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    ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price

    JobBOSS

    Score8.9 out of 10
    N/AJobBOSS 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

    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
    JobBOSSMicrosoft 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
    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—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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    JobBOSSMicrosoft Power BI
    Considered Both Products
    ECI Software Solutions
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    Microsoft
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    Key User Insights
    Would buy again
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    96%
    Would buy again
    110 Answers
    Delivers good value for the price
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    97%
    Delivers good value for the price
    103 Answers
    Happy with the feature set
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    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
    No answers on this topic
    95%
    Implementation went as expected
    73 Answers
    Features
    JobBOSSMicrosoft Power BI
    Payroll Management
    Comparison of Payroll Management features of JobBOSS and Microsoft Power BI
    Feature
    JobBOSS
    10.0
    1 Ratings
    29% above category average
    Microsoft Power BI
    -
    Ratings
    Pay calculation10.01 Ratings00 Ratings
    Benefit plan administration10.01 Ratings00 Ratings
    Direct deposit files10.01 Ratings00 Ratings
    Customization
    Comparison of Customization features of JobBOSS and Microsoft Power BI
    Feature
    JobBOSS
    10.0
    2 Ratings
    28% above category average
    Microsoft Power BI
    -
    Ratings
    API for custom integration10.02 Ratings00 Ratings
    Plug-ins10.01 Ratings00 Ratings
    Security
    Comparison of Security features of JobBOSS and Microsoft Power BI
    Feature
    JobBOSS
    8.0
    5 Ratings
    5% below category average
    Microsoft Power BI
    -
    Ratings
    Single sign-on capability8.04 Ratings00 Ratings
    Role-based user permissions8.05 Ratings00 Ratings
    Reporting & Analytics
    Comparison of Reporting & Analytics features of JobBOSS and Microsoft Power BI
    Feature
    JobBOSS
    8.3
    5 Ratings
    10% above category average
    Microsoft Power BI
    -
    Ratings
    Dashboards5.14 Ratings00 Ratings
    Standard reports9.95 Ratings00 Ratings
    Custom reports9.95 Ratings00 Ratings
    General Ledger and Configurable Accounting
    Comparison of General Ledger and Configurable Accounting features of JobBOSS and Microsoft Power BI
    Feature
    JobBOSS
    7.6
    4 Ratings
    2% 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 JobBOSS and Microsoft Power BI
    Feature
    JobBOSS
    8.1
    5 Ratings
    2% above category average
    Microsoft Power BI
    -
    Ratings
    Inventory tracking9.95 Ratings00 Ratings
    Automatic reordering10.01 Ratings00 Ratings
    Location management5.63 Ratings00 Ratings
    Order Management
    Comparison of Order Management features of JobBOSS and Microsoft Power BI
    Feature
    JobBOSS
    7.7
    5 Ratings
    3% below category average
    Microsoft Power BI
    -
    Ratings
    Pricing7.04 Ratings00 Ratings
    Order entry9.95 Ratings00 Ratings
    Credit card processing5.02 Ratings00 Ratings
    Cost of goods sold6.14 Ratings00 Ratings
    Order Orchestration9.95 Ratings00 Ratings
    Subledger and Financial Process
    Comparison of Subledger and Financial Process features of JobBOSS and Microsoft Power BI
    Feature
    JobBOSS
    7.8
    4 Ratings
    3% 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 JobBOSS and Microsoft Power BI
    Feature
    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 JobBOSS and Microsoft Power BI
    Feature
    JobBOSS
    8.7
    3 Ratings
    21% 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 JobBOSS and Microsoft Power BI
    Feature
    JobBOSS
    8.0
    1 Ratings
    7% above category average
    Microsoft Power BI
    -
    Ratings
    Award Lifecycle Management8.01 Ratings00 Ratings
    Procurement
    Comparison of Procurement features of JobBOSS and Microsoft Power BI
    Feature
    JobBOSS
    9.5
    4 Ratings
    29% above category average
    Microsoft Power BI
    -
    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 JobBOSS and Microsoft Power BI
    Feature
    JobBOSS
    10.0
    2 Ratings
    39% above category average
    Microsoft Power BI
    -
    Ratings
    Control Management10.02 Ratings00 Ratings
    Logistics
    Comparison of Logistics features of JobBOSS and Microsoft Power BI
    Feature
    JobBOSS
    7.0
    1 Ratings
    0% above category average
    Microsoft Power BI
    -
    Ratings
    Fulfillment Management8.01 Ratings00 Ratings
    Warehouse Workforce Management6.01 Ratings00 Ratings
    Manufacturing
    Comparison of Manufacturing features of JobBOSS and Microsoft Power BI
    Feature
    JobBOSS
    4.3
    3 Ratings
    54% 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 JobBOSS and Microsoft Power BI
    Feature
    JobBOSS
    4.0
    2 Ratings
    59% 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 JobBOSS and Microsoft Power BI
    Feature
    JobBOSS
    7.3
    2 Ratings
    1% below category average
    Microsoft Power BI
    -
    Ratings
    Product Master Data Management10.01 Ratings00 Ratings
    BI Standard Reporting
    Comparison of BI Standard Reporting features of JobBOSS and Microsoft Power BI
    Feature
    JobBOSS
    -
    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 JobBOSS and Microsoft Power BI
    Feature
    JobBOSS
    -
    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 JobBOSS and Microsoft Power BI
    Feature
    JobBOSS
    -
    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 JobBOSS and Microsoft Power BI
    Feature
    JobBOSS
    -
    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 JobBOSS and Microsoft Power BI
    Feature
    JobBOSS
    -
    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 JobBOSS and Microsoft Power BI
    Feature
    JobBOSS
    -
    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 JobBOSS and Microsoft Power BI
    Feature
    JobBOSS
    -
    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 Ratings7.291 Ratings
    Customizable Platform (Open Source)00 Ratings8.444 Ratings
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    User Ratings
    JobBOSSMicrosoft Power BI
    Likelihood to Recommend
    8.9
    (5 ratings)
    8.6
    (199 ratings)
    Likelihood to Renew
    10.0
    (1 ratings)
    9.6
    (3 ratings)
    Usability
    9.0
    (1 ratings)
    8.3
    (115 ratings)
    Support Rating
    -
    (0 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
    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
    Incentivized
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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.
    Incentivized
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    Likelihood to Renew
    ECI Software Solutions
    Why fix what aint broken
    Incentivized
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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.
    Incentivized
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    Support Rating
    ECI Software Solutions
    No answers on this topic
    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.
    Incentivized
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    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