Microsoft Power BI Embedded vs. Odoo

Overview
ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price
Microsoft Power BI Embedded
Score 8.0 out of 10
N/A
A solution from Microsoft to provide customer-facing reports, dashboards, and analytics in applications by using and branding Power BI as one's own. Designed to reduce developer resources by automating the monitoring, management, and deployment of analytics, while getting full control of Power BI features and intelligent analytics.N/A
Odoo
Score 7.7 out of 10
Mid-Size Companies (51-1,000 employees)
Odoo, from the Belgium-headquartered multinational company of the same name, is a suite of business applications for managing the sales pipeline. It also comprises a PoS and inventory management modules, scaling to a warehouse or retail management solution.
$31.10
per month per user
Pricing
Microsoft Power BI EmbeddedOdoo
Editions & Modules
No answers on this topic
Standard
$31.10
per month per user
Custom
$46.70
per month per user
Offerings
Pricing Offerings
Microsoft Power BI EmbeddedOdoo
Free Trial
NoYes
Free/Freemium Version
NoYes
Premium Consulting/Integration Services
NoYes
Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup fee-$49,321,250 per app/ per user/ per month
Additional DetailsA discount is offered for new users for the first 12 months of use for the initial users purchased. ($24.90 instead of $31.10 for Standard)
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Community Pulse
Microsoft Power BI EmbeddedOdoo
Features
Microsoft Power BI EmbeddedOdoo
BI Standard Reporting
Comparison of BI Standard Reporting features of Product A and Product B
Microsoft Power BI Embedded
7.5
2 Ratings
4% above category average
Odoo
-
Ratings
Pixel Perfect reports6.52 Ratings00 Ratings
Customizable dashboards8.02 Ratings00 Ratings
Report Formatting Templates8.02 Ratings00 Ratings
Ad-hoc Reporting
Comparison of Ad-hoc Reporting features of Product A and Product B
Microsoft Power BI Embedded
7.3
1 Ratings
7% below category average
Odoo
-
Ratings
Drill-down analysis7.01 Ratings00 Ratings
Formatting capabilities6.01 Ratings00 Ratings
Report sharing and collaboration9.01 Ratings00 Ratings
Data Discovery and Visualization
Comparison of Data Discovery and Visualization features of Product A and Product B
Microsoft Power BI Embedded
9.0
1 Ratings
15% above category average
Odoo
-
Ratings
Pre-built visualization formats (heatmaps, scatter plots etc.)10.01 Ratings00 Ratings
Location Analytics / Geographic Visualization8.01 Ratings00 Ratings
Access Control and Security
Comparison of Access Control and Security features of Product A and Product B
Microsoft Power BI Embedded
8.0
1 Ratings
5% above category average
Odoo
-
Ratings
Multi-User Support (named login)7.01 Ratings00 Ratings
Role-Based Security Model7.01 Ratings00 Ratings
Single Sign-On (SSO)10.01 Ratings00 Ratings
Application Program Interfaces (APIs) / Embedding
Comparison of Application Program Interfaces (APIs) / Embedding features of Product A and Product B
Microsoft Power BI Embedded
7.0
1 Ratings
3% below category average
Odoo
-
Ratings
REST API8.01 Ratings00 Ratings
Javascript API8.01 Ratings00 Ratings
iFrames8.01 Ratings00 Ratings
Java API8.01 Ratings00 Ratings
Customizable Platform (Open Source)3.01 Ratings00 Ratings
Payroll Management
Comparison of Payroll Management features of Product A and Product B
Microsoft Power BI Embedded
-
Ratings
Odoo
5.4
10 Ratings
31% below category average
Pay calculation00 Ratings8.09 Ratings
Benefit plan administration00 Ratings8.18 Ratings
Direct deposit files00 Ratings8.99 Ratings
Customization
Comparison of Customization features of Product A and Product B
Microsoft Power BI Embedded
-
Ratings
Odoo
8.2
13 Ratings
10% above category average
API for custom integration00 Ratings8.311 Ratings
Plug-ins00 Ratings8.113 Ratings
Security
Comparison of Security features of Product A and Product B
Microsoft Power BI Embedded
-
Ratings
Odoo
8.6
14 Ratings
3% above category average
Single sign-on capability00 Ratings9.410 Ratings
Role-based user permissions00 Ratings7.714 Ratings
Reporting & Analytics
Comparison of Reporting & Analytics features of Product A and Product B
Microsoft Power BI Embedded
-
Ratings
Odoo
7.0
16 Ratings
5% below category average
Dashboards00 Ratings6.516 Ratings
Standard reports00 Ratings6.916 Ratings
Custom reports00 Ratings7.616 Ratings
General Ledger and Configurable Accounting
Comparison of General Ledger and Configurable Accounting features of Product A and Product B
Microsoft Power BI Embedded
-
Ratings
Odoo
4.8
13 Ratings
46% below category average
Accounts payable00 Ratings7.213 Ratings
Accounts receivable00 Ratings7.213 Ratings
Global Financial Support00 Ratings6.412 Ratings
Primary and Secondary Ledgers00 Ratings6.612 Ratings
Journals and Reconciliations00 Ratings6.413 Ratings
Configurable Accounting00 Ratings7.213 Ratings
Standardized Processes00 Ratings6.212 Ratings
Inventory Management
Comparison of Inventory Management features of Product A and Product B
Microsoft Power BI Embedded
-
Ratings
Odoo
6.5
18 Ratings
20% below category average
Inventory tracking00 Ratings8.118 Ratings
Automatic reordering00 Ratings8.416 Ratings
Location management00 Ratings8.715 Ratings
Order Management
Comparison of Order Management features of Product A and Product B
Microsoft Power BI Embedded
-
Ratings
Odoo
6.1
16 Ratings
25% below category average
Pricing00 Ratings8.516 Ratings
Order entry00 Ratings8.516 Ratings
Credit card processing00 Ratings7.513 Ratings
Cost of goods sold00 Ratings8.414 Ratings
Order Orchestration00 Ratings8.012 Ratings
Subledger and Financial Process
Comparison of Subledger and Financial Process features of Product A and Product B
Microsoft Power BI Embedded
-
Ratings
Odoo
3.0
12 Ratings
85% below category average
Billing Management00 Ratings7.512 Ratings
Cash and Asset Management00 Ratings6.911 Ratings
Travel & Expense Management00 Ratings6.411 Ratings
Budgetary Control & Encumbrance Accounting00 Ratings5.410 Ratings
Period Close00 Ratings7.410 Ratings
Project Financial Management
Comparison of Project Financial Management features of Product A and Product B
Microsoft Power BI Embedded
-
Ratings
Odoo
1.0
6 Ratings
153% below category average
Budgeting and Forecasting00 Ratings1.06 Ratings
Project Costing00 Ratings1.05 Ratings
Cost Capture00 Ratings1.05 Ratings
Capital Project Management00 Ratings1.05 Ratings
Customer Contract Compliance00 Ratings1.05 Ratings
Project Revenue Recognition00 Ratings1.05 Ratings
Project Execution Management
Comparison of Project Execution Management features of Product A and Product B
Microsoft Power BI Embedded
-
Ratings
Odoo
3.2
8 Ratings
75% below category average
Project Planning and Scheduling00 Ratings9.48 Ratings
Task Insight for Project Managers00 Ratings9.47 Ratings
Project Mobile Functionality00 Ratings9.27 Ratings
Definable Resource Pools00 Ratings8.67 Ratings
Grants Management
Comparison of Grants Management features of Product A and Product B
Microsoft Power BI Embedded
-
Ratings
Odoo
3.2
8 Ratings
79% below category average
Award Lifecycle Management00 Ratings9.87 Ratings
Procurement
Comparison of Procurement features of Product A and Product B
Microsoft Power BI Embedded
-
Ratings
Odoo
7.7
11 Ratings
9% above category average
Bids Analyzed and Compared00 Ratings8.17 Ratings
Contract Authoring00 Ratings6.07 Ratings
Contract Repository00 Ratings6.87 Ratings
Requisitions-to-Purchase Orders Integrated00 Ratings7.910 Ratings
Supplier Management00 Ratings7.48 Ratings
Risk Management
Comparison of Risk Management features of Product A and Product B
Microsoft Power BI Embedded
-
Ratings
Odoo
9.7
5 Ratings
38% above category average
Risk Repository00 Ratings10.02 Ratings
Control Management00 Ratings9.95 Ratings
Control Efficiency Assessments00 Ratings9.84 Ratings
Issue Detection00 Ratings10.03 Ratings
Remediation and Certification00 Ratings10.02 Ratings
Logistics
Comparison of Logistics features of Product A and Product B
Microsoft Power BI Embedded
-
Ratings
Odoo
6.8
7 Ratings
1% below category average
Transportation Planning and Optimization00 Ratings8.95 Ratings
Transportation Execution Management00 Ratings9.95 Ratings
Trade and Customs Management00 Ratings9.44 Ratings
Fulfillment Management00 Ratings8.96 Ratings
Warehouse Workforce Management00 Ratings9.95 Ratings
Manufacturing
Comparison of Manufacturing features of Product A and Product B
Microsoft Power BI Embedded
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Ratings
Odoo
7.9
9 Ratings
6% above category average
Production Process Design00 Ratings6.66 Ratings
Production Management00 Ratings6.17 Ratings
Configuration Management00 Ratings7.96 Ratings
Work Execution00 Ratings8.27 Ratings
Manufacturing Costs00 Ratings8.37 Ratings
Supply Chain
Comparison of Supply Chain features of Product A and Product B
Microsoft Power BI Embedded
-
Ratings
Odoo
8.4
11 Ratings
15% above category average
Forecasting00 Ratings8.411 Ratings
Inventory Planning00 Ratings8.411 Ratings
Performance Monitoring00 Ratings7.610 Ratings
Product Lifecycle Management
Comparison of Product Lifecycle Management features of Product A and Product B
Microsoft Power BI Embedded
-
Ratings
Odoo
8.8
6 Ratings
19% above category average
Proposal Management00 Ratings9.96 Ratings
Product Master Data Management00 Ratings9.66 Ratings
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User Ratings
Microsoft Power BI EmbeddedOdoo
Likelihood to Recommend
8.7
(11 ratings)
7.1
(22 ratings)
Likelihood to Renew
-
(0 ratings)
1.0
(1 ratings)
Usability
-
(0 ratings)
8.4
(14 ratings)
Support Rating
-
(0 ratings)
1.0
(6 ratings)
User Testimonials
Microsoft Power BI EmbeddedOdoo
Likelihood to Recommend
Microsoft
This product is very convenient to use and implement and is considered a "de facto" standard in the Business Intelligence sphere. First of all, it contains numerous features in terms of visualization, data provisioning, data source integration which makes it a perfect tool for the development of BI analytics. Secondly, it provides great capabilities for the development of data markets for the whole development team. Thirdly, the sharing capabilities of dashboards that are updated in a real-time manner provides great incentives for end-users
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Odoo
It is well suited for inventory tracking, shipping and sales work flows. While some customization is needed to make it functional, if done correctly Odoo can serves as a powerful one stop shop for all of a businesses needs. The ease of customization for email templates, both for sales communications and marketing outreach leaves something to be desired. Perhaps our team hasn't explored this fully enough. I have personally found it intimidating in trying to construct a news letter using the email marketing module
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Pros
Microsoft
  • It is very easy to connect multiple data sources for a single report. You can use CSV, Excel, database integration, etc.
  • Power Bi supports Python as well, which makes it a lot easier for us as it is known by most of our team.
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Odoo
  • The creation of products is extremely simple, I like that it does not complicate you to put a lot of detail, of course if you want to put more detailed information later it allows you to do it without problems
  • The fact that I can manage my inventory of my warehouse is very convenient, I only generate my stock report of the products we have in stock and taking inventory is easier
  • The management of opportunities in the CRM is also great, because the guys from the sales department generate their opportunity, place what their client is requiring and we, the logisticians, can automatically generate the quote for what they are requesting, and from there they can only download their quote and send it to their clients.
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Cons
Microsoft
  • Similar to how Excel has VBA, Microsoft Power BI uses PowerQuery (M/DAX). Though DAX is similar to Excel in terms of how it is written, I just think it's something that would be difficult for new users to figure out.
  • Something I would like to see done differently in Microsoft Power BI is the ability to have presets for sorting/arranging of visualizations. Though it is nice to arrange the dashboard freely, it would also be nice to have preset arrangements based on visualizations (for those of us bad at making dashboards look appealing).
  • With Microsoft Power BI, it is hard to show others your dashboard using the free platform (unless you show them from your computer/account). This can cause issues if your firm is trialing Microsoft Power BI before purchase.
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Odoo
  • Customer service is nonexistent. You will need a 3rd party to assist you.
  • The system has an open app for integrating with other programs. These are developed by third parties and can be hit or miss in functionality.
  • The system offers great flexibility; however, it is too much and requires coding. For example, changing a Sales order PDF requires coding to modify the document.
  • Initial implementation is clunky and seems to require a 3rd party just for setup.
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Usability
Microsoft
It's easy to use for what is presented in the reports that have been developed and presented. It's not so easy to customize those reports, "make them your own" and save them for later reuse.
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Odoo
Once you complete the training with Odoo, you have a great grasp of how the system works, and most every feature is intuitive- There is rarely a task within Odoo that I get frustrated trying to figure out- I can typically look through the system and find what I need to do, and if I ever do need support, the Odoo Support team is excellent
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Support Rating
Microsoft
No answers on this topic
Odoo
Easy - there is NO SUPPORT (like in ABSOLUTELY NOTHING!!!!!!!). Even for legally mandatory requirements where the system MUST work, they will gladly take a month to get back to you with a NON-answer. We couldn't even get our bank statements correctly into Odoo for 2 months - leading to no reconciliation and the company accounts were a mess (still are!!) as a result - Completely irresponsible. Have not EVEN had an apology from Odoo - they couldn't care less !!
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Alternatives Considered
Microsoft
I haven’t used any other software that can be compared to this and that is a good thing as this means that this software is the best one on the market. Tough other apps may exist we only use Microsoft Power BI because it is simply the best app out there.
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Odoo
We decided to go with Odoo over Netsuite due to a few factors. Price was a big reason why, Netsuite is the most expensive ERP we vetted. I also did not have a great experience with Netsuite at my last job. I was on the roll out team and it did not work as promised for POS, inventory managing or reporting, it crashed constantly in the middle of using it. Just over all very poor. Considering it is owned by Oracle and the most expensive, you would think it would be able to function on some sort of base level. That company ended up terminating their contract with Netsuite early and going with a different company.
We don't have crashing or error issues. I can complete receives, cycle counts etc and all of my information saves. Visually, Odoo is more satisfying also.
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Return on Investment
Microsoft
  • Saved a significant amount of time for reporting current rollout status to project stakeholders
  • Project stakeholders were able to view the live dashboards at any time so felt they had a better understanding of the rollout status
  • Project stakeholders found it beneficial that they were able to set their own filters. For example, to view rollout status for their own departments.
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Odoo
  • In older versions, it was super expensive to make it even work. You had to hire third-party developers all the time.
  • Newest versions have better built in functionality.
  • Cost is pretty high. Odoo plus developers to support it could bankrupt a small business.
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ScreenShots

Odoo Screenshots

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