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Microsoft Power BI

Composite Score
8.8 /10
CX Score
9.1 /10
Category
Microsoft Power BI
8.8 /10

What is Microsoft Power BI?

Power BI is a business analytics solution that lets you visualize your data and share insights across your organization, or embed them in your app or website. Connect to hundreds of data sources and bring your data to life with live dashboards and reports.

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Awards & Recognition

Microsoft Power BI won the following awards in the Business Intelligence & Analytics - Midmarket category

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Microsoft Power BI Ratings

Real user data aggregated to summarize the product performance and customer experience.
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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.

88 Likeliness to Recommend

98 Plan to Renew

86 Satisfaction of Cost Relative to Value


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Emotional Footprint Overview

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.

+90 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.

How much do users love Microsoft Power BI?

1% Negative
5% Neutral
94% Positive

Pros

  • Reliable
  • Enables Productivity
  • Helps Innovate
  • Performance Enhancing

Feature Ratings

Average 83

Data Exploration and Visualization

87

Dashboard

87

Collaboration

85

BI Security

85

Operational Reporting Capabilities

84

BI Platform Administration

84

Data Connectors and Data Mashup

83

Intelligent Alerts and Notifications

82

Self Service and Ad Hoc Capabilities

82

Mobile

78

Vendor Capability Ratings

Average 82

Business Value Created

85

Ease of Implementation

83

Quality of Features

83

Ease of Data Integration

83

Breadth of Features

83

Availability and Quality of Training

82

Product Strategy and Rate of Improvement

82

Ease of Customization

82

Ease of IT Administration

81

Usability and Intuitiveness

81

Vendor Support

79

Microsoft Power BI Reviews

Alaa B.

  • Role: Information Technology
  • Industry: Technology
  • Involvement: IT Leader or Manager
Validated Review
Verified Reviewer

Submitted Nov 2023

user-friendly interface and robust features

Likeliness to Recommend

9 /10

What differentiates Microsoft Power BI from other similar products?

Integration with Microsoft Ecosystem Robust Data Visualization Rich Data Connectivity Extensive Community and Marketplace

What is your favorite aspect of this product?

it can connect to every data source

What do you dislike most about this product?

Refresh Limitations for pro version is only 8 a day

What recommendations would you give to someone considering this product?

Totally recommend such great reporting tool

Pros

  • Continually Improving Product
  • Reliable
  • Performance Enhancing
  • Enables Productivity

Viral G.

  • Role: Information Technology
  • Industry: Consulting
  • Involvement: IT Development, Integration, and Administration
Validated Review
Verified Reviewer

Submitted Nov 2023

Gartner magic quadrant leader for a reason

Likeliness to Recommend

9 /10

What differentiates Microsoft Power BI from other similar products?

The data modelling capabilities of MS Power BI is the best in class.

What is your favorite aspect of this product?

Data modelling capabilites. Invredible library of inbuilt visualizations. Cost-effectiveness

What do you dislike most about this product?

DAX syntax is very confusing. They can learn from tableau about syntax. Their UI is very confusing so difficult to learn in initial stages.

What recommendations would you give to someone considering this product?

Best tool to use along the MS Office suite. Their new AI capabilities makes the tool very attractive.

Pros

  • Helps Innovate
  • Continually Improving Product
  • Reliable
  • Performance Enhancing

RAHUL G.

  • Role: Information Technology
  • Industry: Technology
  • Involvement: IT Development, Integration, and Administration
Validated Review
Verified Reviewer

Submitted Nov 2023

Best Business Intelligence tool in the market

Likeliness to Recommend

10 /10

What differentiates Microsoft Power BI from other similar products?

Customisation as per the user is the best part of Power BI, using the DAX code we can create calculated columns as per our need.

What is your favorite aspect of this product?

Data modelling is the most convienient feature of Power BI.

What do you dislike most about this product?

Its Pricing can be challenging for small businesses.

What recommendations would you give to someone considering this product?

its a highly robust and powerful tool and its user should have a good knowledge of DAX language and its other features like creating a dashboard.

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