Arcadia Data (discontinued) vs. Power BI For Office 365 (discontinued)

Overview
ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price
Arcadia Data (discontinued)
Score 9.3 out of 10
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Arcadia 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
Power BI For Office 365 (discontinued)
Score 7.9 out of 10
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Power BI for Office 365 allowed users to model and analyze data, and query large datasets with complex natural language queries. It has been discontinued in favor of other editions of Power BI going forward.N/A
Pricing
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Editions & Modules
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Offerings
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Free Trial
NoNo
Free/Freemium Version
NoNo
Premium Consulting/Integration Services
NoNo
Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo setup fee
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Community Pulse
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Top Pros
Top Cons
Features
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BI Standard Reporting
Comparison of BI Standard Reporting features of Product A and Product B
Arcadia Data (discontinued)
9.2
3 Ratings
12% above category average
Power BI For Office 365 (discontinued)
9.0
11 Ratings
9% above category average
Pixel Perfect reports9.03 Ratings9.010 Ratings
Customizable dashboards9.03 Ratings8.011 Ratings
Report Formatting Templates9.73 Ratings10.08 Ratings
Ad-hoc Reporting
Comparison of Ad-hoc Reporting features of Product A and Product B
Arcadia Data (discontinued)
9.2
3 Ratings
13% above category average
Power BI For Office 365 (discontinued)
9.5
11 Ratings
16% above category average
Drill-down analysis9.33 Ratings9.011 Ratings
Formatting capabilities8.73 Ratings9.011 Ratings
Integration with R or other statistical packages9.33 Ratings10.06 Ratings
Report sharing and collaboration9.33 Ratings10.011 Ratings
Report Output and Scheduling
Comparison of Report Output and Scheduling features of Product A and Product B
Arcadia Data (discontinued)
8.7
3 Ratings
4% above category average
Power BI For Office 365 (discontinued)
9.5
11 Ratings
13% above category average
Publish to Web8.33 Ratings10.011 Ratings
Publish to PDF9.33 Ratings10.010 Ratings
Report Versioning9.03 Ratings9.06 Ratings
Report Delivery Scheduling8.03 Ratings9.64 Ratings
Delivery to Remote Servers9.03 Ratings8.73 Ratings
Data Discovery and Visualization
Comparison of Data Discovery and Visualization features of Product A and Product B
Arcadia Data (discontinued)
9.0
3 Ratings
11% above category average
Power BI For Office 365 (discontinued)
10.0
11 Ratings
21% above category average
Pre-built visualization formats (heatmaps, scatter plots etc.)8.73 Ratings10.010 Ratings
Location Analytics / Geographic Visualization9.03 Ratings10.011 Ratings
Predictive Analytics9.33 Ratings10.08 Ratings
Access Control and Security
Comparison of Access Control and Security features of Product A and Product B
Arcadia Data (discontinued)
8.8
3 Ratings
2% above category average
Power BI For Office 365 (discontinued)
9.8
10 Ratings
13% above category average
Multi-User Support (named login)8.73 Ratings10.010 Ratings
Role-Based Security Model9.33 Ratings9.08 Ratings
Multiple Access Permission Levels (Create, Read, Delete)9.03 Ratings10.09 Ratings
Single Sign-On (SSO)8.33 Ratings10.05 Ratings
Mobile Capabilities
Comparison of Mobile Capabilities features of Product A and Product B
Arcadia Data (discontinued)
9.0
3 Ratings
12% above category average
Power BI For Office 365 (discontinued)
9.5
10 Ratings
18% above category average
Responsive Design for Web Access9.03 Ratings10.010 Ratings
Mobile Application8.73 Ratings9.09 Ratings
Dashboard / Report / Visualization Interactivity on Mobile9.33 Ratings10.09 Ratings
Application Program Interfaces (APIs) / Embedding
Comparison of Application Program Interfaces (APIs) / Embedding features of Product A and Product B
Arcadia Data (discontinued)
9.2
3 Ratings
15% above category average
Power BI For Office 365 (discontinued)
7.8
3 Ratings
2% below category average
REST API9.33 Ratings9.02 Ratings
Javascript API9.03 Ratings8.02 Ratings
iFrames9.33 Ratings8.01 Ratings
Java API9.03 Ratings8.01 Ratings
Themeable User Interface (UI)9.03 Ratings7.02 Ratings
Customizable Platform (Open Source)9.33 Ratings7.02 Ratings
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User Ratings
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Likelihood to Recommend
9.3
(3 ratings)
8.0
(15 ratings)
Likelihood to Renew
-
(0 ratings)
9.2
(4 ratings)
Usability
9.3
(3 ratings)
9.0
(1 ratings)
Support Rating
9.3
(3 ratings)
9.0
(1 ratings)
User Testimonials
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Likelihood to Recommend
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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
If you're already using Office 365, Power BI for O365 is an easy choice. Start playing around with the free version and then easily add individual Pro licenses with little risk. However, if you anticipate using this with many users, it can get expensive quickly.
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Pros
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  • 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
  • Easy to make visual dashboards from SQL queries. Previously we had to use a third party application that had to run on a web server that was so complex to setup and run. PowerBI removes all that.
  • Ability to control who/which group has access to each dashboard or report. Ties in well with the rest of the Office 365 ecosystem.
  • Has many connectors to allow pulling data from various systems, both onsite (via gateway) or external (via APIs), and join the data to create a report/dashboard.
  • Ability to show data but also export the data, if permitted.
  • Easy to show PowerBI dashboards on SharePoint or on other websites via embedded code.
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Cons
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  • 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
  • Licensing: Currently, Microsoft has a fixed pricing model for Office 365 users, regardless of role/function of the user. Most organizations have a small number of "power users" that create usable content and many more "consumers" that simply view/run reports created by power users. Microsoft does not differentiate between these users, and thus the pricing limits organizations from large deployments of the software.
  • Version incompatibility: Excel 2010 and 2013 workbooks are compatible with each other. However, workbooks created in 2010 that include PowerPivot databases must be upgraded to 2013 format to run in 2013. Subsequently, you cannot open these upgraded PowerPivot workbooks in 2010. This requires ALL users to be on the same version.
  • Visualization: Excel charting with PowerPivot workbooks is adequate for many users. Power View also contains a number of GREAT visualizations, including animated bubble charts and a very flexible dashboard/report design canvas. However, compared to some of the other self-service BI solutions, it is still limited in its visualization capabilities.
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Likelihood to Renew
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Microsoft
I will continue to recommend this suite to folks looking for a reporting and analytics solution, as I find in MOST cases, it's great at meeting almost every requirement I've been given by a multitude of clients across a range of industries. I've built Capacity Planning solutions that allowed end user input which was then submitted to SharePoint, Executive Dashboards, custom applications, simple analytical tools for teams to easily slice and dice data, and super simple reports as well as some very complicated ones. If you haven't seen the demos online, do a search, and see for yourself - this is a great BI suite! (I do not work for Microsoft, although I do consult out there from time to time. I do occasionally make a recommendation for a different BI reporting tool, but in general, find Excel can accomplish quite a bit for less money and in less time.)
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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
We are satisfied with the functionality and capabilities of Power BI. Product is cost effective and full-fill the reporting requirements of the organization. You can perform most of the report level complex analysis with the help of DAX which makes Power BI very powerful analytic tool. Power BI for Office 365 has gone away and Power BI is the next evolution of it. Power BI comes with your Office 365 E5 subscription or you can purchase licensing for it separately.
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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
as of now there is strong community for Power BI, you can get solution for most of your problems from there. Also you can send your error to Microsoft as well. After every 15 days they release updates to overcome all the issues of defects.
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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
Oracle was nice, super expensive to implement if it's not in use already. JobDiva is choppy and heavy on the system while does not give great reports. Salesforce is good; remote access is good however their support is terrible
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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 Microsoft Partner implementing Business Intelligence solutions, Power BI has removed the barrier for our clients to begin the "BI journey". So often, projects get hung up in that early phase of procuring and installing/configuring expensive hardware and software. Just simply getting started and designing a beginning solution has allowed our clients to see results in 1-2 weeks using their data that might have taken months to achieve otherwise.
  • One significant ROI example is process improvement. In many cases, individuals or teams are spending days each month gathering data from multiple sources for reporting to their constituents. We are reducing these times to minutes by automating many of the data collection and integration processes that were previously manual.
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