Conga Grid vs. Microsoft BI (MSBI) vs. Orbit Reporting and Analytics

Overview
ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price
Conga Grid
Score 9.2 out of 10
N/A
Conga Grid is a productivity tool within Salesforce that allows users to view, sort, and manage data batches from a single screen. It helps users to find and manage the information and insights needed with fewer clicks and less screen switching. Conga Grid helps its users to save time, improve data quality, get a clear view into needed data, and create a more productive workplace in Salesforce to drive growth across the organization. Using…N/A
Microsoft BI (MSBI)
Score 8.7 out of 10
N/A
Microsoft 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
Orbit Reporting and Analytics
Score 6.0 out of 10
N/A
Orbit Reporting + Analytics is a self-service reporting and BI solution for all ERP, Custom and Cloud applications from the company of the same name in Alpharetta. Orbit integrates with ERP and key business applications, providing access to real-time data from all data sources -- empowering business users to build interactive reports, charts, and dashboards.N/A
Pricing
Conga GridMicrosoft BI (MSBI)Orbit Reporting and Analytics
Editions & Modules
No answers on this topic
Power BI Pro
$14
per month per user
Power BI Premium
$24
per month per user
No answers on this topic
Offerings
Pricing Offerings
Conga GridMicrosoft BI (MSBI)Orbit Reporting and Analytics
Free Trial
YesNoNo
Free/Freemium Version
NoYesNo
Premium Consulting/Integration Services
YesNoNo
Entry-level Setup FeeOptionalNo setup feeNo setup fee
Additional Details
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Community Pulse
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Features
Conga GridMicrosoft BI (MSBI)Orbit Reporting and Analytics
Ad-hoc Reporting
Comparison of Ad-hoc Reporting features of Product A and Product B
Conga Grid
7.0
3 Ratings
11% below category average
Microsoft BI (MSBI)
8.6
53 Ratings
7% above category average
Orbit Reporting and Analytics
6.5
2 Ratings
21% below category average
Report sharing and collaboration7.03 Ratings9.053 Ratings6.02 Ratings
Drill-down analysis00 Ratings8.648 Ratings6.02 Ratings
Formatting capabilities00 Ratings8.453 Ratings6.02 Ratings
Integration with R or other statistical packages00 Ratings8.542 Ratings8.02 Ratings
Data Discovery and Visualization
Comparison of Data Discovery and Visualization features of Product A and Product B
Conga Grid
8.5
2 Ratings
9% above category average
Microsoft BI (MSBI)
8.8
52 Ratings
10% above category average
Orbit Reporting and Analytics
6.7
2 Ratings
17% below category average
Predictive Analytics8.52 Ratings7.945 Ratings7.02 Ratings
Pre-built visualization formats (heatmaps, scatter plots etc.)00 Ratings9.651 Ratings7.02 Ratings
Location Analytics / Geographic Visualization00 Ratings8.848 Ratings6.02 Ratings
Pattern Recognition and Data Mining00 Ratings8.86 Ratings00 Ratings
BI Standard Reporting
Comparison of BI Standard Reporting features of Product A and Product B
Conga Grid
-
Ratings
Microsoft BI (MSBI)
9.0
53 Ratings
9% above category average
Orbit Reporting and Analytics
5.7
2 Ratings
36% below category average
Pixel Perfect reports00 Ratings8.646 Ratings6.02 Ratings
Customizable dashboards00 Ratings9.653 Ratings6.02 Ratings
Report Formatting Templates00 Ratings9.051 Ratings5.02 Ratings
Report Output and Scheduling
Comparison of Report Output and Scheduling features of Product A and Product B
Conga Grid
-
Ratings
Microsoft BI (MSBI)
8.7
52 Ratings
6% above category average
Orbit Reporting and Analytics
6.0
2 Ratings
31% below category average
Publish to Web00 Ratings9.448 Ratings6.02 Ratings
Publish to PDF00 Ratings9.248 Ratings6.02 Ratings
Report Versioning00 Ratings7.544 Ratings6.02 Ratings
Report Delivery Scheduling00 Ratings8.647 Ratings6.02 Ratings
Delivery to Remote Servers00 Ratings8.626 Ratings6.02 Ratings
Access Control and Security
Comparison of Access Control and Security features of Product A and Product B
Conga Grid
-
Ratings
Microsoft BI (MSBI)
9.3
53 Ratings
9% above category average
Orbit Reporting and Analytics
5.8
2 Ratings
38% below category average
Multi-User Support (named login)00 Ratings9.549 Ratings5.02 Ratings
Role-Based Security Model00 Ratings9.447 Ratings6.02 Ratings
Multiple Access Permission Levels (Create, Read, Delete)00 Ratings9.049 Ratings5.02 Ratings
Report-Level Access Control00 Ratings9.46 Ratings00 Ratings
Single Sign-On (SSO)00 Ratings9.531 Ratings7.02 Ratings
Mobile Capabilities
Comparison of Mobile Capabilities features of Product A and Product B
Conga Grid
-
Ratings
Microsoft BI (MSBI)
8.1
42 Ratings
5% above category average
Orbit Reporting and Analytics
7.0
2 Ratings
10% below category average
Responsive Design for Web Access00 Ratings8.239 Ratings6.02 Ratings
Mobile Application00 Ratings8.030 Ratings5.02 Ratings
Dashboard / Report / Visualization Interactivity on Mobile00 Ratings7.939 Ratings9.01 Ratings
Application Program Interfaces (APIs) / Embedding
Comparison of Application Program Interfaces (APIs) / Embedding features of Product A and Product B
Conga Grid
-
Ratings
Microsoft BI (MSBI)
8.6
24 Ratings
11% above category average
Orbit Reporting and Analytics
6.0
2 Ratings
25% below category average
REST API00 Ratings9.321 Ratings6.02 Ratings
Javascript API00 Ratings9.021 Ratings6.02 Ratings
iFrames00 Ratings9.020 Ratings6.02 Ratings
Java API00 Ratings8.918 Ratings6.02 Ratings
Themeable User Interface (UI)00 Ratings8.221 Ratings6.02 Ratings
Customizable Platform (Open Source)00 Ratings7.619 Ratings6.02 Ratings
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User Ratings
Conga GridMicrosoft BI (MSBI)Orbit Reporting and Analytics
Likelihood to Recommend
9.7
(10 ratings)
10.0
(73 ratings)
6.0
(2 ratings)
Likelihood to Renew
-
(0 ratings)
8.0
(25 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
Usability
7.7
(4 ratings)
10.0
(15 ratings)
7.0
(2 ratings)
Availability
-
(0 ratings)
9.5
(2 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
Performance
-
(0 ratings)
7.0
(2 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
Support Rating
9.0
(1 ratings)
8.9
(15 ratings)
3.0
(1 ratings)
In-Person Training
-
(0 ratings)
6.9
(3 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
Online Training
-
(0 ratings)
8.5
(2 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
Implementation Rating
-
(0 ratings)
9.6
(7 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
Configurability
-
(0 ratings)
10.0
(2 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
User Testimonials
Conga GridMicrosoft BI (MSBI)Orbit Reporting and Analytics
Likelihood to Recommend
Conga
If a user has to perform a specific update over many records, don't use a List view... use Grid. It allows users to quickly track their work, set additional formatting preferences and avoid constantly tracking work outside of Salesforce which leads data discrepencies and errors.
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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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Orbit Reporting + Analytics
It is very good for analytics and performs precisely well under the feature of data reporting. The gigantic amount of data that can be fed into the system and can be read and understood well, and also analytics can be performed well under the tools that the platform presents. Overall it is a decent product.
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Pros
Conga
  • A specific strength of Conga is the ability to easily produce cross-object displays where you can take information like open Opportunities and layer on information such as Activities, Orders, Opportunity Products with all related information being accessible when individual lines are selected. The reading pane functionality is a huge timesaver for reps working lists of records.
  • Another strength is Conga's ability to allow mass edit/update - for example, you can have a list of leads assigned to you, check the ones you met at a conference, and update a field on their record or assign a task or do an email send right from the list. At the same time, you can select other records, and do the mass update or mass create of tasks that are relevant for them.
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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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Orbit Reporting + Analytics
  • User-Friendly
  • Results-Driven
  • Aesthetically Pleasing
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Cons
Conga
  • Sometimes Conga goes slower when using it at a high volume
  • Being able to pull more data through LinkedIn and Indeed
  • Job match function
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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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Orbit Reporting + Analytics
  • Sometimes it becomes difficult as to how to go about a particular function
  • Lagging
  • Unclear User Interface
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Likelihood to Renew
Conga
No answers on this topic
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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Orbit Reporting + Analytics
No answers on this topic
Usability
Conga
It could be easier to create views or there could be additional training with step by step examples in conga community
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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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Orbit Reporting + Analytics
ORBIT is so incredibly user-friendly. It makes things so much easier and it makes them go so much quicker.
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Reliability and Availability
Conga
No answers on this topic
Microsoft
The product has been reliable.
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Orbit Reporting + Analytics
No answers on this topic
Performance
Conga
No answers on this topic
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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Orbit Reporting + Analytics
No answers on this topic
Support Rating
Conga
In general, Conga is a strong company with a depth of talent in its support team. However, when new releases occur, the changes can be somewhat jarring to users as the interface does not offer the ability to hide or show messages related to the changes - all users get the same messaging from Conga around changes to their tool.
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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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Orbit Reporting + Analytics
I never had a chance to work with the support team for Orbit Reporting and Analytics, hence cannot really comment here.
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In-Person Training
Conga
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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Orbit Reporting + Analytics
No answers on this topic
Online Training
Conga
No answers on this topic
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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Orbit Reporting + Analytics
No answers on this topic
Implementation Rating
Conga
No answers on this topic
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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Orbit Reporting + Analytics
No answers on this topic
Alternatives Considered
Conga
I've only used Salesforce before and am now using Conga ActionGrid. Although Salesforce is great, it is only used to log candidate information and then log actions that have been performed. With Conga ActionGrid, we are able to log more specific details about candidates, activities and follow up items. Conga ActionGrid provides more tools that would benefit many departments
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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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Orbit Reporting + Analytics
It provides a wide range of functionalities that are absent in the other platform. There are a large number of customizable services offered. It is very user-friendly and output-driven which makes it easier to interpret. It also supports ad-hoc reporting and data stories in an easier manner and format which makes it easier to use for users who are just beginners.
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Return on Investment
Conga
  • It has benefited us positively, as I stated earlier- it allows us to filter down results of 65,000+ candidates to a search of 1-100 candidates.
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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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Orbit Reporting + Analytics
  • Good reporting
  • Better Analytics
  • Enhanced decision making abilities
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ScreenShots

Conga Grid Screenshots

Screenshot of a simple grid view. This makes Salesforce data easier to see & fast to update.Screenshot of Excel-Like Functionality, where data can be edited inline, just like in a spreadsheet.Screenshot of a single view for all data. This displays data across objects on a single screen.Screenshot of conditional formatting, which drives attention to key data.Screenshot of the interface to mass edit and view related records. Related records can be displayed and edited from the same screen.Screenshot of reporting, which groups and subtotals data.