Tableau Prep

tableau-prep · v2026.1.1

6.0

Combine, shape, and clean your data for analysis

Productivity macOS 13+ Homepage →

brew install --cask tableau-prep

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Trust Score 2/10

✗ Open source +0

✗ Active development +0

✗ Licensed +0

✗ No auto-updates +0

✓ Not deprecated +1

✓ Established (>1yr) +1

✗ Low installs +0

Version History

v2026.1.1

9d ago2026.1.0→2026.1.1

Review

Mar 11, 2026

Tableau Prep is a data preparation tool that helps users combine, shape, and clean their data for analysis. It offers a user-friendly interface and seamless integration with Tableau, making it a valuable tool for analysts and data scientists.

Tableau Prep helps users clean and prepare data for analysis by combining, shaping, and transforming datasets.

Maturity: The project shows limited activity, with the last GitHub commit in 2019 and minimal community engagement.

Community: There is some historical discussion on Hacker News and Reddit, with recent posts indicating interest in open-source alternatives.

Pros

+ User-friendly interface for data preparation
+ Seamless integration with Tableau
+ Helps improve data quality for analysis

Cons

- No auto-updates feature
- Limited community activity and support

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Last commit: Feb 14, 2019

Community Mentions

hackernews

Jan 2023 How Americans of different generations spent their money in 2021

hackernews

Mar 2021 US Median Age at First Marriage

Sep 2020 Open source implementation of Tableau Prep Builder?

hackernews

May 2018 Tableau Prep (Project Maestro) is here: Redefining your data prep experience

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