Microsoft Power BI vs. Savant Labs

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
Savant Labs
Score 6.3 out of 10
Enterprise companies (1,001+ employees)
Savant is a cloud-native no-code platform to automate end-to-end analytic processes via drag-and-drop workflows. It provides analysts 100s of point-and-click connectors to access data from business applications, spreadsheets, and data platforms, drag-and-drop widgets to clean, prep, blend, transform, and analyze data, and comprehensive generative AI capabilities for every step of the analytic workflow. Insights can be automated directly into business applications, BI dashboards, communication…
$800
per month number of rows
Pricing
Microsoft Power BISavant Labs
Editions & Modules
No answers on this topic
Starter
$800
per month number of rows
Offerings
Pricing Offerings
Microsoft Power BISavant Labs
Free Trial
YesYes
Free/Freemium Version
YesYes
Premium Consulting/Integration Services
NoNo
Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo setup fee
Additional DetailsSavant pricing is based on consumption. Alternative platforms price per user or per seat, which is cost prohibitive. The starter package is $800 per month and includes automation capabilities that competitors don’t typically include.
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Microsoft Power BI

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Features
Microsoft Power BISavant Labs
BI Standard Reporting
Comparison of BI Standard Reporting features of Product A and Product B
Microsoft Power BI
8.3
196 Ratings
1% above category average
Savant Labs
-
Ratings
Pixel Perfect reports8.3167 Ratings00 Ratings
Customizable dashboards8.7195 Ratings00 Ratings
Report Formatting Templates8.0178 Ratings00 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
Savant Labs
-
Ratings
Drill-down analysis8.3191 Ratings00 Ratings
Formatting capabilities7.8191 Ratings00 Ratings
Integration with R or other statistical packages7.4143 Ratings00 Ratings
Report sharing and collaboration8.4189 Ratings00 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
3% below category average
Savant Labs
-
Ratings
Publish to Web8.2177 Ratings00 Ratings
Publish to PDF8.0172 Ratings00 Ratings
Report Versioning7.7144 Ratings00 Ratings
Report Delivery Scheduling8.2147 Ratings00 Ratings
Delivery to Remote Servers7.9110 Ratings00 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
3% below category average
Savant Labs
-
Ratings
Pre-built visualization formats (heatmaps, scatter plots etc.)8.2181 Ratings00 Ratings
Location Analytics / Geographic Visualization8.1166 Ratings00 Ratings
Predictive Analytics7.4136 Ratings00 Ratings
Pattern Recognition and Data Mining7.437 Ratings00 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% below category average
Savant Labs
-
Ratings
Multi-User Support (named login)8.7168 Ratings00 Ratings
Role-Based Security Model8.4146 Ratings00 Ratings
Multiple Access Permission Levels (Create, Read, Delete)8.4158 Ratings00 Ratings
Report-Level Access Control8.347 Ratings00 Ratings
Single Sign-On (SSO)8.6140 Ratings00 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
Savant Labs
-
Ratings
Responsive Design for Web Access7.7150 Ratings00 Ratings
Mobile Application7.6131 Ratings00 Ratings
Dashboard / Report / Visualization Interactivity on Mobile7.9153 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
115 Ratings
1% above category average
Savant Labs
-
Ratings
REST API8.1103 Ratings00 Ratings
Javascript API7.684 Ratings00 Ratings
iFrames8.055 Ratings00 Ratings
Java API7.068 Ratings00 Ratings
Themeable User Interface (UI)7.690 Ratings00 Ratings
Customizable Platform (Open Source)8.444 Ratings00 Ratings
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Score 8.7 out of 10

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Reveal
Reveal
Score 10.0 out of 10

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Enterprises
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User Ratings
Microsoft Power BISavant Labs
Likelihood to Recommend
8.5
(197 ratings)
9.1
(1 ratings)
Likelihood to Renew
9.5
(3 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
Usability
8.3
(113 ratings)
9.1
(1 ratings)
Support Rating
10.0
(52 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
Implementation Rating
9.0
(1 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
User Testimonials
Microsoft Power BISavant Labs
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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Savant Labs
if you need to automate reports pulling information directly from your data source Savant is the tool you need, it's very simple, easy to set up and also it's very reliable, we've never had a time where the service is down and that's something worth mentioning because making something easy to use and reliable is not easy.
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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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Savant Labs
  • Automate repetitive task and reports
  • Connect to your data source for live data
  • it's very simple to use, create an analysis and automate it is really easy
  • all the different data sources is compatible with, even slack
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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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Savant Labs
  • Let the user implement HTML code to the automated emails
  • let you sync again with the data source when a new column is added without the need to re run the bot
  • dark theme.
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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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Savant Labs
No answers on this topic
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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Savant Labs
Because it has made things much easier for us, sometimes the stake holders need the data in a certain way in a certain time and with Savant that's not a problem anymore, in fact we are able to customize a little bit more the emails and not send any if there is nothing to report on which is great.
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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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Savant Labs
No answers on this topic
Implementation Rating
Microsoft
It was integrated with our erp easily and was accessible on cloud.
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Savant Labs
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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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Savant Labs
It's just better, modern, simple and faster
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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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Savant Labs
  • We can rely on Savant to reduce our capacity units from our power bi license by automating reports there
  • we don't have to worry about sending emails with new data all the time
  • We needed 2 people for our data pull request demand with Savant just 1 person can maintain the entire reporting system
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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

Savant Labs Screenshots

Screenshot of Access 200+ Data Sources in One Click: Utilize Bots to automate data scheduling, updates & alerts.Screenshot of Create Analytic Workflows in Minutes: 300+ no-code, low-code drag-and-drop widgets to create analytics workflows.Screenshot of 100% Cloud-native, No IT Infrastructure: No installation, maintenance, infrastructure, or IT labor costs. Activate users in seconds and receive continuous, seamless access to new features.Screenshot of Automate Delivery of Insights to 100+ Business Apps and BI Dashboards: Leverage Savant Bots for automated, simultaneous delivery of insights to 100+ apps and BI dashboards.Screenshot of Create new variables with Generative AI: Use Generative AI to help with data prep.Screenshot of Simplify workflow creation with Generative AI: Use Generative AI to help with data prep.