Tableau Mobile vs SAP Ariba Procurement
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
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.
- 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.
SAP Ariba Procurement
Manage sourcing and buying tasks on the go. Track tasks, order items from catalogs, request non-catalog items, and approve purchase requisitions. View purchase orders and confirm goods receipts.
- Track sourcing and contract tasks
- Order items from internal catalog
- Request non-catalog items
- Approve purchase requisitions
- View purchase orders
- Confirm goods receipts
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The one-stop app conveniently extends your strategic sourcing and buying solutions from SAP Ariba to your mobile device. With the SAP Ariba Procurement mobile app, you can, • Track, act and get notified on sourcing and contract tasks • Order items from your organization’s internal catalog or request non-catalog items if you do not find what you need in the catalog • Order items on behalf of another user • Get notified of purchase requisitions assigned to you and approve them • View purchase orders and confirm goods receipts for quantity- based orders • Sign in to the app using single sign-on (SSO) with corporate authentication Note: In order to use the app, you must be an active user of atleast one of the following – SAP Ariba Buying and Invoicing, SAP Ariba Buying, SAP Ariba Sourcing, or SAP Ariba Contracts. You must also belong to the Ariba Mobile User group.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Tableau Mobile at 4.6 against SAP Ariba Procurement's 2.7. Tableau Mobile also leads on ratings volume (2.8K vs 73) and review sentiment (26% vs 9%). SAP Ariba Procurement's advantage is monetization model (free vs freemium) and iOS requirement (15.0 vs 17). On price, update cadence, ads and in-app purchases 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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Tableau Mobile holds the better App Store score, 4.6 against 2.7. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Tableau Mobile has 2.8K ratings behind it against 73, 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 9% of SAP Ariba Procurement's.
Tableau Mobile ships an update every 5 weeks, SAP Ariba Procurement monthly. The most recent releases landed on November 4, 2026 and November 2, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Tableau Mobile | SAP Ariba Procurement |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.6 (2.8K ratings) — better | 2.7 (73 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 25.5% of reviews — better | 8.9% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 2.8K — better | 73 |
| Update frequency | Every 5 weeks | Monthly — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Freemium | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 17 | 15.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 140 MB | 53 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 17+ |
| Developer | Tableau Software, LLC | SAP SE |
Customer experience
Tableau Mobile
SAP Ariba Procurement
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
SAP Ariba Procurement
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Tableau Mobile
No in-app purchases
SAP Ariba Procurement
No in-app purchases
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