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    ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price

    Clear Analytics

    Score8.8 out of 10
    Small Businesses (1-50 employees)
    Clear Analytics is a business intelligence solution that enables non technical end users to perform analytics by leveraging existing knowledge of Excel coupled with a built in query builder. Some key features include: Dynamic Data Refresh, Data Share and In-Excel Collaboration.

    $29

    Per Seat per Month

    Microsoft BI (MSBI)

    Score7.1 out of 10
    N/AMicrosoft BI is a business intelligence product used for data analysis and generating reports on server-based data. It features unlimited data analysis capacity with its reporting engine, SQL Server Reporting Services alongside ETL, master data management, and data cleansing.

    $14

    per month per user

    Pricing
    Clear AnalyticsMicrosoft BI (MSBI)
    Editions & Modules
    Personal
    $29
    Per Seat per Month
    Team
    $165
    upto 10 Seat per Month
    Department
    $265
    upto 25 Seat per month
    Organization
    $565
    Upto 100 per seat per month
    Power BI Pro
    $14
    per month per user
    Power BI Premium
    $24
    per month per user
    Offerings
    Pricing Offerings
    Clear AnalyticsMicrosoft BI (MSBI)
    Free Trial
    YesNo
    Free/Freemium Version
    NoYes
    Premium Consulting/Integration Services
    YesNo
    Entry-level Setup Fee$800 Initial OnBoardingNo setup fee
    Additional DetailsCertain Enterprise level features can be made available to Small Business edition at additional cost. Such services include Scheduler and OLAP connectivity. Custom adapters can also be created to connect to SaaS services.—
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    Features
    Clear AnalyticsMicrosoft BI (MSBI)
    BI Standard Reporting
    Comparison of BI Standard Reporting features of Clear Analytics and Microsoft BI (MSBI)
    Feature
    Clear Analytics
    9.0
    8 Ratings
    Microsoft BI (MSBI)
    8.7
    48 Ratings
    Pixel Perfect reports9.08 Ratings9.041 Ratings
    Customizable dashboards9.18 Ratings8.048 Ratings
    Report Formatting Templates8.78 Ratings9.046 Ratings
    Ad-hoc Reporting
    Comparison of Ad-hoc Reporting features of Clear Analytics and Microsoft BI (MSBI)
    Feature
    Clear Analytics
    8.9
    8 Ratings
    Microsoft BI (MSBI)
    8.8
    48 Ratings
    Drill-down analysis9.28 Ratings9.043 Ratings
    Formatting capabilities8.78 Ratings8.048 Ratings
    Report sharing and collaboration8.98 Ratings9.048 Ratings
    Integration with R or other statistical packages00 Ratings9.038 Ratings
    Report Output and Scheduling
    Comparison of Report Output and Scheduling features of Clear Analytics and Microsoft BI (MSBI)
    Feature
    Clear Analytics
    9.0
    8 Ratings
    Microsoft BI (MSBI)
    9.0
    47 Ratings
    Publish to Web9.08 Ratings9.043 Ratings
    Publish to PDF9.17 Ratings9.043 Ratings
    Report Versioning8.98 Ratings9.039 Ratings
    Report Delivery Scheduling8.87 Ratings9.042 Ratings
    Delivery to Remote Servers00 Ratings9.023 Ratings
    Data Discovery and Visualization
    Comparison of Data Discovery and Visualization features of Clear Analytics and Microsoft BI (MSBI)
    Feature
    Clear Analytics
    9.0
    8 Ratings
    Microsoft BI (MSBI)
    9.0
    47 Ratings
    Pre-built visualization formats (heatmaps, scatter plots etc.)8.98 Ratings9.046 Ratings
    Location Analytics / Geographic Visualization9.18 Ratings9.043 Ratings
    Predictive Analytics00 Ratings9.041 Ratings
    Pattern Recognition and Data Mining00 Ratings9.01 Ratings
    Access Control and Security
    Comparison of Access Control and Security features of Clear Analytics and Microsoft BI (MSBI)
    Feature
    Clear Analytics
    9.3
    8 Ratings
    Microsoft BI (MSBI)
    9.0
    48 Ratings
    Multi-User Support (named login)9.48 Ratings9.045 Ratings
    Role-Based Security Model9.08 Ratings9.042 Ratings
    Multiple Access Permission Levels (Create, Read, Delete)9.48 Ratings9.045 Ratings
    Report-Level Access Control00 Ratings9.01 Ratings
    Single Sign-On (SSO)00 Ratings9.027 Ratings
    Mobile Capabilities
    Comparison of Mobile Capabilities features of Clear Analytics and Microsoft BI (MSBI)
    Feature
    Clear Analytics
    8.6
    6 Ratings
    Microsoft BI (MSBI)
    8.5
    38 Ratings
    Mobile Application8.54 Ratings8.026 Ratings
    Dashboard / Report / Visualization Interactivity on Mobile8.76 Ratings10.035 Ratings
    Responsive Design for Web Access00 Ratings8.035 Ratings
    Application Program Interfaces (APIs) / Embedding
    Comparison of Application Program Interfaces (APIs) / Embedding features of Clear Analytics and Microsoft BI (MSBI)
    Feature
    Clear Analytics
    -
    Ratings
    Microsoft BI (MSBI)
    8.8
    20 Ratings
    REST API00 Ratings9.018 Ratings
    Javascript API00 Ratings9.018 Ratings
    iFrames00 Ratings9.017 Ratings
    Java API00 Ratings9.016 Ratings
    Themeable User Interface (UI)00 Ratings9.017 Ratings
    Customizable Platform (Open Source)00 Ratings8.016 Ratings
    User Ratings
    Clear AnalyticsMicrosoft BI (MSBI)
    Likelihood to Recommend
    9.0
    (8 ratings)
    9.0
    (72 ratings)
    Likelihood to Renew
    -
    (0 ratings)
    8.0
    (25 ratings)
    Usability
    9.1
    (8 ratings)
    8.9
    (14 ratings)
    Availability
    -
    (0 ratings)
    9.5
    (2 ratings)
    Performance
    -
    (0 ratings)
    7.0
    (2 ratings)
    Support Rating
    9.5
    (8 ratings)
    8.9
    (15 ratings)
    In-Person Training
    -
    (0 ratings)
    6.9
    (3 ratings)
    Online Training
    -
    (0 ratings)
    8.5
    (2 ratings)
    Implementation Rating
    -
    (0 ratings)
    9.6
    (7 ratings)
    Configurability
    -
    (0 ratings)
    10.0
    (2 ratings)
    Data Sharing and Collaboration
    -
    (0 ratings)
    8.5
    (42 ratings)
    Data Sources
    -
    (0 ratings)
    8.4
    (41 ratings)