Reveal vs. Microsoft Power BI

Overview
ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price
Reveal
Score 9.9 out of 10
N/A
Reveal embedded analytics enables teams and customers to drive data insights with embedded intelligence, transforming the user experience of apps. Built with embed in mind first, on modern architecture, Reveal’s API aims to remove the complexity of embedding analytics into applications. Reveal’s native SDKs can be integrated into applications on any platform and tech stack including: .NET Core, Java, NodeJS (coming soon), and front-end technologies such as React, Angular, WebComponent,…
$0
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
RevealMicrosoft Power BI
Editions & Modules
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Offerings
Pricing Offerings
RevealMicrosoft Power BI
Free Trial
YesYes
Free/Freemium Version
NoYes
Premium Consulting/Integration Services
YesNo
Entry-level Setup FeeOptionalNo setup fee
Additional Details
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Community Pulse
RevealMicrosoft Power BI
Considered Both Products
Reveal
Chose Reveal
Reveal is more affordable compared to most competitors. Most importantly, there are no compromises on capabilities and therefore a better choice for business.
Chose Reveal
Reveal promised a less steep learning curve and delivers on that promise, but that is partly because it does not provide the same depth of functionality which is available from Power BI. With Power BI, there is deeper drilling available and a wider range of tasks which can be …
Chose Reveal
Reveal, compared to its competitors, has a much lower cost if we consider an audience of 100-130 end users. Not only is the initial/annual cost the advantage of Reveal, but also the simplicity of configuration, use and production of the reports. The other competitors have wider …
Chose Reveal
The infrastructure and licensing costs are much smaller when compared to others.
Chose Reveal
Reveal's integrated .NET component approach is interesting. Many solutions have an iFrame only option, which limits your applications ability to interact with dashboards.
Microsoft Power BI

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Top Pros
Top Cons
Features
RevealMicrosoft Power BI
BI Standard Reporting
Comparison of BI Standard Reporting features of Product A and Product B
Reveal
7.0
10 Ratings
2% below category average
Microsoft Power BI
7.2
138 Ratings
13% below category average
Pixel Perfect reports6.58 Ratings6.5118 Ratings
Customizable dashboards7.410 Ratings8.0138 Ratings
Report Formatting Templates00 Ratings7.2126 Ratings
Ad-hoc Reporting
Comparison of Ad-hoc Reporting features of Product A and Product B
Reveal
7.3
10 Ratings
8% below category average
Microsoft Power BI
7.0
139 Ratings
15% below category average
Drill-down analysis7.09 Ratings7.2138 Ratings
Formatting capabilities7.310 Ratings6.4137 Ratings
Report sharing and collaboration8.09 Ratings7.0134 Ratings
Integration with R or other statistical packages00 Ratings7.5102 Ratings
Data Discovery and Visualization
Comparison of Data Discovery and Visualization features of Product A and Product B
Reveal
7.6
8 Ratings
2% below category average
Microsoft Power BI
7.5
135 Ratings
7% below category average
Pre-built visualization formats (heatmaps, scatter plots etc.)7.58 Ratings7.5130 Ratings
Location Analytics / Geographic Visualization7.55 Ratings7.7121 Ratings
Predictive Analytics7.77 Ratings7.4101 Ratings
Access Control and Security
Comparison of Access Control and Security features of Product A and Product B
Reveal
6.7
10 Ratings
13% below category average
Microsoft Power BI
8.2
126 Ratings
5% below category average
Multi-User Support (named login)6.610 Ratings8.2120 Ratings
Role-Based Security Model7.17 Ratings8.8102 Ratings
Multiple Access Permission Levels (Create, Read, Delete)7.68 Ratings8.4110 Ratings
Single Sign-On (SSO)5.66 Ratings8.694 Ratings
Report-Level Access Control00 Ratings7.01 Ratings
Application Program Interfaces (APIs) / Embedding
Comparison of Application Program Interfaces (APIs) / Embedding features of Product A and Product B
Reveal
6.0
6 Ratings
23% below category average
Microsoft Power BI
8.4
80 Ratings
6% above category average
REST API2.65 Ratings8.172 Ratings
Javascript API7.23 Ratings9.656 Ratings
Java API6.43 Ratings7.946 Ratings
iFrames00 Ratings8.055 Ratings
Themeable User Interface (UI)00 Ratings8.263 Ratings
Customizable Platform (Open Source)00 Ratings8.444 Ratings
Report Output and Scheduling
Comparison of Report Output and Scheduling features of Product A and Product B
Reveal
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Ratings
Microsoft Power BI
7.8
133 Ratings
7% below category average
Publish to Web00 Ratings8.1128 Ratings
Publish to PDF00 Ratings8.1121 Ratings
Report Versioning00 Ratings7.3101 Ratings
Report Delivery Scheduling00 Ratings8.7103 Ratings
Delivery to Remote Servers00 Ratings6.773 Ratings
Mobile Capabilities
Comparison of Mobile Capabilities features of Product A and Product B
Reveal
-
Ratings
Microsoft Power BI
7.9
117 Ratings
1% below category average
Responsive Design for Web Access00 Ratings8.0111 Ratings
Mobile Application00 Ratings7.493 Ratings
Dashboard / Report / Visualization Interactivity on Mobile00 Ratings7.4112 Ratings
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Score 9.9 out of 10
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User Ratings
RevealMicrosoft Power BI
Likelihood to Recommend
9.8
(18 ratings)
7.9
(140 ratings)
Likelihood to Renew
8.2
(1 ratings)
10.0
(1 ratings)
Usability
8.2
(18 ratings)
9.0
(56 ratings)
Availability
8.2
(1 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
Performance
7.3
(1 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
Support Rating
-
(0 ratings)
7.9
(52 ratings)
Implementation Rating
7.3
(1 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
Configurability
7.3
(1 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
Ease of integration
6.4
(1 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
Product Scalability
6.4
(1 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
Vendor post-sale
7.3
(1 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
Vendor pre-sale
7.3
(1 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
User Testimonials
RevealMicrosoft Power BI
Likelihood to Recommend
Infragistics
As a company responsible for people money we have to deal with following challenges every day: Clients who want to track the status of their transfers. Licensing agencies who need to ensure professional standards are met. Internal team managers who need to track client and staff progress to ensure company progression and success. Reveal does a good job as self-service tool enabling the accountable parties to have full access to important insights 24/7. The prebuilt dashboard themes save time and investment as we don’t need to hire a dedicated data analyst. The interactive dashboards give full transparency. The ability to easily create, analyze and report keeps clients, partners and stuff on the same page.
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Microsoft
In operations we use the tool for many different topics, from factory quality systems to high level reviews. We have created kind of an internal "App Store" based on Power BI where you have a lot of different dashboards for different solutions (cost, cash, health and safety, sales, factories, distribution centers...) and you as an user just need to get in that "App Store" and enter in whatever tool can be useful for you. It is open to all the operations employees and can use on demand. Also it has raised the imagination of our colleagues, as they are not only working by themselves creating new reports, but also raising fantastic ideas that can be extended for the usage of all the community.
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Pros
Infragistics
  • Ease of Use - Reveal is super intuitive when it comes to creating dashboards. You don't need to be a data expert, which is key for me.
  • Sharing - The ability to share across our teams, locations, and with clients is great. We create teams for our different clients and share dashboards there that also are connected to our company dashboards.
  • Support and Roadmap - Reveal support has been great. They care about the needs of their customers. They have released 3 updates in the last few months, and they are adding a lot of value.
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Microsoft
  • Quickly filter and view granular data sets with easily configurable reporting figures.
  • The ability to quickly switch between tabs allows for historical data comparisons and progress tracking.
  • It's helpful to dive into the data and break it down from high levels to small.
  • Achieve actionable insights faster by using real-time data. It's incredible to have online access to reports.
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Cons
Infragistics
  • There are a limited number of templates, but this is something they say they are working on.
  • Cost is reasonable for individual personal use, but prohibitive to small companies looking to embed their services in their own App.
  • Responses to emails for support can be delayed, but what else is new?
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Microsoft
  • The desktop app is great but needs a lot of performance improvements
  • No MacOS Version for the Desktop app, this is a big limitation for business since executives prefer Macs
  • Premium Cloud Version of Power BI is awfully expensive
  • On-Premise Version of the Power BI Reports Server is bundled only with SQL Server Enterprise License and cannot be purchased separately and requires Software Assurance Subscription
  • On-Premise Power BI Report Server doesn't support ADFS, AzureAD or any Claims-Based authentication platform, a sad disadvantage for enterprises
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Likelihood to Renew
Infragistics
As a developer of the project, I feel comfortable with this tool for its peculiarities: acceptable costs, simple configuration, creation and maintenance of simple reports, fairly complete account management, also, not least, I appreciate the work done by their technical support always timely intervention and, above all, resolutive.
Furthermore, as far as end users are concerned, I found a good appreciation of the proposed reports
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Microsoft
I find it helpful and easy to use
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Usability
Infragistics
Reveal has a great usability for any level of computer user. The only major thing I see that is not exactly user friendly, is the color scheme issue I stated earlier in my review. Although, I am coming from a graphic design background, I need a platform that every team member in our office can use.
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Microsoft
At this point, I think we all know who has taken the lead in the business intelligence and analytics market worldwide. With fresh new updates every other day on top of an already robustly built product with all features that one can dream of is a no brainer, I feel. Microsoft will invariably be synonymous with quality and professionalism.
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Reliability and Availability
Infragistics
This assessment is due to the fact that I have not yet found Reveal not available for use. Apart from some problems of development crash, then fixed by the product assistance service, I have not found any particular problems or loss of time caused by the instrument.
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Microsoft
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Performance
Infragistics
The pages load rather quickly even in the presence of several elevations in the same dashboard that insist on different data sources and with visualizations that insist on different types of graph. I can only be satisfied with these performances.
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Microsoft
No answers on this topic
Support Rating
Infragistics
No answers on this topic
Microsoft
I can't really speak to the support overall, [but] I will say that in the almost three years I have used the system, I have only needed to contact their support team once. I think the team was helpful, but it did take some time for us to resolve the issues/ request that they had. I guess the good news is that the system is pretty stable, and I personally have rarely needed to contact their technical support team.
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Implementation Rating
Infragistics
None in particular, however, would be welcome if improvements were made in the personalization of the prospects and in the connection between them (perhaps being able to transfer the selections present in one prospect to another recalled by the first).
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Microsoft
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Alternatives Considered
Infragistics
While Reveal is relatively pricey, it offers some of the best features I would say it is more resourceful than most competitors. Being resourceful means it is more capable and delivers better reports - comprehensive reports.
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Microsoft
[Microsoft] Power BI is practical and effective, like a hammer for a nail, it is easy to use and produces very quickly the results that in most cases are urgently required by clients (nice reports to share on the web). To start using [Microsoft] Power BI you need a business email address, with that you create an account in Power BI Service and in less than 1 hour you will have installed Power BI Desktop, a report will have been created and it will have been published on the web .
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Scalability
Infragistics
This evaluation is the result of the fact that I have not had the opportunity to deepen the Reveal interface with other tools and / or other software, so the evaluation that I am giving follows what I have been able to read regarding the characteristics of the product online.
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Microsoft
No answers on this topic
Return on Investment
Infragistics
  • We have the best platform for visualizing data for better understanding
  • The drag and drop features saves time
  • With data from multiple sources, we get the right intelligence to drive our business forward.
  • While it is expensive, the benefits outweighs the high cost
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Microsoft
  • It helps us track and achieve company goals.
  • It shows us [our] performance in areas we could not previously track and allows us to see and work on how to improve their performance.
  • Quick easy access for executives to use in helping teams and addressing issues.
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