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    ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price

    Amazon Quick Sight

    Score8.4 out of 10
    N/AAmazon Quick Sight is a cloud-based Business Intelligence (BI) service within Amazon Quick. It connects enterprise data sources to interactive dashboards, visualizations, natural-language analysis, and analytics workflows.

    $24

    per month per user

    Microsoft Power BI

    Score8.5 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.

    $168

    per year per user

    SAS Viya

    Score10 out of 10
    N/AAn end-to-end platform for AI, data science, and analytics, used for modeling, as well as management and deployment of AI models.N/A
    Pricing
    Amazon Quick SightMicrosoft Power BISAS Viya
    Editions & Modules
    Reader
    $3
    per month per user
    Author
    $24
    per month per user
    Reader Pro
    $24
    per month per user
    Author Pro
    $50
    per month per user
    Power BI Pro
    $14
    per month (billed annually) per user
    Power BI Premium
    $24
    per month (billed annually) per user
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    Offerings
    Pricing Offerings
    Amazon Quick SightMicrosoft Power BISAS Viya
    Free Trial
    YesYesYes
    Free/Freemium Version
    NoYesNo
    Premium Consulting/Integration Services
    NoNoNo
    Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo setup feeNo setup fee
    Additional DetailsProspective buyers can also purchase a set number of sessions or questions in lieu of a monthly subscription.Power BI Desktop is the data exploration and report authoring experience for Power BI, and is available as a free download.
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    Community Pulse
    Amazon Quick SightMicrosoft Power BISAS Viya
    Considered Multiple Products
    Amazon AWS
    Chose Amazon Quick Sight
    As per our requirement, the Amazon Eco System leads us to use the Amazon Quick Sight platform. It works well with Redshift datasources.
    Incentivized
    Chose Amazon Quick Sight
    Due to the fact that our platform infrastructure is mainly based on AWS, it was seamless and effortless for integration. Our second consideration is the operating cost in which QuickSight is reasonably low compared to other tools we had evaluated. From a development …
    Incentivized
    Microsoft
    Chose Microsoft Power BI
    Compared to Amazon QuickSight, if your dataset is coming from Amazon S3, it is much easier to just use QuickSight. However, if you are building a pipeline using prefect to transfer data, MS Power BI would potentially be a good tool to use and visualize the data by some none …
    Incentivized
    Chose Microsoft Power BI
    It Improve business process agility.
    Incentivized
    SAS
    No answer on this topic
    Key User Insights
    Would buy again
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    96%
    Would buy again
    110 Answers
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    Delivers good value for the price
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    97%
    Delivers good value for the price
    103 Answers
    No answers on this topic
    Happy with the feature set
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    97%
    Happy with the feature set
    112 Answers
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    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
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    99%
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    69 Answers
    No answers on this topic
    Implementation went as expected
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    95%
    Implementation went as expected
    73 Answers
    No answers on this topic
    Features
    Amazon Quick SightMicrosoft Power BISAS Viya
    BI Standard Reporting
    Comparison of BI Standard Reporting features of Amazon Quick Sight and Microsoft Power BI and SAS Viya
    Feature
    Amazon Quick Sight
    10.0
    6 Ratings
    20% above category average
    Microsoft Power BI
    8.1
    198 Ratings
    1% below category average
    SAS Viya
    -
    Ratings
    Pixel Perfect reports10.05 Ratings8.1169 Ratings00 Ratings
    Customizable dashboards10.06 Ratings8.6197 Ratings00 Ratings
    Report Formatting Templates10.06 Ratings7.7180 Ratings00 Ratings
    Ad-hoc Reporting
    Comparison of Ad-hoc Reporting features of Amazon Quick Sight and Microsoft Power BI and SAS Viya
    Feature
    Amazon Quick Sight
    10.0
    6 Ratings
    22% above category average
    Microsoft Power BI
    7.9
    196 Ratings
    1% below category average
    SAS Viya
    -
    Ratings
    Drill-down analysis10.06 Ratings8.4193 Ratings00 Ratings
    Formatting capabilities10.06 Ratings7.7193 Ratings00 Ratings
    Integration with R or other statistical packages10.04 Ratings7.4143 Ratings00 Ratings
    Report sharing and collaboration10.06 Ratings8.2191 Ratings00 Ratings
    Report Output and Scheduling
    Comparison of Report Output and Scheduling features of Amazon Quick Sight and Microsoft Power BI and SAS Viya
    Feature
    Amazon Quick Sight
    8.4
    6 Ratings
    2% above category average
    Microsoft Power BI
    7.9
    189 Ratings
    4% below category average
    SAS Viya
    -
    Ratings
    Publish to Web8.03 Ratings8.1179 Ratings00 Ratings
    Publish to PDF10.03 Ratings7.7174 Ratings00 Ratings
    Report Versioning10.05 Ratings7.7145 Ratings00 Ratings
    Report Delivery Scheduling7.04 Ratings8.3148 Ratings00 Ratings
    Delivery to Remote Servers7.03 Ratings7.9111 Ratings00 Ratings
    Data Discovery and Visualization
    Comparison of Data Discovery and Visualization features of Amazon Quick Sight and Microsoft Power BI and SAS Viya
    Feature
    Amazon Quick Sight
    10.0
    6 Ratings
    22% above category average
    Microsoft Power BI
    7.7
    189 Ratings
    4% below category average
    SAS Viya
    -
    Ratings
    Pre-built visualization formats (heatmaps, scatter plots etc.)10.06 Ratings8.3183 Ratings00 Ratings
    Location Analytics / Geographic Visualization10.05 Ratings8.1168 Ratings00 Ratings
    Predictive Analytics10.03 Ratings7.2138 Ratings00 Ratings
    Pattern Recognition and Data Mining10.01 Ratings7.339 Ratings00 Ratings
    Access Control and Security
    Comparison of Access Control and Security features of Amazon Quick Sight and Microsoft Power BI and SAS Viya
    Feature
    Amazon Quick Sight
    10.0
    6 Ratings
    16% above category average
    Microsoft Power BI
    8.3
    180 Ratings
    2% below category average
    SAS Viya
    -
    Ratings
    Multi-User Support (named login)10.06 Ratings8.6169 Ratings00 Ratings
    Role-Based Security Model10.06 Ratings8.1148 Ratings00 Ratings
    Multiple Access Permission Levels (Create, Read, Delete)10.06 Ratings8.1160 Ratings00 Ratings
    Report-Level Access Control10.01 Ratings8.149 Ratings00 Ratings
    Single Sign-On (SSO)10.05 Ratings8.5141 Ratings00 Ratings
    Mobile Capabilities
    Comparison of Mobile Capabilities features of Amazon Quick Sight and Microsoft Power BI and SAS Viya
    Feature
    Amazon Quick Sight
    3.9
    4 Ratings
    66% below category average
    Microsoft Power BI
    7.9
    162 Ratings
    2% above category average
    SAS Viya
    -
    Ratings
    Responsive Design for Web Access4.03 Ratings7.6152 Ratings00 Ratings
    Mobile Application3.52 Ratings7.5133 Ratings00 Ratings
    Dashboard / Report / Visualization Interactivity on Mobile3.84 Ratings7.8155 Ratings00 Ratings
    Application Program Interfaces (APIs) / Embedding
    Comparison of Application Program Interfaces (APIs) / Embedding features of Amazon Quick Sight and Microsoft Power BI and SAS Viya
    Feature
    Amazon Quick Sight
    6.0
    3 Ratings
    26% below category average
    Microsoft Power BI
    7.6
    116 Ratings
    2% below category average
    SAS Viya
    -
    Ratings
    REST API6.12 Ratings7.7104 Ratings00 Ratings
    Javascript API6.62 Ratings7.485 Ratings00 Ratings
    iFrames7.03 Ratings8.055 Ratings00 Ratings
    Java API6.12 Ratings6.769 Ratings00 Ratings
    Themeable User Interface (UI)7.03 Ratings7.391 Ratings00 Ratings
    Customizable Platform (Open Source)3.03 Ratings8.444 Ratings00 Ratings
    Best Alternatives
    Amazon Quick SightMicrosoft Power BISAS Viya
    Small Businesses
    Cyfe
    Score4 out of 10
    Cyfe
    Score4 out of 10
    IBM SPSS Statistics
    Score8 out of 10
    Medium-sized Companies
    Qlik Cloud Analytics (Qlik Sense)
    Score8.2 out of 10
    Qlik Cloud Analytics (Qlik Sense)
    Score8.2 out of 10
    Alteryx Platform
    Score9 out of 10
    Enterprises
    Jaspersoft Community Edition
    Score7 out of 10
    Jaspersoft Community Edition
    Score7 out of 10
    Alteryx Platform
    Score9 out of 10
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    User Ratings
    Amazon Quick SightMicrosoft Power BISAS Viya
    Likelihood to Recommend
    10.0
    (6 ratings)
    8.6
    (199 ratings)
    9.1
    (12 ratings)
    Likelihood to Renew
    -
    (0 ratings)
    9.6
    (3 ratings)
    4.5
    (5 ratings)
    Usability
    10.0
    (2 ratings)
    8.3
    (115 ratings)
    8.2
    (3 ratings)
    Availability
    -
    (0 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    10.0
    (1 ratings)
    Performance
    -
    (0 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    9.0
    (1 ratings)
    Support Rating
    9.0
    (1 ratings)
    10.0
    (52 ratings)
    10.0
    (3 ratings)
    In-Person Training
    -
    (0 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    9.0
    (1 ratings)
    Online Training
    -
    (0 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    8.0
    (1 ratings)
    Implementation Rating
    -
    (0 ratings)
    9.0
    (1 ratings)
    9.0
    (1 ratings)
    Configurability
    -
    (0 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    10.0
    (1 ratings)
    Data Sharing and Collaboration
    7.1
    (4 ratings)
    8.5
    (82 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Data Sources
    7.1
    (4 ratings)
    9.0
    (81 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Ease of integration
    -
    (0 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    8.0
    (1 ratings)
    Product Scalability
    -
    (0 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    9.0
    (1 ratings)
    Vendor post-sale
    -
    (0 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    10.0
    (1 ratings)
    Vendor pre-sale
    -
    (0 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    10.0
    (1 ratings)
    User Testimonials
    Amazon Quick SightMicrosoft Power BISAS Viya
    Likelihood to Recommend
    Amazon AWS
    Amazon Quicksight is a truly cloud-based solution so it works perfectly fine and saves a lot of expense in terms of hardware and maintenance. We can maintain it by ourselves by giving commands on UI. If you have connectivity issues then it can cause headaches because it's a cloud platform and it's a bit costly as compared to other services
    Incentivized
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    Microsoft
    Has significantly improved collation of data and visualisation especially with business across Europe. Has given me the ability to see the Site availability at the click of a button to see which Site is in the "money" and seize opportunities based on Market data
    Incentivized
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    SAS
    SAS Advance Analytics is well suited for data that is visual. Data where you want to see multiple graphs and models are good for this software. However, if your data is more descriptive this may not be the best program. SAS is well suited for data where you need to make comparisons on the feasibility of two different programs. Data that can be compared is perfect for this software.
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    Pros
    Amazon AWS
    • Easily to set up for data sources, already supports quite a few of AWS and non-AWS data sources
    • Cost friendly since users are charged only for basis of usage
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    Microsoft
    • Options for data source connections are immense. Not just which sources, but your options for *how* the data is brought in.
    • Constant updates (this is both good and bad at times).
    • User friendliness. I can get the data connections set up and draft some quick visuals, then release to the target audience and let them expand on it how they want to.
    Incentivized
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    SAS
    • SAS is can be used as query builder tool which can automate a lot of excel process.
    • There are variety of statistical options available that tie up good visual analytics.
    • There are inbuilt models available for different operations which doesn't require any coding and are easy to run.
    Incentivized
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    Cons
    Amazon AWS
    • It is still immature as a cloud-based BI tool.
    • Its functionality is about 40-50% of its competitor's products.
    • Application is still a little buggy and non-intuitive at times.
    Incentivized
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    Microsoft
    • 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.
    Incentivized
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    SAS
    • SAS Analytics does not have very good graphic capabilities. Their advanced graphics packages are expensive, and still not very appealing or intuitive to customize.
    • SAS Analytics is not as up-to-date when it comes to advanced analytical techniques as R or other open-source analytics packages.
    Incentivized
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    Likelihood to Renew
    Amazon AWS
    No answers on this topic
    Microsoft
    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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    SAS
    Not only does SAS become easier to use as the user gets more familiar with its capabilities, but the customer service is excellent. Any issues with SAS and their technical team is either contacting the user via email, chat, text, WebEx, or phone. They have power users that have years of experience with SAS there to help with any issue.
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    Usability
    Amazon AWS
    It was helping us a lot as per our business needs. Reporting is way easy with QuickSight that helps us to understand the performance of campaigns effectively and so does the performance of sales individual. We can analyze the data and create a new strategies effectively. Setup and maintenance was way easy
    Incentivized
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    Microsoft
    Automating reporting has reduced manual data processing by 50-70%, freeing up analysts for higher-value tasks. A finance team that previously spent 20+ hours per week on Excel-based reports now does it in minutes with Microsoft Power BI's automated Real-time dashboards have shortened decision cycles by 30-40%, enabling leadership to react quickly to sales trends, operational bottlenecks, and customer behavior.
    Incentivized
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    SAS
    If SAS Enterprise Guide is utilized any beginning user will be able to shorten the learning curve. This is allow the user a plethora of basic capabilities until they can utilize coding to expand their needs in manipulating and presenting data. SAS is also dedicated to expanding this environment so it is ever growing.
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    Reliability and Availability
    Amazon AWS
    No answers on this topic
    Microsoft
    No answers on this topic
    SAS
    SAS probably has the most market saturation out of all of the analytics software worldwide. They are in every industry and they are knowledgable about every industry. They are always available to take questions, solve issues, and discuss a company's needs. A company that buys SAS software has a dedicated representative that is there for all of their needs.
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    Performance
    Amazon AWS
    No answers on this topic
    Microsoft
    No answers on this topic
    SAS
    Although nothing is perfect, SAS is almost there. The software can handle billions of rows of data without a glitch and runs at a quick pace regardless of what the user wants to perform. SAS products are made to handle data so performance is of their utmost important. The software is created to run things as efficiently as SAS software can to maximize performance.
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    Support Rating
    Amazon AWS
    They provide proper support when needed. They are always ready to provide the box solution and make things easier for users.
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    Microsoft
    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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    SAS
    SAS is generally known for good support that's one of the main reasons to justify the cost of having SAS licenses within our organization is knowing that customer support is just a quick phone call away. I've usually had good experiences with the SAS customer support team it's one of the ways in which the company stands out in my view.
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    In-Person Training
    Amazon AWS
    No answers on this topic
    Microsoft
    No answers on this topic
    SAS
    SAS has regional and national conferences that are dedicated to expanding users' knowledge of the software and showing them what changes and additions they are making to the software. There are user groups in most of the major cities that also provide multi-day seminars that focus on specific topics for education. If online training isn't the best way for the user, there is ample in-person training available.
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    Online Training
    Amazon AWS
    No answers on this topic
    Microsoft
    No answers on this topic
    SAS
    There are online videos, live classes, and resource material which makes training very easy to access. However, nothing is circumstantial so applying your training can get tricky if the user is performing complex tasks. When purchasing software, SAS will also allocate education credits so the user(s) can access classes and material online to help expand their knowledge.
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    Implementation Rating
    Amazon AWS
    No answers on this topic
    Microsoft
    It was integrated with our erp easily and was accessible on cloud.
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    SAS
    Ask as many questions you can before the install to understand the process. Since a third party does the installation your company is sort of a passanger and it is easy to get lost in the process. It also helps to have all users and IT support involved in the install to help increase the knowledge as to how SAS runs and what it needs to perform correctly.
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    Alternatives Considered
    Amazon AWS
    All of the other reporting platforms my organization has used previously were within our CRM and not a standalone program. In that we were very limited in being able to slice and dice the data the way that we wanted to
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    Microsoft
    Microsoft Power BI is free. If I didn't want to create a custom platform (i.e. my organization insisted on an existing platform that I *had* to use), I'd use Microsoft Power BI. For any start-up or SMB, I'd just use Claude & Grok to build it quickly, also for free. Would not pay for Tableau or Sigma anymore. Not worth it at all.
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    SAS
    SAS was the incumbent tool, and what the team knew. We did look into using Revolution Analytics enterprise version of R, but the learning curve on that caused us to stick with SAS. In my current position, I've opted for WPS over SAS. I can still leverage my SAS experience, but the price is about 15% of what SAS charges, with extra functionality, such as direct database access. I can supplement WPS with free software, such R for anything that it might be missing.
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    Scalability
    Amazon AWS
    No answers on this topic
    Microsoft
    No answers on this topic
    SAS
    It all depends on the type of SAS product the user has. Scaleability differs from product to product, and if the user has SAS Office Analytics the scaleability is quite robust. This software will satisfy the majority of the company's analytic needs for years to come. In addition, if SAS is not meeting the users needs the company can easily find SAS solutions that will.
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    Return on Investment
    Amazon AWS
    • Cost Effective
    • Easy setup and maintenance
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    Microsoft
    • Power BI usage reduced the effort of analytical reports creation by about 80%
    • Empowered all the level of employee to be more vigilant of the data and business insights, gained the profit of 8% overall.
    • AI-powered predictive analytics improved forecasting accuracy by 17%, that topped the overall sales.
    Incentivized
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    SAS
    • SAS is pretty expensive, so a company would need to take that into consideration before purchasing a license.
    • A lot of companies are now starting to use SAS Advance Analytics, it is great for sharing data between departments.
    • Presentations come out better when using SAS, and estimates are more precise to the confidence interval.
    Incentivized
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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