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89 Likeliness to Recommend
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97 Plan to Renew
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85 Satisfaction of Cost Relative to Value
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Emotional Footprint Overview
- Product Experience:
- 95%
- Negotiation and Contract:
- 88%
- Conflict Resolution:
- 92%
- Strategy & Innovation:
- 93%
- Service Experience:
- 92%
Product scores listed below represent current data. This may be different from data contained in reports and awards, which express data as of their publication date.
+93 Net Emotional Footprint
The emotional sentiment held by end users of the software based on their experience with the vendor. Responses are captured on an eight-point scale.
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Pros
- Reliable
- Enables Productivity
- Performance Enhancing
- Helps Innovate
How to read the Emotional Footprint
The Net Emotional Footprint measures high-level user sentiment towards particular product offerings. It aggregates emotional response ratings for various dimensions of the vendor-client relationship and product effectiveness, creating a powerful indicator of overall user feeling toward the vendor and product.
While purchasing decisions shouldn't be based on emotion, it's valuable to know what kind of emotional response the vendor you're considering elicits from their users.
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Microsoft Power BI Reviews

Israel S.
- Role: Information Technology
- Industry: Technology
- Involvement: End User of Application
Submitted May 2025
For data visualization with integration.
Likeliness to Recommend
What differentiates Microsoft Power BI from other similar products?
Power BI integrates well with Excel and other Microsoft services, making it more accessible for users already familiar with that environment. Additionally, its active community offers constant updates and resources, which shortens the learning curve.
What is your favorite aspect of this product?
I like its ability to connect to multiple data sources such as SQL databases, APIs, Excel, and more. I also appreciate its monthly update, which incorporates user suggestions. This demonstrates a commitment to constant evolution.
What do you dislike most about this product?
Power BI's reliance on the cloud for sharing reports can be a disadvantage in environments with connectivity restrictions. Additionally, some custom visualizations require advanced configuration. This can be difficult for non-technical users.
What recommendations would you give to someone considering this product?
I recommend Power BI, which allows you to transform large volumes of data into interactive reports that help you make decisions. It's ideal for identifying patterns, trends, and risks in operations. It facilitates collaboration with its online publishing feature.
Pros
- Helps Innovate
- Continually Improving Product
- Reliable
- Performance Enhancing

Godswill A.
- Role: Information Technology
- Industry: Not for Profit
- Involvement: IT Development, Integration, and Administration
Submitted May 2025
Microsoft Power BI Provide Data-Driven Excellence
Likeliness to Recommend
What differentiates Microsoft Power BI from other similar products?
Power bi offers mobile support for apps for Android, windows and IOS enabling users to be more flexible with their reports and analysis
What is your favorite aspect of this product?
Its enhanced interactive data visualization which enables an in-depth data story telling capability and valuable insights, Ease of use, flexibility and its cloud base architecture.
What do you dislike most about this product?
Limited support for certain data format and sources which has always limit its flexibility
What recommendations would you give to someone considering this product?
I recommend new users to enroll and take advantage of power bi community resources, including forums, blogs and tutorials to learn from others and gain the necessary skills to effectively use the product
Pros
- Helps Innovate
- Continually Improving Product
- Reliable
- Enables Productivity

Harsh M.
- Role: Finance
- Industry: Construction
- Involvement: Initial Implementation
Submitted May 2025
I feel good while using this software for training
Likeliness to Recommend
What differentiates Microsoft Power BI from other similar products?
Power BI software is easy to use and highly customizable with many functions
What is your favorite aspect of this product?
Reporting
What do you dislike most about this product?
Sometime file hang
What recommendations would you give to someone considering this product?
Highly recommended easy to use
Pros
- Helps Innovate
- Continually Improving Product
- Reliable
- Performance Enhancing