Microsoft Power BI vs. Orbit Reporting and Analytics

Overview
ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price
Microsoft Power BI
Score 8.6 out of 10
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Microsoft 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.N/A
Orbit Reporting and Analytics
Score 6.0 out of 10
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Orbit Reporting + Analytics is a self-service reporting and BI solution for all ERP, Custom and Cloud applications from the company of the same name in Alpharetta. Orbit integrates with ERP and key business applications, providing access to real-time data from all data sources -- empowering business users to build interactive reports, charts, and dashboards.N/A
Pricing
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Editions & Modules
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Pricing Offerings
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Free Trial
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Free/Freemium Version
YesNo
Premium Consulting/Integration Services
NoNo
Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo setup fee
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Features
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BI Standard Reporting
Comparison of BI Standard Reporting features of Product A and Product B
Microsoft Power BI
8.8
Ratings
8% above category average
Orbit Reporting and Analytics
5.7
Ratings
35% below category average
Pixel Perfect reports8.50 Ratings6.00 Ratings
Customizable dashboards10.00 Ratings6.00 Ratings
Report Formatting Templates8.00 Ratings5.00 Ratings
Ad-hoc Reporting
Comparison of Ad-hoc Reporting features of Product A and Product B
Microsoft Power BI
8.2
Ratings
2% above category average
Orbit Reporting and Analytics
6.5
Ratings
21% below category average
Drill-down analysis7.00 Ratings6.00 Ratings
Formatting capabilities9.00 Ratings6.00 Ratings
Integration with R or other statistical packages8.00 Ratings8.00 Ratings
Report sharing and collaboration9.00 Ratings6.00 Ratings
Report Output and Scheduling
Comparison of Report Output and Scheduling features of Product A and Product B
Microsoft Power BI
8.6
Ratings
4% above category average
Orbit Reporting and Analytics
6.0
Ratings
32% below category average
Publish to Web8.00 Ratings6.00 Ratings
Publish to PDF9.00 Ratings6.00 Ratings
Report Versioning9.00 Ratings6.00 Ratings
Report Delivery Scheduling8.00 Ratings6.00 Ratings
Delivery to Remote Servers9.00 Ratings6.00 Ratings
Data Discovery and Visualization
Comparison of Data Discovery and Visualization features of Product A and Product B
Microsoft Power BI
8.7
Ratings
9% above category average
Orbit Reporting and Analytics
6.7
Ratings
17% below category average
Pre-built visualization formats (heatmaps, scatter plots etc.)9.00 Ratings7.00 Ratings
Location Analytics / Geographic Visualization8.00 Ratings6.00 Ratings
Predictive Analytics9.00 Ratings7.00 Ratings
Pattern Recognition and Data Mining9.00 Ratings00 Ratings
Access Control and Security
Comparison of Access Control and Security features of Product A and Product B
Microsoft Power BI
8.6
Ratings
1% above category average
Orbit Reporting and Analytics
5.8
Ratings
37% below category average
Multi-User Support (named login)9.00 Ratings5.00 Ratings
Role-Based Security Model9.00 Ratings6.00 Ratings
Multiple Access Permission Levels (Create, Read, Delete)10.00 Ratings5.00 Ratings
Report-Level Access Control7.00 Ratings00 Ratings
Single Sign-On (SSO)8.30 Ratings7.00 Ratings
Mobile Capabilities
Comparison of Mobile Capabilities features of Product A and Product B
Microsoft Power BI
8.0
Ratings
2% above category average
Orbit Reporting and Analytics
7.0
Ratings
12% below category average
Responsive Design for Web Access8.00 Ratings6.00 Ratings
Mobile Application7.70 Ratings5.00 Ratings
Dashboard / Report / Visualization Interactivity on Mobile7.70 Ratings9.00 Ratings
Application Program Interfaces (APIs) / Embedding
Comparison of Application Program Interfaces (APIs) / Embedding features of Product A and Product B
Microsoft Power BI
8.4
Ratings
7% above category average
Orbit Reporting and Analytics
6.0
Ratings
26% below category average
REST API8.00 Ratings6.00 Ratings
Javascript API9.90 Ratings6.00 Ratings
iFrames8.00 Ratings6.00 Ratings
Java API8.00 Ratings6.00 Ratings
Themeable User Interface (UI)8.10 Ratings6.00 Ratings
Customizable Platform (Open Source)8.40 Ratings6.00 Ratings
User Ratings
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Likelihood to Recommend
8.5
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6.0
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Likelihood to Renew
9.0
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Usability
8.0
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7.0
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Support Rating
10.0
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3.0
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Implementation Rating
9.0
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User Testimonials
Microsoft Power BIOrbit Reporting and Analytics
Likelihood to Recommend
Microsoft Power BI is great for sales tracking, financial reporting, and real-time operations monitoring. It integrates data from multiple sources, creating interactive dashboards for better decision-making. However, it's less ideal for real-time big data processing, offline access, or when deep customization is needed. It works best for structured reporting but struggles with highly complex data models.
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It has been very useful in a wider variety of different scenarios within our organization, I could not be more pleased with my experience. It is appropriate for business decision makers who really need analytics to influence what they do day to day. I would say that ORBIT probably is not as useful for developers, but there are other software solutions out there that provide information that is more useful.
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Pros
  • It is great at taking in large amounts of data and housing it all.
  • Microsoft Power BI is so user friendly and it's dashboards are very easy on the eye.
  • The ease of sharing dashboards makes it great for use across a large company.
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  • User-Friendly
  • Results-Driven
  • Aesthetically Pleasing
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Cons
  • It would be easier for users could Microsoft Power BI and Excel used the same programming languages.
  • Would like to see the online version of Microsoft Power BI be as powerful as the desktop version.
  • Publishing a Microsoft Power BI file online and then having to save the file is somewhat redundant.
  • Would like to export each page or chart as an image.
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  • Sometimes it becomes difficult as to how to go about a particular function
  • Lagging
  • Unclear User Interface
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Likelihood to Renew
Microsoft Power BI is an excellent and scalable tool. It has a learning curve, but once you get past that, the sky is the limit and you can build from the most simple to the most complex dashboards. I have built everything from simple reports with only a few data points to complex reports with many pages and advanced filtering.
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Usability
Takes a little bit to get used to it. Not natively intuitive but fairly straight forward to pick up. Also docking it a few points because you can create a really clean, simple UI in Claude very quickly that's faster than building all of this yourself in Microsoft Power BI.
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ORBIT is so incredibly user-friendly. It makes things so much easier and it makes them go so much quicker.
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Support Rating
It is a fantastic tool, you can do almost everything related with data and reports, it is a perfect substitutive of Power Point and Excel with a high evolution and flexibility, and also it is very friendly and easy to share. I think all companies should have Power BI (or other BI tool) in their software package and if they are in the MS Suite, for sure Power BI should be the one due to all the benefits of the MS ecosystem.
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I never had a chance to work with the support team for Orbit Reporting and Analytics, hence cannot really comment here.
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Implementation Rating
It was integrated with our erp easily and was accessible on cloud.
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Alternatives Considered
All others apps are enablers and Microsoft Power BI is the visual that end user sees which often adds more value to the end user to make strategic decisions from this. All are equally great but Microsoft Power BI is the end result
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It provides a wide range of functionalities that are absent in the other platform. There are a large number of customizable services offered. It is very user-friendly and output-driven which makes it easier to interpret. It also supports ad-hoc reporting and data stories in an easier manner and format which makes it easier to use for users who are just beginners.
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Return on Investment
  • We're still early in the adoption process at this company, but we've illustrated how bad data keeps us from being more productive. ~25% of a team's work week was dedicated to effectively cleaning up entries, but it was always seen as a normal to them.
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  • Good reporting
  • Better Analytics
  • Enhanced decision making abilities
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ScreenShots

Microsoft Power BI Screenshots

Screenshot of Microsoft Power BI - Turns insights into impact for business usersScreenshot of Power BI integrates easily with Microsoft 365Screenshot of Microsoft Power BI - AI-Powered CapabilitiesScreenshot of Microsoft Power BI - Copilot can be used to create reportsScreenshot of Microsoft Power BI - Data HubScreenshot of Microsoft Power BI - Scales as organizational needs grow