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    ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price

    Epicor Grow

    Score6.3 out of 10
    Small Businesses (1-50 employees)
    Grow, from Epicor since the March 2022 acquisition, is a business intelligence software that is designed to empower businesses to become data-driven and accelerate growth by aligning team objectives and inspiring strategic decisions.N/A

    Microsoft Power BI

    Score8.5 out of 10
    N/AMicrosoft 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.

    $168

    per year per user

    Pricing
    Epicor GrowMicrosoft Power BI
    Editions & Modules
    No answers on this topic
    Power BI Pro
    $14
    per month (billed annually) per user
    Power BI Premium
    $24
    per month (billed annually) per user
    Offerings
    Pricing Offerings
    Epicor GrowMicrosoft Power BI
    Free Trial
    YesYes
    Free/Freemium Version
    NoYes
    Premium Consulting/Integration Services
    YesNo
    Entry-level Setup FeeRequiredNo setup fee
    Additional DetailsPower BI Desktop is the data exploration and report authoring experience for Power BI, and is available as a free download.
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    Community Pulse
    Epicor GrowMicrosoft Power BI
    Considered Both Products
    Epicor Software
    No answer on this topic
    Microsoft
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    Key User Insights
    Would buy again
    100%
    Would buy again
    6 Answers
    96%
    Would buy again
    110 Answers
    Delivers good value for the price
    100%
    Delivers good value for the price
    6 Answers
    97%
    Delivers good value for the price
    103 Answers
    Happy with the feature set
    83%
    Happy with the feature set
    5 Answers
    97%
    Happy with the feature set
    112 Answers
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    100%
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    5 Answers
    99%
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    69 Answers
    Implementation went as expected
    100%
    Implementation went as expected
    6 Answers
    95%
    Implementation went as expected
    73 Answers
    Features
    Epicor GrowMicrosoft Power BI
    BI Standard Reporting
    Comparison of BI Standard Reporting features of Epicor Grow and Microsoft Power BI
    Feature
    Epicor Grow
    8.0
    32 Ratings
    2% below category average
    Microsoft Power BI
    8.1
    198 Ratings
    1% below category average
    Customizable dashboards9.032 Ratings8.6197 Ratings
    Report Formatting Templates7.025 Ratings7.7180 Ratings
    Pixel Perfect reports00 Ratings8.1169 Ratings
    Ad-hoc Reporting
    Comparison of Ad-hoc Reporting features of Epicor Grow and Microsoft Power BI
    Feature
    Epicor Grow
    7.7
    31 Ratings
    4% below category average
    Microsoft Power BI
    7.9
    196 Ratings
    1% below category average
    Drill-down analysis7.027 Ratings8.4193 Ratings
    Formatting capabilities7.028 Ratings7.7193 Ratings
    Report sharing and collaboration9.030 Ratings8.2191 Ratings
    Integration with R or other statistical packages00 Ratings7.4143 Ratings
    Report Output and Scheduling
    Comparison of Report Output and Scheduling features of Epicor Grow and Microsoft Power BI
    Feature
    Epicor Grow
    6.7
    29 Ratings
    20% below category average
    Microsoft Power BI
    7.9
    189 Ratings
    4% below category average
    Publish to Web7.025 Ratings8.1179 Ratings
    Publish to PDF7.025 Ratings7.7174 Ratings
    Report Delivery Scheduling6.025 Ratings8.3148 Ratings
    Report Versioning00 Ratings7.7145 Ratings
    Delivery to Remote Servers00 Ratings7.9111 Ratings
    Data Discovery and Visualization
    Comparison of Data Discovery and Visualization features of Epicor Grow and Microsoft Power BI
    Feature
    Epicor Grow
    7.0
    26 Ratings
    13% below category average
    Microsoft Power BI
    7.7
    189 Ratings
    4% below category average
    Pre-built visualization formats (heatmaps, scatter plots etc.)7.024 Ratings8.3183 Ratings
    Location Analytics / Geographic Visualization7.023 Ratings8.1168 Ratings
    Predictive Analytics00 Ratings7.2138 Ratings
    Pattern Recognition and Data Mining00 Ratings7.339 Ratings
    Access Control and Security
    Comparison of Access Control and Security features of Epicor Grow and Microsoft Power BI
    Feature
    Epicor Grow
    7.0
    31 Ratings
    19% below category average
    Microsoft Power BI
    8.3
    180 Ratings
    2% below category average
    Multi-User Support (named login)7.031 Ratings8.6169 Ratings
    Role-Based Security Model7.025 Ratings8.1148 Ratings
    Multiple Access Permission Levels (Create, Read, Delete)7.025 Ratings8.1160 Ratings
    Report-Level Access Control7.01 Ratings8.149 Ratings
    Single Sign-On (SSO)7.017 Ratings8.5141 Ratings
    Mobile Capabilities
    Comparison of Mobile Capabilities features of Epicor Grow and Microsoft Power BI
    Feature
    Epicor Grow
    7.7
    26 Ratings
    0% below category average
    Microsoft Power BI
    7.9
    162 Ratings
    2% above category average
    Responsive Design for Web Access8.026 Ratings7.6152 Ratings
    Mobile Application7.513 Ratings7.5133 Ratings
    Dashboard / Report / Visualization Interactivity on Mobile8.018 Ratings7.8155 Ratings
    Application Program Interfaces (APIs) / Embedding
    Comparison of Application Program Interfaces (APIs) / Embedding features of Epicor Grow and Microsoft Power BI
    Feature
    Epicor Grow
    7.0
    20 Ratings
    10% below category average
    Microsoft Power BI
    7.6
    116 Ratings
    2% below category average
    REST API7.020 Ratings7.7104 Ratings
    Javascript API00 Ratings7.485 Ratings
    iFrames00 Ratings8.055 Ratings
    Java API00 Ratings6.769 Ratings
    Themeable User Interface (UI)00 Ratings7.391 Ratings
    Customizable Platform (Open Source)00 Ratings8.444 Ratings
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    Enterprises
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    User Ratings
    Epicor GrowMicrosoft Power BI
    Likelihood to Recommend
    8.0
    (32 ratings)
    8.6
    (199 ratings)
    Likelihood to Renew
    -
    (0 ratings)
    9.6
    (3 ratings)
    Usability
    7.1
    (5 ratings)
    8.3
    (115 ratings)
    Support Rating
    9.4
    (5 ratings)
    10.0
    (52 ratings)
    Implementation Rating
    -
    (0 ratings)
    9.0
    (1 ratings)
    Data Sharing and Collaboration
    10.0
    (26 ratings)
    8.5
    (82 ratings)
    Data Sources
    7.1
    (26 ratings)
    9.0
    (81 ratings)
    User Testimonials
    Epicor GrowMicrosoft Power BI
    Likelihood to Recommend
    Epicor Software
    Grow.com is well suited if you have a lot of data or client data to manage. If you do not have tons of data, there are other options out there that are a bit more simple and easy to use and a better price.
    Incentivized
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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
    Incentivized
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    Pros
    Epicor Software
    • I love the fact that you have a team of developers who can help me build metrics or fix metrics that I do not create properly. I had to learn SQL in order to really build the metrics that mattered, which was a lot of fun, but resulted in many broken metrics. The vendor's team was great in responding to me requests for help!
    • Really, really appreciate the fact that Grow has SQL formulas to reference when building metrics. Again, as a novice, this accelerated my ability to learn and not have to leave your site and resources and stay within the Grow web properties.
    • Great account managers who check in regularly and are willing to help out whenever needed.
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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
    Epicor Software
    • There are basic labeling issues with some of the graph types. Wish there was more customizability here, especially on complex graphs.
    • Could help more with analysis of data and trends, but that's going into full-fledged BI territory.
    • The functionality of being able to snapshot data isn't quite there.
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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.
    Incentivized
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    Likelihood to Renew
    Epicor Software
    No answers on this topic
    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
    Epicor Software
    This tool is definitely a little bit difficult to be able to figure out at first, but after some time of learning you can definitely pick it up. I do wish there were more resources online that would be able to help speed up the learning process
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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
    Epicor Software
    The support team is very helpful and in every situation we have needed help in, they have been able to assist. So I have had a good experience with them
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    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
    Epicor Software
    No answers on this topic
    Microsoft
    It was integrated with our erp easily and was accessible on cloud.
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    Alternatives Considered
    Epicor Software
    Grow doesn't have as many advanced analytics features and other capabilities as some other 'dashboard' platforms on the market. Simply, if you want a tool for internal use only that has high-level analytics capabilities (regressions, completely custom visualizations, modeling), Grow probably isn't the platform for you. To put it another way, if you have a team of data engineers and scientists doing complex analysis, Grow might not make the most sense. However, if you understand the value of data/visualization/dashboards, but lack some of those skillsets in your company, Grow might be the perfect fit. Not only is it incredibly scalable and reasonably priced compared to other market solutions, but their transform capabilities really stand out. They have many native data transformations that mimic SQL coding of a dataset, without requiring any knowledge of SQL. They've converted these transformations to easy-to-use tools in the platform, which are perfect for the less-technical user.
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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
    Epicor Software
    • Made it so much easier and faster to access data across tools
    • Lessened the time exporting and uploading data to excel/sheets for analysis
    • Made data and metrics more easily accessible to others in our orgs
    Incentivized
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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.
    Incentivized
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    ScreenShots

    Epicor Grow Screenshots

    Screenshot of Marketing desktop dashboard in dark-mode.Screenshot of TV, desktop, and mobile dashboards.Screenshot of KPI desktop dashboard in light-mode.Screenshot of Chart builder and data visualization.

    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