JobBOSS vs. Microsoft Power BI

Overview
ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price
JobBOSS
Score 8.0 out of 10
N/A
JobBOSS is a cloud or on-premise manufacturing ERP developed by global, Dutch headquartered software company Exact and acquired by ECI Software in 2017.N/A
Microsoft Power BI
Score 8.5 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
JobBOSSMicrosoft Power BI
Editions & Modules
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Offerings
Pricing Offerings
JobBOSSMicrosoft 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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JobBOSSMicrosoft Power BI
Features
JobBOSSMicrosoft Power BI
Payroll Management
Comparison of Payroll Management features of Product A and Product B
JobBOSS
10.0
1 Ratings
31% above category average
Microsoft Power BI
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Ratings
Pay calculation10.01 Ratings00 Ratings
Benefit plan administration10.01 Ratings00 Ratings
Direct deposit files10.01 Ratings00 Ratings
Customization
Comparison of Customization features of Product A and Product B
JobBOSS
9.9
2 Ratings
28% above category average
Microsoft Power BI
-
Ratings
API for custom integration9.82 Ratings00 Ratings
Plug-ins10.01 Ratings00 Ratings
Security
Comparison of Security features of Product A and Product B
JobBOSS
7.7
5 Ratings
8% below category average
Microsoft Power BI
-
Ratings
Single sign-on capability7.74 Ratings00 Ratings
Role-based user permissions7.75 Ratings00 Ratings
Reporting & Analytics
Comparison of Reporting & Analytics features of Product A and Product B
JobBOSS
7.4
5 Ratings
1% above category average
Microsoft Power BI
-
Ratings
Dashboards5.14 Ratings00 Ratings
Standard reports8.75 Ratings00 Ratings
Custom reports8.55 Ratings00 Ratings
General Ledger and Configurable Accounting
Comparison of General Ledger and Configurable Accounting features of Product A and Product B
JobBOSS
7.6
4 Ratings
1% below category average
Microsoft Power BI
-
Ratings
Accounts payable9.04 Ratings00 Ratings
Accounts receivable9.04 Ratings00 Ratings
Global Financial Support1.02 Ratings00 Ratings
Primary and Secondary Ledgers5.64 Ratings00 Ratings
Journals and Reconciliations7.54 Ratings00 Ratings
Configurable Accounting7.04 Ratings00 Ratings
Standardized Processes5.64 Ratings00 Ratings
Inventory Management
Comparison of Inventory Management features of Product A and Product B
JobBOSS
7.8
5 Ratings
1% below category average
Microsoft Power BI
-
Ratings
Inventory tracking8.85 Ratings00 Ratings
Automatic reordering10.01 Ratings00 Ratings
Location management5.63 Ratings00 Ratings
Order Management
Comparison of Order Management features of Product A and Product B
JobBOSS
7.4
5 Ratings
6% below category average
Microsoft Power BI
-
Ratings
Pricing7.04 Ratings00 Ratings
Order entry9.15 Ratings00 Ratings
Credit card processing5.02 Ratings00 Ratings
Cost of goods sold6.14 Ratings00 Ratings
Order Orchestration8.85 Ratings00 Ratings
Subledger and Financial Process
Comparison of Subledger and Financial Process features of Product A and Product B
JobBOSS
7.8
4 Ratings
5% above category average
Microsoft Power BI
-
Ratings
Billing Management7.54 Ratings00 Ratings
Cash and Asset Management5.64 Ratings00 Ratings
Travel & Expense Management1.03 Ratings00 Ratings
Budgetary Control & Encumbrance Accounting5.14 Ratings00 Ratings
Period Close5.62 Ratings00 Ratings
Project Financial Management
Comparison of Project Financial Management features of Product A and Product B
JobBOSS
7.8
2 Ratings
3% above category average
Microsoft Power BI
-
Ratings
Budgeting and Forecasting6.02 Ratings00 Ratings
Project Costing8.02 Ratings00 Ratings
Cost Capture8.02 Ratings00 Ratings
Capital Project Management7.02 Ratings00 Ratings
Customer Contract Compliance8.02 Ratings00 Ratings
Project Revenue Recognition8.02 Ratings00 Ratings
Project Execution Management
Comparison of Project Execution Management features of Product A and Product B
JobBOSS
8.7
3 Ratings
22% above category average
Microsoft Power BI
-
Ratings
Project Planning and Scheduling10.03 Ratings00 Ratings
Task Insight for Project Managers10.02 Ratings00 Ratings
Project Mobile Functionality10.02 Ratings00 Ratings
Definable Resource Pools8.02 Ratings00 Ratings
Grants Management
Comparison of Grants Management features of Product A and Product B
JobBOSS
8.0
1 Ratings
9% above category average
Microsoft Power BI
-
Ratings
Award Lifecycle Management8.01 Ratings00 Ratings
Procurement
Comparison of Procurement features of Product A and Product B
JobBOSS
9.5
4 Ratings
31% above category average
Microsoft Power BI
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Ratings
Bids Analyzed and Compared9.01 Ratings00 Ratings
Contract Authoring10.01 Ratings00 Ratings
Supplier Management10.02 Ratings00 Ratings
Risk Management
Comparison of Risk Management features of Product A and Product B
JobBOSS
10.0
2 Ratings
42% above category average
Microsoft Power BI
-
Ratings
Control Management10.02 Ratings00 Ratings
Logistics
Comparison of Logistics features of Product A and Product B
JobBOSS
7.0
1 Ratings
3% above category average
Microsoft Power BI
-
Ratings
Fulfillment Management8.01 Ratings00 Ratings
Warehouse Workforce Management6.01 Ratings00 Ratings
Manufacturing
Comparison of Manufacturing features of Product A and Product B
JobBOSS
4.3
3 Ratings
53% below category average
Microsoft Power BI
-
Ratings
Production Process Design7.02 Ratings00 Ratings
Production Management1.03 Ratings00 Ratings
Configuration Management1.03 Ratings00 Ratings
Work Execution1.03 Ratings00 Ratings
Manufacturing Costs1.03 Ratings00 Ratings
Supply Chain
Comparison of Supply Chain features of Product A and Product B
JobBOSS
4.0
2 Ratings
57% below category average
Microsoft Power BI
-
Ratings
Forecasting8.01 Ratings00 Ratings
Inventory Planning1.02 Ratings00 Ratings
Performance Monitoring3.02 Ratings00 Ratings
Product Lifecycle Management
Comparison of Product Lifecycle Management features of Product A and Product B
JobBOSS
7.3
2 Ratings
1% above category average
Microsoft Power BI
-
Ratings
Product Master Data Management10.01 Ratings00 Ratings
BI Standard Reporting
Comparison of BI Standard Reporting features of Product A and Product B
JobBOSS
-
Ratings
Microsoft Power BI
8.3
195 Ratings
2% above category average
Pixel Perfect reports00 Ratings8.3166 Ratings
Customizable dashboards00 Ratings8.8194 Ratings
Report Formatting Templates00 Ratings8.0177 Ratings
Ad-hoc Reporting
Comparison of Ad-hoc Reporting features of Product A and Product B
JobBOSS
-
Ratings
Microsoft Power BI
8.0
193 Ratings
0% below category average
Drill-down analysis00 Ratings8.3190 Ratings
Formatting capabilities00 Ratings7.8190 Ratings
Integration with R or other statistical packages00 Ratings7.4142 Ratings
Report sharing and collaboration00 Ratings8.4188 Ratings
Report Output and Scheduling
Comparison of Report Output and Scheduling features of Product A and Product B
JobBOSS
-
Ratings
Microsoft Power BI
8.0
186 Ratings
3% below category average
Publish to Web00 Ratings8.3176 Ratings
Publish to PDF00 Ratings8.0171 Ratings
Report Versioning00 Ratings7.7143 Ratings
Report Delivery Scheduling00 Ratings8.2146 Ratings
Delivery to Remote Servers00 Ratings7.9109 Ratings
Data Discovery and Visualization
Comparison of Data Discovery and Visualization features of Product A and Product B
JobBOSS
-
Ratings
Microsoft Power BI
7.8
186 Ratings
2% below category average
Pre-built visualization formats (heatmaps, scatter plots etc.)00 Ratings8.2180 Ratings
Location Analytics / Geographic Visualization00 Ratings8.1165 Ratings
Predictive Analytics00 Ratings7.4135 Ratings
Pattern Recognition and Data Mining00 Ratings7.436 Ratings
Access Control and Security
Comparison of Access Control and Security features of Product A and Product B
JobBOSS
-
Ratings
Microsoft Power BI
8.5
177 Ratings
0% below category average
Multi-User Support (named login)00 Ratings8.8167 Ratings
Role-Based Security Model00 Ratings8.4145 Ratings
Multiple Access Permission Levels (Create, Read, Delete)00 Ratings8.4157 Ratings
Report-Level Access Control00 Ratings8.346 Ratings
Single Sign-On (SSO)00 Ratings8.7139 Ratings
Mobile Capabilities
Comparison of Mobile Capabilities features of Product A and Product B
JobBOSS
-
Ratings
Microsoft Power BI
8.0
159 Ratings
3% above category average
Responsive Design for Web Access00 Ratings7.7149 Ratings
Mobile Application00 Ratings7.6130 Ratings
Dashboard / Report / Visualization Interactivity on Mobile00 Ratings7.9152 Ratings
Application Program Interfaces (APIs) / Embedding
Comparison of Application Program Interfaces (APIs) / Embedding features of Product A and Product B
JobBOSS
-
Ratings
Microsoft Power BI
7.8
115 Ratings
1% above category average
REST API00 Ratings8.1103 Ratings
Javascript API00 Ratings7.684 Ratings
iFrames00 Ratings8.055 Ratings
Java API00 Ratings7.068 Ratings
Themeable User Interface (UI)00 Ratings7.690 Ratings
Customizable Platform (Open Source)00 Ratings8.444 Ratings
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User Ratings
JobBOSSMicrosoft Power BI
Likelihood to Recommend
8.7
(5 ratings)
8.5
(197 ratings)
Likelihood to Renew
10.0
(1 ratings)
9.5
(3 ratings)
Usability
9.0
(1 ratings)
8.3
(113 ratings)
Support Rating
-
(0 ratings)
10.0
(52 ratings)
Implementation Rating
-
(0 ratings)
9.0
(1 ratings)
User Testimonials
JobBOSSMicrosoft Power BI
Likelihood to Recommend
ECI Software Solutions
Job Shops that have outgrown Quickbooks/Peachtree are a good fit and small to medium run shops are a good fit for JobBOSS. If you're still in the grey area between Quickbooks and a fully fledged ERP system, you can connect it with Quickbooks for your accounting which is a good medium for companies who would like to slowly roll, kind of upgrade out.
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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
ECI Software Solutions
  • Timekeeping. Clocking in and out.
  • Inventory control.
  • Travelers or job sheets that keep track of operations.
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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
ECI Software Solutions
  • being able to purchase program without having a limited number of seats
  • Cost
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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
ECI Software Solutions
Why fix what aint broken
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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
ECI Software Solutions
Love the templates we were able to make and add to the program to work specifically for what we need to put on our certifications. We went from typing out each certification on a printed form to being able to work from templates and it was a serious time saver.
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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
ECI Software Solutions
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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
ECI Software Solutions
No answers on this topic
Microsoft
It was integrated with our erp easily and was accessible on cloud.
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Alternatives Considered
ECI Software Solutions
We did not evaluate any other products/solutions before choosing JobBOSS.
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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
ECI Software Solutions
  • We were using several pieces or software that have all been replaced by just JobBOSS. Inventory, routings, inspections, floor tracking, accounting are now all in a single place.
  • It helped us to reorganize our document server and consolidate files. Its ability to link files has created an environment where nearly every piece of information on an order can be found in a centralized single location.
  • The quoting module has improved our decision making and ability to see where we were right or wrong on costing.
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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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