Microsoft Power BI vs. Cyfe, by Traject

Overview
ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price
Microsoft Power BI
Score 8.3 out of 10
N/A
Microsoft 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.
$10
per month per user
Cyfe
Score 8.3 out of 10
N/A
Cyfe is all-in-one dashboard software for analyzing data from online services like Google Analytics, Salesforce, AdSense, MailChimp, Amazon, Facebook, etc, from Traject.
$29
Monthly or Annually
Pricing
Microsoft Power BICyfe, by Traject
Editions & Modules
No answers on this topic
Solo
$29
Monthly or Annually
Pro
$49
Monthly or Annually
Premier
$89+
Monthly or Annually
Agency
$150
Monthly or Annually
Offerings
Pricing Offerings
Microsoft Power BICyfe
Free Trial
YesYes
Free/Freemium Version
YesNo
Premium Consulting/Integration Services
NoNo
Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo setup fee
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Microsoft Power BICyfe, by Traject
Top Pros
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Features
Microsoft Power BICyfe, by Traject
BI Standard Reporting
Comparison of BI Standard Reporting features of Product A and Product B
Microsoft Power BI
7.3
138 Ratings
12% below category average
Cyfe, by Traject
6.9
27 Ratings
17% below category average
Pixel Perfect reports6.6118 Ratings6.817 Ratings
Customizable dashboards8.1138 Ratings5.027 Ratings
Report Formatting Templates7.3126 Ratings9.120 Ratings
Ad-hoc Reporting
Comparison of Ad-hoc Reporting features of Product A and Product B
Microsoft Power BI
7.1
139 Ratings
13% below category average
Cyfe, by Traject
8.5
25 Ratings
5% above category average
Drill-down analysis7.3138 Ratings8.715 Ratings
Formatting capabilities6.5137 Ratings8.120 Ratings
Integration with R or other statistical packages7.6102 Ratings10.09 Ratings
Report sharing and collaboration7.0134 Ratings7.025 Ratings
Report Output and Scheduling
Comparison of Report Output and Scheduling features of Product A and Product B
Microsoft Power BI
7.8
133 Ratings
7% below category average
Cyfe, by Traject
9.2
22 Ratings
10% above category average
Publish to Web8.2128 Ratings10.014 Ratings
Publish to PDF8.2121 Ratings10.020 Ratings
Report Versioning7.3101 Ratings6.89 Ratings
Report Delivery Scheduling8.6103 Ratings10.016 Ratings
Delivery to Remote Servers6.973 Ratings9.04 Ratings
Data Discovery and Visualization
Comparison of Data Discovery and Visualization features of Product A and Product B
Microsoft Power BI
7.6
135 Ratings
6% below category average
Cyfe, by Traject
8.9
18 Ratings
10% above category average
Pre-built visualization formats (heatmaps, scatter plots etc.)7.6130 Ratings8.017 Ratings
Location Analytics / Geographic Visualization7.9121 Ratings8.614 Ratings
Predictive Analytics7.5101 Ratings10.08 Ratings
Access Control and Security
Comparison of Access Control and Security features of Product A and Product B
Microsoft Power BI
8.2
126 Ratings
5% below category average
Cyfe, by Traject
8.6
21 Ratings
0% below category average
Multi-User Support (named login)8.2120 Ratings10.020 Ratings
Role-Based Security Model8.8102 Ratings6.314 Ratings
Multiple Access Permission Levels (Create, Read, Delete)8.3110 Ratings8.416 Ratings
Report-Level Access Control7.01 Ratings00 Ratings
Single Sign-On (SSO)8.694 Ratings9.76 Ratings
Mobile Capabilities
Comparison of Mobile Capabilities features of Product A and Product B
Microsoft Power BI
7.9
117 Ratings
1% below category average
Cyfe, by Traject
9.3
19 Ratings
16% above category average
Responsive Design for Web Access8.0111 Ratings9.418 Ratings
Mobile Application7.493 Ratings10.05 Ratings
Dashboard / Report / Visualization Interactivity on Mobile7.5112 Ratings7.713 Ratings
Application Program Interfaces (APIs) / Embedding
Comparison of Application Program Interfaces (APIs) / Embedding features of Product A and Product B
Microsoft Power BI
8.4
80 Ratings
6% above category average
Cyfe, by Traject
8.4
6 Ratings
6% above category average
REST API8.172 Ratings8.64 Ratings
Javascript API9.556 Ratings10.02 Ratings
iFrames8.055 Ratings10.04 Ratings
Java API7.946 Ratings10.02 Ratings
Themeable User Interface (UI)8.263 Ratings5.94 Ratings
Customizable Platform (Open Source)8.344 Ratings5.83 Ratings
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User Ratings
Microsoft Power BICyfe, by Traject
Likelihood to Recommend
8.0
(140 ratings)
8.0
(29 ratings)
Likelihood to Renew
10.0
(1 ratings)
9.4
(9 ratings)
Usability
8.9
(56 ratings)
7.0
(3 ratings)
Support Rating
8.0
(52 ratings)
10.0
(2 ratings)
Implementation Rating
-
(0 ratings)
10.0
(1 ratings)
User Testimonials
Microsoft Power BICyfe, by Traject
Likelihood to Recommend
Microsoft
In operations we use the tool for many different topics, from factory quality systems to high level reviews. We have created kind of an internal "App Store" based on Power BI where you have a lot of different dashboards for different solutions (cost, cash, health and safety, sales, factories, distribution centers...) and you as an user just need to get in that "App Store" and enter in whatever tool can be useful for you. It is open to all the operations employees and can use on demand. Also it has raised the imagination of our colleagues, as they are not only working by themselves creating new reports, but also raising fantastic ideas that can be extended for the usage of all the community.
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Traject
Cyfe might be for you if you are looking for a cost-effective way to display all of your marketing metrics in one place. If you are looking for a detailed, fine-tuned, niche, or extremely specific metrics, this might not be the best solution. Cyfe is good for a general health check-up of marketing, but not a finely tuned examination.
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Pros
Microsoft
  • Quickly filter and view granular data sets with easily configurable reporting figures.
  • The ability to quickly switch between tabs allows for historical data comparisons and progress tracking.
  • It's helpful to dive into the data and break it down from high levels to small.
  • Achieve actionable insights faster by using real-time data. It's incredible to have online access to reports.
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Traject
  • Has preset metric groups that pull similar stats together in one "bucket" saving you the time of setting up each stat-line one by one
  • Allows you to easily adjust the timeframe for what stats you want to see, so you can find YOY stats or just last month's stats rather quickly
  • Colored visualizations of stats make it easy to notice when campaigns are taking off
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Cons
Microsoft
  • The desktop app is great but needs a lot of performance improvements
  • No MacOS Version for the Desktop app, this is a big limitation for business since executives prefer Macs
  • Premium Cloud Version of Power BI is awfully expensive
  • On-Premise Version of the Power BI Reports Server is bundled only with SQL Server Enterprise License and cannot be purchased separately and requires Software Assurance Subscription
  • On-Premise Power BI Report Server doesn't support ADFS, AzureAD or any Claims-Based authentication platform, a sad disadvantage for enterprises
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Traject
  • I'd love to see additional functionality to customize colors. The light/dark option is very nice, but a little more flexibility in the colors would go a long way, especially if it was possible at the dashboard level rather than just the account level. Along the same lines, being able to customize the charts a little more, for example being able to show an x-axis on single data type graphs, could make them easier to read in some cases.
  • Being able to choose to report on converted clicks or conversions in AdWords would be helpful.
  • Needs the ability to show the date range on the shared URL dashboards. Would be even better if the date range was adjustable on that view, too.
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Likelihood to Renew
Microsoft
I find it helpful and easy to use
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Traject
It has become a part of our internal tools so unless a competitor comes out with similar functionality as a similar price point it is unlikely that we would not renew. One area that would cause us not to renew would be if a competing service came out with more third-party integrations that match our needs. Price at this point is no longer an issue as it would allow us to automate a somewhat manual process that we have now connecting Cyfe widgets to Google Sheets.
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Usability
Microsoft
At this point, I think we all know who has taken the lead in the business intelligence and analytics market worldwide. With fresh new updates every other day on top of an already robustly built product with all features that one can dream of is a no brainer, I feel. Microsoft will invariably be synonymous with quality and professionalism.
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Traject
I gave it a rating of 7 because it does a good job at what it does, but there are missing that are missing which I would have benefited from. For instance, if I was able to drill down more on the specific metrics I was able to see, that would have been helpful.
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Support Rating
Microsoft
I can't really speak to the support overall, [but] I will say that in the almost three years I have used the system, I have only needed to contact their support team once. I think the team was helpful, but it did take some time for us to resolve the issues/ request that they had. I guess the good news is that the system is pretty stable, and I personally have rarely needed to contact their technical support team.
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Traject
Because I had a very minor question and I was able to speak directly to the founder through LinkedIn and through email. I know that as they grow this may not always be an option but the fact that he made himself available to answer my questions said a lot about his passion for the product.
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Implementation Rating
Microsoft
No answers on this topic
Traject
Cyfe is a 15 minutes implementation, then some time to get your data sources created. This is an easy one person job that will not result in down time or unnecessary wasted man hours.
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Alternatives Considered
Microsoft
[Microsoft] Power BI is practical and effective, like a hammer for a nail, it is easy to use and produces very quickly the results that in most cases are urgently required by clients (nice reports to share on the web). To start using [Microsoft] Power BI you need a business email address, with that you create an account in Power BI Service and in less than 1 hour you will have installed Power BI Desktop, a report will have been created and it will have been published on the web .
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Traject
The Salesforce dashboard is comparably flexible and intuitive, but designed more to its internal CRM focus. SumAll shares the social media dashboard capabilities, but lacks all others. Its interesting feature is side-by-side graph analysis for cross-channel performance. Cyfe might borrow from SumAll's default weekly email summary of performance from the dashboard, but implementation could be too complex. Nuvi dashboard is exclusively for social media marketing, but lacks Cyfe's flexibility for third party integration and window customization settings.
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Return on Investment
Microsoft
  • It helps us track and achieve company goals.
  • It shows us [our] performance in areas we could not previously track and allows us to see and work on how to improve their performance.
  • Quick easy access for executives to use in helping teams and addressing issues.
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Traject
  • Cyfe allows us to provide real time data to our clients
  • Cyfe allows us to provide detailed analytics to our clients showing actual results
  • Cyfe reduced our need to provide monthly "reports" to our marketing clients
  • Cyfe allows us to have better situational awareness and know what is going on throughout our multiple organizations
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