Microsoft BI (MSBI) vs. CELUM Creative Collaboration

Overview
ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price
Microsoft BI (MSBI)
Score 8.7 out of 10
N/A
Microsoft BI is a business intelligence product used for data analysis and generating reports on server-based data. It features unlimited data analysis capacity with its reporting engine, SQL Server Reporting Services alongside ETL, master data management, and data cleansing.
$14
per month per user
CELUM Creative Collaboration
Score 7.7 out of 10
N/A
WorkRooms blends agile task management with file organization. Users get a visual overview of projects, reviews and approvals and can share files with anyone. Built with a content-centric approach, WorkRooms focuses on the production, management and approval of content such as photos and graphics, audio or video material. Kanban-style boards are enhanced by clearly defined processes, smart access…N/A
Pricing
Microsoft BI (MSBI)CELUM Creative Collaboration
Editions & Modules
Power BI Pro
$14
per month per user
Power BI Premium
$24
per month per user
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Offerings
Pricing Offerings
Microsoft BI (MSBI)CELUM Creative Collaboration
Free Trial
NoYes
Free/Freemium Version
YesNo
Premium Consulting/Integration Services
NoYes
Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo setup fee
Additional Details
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Microsoft BI (MSBI)CELUM Creative Collaboration
Features
Microsoft BI (MSBI)CELUM Creative Collaboration
BI Standard Reporting
Comparison of BI Standard Reporting features of Product A and Product B
Microsoft BI (MSBI)
9.0
53 Ratings
9% above category average
CELUM Creative Collaboration
-
Ratings
Pixel Perfect reports8.646 Ratings00 Ratings
Customizable dashboards9.653 Ratings00 Ratings
Report Formatting Templates9.051 Ratings00 Ratings
Ad-hoc Reporting
Comparison of Ad-hoc Reporting features of Product A and Product B
Microsoft BI (MSBI)
8.6
53 Ratings
7% above category average
CELUM Creative Collaboration
-
Ratings
Drill-down analysis8.648 Ratings00 Ratings
Formatting capabilities8.353 Ratings00 Ratings
Integration with R or other statistical packages8.442 Ratings00 Ratings
Report sharing and collaboration9.053 Ratings00 Ratings
Report Output and Scheduling
Comparison of Report Output and Scheduling features of Product A and Product B
Microsoft BI (MSBI)
8.7
52 Ratings
6% above category average
CELUM Creative Collaboration
-
Ratings
Publish to Web9.448 Ratings00 Ratings
Publish to PDF9.248 Ratings00 Ratings
Report Versioning7.544 Ratings00 Ratings
Report Delivery Scheduling8.647 Ratings00 Ratings
Delivery to Remote Servers8.626 Ratings00 Ratings
Data Discovery and Visualization
Comparison of Data Discovery and Visualization features of Product A and Product B
Microsoft BI (MSBI)
8.8
52 Ratings
10% above category average
CELUM Creative Collaboration
-
Ratings
Pre-built visualization formats (heatmaps, scatter plots etc.)9.651 Ratings00 Ratings
Location Analytics / Geographic Visualization8.848 Ratings00 Ratings
Predictive Analytics7.945 Ratings00 Ratings
Pattern Recognition and Data Mining8.86 Ratings00 Ratings
Access Control and Security
Comparison of Access Control and Security features of Product A and Product B
Microsoft BI (MSBI)
9.3
53 Ratings
9% above category average
CELUM Creative Collaboration
-
Ratings
Multi-User Support (named login)9.549 Ratings00 Ratings
Role-Based Security Model9.447 Ratings00 Ratings
Multiple Access Permission Levels (Create, Read, Delete)9.049 Ratings00 Ratings
Report-Level Access Control9.46 Ratings00 Ratings
Single Sign-On (SSO)9.531 Ratings00 Ratings
Mobile Capabilities
Comparison of Mobile Capabilities features of Product A and Product B
Microsoft BI (MSBI)
8.1
42 Ratings
5% above category average
CELUM Creative Collaboration
-
Ratings
Responsive Design for Web Access8.239 Ratings00 Ratings
Mobile Application8.030 Ratings00 Ratings
Dashboard / Report / Visualization Interactivity on Mobile7.939 Ratings00 Ratings
Application Program Interfaces (APIs) / Embedding
Comparison of Application Program Interfaces (APIs) / Embedding features of Product A and Product B
Microsoft BI (MSBI)
8.6
24 Ratings
11% above category average
CELUM Creative Collaboration
-
Ratings
REST API9.321 Ratings00 Ratings
Javascript API8.921 Ratings00 Ratings
iFrames8.920 Ratings00 Ratings
Java API8.918 Ratings00 Ratings
Themeable User Interface (UI)8.221 Ratings00 Ratings
Customizable Platform (Open Source)7.619 Ratings00 Ratings
Project Management
Comparison of Project Management features of Product A and Product B
Microsoft BI (MSBI)
-
Ratings
CELUM Creative Collaboration
6.8
2 Ratings
13% below category average
Task Management00 Ratings7.02 Ratings
Scheduling00 Ratings9.02 Ratings
Mobile Access00 Ratings1.02 Ratings
Search00 Ratings7.02 Ratings
Visual planning tools00 Ratings10.02 Ratings
Communication
Comparison of Communication features of Product A and Product B
Microsoft BI (MSBI)
-
Ratings
CELUM Creative Collaboration
5.3
2 Ratings
41% below category average
Chat00 Ratings3.01 Ratings
Notifications00 Ratings6.02 Ratings
Discussions00 Ratings6.02 Ratings
Internal knowledgebase00 Ratings6.02 Ratings
File Sharing & Management
Comparison of File Sharing & Management features of Product A and Product B
Microsoft BI (MSBI)
-
Ratings
CELUM Creative Collaboration
6.9
2 Ratings
15% below category average
Versioning00 Ratings7.02 Ratings
Video files00 Ratings6.02 Ratings
Audio files00 Ratings4.02 Ratings
Document collaboration00 Ratings6.02 Ratings
Access control00 Ratings9.02 Ratings
Advanced security features00 Ratings8.02 Ratings
Device sync00 Ratings8.02 Ratings
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User Ratings
Microsoft BI (MSBI)CELUM Creative Collaboration
Likelihood to Recommend
10.0
(73 ratings)
7.0
(2 ratings)
Likelihood to Renew
8.0
(25 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
Usability
10.0
(15 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
Availability
9.5
(2 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
Performance
7.0
(2 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
Support Rating
8.9
(15 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
In-Person Training
6.9
(3 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
Online Training
8.5
(2 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
Implementation Rating
9.6
(7 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
Configurability
10.0
(2 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
User Testimonials
Microsoft BI (MSBI)CELUM Creative Collaboration
Likelihood to Recommend
Microsoft
Microsoft BI has a lot of features and is a very powerful tool, especially if you have folks on your team that know how to utilize all of its capabilities. To truly unlock all that it can do, it does require people to have a deep understanding of its capabilities. That's where the software really shines. If you are looking for a simpler, more basic reporting tool, there are other programs available that do not require such a steep learning curve.
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CELUM
If you are debating how on getting an easy to use or more advanced solution. I would recommend going for WorkRooms. It has the perfect balance that you are looking for. It is very easy for small companies that want to grow and make it easy for employees and costumers.
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Pros
Microsoft
  • Comparatively easy to use compared to other data analytics solutions, collaborating with other colleagues on data work is simple.
  • Using Visual Studio for database, ETL, reporting, and analytics development save time and money.
  • Transfer of data from one application to another via Excel and comparison of data attributes between applications
  • Dashboard functionality, as well as Python support, are available, allowing you to add additional charts and graphs.
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CELUM
  • Task management
  • File management using tags and simple search
  • Adding external users for a restricted set of information
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Cons
Microsoft
  • MSBI designs can work on increasing data processing capabilities enough to handle the huge datasets etc.
  • It would be a lot better if it is a little low on cost.
  • it needs to create opportunities little more than they do regarding customization of some very unique visualization effects
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CELUM
  • Finding it online
  • Downloading it
  • Subscribing/buying
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Likelihood to Renew
Microsoft
Microsoft BI is fundamental to our suite of BI applications. That being said, Northcraft Analytics is focused on delighting our customers, so if the underlying factors of our decision change, we would choose to re-write our BI applications on a different stack. Luckily, mathematics are the fundamental IP of our technology... and is portable across all BI platforms for the foreseeable future.
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CELUM
No answers on this topic
Usability
Microsoft
The Microsoft BI tools have great usability for both developers and end users alike. For developers familiar with Visual Studio, there is little learning curve. For those not, the single Visual Studio IDE means not having to learn separate tools for each component. For end-users, the web interface for SSRS is simple to navigate with intuitive controls. For ad-hoc analysis, Excel can connect directly to SSAS and provide a pivot table like experience which is familiar to many users. For database development, there is beginning to be some confusion, as there are now three tool choices (VS, SSMS, Azure Data Studio) for developers. I would like to see Azure Data Studio become the superset of SSMS and eventually supplant it.
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CELUM
No answers on this topic
Reliability and Availability
Microsoft
The product has been reliable.
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CELUM
No answers on this topic
Performance
Microsoft
SQL Server Reporting Services (SSRS) can drag at times. We created two report servers and placed them under an F5 load balancer. This configuration has worked well. We have seen sluggish performance at times due to the Windows Firewall.
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CELUM
No answers on this topic
Support Rating
Microsoft
MSBI natively has a site that allows you to vote on user enhancements and bug fixes. This allows the largest nagging issues to float to the top and the development team can prioritize accordingly. As mentioned earlier, the large community base of MSBI developers assist technical resources in handling technical questions.
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CELUM
No answers on this topic
In-Person Training
Microsoft
This training was more directed toward what the product was capable of rather than actual programming.
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CELUM
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Online Training
Microsoft
I have used on-line training from Microsoft and from Pragmatic Works. I would recommend Pragmatic Works as the best way to get up to speed quickly, and then use the Microsoft on-line training to deep dive into specific features that you need to get depth with.
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CELUM
No answers on this topic
Implementation Rating
Microsoft
We are a consulting firm and as such our best resources are always billing on client projects. Our internal implementation has weaknesses, but that's true for any company like ours. My rating is based on the product's ease of implementation.
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CELUM
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Alternatives Considered
Microsoft
We have used the built in ConnectWise Manager reports and custom reports. The reports provide static data. PowerBI shows us live data we can drill down into and easily adjust parameters. It's much more useful than a static PDF report.
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CELUM
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Return on Investment
Microsoft
  • As a SaaS provider we see being able to provide self-service BI to our client users as a competitive advantage. In fact the MSSQL enabled BI is a contributing factor to many winning RFPs we have done for prospective client organisations.
  • However MSSQL BI requires extensive knowledge and skills to design and develop data warehouses & data models as a foundation to support business analysts and users to interrogate data effectively and efficiently. Often times we find having strong in-house MSSQL expertise is a bless.
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CELUM
  • More productivity
  • More spare time
  • Not accessible on phones
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