Comparison

Tableau Mobile vs SARA Plus

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

Head to head
About

Tableau Mobile

Access and interact with your business dashboards and data from anywhere. Explore visualizations, find insights, and answer questions on the go with an intuitive mobile experience. Requires a Tableau Server or Tableau Cloud account.

Highlights
  • Interactive data previews
  • Offline access to data
  • Favorite dashboards
  • Intuitive dashboard navigation
  • Data interaction for insights
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Tableau Mobile gives you the freedom to stay on top of your data, no matter where you are or when you need it. With a fast, intuitive, and interactive experience, explore your dashboards and find just what you’re looking for, all from the convenience of your mobile device. The Tableau Mobile app requires a Tableau Server or Tableau Cloud account. Please note, it does not work with Tableau Public. Features: • Interactive previews let you access your data even when you’re offline. • Mark your favorite dashboards or views to always have them at your fingertips. • Scroll, search, and browse your organization’s dashboards with a navigation experience that’s both intuitive and familiar. • Interact with your data to ask and answer questions on the go.

About

SARA Plus

This app empowers installers to manage inventory and complete jobs more efficiently. Users can access reports, place online orders, and generate leads even without an internet connection.

Highlights
  • Inventory management
  • Job completion tools
  • Reporting access
  • Online order entry
  • Offline lead generation
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The SARA Plus mobile app integrates seamlessly with the SARA Plus web application and enhances the users experience and capabilities; Allowing installers to more efficiently complete their jobs and manage their inventory. Allowing users to view reporting, enter orders online and generate leads in an offline order entry environment.

Screenshots

Tableau Mobile4 screens
SARA Plus4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Tableau Mobile at 4.6 against SARA Plus's 2.9. Tableau Mobile also leads on ratings volume (2.8K vs 157). SARA Plus's advantage is monetization model (free vs freemium) and iOS requirement (15.0 vs 17). On price, review sentiment, update cadence and ads there is nothing between them.

Scored on Price · Rating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings · Update frequency · Ads · In-app purchases · Monetization · Best chart rank · Devices · Requires iOS

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Tableau Mobile holds the better App Store score, 4.6 against 2.9. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Tableau Mobile has 2.8K ratings behind it against 157, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 26% of Tableau Mobile's written reviews are positive against 21% of SARA Plus's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Tableau Mobile ships an update every 5 weeks, SARA Plus every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on September 11, 2026 and August 14, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
Tableau Mobile versus SARA Plus: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterTableau MobileSARA Plus
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.6 (2.8K ratings) — better2.9 (157 ratings)
Positive reviews25.5% of reviews — better20.7% of reviews
Number of ratings2.8K — better157
Update frequencyEvery 5 weeksEvery 3 weeks — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreemiumFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS1715.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size135 MB39 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperTableau Software, LLCDSI Distributing, Inc.

Customer experience

Tableau Mobile

All ratings2,812 ratings
Positive89.5%
Neutral2.5%
Negative8.0%
Written reviews98 reviews
Positive25.5%
Neutral8.2%
Negative66.3%

SARA Plus

All ratings156 ratings
Positive45.5%
Neutral9.6%
Negative44.9%
Written reviews29 reviews
Positive20.7%
Neutral3.4%
Negative75.9%

Bugs and requests

Tableau Mobile

Reported bugs

4 issues
  • Frequent crashes
  • Login issues
  • Incompatibility with certain devices
  • Data not updating properly

Requested features

4 requests
  • Offline mode
  • Improved mobile optimization
  • Ability to download reports
  • Support for multiple servers

SARA Plus

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

None

Tableau Mobile

No in-app purchases

None

SARA Plus

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Tableau Mobile free?
Tableau Mobile is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is SARA Plus free?
SARA Plus is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Tableau Mobile or SARA Plus?
Tableau Mobile is rated higher. Tableau Mobile averages 4.6 out of 5 from 2.8K ratings, while SARA Plus averages 2.9 from 157 ratings.
Do Tableau Mobile or SARA Plus have ads?
Neither Tableau Mobile nor SARA Plus shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Tableau Mobile or SARA Plus?
Tableau Mobile ships an update every 5 weeks, and SARA Plus every 3 weeks. Most recently, Tableau Mobile was updated on September 11, 2026 and SARA Plus on August 14, 2026.

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