3 sites, 3 team members

    $14/mo

  • Business

    10k pageviews · 10 sites, Stats API, funnels

    $19/mo

Prices at 10k monthly pageviews; scale with traffic. Yearly billing = 2 months free. Enterprise: contact sales.

Prices from Plausible's pricing page, checked 26 Oct 2026.

Tableau

  • Standard Creator

    $75/user/mo billed annually · Full authoring + Tableau Prep

    $75/user/mo

  • Standard Explorer

    $42/user/mo billed annually

    $42/user/mo

  • Standard Viewer

    $15/user/mo billed annually

    $15/user/mo

  • Enterprise Creator

    $115/user/mo billed annually

    $115/user/mo

  • Enterprise Explorer

    $70/user/mo billed annually

    $70/user/mo

  • Enterprise Viewer

    $35/user/mo billed annually

    $35/user/mo

Annual contract only. tableau.com pricing pages block direct fetch (403); prices from search snippets of official Cloud/Server pricing pages. Tableau+: contact sales.

Prices from Tableau's pricing page, checked 26 Oct 2026.

Team cost

What each costs your team

Entry paid plans, per month and per year at list price.

Plausible and Tableau cost by team size
TeamPlausible (Starter)Tableau (Standard Viewer)Difference
5 people$9$108/yr$75$900/yrPlausible $66 less a month
10 people$9$108/yr$150$1,800/yrPlausible $141 less a month
25 people$9$108/yr$375$4,500/yrPlausible $366 less a month

Plausible is priced per plan. Tableau is priced per user. Per-user prices are multiplied by the team; per-plan prices aren't. Before tax; yearly discounts not applied.

FAQ

Plausible vs Tableau: questions

Which is cheaper, Plausible or Tableau?

Plausible starts at $9/mo (Starter) and Tableau at $15/user/mo (Standard Viewer). For 10 people that's $9 vs $150 a month: Plausible is $141 a month (94%) cheaper than Tableau on list price. Compare features too: the cheaper plan isn't always the closer match.

Do Plausible and Tableau have free plans?

Plausible has no free plan in Surba's catalog. Tableau has no free plan in Surba's catalog.

Are Plausible and Tableau cheaper if you pay yearly?

Plausible lists up to 17% off yearly billing. Surba's catalog lists no yearly discount for Tableau.

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