Microsoft Power BI review
March 12, 2025

Microsoft Power BI review

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

Software Version

Power BI Desktop

Overall Satisfaction with Microsoft Power BI

We use Microsoft Power BI for reporting, dashboards, and analytics across sales, finance, HR, and operations. It helps combine data, automate reports, and provide real time insights for better decisions. Microsoft Power BI solves manual reporting issues, data silos, and ensures secure data sharing. It’s used for KPI tracking, trend analysis, and forecasting. With interactive visuals, teams quickly analyze data and improve business performance.

Pros

  • Interactive Dashboards and Reports
  • Data Integration and Transformation
  • Advanced Data Modeling and AI Insights
  • Automated Data Refresh and Scheduled Reports

Cons

  • Microsoft Power BI has many built-in visuals, customizing them
  • Performance Issues with Large Datasets
  • Saves time with automated reports
  • Reduces errors by removing manual work
Microsoft Power BI is easy for basic reports and dashboards. Drag and drop makes it simple to use. It connects with many data sources easily. But, advanced features like DAX and Power Query take time to learn. Big files can be slow, and some features need a paid plan. Still, it's a strong tool for sales, finance, HR, and operations. With the right training, it’s very useful.
Microsoft Power BI vs. Tableau Power BI cheaper and works well with Microsoft tools. Tableau has better visuals but is costly. Microsoft Power BII vs. Looker Looker is good for big data, but Microsoft Power BI is easier to use. Microsoft Power BI vs. Qlik Qlik is fast for big data, but Microsoft Power BI is simple.

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

Best for Microsoft Power BI Sales and marketing reports Finance and budgeting HR analytics Inventory and supply chain tracking Executive dashboards AI support simple creation for dashboard report , Sales & Marketing Tracks sales, customer trends, and campaign performance. HR Analytics Monitors hiring, employee performance, and attrition, Highly Custom Reports. Less flexible than custom dashboards.

Microsoft Power BI Feature Ratings

BI Platform ()
Not Rated
Supported Data Sources ()
Not Rated
10.0
Pixel Perfect reports
10
Customizable dashboards
10
Report Formatting Templates
10
10.0
Drill-down analysis
Not Rated
Formatting capabilities
10
Integration with R or other statistical packages
Not Rated
Report sharing and collaboration
10
10.0
Publish to Web
Not Rated
Publish to PDF
10
Report Versioning
10
Report Delivery Scheduling
10
Delivery to Remote Servers
Not Rated
10.0
Pre-built visualization formats (heatmaps, scatter plots etc.)
10
Location Analytics / Geographic Visualization
10
Predictive Analytics
Not Rated
Pattern Recognition and Data Mining
10
10.0
Multi-User Support (named login)
Not Rated
Role-Based Security Model
Not Rated
Multiple Access Permission Levels (Create, Read, Delete)
10
Report-Level Access Control
10
Single Sign-On (SSO)
Not Rated
9.0
Responsive Design for Web Access
Not Rated
Mobile Application
Not Rated
Dashboard / Report / Visualization Interactivity on Mobile
9
Not Rated
REST API
Not Rated
Javascript API
Not Rated
Java API
Not Rated
Themeable User Interface (UI)
Not Rated

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