Arcadia Data (discontinued) vs. Microsoft Power BI

Overview
ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price
Arcadia Data (discontinued)
Score 9.3 out of 10
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Arcadia Data, a provider of cloud-native AI-powered business intelligence and real-time analytics, was acquired by Cloudera in late 2019. The solution is no longer available for sale, and its capabilities now augment Cloudera's Data Warehouse.N/A
Microsoft Power BI
Score 8.6 out of 10
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Microsoft Power BI is a visualization and data discovery tool from Microsoft. It allows users to convert data into visuals and graphics, visually explore and analyze data, collaborate on interactive dashboards and reports, and scale across their organization with built-in governance and security.N/A
Pricing
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Editions & Modules
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Offerings
Pricing Offerings
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Free Trial
NoYes
Free/Freemium Version
NoYes
Premium Consulting/Integration Services
NoNo
Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo setup fee
Additional Details
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Features
Arcadia Data (discontinued)Microsoft Power BI
BI Standard Reporting
Comparison of BI Standard Reporting features of Product A and Product B
Arcadia Data (discontinued)
9.2
Ratings
12% above category average
Microsoft Power BI
8.8
Ratings
8% above category average
Pixel Perfect reports9.00 Ratings8.50 Ratings
Customizable dashboards9.00 Ratings10.00 Ratings
Report Formatting Templates9.70 Ratings8.00 Ratings
Ad-hoc Reporting
Comparison of Ad-hoc Reporting features of Product A and Product B
Arcadia Data (discontinued)
9.2
Ratings
13% above category average
Microsoft Power BI
8.2
Ratings
2% above category average
Drill-down analysis9.30 Ratings7.00 Ratings
Formatting capabilities8.70 Ratings9.00 Ratings
Integration with R or other statistical packages9.30 Ratings8.00 Ratings
Report sharing and collaboration9.30 Ratings9.00 Ratings
Report Output and Scheduling
Comparison of Report Output and Scheduling features of Product A and Product B
Arcadia Data (discontinued)
8.7
Ratings
5% above category average
Microsoft Power BI
8.6
Ratings
4% above category average
Publish to Web8.30 Ratings8.00 Ratings
Publish to PDF9.30 Ratings9.00 Ratings
Report Versioning9.00 Ratings9.00 Ratings
Report Delivery Scheduling8.00 Ratings8.00 Ratings
Delivery to Remote Servers9.00 Ratings9.00 Ratings
Data Discovery and Visualization
Comparison of Data Discovery and Visualization features of Product A and Product B
Arcadia Data (discontinued)
9.0
Ratings
12% above category average
Microsoft Power BI
8.7
Ratings
9% above category average
Pre-built visualization formats (heatmaps, scatter plots etc.)8.70 Ratings9.00 Ratings
Location Analytics / Geographic Visualization9.00 Ratings8.00 Ratings
Predictive Analytics9.30 Ratings9.00 Ratings
Pattern Recognition and Data Mining00 Ratings9.00 Ratings
Access Control and Security
Comparison of Access Control and Security features of Product A and Product B
Arcadia Data (discontinued)
8.8
Ratings
4% above category average
Microsoft Power BI
8.6
Ratings
1% above category average
Multi-User Support (named login)8.70 Ratings9.00 Ratings
Role-Based Security Model9.30 Ratings9.00 Ratings
Multiple Access Permission Levels (Create, Read, Delete)9.00 Ratings10.00 Ratings
Single Sign-On (SSO)8.30 Ratings8.30 Ratings
Report-Level Access Control00 Ratings7.00 Ratings
Mobile Capabilities
Comparison of Mobile Capabilities features of Product A and Product B
Arcadia Data (discontinued)
9.0
Ratings
13% above category average
Microsoft Power BI
8.0
Ratings
2% above category average
Responsive Design for Web Access9.00 Ratings8.00 Ratings
Mobile Application8.70 Ratings7.70 Ratings
Dashboard / Report / Visualization Interactivity on Mobile9.30 Ratings7.70 Ratings
Application Program Interfaces (APIs) / Embedding
Comparison of Application Program Interfaces (APIs) / Embedding features of Product A and Product B
Arcadia Data (discontinued)
9.2
Ratings
17% above category average
Microsoft Power BI
8.4
Ratings
7% above category average
REST API9.30 Ratings8.00 Ratings
Javascript API9.00 Ratings9.90 Ratings
iFrames9.30 Ratings8.00 Ratings
Java API9.00 Ratings8.00 Ratings
Themeable User Interface (UI)9.00 Ratings8.10 Ratings
Customizable Platform (Open Source)9.30 Ratings8.40 Ratings
User Ratings
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Likelihood to Recommend
9.3
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8.5
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Likelihood to Renew
-
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9.0
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Usability
9.3
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8.0
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Support Rating
9.3
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10.0
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Implementation Rating
-
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9.0
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User Testimonials
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Likelihood to Recommend
It is suitable for companies without a proper data warehouse. He does very well in sales analysis and KPI management. It builds mini data warehouses, is good at data fusion, and interfaces well with other systems. Also, the export function and filter can greatly help you to get only the information you want in the format you want.
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Microsoft Power BI is great for sales tracking, financial reporting, and real-time operations monitoring. It integrates data from multiple sources, creating interactive dashboards for better decision-making. However, it's less ideal for real-time big data processing, offline access, or when deep customization is needed. It works best for structured reporting but struggles with highly complex data models.
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Pros
  • Response times are good when analyzing the data.
  • Allows you to easily relate data from many data sources with little effort.
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  • It is great at taking in large amounts of data and housing it all.
  • Microsoft Power BI is so user friendly and it's dashboards are very easy on the eye.
  • The ease of sharing dashboards makes it great for use across a large company.
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Cons
  • More suitable for image processing data and we can quickly simulate the neural network model.
  • We can see how epoch works.
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  • It would be easier for users could Microsoft Power BI and Excel used the same programming languages.
  • Would like to see the online version of Microsoft Power BI be as powerful as the desktop version.
  • Publishing a Microsoft Power BI file online and then having to save the file is somewhat redundant.
  • Would like to export each page or chart as an image.
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Likelihood to Renew
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Microsoft Power BI is an excellent and scalable tool. It has a learning curve, but once you get past that, the sky is the limit and you can build from the most simple to the most complex dashboards. I have built everything from simple reports with only a few data points to complex reports with many pages and advanced filtering.
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Usability
The forecasts thrown allowed to formulate problems as solutions, it allows the distributed processing of the data as a whole, the real power of the Software is that it handles large amounts of data.
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Takes a little bit to get used to it. Not natively intuitive but fairly straight forward to pick up. Also docking it a few points because you can create a really clean, simple UI in Claude very quickly that's faster than building all of this yourself in Microsoft Power BI.
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Support Rating
Security rules can be very frustrating, and limited online resources make it a difficult job.
Download the report data only in Excel. Unable to download report formats such as colors, fonts, etc. This data analysis tool is a bit complex but complete for any industry that wants to follow its data.
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It is a fantastic tool, you can do almost everything related with data and reports, it is a perfect substitutive of Power Point and Excel with a high evolution and flexibility, and also it is very friendly and easy to share. I think all companies should have Power BI (or other BI tool) in their software package and if they are in the MS Suite, for sure Power BI should be the one due to all the benefits of the MS ecosystem.
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Implementation Rating
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It was integrated with our erp easily and was accessible on cloud.
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Alternatives Considered
You can have a good reading of the data, you undoubtedly have cost savings and eliminate unnecessary and repetitive processes, we have unstructured data that, when structured, are elements of information that have become a competitive advantage for our organization, it is undoubtedly a strategic ally for the organization in the decision-making process
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All others apps are enablers and Microsoft Power BI is the visual that end user sees which often adds more value to the end user to make strategic decisions from this. All are equally great but Microsoft Power BI is the end result
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Return on Investment
  • If you are already at an intermediate level, you can use it as a rapid prototyping tool and focus on other aspects of your work.
  • I don't dislike anything about Matlab or don't have that amount of experience in detecting flaws. I love it and I'm used to it.
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  • We're still early in the adoption process at this company, but we've illustrated how bad data keeps us from being more productive. ~25% of a team's work week was dedicated to effectively cleaning up entries, but it was always seen as a normal to them.
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ScreenShots

Microsoft Power BI Screenshots

Screenshot of Microsoft Power BI - Turns insights into impact for business usersScreenshot of Power BI integrates easily with Microsoft 365Screenshot of Microsoft Power BI - AI-Powered CapabilitiesScreenshot of Microsoft Power BI - Copilot can be used to create reportsScreenshot of Microsoft Power BI - Data HubScreenshot of Microsoft Power BI - Scales as organizational needs grow