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Microsoft Power BI

1,906 Reviews and Ratings

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130 Reviews and Ratings

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    ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price

    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

    Sisense

    Score8.4 out of 10
    		N/ASisense is a BI software and analytics platform. With what the vendor calls their In-Chip™ and Single Stack™ technologies, users have access to a comprehensive tool to analyze and visualize large, disparate data sets without IT resources.N/A
    Pricing
    Microsoft Power BISisense
    Editions & Modules
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    Offerings
    Pricing Offerings
    Microsoft Power BISisense
    Free Trial
    YesYes
    Free/Freemium Version
    YesNo
    Premium Consulting/Integration Services
    NoYes
    Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo setup fee
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    Community Pulse
    Microsoft Power BISisense
    Considered Both Products
    Microsoft
    Verified User
    Chose Microsoft Power BI
    Cost-effective but has a lot of features to offer. The perfect tool to build reports and dashboards with a large amount of data and complex data modeling. End users do not require much knowledge to get used to the tool. Regular updates from Microsoft to add new features and has …
    Incentivized
    Purav Vaidya
    Vice President, Mobile technology in Information Technology at Bank of America Merrill Lynch (Financial Services, 10,001+ employees)
    Chose Microsoft Power BI
    Microsoft BI tool does a better job than most of the other software. The reason is excellent visualizations and its capability to connect with various other software and data sources. Tableau does a better job when it comes to tutorials and being more user-friendly. Also …
    Incentivized
    Sisense Ltd
    Dhruv Vig
    Consultant in Sales at gammastack (Information Technology & Services, 201-500 employees)
    Chose Sisense
    Each tool has strengths, but Sisense stands out for its ease of use, scalability, and robust data integration. We chose Sisense for its balance of robust functionality and ease of use. We are happy that it can handle complex data integrations that aligned perfectly with our …
    Incentivized
    Victor Arana
    IT Manager in Information Technology at Stoneleaf Construction LLC (Construction, 51-200 employees)
    Chose Sisense
    Sisense truly stacks up against Power BI, Domo or Tableau as one of the most accurate data analysis applications that offers an intuitive approach to data exploration. You can use its web-based interface to tap the expertise of your data analytics team. They can build and share …
    Incentivized
    Verified User
    Chose Sisense
    Sisense does very well against most of the tools in the market. We chose this tool because of its great visualizations and easy to deploy procedures. The reports are very easy to generate and distribute them across departments and organization. It provides a great interface to …
    Incentivized
    Verified User
    Chose Sisense
    I've used a few different analytical engines over the last few years and none have the efficient ability as both a data manager and a dashboarding tool - usually, other platforms excel in one area or another. To expand further, tools that succeed in data management and …
    Incentivized
    David Hertzberg
    Founder in Professional Services at izi'Nov (Retail, 1-10 employees)
    Chose Sisense
    Sisense can't compare to any tool for the ease of user, intuitive interface and "time to data". I gave been working with both large enterprise and small SMB's using Sisense, and it is amazing to see how small companies quickly learn how to use it and how practical and efficient …
    Incentivized
    Verified User
    Chose Sisense
    Before purchasing Sisense and began recommending it as a solution to our clients, we tested four other BI visualization tools. All four of these ranked high on the Gartner Magic Quadrant. We researched Domo, Looker, MS Power BI and Tableau. Looker could be a better solution if …
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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 Power BISisense
    BI Standard Reporting
    Comparison of BI Standard Reporting features of Microsoft Power BI and Sisense
    Feature
    Microsoft Power BI
    8.8
    140 Ratings
    Sisense
    9.7
    47 Ratings
    Pixel Perfect reports8.5120 Ratings10.037 Ratings
    Customizable dashboards10.0140 Ratings10.047 Ratings
    Report Formatting Templates8.0128 Ratings9.033 Ratings
    Ad-hoc Reporting
    Comparison of Ad-hoc Reporting features of Microsoft Power BI and Sisense
    Feature
    Microsoft Power BI
    8.2
    140 Ratings
    Sisense
    8.8
    47 Ratings
    Drill-down analysis7.0139 Ratings10.047 Ratings
    Formatting capabilities9.0138 Ratings9.047 Ratings
    Integration with R or other statistical packages8.0103 Ratings9.027 Ratings
    Report sharing and collaboration9.0135 Ratings7.33 Ratings
    Report Output and Scheduling
    Comparison of Report Output and Scheduling features of Microsoft Power BI and Sisense
    Feature
    Microsoft Power BI
    8.6
    134 Ratings
    Sisense
    10.0
    46 Ratings
    Publish to Web8.0129 Ratings10.036 Ratings
    Publish to PDF9.0122 Ratings10.046 Ratings
    Report Versioning9.0102 Ratings10.024 Ratings
    Report Delivery Scheduling8.0104 Ratings10.039 Ratings
    Delivery to Remote Servers9.074 Ratings00 Ratings
    Data Discovery and Visualization
    Comparison of Data Discovery and Visualization features of Microsoft Power BI and Sisense
    Feature
    Microsoft Power BI
    8.7
    136 Ratings
    Sisense
    9.5
    45 Ratings
    Pre-built visualization formats (heatmaps, scatter plots etc.)9.0131 Ratings10.045 Ratings
    Location Analytics / Geographic Visualization8.0122 Ratings9.042 Ratings
    Predictive Analytics9.0102 Ratings9.029 Ratings
    Pattern Recognition and Data Mining9.01 Ratings10.01 Ratings
    Access Control and Security
    Comparison of Access Control and Security features of Microsoft Power BI and Sisense
    Feature
    Microsoft Power BI
    8.6
    127 Ratings
    Sisense
    10.0
    45 Ratings
    Multi-User Support (named login)9.0121 Ratings10.045 Ratings
    Role-Based Security Model9.0102 Ratings10.044 Ratings
    Multiple Access Permission Levels (Create, Read, Delete)10.0111 Ratings10.045 Ratings
    Report-Level Access Control7.01 Ratings10.01 Ratings
    Single Sign-On (SSO)8.394 Ratings00 Ratings
    Mobile Capabilities
    Comparison of Mobile Capabilities features of Microsoft Power BI and Sisense
    Feature
    Microsoft Power BI
    8.0
    117 Ratings
    Sisense
    9.7
    40 Ratings
    Responsive Design for Web Access8.0111 Ratings10.040 Ratings
    Mobile Application7.793 Ratings10.025 Ratings
    Dashboard / Report / Visualization Interactivity on Mobile7.7112 Ratings10.034 Ratings
    Application Program Interfaces (APIs) / Embedding
    Comparison of Application Program Interfaces (APIs) / Embedding features of Microsoft Power BI and Sisense
    Feature
    Microsoft Power BI
    8.4
    80 Ratings
    Sisense
    -
    Ratings
    REST API8.072 Ratings00 Ratings
    Javascript API9.956 Ratings00 Ratings
    iFrames8.055 Ratings00 Ratings
    Java API8.046 Ratings00 Ratings
    Themeable User Interface (UI)8.163 Ratings00 Ratings
    Customizable Platform (Open Source)8.444 Ratings00 Ratings
    User Ratings
    Microsoft Power BISisense
    Likelihood to Recommend
    8.5
    (142 ratings)
    10.0
    (58 ratings)
    Likelihood to Renew
    9.0
    (2 ratings)
    8.9
    (14 ratings)
    Usability
    7.9
    (58 ratings)
    10.0
    (6 ratings)
    Availability
    -
    (0 ratings)
    8.2
    (1 ratings)
    Performance
    -
    (0 ratings)
    8.2
    (1 ratings)
    Support Rating
    10.0
    (53 ratings)
    9.0
    (6 ratings)
    In-Person Training
    -
    (0 ratings)
    7.3
    (1 ratings)
    Online Training
    -
    (0 ratings)
    8.2
    (1 ratings)
    Implementation Rating
    9.0
    (1 ratings)
    7.1
    (3 ratings)
    Configurability
    -
    (0 ratings)
    8.2
    (1 ratings)
    Data Sharing and Collaboration
    8.5
    (82 ratings)
    9.1
    (47 ratings)
    Data Sources
    9.0
    (81 ratings)
    9.2
    (47 ratings)
    Ease of integration
    -
    (0 ratings)
    8.2
    (1 ratings)
    Product Scalability
    -
    (0 ratings)
    8.2
    (1 ratings)
    Vendor post-sale
    -
    (0 ratings)
    9.1
    (1 ratings)
    Vendor pre-sale
    -
    (0 ratings)
    9.1
    (1 ratings)