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Excel4apps

86 Reviews and Ratings

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934 Reviews and Ratings

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    Overview
    ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price

    Excel4apps

    Score8.6 out of 10
    		N/AExcel4apps is a business intelligence software offering from Excel4apps.N/A

    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
    Excel4appsMicrosoft BI (MSBI)
    Editions & Modules
    No answers on this topic
    Power BI Pro
    $14
    per month per user
    Power BI Premium
    $24
    per month per user
    Offerings
    Pricing Offerings
    Excel4appsMicrosoft BI (MSBI)
    Free Trial
    NoNo
    Free/Freemium Version
    NoYes
    Premium Consulting/Integration Services
    NoNo
    Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo setup fee
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    Community Pulse
    Excel4appsMicrosoft BI (MSBI)
    Considered Both Products
    Excel4apps
    No answer on this topic
    Microsoft
    Al Mubassir Muin
    Software Engineer in Information Technology at Prime Tech Solutions Ltd. (Information Technology & Services, 51-200 employees)
    Chose Microsoft BI (MSBI)
    Better integration with Microsoft products is one of the advantages of using Business Intelligence (BI). It's simple to understand, and plenty of resources are available to outsource it. Many of our existing clients have Microsoft licensing agreements. It's an obvious path when …
    Incentivized
    Verified User
    Chose Microsoft BI (MSBI)
    BI is a little more user-friendly along with tighter integration with Microsoft apps.
    Incentivized
    Key User Insights
    Would buy again
    No answers on this topic
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    Delivers good value for the price
    No answers on this topic
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    Happy with the feature set
    No answers on this topic
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    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
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    Implementation went as expected
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    Features
    Excel4appsMicrosoft BI (MSBI)
    BI Standard Reporting
    Comparison of BI Standard Reporting features of Excel4apps and Microsoft BI (MSBI)
    Feature
    Excel4apps
    6.3
    4 Ratings
    Microsoft BI (MSBI)
    8.7
    48 Ratings
    Pixel Perfect reports5.43 Ratings9.041 Ratings
    Customizable dashboards6.13 Ratings8.048 Ratings
    Report Formatting Templates7.44 Ratings9.046 Ratings
    Ad-hoc Reporting
    Comparison of Ad-hoc Reporting features of Excel4apps and Microsoft BI (MSBI)
    Feature
    Excel4apps
    7.6
    4 Ratings
    Microsoft BI (MSBI)
    8.8
    48 Ratings
    Drill-down analysis7.54 Ratings9.043 Ratings
    Formatting capabilities9.24 Ratings8.048 Ratings
    Integration with R or other statistical packages6.52 Ratings9.038 Ratings
    Report sharing and collaboration7.14 Ratings9.048 Ratings
    Report Output and Scheduling
    Comparison of Report Output and Scheduling features of Excel4apps and Microsoft BI (MSBI)
    Feature
    Excel4apps
    6.4
    3 Ratings
    Microsoft BI (MSBI)
    9.0
    47 Ratings
    Publish to Web6.73 Ratings9.043 Ratings
    Publish to PDF8.22 Ratings9.043 Ratings
    Report Versioning5.83 Ratings9.039 Ratings
    Report Delivery Scheduling6.23 Ratings9.042 Ratings
    Delivery to Remote Servers5.02 Ratings9.023 Ratings
    Data Discovery and Visualization
    Comparison of Data Discovery and Visualization features of Excel4apps and Microsoft BI (MSBI)
    Feature
    Excel4apps
    6.7
    2 Ratings
    Microsoft BI (MSBI)
    9.0
    47 Ratings
    Pre-built visualization formats (heatmaps, scatter plots etc.)7.02 Ratings9.046 Ratings
    Location Analytics / Geographic Visualization7.02 Ratings9.043 Ratings
    Predictive Analytics6.02 Ratings9.041 Ratings
    Pattern Recognition and Data Mining00 Ratings9.01 Ratings
    Access Control and Security
    Comparison of Access Control and Security features of Excel4apps and Microsoft BI (MSBI)
    Feature
    Excel4apps
    8.1
    3 Ratings
    Microsoft BI (MSBI)
    9.0
    48 Ratings
    Multi-User Support (named login)9.03 Ratings9.045 Ratings
    Role-Based Security Model9.02 Ratings9.042 Ratings
    Multiple Access Permission Levels (Create, Read, Delete)7.23 Ratings9.045 Ratings
    Single Sign-On (SSO)7.22 Ratings9.027 Ratings
    Report-Level Access Control00 Ratings9.01 Ratings
    Mobile Capabilities
    Comparison of Mobile Capabilities features of Excel4apps and Microsoft BI (MSBI)
    Feature
    Excel4apps
    7.8
    1 Ratings
    Microsoft BI (MSBI)
    8.5
    38 Ratings
    Responsive Design for Web Access9.01 Ratings8.035 Ratings
    Mobile Application8.01 Ratings8.026 Ratings
    Dashboard / Report / Visualization Interactivity on Mobile6.01 Ratings10.035 Ratings
    Application Program Interfaces (APIs) / Embedding
    Comparison of Application Program Interfaces (APIs) / Embedding features of Excel4apps and Microsoft BI (MSBI)
    Feature
    Excel4apps
    3.4
    2 Ratings
    Microsoft BI (MSBI)
    8.8
    20 Ratings
    REST API1.01 Ratings9.018 Ratings
    Javascript API5.72 Ratings9.018 Ratings
    iFrames1.01 Ratings9.017 Ratings
    Java API5.92 Ratings9.016 Ratings
    Themeable User Interface (UI)2.01 Ratings9.017 Ratings
    Customizable Platform (Open Source)5.01 Ratings8.016 Ratings
    User Ratings
    Excel4appsMicrosoft BI (MSBI)
    Likelihood to Recommend
    9.0
    (4 ratings)
    9.0
    (72 ratings)
    Likelihood to Renew
    -
    (0 ratings)
    8.0
    (25 ratings)
    Usability
    8.2
    (3 ratings)
    8.9
    (14 ratings)
    Availability
    -
    (0 ratings)
    9.5
    (2 ratings)
    Performance
    -
    (0 ratings)
    7.0
    (2 ratings)
    Support Rating
    6.9
    (3 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
    10.0
    (1 ratings)
    8.5
    (42 ratings)
    Data Sources
    9.0
    (1 ratings)
    8.4
    (41 ratings)