IFS Cloud vs. Microsoft Power BI

Overview
ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price
IFS Cloud
Score 9.9 out of 10
N/A
IFS is a low-code / no-code approach to IFS solution suite, supporting various industries including aerospace & defense, construction, energy & utilities, and manufacturing with ERP, EAM and field service management functionality. IFS Cloud can be run as a service from IFS, or in a location of choice including on-premise as a containerized application.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
IFS CloudMicrosoft Power BI
Editions & Modules
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Offerings
Pricing Offerings
IFS CloudMicrosoft Power BI
Free Trial
NoYes
Free/Freemium Version
NoYes
Premium Consulting/Integration Services
NoNo
Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo setup fee
Additional Details
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Community Pulse
IFS CloudMicrosoft Power BI
Top Pros

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Top Cons

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Features
IFS CloudMicrosoft Power BI
Payroll Management
Comparison of Payroll Management features of Product A and Product B
IFS Cloud
7.9
2 Ratings
8% above category average
Microsoft Power BI
-
Ratings
Pay calculation8.42 Ratings00 Ratings
Benefit plan administration7.92 Ratings00 Ratings
Direct deposit files7.92 Ratings00 Ratings
Customization
Comparison of Customization features of Product A and Product B
IFS Cloud
9.3
2 Ratings
21% above category average
Microsoft Power BI
-
Ratings
API for custom integration9.52 Ratings00 Ratings
Plug-ins9.02 Ratings00 Ratings
Security
Comparison of Security features of Product A and Product B
IFS Cloud
9.3
2 Ratings
11% above category average
Microsoft Power BI
-
Ratings
Single sign-on capability9.02 Ratings00 Ratings
Role-based user permissions9.52 Ratings00 Ratings
Reporting & Analytics
Comparison of Reporting & Analytics features of Product A and Product B
IFS Cloud
9.7
2 Ratings
28% above category average
Microsoft Power BI
-
Ratings
Dashboards9.52 Ratings00 Ratings
Standard reports9.52 Ratings00 Ratings
Custom reports10.02 Ratings00 Ratings
General Ledger and Configurable Accounting
Comparison of General Ledger and Configurable Accounting features of Product A and Product B
IFS Cloud
9.0
2 Ratings
16% above category average
Microsoft Power BI
-
Ratings
Accounts payable9.02 Ratings00 Ratings
Accounts receivable9.02 Ratings00 Ratings
Global Financial Support9.02 Ratings00 Ratings
Primary and Secondary Ledgers9.02 Ratings00 Ratings
Journals and Reconciliations9.02 Ratings00 Ratings
Configurable Accounting8.52 Ratings00 Ratings
Standardized Processes9.52 Ratings00 Ratings
Inventory Management
Comparison of Inventory Management features of Product A and Product B
IFS Cloud
9.9
2 Ratings
23% above category average
Microsoft Power BI
-
Ratings
Inventory tracking9.52 Ratings00 Ratings
Automatic reordering10.02 Ratings00 Ratings
Location management10.02 Ratings00 Ratings
Order Management
Comparison of Order Management features of Product A and Product B
IFS Cloud
9.3
2 Ratings
17% above category average
Microsoft Power BI
-
Ratings
Pricing9.02 Ratings00 Ratings
Order entry10.02 Ratings00 Ratings
Credit card processing8.52 Ratings00 Ratings
Cost of goods sold9.52 Ratings00 Ratings
Order Orchestration8.52 Ratings00 Ratings
Subledger and Financial Process
Comparison of Subledger and Financial Process features of Product A and Product B
IFS Cloud
8.9
2 Ratings
18% above category average
Microsoft Power BI
-
Ratings
Billing Management8.52 Ratings00 Ratings
Cash and Asset Management9.52 Ratings00 Ratings
Travel & Expense Management9.52 Ratings00 Ratings
Budgetary Control & Encumbrance Accounting9.02 Ratings00 Ratings
Period Close9.52 Ratings00 Ratings
Project Financial Management
Comparison of Project Financial Management features of Product A and Product B
IFS Cloud
8.8
2 Ratings
15% above category average
Microsoft Power BI
-
Ratings
Budgeting and Forecasting9.52 Ratings00 Ratings
Project Costing9.02 Ratings00 Ratings
Cost Capture8.52 Ratings00 Ratings
Capital Project Management9.02 Ratings00 Ratings
Customer Contract Compliance9.02 Ratings00 Ratings
Project Revenue Recognition9.52 Ratings00 Ratings
Project Execution Management
Comparison of Project Execution Management features of Product A and Product B
IFS Cloud
9.3
2 Ratings
29% above category average
Microsoft Power BI
-
Ratings
Project Planning and Scheduling9.02 Ratings00 Ratings
Task Insight for Project Managers9.02 Ratings00 Ratings
Project Mobile Functionality10.01 Ratings00 Ratings
Definable Resource Pools10.01 Ratings00 Ratings
Grants Management
Comparison of Grants Management features of Product A and Product B
IFS Cloud
8.8
2 Ratings
18% above category average
Microsoft Power BI
-
Ratings
Award Lifecycle Management9.02 Ratings00 Ratings
Procurement
Comparison of Procurement features of Product A and Product B
IFS Cloud
9.4
2 Ratings
30% above category average
Microsoft Power BI
-
Ratings
Bids Analyzed and Compared8.52 Ratings00 Ratings
Contract Authoring9.01 Ratings00 Ratings
Contract Repository10.01 Ratings00 Ratings
Requisitions-to-Purchase Orders Integrated9.52 Ratings00 Ratings
Supplier Management9.52 Ratings00 Ratings
Risk Management
Comparison of Risk Management features of Product A and Product B
IFS Cloud
10.0
1 Ratings
41% above category average
Microsoft Power BI
-
Ratings
Risk Repository10.01 Ratings00 Ratings
Control Management10.01 Ratings00 Ratings
Control Efficiency Assessments10.01 Ratings00 Ratings
Issue Detection10.01 Ratings00 Ratings
Remediation and Certification10.01 Ratings00 Ratings
Logistics
Comparison of Logistics features of Product A and Product B
IFS Cloud
8.9
2 Ratings
27% above category average
Microsoft Power BI
-
Ratings
Transportation Planning and Optimization9.52 Ratings00 Ratings
Transportation Execution Management8.42 Ratings00 Ratings
Trade and Customs Management10.01 Ratings00 Ratings
Fulfillment Management9.01 Ratings00 Ratings
Warehouse Workforce Management9.52 Ratings00 Ratings
Manufacturing
Comparison of Manufacturing features of Product A and Product B
IFS Cloud
9.7
2 Ratings
27% above category average
Microsoft Power BI
-
Ratings
Production Process Design9.52 Ratings00 Ratings
Production Management9.52 Ratings00 Ratings
Configuration Management10.02 Ratings00 Ratings
Work Execution9.52 Ratings00 Ratings
Manufacturing Costs10.02 Ratings00 Ratings
Supply Chain
Comparison of Supply Chain features of Product A and Product B
IFS Cloud
9.4
2 Ratings
27% above category average
Microsoft Power BI
-
Ratings
Forecasting9.52 Ratings00 Ratings
Inventory Planning10.02 Ratings00 Ratings
Performance Monitoring9.02 Ratings00 Ratings
Product Lifecycle Management
Comparison of Product Lifecycle Management features of Product A and Product B
IFS Cloud
9.6
1 Ratings
28% above category average
Microsoft Power BI
-
Ratings
Proposal Management10.01 Ratings00 Ratings
Product Master Data Management10.01 Ratings00 Ratings
BI Standard Reporting
Comparison of BI Standard Reporting features of Product A and Product B
IFS Cloud
-
Ratings
Microsoft Power BI
8.3
192 Ratings
2% above category average
Pixel Perfect reports00 Ratings8.3163 Ratings
Customizable dashboards00 Ratings8.8191 Ratings
Report Formatting Templates00 Ratings8.0174 Ratings
Ad-hoc Reporting
Comparison of Ad-hoc Reporting features of Product A and Product B
IFS Cloud
-
Ratings
Microsoft Power BI
7.9
190 Ratings
1% below category average
Drill-down analysis00 Ratings8.2187 Ratings
Formatting capabilities00 Ratings7.7187 Ratings
Integration with R or other statistical packages00 Ratings7.3139 Ratings
Report sharing and collaboration00 Ratings8.5185 Ratings
Report Output and Scheduling
Comparison of Report Output and Scheduling features of Product A and Product B
IFS Cloud
-
Ratings
Microsoft Power BI
8.1
183 Ratings
2% below category average
Publish to Web00 Ratings8.3173 Ratings
Publish to PDF00 Ratings8.2168 Ratings
Report Versioning00 Ratings7.7140 Ratings
Report Delivery Scheduling00 Ratings8.2143 Ratings
Delivery to Remote Servers00 Ratings7.9106 Ratings
Data Discovery and Visualization
Comparison of Data Discovery and Visualization features of Product A and Product B
IFS Cloud
-
Ratings
Microsoft Power BI
7.8
183 Ratings
1% below category average
Pre-built visualization formats (heatmaps, scatter plots etc.)00 Ratings8.2177 Ratings
Location Analytics / Geographic Visualization00 Ratings8.1162 Ratings
Predictive Analytics00 Ratings7.4132 Ratings
Pattern Recognition and Data Mining00 Ratings7.433 Ratings
Access Control and Security
Comparison of Access Control and Security features of Product A and Product B
IFS Cloud
-
Ratings
Microsoft Power BI
8.6
174 Ratings
1% above category average
Multi-User Support (named login)00 Ratings8.8164 Ratings
Role-Based Security Model00 Ratings8.5142 Ratings
Multiple Access Permission Levels (Create, Read, Delete)00 Ratings8.4154 Ratings
Report-Level Access Control00 Ratings8.443 Ratings
Single Sign-On (SSO)00 Ratings8.7136 Ratings
Mobile Capabilities
Comparison of Mobile Capabilities features of Product A and Product B
IFS Cloud
-
Ratings
Microsoft Power BI
8.0
156 Ratings
2% above category average
Responsive Design for Web Access00 Ratings7.8146 Ratings
Mobile Application00 Ratings7.7127 Ratings
Dashboard / Report / Visualization Interactivity on Mobile00 Ratings8.0149 Ratings
Application Program Interfaces (APIs) / Embedding
Comparison of Application Program Interfaces (APIs) / Embedding features of Product A and Product B
IFS Cloud
-
Ratings
Microsoft Power BI
7.8
112 Ratings
1% above category average
REST API00 Ratings8.2100 Ratings
Javascript API00 Ratings7.681 Ratings
iFrames00 Ratings8.055 Ratings
Java API00 Ratings6.966 Ratings
Themeable User Interface (UI)00 Ratings7.587 Ratings
Customizable Platform (Open Source)00 Ratings8.444 Ratings
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User Ratings
IFS CloudMicrosoft Power BI
Likelihood to Recommend
8.5
(2 ratings)
8.5
(194 ratings)
Likelihood to Renew
-
(0 ratings)
9.5
(3 ratings)
Usability
9.5
(2 ratings)
8.3
(110 ratings)
Support Rating
9.5
(2 ratings)
9.7
(52 ratings)
Implementation Rating
-
(0 ratings)
9.0
(1 ratings)
User Testimonials
IFS CloudMicrosoft Power BI
Likelihood to Recommend
IFS
The IFS Cloud has well suited to keeping track from beginning to end and engages from the internal team to the external team very well. It takes everything with them and helps them to grow at a wide pace. It creates a systematic workflow process which helps in achieving the goal more fast and friendly environment
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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
IFS
  • Integration with other third-party application is easy and reliable
  • Product documentation is easy to follow for the new users
  • Web-based product
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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
IFS
  • Rich look of user experience of the web-based interface
  • Some areas like HR and Payroll are not fully-suited within the solution
  • Error and issue handling/debugging is difficult
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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
IFS
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
IFS
I will give a full rating to this software as it has helped me in achieving the Goal faster than expected and has created a systematic work flow that helps us to increase our work productivity and have track of each and every section. It has one product that changes your organization's environment better to perfect.
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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
IFS
The overall support is perfect and efficient.
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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
IFS
No answers on this topic
Microsoft
It was integrated with our erp easily and was accessible on cloud.
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Alternatives Considered
IFS
User documentation of IFS Cloud is very well organized, and easy to follow. So, the time taken for the key business users to be trained is comparatively less. The integration with other well-suited third-party applications for HR and Payroll has been standardized and easy to setup, because of the REST APIs.
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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
IFS
  • Reduced the time taken for the users to prepare and generate reports since most are automatic with IFS Cloud
  • Increased the reliability and visibility of the inventory of the products from procurement of raw materials through the manufacturing of final product to delivering to customer's place
  • Took a considerable time configuring the roles and access of the users while implementation
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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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