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Microsoft BI (MSBI)

934 Reviews and Ratings

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1,906 Reviews and Ratings

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    Overview
    ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price

    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

    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
    Microsoft BI (MSBI)Microsoft Power BI
    Editions & Modules
    Power BI Pro
    $14
    per month per user
    Power BI Premium
    $24
    per month per user
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    Offerings
    Pricing Offerings
    Microsoft BI (MSBI)Microsoft Power BI
    Free Trial
    NoYes
    Free/Freemium Version
    YesYes
    Premium Consulting/Integration Services
    NoNo
    Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo setup fee
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    Community Pulse
    Microsoft BI (MSBI)Microsoft Power BI
    Considered Both Products
    Microsoft
    Verified User
    Chose Microsoft BI (MSBI)
    Microsoft BI is ideal for proficient Excel users, and it is the best choice in terms of visualizations. We decided to use Microsoft BI for these reasons.
    Incentivized
    Sean Warren
    CIO (Chief Information Officer) in Information Technology at Mountain Medical (Hospital & Health Care, 201-500 employees)
    Chose Microsoft BI (MSBI)
    Microsoft is a distant me too in a world that is crowded and drowning in BI Me too products. Visualizations 5/10. Micro Strategy, ClickView, Domo, BOBJ etc will kill this product. The issue is cost and speed to implementation. The cost is far less than any of the previously …
    Microsoft
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    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
    Microsoft BI (MSBI)Microsoft Power BI
    BI Standard Reporting
    Comparison of BI Standard Reporting features of Microsoft BI (MSBI) and Microsoft Power BI
    Feature
    Microsoft BI (MSBI)
    8.7
    48 Ratings
    Microsoft Power BI
    8.8
    140 Ratings
    Pixel Perfect reports9.041 Ratings8.5120 Ratings
    Customizable dashboards8.048 Ratings10.0140 Ratings
    Report Formatting Templates9.046 Ratings8.0128 Ratings
    Ad-hoc Reporting
    Comparison of Ad-hoc Reporting features of Microsoft BI (MSBI) and Microsoft Power BI
    Feature
    Microsoft BI (MSBI)
    8.8
    48 Ratings
    Microsoft Power BI
    8.2
    140 Ratings
    Drill-down analysis9.043 Ratings7.0139 Ratings
    Formatting capabilities8.048 Ratings9.0138 Ratings
    Integration with R or other statistical packages9.038 Ratings8.0103 Ratings
    Report sharing and collaboration9.048 Ratings9.0135 Ratings
    Report Output and Scheduling
    Comparison of Report Output and Scheduling features of Microsoft BI (MSBI) and Microsoft Power BI
    Feature
    Microsoft BI (MSBI)
    9.0
    47 Ratings
    Microsoft Power BI
    8.6
    134 Ratings
    Publish to Web9.043 Ratings8.0129 Ratings
    Publish to PDF9.043 Ratings9.0122 Ratings
    Report Versioning9.039 Ratings9.0102 Ratings
    Report Delivery Scheduling9.042 Ratings8.0104 Ratings
    Delivery to Remote Servers9.023 Ratings9.074 Ratings
    Data Discovery and Visualization
    Comparison of Data Discovery and Visualization features of Microsoft BI (MSBI) and Microsoft Power BI
    Feature
    Microsoft BI (MSBI)
    9.0
    47 Ratings
    Microsoft Power BI
    8.7
    136 Ratings
    Pre-built visualization formats (heatmaps, scatter plots etc.)9.046 Ratings9.0131 Ratings
    Location Analytics / Geographic Visualization9.043 Ratings8.0122 Ratings
    Predictive Analytics9.041 Ratings9.0102 Ratings
    Pattern Recognition and Data Mining9.01 Ratings9.01 Ratings
    Access Control and Security
    Comparison of Access Control and Security features of Microsoft BI (MSBI) and Microsoft Power BI
    Feature
    Microsoft BI (MSBI)
    9.0
    48 Ratings
    Microsoft Power BI
    8.6
    127 Ratings
    Multi-User Support (named login)9.045 Ratings9.0121 Ratings
    Role-Based Security Model9.042 Ratings9.0102 Ratings
    Multiple Access Permission Levels (Create, Read, Delete)9.045 Ratings10.0111 Ratings
    Report-Level Access Control9.01 Ratings7.01 Ratings
    Single Sign-On (SSO)9.027 Ratings8.394 Ratings
    Mobile Capabilities
    Comparison of Mobile Capabilities features of Microsoft BI (MSBI) and Microsoft Power BI
    Feature
    Microsoft BI (MSBI)
    8.5
    38 Ratings
    Microsoft Power BI
    8.0
    117 Ratings
    Responsive Design for Web Access8.035 Ratings8.0111 Ratings
    Mobile Application8.026 Ratings7.793 Ratings
    Dashboard / Report / Visualization Interactivity on Mobile10.035 Ratings7.7112 Ratings
    Application Program Interfaces (APIs) / Embedding
    Comparison of Application Program Interfaces (APIs) / Embedding features of Microsoft BI (MSBI) and Microsoft Power BI
    Feature
    Microsoft BI (MSBI)
    8.8
    20 Ratings
    Microsoft Power BI
    8.4
    80 Ratings
    REST API9.018 Ratings8.072 Ratings
    Javascript API9.018 Ratings9.956 Ratings
    iFrames9.017 Ratings8.055 Ratings
    Java API9.016 Ratings8.046 Ratings
    Themeable User Interface (UI)9.017 Ratings8.163 Ratings
    Customizable Platform (Open Source)8.016 Ratings8.444 Ratings
    User Ratings
    Microsoft BI (MSBI)Microsoft Power BI
    Likelihood to Recommend
    9.0
    (72 ratings)
    8.5
    (142 ratings)
    Likelihood to Renew
    8.0
    (25 ratings)
    9.0
    (2 ratings)
    Usability
    8.9
    (14 ratings)
    7.9
    (58 ratings)
    Availability
    9.5
    (2 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Performance
    7.0
    (2 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Support Rating
    8.9
    (15 ratings)
    10.0
    (53 ratings)
    In-Person Training
    6.9
    (3 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Online Training
    8.5
    (2 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Implementation Rating
    9.6
    (7 ratings)
    9.0
    (1 ratings)
    Configurability
    10.0
    (2 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Data Sharing and Collaboration
    8.5
    (42 ratings)
    8.5
    (82 ratings)
    Data Sources
    8.4
    (41 ratings)
    9.0
    (81 ratings)