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Powerful tool for data visualization
March 05, 2021

Powerful tool for data visualization

Aniket Sawant | TrustRadius Reviewer
Score 9 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User

Overall Satisfaction with Microsoft BI (MSBI)

We are using Microsoft BI (MSBI) to visualize our data better and provide detailed insights on KPI. It also helps in building dashboards, which help key stakeholders analyze and make decisions on a regular basis. We have been able to use the tool as a starting step for our customers to provide them with useful insights and data. Data is the key thing that everyone wants. Some of our customers are even ready to pay more if we are able to provide them with detailed information.
  • Dashbaords
  • Data collaberation
  • Multiple connectors
  • GIS data
  • Easy formula writing
  • Needs to be easier to share and collaborate
  • Better presentation of data
  • Cool visualization
  • Easy to present data
The biggest player against Microsoft BI (MSBI) was Tableau, which was acquired by Salesforce. Recently there have been other standalone software/applications that provide similar functionality to Microsoft BI (MSBI). Because my company is a Microsoft shop, we have not explored other options. But I believe you can easily find other solutions. Google also has its own stack of applications that provide similar features to Microsoft BI (MSBI). Although I think Microsoft BI (MSBI) might be more powerful and resourceful than its competitors.

Do you think Microsoft BI (MSBI) delivers good value for the price?

Yes

Are you happy with Microsoft BI (MSBI)'s feature set?

Yes

Did Microsoft BI (MSBI) live up to sales and marketing promises?

I wasn't involved with the selection/purchase process

Did implementation of Microsoft BI (MSBI) go as expected?

I wasn't involved with the implementation phase

Would you buy Microsoft BI (MSBI) again?

Yes

Love it! Microsoft BI (MSBI) is a great tool and Microsoft is constantly making updates to make it better every day. It's an easy tool to learn and there are tons of resources available on the web to help with any questions you may have. The training is helpful, detailed, and updated on a regular basis. If you think that there are some features or capabilities missing, you can reach out to the Microsoft BI (MSBI) team and they will definitely help you out.
They have amazing update information through videos and newsletters. You can find a lot of training on their platform, which is helpful as well. They have monthly updates and the team makes sure they update their documents regularly. It is easy to reach out to the Microsoft BI (MSBI) team for any help or suggestion that you may want through their forum or chat boards.
Most suited when you have multiple data sources that need to be collected to build one single landing dashboard and you want insights with graphs and visual representations. It's easy to manage and learn, and the transition from Excel is not too difficult.

Less appropriate when you have data in various different formats and it not 100% clean. The licensing can be a pain if you are thinking of sharing the dashboards with external members.

Microsoft BI (MSBI) Feature Ratings

BI Platform ()
Not Rated
Supported Data Sources ()
Not Rated
8.7
Pixel Perfect reports
9
Customizable dashboards
10
Report Formatting Templates
7
8.3
Drill-down analysis
9
Formatting capabilities
8
Integration with R or other statistical packages
10
Report sharing and collaboration
6
8.2
Publish to Web
8
Publish to PDF
10
Report Versioning
7
Report Delivery Scheduling
7
Delivery to Remote Servers
9
7.0
Pre-built visualization formats (heatmaps, scatter plots etc.)
8
Location Analytics / Geographic Visualization
6
Predictive Analytics
7
8.8
Multi-User Support (named login)
7
Role-Based Security Model
8
Multiple Access Permission Levels (Create, Read, Delete)
10
Single Sign-On (SSO)
10
9.3
Responsive Design for Web Access
10
Mobile Application
10
Dashboard / Report / Visualization Interactivity on Mobile
8
Not Rated
REST API
Not Rated
Javascript API
Not Rated
iFrames
Not Rated
Java API
Not Rated
Themeable User Interface (UI)
Not Rated
Customizable Platform (Open Source)
Not Rated

Using Microsoft BI (MSBI)

20 - The majority of people who use this are the in the analytics department or are database managers. The other part of the team members who use it are the stakeholders, who use these charts to analyze the data and make important decisions on a daily basis. This type of information helps drive the business better.
We do not have any people that support Microsoft BI (MSBI). It is mainly done through online resources.
  • Information sharing
  • Data visualization
  • Predictive analytics
  • Data visualization
  • Ease of sharing data
  • Consistent reporting
  • Predictive analystics
  • GIS mapping
  • Central hub for reporting