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    ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price

    Arcadia Data (discontinued)

    Score9.3 out of 10
    N/AArcadia Data, a provider of cloud-native AI-powered business intelligence and real-time analytics, was acquired by Cloudera in late 2019. The solution is no longer available for sale, and its capabilities now augment Cloudera's Data Warehouse.N/A

    Microsoft BI (MSBI)

    Score8.5 out of 10
    N/AMicrosoft BI is a business intelligence product used for data analysis and generating reports on server-based data. It features unlimited data analysis capacity with its reporting engine, SQL Server Reporting Services alongside ETL, master data management, and data cleansing.

    $14

    per month per user

    Pricing
    Arcadia Data (discontinued)Microsoft BI (MSBI)
    Editions & Modules
    No answers on this topic
    Power BI Pro
    $14
    per month per user
    Power BI Premium
    $24
    per month per user
    Offerings
    Pricing Offerings
    Arcadia Data (discontinued)Microsoft BI (MSBI)
    Free Trial
    NoNo
    Free/Freemium Version
    NoYes
    Premium Consulting/Integration Services
    NoNo
    Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo setup fee
    Additional Details
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    Community Pulse
    Arcadia Data (discontinued)Microsoft BI (MSBI)
    Considered Both Products
    Discontinued Products
    No answer on this topic
    Microsoft
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    Key User Insights
    Would buy again
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    100%
    Would buy again
    15 Answers
    Delivers good value for the price
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    100%
    Delivers good value for the price
    15 Answers
    Happy with the feature set
    No answers on this topic
    100%
    Happy with the feature set
    15 Answers
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    No answers on this topic
    100%
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    13 Answers
    Implementation went as expected
    No answers on this topic
    100%
    Implementation went as expected
    11 Answers
    Features
    Arcadia Data (discontinued)Microsoft BI (MSBI)
    BI Standard Reporting
    Comparison of BI Standard Reporting features of Arcadia Data (discontinued) and Microsoft BI (MSBI)
    Feature
    Arcadia Data (discontinued)
    9.2
    3 Ratings
    12% above category average
    Microsoft BI (MSBI)
    9.0
    53 Ratings
    10% above category average
    Pixel Perfect reports9.03 Ratings8.546 Ratings
    Customizable dashboards9.03 Ratings9.653 Ratings
    Report Formatting Templates9.73 Ratings8.951 Ratings
    Ad-hoc Reporting
    Comparison of Ad-hoc Reporting features of Arcadia Data (discontinued) and Microsoft BI (MSBI)
    Feature
    Arcadia Data (discontinued)
    9.2
    3 Ratings
    14% above category average
    Microsoft BI (MSBI)
    8.5
    53 Ratings
    6% above category average
    Drill-down analysis9.33 Ratings8.548 Ratings
    Formatting capabilities8.73 Ratings8.353 Ratings
    Integration with R or other statistical packages9.33 Ratings8.342 Ratings
    Report sharing and collaboration9.33 Ratings8.953 Ratings
    Report Output and Scheduling
    Comparison of Report Output and Scheduling features of Arcadia Data (discontinued) and Microsoft BI (MSBI)
    Feature
    Arcadia Data (discontinued)
    8.7
    3 Ratings
    6% above category average
    Microsoft BI (MSBI)
    8.6
    52 Ratings
    5% above category average
    Publish to Web8.33 Ratings9.348 Ratings
    Publish to PDF9.33 Ratings9.148 Ratings
    Report Versioning9.03 Ratings7.444 Ratings
    Report Delivery Scheduling8.03 Ratings8.547 Ratings
    Delivery to Remote Servers9.03 Ratings8.526 Ratings
    Data Discovery and Visualization
    Comparison of Data Discovery and Visualization features of Arcadia Data (discontinued) and Microsoft BI (MSBI)
    Feature
    Arcadia Data (discontinued)
    9.0
    3 Ratings
    12% above category average
    Microsoft BI (MSBI)
    8.7
    52 Ratings
    9% above category average
    Pre-built visualization formats (heatmaps, scatter plots etc.)8.73 Ratings9.651 Ratings
    Location Analytics / Geographic Visualization9.03 Ratings8.748 Ratings
    Predictive Analytics9.33 Ratings7.845 Ratings
    Pattern Recognition and Data Mining00 Ratings8.76 Ratings
    Access Control and Security
    Comparison of Access Control and Security features of Arcadia Data (discontinued) and Microsoft BI (MSBI)
    Feature
    Arcadia Data (discontinued)
    8.8
    3 Ratings
    4% above category average
    Microsoft BI (MSBI)
    9.3
    53 Ratings
    9% above category average
    Multi-User Support (named login)8.73 Ratings9.449 Ratings
    Role-Based Security Model9.33 Ratings9.347 Ratings
    Multiple Access Permission Levels (Create, Read, Delete)9.03 Ratings8.949 Ratings
    Single Sign-On (SSO)8.33 Ratings9.431 Ratings
    Report-Level Access Control00 Ratings9.36 Ratings
    Mobile Capabilities
    Comparison of Mobile Capabilities features of Arcadia Data (discontinued) and Microsoft BI (MSBI)
    Feature
    Arcadia Data (discontinued)
    9.0
    3 Ratings
    15% above category average
    Microsoft BI (MSBI)
    8.0
    42 Ratings
    4% above category average
    Responsive Design for Web Access9.03 Ratings8.239 Ratings
    Mobile Application8.73 Ratings8.030 Ratings
    Dashboard / Report / Visualization Interactivity on Mobile9.33 Ratings7.839 Ratings
    Application Program Interfaces (APIs) / Embedding
    Comparison of Application Program Interfaces (APIs) / Embedding features of Arcadia Data (discontinued) and Microsoft BI (MSBI)
    Feature
    Arcadia Data (discontinued)
    9.2
    3 Ratings
    17% above category average
    Microsoft BI (MSBI)
    8.5
    24 Ratings
    9% above category average
    REST API9.33 Ratings9.221 Ratings
    Javascript API9.03 Ratings8.821 Ratings
    iFrames9.33 Ratings8.820 Ratings
    Java API9.03 Ratings8.718 Ratings
    Themeable User Interface (UI)9.03 Ratings8.021 Ratings
    Customizable Platform (Open Source)9.33 Ratings7.319 Ratings
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    User Ratings
    Arcadia Data (discontinued)Microsoft BI (MSBI)
    Likelihood to Recommend
    9.3
    (3 ratings)
    8.9
    (77 ratings)
    Likelihood to Renew
    -
    (0 ratings)
    8.0
    (25 ratings)
    Usability
    9.3
    (3 ratings)
    8.9
    (19 ratings)
    Availability
    -
    (0 ratings)
    9.5
    (2 ratings)
    Performance
    -
    (0 ratings)
    7.0
    (2 ratings)
    Support Rating
    9.3
    (3 ratings)
    8.9
    (15 ratings)
    In-Person Training
    -
    (0 ratings)
    6.9
    (3 ratings)
    Online Training
    -
    (0 ratings)
    8.5
    (2 ratings)
    Implementation Rating
    -
    (0 ratings)
    9.6
    (7 ratings)
    Configurability
    -
    (0 ratings)
    10.0
    (2 ratings)
    Data Sharing and Collaboration
    -
    (0 ratings)
    8.5
    (42 ratings)
    Data Sources
    -
    (0 ratings)
    8.4
    (41 ratings)
    User Testimonials
    Arcadia Data (discontinued)Microsoft BI (MSBI)
    Likelihood to Recommend
    Discontinued Products
    It is suitable for companies without a proper data warehouse. He does very well in sales analysis and KPI management. It builds mini data warehouses, is good at data fusion, and interfaces well with other systems. Also, the export function and filter can greatly help you to get only the information you want in the format you want.
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    Microsoft
    Microsoft BI has a lot of features and is a very powerful tool, especially if you have folks on your team that know how to utilize all of its capabilities. To truly unlock all that it can do, it does require people to have a deep understanding of its capabilities. That's where the software really shines. If you are looking for a simpler, more basic reporting tool, there are other programs available that do not require such a steep learning curve.
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    Pros
    Discontinued Products
    • Coding is also simple and can be learned easily.
    • It is my favorite because it shows how mathematical models are used in real life.
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    Microsoft
    • Comparatively easy to use compared to other data analytics solutions, collaborating with other colleagues on data work is simple.
    • Using Visual Studio for database, ETL, reporting, and analytics development save time and money.
    • Transfer of data from one application to another via Excel and comparison of data attributes between applications
    • Dashboard functionality, as well as Python support, are available, allowing you to add additional charts and graphs.
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    Cons
    Discontinued Products
    • You have to make sure that the information thrown makes sense and is well organized.
    • There is a risk when saving information in the cloud from computer attacks
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    Microsoft
    • MSBI designs can work on increasing data processing capabilities enough to handle the huge datasets etc.
    • It would be a lot better if it is a little low on cost.
    • it needs to create opportunities little more than they do regarding customization of some very unique visualization effects
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    Likelihood to Renew
    Discontinued Products
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    Microsoft
    Microsoft BI is fundamental to our suite of BI applications. That being said, Northcraft Analytics is focused on delighting our customers, so if the underlying factors of our decision change, we would choose to re-write our BI applications on a different stack. Luckily, mathematics are the fundamental IP of our technology... and is portable across all BI platforms for the foreseeable future.
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    Usability
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    We can easily provide the information that the user wants and customize it according to their needs. Sometimes a certain report can be used as the basis for creating another one that saves you time to deliver critical information in the shortest amount of time with the best results. Builds mini data warehouses, is good at data fusion, and interfaces well with other systems.
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    Microsoft
    The Microsoft BI tools have great usability for both developers and end users alike. For developers familiar with Visual Studio, there is little learning curve. For those not, the single Visual Studio IDE means not having to learn separate tools for each component. For end-users, the web interface for SSRS is simple to navigate with intuitive controls. For ad-hoc analysis, Excel can connect directly to SSAS and provide a pivot table like experience which is familiar to many users. For database development, there is beginning to be some confusion, as there are now three tool choices (VS, SSMS, Azure Data Studio) for developers. I would like to see Azure Data Studio become the superset of SSMS and eventually supplant it.
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    Reliability and Availability
    Discontinued Products
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    Microsoft
    The product has been reliable.
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    Performance
    Discontinued Products
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    Microsoft
    SQL Server Reporting Services (SSRS) can drag at times. We created two report servers and placed them under an F5 load balancer. This configuration has worked well. We have seen sluggish performance at times due to the Windows Firewall.
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    Support Rating
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    I love how easy it is to create prototypes due to its simple simulation and modeling system. Other than that, the codes are usually simple and not very complex and it's built-in debugging adds to that ease. is an excellent tool for analyzing, classifying, and visualizing data. I do this most of the time to help me grab huge collections of data.
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    Microsoft
    MSBI natively has a site that allows you to vote on user enhancements and bug fixes. This allows the largest nagging issues to float to the top and the development team can prioritize accordingly. As mentioned earlier, the large community base of MSBI developers assist technical resources in handling technical questions.
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    In-Person Training
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    No answers on this topic
    Microsoft
    This training was more directed toward what the product was capable of rather than actual programming.
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    Online Training
    Discontinued Products
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    Microsoft
    I have used on-line training from Microsoft and from Pragmatic Works. I would recommend Pragmatic Works as the best way to get up to speed quickly, and then use the Microsoft on-line training to deep dive into specific features that you need to get depth with.
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    Implementation Rating
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    Microsoft
    We are a consulting firm and as such our best resources are always billing on client projects. Our internal implementation has weaknesses, but that's true for any company like ours. My rating is based on the product's ease of implementation.
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    Alternatives Considered
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    You can have a good reading of the data, you undoubtedly have cost savings and eliminate unnecessary and repetitive processes, we have unstructured data that, when structured, are elements of information that have become a competitive advantage for our organization, it is undoubtedly a strategic ally for the organization in the decision-making process
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    Microsoft
    We have used the built in ConnectWise Manager reports and custom reports. The reports provide static data. PowerBI shows us live data we can drill down into and easily adjust parameters. It's much more useful than a static PDF report.
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    Return on Investment
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    • Download the report data only in Excel. Unable to download report formats such as colors, fonts, etc.
    • It does not support the presentation of images of our products as part of the analysis.
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    Microsoft
    • As a SaaS provider we see being able to provide self-service BI to our client users as a competitive advantage. In fact the MSSQL enabled BI is a contributing factor to many winning RFPs we have done for prospective client organisations.
    • However MSSQL BI requires extensive knowledge and skills to design and develop data warehouses & data models as a foundation to support business analysts and users to interrogate data effectively and efficiently. Often times we find having strong in-house MSSQL expertise is a bless.
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