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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

    Yellowfin

    Score8.6 out of 10
    Mid-Size Companies (51-1,000 employees)
    Yellowfin is a cloud-based business intelligence and dashboarding platform.

    $250

    per month

    Pricing
    Microsoft Power BIYellowfin
    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 BIYellowfin
    Free Trial
    YesYes
    Free/Freemium Version
    YesYes
    Premium Consulting/Integration Services
    NoYes
    Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeOptional
    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 BIYellowfin
    Considered Both Products
    Microsoft
    No answer on this topic
    Idera, Inc.
    Chose Yellowfin
    ETL tool and analysis of Yellowfin is stronger and faster than other products.
    Incentivized
    Chose Yellowfin
    Yellowfin is no doubt, a stronger, more eloquent and polished tool compared to Microsoft's Power BI. The issue with our company specifically is that we are a big Microsoft shop, and pay for Power BI more or less in our bundle esp w/ O365. While the Yellowfin tool is a more …
    Incentivized
    Key User Insights
    Would buy again
    96%
    Would buy again
    110 Answers
    67%
    Would buy again
    6 Answers
    Delivers good value for the price
    97%
    Delivers good value for the price
    103 Answers
    63%
    Delivers good value for the price
    5 Answers
    Happy with the feature set
    97%
    Happy with the feature set
    112 Answers
    67%
    Happy with the feature set
    6 Answers
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    99%
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    69 Answers
    67%
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    4 Answers
    Implementation went as expected
    95%
    Implementation went as expected
    73 Answers
    71%
    Implementation went as expected
    5 Answers
    Features
    Microsoft Power BIYellowfin
    BI Standard Reporting
    Comparison of BI Standard Reporting features of Microsoft Power BI and Yellowfin
    Feature
    Microsoft Power BI
    8.1
    198 Ratings
    1% below category average
    Yellowfin
    7.6
    15 Ratings
    6% above category average
    Pixel Perfect reports8.1169 Ratings6.78 Ratings
    Customizable dashboards8.6197 Ratings8.415 Ratings
    Report Formatting Templates7.7180 Ratings7.613 Ratings
    Ad-hoc Reporting
    Comparison of Ad-hoc Reporting features of Microsoft Power BI and Yellowfin
    Feature
    Microsoft Power BI
    7.9
    196 Ratings
    1% below category average
    Yellowfin
    8.2
    15 Ratings
    5% above category average
    Drill-down analysis8.4193 Ratings8.614 Ratings
    Formatting capabilities7.7193 Ratings8.715 Ratings
    Integration with R or other statistical packages7.4143 Ratings00 Ratings
    Report sharing and collaboration8.2191 Ratings8.614 Ratings
    Report Output and Scheduling
    Comparison of Report Output and Scheduling features of Microsoft Power BI and Yellowfin
    Feature
    Microsoft Power BI
    7.9
    189 Ratings
    4% below category average
    Yellowfin
    -
    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 Yellowfin
    Feature
    Microsoft Power BI
    7.7
    189 Ratings
    4% below category average
    Yellowfin
    7.1
    15 Ratings
    9% below category average
    Pre-built visualization formats (heatmaps, scatter plots etc.)8.3183 Ratings7.115 Ratings
    Location Analytics / Geographic Visualization8.1168 Ratings6.715 Ratings
    Predictive Analytics7.2138 Ratings7.413 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 Yellowfin
    Feature
    Microsoft Power BI
    8.3
    180 Ratings
    2% below category average
    Yellowfin
    7.6
    14 Ratings
    0% below category average
    Multi-User Support (named login)8.6169 Ratings7.314 Ratings
    Role-Based Security Model8.1148 Ratings7.012 Ratings
    Multiple Access Permission Levels (Create, Read, Delete)8.1160 Ratings7.013 Ratings
    Report-Level Access Control8.149 Ratings00 Ratings
    Single Sign-On (SSO)8.5141 Ratings8.96 Ratings
    Mobile Capabilities
    Comparison of Mobile Capabilities features of Microsoft Power BI and Yellowfin
    Feature
    Microsoft Power BI
    7.9
    162 Ratings
    2% above category average
    Yellowfin
    -
    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 Yellowfin
    Feature
    Microsoft Power BI
    7.6
    116 Ratings
    2% below category average
    Yellowfin
    6.4
    8 Ratings
    12% below category average
    REST API7.7104 Ratings6.48 Ratings
    Javascript API7.485 Ratings6.18 Ratings
    iFrames8.055 Ratings7.37 Ratings
    Java API6.769 Ratings6.88 Ratings
    Themeable User Interface (UI)7.291 Ratings00 Ratings
    Customizable Platform (Open Source)8.444 Ratings6.06 Ratings
    Best Alternatives
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    Cyfe
    Score4 out of 10
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    Score8.8 out of 10
    Medium-sized Companies
    Qlik Cloud Analytics (Qlik Sense)
    Score8.1 out of 10
    Reveal
    Score10 out of 10
    Enterprises
    Jaspersoft Community Edition
    Score7 out of 10
    Microsoft Power BI Embedded
    Score8 out of 10
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    User Ratings
    Microsoft Power BIYellowfin
    Likelihood to Recommend
    8.6
    (199 ratings)
    8.6
    (15 ratings)
    Likelihood to Renew
    9.6
    (3 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Usability
    8.3
    (115 ratings)
    8.4
    (10 ratings)
    Availability
    -
    (0 ratings)
    9.1
    (1 ratings)
    Performance
    -
    (0 ratings)
    8.2
    (1 ratings)
    Support Rating
    10.0
    (52 ratings)
    5.6
    (7 ratings)
    In-Person Training
    -
    (0 ratings)
    9.1
    (1 ratings)
    Online Training
    -
    (0 ratings)
    8.2
    (1 ratings)
    Implementation Rating
    9.0
    (1 ratings)
    9.1
    (1 ratings)
    Configurability
    -
    (0 ratings)
    8.2
    (1 ratings)
    Data Sharing and Collaboration
    8.5
    (82 ratings)
    8.1
    (6 ratings)
    Data Sources
    9.0
    (81 ratings)
    8.1
    (6 ratings)
    Ease of integration
    -
    (0 ratings)
    9.1
    (1 ratings)
    Product Scalability
    -
    (0 ratings)
    8.2
    (1 ratings)
    Vendor post-sale
    -
    (0 ratings)
    9.1
    (1 ratings)
    Vendor pre-sale
    -
    (0 ratings)
    9.1
    (1 ratings)
    User Testimonials
    Microsoft Power BIYellowfin
    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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    Idera, Inc.
    We can recommend this software without hesitation, as it has the ability to generate reports and data analysis, as well as process the data automatically, which saves time. It is ideal for small and medium-sized companies that wish to improve their services in the business world
    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.
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    Idera, Inc.
    • Yellowfin’s Storyboard, Timeline and Collaborative tools make it easy to share data and insights across an organisation.
    • Strong Operational and Executive Dashboards that reflect the business KPIs and can send out prompts to people within the business based on rules.
    • Yellowfin makes it incredibly easy to create dynamic reports and dashboards which incorporate maps through locational intelligence functionality.
    • Yellowfin is a single license and all access is via a web browser making it perfect for both on-premise and cloud deployment. Mobile apps are also available.
    • User roles and source filtering allows Admin/IT to offer different functions/views by user group/role.
    • Mobile BI applications to support any device ..
    • API connectors ( YF 7.2 on the way in Mar16 ) for a range of third-party Web-based applications, data sources, Enterprises CRM/ERP apps & open data platform apps, including Salesforce, Google Analytics, Twitter, Youtube , Zoho CRM, XE.com & more coming to make endusers to integrate their applications for better benefits
    • Yellowfin Integration with Predictive analytical and Big Data processing tools like R, UDF, Spark to build rich applications for end users
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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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    Idera, Inc.
    • The ability to predefine a colour for a specific graph as a selection option dynamically.
    • The ability to customise the label of a chart, especially with respect to performance related reporting graphs we need an increase in dynamic charting options to meet our more specialised requirements.
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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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    Idera, Inc.
    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.
    Incentivized
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    Idera, Inc.
    As mentioned previously, if a newer company is looking for a strong, polished BI tool, Yellowfin would be a great software vendor to consider. Unfortunately, the high cost might be a barrier to these newer companies who dont have any legacy software/agreements such as an EA agreement with Microsoft.
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    Reliability and Availability
    Microsoft
    No answers on this topic
    Idera, Inc.
    99.9% availability
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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.
    Incentivized
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    Idera, Inc.
    They have good support in what they provide. But what they provide is not what is promised. I would stay with them if I can. Be very careful before signing up with them. They are not what they seem in the sales pitches. Be very careful and make sure you test and test before you sign up.
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    In-Person Training
    Microsoft
    No answers on this topic
    Idera, Inc.
    Yellowfin provides 3 levels of training to support consumers, business analytics, developers and Administrations :
    1. Yellowfin BI Training - Level 1 (Exploration)
    2. Yellowfin BI Training - Level 2 (Advanced)
    3. Yellowfin BI Training - Level 3(Expert)
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    Online Training
    Microsoft
    No answers on this topic
    Idera, Inc.
    Web-based training for large audiences for Level 1 and Level 2 I would suggest
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    Implementation Rating
    Microsoft
    It was integrated with our erp easily and was accessible on cloud.
    Incentivized
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    Idera, Inc.
    Design the data model and views for each dashboard is very important and it is the success factor Configuration of cluster for large implementation
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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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    Idera, Inc.
    Yellow Fin platform is browser agnostic and is accessible from desktops as well as mobile devices. It is very simple and fast, it is integrated with Big Data, clients do not require a great training. It just works. But it’s easier to have things on the cloud, especially if you need to use different computers. Yellow Fin lacks the cloud feature.
    Incentivized
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    Scalability
    Microsoft
    No answers on this topic
    Idera, Inc.
    - Tested 500 con-current users in Linux platform with 4 cores systems - Tested with cloud based VM - Tested with 1000 reads per minutes
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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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    Idera, Inc.
    • made our org more data centric
    • Decisions are made based on data vs opinion
    • has created a single source of truth for the bulk of the organization
    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

    Yellowfin Screenshots

    Screenshot of Location IntelligenceScreenshot of Yellowfin DashboardScreenshot of Yellowfin SignalsScreenshot of Yellowfin MobileScreenshot of Yellowfin Sales KPIs