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    ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price

    IFS Cloud

    Score8.3 out of 10
    N/AIFS 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

    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
    IFS CloudMicrosoft 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
    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—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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    Community Pulse
    IFS CloudMicrosoft Power BI
    Considered Both Products
    IFS
    No answer on this topic
    Microsoft
    No answer on this topic
    Key User Insights
    Would buy again
    100%
    Would buy again
    5 Answers
    96%
    Would buy again
    110 Answers
    Delivers good value for the price
    100%
    Delivers good value for the price
    5 Answers
    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
    No answers on this topic
    99%
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    69 Answers
    Implementation went as expected
    80%
    Implementation went as expected
    4 Answers
    95%
    Implementation went as expected
    73 Answers
    Features
    IFS CloudMicrosoft Power BI
    Payroll Management
    Comparison of Payroll Management features of IFS Cloud and Microsoft Power BI
    Feature
    IFS Cloud
    6.3
    4 Ratings
    17% below category average
    Microsoft Power BI
    -
    Ratings
    Pay calculation5.74 Ratings00 Ratings
    Benefit plan administration5.24 Ratings00 Ratings
    Direct deposit files5.24 Ratings00 Ratings
    Customization
    Comparison of Customization features of IFS Cloud and Microsoft Power BI
    Feature
    IFS Cloud
    8.1
    5 Ratings
    8% above category average
    Microsoft Power BI
    -
    Ratings
    API for custom integration8.15 Ratings00 Ratings
    Plug-ins8.15 Ratings00 Ratings
    Security
    Comparison of Security features of IFS Cloud and Microsoft Power BI
    Feature
    IFS Cloud
    8.5
    5 Ratings
    1% above category average
    Microsoft Power BI
    -
    Ratings
    Single sign-on capability8.75 Ratings00 Ratings
    Role-based user permissions8.45 Ratings00 Ratings
    Reporting & Analytics
    Comparison of Reporting & Analytics features of IFS Cloud and Microsoft Power BI
    Feature
    IFS Cloud
    8.2
    5 Ratings
    9% above category average
    Microsoft Power BI
    -
    Ratings
    Dashboards8.45 Ratings00 Ratings
    Standard reports8.15 Ratings00 Ratings
    Custom reports8.15 Ratings00 Ratings
    General Ledger and Configurable Accounting
    Comparison of General Ledger and Configurable Accounting features of IFS Cloud and Microsoft Power BI
    Feature
    IFS Cloud
    8.7
    5 Ratings
    12% above category average
    Microsoft Power BI
    -
    Ratings
    Accounts payable9.54 Ratings00 Ratings
    Accounts receivable8.94 Ratings00 Ratings
    Global Financial Support8.65 Ratings00 Ratings
    Primary and Secondary Ledgers9.54 Ratings00 Ratings
    Journals and Reconciliations7.54 Ratings00 Ratings
    Configurable Accounting8.04 Ratings00 Ratings
    Standardized Processes8.05 Ratings00 Ratings
    Inventory Management
    Comparison of Inventory Management features of IFS Cloud and Microsoft Power BI
    Feature
    IFS Cloud
    8.7
    5 Ratings
    9% above category average
    Microsoft Power BI
    -
    Ratings
    Inventory tracking8.35 Ratings00 Ratings
    Automatic reordering8.35 Ratings00 Ratings
    Location management8.05 Ratings00 Ratings
    Order Management
    Comparison of Order Management features of IFS Cloud and Microsoft Power BI
    Feature
    IFS Cloud
    8.1
    5 Ratings
    2% above category average
    Microsoft Power BI
    -
    Ratings
    Pricing8.15 Ratings00 Ratings
    Order entry8.45 Ratings00 Ratings
    Credit card processing5.74 Ratings00 Ratings
    Cost of goods sold7.54 Ratings00 Ratings
    Order Orchestration7.64 Ratings00 Ratings
    Subledger and Financial Process
    Comparison of Subledger and Financial Process features of IFS Cloud and Microsoft Power BI
    Feature
    IFS Cloud
    8.3
    4 Ratings
    9% above category average
    Microsoft Power BI
    -
    Ratings
    Billing Management6.64 Ratings00 Ratings
    Cash and Asset Management7.64 Ratings00 Ratings
    Travel & Expense Management7.64 Ratings00 Ratings
    Budgetary Control & Encumbrance Accounting7.14 Ratings00 Ratings
    Period Close8.04 Ratings00 Ratings
    Project Financial Management
    Comparison of Project Financial Management features of IFS Cloud and Microsoft Power BI
    Feature
    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 IFS Cloud and Microsoft Power BI
    Feature
    IFS Cloud
    8.9
    5 Ratings
    23% above category average
    Microsoft Power BI
    -
    Ratings
    Project Planning and Scheduling8.45 Ratings00 Ratings
    Task Insight for Project Managers8.45 Ratings00 Ratings
    Project Mobile Functionality8.04 Ratings00 Ratings
    Definable Resource Pools7.74 Ratings00 Ratings
    Grants Management
    Comparison of Grants Management features of IFS Cloud and Microsoft Power BI
    Feature
    IFS Cloud
    8.9
    4 Ratings
    18% above category average
    Microsoft Power BI
    -
    Ratings
    Award Lifecycle Management9.04 Ratings00 Ratings
    Procurement
    Comparison of Procurement features of IFS Cloud and Microsoft Power BI
    Feature
    IFS Cloud
    8.9
    5 Ratings
    23% above category average
    Microsoft Power BI
    -
    Ratings
    Bids Analyzed and Compared8.03 Ratings00 Ratings
    Contract Authoring8.02 Ratings00 Ratings
    Contract Repository6.23 Ratings00 Ratings
    Requisitions-to-Purchase Orders Integrated8.54 Ratings00 Ratings
    Supplier Management8.15 Ratings00 Ratings
    Risk Management
    Comparison of Risk Management features of IFS Cloud and Microsoft Power BI
    Feature
    IFS Cloud
    8.6
    4 Ratings
    24% above category average
    Microsoft Power BI
    -
    Ratings
    Risk Repository8.14 Ratings00 Ratings
    Control Management8.44 Ratings00 Ratings
    Control Efficiency Assessments7.54 Ratings00 Ratings
    Issue Detection7.24 Ratings00 Ratings
    Remediation and Certification5.84 Ratings00 Ratings
    Logistics
    Comparison of Logistics features of IFS Cloud and Microsoft Power BI
    Feature
    IFS Cloud
    7.8
    4 Ratings
    11% above category average
    Microsoft Power BI
    -
    Ratings
    Transportation Planning and Optimization6.64 Ratings00 Ratings
    Transportation Execution Management6.64 Ratings00 Ratings
    Trade and Customs Management6.13 Ratings00 Ratings
    Fulfillment Management5.63 Ratings00 Ratings
    Warehouse Workforce Management7.64 Ratings00 Ratings
    Manufacturing
    Comparison of Manufacturing features of IFS Cloud and Microsoft Power BI
    Feature
    IFS Cloud
    8.8
    4 Ratings
    16% above category average
    Microsoft Power BI
    -
    Ratings
    Production Process Design8.14 Ratings00 Ratings
    Production Management8.54 Ratings00 Ratings
    Configuration Management8.04 Ratings00 Ratings
    Work Execution7.64 Ratings00 Ratings
    Manufacturing Costs8.14 Ratings00 Ratings
    Supply Chain
    Comparison of Supply Chain features of IFS Cloud and Microsoft Power BI
    Feature
    IFS Cloud
    7.6
    4 Ratings
    3% above category average
    Microsoft Power BI
    -
    Ratings
    Forecasting7.14 Ratings00 Ratings
    Inventory Planning7.04 Ratings00 Ratings
    Performance Monitoring7.54 Ratings00 Ratings
    Product Lifecycle Management
    Comparison of Product Lifecycle Management features of IFS Cloud and Microsoft Power BI
    Feature
    IFS Cloud
    8.9
    4 Ratings
    19% above category average
    Microsoft Power BI
    -
    Ratings
    Proposal Management7.24 Ratings00 Ratings
    Product Master Data Management8.14 Ratings00 Ratings
    BI Standard Reporting
    Comparison of BI Standard Reporting features of IFS Cloud and Microsoft Power BI
    Feature
    IFS Cloud
    -
    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 IFS Cloud and Microsoft Power BI
    Feature
    IFS Cloud
    -
    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 Ratings8.1191 Ratings
    Report Output and Scheduling
    Comparison of Report Output and Scheduling features of IFS Cloud and Microsoft Power BI
    Feature
    IFS Cloud
    -
    Ratings
    Microsoft Power BI
    7.9
    189 Ratings
    4% below category average
    Publish to Web00 Ratings8.0179 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 IFS Cloud and Microsoft Power BI
    Feature
    IFS Cloud
    -
    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 Ratings7.1138 Ratings
    Pattern Recognition and Data Mining00 Ratings7.339 Ratings
    Access Control and Security
    Comparison of Access Control and Security features of IFS Cloud and Microsoft Power BI
    Feature
    IFS Cloud
    -
    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 IFS Cloud and Microsoft Power BI
    Feature
    IFS Cloud
    -
    Ratings
    Microsoft Power BI
    7.9
    162 Ratings
    2% above category average
    Responsive Design for Web Access00 Ratings7.5152 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 IFS Cloud and Microsoft Power BI
    Feature
    IFS Cloud
    -
    Ratings
    Microsoft Power BI
    7.5
    116 Ratings
    3% below category average
    REST API00 Ratings7.7104 Ratings
    Javascript API00 Ratings7.485 Ratings
    iFrames00 Ratings8.055 Ratings
    Java API00 Ratings6.669 Ratings
    Themeable User Interface (UI)00 Ratings7.291 Ratings
    Customizable Platform (Open Source)00 Ratings8.444 Ratings
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    User Ratings
    IFS CloudMicrosoft Power BI
    Likelihood to Recommend
    8.7
    (5 ratings)
    8.6
    (199 ratings)
    Likelihood to Renew
    -
    (0 ratings)
    9.6
    (3 ratings)
    Usability
    8.7
    (5 ratings)
    8.3
    (115 ratings)
    Support Rating
    9.5
    (2 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
    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
    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
    IFS
    • Store data from different domains
    • Integrates efficiently with other systems
    • Easy to migrate data from different systems. Provides good API Documentation.
    Incentivized
    Read full review
    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.
    Incentivized
    Read full review
    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
    Incentivized
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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
    Read full review
    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
    The overall functionality, the feature set that the IFS Cloud offeres is really good (even though it has some flaws / cons), which reduces the time / administrative effort in managing multiple systems to achieve the same goal / to store the required data.
    Incentivized
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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.
    Incentivized
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    Support Rating
    IFS
    The overall support is perfect and efficient.
    Incentivized
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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.
    Incentivized
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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.
    Incentivized
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    Alternatives Considered
    IFS
    IFS Cloud is an upgrade of IFS Applications. IFS Applications solution is under extended support and would eventually be replaced by cloud solution in coming years.
    Incentivized
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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.
    Incentivized
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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
    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
    Read full review
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