D3.js vs Microsoft Power BI

Likelihood to Recommend

It's well suited for dynamic data, especially when multiple users are using the application and generating data, it helps us to get analytics of the data for users.

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Verified User

Engineer in Information Technology

Information Technology and Services Company, 51-200 employees

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[Microsoft] Power BI seems to sit slightly in the middle of the road as a data aggregation and visualization tool. It has the look and feel of an old tool that should be mastered by now, but it's output does not seem to match that. Our team had to constantly fix errors and bugs, which is not what you are looking for from a tool coming from Microsoft. On the other side, it isn't as user friendly or pretty as a tool like Domo. It somewhat lies in the middle on both functionality and user experience.

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Alex Brielmann

Sales Operations Manager

CongaComputer Software, 1001-5000 employees

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Feature Rating Comparison

D3.js

Microsoft Power BI

Pixel Perfect reports

Customizable dashboards

Report Formatting Templates

D3.js

Microsoft Power BI

Drill-down analysis

Formatting capabilities

Integration with R or other statistical packages

Report sharing and collaboration

D3.js

Microsoft Power BI

Publish to Web

Publish to PDF

Report Versioning

Report Delivery Scheduling

Delivery to Remote Servers

D3.js

Microsoft Power BI

Pre-built visualization formats (heatmaps, scatter plots etc.)

Location Analytics / Geographic Visualization

Predictive Analytics

D3.js

Microsoft Power BI

Multi-User Support (named login)

Role-Based Security Model

Multiple Access Permission Levels (Create, Read, Delete)

Single Sign-On (SSO)

D3.js

Microsoft Power BI

Responsive Design for Web Access

Dedicated iOS Application

Dedicated Android Application

Dashboard / Report / Visualization Interactivity on Mobile

D3.js

Microsoft Power BI

REST API

Javascript API

iFrames

Java API

Themeable User Interface (UI)

Customizable Platform (Open Source)

Pros

It provides multiple ways of visualizing data easily.
It is fast and light on system resources. It is built with JavaScript and visualizations can be easily hosted on the web across browsers.
It has a huge community backing it so it is easy to find people to help with whatever you're doing.

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Firaz Peer

Fellow

Georgia Institute of TechnologyHigher Education, 5001-10,000 employees

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Excel integration, allowing users more familiar with Excel to transition over with relative ease.
Inexpensive license model, compared to Tableau which can get very expensive depending on your needs.
Updates, by far Power BI is one of the most updated apps currently. With monthly releases of new features and fixes.

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David Shi

Manager, Data Visualisation

Commonwealth Bank of AustraliaBanking, 10,001+ employees

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Cons

Hard to code, not a kids play toy.
No tutorial from official documentation.
Requires web development experience.

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Sanyam Jain

Freelancer in RPA

Self employedInformation Technology and Services, 11-50 employees

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For on-prem users of Power BI Report Server, it would be useful if Desktop included a compatibility level that could be set rather than having to manage desktop installs, particularly with the app-based installation option.
Formatting options can be uneven between different visuals.
Formatting for tables based on queries seem to randomly be reformatted to being difficult to read.

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Verified User

Employee in Information Technology

Architecture & Planning Company, 1001-5000 employees

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Likelihood to Renew

No score

No answers yet

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Microsoft Power BI 10.0

Based on 1 answer

I find it helpful and easy to use

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jim paroly

Freelance Photographer

j. paroly photoGraphic Design, 1-10 employees

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Usability

No score

No answers yet

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Microsoft Power BI 8.3

Based on 42 answers

I give Power BI an 8 out of 10 because it is very intuitive and flexible. It gets the job done while complimenting the rest of your applications. I wish some of the subscription capabilities were more dynamic as one example of the desired enhancement, but I'm confident in the future development of additional features. Also, since it's a Microsoft product, you can bet on the security and ongoing supportability of the product.

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Bryan Goodyear

Program Director

dentsuMarketing & Advertising, 10,001+ employees

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Support Rating

D3.js 8.0

Based on 1 answer

Support can be improved by providing more educational videos.

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Verified User

Engineer in Information Technology

Information Technology and Services Company, 51-200 employees

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Microsoft Power BI 8.3

Based on 38 answers

Microsoft are very fast to reply to any queries and if the query is hard to implement they provide resources to help you and facilitate solutions to problems. Also, there is a lot of online material to self-serve any bugs or errors you might have to deal with - even if the IDE of [Microsoft Power BI] is already very helpful and user friendly.

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Ilektra Skepetari

Senior Forecasting Analyst

Sainsbury'sRetail, 10,001+ employees

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Alternatives Considered

Protoviz does not require as much knowledge of programming to build visualizations as with D3.js or Google Charts. Highcharts or AnyChart are other alternatives that are more specific to building charts only

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Firaz Peer

Fellow

Georgia Institute of TechnologyHigher Education, 5001-10,000 employees

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Microsoft Power BI has enabled me and the entire team for excellent data analysis and visualization against the above [software]. Data security and integrity is one of the finest feature[s] of this application. Installable [a] PC and handset and can be accessed from anywhere within a click only. It has helped the organization developing the talents in terms of business analysis and shaping them as a business leader.

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Md. Robiullah

Leaf Buying Manager

BATTobacco, 10,001+ employees

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Return on Investment

Rapid Development using templates helps faster delivery of the project.
Documentation requires a lot of time to study.
D3 creates high-quality visual effects which can be used over large screens.

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Sanyam Jain

Freelancer in RPA

Self employedInformation Technology and Services, 11-50 employees

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Management can keep a track of key metrics in real time which enables them to act proactively.
Helps teams in Root Cause Analysis to identify the source of problem so that it can be avoided in future.
People not well versed with coding and ML algorithms can also quickly create accurate sales forecast and prediction models leading to better planning.

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Annie Jain

Consultant

Tata Consultancy ServicesInformation Technology and Services, 10,001+ employees

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Pricing Details

General

Free Trial

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Free/Freemium Version

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Premium Consulting/Integration Services

—

Entry-level set up fee?

No

D3.js Editions & Modules

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Additional Pricing Details

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General

Free Trial

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Free/Freemium Version

—

Premium Consulting/Integration Services

—

Entry-level set up fee?

No

Microsoft Power BI Editions & Modules

Edition

Pro	$9.99¹

Per Month

Additional Pricing Details

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Rating Summary

D3.js

Microsoft Power BI

D3.js

Microsoft Power BI

D3.js

Microsoft Power BI

D3.js

Microsoft Power BI

Likelihood to Recommend

D3.js

Microsoft Power BI

Feature Rating Comparison

Pixel Perfect reports

Customizable dashboards

Report Formatting Templates

Drill-down analysis

Formatting capabilities

Integration with R or other statistical packages

Report sharing and collaboration

Publish to Web

Publish to PDF

Report Versioning

Report Delivery Scheduling

Delivery to Remote Servers

Pre-built visualization formats (heatmaps, scatter plots etc.)

Location Analytics / Geographic Visualization

Predictive Analytics

Multi-User Support (named login)

Role-Based Security Model

Multiple Access Permission Levels (Create, Read, Delete)

Single Sign-On (SSO)

Responsive Design for Web Access

Dedicated iOS Application

Dedicated Android Application

Dashboard / Report / Visualization Interactivity on Mobile

REST API

Javascript API

iFrames

Java API

Themeable User Interface (UI)

Customizable Platform (Open Source)

Pros

D3.js

Microsoft Power BI

Cons

D3.js

Microsoft Power BI

Likelihood to Renew

D3.js

Microsoft Power BI

Usability

D3.js

Microsoft Power BI

Support Rating

D3.js

Microsoft Power BI

Alternatives Considered

D3.js

Microsoft Power BI

Return on Investment

D3.js

Microsoft Power BI

Pricing Details

General

Free Trial

Free/Freemium Version

Premium Consulting/Integration Services

Entry-level set up fee?

D3.js Editions & Modules

Additional Pricing Details

General

Free Trial

Free/Freemium Version

Premium Consulting/Integration Services

Entry-level set up fee?

Microsoft Power BI Editions & Modules

Edition

Additional Pricing Details

Rating Summary

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