Microsoft Power BI vs. SAP Sales Cloud

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
SAP Sales Cloud
Score 8.4 out of 10
N/A
SAP 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
No answers on this topic
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 Details
More Pricing Information
Community Pulse
Microsoft Power BISAP Sales Cloud
Considered Both Products
Microsoft Power BI

No answer on this topic

SAP Sales Cloud
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
Features
Microsoft Power BISAP Sales Cloud
BI Standard Reporting
Comparison of BI Standard Reporting features of Product A and Product B
Microsoft Power BI
8.4
193 Ratings
3% above category average
SAP Sales Cloud
-
Ratings
Pixel Perfect reports8.3164 Ratings00 Ratings
Customizable dashboards8.8192 Ratings00 Ratings
Report Formatting Templates8.0175 Ratings00 Ratings
Ad-hoc Reporting
Comparison of Ad-hoc Reporting features of Product A and Product B
Microsoft Power BI
7.9
191 Ratings
2% below category average
SAP Sales Cloud
-
Ratings
Drill-down analysis8.2188 Ratings00 Ratings
Formatting capabilities7.7188 Ratings00 Ratings
Integration with R or other statistical packages7.3140 Ratings00 Ratings
Report sharing and collaboration8.5186 Ratings00 Ratings
Report Output and Scheduling
Comparison of Report Output and Scheduling features of Product A and Product B
Microsoft Power BI
8.1
184 Ratings
2% below category average
SAP Sales Cloud
-
Ratings
Publish to Web8.3174 Ratings00 Ratings
Publish to PDF8.2169 Ratings00 Ratings
Report Versioning7.7141 Ratings00 Ratings
Report Delivery Scheduling8.3144 Ratings00 Ratings
Delivery to Remote Servers7.9107 Ratings00 Ratings
Data Discovery and Visualization
Comparison of Data Discovery and Visualization features of Product A and Product B
Microsoft Power BI
7.8
184 Ratings
2% below category average
SAP Sales Cloud
-
Ratings
Pre-built visualization formats (heatmaps, scatter plots etc.)8.2178 Ratings00 Ratings
Location Analytics / Geographic Visualization8.1163 Ratings00 Ratings
Predictive Analytics7.4133 Ratings00 Ratings
Pattern Recognition and Data Mining7.434 Ratings00 Ratings
Access Control and Security
Comparison of Access Control and Security features of Product A and Product B
Microsoft Power BI
8.6
175 Ratings
1% above category average
SAP Sales Cloud
-
Ratings
Multi-User Support (named login)8.8165 Ratings00 Ratings
Role-Based Security Model8.5143 Ratings00 Ratings
Multiple Access Permission Levels (Create, Read, Delete)8.4155 Ratings00 Ratings
Report-Level Access Control8.444 Ratings00 Ratings
Single Sign-On (SSO)8.7137 Ratings00 Ratings
Mobile Capabilities
Comparison of Mobile Capabilities features of Product A and Product B
Microsoft Power BI
8.0
157 Ratings
2% above category average
SAP Sales Cloud
-
Ratings
Responsive Design for Web Access7.8147 Ratings00 Ratings
Mobile Application7.7128 Ratings00 Ratings
Dashboard / Report / Visualization Interactivity on Mobile8.0150 Ratings00 Ratings
Application Program Interfaces (APIs) / Embedding
Comparison of Application Program Interfaces (APIs) / Embedding features of Product A and Product B
Microsoft Power BI
7.8
113 Ratings
1% above category average
SAP Sales Cloud
-
Ratings
REST API8.2101 Ratings00 Ratings
Javascript API7.682 Ratings00 Ratings
iFrames8.055 Ratings00 Ratings
Java API6.967 Ratings00 Ratings
Themeable User Interface (UI)7.588 Ratings00 Ratings
Customizable Platform (Open Source)8.444 Ratings00 Ratings
Sales Force Automation
Comparison of Sales Force Automation features of Product A and Product B
Microsoft Power BI
-
Ratings
SAP Sales Cloud
8.2
127 Ratings
6% above category average
Customer data management / contact management00 Ratings8.3123 Ratings
Workflow management00 Ratings8.3124 Ratings
Territory management00 Ratings7.8111 Ratings
Opportunity management00 Ratings8.4121 Ratings
Integration with email client (e.g., Outlook or Gmail)00 Ratings7.9116 Ratings
Contract management00 Ratings8.1117 Ratings
Quote & order management00 Ratings8.3115 Ratings
Interaction tracking00 Ratings8.3116 Ratings
Channel / partner relationship management00 Ratings8.1116 Ratings
Customer Service & Support
Comparison of Customer Service & Support features of Product A and Product B
Microsoft Power BI
-
Ratings
SAP Sales Cloud
8.2
109 Ratings
7% above category average
Case management00 Ratings8.0104 Ratings
Call center management00 Ratings8.596 Ratings
Help desk management00 Ratings8.299 Ratings
Marketing Automation
Comparison of Marketing Automation features of Product A and Product B
Microsoft Power BI
-
Ratings
SAP Sales Cloud
8.0
113 Ratings
4% above category average
Lead management00 Ratings7.9112 Ratings
Email marketing00 Ratings8.198 Ratings
CRM Project Management
Comparison of CRM Project Management features of Product A and Product B
Microsoft Power BI
-
Ratings
SAP Sales Cloud
8.0
122 Ratings
5% above category average
Task management00 Ratings7.9117 Ratings
Billing and invoicing management00 Ratings7.9100 Ratings
Reporting00 Ratings8.1112 Ratings
CRM Reporting & Analytics
Comparison of CRM Reporting & Analytics features of Product A and Product B
Microsoft Power BI
-
Ratings
SAP Sales Cloud
8.2
121 Ratings
8% above category average
Forecasting00 Ratings8.2112 Ratings
Pipeline visualization00 Ratings8.3113 Ratings
Customizable reports00 Ratings8.1117 Ratings
Customization
Comparison of Customization features of Product A and Product B
Microsoft Power BI
-
Ratings
SAP Sales Cloud
7.9
118 Ratings
3% above category average
Custom fields00 Ratings7.9118 Ratings
Custom objects00 Ratings7.8113 Ratings
Scripting environment00 Ratings8.299 Ratings
API for custom integration00 Ratings7.6105 Ratings
Security
Comparison of Security features of Product A and Product B
Microsoft Power BI
-
Ratings
SAP Sales Cloud
8.9
121 Ratings
6% above category average
Single sign-on capability00 Ratings9.0116 Ratings
Role-based user permissions00 Ratings8.8115 Ratings
Social CRM
Comparison of Social CRM features of Product A and Product B
Microsoft Power BI
-
Ratings
SAP Sales Cloud
8.5
86 Ratings
14% above category average
Social data00 Ratings8.686 Ratings
Social engagement00 Ratings8.484 Ratings
Integrations with 3rd-party Software
Comparison of Integrations with 3rd-party Software features of Product A and Product B
Microsoft Power BI
-
Ratings
SAP Sales Cloud
8.1
102 Ratings
9% above category average
Marketing automation00 Ratings8.198 Ratings
Compensation management00 Ratings8.184 Ratings
Platform
Comparison of Platform features of Product A and Product B
Microsoft Power BI
-
Ratings
SAP Sales Cloud
8.1
104 Ratings
7% above category average
Mobile access00 Ratings8.1104 Ratings
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User Ratings
Microsoft Power BISAP Sales Cloud
Likelihood to Recommend
8.5
(195 ratings)
8.2
(138 ratings)
Likelihood to Renew
9.5
(3 ratings)
7.0
(8 ratings)
Usability
8.3
(111 ratings)
7.0
(8 ratings)
Availability
-
(0 ratings)
8.0
(1 ratings)
Performance
-
(0 ratings)
8.0
(1 ratings)
Support Rating
9.8
(52 ratings)
7.0
(11 ratings)
Online Training
-
(0 ratings)
7.0
(2 ratings)
Implementation Rating
9.0
(1 ratings)
7.0
(2 ratings)
Product Scalability
-
(0 ratings)
8.4
(98 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
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SAP
1. Better understanding of customer choice and sales insights. 2. High chance that we can convert the lead into sales as SAP analyzes the customer's need and behavior. 3. As it analyzes the data behind the scenes, a better price deal closing is possible, as it gives that level of insight.
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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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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.
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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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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
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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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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.
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SAP
Sap sales cloud has boosted the supply chain network . Sap Sales cloud has seamlessly unified the backend business processes into more transparent effective ones.The customer satisfaction have also increased with better customer collaboration and relationship.The vendor management process has also been significantly impacted and all for good. Customers are really happy with it
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Scalability
Microsoft
No answers on this topic
SAP
SAP Sales Cloud scalability and flexibility are highly beneficial to our global operations; we can easily manage additional languages, regions, and currencies.......... with great simplicity, we can manage a high volume of data(of sales, customers....)and perfectly handle increased data loads and transactions. It becomes much easier to maintain performance effectively. SAP Sales Cloud gives us options to add and modify features as per our needs for ease of adapting to our daily growing business and changing situations.
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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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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.
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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
Embedded generative AI highlights and summarization