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    ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price

    Microsoft Power BI

    Score8.5 out of 10
    N/AMicrosoft 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

    SAP Sales Cloud

    Score8.6 out of 10
    N/ASAP Sales Cloud (formerly SAP Cloud for Sales) is a cloud sales application with sales automation, enterprise resource planning (ERP) integration, and collaboration capabilities.N/A
    Pricing
    Microsoft Power BISAP Sales Cloud
    Editions & Modules
    Power BI Pro
    $14
    per month (billed annually) per user
    Power BI Premium
    $24
    per month (billed annually) per user
    No answers on this topic
    Offerings
    Pricing Offerings
    Microsoft Power BISAP Sales Cloud
    Free Trial
    YesNo
    Free/Freemium Version
    YesNo
    Premium Consulting/Integration Services
    NoNo
    Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo setup fee
    Additional DetailsPower BI Desktop is the data exploration and report authoring experience for Power BI, and is available as a free download.—
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    Community Pulse
    Microsoft Power BISAP Sales Cloud
    Considered Both Products
    Microsoft
    No answer on this topic
    SAP
    Chose SAP Sales Cloud
    It is more flexible due to availability of large number of third party apps and integration. UI is also modern and friendly compared to Salesforce. It stands out only when you integrate it with SAP ERP and other SAP products. Since we already had SAP ERP here, we chose SAP …
    Incentivized
    Chose SAP Sales Cloud
    t is very interesting to understand the needs of customers through a software, each customer has a separate case and file, and all correspondence is analyzed by the system and artificial intelligence. I
    Incentivized
    Key User Insights
    Would buy again
    96%
    Would buy again
    110 Answers
    91%
    Would buy again
    120 Answers
    Delivers good value for the price
    97%
    Delivers good value for the price
    103 Answers
    95%
    Delivers good value for the price
    111 Answers
    Happy with the feature set
    97%
    Happy with the feature set
    112 Answers
    96%
    Happy with the feature set
    127 Answers
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    99%
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    69 Answers
    93%
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    98 Answers
    Implementation went as expected
    95%
    Implementation went as expected
    73 Answers
    89%
    Implementation went as expected
    99 Answers
    Features
    Microsoft Power BISAP Sales Cloud
    BI Standard Reporting
    Comparison of BI Standard Reporting features of Microsoft Power BI and SAP Sales Cloud
    Feature
    Microsoft Power BI
    8.1
    198 Ratings
    1% below category average
    SAP Sales Cloud
    -
    Ratings
    Pixel Perfect reports8.1169 Ratings00 Ratings
    Customizable dashboards8.6197 Ratings00 Ratings
    Report Formatting Templates7.7180 Ratings00 Ratings
    Ad-hoc Reporting
    Comparison of Ad-hoc Reporting features of Microsoft Power BI and SAP Sales Cloud
    Feature
    Microsoft Power BI
    7.9
    196 Ratings
    1% below category average
    SAP Sales Cloud
    -
    Ratings
    Drill-down analysis8.4193 Ratings00 Ratings
    Formatting capabilities7.7193 Ratings00 Ratings
    Integration with R or other statistical packages7.4143 Ratings00 Ratings
    Report sharing and collaboration8.2191 Ratings00 Ratings
    Report Output and Scheduling
    Comparison of Report Output and Scheduling features of Microsoft Power BI and SAP Sales Cloud
    Feature
    Microsoft Power BI
    7.9
    189 Ratings
    4% below category average
    SAP Sales Cloud
    -
    Ratings
    Publish to Web8.1179 Ratings00 Ratings
    Publish to PDF7.7174 Ratings00 Ratings
    Report Versioning7.7145 Ratings00 Ratings
    Report Delivery Scheduling8.3148 Ratings00 Ratings
    Delivery to Remote Servers7.9111 Ratings00 Ratings
    Data Discovery and Visualization
    Comparison of Data Discovery and Visualization features of Microsoft Power BI and SAP Sales Cloud
    Feature
    Microsoft Power BI
    7.7
    189 Ratings
    4% below category average
    SAP Sales Cloud
    -
    Ratings
    Pre-built visualization formats (heatmaps, scatter plots etc.)8.3183 Ratings00 Ratings
    Location Analytics / Geographic Visualization8.1168 Ratings00 Ratings
    Predictive Analytics7.2138 Ratings00 Ratings
    Pattern Recognition and Data Mining7.339 Ratings00 Ratings
    Access Control and Security
    Comparison of Access Control and Security features of Microsoft Power BI and SAP Sales Cloud
    Feature
    Microsoft Power BI
    8.3
    180 Ratings
    2% below category average
    SAP Sales Cloud
    -
    Ratings
    Multi-User Support (named login)8.6169 Ratings00 Ratings
    Role-Based Security Model8.1148 Ratings00 Ratings
    Multiple Access Permission Levels (Create, Read, Delete)8.1160 Ratings00 Ratings
    Report-Level Access Control8.149 Ratings00 Ratings
    Single Sign-On (SSO)8.5141 Ratings00 Ratings
    Mobile Capabilities
    Comparison of Mobile Capabilities features of Microsoft Power BI and SAP Sales Cloud
    Feature
    Microsoft Power BI
    7.9
    162 Ratings
    2% above category average
    SAP Sales Cloud
    -
    Ratings
    Responsive Design for Web Access7.6152 Ratings00 Ratings
    Mobile Application7.5133 Ratings00 Ratings
    Dashboard / Report / Visualization Interactivity on Mobile7.8155 Ratings00 Ratings
    Application Program Interfaces (APIs) / Embedding
    Comparison of Application Program Interfaces (APIs) / Embedding features of Microsoft Power BI and SAP Sales Cloud
    Feature
    Microsoft Power BI
    7.6
    116 Ratings
    2% below category average
    SAP Sales Cloud
    -
    Ratings
    REST API7.7104 Ratings00 Ratings
    Javascript API7.485 Ratings00 Ratings
    iFrames8.055 Ratings00 Ratings
    Java API6.769 Ratings00 Ratings
    Themeable User Interface (UI)7.291 Ratings00 Ratings
    Customizable Platform (Open Source)8.444 Ratings00 Ratings
    Sales Force Automation
    Comparison of Sales Force Automation features of Microsoft Power BI and SAP Sales Cloud
    Feature
    Microsoft Power BI
    -
    Ratings
    SAP Sales Cloud
    8.5
    152 Ratings
    8% above category average
    Customer data management / contact management00 Ratings8.2144 Ratings
    Workflow management00 Ratings8.8146 Ratings
    Territory management00 Ratings8.1130 Ratings
    Opportunity management00 Ratings9.0142 Ratings
    Integration with email client (e.g., Outlook or Gmail)00 Ratings8.3136 Ratings
    Contract management00 Ratings7.9133 Ratings
    Quote & order management00 Ratings8.6133 Ratings
    Interaction tracking00 Ratings9.0137 Ratings
    Channel / partner relationship management00 Ratings8.4131 Ratings
    Customer Service & Support
    Comparison of Customer Service & Support features of Microsoft Power BI and SAP Sales Cloud
    Feature
    Microsoft Power BI
    -
    Ratings
    SAP Sales Cloud
    8.9
    130 Ratings
    14% above category average
    Case management00 Ratings8.7125 Ratings
    Call center management00 Ratings9.1114 Ratings
    Help desk management00 Ratings8.8115 Ratings
    Marketing Automation
    Comparison of Marketing Automation features of Microsoft Power BI and SAP Sales Cloud
    Feature
    Microsoft Power BI
    -
    Ratings
    SAP Sales Cloud
    8.0
    131 Ratings
    3% above category average
    Lead management00 Ratings8.0130 Ratings
    Email marketing00 Ratings7.9112 Ratings
    CRM Project Management
    Comparison of CRM Project Management features of Microsoft Power BI and SAP Sales Cloud
    Feature
    Microsoft Power BI
    -
    Ratings
    SAP Sales Cloud
    8.3
    143 Ratings
    8% above category average
    Task management00 Ratings8.4135 Ratings
    Billing and invoicing management00 Ratings8.4113 Ratings
    Reporting00 Ratings8.1131 Ratings
    CRM Reporting & Analytics
    Comparison of CRM Reporting & Analytics features of Microsoft Power BI and SAP Sales Cloud
    Feature
    Microsoft Power BI
    -
    Ratings
    SAP Sales Cloud
    8.3
    141 Ratings
    8% above category average
    Forecasting00 Ratings8.1131 Ratings
    Pipeline visualization00 Ratings8.9132 Ratings
    Customizable reports00 Ratings8.0136 Ratings
    Customization
    Comparison of Customization features of Microsoft Power BI and SAP Sales Cloud
    Feature
    Microsoft Power BI
    -
    Ratings
    SAP Sales Cloud
    8.2
    138 Ratings
    7% above category average
    Custom fields00 Ratings8.0138 Ratings
    Custom objects00 Ratings7.9131 Ratings
    Scripting environment00 Ratings8.6114 Ratings
    API for custom integration00 Ratings8.3123 Ratings
    Security
    Comparison of Security features of Microsoft Power BI and SAP Sales Cloud
    Feature
    Microsoft Power BI
    -
    Ratings
    SAP Sales Cloud
    9.2
    141 Ratings
    9% above category average
    Single sign-on capability00 Ratings9.3135 Ratings
    Role-based user permissions00 Ratings9.1135 Ratings
    Social CRM
    Comparison of Social CRM features of Microsoft Power BI and SAP Sales Cloud
    Feature
    Microsoft Power BI
    -
    Ratings
    SAP Sales Cloud
    9.0
    98 Ratings
    18% above category average
    Social data00 Ratings8.698 Ratings
    Social engagement00 Ratings9.494 Ratings
    Integrations with 3rd-party Software
    Comparison of Integrations with 3rd-party Software features of Microsoft Power BI and SAP Sales Cloud
    Feature
    Microsoft Power BI
    -
    Ratings
    SAP Sales Cloud
    8.5
    117 Ratings
    12% above category average
    Marketing automation00 Ratings8.3113 Ratings
    Compensation management00 Ratings8.693 Ratings
    Platform
    Comparison of Platform features of Microsoft Power BI and SAP Sales Cloud
    Feature
    Microsoft Power BI
    -
    Ratings
    SAP Sales Cloud
    8.1
    122 Ratings
    6% above category average
    Mobile access00 Ratings8.1122 Ratings
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    Qlik Cloud Analytics (Qlik Sense)
    Score8.1 out of 10
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    Score9.7 out of 10
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    Jaspersoft Community Edition
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    User Ratings
    Microsoft Power BISAP Sales Cloud
    Likelihood to Recommend
    8.6
    (199 ratings)
    8.4
    (163 ratings)
    Likelihood to Renew
    9.6
    (3 ratings)
    8.1
    (15 ratings)
    Usability
    8.3
    (115 ratings)
    7.0
    (10 ratings)
    Availability
    -
    (0 ratings)
    9.1
    (2 ratings)
    Performance
    -
    (0 ratings)
    9.1
    (2 ratings)
    Support Rating
    10.0
    (52 ratings)
    5.8
    (13 ratings)
    Online Training
    -
    (0 ratings)
    9.1
    (3 ratings)
    Implementation Rating
    9.0
    (1 ratings)
    7.5
    (4 ratings)
    Configurability
    -
    (0 ratings)
    9.1
    (1 ratings)
    Contract Terms and Pricing Model
    -
    (0 ratings)
    9.1
    (1 ratings)
    Data Sharing and Collaboration
    8.5
    (82 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Data Sources
    9.0
    (81 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Ease of integration
    -
    (0 ratings)
    9.1
    (1 ratings)
    Product Scalability
    -
    (0 ratings)
    8.5
    (123 ratings)
    Professional Services
    -
    (0 ratings)
    9.1
    (1 ratings)
    Vendor post-sale
    -
    (0 ratings)
    8.2
    (1 ratings)
    Vendor pre-sale
    -
    (0 ratings)
    9.1
    (1 ratings)
    User Testimonials
    Microsoft Power BISAP Sales 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
    Incentivized
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    SAP
    SAP Sales Cloud is highly suited for manufacturing and distribution enterprises and especially for people and companies who are already into SAP architecture. It is also great for industries which are consumer-packaged goods oriented, and it is highly structured for B2B sales which has predictive pipelines. I would say it is less suited for hyper growth or newer startups, especially people who are not familiar with the SAP ERP. It is multi-dimensional and has complex matrix structures, so it is a bit difficult to learn, and it might be daunting for new people.
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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.
    Incentivized
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    SAP
    • I love its ability to automate the entire sales process for us.
    • Another thing I love is how it combines data from different touchpoints to provide a 360-degree view of the customer.
    • What I like best about SAP Sales Cloud is the real-time analytics it provides for my organization.
    Incentivized
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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.
    Incentivized
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    SAP
    • One area of concern is the many data silos that are present within SAP sales cloud
    • While creating filters for accessing sales lead reports, the accuracy is missing sometimes.
    • The product is quite vast and a lot more learning material and knowledge base documents are required.
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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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    SAP
    SAP sales enables organizations to manage their sales activities, such as inquiries, quotations, orders, deliveries, billing, and payments. Also integrates with other SAP modules, such as finance, logistics, and marketing, to provide a comprehensive solution for managing the entire sales cycle. thats makes SAP a good choice
    Incentivized
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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.
    Incentivized
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    SAP
    In short, SAP CRM is a complete service that will help improve marketing strategy and productivity. It covers various topics, from big data analytics to resource management and housing sales data. SAP CRM has a long list of features and can do them all.
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    Reliability and Availability
    Microsoft
    No answers on this topic
    SAP
    Product was mostly available. A couple accessibility issues did exist when sending API calls, and there was either no response, or a delayed response.
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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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    SAP
    SAP's customer service is quick and efficient, with a response time of fewer than some minutes. In either case, you'll get instant help from the vendor or online forums. In addition, the vendor provides excellent global support for this tool. Like Salesforce, SugarCRM, etc., it's probably fine as a standalone CRM option.
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    Online Training
    Microsoft
    No answers on this topic
    SAP
    Training was mostly completed over a couple conference calls, and reading the API documentation. Our developers were able to implement quickly after reading the documentation.
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    Implementation Rating
    Microsoft
    It was integrated with our erp easily and was accessible on cloud.
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    SAP
    I would rate the implementation a 7. While the process overall was successful, there were challenges related to data migration, integration with other systems, and initial user adoption. However, the support from SAP during the implementation phase was helpful, and we were able to resolve the major issues as the process progressed.
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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.
    Incentivized
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    SAP
    These other products are not fully focused on sales. Of course you can create a workflow for your employees but they have too much info that youll probably won't end Up using. Also their AI assistance is not that accurate when you need some advice or personalized Insights. That's why we swapped to another software that was focused on the sales funnel.
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    Scalability
    Microsoft
    No answers on this topic
    SAP
    1. It much needed to the end-user like sales person and marketing team to read the real time analysis for better decision making and deal closing. 2. Cost calculation and tracking becomes easier on go. 3. HR department, sales and marketing teams are getting insights for further improvement of the process of sales and conversion rate. 4. Easier to know customer behavior and taste.
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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.
    Incentivized
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    SAP
    • Integration with additional sales tools, such as LinkedIn Sales Navigator, greatly improves the speed and efficiency of our entire process.
    • Standard templates facilitate easy and efficient lead interaction.
    • The time is reduced and representative job productivity increases when SAP Sales Cloud is used.
    Incentivized
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    ScreenShots

    Microsoft Power BI Screenshots

    Screenshot of Microsoft Power BI - Turns insights into impact for business usersScreenshot of Power BI integrates easily with Microsoft 365Screenshot of Microsoft Power BI - AI-Powered CapabilitiesScreenshot of Microsoft Power BI - Copilot can be used to create reportsScreenshot of Microsoft Power BI - Data HubScreenshot of Microsoft Power BI - Scales as organizational needs grow

    SAP Sales Cloud Screenshots

    Screenshot of the SAP Sales Cloud dashboard, where users can can automate critical selling processes and give sellers AI-based recommendations. The dashboard features:
Cloud deployment
A unified view of customers
An optimised mobile selling experience
AI-driven insights, recommendations, and analytics
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