The cost of Tableau Server depends on several factors, including licensing models, deployment options (on-premise vs. cloud), and the number of users. Tableau offers three primary types of licenses:
1. **Core-Based Licensing**:
- Pricing is based on the number of processor cores in your server hardware.
- Typically used for large enterprises needing to scale usage across many users.
- Starts at around $250,000 per year, but can vary depending on the number of cores and required support.
2. **User-Based Licensing** (most common):
- **Creator**: $70 per user per month, billed annually ($840 per user annually). Creators have full access to all Tableau features.
- **Explorer**: $35 per user per month, billed annually ($420 per user annually). Explorers have access to self-service analytics but cannot create new content.
- **Viewer**: $12 per user per month, billed annually ($144 per user annually). Viewers can interact with dashboards and visualizations.
3. **Hosting and Infrastructure Costs** (for on-premise installations):
- You need to consider the cost of servers, storage, and maintenance.
- Cloud hosting (Tableau Server on AWS or Azure) will add extra costs for infrastructure management, bandwidth, and storage.
### Estimating Annual Cluster Costs:
For a basic user-based license setup, the annual cost for 100 users might look like:
- **10 Creators**: 10 × $840 = $8,400
- **50 Explorers**: 50 × $420 = $21,000
- **40 Viewers**: 40 × $144 = $5,760
**Total License Cost**: $35,160 annually (for 100 users, excluding infrastructure).
**Cloud Hosting Costs** (approximate for AWS or Azure):
- Small to mid-sized deployment: $10,000–$50,000 per year depending on usage, redundancy, and scalability.
So, a **total cost** for a small-to-mid-sized Tableau Server cluster could range from **$45,000 to $100,000 annually**, depending on deployment and infrastructure options. Larger enterprises will likely face much higher costs.
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