Celonis vs. Microsoft Power BI

Overview
ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price
Celonis
Score 9.2 out of 10
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Celonis is a Process Intelligence platform that helps companies improve their operations, customer experience, and sustainability. The company’s technology provides a digital twin of a company’s processes, giving everyone in the organization a common language and the ability to identify and capture value.N/A
Microsoft Power BI
Score 8.5 out of 10
N/A
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.
$10
per month per user
Pricing
CelonisMicrosoft Power BI
Editions & Modules
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Offerings
Pricing Offerings
CelonisMicrosoft Power BI
Free Trial
NoYes
Free/Freemium Version
YesYes
Premium Consulting/Integration Services
YesNo
Entry-level Setup FeeRequiredNo setup fee
Additional DetailsSnap is Celonis' free-to-use, cloud-based process mining solution, with over 3500 registrants and users. It includes most major features of Celonis, including all functionality found in common process mining tools. It also includes pre-built connectors to ServiceNow and pre-built content to get users started quickly on their process mining journey.
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Community Pulse
CelonisMicrosoft Power BI
Considered Both Products
Celonis
Chose Celonis
Celonis was more focused on the process of discovery than SAP Signavio. Many interesting capabilities. High flexibility and scalability. Top performances E2E solution
Chose Celonis
Celonis has some nice process visuals and root cause analysis. Still, the insights are only as good as the underlying data, which is messy at most companies, like Incorta and Mircosoft Power BI.
Chose Celonis
Celonis is unique in process mining and related insight capabilities and a industry leader now.
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It's just different--Celonis is the first process mining tool I've leveraged, and I'm endlessly impressed with the feature set, the level of usability despite the robust functionality--I'm a hard person to be impressed by technology but find the product impressive.
Chose Celonis
SAP products Celonis Microsoft Products Tibco Products SAP products are preferable because they connect directly to SAP and allow for the integration of data from alternate sources.
Chose Celonis
The key difference for me as the user and as an analyst is the ease with which Celonis allowed me to shape the analysis myself. Other tools rely on what an analyst created in hopes that it will serve the purpose to everybody. So many times, however, I find myself stuck, wishing …
Chose Celonis
Incorta is a solid data warehouse but limited in visualization, reporting, and automation features.
Chose Celonis
Celonis has been selected for process mining and data science which will be trending in [the] future as I have seen results in [the] current software and expect more advanced versions in [the] future which will be exciting and surprising.
Chose Celonis
Celonis' value proposition and unique features make me confident that we can drive real value through its use in our company. While other solutions can offer complementary capabilities, Celonis stands out as a complete suite of features that are helpful to improve our business. …
Microsoft Power BI

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Features
CelonisMicrosoft Power BI
Process Mining
Comparison of Process Mining features of Product A and Product B
Celonis
7.3
19 Ratings
12% below category average
Microsoft Power BI
-
Ratings
Data Connection7.619 Ratings00 Ratings
Process Discovery7.918 Ratings00 Ratings
Visual Process Representation7.517 Ratings00 Ratings
Process Variants7.218 Ratings00 Ratings
Performance Metrics7.417 Ratings00 Ratings
Process Mining Algorithms7.916 Ratings00 Ratings
Root Cause Investigation7.518 Ratings00 Ratings
Process Optimization7.017 Ratings00 Ratings
What-if Analysis6.211 Ratings00 Ratings
Process Compliance and Audit7.115 Ratings00 Ratings
BI Standard Reporting
Comparison of BI Standard Reporting features of Product A and Product B
Celonis
-
Ratings
Microsoft Power BI
8.8
140 Ratings
8% above category average
Pixel Perfect reports00 Ratings8.5120 Ratings
Customizable dashboards00 Ratings10.0140 Ratings
Report Formatting Templates00 Ratings8.0128 Ratings
Ad-hoc Reporting
Comparison of Ad-hoc Reporting features of Product A and Product B
Celonis
-
Ratings
Microsoft Power BI
8.2
140 Ratings
2% above category average
Drill-down analysis00 Ratings7.0139 Ratings
Formatting capabilities00 Ratings8.9138 Ratings
Integration with R or other statistical packages00 Ratings8.0103 Ratings
Report sharing and collaboration00 Ratings8.9135 Ratings
Report Output and Scheduling
Comparison of Report Output and Scheduling features of Product A and Product B
Celonis
-
Ratings
Microsoft Power BI
8.6
134 Ratings
4% above category average
Publish to Web00 Ratings8.0129 Ratings
Publish to PDF00 Ratings9.0122 Ratings
Report Versioning00 Ratings8.9102 Ratings
Report Delivery Scheduling00 Ratings8.0104 Ratings
Delivery to Remote Servers00 Ratings8.974 Ratings
Data Discovery and Visualization
Comparison of Data Discovery and Visualization features of Product A and Product B
Celonis
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Ratings
Microsoft Power BI
8.7
136 Ratings
9% above category average
Pre-built visualization formats (heatmaps, scatter plots etc.)00 Ratings8.9131 Ratings
Location Analytics / Geographic Visualization00 Ratings8.0122 Ratings
Predictive Analytics00 Ratings8.9102 Ratings
Pattern Recognition and Data Mining00 Ratings9.01 Ratings
Access Control and Security
Comparison of Access Control and Security features of Product A and Product B
Celonis
-
Ratings
Microsoft Power BI
8.6
127 Ratings
1% above category average
Multi-User Support (named login)00 Ratings9.0121 Ratings
Role-Based Security Model00 Ratings9.0102 Ratings
Multiple Access Permission Levels (Create, Read, Delete)00 Ratings10.0111 Ratings
Report-Level Access Control00 Ratings7.01 Ratings
Single Sign-On (SSO)00 Ratings8.394 Ratings
Mobile Capabilities
Comparison of Mobile Capabilities features of Product A and Product B
Celonis
-
Ratings
Microsoft Power BI
8.0
117 Ratings
1% above category average
Responsive Design for Web Access00 Ratings8.0111 Ratings
Mobile Application00 Ratings7.793 Ratings
Dashboard / Report / Visualization Interactivity on Mobile00 Ratings7.7112 Ratings
Application Program Interfaces (APIs) / Embedding
Comparison of Application Program Interfaces (APIs) / Embedding features of Product A and Product B
Celonis
-
Ratings
Microsoft Power BI
8.4
80 Ratings
7% above category average
REST API00 Ratings8.072 Ratings
Javascript API00 Ratings9.956 Ratings
iFrames00 Ratings8.055 Ratings
Java API00 Ratings8.046 Ratings
Themeable User Interface (UI)00 Ratings8.163 Ratings
Customizable Platform (Open Source)00 Ratings8.444 Ratings
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User Ratings
CelonisMicrosoft Power BI
Likelihood to Recommend
8.7
(158 ratings)
8.5
(142 ratings)
Likelihood to Renew
7.3
(7 ratings)
9.0
(2 ratings)
Usability
6.7
(3 ratings)
8.0
(58 ratings)
Support Rating
6.6
(3 ratings)
10.0
(53 ratings)
Implementation Rating
9.1
(1 ratings)
9.0
(1 ratings)
Configurability
8.2
(1 ratings)
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(0 ratings)
User Testimonials
CelonisMicrosoft Power BI
Likelihood to Recommend
Celonis
I believe that Celonis is a great tool to use in Uniper, as it can integrate data from different sources into a single platform, making interfaces more accurate and facilitating the monitoring of data flow from one source system to another.
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Microsoft
Has significantly improved collation of data and visualisation especially with business across Europe. Has given me the ability to see the Site availability at the click of a button to see which Site is in the "money" and seize opportunities based on Market data
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Pros
Celonis
  • Clear understanding on how the processes really run
  • Excellent solution to support use cases like harmonization, process excellence, audit and compliance
  • High performing methodology to build economic value addressing inefficiencies
  • Perfect to convince clients showing objective evidences
  • Make easy the enterprise collaboration
  • Provide an E2E "movie" of the processes
  • Able to ensure a centric model to connect all the core processes
  • Top performances that save time of the analyst that can spend energy in his real work
  • Excellent ETL, agnostic (able to extrapolate data from many DB)
  • Strong capabilities of the data model
  • Continuous innovation
  • Solid platform to address projects of business process reengineering
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Microsoft
  • Options for data source connections are immense. Not just which sources, but your options for *how* the data is brought in.
  • Constant updates (this is both good and bad at times).
  • User friendliness. I can get the data connections set up and draft some quick visuals, then release to the target audience and let them expand on it how they want to.
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Cons
Celonis
  • We had to build a custom dashboard for tracking value realization, as the transformation center was minimal in scope. For a very value-focused company, this area can be improved, which would be incredibly beneficial.
  • The current licensing model sometimes limits the ambitious value goals, as we can't experiment with building analyses in different areas without a long-term license for that process.
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Microsoft
  • 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
Celonis
We have been able to leverage Celonis [greatly] because of the commitment and support we receive from our data scientist. I strongly believe that we would not be able to accomplish this without her assistance. Moreover, when we escalate matters, the product development is engaged and commits resources to make sure our initiatives/business cases are supported.
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Microsoft
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
Celonis
It is a great tool but also requires a lot of work to get it into a useable fashion. Part of this is on our end as we don't have the dedicated analyst function yet to really become self-sufficient with Celonis. It also uncovers a lot of data issues or at the very least, multiple rounds of development and data validation are required before getting to a position where the business users feel comfortable with the data being reflected. This is fairly normal with any data-related development effort and perhaps not unique to Celonis.
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Microsoft
Automating reporting has reduced manual data processing by 50-70%, freeing up analysts for higher-value tasks. A finance team that previously spent 20+ hours per week on Excel-based reports now does it in minutes with Microsoft Power BI's automated Real-time dashboards have shortened decision cycles by 30-40%, enabling leadership to react quickly to sales trends, operational bottlenecks, and customer behavior.
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Support Rating
Celonis
We submit tickets to Celonis through product support. No assistance is generally provided, have to wait and the ticket is then escalated to product support in Germany. Many times we submit the ticket and the support desk asks us the same questions back where they should already have this information.
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Microsoft
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
Celonis
Celonis has a lot of tools to support the implementation.
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Microsoft
It was integrated with our erp easily and was accessible on cloud.
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Alternatives Considered
Celonis
The major reason to choose Celonis is that it has enhanced decision-making in filtering the candidates. The frontend designer has nice graphics and has well-designed self-service. I particularly enjoy the visual editor, which allows you to create complicated PQL without having to write any code, as well as the numerous filtering choices, including process mining options.
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Microsoft
Microsoft Power BI is free. If I didn't want to create a custom platform (i.e. my organization insisted on an existing platform that I *had* to use), I'd use Microsoft Power BI. For any start-up or SMB, I'd just use Claude & Grok to build it quickly, also for free. Would not pay for Tableau or Sigma anymore. Not worth it at all.
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Return on Investment
Celonis
  • The previous IFRS 9 calculation method was reaching its end of life—Celonis is a direct replacement for us.
  • When rebuilding our logic from the old system to the new, it gave us a much-needed opportunity to revamp and standardise company codes and, in some cases, even pick up some errors.
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Microsoft
  • Power BI usage reduced the effort of analytical reports creation by about 80%
  • Empowered all the level of employee to be more vigilant of the data and business insights, gained the profit of 8% overall.
  • AI-powered predictive analytics improved forecasting accuracy by 17%, that topped the overall sales.
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