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    ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price

    IBM SPSS Modeler

    Score9.5 out of 10
    N/AIBM SPSS Modeler is a visual data science and machine learning (ML) solution designed to help enterprises accelerate time to value by speeding up operational tasks for data scientists. Organizations can use it for data preparation and discovery, predictive analytics, model management and deployment, and ML to monetize data assets.

    $499

    per month

    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
    IBM SPSS ModelerMicrosoft Power BI
    Editions & Modules
    IBM SPSS Modeler Personal
    4,670
    per year
    IBM SPSS Modeler Professional
    7,000
    per year
    IBM SPSS Modeler Premium
    11,600
    per year
    IBM SPSS Modeler Gold
    contact IBM
    per year
    Power BI Pro
    $14
    per month (billed annually) per user
    Power BI Premium
    $24
    per month (billed annually) per user
    Offerings
    Pricing Offerings
    IBM SPSS ModelerMicrosoft Power BI
    Free Trial
    YesYes
    Free/Freemium Version
    NoYes
    Premium Consulting/Integration Services
    YesNo
    Entry-level Setup FeeOptionalNo setup fee
    Additional DetailsIBM SPSS Modeler Personal enables users to design and build predictive models right from the desktop. IBM SPSS Modeler Professional extends SPSS Modeler Personal with enterprise-scale in-database mining, SQL pushback, collaboration and deployment, champion/challenger, A/B testing, and more. IBM SPSS Modeler Premium extends SPSS Modeler Professional by including unstructured data analysis with integrated, natural language text and entity and social network analytics. IBM SPSS Modeler Gold extends SPSS Modeler Premium with the ability to build and deploy predictive models directly into the business process to aid in decision making. This is achieved with Decision Management which combines predictive analytics with rules, scoring, and optimization to deliver recommended actions at the point of impact.Power BI Desktop is the data exploration and report authoring experience for Power BI, and is available as a free download.
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    IBM SPSS ModelerMicrosoft Power BI
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    Would buy again
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    Would buy again
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    Delivers good value for the price
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    97%
    Delivers good value for the price
    103 Answers
    Happy with the feature set
    100%
    Happy with the feature set
    5 Answers
    97%
    Happy with the feature set
    112 Answers
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
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    99%
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    69 Answers
    Implementation went as expected
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    95%
    Implementation went as expected
    73 Answers
    Features
    IBM SPSS ModelerMicrosoft Power BI
    Platform Connectivity
    Comparison of Platform Connectivity features of IBM SPSS Modeler and Microsoft Power BI
    Feature
    IBM SPSS Modeler
    8.9
    2 Ratings
    6% above category average
    Microsoft Power BI
    -
    Ratings
    Connect to Multiple Data Sources8.82 Ratings00 Ratings
    Extend Existing Data Sources8.82 Ratings00 Ratings
    Automatic Data Format Detection9.01 Ratings00 Ratings
    MDM Integration9.01 Ratings00 Ratings
    Data Exploration
    Comparison of Data Exploration features of IBM SPSS Modeler and Microsoft Power BI
    Feature
    IBM SPSS Modeler
    9.0
    1 Ratings
    7% above category average
    Microsoft Power BI
    -
    Ratings
    Visualization9.01 Ratings00 Ratings
    Interactive Data Analysis9.01 Ratings00 Ratings
    Data Preparation
    Comparison of Data Preparation features of IBM SPSS Modeler and Microsoft Power BI
    Feature
    IBM SPSS Modeler
    9.0
    1 Ratings
    10% above category average
    Microsoft Power BI
    -
    Ratings
    Interactive Data Cleaning and Enrichment9.01 Ratings00 Ratings
    Data Transformations9.01 Ratings00 Ratings
    Data Encryption9.01 Ratings00 Ratings
    Built-in Processors9.01 Ratings00 Ratings
    Platform Data Modeling
    Comparison of Platform Data Modeling features of IBM SPSS Modeler and Microsoft Power BI
    Feature
    IBM SPSS Modeler
    9.0
    1 Ratings
    6% above category average
    Microsoft Power BI
    -
    Ratings
    Multiple Model Development Languages and Tools9.01 Ratings00 Ratings
    Automated Machine Learning9.01 Ratings00 Ratings
    Single platform for multiple model development9.01 Ratings00 Ratings
    Self-Service Model Delivery9.01 Ratings00 Ratings
    Model Deployment
    Comparison of Model Deployment features of IBM SPSS Modeler and Microsoft Power BI
    Feature
    IBM SPSS Modeler
    9.0
    1 Ratings
    6% above category average
    Microsoft Power BI
    -
    Ratings
    Flexible Model Publishing Options9.01 Ratings00 Ratings
    Security, Governance, and Cost Controls9.01 Ratings00 Ratings
    BI Standard Reporting
    Comparison of BI Standard Reporting features of IBM SPSS Modeler and Microsoft Power BI
    Feature
    IBM SPSS Modeler
    -
    Ratings
    Microsoft Power BI
    8.1
    198 Ratings
    1% below category average
    Pixel Perfect reports00 Ratings8.1169 Ratings
    Customizable dashboards00 Ratings8.6197 Ratings
    Report Formatting Templates00 Ratings7.7180 Ratings
    Ad-hoc Reporting
    Comparison of Ad-hoc Reporting features of IBM SPSS Modeler and Microsoft Power BI
    Feature
    IBM SPSS Modeler
    -
    Ratings
    Microsoft Power BI
    7.9
    196 Ratings
    1% below category average
    Drill-down analysis00 Ratings8.4193 Ratings
    Formatting capabilities00 Ratings7.7193 Ratings
    Integration with R or other statistical packages00 Ratings7.4143 Ratings
    Report sharing and collaboration00 Ratings8.2191 Ratings
    Report Output and Scheduling
    Comparison of Report Output and Scheduling features of IBM SPSS Modeler and Microsoft Power BI
    Feature
    IBM SPSS Modeler
    -
    Ratings
    Microsoft Power BI
    7.9
    189 Ratings
    4% below category average
    Publish to Web00 Ratings8.1179 Ratings
    Publish to PDF00 Ratings7.7174 Ratings
    Report Versioning00 Ratings7.7145 Ratings
    Report Delivery Scheduling00 Ratings8.3148 Ratings
    Delivery to Remote Servers00 Ratings7.9111 Ratings
    Data Discovery and Visualization
    Comparison of Data Discovery and Visualization features of IBM SPSS Modeler and Microsoft Power BI
    Feature
    IBM SPSS Modeler
    -
    Ratings
    Microsoft Power BI
    7.7
    189 Ratings
    4% below category average
    Pre-built visualization formats (heatmaps, scatter plots etc.)00 Ratings8.3183 Ratings
    Location Analytics / Geographic Visualization00 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 IBM SPSS Modeler and Microsoft Power BI
    Feature
    IBM SPSS Modeler
    -
    Ratings
    Microsoft Power BI
    8.3
    180 Ratings
    2% below category average
    Multi-User Support (named login)00 Ratings8.6169 Ratings
    Role-Based Security Model00 Ratings8.1148 Ratings
    Multiple Access Permission Levels (Create, Read, Delete)00 Ratings8.1160 Ratings
    Report-Level Access Control00 Ratings8.149 Ratings
    Single Sign-On (SSO)00 Ratings8.5141 Ratings
    Mobile Capabilities
    Comparison of Mobile Capabilities features of IBM SPSS Modeler and Microsoft Power BI
    Feature
    IBM SPSS Modeler
    -
    Ratings
    Microsoft Power BI
    7.9
    162 Ratings
    2% above category average
    Responsive Design for Web Access00 Ratings7.6152 Ratings
    Mobile Application00 Ratings7.5133 Ratings
    Dashboard / Report / Visualization Interactivity on Mobile00 Ratings7.8155 Ratings
    Application Program Interfaces (APIs) / Embedding
    Comparison of Application Program Interfaces (APIs) / Embedding features of IBM SPSS Modeler and Microsoft Power BI
    Feature
    IBM SPSS Modeler
    -
    Ratings
    Microsoft Power BI
    7.6
    116 Ratings
    2% below category average
    REST API00 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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    User Ratings
    IBM SPSS ModelerMicrosoft Power BI
    Likelihood to Recommend
    9.7
    (8 ratings)
    8.6
    (199 ratings)
    Likelihood to Renew
    -
    (0 ratings)
    9.6
    (3 ratings)
    Usability
    8.9
    (2 ratings)
    8.3
    (115 ratings)
    Support Rating
    10.0
    (1 ratings)
    10.0
    (52 ratings)
    Implementation Rating
    -
    (0 ratings)
    9.0
    (1 ratings)
    Data Sharing and Collaboration
    -
    (0 ratings)
    8.5
    (82 ratings)
    Data Sources
    -
    (0 ratings)
    9.0
    (81 ratings)
    User Testimonials
    IBM SPSS ModelerMicrosoft Power BI
    Likelihood to Recommend
    IBM
    Fast NLP analytics are very easy in SPSS Modeler because there is a built-in interface for classifying concepts and themes and several pre-built models to match the incoming text source. The visualizations all match and help present NLP information without substantial coding, typically required for word clouds and such. SPSS Modeler is good at attaining results faster in general, and the visual nature of the code makes a good tool to have in the data science team's repository. For younger data scientists, and those just interested, it is a good tool to allow for exploring data science techniques.
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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
    IBM
    • Combine text and data
    • Provide facilities for all phases of the data mining process.
    • Use a node and stream paradigm to easily and quickly create models.
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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
    IBM
    • Has very old style graphs, with lots of limitations.
    • Some advanced statistical functions cannot be done through the menu.
    • The data connectivity is not that extensive.
    • It's an expensive tool.
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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
    IBM
    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
    IBM
    The ability to do predictive modeling, text analytics for both structured & unstructured data, decision management, optimization, and support for various data sources
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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
    IBM
    The online support board is helpful and the free add ons are incredibly appreciated.
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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
    IBM
    No answers on this topic
    Microsoft
    It was integrated with our erp easily and was accessible on cloud.
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    Alternatives Considered
    IBM
    When it comes to investigation and descriptive we have found SPSS Statistics to be the tool of choice, but when it comes to projects with large and several datasets SPSS Modeler has been picked from our customers.
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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
    IBM
    • Positive - Ease of decision making and reduction in product life cycle time.
    • Positive - Gives entirely new perspective with the help of right team. Helps expanding the portfolio.
    • Negative - Needs to have good understanding about mathematical modelling, of which talent is rare and expensive. Hence, increase the costs for R&D and manpower.
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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

    IBM SPSS Modeler Screenshots

    Screenshot of Use a single run to test multiple modeling methods, compare results and select which model to deploy. Quickly choose the best performing algorithm based on model performance.Screenshot of Explore geographic data, such as latitude and longitude, postal codes and addresses. Combine it with current and historical data for better insights and predictive accuracy.Screenshot of Capture key concepts, themes, sentiments and trends by analyzing unstructured text data. Uncover insights in web activity, blog content, customer feedback, emails and social media comments.Screenshot of Use R, Python, Spark, Hadoop and other open source technologies to amplify the power of your analytics. Extend and complement these technologies for more advanced analytics while you keep control.

    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