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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

    TARGIT

    Score7.6 out of 10
    N/ATARGIT Decision Suite is a business intelligence (BI) and analytics platform used to automate reporting, boost operational visibility, and give teams insights that support data-driven decisions. The solution combines data from multiple source systems, including enterprise resource planning (ERP) software, customer relationship management (CRM) platforms, and all other data sources to give organizations a complete picture of their operations. …N/A
    Pricing
    Microsoft Power BITARGIT
    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 BITARGIT
    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
    Microsoft Power BITARGIT
    Considered Both Products
    Microsoft
    No answer on this topic
    TARGIT
    Chose TARGIT
    TARGIT seemed to have all the BI tools , but they are not scalable to larger solutions.
    Incentivized
    Chose TARGIT
    Targit's in-memory suite of tools can process data very fast. We selected it for the speed of data processing, and availability of all ETL, cube, and reporting capabilities in the same product.
    Incentivized
    Key User Insights
    Would buy again
    96%
    Would buy again
    110 Answers
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    Delivers good value for the price
    97%
    Delivers good value for the price
    103 Answers
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    Happy with the feature set
    97%
    Happy with the feature set
    112 Answers
    No answers on this topic
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    99%
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    69 Answers
    No answers on this topic
    Implementation went as expected
    95%
    Implementation went as expected
    73 Answers
    No answers on this topic
    Features
    Microsoft Power BITARGIT
    BI Standard Reporting
    Comparison of BI Standard Reporting features of Microsoft Power BI and TARGIT
    Feature
    Microsoft Power BI
    8.1
    198 Ratings
    1% below category average
    TARGIT
    8.3
    7 Ratings
    1% above category average
    Pixel Perfect reports8.1169 Ratings9.06 Ratings
    Customizable dashboards8.6197 Ratings9.07 Ratings
    Report Formatting Templates7.7180 Ratings7.04 Ratings
    Ad-hoc Reporting
    Comparison of Ad-hoc Reporting features of Microsoft Power BI and TARGIT
    Feature
    Microsoft Power BI
    7.9
    196 Ratings
    2% below category average
    TARGIT
    6.0
    8 Ratings
    29% below category average
    Drill-down analysis8.4193 Ratings7.08 Ratings
    Formatting capabilities7.7193 Ratings8.07 Ratings
    Integration with R or other statistical packages7.4143 Ratings2.03 Ratings
    Report sharing and collaboration8.2191 Ratings7.06 Ratings
    Report Output and Scheduling
    Comparison of Report Output and Scheduling features of Microsoft Power BI and TARGIT
    Feature
    Microsoft Power BI
    7.9
    189 Ratings
    4% below category average
    TARGIT
    5.0
    7 Ratings
    49% below category average
    Publish to Web8.1179 Ratings5.05 Ratings
    Publish to PDF7.7174 Ratings5.07 Ratings
    Report Versioning7.7145 Ratings5.05 Ratings
    Report Delivery Scheduling8.3148 Ratings5.05 Ratings
    Delivery to Remote Servers7.9111 Ratings5.04 Ratings
    Data Discovery and Visualization
    Comparison of Data Discovery and Visualization features of Microsoft Power BI and TARGIT
    Feature
    Microsoft Power BI
    7.7
    189 Ratings
    4% below category average
    TARGIT
    6.0
    6 Ratings
    28% below category average
    Pre-built visualization formats (heatmaps, scatter plots etc.)8.3183 Ratings6.06 Ratings
    Location Analytics / Geographic Visualization8.1168 Ratings6.06 Ratings
    Predictive Analytics7.2138 Ratings6.05 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 TARGIT
    Feature
    Microsoft Power BI
    8.3
    180 Ratings
    2% below category average
    TARGIT
    5.0
    7 Ratings
    52% below category average
    Multi-User Support (named login)8.6169 Ratings5.07 Ratings
    Role-Based Security Model8.1148 Ratings5.06 Ratings
    Multiple Access Permission Levels (Create, Read, Delete)8.1160 Ratings5.06 Ratings
    Report-Level Access Control8.149 Ratings00 Ratings
    Single Sign-On (SSO)8.5141 Ratings5.04 Ratings
    Mobile Capabilities
    Comparison of Mobile Capabilities features of Microsoft Power BI and TARGIT
    Feature
    Microsoft Power BI
    7.9
    162 Ratings
    2% above category average
    TARGIT
    4.8
    6 Ratings
    47% below category average
    Responsive Design for Web Access7.6152 Ratings5.06 Ratings
    Mobile Application7.5133 Ratings5.05 Ratings
    Dashboard / Report / Visualization Interactivity on Mobile7.9155 Ratings5.06 Ratings
    Application Program Interfaces (APIs) / Embedding
    Comparison of Application Program Interfaces (APIs) / Embedding features of Microsoft Power BI and TARGIT
    Feature
    Microsoft Power BI
    7.6
    116 Ratings
    2% below category average
    TARGIT
    5.0
    4 Ratings
    43% below category average
    REST API7.7104 Ratings5.04 Ratings
    Javascript API7.485 Ratings5.03 Ratings
    iFrames8.055 Ratings5.03 Ratings
    Java API6.769 Ratings5.03 Ratings
    Themeable User Interface (UI)7.391 Ratings5.03 Ratings
    Customizable Platform (Open Source)8.444 Ratings5.03 Ratings
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    Cyfe
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    Score4 out of 10
    Medium-sized Companies
    Qlik Cloud Analytics (Qlik Sense)
    Score8.2 out of 10
    Qlik Cloud Analytics (Qlik Sense)
    Score8.2 out of 10
    Enterprises
    Jaspersoft Community Edition
    Score7 out of 10
    Jaspersoft Community Edition
    Score7 out of 10
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    User Ratings
    Microsoft Power BITARGIT
    Likelihood to Recommend
    8.6
    (199 ratings)
    7.0
    (17 ratings)
    Likelihood to Renew
    9.6
    (3 ratings)
    7.0
    (11 ratings)
    Usability
    8.3
    (115 ratings)
    8.0
    (1 ratings)
    Support Rating
    10.0
    (52 ratings)
    9.1
    (2 ratings)
    Implementation Rating
    9.0
    (1 ratings)
    5.0
    (1 ratings)
    Data Sharing and Collaboration
    8.5
    (82 ratings)
    9.0
    (3 ratings)
    Data Sources
    9.0
    (81 ratings)
    9.0
    (3 ratings)
    User Testimonials
    Microsoft Power BITARGIT
    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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    TARGIT
    Targit is very strong when the data is presented to the system. Because of this, we are able to report on almost all of the information that is valuable to us. When we have questions or ideas on how to better leverage Targit, they are great to work with. We track our sales progress/process in Targit and AP tracks things such as outstanding invoices, open invoices, etc
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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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    TARGIT
    • Quick start-up and report turnaround time.
    • Easy drag and drop capabilities as well as user friendly command options.
    • Ability to share reports among other users making it easy to use an already created report and simply changing the criteria to suit your own needs.
    • Ability to save a base report that can be modified as needed repeatedly, instead of recreating from scratch.
    • Easy visual for final layout.
    • Ability to run multiple reports within one screen without jumping around.
    Incentivized
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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
    Read full review
    TARGIT
    • Probably one of our biggest complaints from the user community is the inability for the user to see the details behind the data. I know with the tool you can write reporting services reports that would allow users to see the detail by right clicking on a measure and selecting Actions, but for a very lean IT shop there simply has not been time to build these Actions for every possible scenario a user might want to see detailed reporting on.
    • Another complaint I've heard is the inability for the user to know exactly what the data represents from the source. If Targit had maybe some type of capability to hover over a measure or dimension and see a pop up of a more detailed description this might help resolve that issue.
    • The most difficult concepts to teach our users is how and when to use comparisons and the syntax for calculations. Creating comparisons has become much simpler with the 2k11 release but it is still difficult for my users.
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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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    TARGIT
    It is very easy to use and I am proficient at this point to be able to figure out how to run most of the reports I need. I have had the time to "play around" in TARGIT and really teach myself about the visibility settings and other aspects - though other users have needed help with some of these aspects - but once you conceptually understand how to build the reports, it is very simple from a power user perspective.
    Incentivized
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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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    TARGIT
    Everything on the back end needs to be correct, which sometimes it may not be set up or missing some variables. Some of the more difficult parts of Targit require a lot more attention and object creation to work properly
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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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    TARGIT
    Everyone I've dealt with at Targit genuinely cares about me and my success, and they respond to questions quickly and accurately. There is literally nothing more I could ask for from their support.
    Incentivized
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    Implementation Rating
    Microsoft
    It was integrated with our erp easily and was accessible on cloud.
    Incentivized
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    TARGIT
    Make sure all of the back end work is done prior to getting Targit set up. Every variable you may need for calculations needs to be correct and every item needs to be uniform so it is read properly.
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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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    TARGIT
    It really met our business requirements when we were searching for a reporting/Bi tool and the flexible business model of being able to introduce additional functionally as your organization grows and requires it made the investment decision the right one for us. The functionality available in comparison to the investment is well worth it.
    Incentivized
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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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    TARGIT
    • We have been looking at our Product Hit Rate by Customer instead of just looking into Customer hit rate and adjusted our offerings accordingly.
    • Giving people the ability to run their own ad-hoc reports rather than to request them from IT is a great benefit to my department.
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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

    TARGIT Screenshots

    Screenshot of Heavy Equipment Dashboards: An overview on desktop and mobile. These are used to monitor performance, measure efficiency, and uncover new opportunities.Screenshot of Heavy Equipment: Parts (TARGIT BI Accelerator for IntelliDealer™ by VitalEdge Technologies). This offers a complete view of parts inventory, including stock on hand and Aging Inventory. It is used to monitor trends and ensure a dealership is stocked to meet demand.Screenshot of Heavy Equipment: A full overview of data (TARGIT BI Accelerator for IntelliDealer™ by VitalEdge Technologies). This offers visibility into a dealership from one dashboard that displays each department's latest numbers, top trends, and progress in target KPIs.Screenshot of TARGIT's Accelerator For Dynamics 365 Business Central/Navision. TARGIT's accelerator is swiftly operational and integrates with Business Central to generate up-to-date reports, design interactive dashboards, and track vital KPIs.Screenshot of an overview of yesterday's hours clocked; viewers can drill the details to ensure technicians reach full productivity, receptionists are invoicing correctly, and the after-sales department is staffed to meet demand.Screenshot of Automotive Dashboard: Open Orders with Aging. This is used to track open repair orders and see exactly how long each one has been pending. Viewers can evaluate how various order and invoicing delays impact overall cash flow.