Microsoft Power BI vs. Nielsen Marketing Cloud

Overview
ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price
Microsoft Power BI
Score 8.4 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.
$10
per month per user
Nielsen Marketing Cloud
Score 7.6 out of 10
N/A
Neilsen Marketing Cloud includes a Data Management Platform (DMP), Media Planning and Optimization, Data as a Service (DaaS), Multitouch Attribution Analytics, Inflight Analytics, and integrations to different digital media channels as well as to content marketing, creative testing, search, email and social media platforms. It's designed to enable marketers to plan, execute, and report on all of their marketing activities from one place.N/A
Pricing
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Editions & Modules
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Microsoft Power BINielsen Marketing Cloud
Free Trial
YesNo
Free/Freemium Version
YesNo
Premium Consulting/Integration Services
NoNo
Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo setup fee
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Features
Microsoft Power BINielsen Marketing Cloud
BI Standard Reporting
Comparison of BI Standard Reporting features of Product A and Product B
Microsoft Power BI
8.3
191 Ratings
2% above category average
Nielsen Marketing Cloud
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Ratings
Pixel Perfect reports8.2162 Ratings00 Ratings
Customizable dashboards8.8190 Ratings00 Ratings
Report Formatting Templates7.9173 Ratings00 Ratings
Ad-hoc Reporting
Comparison of Ad-hoc Reporting features of Product A and Product B
Microsoft Power BI
7.9
189 Ratings
2% below category average
Nielsen Marketing Cloud
-
Ratings
Drill-down analysis8.2186 Ratings00 Ratings
Formatting capabilities7.6186 Ratings00 Ratings
Integration with R or other statistical packages7.3138 Ratings00 Ratings
Report sharing and collaboration8.4184 Ratings00 Ratings
Report Output and Scheduling
Comparison of Report Output and Scheduling features of Product A and Product B
Microsoft Power BI
8.0
182 Ratings
4% below category average
Nielsen Marketing Cloud
-
Ratings
Publish to Web8.2172 Ratings00 Ratings
Publish to PDF8.1167 Ratings00 Ratings
Report Versioning7.6139 Ratings00 Ratings
Report Delivery Scheduling8.2142 Ratings00 Ratings
Delivery to Remote Servers7.8105 Ratings00 Ratings
Data Discovery and Visualization
Comparison of Data Discovery and Visualization features of Product A and Product B
Microsoft Power BI
7.7
182 Ratings
3% below category average
Nielsen Marketing Cloud
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Ratings
Pre-built visualization formats (heatmaps, scatter plots etc.)8.1176 Ratings00 Ratings
Location Analytics / Geographic Visualization8.0161 Ratings00 Ratings
Predictive Analytics7.3131 Ratings00 Ratings
Pattern Recognition and Data Mining7.332 Ratings00 Ratings
Access Control and Security
Comparison of Access Control and Security features of Product A and Product B
Microsoft Power BI
8.5
173 Ratings
0% above category average
Nielsen Marketing Cloud
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Ratings
Multi-User Support (named login)8.8163 Ratings00 Ratings
Role-Based Security Model8.4141 Ratings00 Ratings
Multiple Access Permission Levels (Create, Read, Delete)8.4153 Ratings00 Ratings
Report-Level Access Control8.342 Ratings00 Ratings
Single Sign-On (SSO)8.7135 Ratings00 Ratings
Mobile Capabilities
Comparison of Mobile Capabilities features of Product A and Product B
Microsoft Power BI
8.0
155 Ratings
2% above category average
Nielsen Marketing Cloud
-
Ratings
Responsive Design for Web Access7.7145 Ratings00 Ratings
Mobile Application7.6126 Ratings00 Ratings
Dashboard / Report / Visualization Interactivity on Mobile7.9148 Ratings00 Ratings
Application Program Interfaces (APIs) / Embedding
Comparison of Application Program Interfaces (APIs) / Embedding features of Product A and Product B
Microsoft Power BI
7.7
111 Ratings
1% below category average
Nielsen Marketing Cloud
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Ratings
REST API8.199 Ratings00 Ratings
Javascript API7.580 Ratings00 Ratings
iFrames8.055 Ratings00 Ratings
Java API6.765 Ratings00 Ratings
Themeable User Interface (UI)7.486 Ratings00 Ratings
Customizable Platform (Open Source)8.444 Ratings00 Ratings
Data Collection
Comparison of Data Collection features of Product A and Product B
Microsoft Power BI
-
Ratings
Nielsen Marketing Cloud
8.3
6 Ratings
2% above category average
Collection of first-party data00 Ratings8.56 Ratings
Collection of third-party data00 Ratings8.55 Ratings
Access to Third-party Data Providers00 Ratings7.95 Ratings
Data Classification
Comparison of Data Classification features of Product A and Product B
Microsoft Power BI
-
Ratings
Nielsen Marketing Cloud
8.6
6 Ratings
4% above category average
Audience taxonomy00 Ratings8.26 Ratings
Tag Management00 Ratings8.25 Ratings
Data Analysis Dashboard00 Ratings9.46 Ratings
Ad Network Integration
Comparison of Ad Network Integration features of Product A and Product B
Microsoft Power BI
-
Ratings
Nielsen Marketing Cloud
7.9
5 Ratings
1% below category average
Data Transfer00 Ratings7.95 Ratings
DSP integration00 Ratings7.95 Ratings
DMP Analytics
Comparison of DMP Analytics features of Product A and Product B
Microsoft Power BI
-
Ratings
Nielsen Marketing Cloud
8.6
6 Ratings
8% above category average
Campaign Analytics00 Ratings8.56 Ratings
Audience Analytics00 Ratings8.86 Ratings
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User Ratings
Microsoft Power BINielsen Marketing Cloud
Likelihood to Recommend
8.5
(193 ratings)
7.9
(7 ratings)
Likelihood to Renew
9.5
(3 ratings)
9.0
(1 ratings)
Usability
8.3
(109 ratings)
8.0
(1 ratings)
Support Rating
9.6
(52 ratings)
5.0
(1 ratings)
Implementation Rating
9.0
(1 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
User Testimonials
Microsoft Power BINielsen Marketing Cloud
Likelihood to Recommend
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
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Nielsen
Best suited for scenarios involving detailed analysis of customer data and demographics. Allows for complex investigation of customer and audience details. Less well suited for scenarios involving simultaneous collaboration on analysis. This product is not the best for collaboration and is better suited for individual work and individual forms of analysis.
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Pros
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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Nielsen
  • I just like the manner it handles the analytical rationalization of giving a standing and updates of the inner and outside beliefs of Marketing analysis.
  • It facilitates me apprehend clients' desires and offers advice on a way to fulfill their desires.
  • When I am making plans and instinctually recognise what purchasers are going to purchase, I depend upon their real-time records to validate my assumptions and tell our media buys.
  • Automatic rewards with the media Connections. The availability of records and the alternatives to make our customer's picks understandable.
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Cons
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.
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Nielsen
  • More segments need to be created as often as possible
  • Sometimes it is hard to optimize these segments when the CTR is low - segments make it difficult to pull out zones/sites that are dragging down the CTR because they are so narrowly targeted.
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Likelihood to Renew
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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Nielsen
I still use exelate every day for my media plans that are either direct response or extremely geo-targeted.
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Usability
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.
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Nielsen
Very easy to utilize. Features are basic. Again just not too much in the way of involved customization
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Support Rating
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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Nielsen
I am rating this as neutral due to having minimal interaction with them
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Implementation Rating
Microsoft
It was integrated with our erp easily and was accessible on cloud.
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Nielsen
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Alternatives Considered
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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Nielsen
Nielson Cloud helps businesses find, recruit, and create new advertiser client bases, as well as stand out in a crowded public space. Measure linear and digital media metrics across channels aids in giving insights in an efficient manner. Nielson Cloud also assists businesses in maximising ROI by analysing how their marketing and advertising reaches and influences audiences throughout the customer lifecycle.
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Return on Investment
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.
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Nielsen
  • We are using it for analytics, statistics control, and for a single pane of glass and reviews for our senior leadership. We fetch significant insights from this device which can be then provided to our stakeholders to higher understand the achievements and loopholes.
  • We can make Marketing strategies with the help of this. Also, it is benefiting financially and getting productive.
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