Astrato Analytics vs. Microsoft Power BI Embedded

Overview
ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price
Astrato Analytics
Score 8.3 out of 10
N/A
A self-service BI solution, Astrato puts analytics in the hands of every user, enabling them to build their own reports and answer data questions without IT help. Astrato accelerates adoption, speeds up decision-making, and unifies analytics, embedded analytics, data input, and data apps in one platform. With Astrato, Self-Service business users can see and understand data that resides in the Data Cloud (Snowflake, Databricks, BigQuery, Redshift, Dremio,…
$12
per month per user
Microsoft Power BI Embedded
Score 7.7 out of 10
N/A
A solution from Microsoft to provide customer-facing reports, dashboards, and analytics in applications by using and branding Power BI as one's own. Designed to reduce developer resources by automating the monitoring, management, and deployment of analytics, while getting full control of Power BI features and intelligent analytics.N/A
Pricing
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Editions & Modules
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Offerings
Pricing Offerings
Astrato AnalyticsMicrosoft Power BI Embedded
Free Trial
YesNo
Free/Freemium Version
NoNo
Premium Consulting/Integration Services
YesNo
Entry-level Setup FeeOptionalNo setup fee
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Features
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BI Standard Reporting
Comparison of BI Standard Reporting features of Product A and Product B
Astrato Analytics
7.9
4 Ratings
3% below category average
Microsoft Power BI Embedded
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Ratings
Pixel Perfect reports8.04 Ratings00 Ratings
Customizable dashboards8.54 Ratings00 Ratings
Report Formatting Templates7.24 Ratings00 Ratings
Ad-hoc Reporting
Comparison of Ad-hoc Reporting features of Product A and Product B
Astrato Analytics
7.8
4 Ratings
3% below category average
Microsoft Power BI Embedded
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Drill-down analysis8.24 Ratings00 Ratings
Formatting capabilities7.04 Ratings00 Ratings
Integration with R or other statistical packages7.52 Ratings00 Ratings
Report sharing and collaboration8.54 Ratings00 Ratings
Report Output and Scheduling
Comparison of Report Output and Scheduling features of Product A and Product B
Astrato Analytics
8.7
4 Ratings
6% above category average
Microsoft Power BI Embedded
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Ratings
Publish to Web9.14 Ratings00 Ratings
Publish to PDF9.73 Ratings00 Ratings
Report Versioning7.74 Ratings00 Ratings
Report Delivery Scheduling8.33 Ratings00 Ratings
Data Discovery and Visualization
Comparison of Data Discovery and Visualization features of Product A and Product B
Astrato Analytics
8.1
4 Ratings
2% above category average
Microsoft Power BI Embedded
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Ratings
Pre-built visualization formats (heatmaps, scatter plots etc.)8.54 Ratings00 Ratings
Location Analytics / Geographic Visualization8.34 Ratings00 Ratings
Predictive Analytics7.62 Ratings00 Ratings
Access Control and Security
Comparison of Access Control and Security features of Product A and Product B
Astrato Analytics
8.8
4 Ratings
4% above category average
Microsoft Power BI Embedded
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Multi-User Support (named login)9.03 Ratings00 Ratings
Role-Based Security Model9.03 Ratings00 Ratings
Multiple Access Permission Levels (Create, Read, Delete)8.54 Ratings00 Ratings
Report-Level Access Control9.03 Ratings00 Ratings
Single Sign-On (SSO)8.34 Ratings00 Ratings
Mobile Capabilities
Comparison of Mobile Capabilities features of Product A and Product B
Astrato Analytics
7.8
2 Ratings
0% above category average
Microsoft Power BI Embedded
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Ratings
Responsive Design for Web Access8.52 Ratings00 Ratings
Dashboard / Report / Visualization Interactivity on Mobile7.02 Ratings00 Ratings
Application Program Interfaces (APIs) / Embedding
Comparison of Application Program Interfaces (APIs) / Embedding features of Product A and Product B
Astrato Analytics
8.5
1 Ratings
10% above category average
Microsoft Power BI Embedded
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iFrames9.01 Ratings00 Ratings
Themeable User Interface (UI)8.01 Ratings00 Ratings
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User Ratings
Astrato AnalyticsMicrosoft Power BI Embedded
Likelihood to Recommend
8.5
(5 ratings)
8.7
(11 ratings)
Usability
8.0
(4 ratings)
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(0 ratings)
Support Rating
9.0
(1 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
User Testimonials
Astrato AnalyticsMicrosoft Power BI Embedded
Likelihood to Recommend
Astrato Analytics LTD.
Astrato Analytics provides a feature-rich application that it easy to use for the non-technical user yet robust enough to create a sophisticated SaaS application. Astrato Analytics provides native integration to all the major large cloud data platforms and the implementation is very straight forward. The value provided through their feature-rich platform and competitive pricing is unmatched.
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Microsoft
This product is very convenient to use and implement and is considered a "de facto" standard in the Business Intelligence sphere. First of all, it contains numerous features in terms of visualization, data provisioning, data source integration which makes it a perfect tool for the development of BI analytics. Secondly, it provides great capabilities for the development of data markets for the whole development team. Thirdly, the sharing capabilities of dashboards that are updated in a real-time manner provides great incentives for end-users
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Pros
Astrato Analytics LTD.
  • Writeback to the database is simple and straightforward and allows us to build apps in the tool with a level of interation that is not possible with other BI tools
  • Version control that is built into the workbooks allows us to quickly deploy changes without the fear of losing the older version and maintianing both a historcal updates and the ability to rollback
  • Easy connectivity to a wide range of data platforms including Snowflake, Databricks, and Google Workspace within the same tenant allows us to leverage data from each of these platforms for specific use cases
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Microsoft
  • It is very easy to connect multiple data sources for a single report. You can use CSV, Excel, database integration, etc.
  • Power Bi supports Python as well, which makes it a lot easier for us as it is known by most of our team.
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Cons
Astrato Analytics LTD.
  • The product is still young, as a consequence, some features aren't as mature as competitors. Astrato has worked to catch up quickly, by rolling out new features regularly
  • Better ability to control icons and themes from a central point, instead of having to add/change them on each report
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Microsoft
  • Similar to how Excel has VBA, Microsoft Power BI uses PowerQuery (M/DAX). Though DAX is similar to Excel in terms of how it is written, I just think it's something that would be difficult for new users to figure out.
  • Something I would like to see done differently in Microsoft Power BI is the ability to have presets for sorting/arranging of visualizations. Though it is nice to arrange the dashboard freely, it would also be nice to have preset arrangements based on visualizations (for those of us bad at making dashboards look appealing).
  • With Microsoft Power BI, it is hard to show others your dashboard using the free platform (unless you show them from your computer/account). This can cause issues if your firm is trialing Microsoft Power BI before purchase.
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Usability
Astrato Analytics LTD.
It is a very intuitive system, a pleasure to use, practical and simple, for medium to advanced activities. BI supervisors are delighted with much of the functionality, but highlight some weaknesses that they still have, such as the loading speed in HEIC-type files.

Without a doubt, it is a tool that has become essential in our business routine.
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Microsoft
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Support Rating
Astrato Analytics LTD.
Very friendly, with online help, blog and community. The template documentation could be more complete, however.
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Microsoft
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Alternatives Considered
Astrato Analytics LTD.
To scale PowerBi, we would have needed a staff of technical folks and a substantial budget, and we still probably could not have created the robust SaaS application we did with Astrato Analytics. Astrato Analytics allowed for a staff of two to create and rollout a SaaS Application in under 60 days and provided hands on support to us as needed. There really is no comparison.
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Microsoft
I haven’t used any other software that can be compared to this and that is a good thing as this means that this software is the best one on the market. Tough other apps may exist we only use Microsoft Power BI because it is simply the best app out there.
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Return on Investment
Astrato Analytics LTD.
  • The ability to unify multiple platforms in Astrato provides cost savings.
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Microsoft
  • Saved a significant amount of time for reporting current rollout status to project stakeholders
  • Project stakeholders were able to view the live dashboards at any time so felt they had a better understanding of the rollout status
  • Project stakeholders found it beneficial that they were able to set their own filters. For example, to view rollout status for their own departments.
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ScreenShots

Astrato Analytics Screenshots

Screenshot of from the Gallery Dashboard: Maventech CRM Sales PerformanceScreenshot of from the Gallery Dashboard: Healthcare Analytics
The comprehensive Healthcare System Dashboard was designed for Bedford Health System, a tool leveraging Astrato’s data visualization capabilities. This dashboard provides a holistic view of various critical healthcare metrics, enabling informed decision-making and strategic planning.Screenshot of how to add custom data into the semantic layer