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BrightGauge vs. Microsoft Power BI

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BrightGauge

32 Reviews and Ratings

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1,906 Reviews and Ratings

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    Overview
    ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price

    BrightGauge

    Score9.1 out of 10
    		N/ABrightGauge is a BI tool from ConnectWise that puts essential information in one place, providing visibility for more informed decisions. The user can customize BrightGauge dashboards and sync other business tools in its BI dashboard software for ultimate visibility. Users can also display data with embeddable gauges on public sites.

    $325

    per month

    Microsoft Power BI

    Score8.6 out of 10
    		N/AMicrosoft 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.

    $10

    per month per user

    Pricing
    BrightGaugeMicrosoft Power BI
    Editions & Modules
    Standard
    $325
    per month
    Enterprise
    $449
    per month
    Enterprise+
    $635
    per month
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    Offerings
    Pricing Offerings
    BrightGaugeMicrosoft Power BI
    Free Trial
    NoYes
    Free/Freemium Version
    NoYes
    Premium Consulting/Integration Services
    NoNo
    Entry-level Setup Fee$499 one-time feeNo setup fee
    Additional DetailsSet up fee is waived for Enterprise+ customers. A discount is offered for annual billing.—
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    Community Pulse
    BrightGaugeMicrosoft Power BI
    Considered Both Products
    ConnectWise
    Verified User
    Chose BrightGauge
    BrightGauge is essentially Power Bi at the reporting level. In Power Bi, the data must be modeled, and reports must be created, developed, and shared. BrightGauge is a buffet of report creation in a more straightforward form. I use Power BI more than BrightGauge in my current …
    Incentivized
    Verified User
    Chose BrightGauge
    BrightGauge is by far the easiest to learn/use of the BI tools I have experienced. We had managers building their own dashboards with no outside help. It is not incredibly versatile though so if you want to get much more beyond taking the data and putting it in a chart or table …
    Incentivized
    Microsoft
    Verified User
    Chose Microsoft Power BI
    Power BI is a lot more versatile. I describe it to people as you can go as deep as you want/need to. This is somewhat of a pain point because sometimes I feel like I have to be a coder in order to accomplish something complex but most of the time it is incredibly user friendly …
    Incentivized
    Key User Insights
    Would buy again
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    Delivers good value for the price
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    Happy with the feature set
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    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
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    Implementation went as expected
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    Features
    BrightGaugeMicrosoft Power BI
    BI Standard Reporting
    Comparison of BI Standard Reporting features of BrightGauge and Microsoft Power BI
    Feature
    BrightGauge
    8.1
    14 Ratings
    Microsoft Power BI
    8.8
    140 Ratings
    Pixel Perfect reports8.210 Ratings8.5120 Ratings
    Customizable dashboards8.814 Ratings10.0140 Ratings
    Report Formatting Templates7.113 Ratings8.0128 Ratings
    Ad-hoc Reporting
    Comparison of Ad-hoc Reporting features of BrightGauge and Microsoft Power BI
    Feature
    BrightGauge
    7.7
    14 Ratings
    Microsoft Power BI
    8.2
    140 Ratings
    Drill-down analysis8.414 Ratings7.0139 Ratings
    Formatting capabilities8.513 Ratings9.0138 Ratings
    Integration with R or other statistical packages4.67 Ratings8.0103 Ratings
    Report sharing and collaboration9.213 Ratings9.0135 Ratings
    Report Output and Scheduling
    Comparison of Report Output and Scheduling features of BrightGauge and Microsoft Power BI
    Feature
    BrightGauge
    7.9
    14 Ratings
    Microsoft Power BI
    8.6
    134 Ratings
    Publish to Web9.410 Ratings8.0129 Ratings
    Publish to PDF7.414 Ratings9.0122 Ratings
    Report Versioning5.07 Ratings9.0102 Ratings
    Report Delivery Scheduling9.214 Ratings8.0104 Ratings
    Delivery to Remote Servers8.44 Ratings9.074 Ratings
    Data Discovery and Visualization
    Comparison of Data Discovery and Visualization features of BrightGauge and Microsoft Power BI
    Feature
    BrightGauge
    5.9
    12 Ratings
    Microsoft Power BI
    8.7
    136 Ratings
    Pre-built visualization formats (heatmaps, scatter plots etc.)8.012 Ratings9.0131 Ratings
    Location Analytics / Geographic Visualization7.26 Ratings8.0122 Ratings
    Predictive Analytics6.06 Ratings9.0102 Ratings
    Pattern Recognition and Data Mining2.52 Ratings9.01 Ratings
    Access Control and Security
    Comparison of Access Control and Security features of BrightGauge and Microsoft Power BI
    Feature
    BrightGauge
    8.7
    14 Ratings
    Microsoft Power BI
    8.6
    127 Ratings
    Multi-User Support (named login)9.614 Ratings9.0121 Ratings
    Role-Based Security Model9.213 Ratings9.0102 Ratings
    Multiple Access Permission Levels (Create, Read, Delete)8.313 Ratings10.0111 Ratings
    Report-Level Access Control8.34 Ratings7.01 Ratings
    Single Sign-On (SSO)8.35 Ratings8.394 Ratings
    Mobile Capabilities
    Comparison of Mobile Capabilities features of BrightGauge and Microsoft Power BI
    Feature
    BrightGauge
    6.8
    7 Ratings
    Microsoft Power BI
    8.0
    117 Ratings
    Responsive Design for Web Access8.56 Ratings8.0111 Ratings
    Mobile Application6.01 Ratings7.793 Ratings
    Dashboard / Report / Visualization Interactivity on Mobile5.86 Ratings7.7112 Ratings
    Application Program Interfaces (APIs) / Embedding
    Comparison of Application Program Interfaces (APIs) / Embedding features of BrightGauge and Microsoft Power BI
    Feature
    BrightGauge
    7.4
    8 Ratings
    Microsoft Power BI
    8.4
    80 Ratings
    REST API8.26 Ratings8.072 Ratings
    Javascript API9.62 Ratings9.956 Ratings
    iFrames10.02 Ratings8.055 Ratings
    Java API6.01 Ratings8.046 Ratings
    Themeable User Interface (UI)3.53 Ratings8.163 Ratings
    Customizable Platform (Open Source)7.03 Ratings8.444 Ratings
    User Ratings
    BrightGaugeMicrosoft Power BI
    Likelihood to Recommend
    9.2
    (14 ratings)
    8.5
    (142 ratings)
    Likelihood to Renew
    -
    (0 ratings)
    9.0
    (2 ratings)
    Usability
    8.4
    (7 ratings)
    7.9
    (58 ratings)
    Support Rating
    10.0
    (2 ratings)
    10.0
    (53 ratings)
    Implementation Rating
    -
    (0 ratings)
    9.0
    (1 ratings)
    Data Sharing and Collaboration
    9.4
    (6 ratings)
    8.5
    (82 ratings)
    Data Sources
    9.0
    (6 ratings)
    9.0
    (81 ratings)