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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

    SurveyMonkey

    Score8.1 out of 10
    N/ASurveyMonkey provides free, customizable surveys, and a suite of paid, back-end programs that include data analysis, sample selection, bias elimination, and data representation tools. SurveyMonkey also offers large-scale, enterprise options for companies interested in data analysis, brand management, and consumer focused marketing.

    $99

    per month

    Pricing
    Microsoft Power BISurveyMonkey
    Editions & Modules
    Power BI Pro
    $14
    per month (billed annually) per user
    Power BI Premium
    $24
    per month (billed annually) per user
    Team Advantage
    $25
    per month (billed annually) per user (starting at 3 users)
    Team Premier
    $75
    per month (billed annually) per user (starting at 3 users)
    Standard Monthly
    $99
    per month
    Individual Plan - Advantage Annual
    $468
    per year
    Individual Plan - Premier Annual
    $1,428
    per year
    Offerings
    Pricing Offerings
    Microsoft Power BISurveyMonkey
    Free Trial
    YesNo
    Free/Freemium Version
    YesYes
    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 BISurveyMonkey
    Considered Both Products
    Microsoft
    No answer on this topic
    SurveyMonkey, Inc
    Chose SurveyMonkey
    In terms of creating surveys and analyzing their results, the main competitor we use is Qualtrics. I think Qualtrics has better features, a more professional environment, and more robust tools. This can also be negative as it can be overwhelming for untrained users. I have …
    Incentivized
    Key User Insights
    Would buy again
    96%
    Would buy again
    110 Answers
    79%
    Would buy again
    34 Answers
    Delivers good value for the price
    97%
    Delivers good value for the price
    103 Answers
    81%
    Delivers good value for the price
    30 Answers
    Happy with the feature set
    97%
    Happy with the feature set
    112 Answers
    84%
    Happy with the feature set
    36 Answers
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    99%
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    69 Answers
    80%
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    28 Answers
    Implementation went as expected
    95%
    Implementation went as expected
    73 Answers
    86%
    Implementation went as expected
    31 Answers
    Features
    Microsoft Power BISurveyMonkey
    BI Standard Reporting
    Comparison of BI Standard Reporting features of Microsoft Power BI and SurveyMonkey
    Feature
    Microsoft Power BI
    8.1
    198 Ratings
    1% below category average
    SurveyMonkey
    -
    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 SurveyMonkey
    Feature
    Microsoft Power BI
    7.9
    196 Ratings
    1% below category average
    SurveyMonkey
    -
    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 SurveyMonkey
    Feature
    Microsoft Power BI
    7.9
    189 Ratings
    4% below category average
    SurveyMonkey
    -
    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 SurveyMonkey
    Feature
    Microsoft Power BI
    7.7
    189 Ratings
    4% below category average
    SurveyMonkey
    -
    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 SurveyMonkey
    Feature
    Microsoft Power BI
    8.3
    180 Ratings
    2% below category average
    SurveyMonkey
    -
    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 SurveyMonkey
    Feature
    Microsoft Power BI
    7.9
    162 Ratings
    2% above category average
    SurveyMonkey
    -
    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 SurveyMonkey
    Feature
    Microsoft Power BI
    7.6
    116 Ratings
    2% below category average
    SurveyMonkey
    -
    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
    Survey Format & Appearance
    Comparison of Survey Format & Appearance features of Microsoft Power BI and SurveyMonkey
    Feature
    Microsoft Power BI
    -
    Ratings
    SurveyMonkey
    7.2
    76 Ratings
    11% below category average
    Survey templates00 Ratings8.075 Ratings
    Themes00 Ratings7.367 Ratings
    Custom logo/branding00 Ratings6.367 Ratings
    Survey Content
    Comparison of Survey Content features of Microsoft Power BI and SurveyMonkey
    Feature
    Microsoft Power BI
    -
    Ratings
    SurveyMonkey
    7.6
    78 Ratings
    11% below category average
    Changes to live survey00 Ratings7.062 Ratings
    Question design help00 Ratings6.872 Ratings
    Multiple question types00 Ratings9.078 Ratings
    Survey Logic
    Comparison of Survey Logic features of Microsoft Power BI and SurveyMonkey
    Feature
    Microsoft Power BI
    -
    Ratings
    SurveyMonkey
    7.3
    72 Ratings
    14% below category average
    Survey logic flexibility00 Ratings7.372 Ratings
    Survey Reporting & Analytics
    Comparison of Survey Reporting & Analytics features of Microsoft Power BI and SurveyMonkey
    Feature
    Microsoft Power BI
    -
    Ratings
    SurveyMonkey
    7.1
    78 Ratings
    13% below category average
    Response tracking00 Ratings7.577 Ratings
    Data export00 Ratings6.374 Ratings
    Standard reports00 Ratings8.077 Ratings
    Custom reports00 Ratings6.864 Ratings
    Analytics00 Ratings7.065 Ratings
    Survey Administration & Security
    Comparison of Survey Administration & Security features of Microsoft Power BI and SurveyMonkey
    Feature
    Microsoft Power BI
    -
    Ratings
    SurveyMonkey
    8.3
    67 Ratings
    4% below category average
    Access controls00 Ratings8.067 Ratings
    Compliance00 Ratings8.558 Ratings
    Survey Distribution
    Comparison of Survey Distribution features of Microsoft Power BI and SurveyMonkey
    Feature
    Microsoft Power BI
    -
    Ratings
    SurveyMonkey
    7.5
    48 Ratings
    7% below category average
    Vendor-offered crowdsourcing00 Ratings7.332 Ratings
    Respondent restrictions00 Ratings7.846 Ratings
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    Medium-sized Companies
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    Score8.1 out of 10
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    Enterprises
    Jaspersoft Community Edition
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    QuestionPro
    Score9.2 out of 10
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    User Ratings
    Microsoft Power BISurveyMonkey
    Likelihood to Recommend
    8.6
    (199 ratings)
    8.7
    (111 ratings)
    Likelihood to Renew
    9.6
    (3 ratings)
    9.0
    (26 ratings)
    Usability
    8.3
    (115 ratings)
    9.0
    (41 ratings)
    Availability
    -
    (0 ratings)
    10.0
    (1 ratings)
    Performance
    -
    (0 ratings)
    6.0
    (1 ratings)
    Support Rating
    10.0
    (52 ratings)
    9.4
    (35 ratings)
    Implementation Rating
    9.0
    (1 ratings)
    10.0
    (2 ratings)
    Data Sharing and Collaboration
    8.5
    (82 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Data Sources
    9.0
    (81 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    User Testimonials
    Microsoft Power BISurveyMonkey
    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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    SurveyMonkey, Inc
    SurveyMonkey is well suited for external, professional, client-facing forms and complex question types. I've tried generating forms on HubSpot, and it's not nearly as intuitive or clean-looking, and not all question types are supported (e.g. Likert scales). For quick, internal forms that don't need to be as pretty or professional, I find that Google Forms is the quickest and easiest to pull together, especially since it has a single, universal respondent link. If I wanted to embed a link in a mass email, SurveyMonkey doesn't allow multiple respondents to use the same link on my plan.
    Incentivized
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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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    SurveyMonkey, Inc
    • Keeps identifiable information anonymous.
    • Being able to close the survey at a set time without having to remember to do so.
    • Takes the guess work out of response collecting.
    • Makes it easy to categorize responses within the same survey. Being able to add tags to open-ended questions makes it easy for us to identify patterns in responses.
    • An array of survey options and questions.
    • An all around great product that meets multiple needs.
    • Can have multiple collectors for the same survey to included manual input.
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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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    SurveyMonkey, Inc
    • I would like to have more customizable options for branding it to our hospital colors. Some survey options allow you to enter html color codes. SurveyMonkey allows you to change colors and you have to pick from selected options.
    • Embedding the surveys into a webpage, like WordPress is not as seamless as other services.
    Incentivized
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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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    SurveyMonkey, Inc
    Compared to other competitors in the market (including a few I've used internally), if you're looking for a survey application, this one does the job and it's quite inexpensive too. Considering the fact that it comes with a handy mobile application too (on iOS and Android), you also get flexibility thrown in the deal too.
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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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    SurveyMonkey, Inc
    It does everything a survey software should do, and it does it very well. I can't speak for how well it would work for a business that was surveying tens of thousands of people - but for a small business of 50 employees with a couple of thousand clients, it does everything it needs to do.
    Incentivized
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    Performance
    Microsoft
    No answers on this topic
    SurveyMonkey, Inc
    still to many limitations for more complex surveys --skips, filtered questions, etc.
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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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    SurveyMonkey, Inc
    I've never had to contact the SurveyMonkey customer care team directly, but they have a pretty good library of help articles on their website. Everything from designing and executing your survey to account and billing questions. I never had a need for further support from Survey Monkey.
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    Implementation Rating
    Microsoft
    It was integrated with our erp easily and was accessible on cloud.
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    SurveyMonkey, Inc
    Implementation not required.
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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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    SurveyMonkey, Inc
    SurveyMonkey is easier to customize and provides much more in depth analytics. SurveyMonkey also provides better templates providing us with a better presentation to our employees. SurveyMonkey also comes with a more trustworthy platform that ensures confidentiality, which is incredibly important to our employees and means we're getting more reliable results from the surveys.
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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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    SurveyMonkey, Inc
    • The speed at which we can develop, program, execute and generate actual usable results provides significant value, particularly when we need fresh numbers to illustrate a point.
    • The fact that we can execute a research project so quickly means that new research is always a primary option when we're developing campaigns. That's a huge value proposition.
    Incentivized
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    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