PowerBI used with NetSuite
March 28, 2017

PowerBI used with NetSuite

Josh LaSov | TrustRadius Reviewer
Score 10 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User

Overall Satisfaction with Microsoft Power BI

We are a NetSuite VAR. Like our clients, we found that the native NetSuite reporting/analytics capabilities were very weak. Then we looked into alternatives such as ODBC for third party tools or iCharts and found those solutions were very bad as well. So, we set out on a mission to use PowerBI. The issue was, how would we get our data live into PowerBI from NetSuite? We wound up developing a live connector that will pull any and all of your NetSuite data into PowerBI. Our clients have been rejoicing and we have been using PowerBI internally and externally ever since. Check out the connector - www.tacticalconnect.com
  • Connects to all my NetSuite data with a live connection (supported by Tactical Connect)
  • Joins third party data sources
  • Analytics with DAX
  • More formatting on reporting for board reporting
Better yet, here is a blog explaining how this solution far surpasses iCharts:
https://www.tacticalconnect.com/single-post/2017/03/24/How-Tactical-Connect-far-surpasses-iCharts-for-NetSuite-in-every-possible-way
Well suited over NetSuite reporting, ODBC or iCharts for: 1. Price 2. Ability to connect to all my NetSuite data via Tactical Connect (www.tacticalconnect.com) 3. Functionality (so many more features than the competition - far surpassing iCharts) 4. Ability to join third party data sources 5. Ease of use, don't need IT

Microsoft Power BI Feature Ratings

Pixel Perfect reports
9
Customizable dashboards
10
Report Formatting Templates
9
Drill-down analysis
9
Formatting capabilities
9
Integration with R or other statistical packages
10
Report sharing and collaboration
10
Publish to Web
10
Publish to PDF
10
Report Versioning
8
Report Delivery Scheduling
8
Pre-built visualization formats (heatmaps, scatter plots etc.)
9
Location Analytics / Geographic Visualization
10
Predictive Analytics
9
Multi-User Support (named login)
9
Role-Based Security Model
9
Multiple Access Permission Levels (Create, Read, Delete)
9
Responsive Design for Web Access
10
Mobile Application
Not Rated
Dashboard / Report / Visualization Interactivity on Mobile
10