Power BI is the tool you didn't know you needed!
July 07, 2021

Power BI is the tool you didn't know you needed!

Anonymous | TrustRadius Reviewer
Score 10 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User

Software Version

Power BI Desktop

Overall Satisfaction with Microsoft Power BI

The platform is easy to use and has a quick learning curve. Easy to create reports and bring in different data sources. It gives you the ability to export to cloud quickly and easily.
  • Analysis and presentation of data
  • Report generation
  • Simple and effective GUI; easy to learn
  • Few customization options
  • Icons are small and hard to read at times
  • Handling of complex relationships between tables could be improved
  • Reduction of repetitive tasks
  • Upgrade from working with Excel
  • Stunning visuals and reporting
Microsoft Power BI is the leader of this category, but it is a little expensive. It could use some more customization features, but other than that, it gives stellar returns for your investment.

Do you think Microsoft Power BI delivers good value for the price?

Yes

Are you happy with Microsoft Power BI's feature set?

Yes

Did Microsoft Power BI live up to sales and marketing promises?

Yes

Did implementation of Microsoft Power BI go as expected?

Yes

Would you buy Microsoft Power BI again?

Yes

It is easy to learn but to really dive deep into the features, it takes some study.
Support can answer any questions that pop up if you are unable to find them on the web. Most problems can be found easily by a simple search without contacting support.
Microsoft Power BI allows you to manage, organize, and visualize data in a more efficient way. Microsoft Power BI's integrated tools make it easier to create models, analyses, reports, and predictions. Microsoft Power BI gives you a more attractive visual appearance.

Microsoft Power BI Feature Ratings

Pixel Perfect reports
9
Customizable dashboards
9
Report Formatting Templates
9
Drill-down analysis
10
Formatting capabilities
10
Integration with R or other statistical packages
9
Report sharing and collaboration
9
Publish to Web
9
Publish to PDF
10
Report Versioning
10
Report Delivery Scheduling
10
Delivery to Remote Servers
9
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
Single Sign-On (SSO)
10
Responsive Design for Web Access
10
Mobile Application
9
Dashboard / Report / Visualization Interactivity on Mobile
10
REST API
9
Javascript API
9
iFrames
9
Java API
8
Themeable User Interface (UI)
9
Customizable Platform (Open Source)
9