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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 Performance Management

    Score8.6 out of 10
    N/AFor salespeople, tools to accelerate business outcomes with sales planning, automated sales management processes, incentive compensation management, and the ability to analyze sales performance at scale.

    $744

    per year

    Pricing
    Microsoft Power BISAP Sales Performance Management
    Editions & Modules
    Power BI Pro
    $14
    per month (billed annually) per user
    Power BI Premium
    $24
    per month (billed annually) per user
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    Offerings
    Pricing Offerings
    Microsoft Power BISAP Sales Performance Management
    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
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    Key User Insights
    Would buy again
    96%
    Would buy again
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    95%
    Would buy again
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    Delivers good value for the price
    97%
    Delivers good value for the price
    103 Answers
    96%
    Delivers good value for the price
    43 Answers
    Happy with the feature set
    97%
    Happy with the feature set
    112 Answers
    97%
    Happy with the feature set
    56 Answers
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    99%
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    69 Answers
    83%
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    33 Answers
    Implementation went as expected
    95%
    Implementation went as expected
    73 Answers
    82%
    Implementation went as expected
    41 Answers
    Features
    Microsoft Power BISAP Sales Performance Management
    BI Standard Reporting
    Comparison of BI Standard Reporting features of Microsoft Power BI and SAP Sales Performance Management
    Feature
    Microsoft Power BI
    8.1
    198 Ratings
    1% below category average
    SAP Sales Performance Management
    -
    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 Performance Management
    Feature
    Microsoft Power BI
    7.9
    196 Ratings
    1% below category average
    SAP Sales Performance Management
    -
    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 collaboration8.1191 Ratings00 Ratings
    Report Output and Scheduling
    Comparison of Report Output and Scheduling features of Microsoft Power BI and SAP Sales Performance Management
    Feature
    Microsoft Power BI
    7.9
    189 Ratings
    4% below category average
    SAP Sales Performance Management
    -
    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 Performance Management
    Feature
    Microsoft Power BI
    7.7
    189 Ratings
    4% below category average
    SAP Sales Performance Management
    -
    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 Performance Management
    Feature
    Microsoft Power BI
    8.3
    180 Ratings
    2% below category average
    SAP Sales Performance Management
    -
    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 Performance Management
    Feature
    Microsoft Power BI
    7.9
    162 Ratings
    2% above category average
    SAP Sales Performance Management
    -
    Ratings
    Responsive Design for Web Access7.5152 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 Performance Management
    Feature
    Microsoft Power BI
    7.6
    116 Ratings
    2% below category average
    SAP Sales Performance Management
    -
    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
    Analytics and Reporting
    Comparison of Analytics and Reporting features of Microsoft Power BI and SAP Sales Performance Management
    Feature
    Microsoft Power BI
    -
    Ratings
    SAP Sales Performance Management
    7.9
    40 Ratings
    4% below category average
    Personalized dashboards00 Ratings7.536 Ratings
    Color-coded scorecards00 Ratings8.120 Ratings
    KPIs00 Ratings7.926 Ratings
    Key Performance Indicator setting00 Ratings8.523 Ratings
    Benchmarking with external data00 Ratings8.018 Ratings
    Revenue Forecasting00 Ratings7.419 Ratings
    Pipeline Analytics00 Ratings7.532 Ratings
    Sales ICM
    Comparison of Sales ICM features of Microsoft Power BI and SAP Sales Performance Management
    Feature
    Microsoft Power BI
    -
    Ratings
    SAP Sales Performance Management
    8.1
    49 Ratings
    6% below category average
    Sales compensation plan creation00 Ratings8.845 Ratings
    Complex sales crediting00 Ratings8.443 Ratings
    Sales compensation process automation00 Ratings8.446 Ratings
    Incentive auditing/regulation compliance00 Ratings8.042 Ratings
    Sales compensation dashboards & forecasting00 Ratings7.341 Ratings
    Incentive modeling00 Ratings7.628 Ratings
    Agile incentive strategy00 Ratings7.932 Ratings
    ICM mobile visibility00 Ratings8.027 Ratings
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    Medium-sized Companies
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    Score8.1 out of 10
    Xactly
    Score8.6 out of 10
    Enterprises
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    Score6.9 out of 10
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    User Ratings
    Microsoft Power BISAP Sales Performance Management
    Likelihood to Recommend
    8.6
    (199 ratings)
    8.5
    (57 ratings)
    Likelihood to Renew
    9.6
    (3 ratings)
    6.0
    (1 ratings)
    Usability
    8.3
    (115 ratings)
    8.3
    (53 ratings)
    Support Rating
    10.0
    (52 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Implementation Rating
    9.0
    (1 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Configurability
    -
    (0 ratings)
    7.9
    (39 ratings)
    Data Sharing and Collaboration
    8.5
    (82 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Data Sources
    9.0
    (81 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    User Testimonials
    Microsoft Power BISAP Sales Performance Management
    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
    SAP Sales Performance Management from Success Factors works great if the incentive calculation is simple. However, if it contains a lot of constraints and filters or is dynamic, it is not friendly to changes or complexity in terms of configuration and time to calculate the incentives. The advantages of using SAP Sales Performance Management are that the process is controlled, the data is in the cloud, and the roles and permissions make it more secure.
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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
    • Configurable out of the box.
    • Allows for complex compensation rules (Rate tables, MDLTs, etc).
    • Has the ability to build cross-channel (non-hierarchy) relationships. For us, this is very powerful.
    • Can build a large data warehouse of commissionable data.
    • Speed to market can be as fast as minutes.
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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
    • Using names to reference payees in the compensation platform, instead of their ID
    • Allow an Advisor to see their compensation as well as how their employees compensation without requiring to proxy
    • Expose all variables within the application to the dashboard, to allow them to be used for data insights, without requiring any extra work.
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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
    I would use this product if it were needed due to very complex plans/organization
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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
    My rate is 9 because there is always a way to improve a system. In this case the usability is high but there are some thing that could be improve like usability of report and the payment detail page and also clud be more and more useful is in lookuptable there are some orders or a research tab
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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
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    Implementation Rating
    Microsoft
    It was integrated with our erp easily and was accessible on cloud.
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    SAP
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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
    Faster implementation, more user-friendly interface, and lower reliance on IT made Sales Performance Management solutions from SAP SuccessFactors an easy choice over Xactly. SAP's allowance for complex modeling helped us choose it over Varicent. The faster development and high intuitive nature of Sales Performance Management solutions from SAP SuccessFactors also made it a better platform than previous usage of Performio.
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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
    • The efficiencies gained by moving from reports and spreadsheet alone has earned us a positive ROI.
    • SAP Commissions speed to the market allows us to quickly and cheaply change our direction to meet market demands.
    • Our sales force's engagement has drastically improved. We are now paying monthly instead of quarterly and have earned their trust.
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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 Performance Management Screenshots

    Screenshot of a dashboard in SAP SuccessFactors Incentive Management, used to motivate sales teams to maximize performance.Screenshot of SAP SuccessFactors Territory and Quota, a solution to improve quota management and territory planning.Screenshot of SAP SuccessFactors Agent Performance Management, used to empower agents for productive field selling.Screenshot of SAP SuccessFactors Agent Lifecycle Management, a solution to optimize sales agent lifecycle management and experiences.