Microsoft Power BI
Microsoft Power BI
About Microsoft Power BI
Microsoft Power BI is a suite of analytics tools for analyzing business data and sharing insights via rich visualizations. Customizable and pre-built dashboards unify important metrics into single views, showing real time updates to every device. The centralized, web-based Power BI service interfaces Power BI gateways to connect to and unify organizational data while Power BI Desktop for Windows provides local data mashup and report authoring features. Live dashboards offer an instant 360-view on business health, leveraging 59 out-of-the-box connections for apps or services such as Salesforce, Google Analytics, Azure, Facebook, Github, QuickBooks Online, Twilio and Zendesk. Power BI brings all that data, wherever it resides, together to form a complete picture of key metrics that can then be queried using natural language.
With Power BI Desktop, users can author reports using intuitive drag-and-drop tools and share amongst colleagues through the online Power BI Service. Integrating with Microsoft’s established Query engine, data modeling and visualization technologies, Power BI Desktop connects, shapes and reports to centralize a typically disjointed process of reporting. Outputting to .pbix format, these report files can then be manually shared like any other or uploaded to the shared service. In addition, this ability to keep all users on the same page at all times extends to a suite of optimized mobile support. Power BI Mobile keeps remote connectivity consistent across native apps for Windows Mobile, iOS and Android devices, adding intuitive gesture-based operation. Live dashboards can be viewed on the fly, alongside full report sharing capabilities and data-driven alerts.
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- Industry: Computer Hardware
- Company size: 10,000+ Employees
- Used Weekly for 1+ year
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- Likelihood to recommend 7.0 /10
There are plenty of competitors, but Power BI is tops
Reviewed on 25/08/2019
Power BI allows me to manipulate data and present it in visually appealing and flexible formats.
Power BI allows me to manipulate data and present it in visually appealing and flexible formats.
Pros
I have used Tableau and Google Data Studio - among other alternatives. Nothing has seemed to compare to the functionality that Power BI offers. Everything about the program is made with the full spectrum of analysis in mind - from the designer to the data 'wrangler' to the end consumer (ie. others within the enterprise). In this way, Power BI is extremely powerful because it can be used for so many different types of projects; the data-analysis intensive to the more visual 'data-presentation' dashboards.
Cons
Sharing dashboards and reports in Power BI is easy and it has a lot of options for doing so. However, the requirement that all users must have a Pro Account to view dashboards created in Pro is a bit of a hindrance in a global organization where it does not make economical sense for every employee to have a Pro account. It seems like it would be a great addition to allow limited sharing to everyone - even those without a Pro account, as most of my internal team does not have an account.
- Industry: Mechanical or Industrial Engineering
- Company size: 201–500 Employees
- Used Daily for 2+ years
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- Likelihood to recommend 8.0 /10
Ease of use and great on-boarding experience
Reviewed on 08/01/2024
I am a supply chain analyst. I use the product daily for reporting and ad-hoc analysis. I often...
I am a supply chain analyst. I use the product daily for reporting and ad-hoc analysis. I often confronted to massive data base and multiple data source. PBI empowers me to build complex data model and produce sharps dashboard for others user in my organisation.
Pros
I really like the profusion of learning media for PBI (webinar, forum, microsoft learning experience and LinkedIn Learning). You can learn at your pace. Quickstarting is easy. Becoming proficient require a bit more patience but is relatively easy for people using other microsoft tools (Excel).
I like that the product is deployed in many company. The competencies are transferable.
I like the well defined working environnement (Query -> BI -> Viz) and the provided editor that are really enabling for people like me that are not developper by trade.
Automation of import, analysis and viz is also a real game changer for people that were dependant on Excel before.
Cons
I dislike the lack of userfriendly info for more complex developpement.
I feel not guided enough regarding more technical information regarding the product.
- Industry: Government Administration
- Company size: Self Employed
- Used Daily for 2+ years
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- Likelihood to recommend 0.0 /10
Probably the worst dataviz software out there
Reviewed on 18/03/2024
Go Tableau, only one which deserves my attention
Go Tableau, only one which deserves my attention
Pros
None, it's really everyday just another bad stuff happening
Cons
It's slow, buggy, you can't do what you want to do, counter intuitive, no community
- Industry: Real Estate
- Company size: 11–50 Employees
- Used Weekly for 2+ years
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- Likelihood to recommend 8.0 /10
Robust tool, with a steep learning curve
Reviewed on 21/08/2024
There is a pretty steep learning curve to set up a robust dashboard, but if you stick with it the...
There is a pretty steep learning curve to set up a robust dashboard, but if you stick with it the insights can be very helpful. For the price, it has been worth the effort and our team gets regular use and value from the many dashboard pages we have in place.
Pros
With the right data backing it, the dashboards can be adjusted and augmented quickly, sometimes right in the browser, to glean new insights.
Cons
When manipulating data, the language and structures needed are clunky and proprietary. For example, to display a date in a new format conditionally, a new measure needs to be built, written with functions and syntax specific to Power Bi.
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Cost of entry was much lower, and with a small team of users made more sense.- Industry: Consumer Services
- Company size: 1,001–5,000 Employees
- Used Daily for 6-12 months
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- Likelihood to recommend 10.0 /10
One of the best tools available for reporting Live Data
Reviewed on 20/08/2024
Pros
Being able to look at everything I need at a quick glance.
Cons
The numbers shown are highly sensitive to errors and the raw data must be uploaded carefully to ensure there won't be issues with the reports
Microsoft Power BI FAQs
Below are some frequently asked questions for Microsoft Power BI.Q. What type of pricing plans does Microsoft Power BI offer?
Microsoft Power BI offers the following pricing plans:
- Starting from: USD 10.00/month
- Pricing model: Free Version, Subscription
- Free Trial: Not Available
Free Plan: Free Power BI Pro Plan: Price: $10/user/month Power BI Premium Per User: Price: $20/user/month Power BI Premium in Microsoft Fabric: Variable
Q. Who are the typical users of Microsoft Power BI?
Microsoft Power BI has the following typical customers:
2–10, 11–50, 51–200, 201–500, 501–1,000, 1,001–5,000
Q. What languages does Microsoft Power BI support?
Microsoft Power BI supports the following languages:
Arabic, Chinese, Czech, Danish, Dutch, English, Finnish, French, German, Hebrew, Hungarian, Indonesian, Irish, Italian, Japanese, Korean, Norwegian, Polish, Portuguese, Russian, Spanish, Swedish, Thai, Traditional Chinese, Turkish, Ukrainian
Q. Does Microsoft Power BI support mobile devices?
Microsoft Power BI supports the following devices:
Android (Mobile)
Q. What other apps does Microsoft Power BI integrate with?
Microsoft Power BI integrates with the following applications:
Microsoft 365, Microsoft Excel, QuickBooks Online, Salesforce Sales Cloud, Twilio
Q. What level of support does Microsoft Power BI offer?
Microsoft Power BI offers the following support options:
Email/Help Desk, FAQs/Forum, Knowledge Base, Phone Support, 24/7 (Live rep), Chat
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