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    ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price

    Microsoft Power BI Embedded

    Score8 out of 10
    N/AA 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

    Sigma

    Score8.4 out of 10
    N/ASigma Computing headquartered in San Francisco provides a suite of data services such as code free data modeling, data search and explorating, and related BI and data visualization services.N/A
    Pricing
    Microsoft Power BI EmbeddedSigma
    Editions & Modules
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    Offerings
    Pricing Offerings
    Microsoft Power BI EmbeddedSigma
    Free Trial
    NoYes
    Free/Freemium Version
    NoNo
    Premium Consulting/Integration Services
    NoNo
    Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeOptional
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    Community Pulse
    Microsoft Power BI EmbeddedSigma
    Considered Both Products
    Microsoft
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    Sigma Computing
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    Key User Insights
    Would buy again
    100%
    Would buy again
    13 Answers
    94%
    Would buy again
    118 Answers
    Delivers good value for the price
    92%
    Delivers good value for the price
    11 Answers
    97%
    Delivers good value for the price
    77 Answers
    Happy with the feature set
    92%
    Happy with the feature set
    12 Answers
    92%
    Happy with the feature set
    116 Answers
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    100%
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    6 Answers
    97%
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    68 Answers
    Implementation went as expected
    100%
    Implementation went as expected
    8 Answers
    97%
    Implementation went as expected
    77 Answers
    Features
    Microsoft Power BI EmbeddedSigma
    BI Standard Reporting
    Comparison of BI Standard Reporting features of Microsoft Power BI Embedded and Sigma Computing
    Feature
    Microsoft Power BI Embedded
    7.5
    2 Ratings
    4% above category average
    Sigma Computing
    7.4
    163 Ratings
    10% below category average
    Pixel Perfect reports6.52 Ratings5.3104 Ratings
    Customizable dashboards8.02 Ratings9.3161 Ratings
    Report Formatting Templates8.02 Ratings7.6133 Ratings
    Ad-hoc Reporting
    Comparison of Ad-hoc Reporting features of Microsoft Power BI Embedded and Sigma Computing
    Feature
    Microsoft Power BI Embedded
    7.3
    1 Ratings
    7% below category average
    Sigma Computing
    7.5
    166 Ratings
    7% below category average
    Drill-down analysis7.01 Ratings8.0155 Ratings
    Formatting capabilities6.01 Ratings7.0163 Ratings
    Report sharing and collaboration9.01 Ratings7.6162 Ratings
    Integration with R or other statistical packages00 Ratings7.35 Ratings
    Data Discovery and Visualization
    Comparison of Data Discovery and Visualization features of Microsoft Power BI Embedded and Sigma Computing
    Feature
    Microsoft Power BI Embedded
    9.0
    1 Ratings
    15% above category average
    Sigma Computing
    6.8
    149 Ratings
    17% below category average
    Pre-built visualization formats (heatmaps, scatter plots etc.)10.01 Ratings8.6147 Ratings
    Location Analytics / Geographic Visualization8.01 Ratings5.626 Ratings
    Predictive Analytics00 Ratings6.218 Ratings
    Access Control and Security
    Comparison of Access Control and Security features of Microsoft Power BI Embedded and Sigma Computing
    Feature
    Microsoft Power BI Embedded
    8.0
    1 Ratings
    5% above category average
    Sigma Computing
    -
    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 Microsoft Power BI Embedded and Sigma Computing
    Feature
    Microsoft Power BI Embedded
    7.0
    1 Ratings
    3% below category average
    Sigma Computing
    -
    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
    Report Output and Scheduling
    Comparison of Report Output and Scheduling features of Microsoft Power BI Embedded and Sigma Computing
    Feature
    Microsoft Power BI Embedded
    -
    Ratings
    Sigma Computing
    7.5
    156 Ratings
    9% below category average
    Publish to Web00 Ratings7.2103 Ratings
    Publish to PDF00 Ratings7.7130 Ratings
    Report Versioning00 Ratings7.0120 Ratings
    Report Delivery Scheduling00 Ratings7.6132 Ratings
    Delivery to Remote Servers00 Ratings7.968 Ratings
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    Score10 out of 10
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    Score8.1 out of 10
    Enterprises
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    Score8.8 out of 10
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    Score6.7 out of 10
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    User Ratings
    Microsoft Power BI EmbeddedSigma
    Likelihood to Recommend
    8.0
    (13 ratings)
    8.2
    (170 ratings)
    Likelihood to Renew
    -
    (0 ratings)
    10.0
    (6 ratings)
    Usability
    6.0
    (2 ratings)
    7.6
    (48 ratings)
    Availability
    -
    (0 ratings)
    8.2
    (2 ratings)
    Performance
    -
    (0 ratings)
    9.1
    (2 ratings)
    Support Rating
    -
    (0 ratings)
    10.0
    (47 ratings)
    Implementation Rating
    -
    (0 ratings)
    9.1
    (2 ratings)
    Configurability
    -
    (0 ratings)
    7.3
    (1 ratings)
    Ease of integration
    -
    (0 ratings)
    9.1
    (1 ratings)
    Product Scalability
    -
    (0 ratings)
    8.2
    (2 ratings)
    Vendor post-sale
    -
    (0 ratings)
    7.3
    (1 ratings)
    User Testimonials
    Microsoft Power BI EmbeddedSigma
    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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    Sigma Computing
    We were able to set up client-facing embedded reports with ease and security. The interface is not difficult to learn, although we may not be aware of or lack the necessary expertise to utilize more advanced features that would likely benefit us.
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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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    Sigma Computing
    • Allows end users to easily dive into the data without having direct access to the table in our database management software.
    • Can easily turnaround dashboards that are detailed and visually pleasing.
    • Sigma is intuitive and as new features are rolled out it is easy to adopt and incorporate them into new and existing dashboards.
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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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    Sigma Computing
    • Sigma Computing does not allow custom ordering of pivot fields in pivot tables easily
    • Sigma Computing lacks functionality for creating tables or sections that dynamically adjust to the browser window's height while maintaining a fixed height textbox at the bottom
    • Sigma Computing does not provide straightforward options for formatting totals in tables, such as renaming 'Total' to 'Average', 'Team Total', etc
    • Sigma Computing does not support searching by individual tab names within a workbook
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    Likelihood to Renew
    Microsoft
    No answers on this topic
    Sigma Computing
    Sigma has helped us a lot and has become an integral part of our daily workflow. It would be difficult to switch to another platform and have to rebuild the numerous metrics and performance reports that we have already established
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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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    Sigma Computing
    It has a clean and modern interface. However, it is not completely intuitive. I think it would be better and easier to navigate with more Windows style drop down menus and/or tabls. There is a significant learning curve, but that may be due in part to the technical nature of this type of software tool.
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    Reliability and Availability
    Microsoft
    No answers on this topic
    Sigma Computing
    Yes, as long as you don’t conduct user error sigma is always up and running and waiting for you to complete your dashboards
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    Performance
    Microsoft
    No answers on this topic
    Sigma Computing
    It depends, it loads quickly for smaller dashboards but when loading larger amounts of data it takes more time to do so
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    Support Rating
    Microsoft
    No answers on this topic
    Sigma Computing
    They are very friendly and informative. They are quick in resolving our queries and help us understand very minute things as well. They are quick in creating feature tickets based on our custom requirements, and they would also create a bug ticket if there is any discrepancy and get that checked on time.
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    Implementation Rating
    Microsoft
    No answers on this topic
    Sigma Computing
    Was not involved in implementation
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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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    Sigma Computing
    With Looker, to be effective, a substantial amount of coding & modeling needs to happen in LookML. Being another language to learn, users have to context switch again from at a minimum either SQL or Python into LookML. The concept of being able to source control, code review, and deploy your models is a plus though.
    Tableau is the gold standard for data visualization, no question. Power users will be able to create dazzling content that Sigma won't necessarily be able to easily match. However, since development usually happens via an extract, helping other users troubleshoot is an arduous process. Trying to re-do or un-do all the transformations and calculations that cause a certain number is very difficult.
    With Sigma, all the queries happen directly against Snowflake and you can see the query logs. The data modeling happens right in a tabular, spreadsheet-like manner, so within only a few minutes, substantial transformations can happen, with visualizations just a few more clicks away.
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    Scalability
    Microsoft
    No answers on this topic
    Sigma Computing
    It is a cloud service offering that is able to expand based on your usage
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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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    Sigma Computing
    • Monitoring health of cloud platform has allowed the company to anticipate issues before they affect customers – Sigma prompted us building a canary monitoring process that provides customer container health.
    • Customer success has used an activity report to discover customers running runaway processes that they were unaware of, creating an alert to contact the customer and prevent an embarrassing situation.
    • Customer success uses the activity report to prompt conversations regarding increases or declines in behavior that led to increasing contract limits or addressing churn concerns.
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