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Microsoft BI (MSBI) vs. Salesforce CRM Analytics

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Microsoft BI (MSBI)

934 Reviews and Ratings

Salesforce CRM Analytics

755 Reviews and Ratings

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    Overview
    ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price

    Microsoft BI (MSBI)

    Score7.2 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

    Salesforce CRM Analytics

    Score7.2 out of 10
    		N/ASalesforce CRM Analytics (formerly Tableau CRM) is a cloud-based business intelligence solutions and analytics software. It provides users with automated data discovery, CRM-connected analytics, top-down views of data, augmented analytics, predictive insights, and customizable data visualization tools.

    $125

    per month

    Pricing
    Microsoft BI (MSBI)Salesforce CRM Analytics
    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)Salesforce CRM Analytics
    Free Trial
    NoNo
    Free/Freemium Version
    YesNo
    Premium Consulting/Integration Services
    NoNo
    Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo setup fee
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    Community Pulse
    Microsoft BI (MSBI)Salesforce CRM Analytics
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    Microsoft
    Aniket Sawant
    Product Manager in Product Management at Massey Services Inc (Environmental Services, 1001-5000 employees)
    Chose Microsoft BI (MSBI)
    The biggest player against Microsoft BI (MSBI) was Tableau, which was acquired by Salesforce. Recently there have been other standalone software/applications that provide similar functionality to Microsoft BI (MSBI). Because my company is a Microsoft shop, we have not explored …
    Incentivized
    Salesforce
    Verified User
    Chose Salesforce CRM Analytics
    Salesforce needs fully baked data for its architecture and design to give you the best results you deserve. Teams not having used Salesforce previously take some time getting used to EA. But its ability to give the data points for KPIs to the sales team in real time and to the …
    Incentivized
    Verified User
    Chose Salesforce CRM Analytics
    Salesforce analytics cloud was selected for its client management capabilities that were already setup internally. As an analysis tool, Tableau was the most valuable tool, but it didn’t have the CRM capabilities of the Salesforce ecosystem.
    Incentivized
    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)Salesforce CRM Analytics
    BI Standard Reporting
    Comparison of BI Standard Reporting features of Microsoft BI (MSBI) and Salesforce CRM Analytics
    Feature
    Microsoft BI (MSBI)
    8.7
    48 Ratings
    Salesforce CRM Analytics
    8.5
    46 Ratings
    Pixel Perfect reports9.041 Ratings8.639 Ratings
    Customizable dashboards8.048 Ratings7.646 Ratings
    Report Formatting Templates9.046 Ratings9.244 Ratings
    Ad-hoc Reporting
    Comparison of Ad-hoc Reporting features of Microsoft BI (MSBI) and Salesforce CRM Analytics
    Feature
    Microsoft BI (MSBI)
    8.8
    48 Ratings
    Salesforce CRM Analytics
    8.0
    47 Ratings
    Drill-down analysis9.043 Ratings7.646 Ratings
    Formatting capabilities8.048 Ratings8.446 Ratings
    Integration with R or other statistical packages9.038 Ratings6.835 Ratings
    Report sharing and collaboration9.048 Ratings9.044 Ratings
    Report Output and Scheduling
    Comparison of Report Output and Scheduling features of Microsoft BI (MSBI) and Salesforce CRM Analytics
    Feature
    Microsoft BI (MSBI)
    9.0
    47 Ratings
    Salesforce CRM Analytics
    8.5
    45 Ratings
    Publish to Web9.043 Ratings9.335 Ratings
    Publish to PDF9.043 Ratings9.042 Ratings
    Report Versioning9.039 Ratings8.541 Ratings
    Report Delivery Scheduling9.042 Ratings8.038 Ratings
    Delivery to Remote Servers9.023 Ratings7.732 Ratings
    Data Discovery and Visualization
    Comparison of Data Discovery and Visualization features of Microsoft BI (MSBI) and Salesforce CRM Analytics
    Feature
    Microsoft BI (MSBI)
    9.0
    47 Ratings
    Salesforce CRM Analytics
    8.3
    43 Ratings
    Pre-built visualization formats (heatmaps, scatter plots etc.)9.046 Ratings8.640 Ratings
    Location Analytics / Geographic Visualization9.043 Ratings8.938 Ratings
    Predictive Analytics9.041 Ratings7.540 Ratings
    Pattern Recognition and Data Mining9.01 Ratings00 Ratings
    Access Control and Security
    Comparison of Access Control and Security features of Microsoft BI (MSBI) and Salesforce CRM Analytics
    Feature
    Microsoft BI (MSBI)
    9.0
    48 Ratings
    Salesforce CRM Analytics
    8.4
    46 Ratings
    Multi-User Support (named login)9.045 Ratings8.644 Ratings
    Role-Based Security Model9.042 Ratings8.144 Ratings
    Multiple Access Permission Levels (Create, Read, Delete)9.045 Ratings8.140 Ratings
    Report-Level Access Control9.01 Ratings00 Ratings
    Single Sign-On (SSO)9.027 Ratings8.639 Ratings
    Mobile Capabilities
    Comparison of Mobile Capabilities features of Microsoft BI (MSBI) and Salesforce CRM Analytics
    Feature
    Microsoft BI (MSBI)
    8.5
    38 Ratings
    Salesforce CRM Analytics
    6.6
    43 Ratings
    Responsive Design for Web Access8.035 Ratings7.341 Ratings
    Mobile Application8.026 Ratings6.032 Ratings
    Dashboard / Report / Visualization Interactivity on Mobile10.035 Ratings7.237 Ratings
    Application Program Interfaces (APIs) / Embedding
    Comparison of Application Program Interfaces (APIs) / Embedding features of Microsoft BI (MSBI) and Salesforce CRM Analytics
    Feature
    Microsoft BI (MSBI)
    8.8
    20 Ratings
    Salesforce CRM Analytics
    7.3
    31 Ratings
    REST API9.018 Ratings7.429 Ratings
    Javascript API9.018 Ratings7.927 Ratings
    iFrames9.017 Ratings6.923 Ratings
    Java API9.016 Ratings7.926 Ratings
    Themeable User Interface (UI)9.017 Ratings8.526 Ratings
    Customizable Platform (Open Source)8.016 Ratings5.125 Ratings
    User Ratings
    Microsoft BI (MSBI)Salesforce CRM Analytics
    Likelihood to Recommend
    9.0
    (72 ratings)
    7.0
    (47 ratings)
    Likelihood to Renew
    8.0
    (25 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Usability
    8.9
    (14 ratings)
    7.7
    (6 ratings)
    Availability
    9.5
    (2 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Performance
    7.0
    (2 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Support Rating
    8.9
    (15 ratings)
    7.7
    (6 ratings)
    In-Person Training
    6.9
    (3 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Online Training
    8.5
    (2 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Implementation Rating
    9.6
    (7 ratings)
    6.0
    (1 ratings)
    Configurability
    10.0
    (2 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Data Sharing and Collaboration
    8.5
    (42 ratings)
    8.1
    (41 ratings)
    Data Sources
    8.4
    (41 ratings)
    7.7
    (41 ratings)