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Microsoft Power BI vs. Sisense for Cloud Data Teams

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Microsoft Power BI

1,906 Reviews and Ratings

Sisense for Cloud Data Teams

54 Reviews and Ratings

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    Overview
    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 for Cloud Data Teams

    Score6.6 out of 10
    		N/ASisense for Cloud Data Teams (formerly Periscope Data) is a data visualization tool that allows users to connect to their SQL databases to create sharable, interactive dashboards. In addition to SQL, its analytics integrate with R and Python, allowing users to prep datasets, perform analysis, and create their own visualizations. Sisense acquired Periscope Data in mid-2019.N/A
    Pricing
    Microsoft Power BISisense for Cloud Data Teams
    Editions & Modules
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    Pricing Offerings
    Microsoft Power BISisense for Cloud Data Teams
    Free Trial
    YesNo
    Free/Freemium Version
    YesNo
    Premium Consulting/Integration Services
    NoNo
    Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo setup fee
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    Community Pulse
    Microsoft Power BISisense for Cloud Data Teams
    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
    Steffany Winkelmann
    Client Success Manager in Customer Service at Jackrabbit Online Class Management Software (Computer Software, 51-200 employees)
    Chose Microsoft Power BI
    I am not a data analyst, but as a user, I prefer the UI of Power BI compared to Periscope Data. Periscope Data has some really great functionality and can build some really useful reports, but Power BI seems to have more useful visuals and is easier for non-database …
    Incentivized
    Sisense Ltd
    Ryan McLean
    Senior Data Analyst in Product Management at Imagine Learning (Research, 1001-5000 employees)
    Chose Sisense for Cloud Data Teams
    RStudio requires custom code from programmers and the decision was made to move to software instead of software developers. Microsoft Power BI didn't have the right data subscription capabilities for our customers.
    Incentivized
    Philip Boontje
    CFO in Finance and Accounting at ClubCollect (Financial Services, 11-50 employees)
    Chose Sisense for Cloud Data Teams
    Sharing of visualisations and rapid prototypen/building, ease of use. UX is 20x better.
    Incentivized
    Verified User
    Chose Sisense for Cloud Data Teams
    Periscope Data enables data wrangling and is more familiar to SQL-savvy people - which are mostly analysts. Writing query is not really tedious for them, so it is not a huge problem. Quick and nice response from Periscope support is really helpful for the users.
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    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 for Cloud Data Teams
    BI Standard Reporting
    Comparison of BI Standard Reporting features of Microsoft Power BI and Sisense for Cloud Data Teams
    Feature
    Microsoft Power BI
    8.8
    140 Ratings
    Sisense for Cloud Data Teams
    9.2
    19 Ratings
    Pixel Perfect reports8.5120 Ratings8.810 Ratings
    Customizable dashboards10.0140 Ratings9.119 Ratings
    Report Formatting Templates8.0128 Ratings9.617 Ratings
    Ad-hoc Reporting
    Comparison of Ad-hoc Reporting features of Microsoft Power BI and Sisense for Cloud Data Teams
    Feature
    Microsoft Power BI
    8.2
    140 Ratings
    Sisense for Cloud Data Teams
    8.8
    19 Ratings
    Drill-down analysis7.0139 Ratings9.015 Ratings
    Formatting capabilities9.0138 Ratings9.218 Ratings
    Integration with R or other statistical packages8.0103 Ratings8.610 Ratings
    Report sharing and collaboration9.0135 Ratings8.619 Ratings
    Report Output and Scheduling
    Comparison of Report Output and Scheduling features of Microsoft Power BI and Sisense for Cloud Data Teams
    Feature
    Microsoft Power BI
    8.6
    134 Ratings
    Sisense for Cloud Data Teams
    9.6
    18 Ratings
    Publish to Web8.0129 Ratings9.612 Ratings
    Publish to PDF9.0122 Ratings9.612 Ratings
    Report Versioning9.0102 Ratings9.612 Ratings
    Report Delivery Scheduling8.0104 Ratings9.615 Ratings
    Delivery to Remote Servers9.074 Ratings9.47 Ratings
    Data Discovery and Visualization
    Comparison of Data Discovery and Visualization features of Microsoft Power BI and Sisense for Cloud Data Teams
    Feature
    Microsoft Power BI
    8.7
    136 Ratings
    Sisense for Cloud Data Teams
    8.7
    19 Ratings
    Pre-built visualization formats (heatmaps, scatter plots etc.)9.0131 Ratings8.318 Ratings
    Location Analytics / Geographic Visualization8.0122 Ratings8.817 Ratings
    Predictive Analytics9.0102 Ratings9.011 Ratings
    Pattern Recognition and Data Mining9.01 Ratings00 Ratings
    Access Control and Security
    Comparison of Access Control and Security features of Microsoft Power BI and Sisense for Cloud Data Teams
    Feature
    Microsoft Power BI
    8.6
    127 Ratings
    Sisense for Cloud Data Teams
    -
    Ratings
    Multi-User Support (named login)9.0121 Ratings00 Ratings
    Role-Based Security Model9.0102 Ratings00 Ratings
    Multiple Access Permission Levels (Create, Read, Delete)10.0111 Ratings00 Ratings
    Report-Level Access Control7.01 Ratings00 Ratings
    Single Sign-On (SSO)8.394 Ratings00 Ratings
    Mobile Capabilities
    Comparison of Mobile Capabilities features of Microsoft Power BI and Sisense for Cloud Data Teams
    Feature
    Microsoft Power BI
    8.0
    117 Ratings
    Sisense for Cloud Data Teams
    -
    Ratings
    Responsive Design for Web Access8.0111 Ratings00 Ratings
    Mobile Application7.793 Ratings00 Ratings
    Dashboard / Report / Visualization Interactivity on Mobile7.7112 Ratings00 Ratings
    Application Program Interfaces (APIs) / Embedding
    Comparison of Application Program Interfaces (APIs) / Embedding features of Microsoft Power BI and Sisense for Cloud Data Teams
    Feature
    Microsoft Power BI
    8.4
    80 Ratings
    Sisense for Cloud Data Teams
    -
    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 for Cloud Data Teams
    Likelihood to Recommend
    8.5
    (142 ratings)
    8.4
    (19 ratings)
    Likelihood to Renew
    9.0
    (2 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Usability
    7.9
    (58 ratings)
    9.0
    (4 ratings)
    Support Rating
    10.0
    (53 ratings)
    8.0
    (3 ratings)
    Implementation Rating
    9.0
    (1 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Data Sharing and Collaboration
    8.5
    (82 ratings)
    9.0
    (2 ratings)
    Data Sources
    9.0
    (81 ratings)
    9.0
    (2 ratings)