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    ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price

    Metabase

    Score7.7 out of 10
    N/AMetabase aims to bring data tools with the simplicity of consumer products to the crufty world of enterprise business intelligence. Their open source analytics and business intelligence applications connect to most commonly used databases to let anyone in a company ask questions, and create dashboards or nightly emails without knowing SQL. Metabase Enterprise enables the user to embed branded analytics into customer applications.

    $85

    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
    MetabaseMicrosoft Power BI
    Editions & Modules
    Starter
    $85
    per month (includes 5 users, then $5 per user, per month)
    Starter
    $85
    per month up to 5 users
    Pro
    $500
    per month up to 10 users
    Growth
    $749
    per month (includes 10 users, then $15 per user, per month)
    Enterprise
    15,000
    per year
    Open Source
    Free
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    Offerings
    Pricing Offerings
    MetabaseMicrosoft Power BI
    Free Trial
    YesYes
    Free/Freemium Version
    YesYes
    Premium Consulting/Integration Services
    NoNo
    Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo setup fee
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    Community Pulse
    MetabaseMicrosoft Power BI
    Considered Both Products
    Metabase
    Chose Metabase
    I thought Metabase was the easiest option that allowed for flexibility. However, I did need dedicated engineering resources to get the system configured and basic queries started
    Incentivized
    Microsoft
    No answer on this topic
    Key User Insights
    Would buy again
    No answers on this topic
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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
    MetabaseMicrosoft Power BI
    BI Standard Reporting
    Comparison of BI Standard Reporting features of Metabase and Microsoft Power BI
    Feature
    Metabase
    7.4
    4 Ratings
    Microsoft Power BI
    8.8
    140 Ratings
    Pixel Perfect reports8.02 Ratings8.5120 Ratings
    Customizable dashboards8.04 Ratings10.0140 Ratings
    Report Formatting Templates6.34 Ratings8.0128 Ratings
    Ad-hoc Reporting
    Comparison of Ad-hoc Reporting features of Metabase and Microsoft Power BI
    Feature
    Metabase
    8.3
    4 Ratings
    Microsoft Power BI
    8.2
    140 Ratings
    Drill-down analysis8.54 Ratings7.0139 Ratings
    Formatting capabilities7.44 Ratings9.0138 Ratings
    Integration with R or other statistical packages7.92 Ratings8.0103 Ratings
    Report sharing and collaboration9.54 Ratings9.0135 Ratings
    Report Output and Scheduling
    Comparison of Report Output and Scheduling features of Metabase and Microsoft Power BI
    Feature
    Metabase
    8.7
    2 Ratings
    Microsoft Power BI
    8.6
    134 Ratings
    Publish to Web9.01 Ratings8.0129 Ratings
    Publish to PDF9.01 Ratings9.0122 Ratings
    Report Versioning8.02 Ratings9.0102 Ratings
    Report Delivery Scheduling9.01 Ratings8.0104 Ratings
    Delivery to Remote Servers00 Ratings9.074 Ratings
    Data Discovery and Visualization
    Comparison of Data Discovery and Visualization features of Metabase and Microsoft Power BI
    Feature
    Metabase
    8.8
    4 Ratings
    Microsoft Power BI
    8.7
    136 Ratings
    Pre-built visualization formats (heatmaps, scatter plots etc.)8.54 Ratings9.0131 Ratings
    Location Analytics / Geographic Visualization10.02 Ratings8.0122 Ratings
    Predictive Analytics8.92 Ratings9.0102 Ratings
    Pattern Recognition and Data Mining7.92 Ratings9.01 Ratings
    Access Control and Security
    Comparison of Access Control and Security features of Metabase and Microsoft Power BI
    Feature
    Metabase
    9.5
    4 Ratings
    Microsoft Power BI
    8.6
    127 Ratings
    Multi-User Support (named login)8.64 Ratings9.0121 Ratings
    Role-Based Security Model10.03 Ratings9.0102 Ratings
    Multiple Access Permission Levels (Create, Read, Delete)9.54 Ratings10.0111 Ratings
    Report-Level Access Control9.53 Ratings7.01 Ratings
    Single Sign-On (SSO)10.04 Ratings8.394 Ratings
    Mobile Capabilities
    Comparison of Mobile Capabilities features of Metabase and Microsoft Power BI
    Feature
    Metabase
    9.0
    2 Ratings
    Microsoft Power BI
    8.0
    117 Ratings
    Responsive Design for Web Access8.01 Ratings8.0111 Ratings
    Mobile Application10.01 Ratings7.793 Ratings
    Dashboard / Report / Visualization Interactivity on Mobile9.02 Ratings7.7112 Ratings
    Application Program Interfaces (APIs) / Embedding
    Comparison of Application Program Interfaces (APIs) / Embedding features of Metabase and Microsoft Power BI
    Feature
    Metabase
    8.8
    3 Ratings
    Microsoft Power BI
    8.4
    80 Ratings
    REST API9.03 Ratings8.072 Ratings
    Javascript API9.02 Ratings9.956 Ratings
    iFrames9.02 Ratings8.055 Ratings
    Java API10.01 Ratings8.046 Ratings
    Themeable User Interface (UI)7.02 Ratings8.163 Ratings
    Customizable Platform (Open Source)9.01 Ratings8.444 Ratings
    User Ratings
    MetabaseMicrosoft Power BI
    Likelihood to Recommend
    8.5
    (4 ratings)
    8.5
    (142 ratings)
    Likelihood to Renew
    -
    (0 ratings)
    9.0
    (2 ratings)
    Usability
    8.0
    (3 ratings)
    7.9
    (58 ratings)
    Support Rating
    -
    (0 ratings)
    10.0
    (53 ratings)
    Implementation Rating
    -
    (0 ratings)
    9.0
    (1 ratings)
    Data Sharing and Collaboration
    -
    (0 ratings)
    8.5
    (82 ratings)
    Data Sources
    -
    (0 ratings)
    9.0
    (81 ratings)