Datameer vs. Microsoft Power BI

Overview
ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price
Datameer
Score 8.4 out of 10
N/A
Datameer helps businesses clean up, combine, and organize data to make sense of it and use it for reports and machine learning.N/A
Microsoft Power BI
Score 8.4 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
Pricing
DatameerMicrosoft Power BI
Editions & Modules
Team/Enterprise
Contact for pricing
per month Team
No answers on this topic
Offerings
Pricing Offerings
DatameerMicrosoft Power BI
Free Trial
YesYes
Free/Freemium Version
NoYes
Premium Consulting/Integration Services
NoNo
Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo setup fee
Additional Details
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DatameerMicrosoft Power BI
Top Pros
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Features
DatameerMicrosoft Power BI
BI Standard Reporting
Comparison of BI Standard Reporting features of Product A and Product B
Datameer
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Ratings
Microsoft Power BI
8.3
191 Ratings
2% above category average
Pixel Perfect reports00 Ratings8.2162 Ratings
Customizable dashboards00 Ratings8.8190 Ratings
Report Formatting Templates00 Ratings7.9173 Ratings
Ad-hoc Reporting
Comparison of Ad-hoc Reporting features of Product A and Product B
Datameer
-
Ratings
Microsoft Power BI
7.9
189 Ratings
2% below category average
Drill-down analysis00 Ratings8.2186 Ratings
Formatting capabilities00 Ratings7.6186 Ratings
Integration with R or other statistical packages00 Ratings7.3138 Ratings
Report sharing and collaboration00 Ratings8.4184 Ratings
Report Output and Scheduling
Comparison of Report Output and Scheduling features of Product A and Product B
Datameer
-
Ratings
Microsoft Power BI
8.0
182 Ratings
4% below category average
Publish to Web00 Ratings8.2172 Ratings
Publish to PDF00 Ratings8.1167 Ratings
Report Versioning00 Ratings7.6139 Ratings
Report Delivery Scheduling00 Ratings8.2142 Ratings
Delivery to Remote Servers00 Ratings7.8105 Ratings
Data Discovery and Visualization
Comparison of Data Discovery and Visualization features of Product A and Product B
Datameer
-
Ratings
Microsoft Power BI
7.7
182 Ratings
3% below category average
Pre-built visualization formats (heatmaps, scatter plots etc.)00 Ratings8.1176 Ratings
Location Analytics / Geographic Visualization00 Ratings8.0161 Ratings
Predictive Analytics00 Ratings7.3131 Ratings
Pattern Recognition and Data Mining00 Ratings7.332 Ratings
Access Control and Security
Comparison of Access Control and Security features of Product A and Product B
Datameer
-
Ratings
Microsoft Power BI
8.5
173 Ratings
0% above category average
Multi-User Support (named login)00 Ratings8.8163 Ratings
Role-Based Security Model00 Ratings8.4141 Ratings
Multiple Access Permission Levels (Create, Read, Delete)00 Ratings8.4153 Ratings
Report-Level Access Control00 Ratings8.342 Ratings
Single Sign-On (SSO)00 Ratings8.7135 Ratings
Mobile Capabilities
Comparison of Mobile Capabilities features of Product A and Product B
Datameer
-
Ratings
Microsoft Power BI
8.0
155 Ratings
2% above category average
Responsive Design for Web Access00 Ratings7.7145 Ratings
Mobile Application00 Ratings7.6126 Ratings
Dashboard / Report / Visualization Interactivity on Mobile00 Ratings7.9148 Ratings
Application Program Interfaces (APIs) / Embedding
Comparison of Application Program Interfaces (APIs) / Embedding features of Product A and Product B
Datameer
-
Ratings
Microsoft Power BI
7.7
111 Ratings
1% below category average
REST API00 Ratings8.199 Ratings
Javascript API00 Ratings7.580 Ratings
iFrames00 Ratings8.055 Ratings
Java API00 Ratings6.765 Ratings
Themeable User Interface (UI)00 Ratings7.486 Ratings
Customizable Platform (Open Source)00 Ratings8.444 Ratings
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User Ratings
DatameerMicrosoft Power BI
Likelihood to Recommend
9.0
(9 ratings)
8.5
(193 ratings)
Likelihood to Renew
6.4
(7 ratings)
9.5
(3 ratings)
Usability
9.0
(1 ratings)
8.3
(109 ratings)
Support Rating
8.0
(1 ratings)
9.6
(52 ratings)
Implementation Rating
-
(0 ratings)
9.0
(1 ratings)
User Testimonials
DatameerMicrosoft Power BI
Likelihood to Recommend
Datameer
Datameer is a great tool if someone is capable of keeping the most recent version of the tool up to date along with the most recent version of the distribution of Hadoop. The tool is easy to support but it must have someone who can run the back end processes
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Microsoft
Has significantly improved collation of data and visualisation especially with business across Europe. Has given me the ability to see the Site availability at the click of a button to see which Site is in the "money" and seize opportunities based on Market data
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Pros
Datameer
  • It leverages scalability, flexibility and cost-effectiveness of hadoop to deliver an end-user focused analytic platform for big data without involvement of IT.
  • It overcomes Hadoop`s complexity by providing GUI interface with pre-built functions across integration, analytics and data visualization .
  • Excel feature is awesome for business users which is already provided by Datameer.
  • Using datameer now user can do smart analytic using Decision Trees, Column dependency and recommendation.
  • Recently HTML5 inclusion is making application to available on a wider range of devices, including the iPad and other mobile devices which does not support Flash.
  • It can be used in premise or in a cloud computing environment.
  • Wizard-based data integration designed for IT and business users to schedule and do transformation of large sets of structured, semi-structured and unstructured data without any knowledge of Hadoop ecosystem.
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Microsoft
  • Options for data source connections are immense. Not just which sources, but your options for *how* the data is brought in.
  • Constant updates (this is both good and bad at times).
  • User friendliness. I can get the data connections set up and draft some quick visuals, then release to the target audience and let them expand on it how they want to.
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Cons
Datameer
  • Concentration issues are possible while using a lot of tabs at once.
  • In most cases, the length of a tutorial video is excessive.
  • A more condensed design is certainly a viable option.
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Microsoft
  • It would be easier for users could Microsoft Power BI and Excel used the same programming languages.
  • Would like to see the online version of Microsoft Power BI be as powerful as the desktop version.
  • Publishing a Microsoft Power BI file online and then having to save the file is somewhat redundant.
  • Would like to export each page or chart as an image.
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Likelihood to Renew
Datameer
Employees with intermediate SQL and Hive knowledge can generate reports faster than using Datameer . It does have visualization tool but I don't think it is anything that cannot be accomplished by importing the data in Excel
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Microsoft
Microsoft Power BI is an excellent and scalable tool. It has a learning curve, but once you get past that, the sky is the limit and you can build from the most simple to the most complex dashboards. I have built everything from simple reports with only a few data points to complex reports with many pages and advanced filtering.
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Usability
Datameer
Easy to use for most things, starts to require some planning as your projects get more complex.
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Microsoft
Automating reporting has reduced manual data processing by 50-70%, freeing up analysts for higher-value tasks. A finance team that previously spent 20+ hours per week on Excel-based reports now does it in minutes with Microsoft Power BI's automated Real-time dashboards have shortened decision cycles by 30-40%, enabling leadership to react quickly to sales trends, operational bottlenecks, and customer behavior.
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Support Rating
Datameer
No answers on this topic
Microsoft
It is a fantastic tool, you can do almost everything related with data and reports, it is a perfect substitutive of Power Point and Excel with a high evolution and flexibility, and also it is very friendly and easy to share. I think all companies should have Power BI (or other BI tool) in their software package and if they are in the MS Suite, for sure Power BI should be the one due to all the benefits of the MS ecosystem.
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Implementation Rating
Datameer
No answers on this topic
Microsoft
It was integrated with our erp easily and was accessible on cloud.
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Alternatives Considered
Datameer
Pricing, support, and ease of use. We plan to scale up our data over the net few years and Datameer gives us all the things we need in one tool. Handles large transformations quickly and works with all the cloud data warehouses.
Datameer's per-user pricing sealed the deal for us as we plan to transfer much more data over the next few years. We looked at Fivetran but the usage pricing discourages growth. We also looked at Informatica but it was too expensive and didn't work as well with other BI tools like Datameer does.
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Microsoft
Microsoft Power BI is free. If I didn't want to create a custom platform (i.e. my organization insisted on an existing platform that I *had* to use), I'd use Microsoft Power BI. For any start-up or SMB, I'd just use Claude & Grok to build it quickly, also for free. Would not pay for Tableau or Sigma anymore. Not worth it at all.
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Return on Investment
Datameer
  • We have not been able to reach our business objectives just yet.
  • Hadoop its a hard sell in most companies still.
  • Legacy skills are still highly on demand and as long as an easier path leverage SQL for example is available, it would be hard to gain more adoption.
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Microsoft
  • Power BI usage reduced the effort of analytical reports creation by about 80%
  • Empowered all the level of employee to be more vigilant of the data and business insights, gained the profit of 8% overall.
  • AI-powered predictive analytics improved forecasting accuracy by 17%, that topped the overall sales.
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ScreenShots

Datameer Screenshots

Screenshot of DATA TRANSFORMATION: SQL or No Code

SQL SELECT statements can be used to explore and shape data. Work is represented visually on a canvas like interface, making it easier to design and maintain projects.

Datameer includes library of pre-built drag-and-drop transformations to accelerate SQL development or transform datasets without writing code.Screenshot of DATA CATALOG: Collaboration in Snowflake

Search, Metadata, Data Profiling, and Auto documentationScreenshot of AUTOMATION & INSIGHTS

Insights can be sent to email or Slack, integrated, and deployed to SnowflakeScreenshot of PRODUCTION PIPELINES: From ad-hoc exploration to production pipelines

GIT version control, materialization, dependency management, monitoring

Microsoft Power BI Screenshots

Screenshot of Microsoft Power BI - Turns insights into impact for business usersScreenshot of Power BI integrates easily with Microsoft 365Screenshot of Microsoft Power BI - AI-Powered CapabilitiesScreenshot of Microsoft Power BI - Copilot can be used to create reportsScreenshot of Microsoft Power BI - Data HubScreenshot of Microsoft Power BI - Scales as organizational needs grow