Microsoft Power BI vs. Oracle Analytics

Overview
ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price
Microsoft Power BI
Score 8.5 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.
$10
per month per user
Oracle Analytics
Score 7.6 out of 10
N/A
Oracle Analytics is a solution used to visually explore data to create and share compelling stories. Oracle Analytics Cloud is a cloud native service, and Oracle Analytics Server is the on-premise option.N/A
Pricing
Microsoft Power BIOracle Analytics
Editions & Modules
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Offerings
Pricing Offerings
Microsoft Power BIOracle Analytics
Free Trial
YesNo
Free/Freemium Version
YesNo
Premium Consulting/Integration Services
NoNo
Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo setup fee
Additional DetailsMust contact sales team for pricing.
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Community Pulse
Microsoft Power BIOracle Analytics
Considered Both Products
Microsoft Power BI
Chose Microsoft Power BI
Power BI performs quite well in comparison to it's competitor's products. We compared it mainly to GoodData and Tableau. Power BI has a great pricing. It's affordable and efficient with mid-sized datasets. Hence many companies go for it. Competitive products like Tableau are …
Oracle Analytics
Chose Oracle Analytics
I think Oracle Analytics Server does a pretty good job against its competitors and, in fact, may surpass them in many areas. The cost is just a limitation, especially for small—to medium-sized organizations. The user interface and visuals are a win. Another limitation is the …
Chose Oracle Analytics
With respect to the above mentioned tools the Oracle BI provides excellent semantic layer(BMM) layer which is very effective in creating complex measures for various financial reporting solutions and also other use cases. The delivery options are great too. Only drawback is …
Chose Oracle Analytics
OBIEE is comparable to SAP BO in many respects, even more so than MS Power BI. It stacks up strong compared to another similar tool in the market with respect to enterprise-level reporting. Among various other financial and strategic reasons, OBIEE was chosen because of its …
Features
Microsoft Power BIOracle Analytics
BI Standard Reporting
Comparison of BI Standard Reporting features of Product A and Product B
Microsoft Power BI
8.3
196 Ratings
2% above category average
Oracle Analytics
8.1
62 Ratings
1% below category average
Pixel Perfect reports8.3167 Ratings8.055 Ratings
Customizable dashboards8.7195 Ratings8.061 Ratings
Report Formatting Templates8.0178 Ratings8.361 Ratings
Ad-hoc Reporting
Comparison of Ad-hoc Reporting features of Product A and Product B
Microsoft Power BI
8.0
194 Ratings
0% below category average
Oracle Analytics
8.1
66 Ratings
1% above category average
Drill-down analysis8.3191 Ratings8.564 Ratings
Formatting capabilities7.8191 Ratings8.365 Ratings
Integration with R or other statistical packages7.4143 Ratings7.345 Ratings
Report sharing and collaboration8.4189 Ratings8.262 Ratings
Report Output and Scheduling
Comparison of Report Output and Scheduling features of Product A and Product B
Microsoft Power BI
8.0
187 Ratings
2% below category average
Oracle Analytics
7.8
63 Ratings
5% below category average
Publish to Web8.2177 Ratings7.755 Ratings
Publish to PDF8.1172 Ratings7.762 Ratings
Report Versioning7.7144 Ratings7.853 Ratings
Report Delivery Scheduling8.2147 Ratings8.058 Ratings
Delivery to Remote Servers7.9110 Ratings8.038 Ratings
Data Discovery and Visualization
Comparison of Data Discovery and Visualization features of Product A and Product B
Microsoft Power BI
7.8
187 Ratings
2% below category average
Oracle Analytics
7.9
61 Ratings
1% below category average
Pre-built visualization formats (heatmaps, scatter plots etc.)8.2181 Ratings7.759 Ratings
Location Analytics / Geographic Visualization8.1166 Ratings7.752 Ratings
Predictive Analytics7.4136 Ratings7.747 Ratings
Pattern Recognition and Data Mining7.437 Ratings8.73 Ratings
Access Control and Security
Comparison of Access Control and Security features of Product A and Product B
Microsoft Power BI
8.5
178 Ratings
0% above category average
Oracle Analytics
8.4
61 Ratings
1% below category average
Multi-User Support (named login)8.7168 Ratings8.060 Ratings
Role-Based Security Model8.4146 Ratings8.060 Ratings
Multiple Access Permission Levels (Create, Read, Delete)8.4158 Ratings8.560 Ratings
Report-Level Access Control8.347 Ratings8.54 Ratings
Single Sign-On (SSO)8.7140 Ratings8.741 Ratings
Mobile Capabilities
Comparison of Mobile Capabilities features of Product A and Product B
Microsoft Power BI
8.0
160 Ratings
3% above category average
Oracle Analytics
8.0
48 Ratings
3% above category average
Responsive Design for Web Access7.7150 Ratings8.046 Ratings
Mobile Application7.6131 Ratings8.033 Ratings
Dashboard / Report / Visualization Interactivity on Mobile7.9153 Ratings8.044 Ratings
Application Program Interfaces (APIs) / Embedding
Comparison of Application Program Interfaces (APIs) / Embedding features of Product A and Product B
Microsoft Power BI
7.8
115 Ratings
1% above category average
Oracle Analytics
8.0
36 Ratings
4% above category average
REST API8.1103 Ratings8.331 Ratings
Javascript API7.684 Ratings8.030 Ratings
iFrames8.055 Ratings8.323 Ratings
Java API7.068 Ratings8.031 Ratings
Themeable User Interface (UI)7.690 Ratings7.531 Ratings
Customizable Platform (Open Source)8.444 Ratings8.024 Ratings
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User Ratings
Microsoft Power BIOracle Analytics
Likelihood to Recommend
8.5
(197 ratings)
8.2
(76 ratings)
Likelihood to Renew
9.5
(3 ratings)
9.1
(8 ratings)
Usability
8.3
(113 ratings)
8.3
(6 ratings)
Availability
-
(0 ratings)
9.1
(1 ratings)
Performance
-
(0 ratings)
9.1
(1 ratings)
Support Rating
10.0
(52 ratings)
9.1
(4 ratings)
In-Person Training
-
(0 ratings)
9.0
(1 ratings)
Online Training
-
(0 ratings)
9.1
(1 ratings)
Implementation Rating
9.0
(1 ratings)
9.1
(3 ratings)
Configurability
-
(0 ratings)
9.1
(1 ratings)
Ease of integration
-
(0 ratings)
8.2
(1 ratings)
Product Scalability
-
(0 ratings)
9.1
(1 ratings)
User Testimonials
Microsoft Power BIOracle Analytics
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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Oracle
Oracle Data Visualization is very effective if used in an enterprise context with huge volumes of data coming from different systems. It supports dashboard and reporting capabilities and is easy to scale. It also allows you to leverage machine learning capabilities to extract hidden data trends. Visualization capabilities are powerful but not so various if compared to other solutions on the market. If you want to present a dashboard to an executive audience and you want to make your dashboards beautiful you must adapt them through PowerPoint.
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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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Oracle
  • Available without of the box connectors for Salesforce and oracle Saas Cloud. This is a huge plus for our business since we don't need another middleware solution just for this sake.
  • We are able to connect to our on-prem SQL Server database where we have our RMA database and other applications seamlessly without writing custom APIs.
  • OAC writes directly into ADW which is another advantage for loading Excel files into ADW after dataflow transformations.
  • OAC allows replication of the database from fusion ERP and lets us create subject areas using the data modeler.
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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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Oracle
  • More AI but with human back up.
  • Less mumbo jumbo so even IT guys/gals can more easily work.
  • More statistics (math) and orientation for those not familiar with it.
  • More live as well as virtual (live) show casing of real situations in business.
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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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Oracle
Scalability and rich integration capabilities. In the future, if we go with Hyperion for the Financial Consolidation and planning purposes -BI integration with Hyperion is going to be much simpler as it has native interface connectivity and even integration capabilities with well known CRM products (Siebel) and ERP Products (Oracle EBS, Peoplesoft, SAP) is going to be easy and straight forward.
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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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Oracle
Great, if you are limited to using it along with other Oracle products; sadly, not if you are integrating with other products, which can be a challenge. It is a great product with tons of functionality and great integration with other in-house platforms. Great visuals and customization for data and analytics to provide decision-making data and analysis.
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Reliability and Availability
Microsoft
No answers on this topic
Oracle
No problems, it's that simple.
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Performance
Microsoft
No answers on this topic
Oracle
Other than anomalies or expected quirks, there were never any earth-shattering delays.
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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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Oracle
Oracle Analytics Support team is very proactive and I have never had a situation where I had to wait for more than a day or two to get my issues resolved. This is a very big help for us and we appreciate Oracle and its team for guaranteeing that experience.
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In-Person Training
Microsoft
No answers on this topic
Oracle
Oracle University offers very in-depth training.
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Online Training
Microsoft
No answers on this topic
Oracle
It was a private training site.
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Implementation Rating
Microsoft
It was integrated with our erp easily and was accessible on cloud.
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Oracle
A properly implemented Endeca solution performs extremely well on the largest of datasets and it positions your organization to immediately achieve your ROI.
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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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Oracle
Oracle Analytics Cloud, is one of the most agile and secure data analysis platforms that according to the budget and the amount of use, you can use the resources you need under the cloud. The Oracle brand is also very well known in this field and can meet all the needs of an organization or industry in any sector.
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Scalability
Microsoft
No answers on this topic
Oracle
We have seen the results of this in our initial research and are not surprised that Oracle does this like it does soo many other things in this area, so well.
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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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Oracle
  • We've used OBIEE (or it's previous named product) for over 13 years and it's still the most used tool for BI by the business.
  • We moved our largest business system off of Business Object into OBI so we could gain improved performance, reliability, and easier management of metadata.
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ScreenShots

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