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 Microsoft Power BI | Score8.5 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. | $168 per year per user |
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| Considered Both Products | Chose Microsoft Power BI Much more instinctive Independently Invited by TrustRadius A de minimis incentive was given to thank the reviewer for their time. The incentive was not used to bias or drive a particular response, nor was the incentive contingent on a positive endorsement. More Info Chose Microsoft Power BI 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 … Independently Invited by TrustRadius A de minimis incentive was given to thank the reviewer for their time. The incentive was not used to bias or drive a particular response, nor was the incentive contingent on a positive endorsement. More Info Chose Microsoft Power BI Power BI is much simple to use, and more modern than BusinessObjects, which has now been discontinued. It costs much less to license than Tableau which is perhaps more niche and designed better. It is also much more powerful for data analysis than excel, Smartsheet, Airtable, … Independently Invited by TrustRadius A de minimis incentive was given to thank the reviewer for their time. The incentive was not used to bias or drive a particular response, nor was the incentive contingent on a positive endorsement. More Info Chose Microsoft Power BI It's got a larger user base and seems better supported. Personally it feels like alot more work getting comparable results from Tableau. Microsoft Power BI will be WAY easier to work with all your various data sources, if you are working in an environment with M365 already. … Independently Invited by TrustRadius A de minimis incentive was given to thank the reviewer for their time. The incentive was not used to bias or drive a particular response, nor was the incentive contingent on a positive endorsement. More Info |
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97% Delivers good value for the price 103 Answers | |
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99% Lived up to sales and marketing promises 69 Answers | |
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95% Implementation went as expected 73 Answers | |
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| Small Businesses |  Cyfe Score4 out of 10 |
| Medium-sized Companies |  Zendesk Explore Score8.1 out of 10 |
| Enterprises |  Jaspersoft Community Edition Score7 out of 10 |
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| Likelihood to Recommend | 8.6 |
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| Usability | 8.3 |
| Support Rating | 10.0 |
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| Data Sharing and Collaboration | 8.5 |
| Data Sources | 9.0 |
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