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Microsoft Power BI

1,906 Reviews and Ratings

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331 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

    Zoho Analytics

    Score8.1 out of 10
    Small Businesses (1-50 employees)
    		Zoho Analytics (formerly Zoho Reports) is a self-service BI and analytics platform that allows users to analyze their business data and create reports and dashboards. It is designed to help users create and share reports quickly, without IT assistance.

    $30

    per month 2 users

    Pricing
    Microsoft Power BIZoho Analytics
    Editions & Modules
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    Basic
    $30
    0.5M rows, 2 users
    Professional
    $30
    per user per month billed annually
    Standard
    $60
    1M rows, 5 users
    Premium
    $145
    5M rows, 15 users
    Enterprise
    $575
    50M rows, 50 users
    Offerings
    Pricing Offerings
    Microsoft Power BIZoho Analytics
    Free Trial
    YesYes
    Free/Freemium Version
    YesYes
    Premium Consulting/Integration Services
    NoYes
    Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo setup fee
    Additional Details—There is a 20% discount for all plans if subscribed yearly. Customers can buy add-on rows and users, in addition to the plans listed above.
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    Community Pulse
    Microsoft Power BIZoho Analytics
    Considered Both Products
    Microsoft
    Verified User
    Chose Microsoft Power BI
    NA - did not use any other software, yet. Happy with the services and features provided by Microsoft Power BI which helps us navigate through the client requests on a daily basis while also providing actionable insights / solutions with maximum efficiency and that too in a …
    Incentivized
    Verified User
    Chose Microsoft Power BI
    They all offer a free trial with free versions available, but for enterprise installation and support and overall cost per user, we decided to try out Microsoft BI. Microsoft BI offers predictive analytics as well as data prep tools which Google Analytics does not offer. Power …
    Incentivized
    Zoho
    Verified User
    Chose Zoho Analytics
    We would have preferred to set up an API into Microsoft Power BI, however, this would have taken resources to investigate and implement. Signing up for Zoho Analytics in order to gain access to the necessary data points within Service Desk Plus Cloud was seamless. It was very …
    Incentivized
    Verified User
    Chose Zoho Analytics
    Zoho Analytics has the best UI and user friendly to create reports and dashboard along with features like Zia Assistance that guide in creating reports and dashboard and also help in the forecasting of the data based on the past records.
    Incentivized
    Verified User
    Chose Zoho Analytics
    Compared to Qlik BI, Power BI, and Tableau, Zoho is a very economical option. It still manages to perform and proves to serve on par with the other mentioned software. It only lacks popularity, which is why not many people are using it. Zoho Analytics is a solid option for BI.
    Incentivized
    Piyush Sharma
    Sr. Manager in Human Resources at Dsys Inc (Information Technology & Services, 11-50 employees)
    Chose Zoho Analytics
    Zoho has good reporting and analytical tools if they work on more API integration.
    Incentivized
    Dinesh Kumar
    Lead Generation Executive in Information Technology at Springbord (Information Technology & Services, 201-500 employees)
    Chose Zoho Analytics
    Ease of Use and Accessibility
    Incentivized
    Verified User
    Chose Zoho Analytics
    Have briefly used Tableu
    Incentivized
    Dr. ROOPESH RAO
    Head Industry Institute Initiatives/Training and Placement Officer in Customer Service at Datta Meghe Institute of Medical Sciences (Education Management, 51-200 employees)
    Chose Zoho Analytics
    Zoho Analytics is better in form of costing and pricing. The package is cheaper. The firm being large, small cap or mid cap, Zoho Analytics can help them provide accurate analytics and details. Customized graphical representation can be created which is easy to understand and …
    Incentivized
    Casey Schuler
    CEO (Chief Executive Officer) in Corporate at PalCare (Business Supplies & Equipment, 11-50 employees)
    Chose Zoho Analytics
    Not nearly as robust or full function as PowerBI, but is lightweight and more cost effective.
    Incentivized
    John Sheldon II
    Business Development Manager in Information Technology at Renu Energy Solutions (Renewables & Environment, 51-200 employees)
    Chose Zoho Analytics
    Zoho has an intuitive interface with WYSIWYG interfacing so that there is little to no coding required. The other platforms we looked at are powerful and perform similar tasks as Zoho, however, the pricing of Zoho is a significant value. Additionally, there are more and more …
    Incentivized
    Verified User
    Chose Zoho Analytics
    Zoho costs less than power BI. Also, it's easy to use whereas power BI is a bit complex to use. Zoho has a lot of extra features than a Smartlook. Zoho is best for easy integration and data capturing.
    Incentivized
    Verified User
    Chose Zoho Analytics
    Needs expert-level knowledge and becomes very expensive to maintain.
    Incentivized
    Jessica Fontana-Eddowes
    VP of Digital in Marketing at Larada Sciences (Marketing & Advertising, 11-50 employees)
    Chose Zoho Analytics
    one of the things i do like about zoho analytics is that we don't have to pay for integrations the same way we do on Google Data Studio. So, in terms of cost effectiveness, ive had much better luck with zoho. It can also do pivot tables with data and provide visualization that …
    Incentivized
    Abhay Singh Thakur
    Web Developer in Information Technology at Flytbase (Information Technology & Services, 11-50 employees)
    Chose Zoho Analytics
    Zoho Analytics was better than these products for a company of our size, cost-effective and gets the job done as you want. One of the most prominent features that turned us to use Zoho was their NoSQL support. Apart from this everything worked on SQL which was easily used by …
    Incentivized
    Kapil Pendse
    CTO & Product Manager in Product Management at KAI Square (Information Technology and Services, 11-50 employees)
    Chose Zoho Analytics
    Zoho Reports has the features that we were looking for -
    • Import of data from an API endpoint in JSON format (no specific schema)
    • Scheduled imports
    Incentivized
    Verified User
    Chose Zoho Analytics
    Power BI, Tableau are leaders in data visualization tool industry. They provide extensive features and they are priced accordingly. Excel is still my go to tool for analysis on my local machine but it likes functionalities like Zoho app sync, customizable dashboard and AI …
    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
    No answers on this topic
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    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    No answers on this topic
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    Implementation went as expected
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    Features
    Microsoft Power BIZoho Analytics
    BI Standard Reporting
    Comparison of BI Standard Reporting features of Microsoft Power BI and Zoho Analytics
    Feature
    Microsoft Power BI
    8.8
    140 Ratings
    Zoho Analytics
    8.7
    131 Ratings
    Pixel Perfect reports8.5120 Ratings8.8102 Ratings
    Customizable dashboards10.0140 Ratings8.5131 Ratings
    Report Formatting Templates8.0128 Ratings00 Ratings
    Ad-hoc Reporting
    Comparison of Ad-hoc Reporting features of Microsoft Power BI and Zoho Analytics
    Feature
    Microsoft Power BI
    8.2
    140 Ratings
    Zoho Analytics
    8.1
    133 Ratings
    Drill-down analysis7.0139 Ratings8.0127 Ratings
    Formatting capabilities9.0138 Ratings7.6132 Ratings
    Integration with R or other statistical packages8.0103 Ratings00 Ratings
    Report sharing and collaboration9.0135 Ratings8.6133 Ratings
    Report Output and Scheduling
    Comparison of Report Output and Scheduling features of Microsoft Power BI and Zoho Analytics
    Feature
    Microsoft Power BI
    8.6
    134 Ratings
    Zoho Analytics
    8.4
    125 Ratings
    Publish to Web8.0129 Ratings8.1104 Ratings
    Publish to PDF9.0122 Ratings8.7123 Ratings
    Report Versioning9.0102 Ratings00 Ratings
    Report Delivery Scheduling8.0104 Ratings8.4108 Ratings
    Delivery to Remote Servers9.074 Ratings00 Ratings
    Data Discovery and Visualization
    Comparison of Data Discovery and Visualization features of Microsoft Power BI and Zoho Analytics
    Feature
    Microsoft Power BI
    8.7
    136 Ratings
    Zoho Analytics
    8.0
    80 Ratings
    Pre-built visualization formats (heatmaps, scatter plots etc.)9.0131 Ratings8.276 Ratings
    Location Analytics / Geographic Visualization8.0122 Ratings8.568 Ratings
    Predictive Analytics9.0102 Ratings7.462 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 Zoho Analytics
    Feature
    Microsoft Power BI
    8.6
    127 Ratings
    Zoho Analytics
    8.5
    125 Ratings
    Multi-User Support (named login)9.0121 Ratings8.7123 Ratings
    Role-Based Security Model9.0102 Ratings8.968 Ratings
    Multiple Access Permission Levels (Create, Read, Delete)10.0111 Ratings8.5118 Ratings
    Report-Level Access Control7.01 Ratings8.026 Ratings
    Single Sign-On (SSO)8.394 Ratings8.670 Ratings
    Mobile Capabilities
    Comparison of Mobile Capabilities features of Microsoft Power BI and Zoho Analytics
    Feature
    Microsoft Power BI
    8.0
    117 Ratings
    Zoho Analytics
    6.3
    93 Ratings
    Responsive Design for Web Access8.0111 Ratings7.267 Ratings
    Mobile Application7.793 Ratings4.069 Ratings
    Dashboard / Report / Visualization Interactivity on Mobile7.7112 Ratings5.782 Ratings
    Application Program Interfaces (APIs) / Embedding
    Comparison of Application Program Interfaces (APIs) / Embedding features of Microsoft Power BI and Zoho Analytics
    Feature
    Microsoft Power BI
    8.4
    80 Ratings
    Zoho Analytics
    8.3
    61 Ratings
    REST API8.072 Ratings8.157 Ratings
    Javascript API9.956 Ratings00 Ratings
    iFrames8.055 Ratings8.549 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 BIZoho Analytics
    Likelihood to Recommend
    8.5
    (142 ratings)
    7.1
    (135 ratings)
    Likelihood to Renew
    9.0
    (2 ratings)
    8.9
    (9 ratings)
    Usability
    7.9
    (58 ratings)
    7.8
    (79 ratings)
    Availability
    -
    (0 ratings)
    9.1
    (1 ratings)
    Performance
    -
    (0 ratings)
    9.1
    (2 ratings)
    Support Rating
    10.0
    (53 ratings)
    5.4
    (18 ratings)
    Implementation Rating
    9.0
    (1 ratings)
    5.5
    (3 ratings)
    Data Sharing and Collaboration
    8.5
    (82 ratings)
    7.7
    (51 ratings)
    Data Sources
    9.0
    (81 ratings)
    8.8
    (51 ratings)
    Ease of integration
    -
    (0 ratings)
    7.3
    (1 ratings)
    Product Scalability
    -
    (0 ratings)
    7.1
    (67 ratings)
    Vendor post-sale
    -
    (0 ratings)
    7.3
    (1 ratings)
    Vendor pre-sale
    -
    (0 ratings)
    8.2
    (1 ratings)