Anaconda vs Microsoft Power BI comparison

The compared Anaconda and Microsoft solutions aren't in the same category. Anaconda is ranked #11 in Data Science Platforms , with an average rating of 8.7, and holds a 2.1% mindshare in the category. Microsoft is ranked #1 in BIT , with an average rating of 7.8, and holds a 20.7% mindshare. Additionally, 95% of Anaconda users are willing to recommend the solution, compared to 93% of Microsoft users who would recommend it.

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95% willing to recommend

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93% willing to recommend

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We asked business professionals to review the solutions they use. Here are some excerpts of what they said:

Categories and Ranking

Anaconda

Average Rating

8.2

Reviews Sentiment

7.4

Number of Reviews

Ranking in other categories

Data Science Platforms (11th)

Microsoft Power BI

Average Rating

8.0

Reviews Sentiment

7.3

Number of Reviews

321

Ranking in other categories

BI (Business Intelligence) Tools (1st), Reporting (1st)

Mindshare comparison

While both are Business Intelligence solutions, they serve different purposes. Anaconda is designed for Data Science Platforms and holds a mindshare of 2.1%, up 2.1% compared to last year.
Microsoft Power BI, on the other hand, focuses on BI (Business Intelligence) Tools, holds 20.7% mindshare, down 21.9% since last year.

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Rohan Sharma

AI/ML Co-Lead at Developer Student Clubs - GGV

Provides all the frameworks and makes it easy to create environments for multiple projects

The best thing is that it provides all the frameworks and makes it easy to create environments for multiple projects using Anaconda. It is easy for a beginner to learn to use Anaconda. Comparatively, it is easier than using virtual environments or other environments because of the Conda environment. However, there are many things in Anaconda that people need to be aware of, so it can be challenging.

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Shoury Priyanshu

Senior Manager, Strategy & Consulting at Viacom18 Media Pvt Ltd

Facilitates seamless data aggregation with some outdated visual elements hindering user appeal

Real-time data integration is an area for improvement. Although I've worked on several solutions involving real-time integration, it's not very user-friendly and often lags, especially with over a million data rows. This makes Power BI difficult to manage as loading times can reach one or two minutes, which is problematic today. There are challenges with scalability, requiring multiple pages in dashboards to manage these issues. Visualization could be improved as it appears outdated. Users, especially newcomers, find it unappealing and not user-friendly.

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Quotes from Members

We asked business professionals to review the solutions they use. Here are some excerpts of what they said:

Pros

"It helped us find find the optimal area for where our warehouse should be located."

"It's interesting. It's user friendly. That's what makes it outstanding among the others. It has a collection of R, Python, and others. Their platform strategy has a collection of many other visualization tools, apart from Spyder and RStudio, which is really helpful for data science. For any data science professional, Anaconda is really handy. It has almost all the tools for data science."

"It has a lot of functionality available, supports many libraries, and the developers are continually improving it."

"Anaconda is an open-source platform that can integrate numerous other kits and models in one place."

"The best part of Anaconda is the media distribution that comes as part of it. It gets us started very quickly."

"The virtual environment is very good."

"Voice Configuration and Environmental Management Capabilities are the most valuable features."

"With Anaconda Navigator, we have been able to use multiple IDEs such as JupyterLab, Jupyter Notebook, Spyder, Visual Studio Code, and RStudio in one place. The platform-agnostic package manager, "Conda", makes life easy when it comes to managing and installing packages."

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"There is also a chart store where we can download charts, which is extremely useful."

"We have a lot of servers and applications from which we want reports, and it allows us to create reports from an SQL source or some other source."

"The user experience is easy. Users get familiar with it quickly."

"It is stable enough. It has a lot of powerful functions. It can also be customized with the DAX language. It is also intuitive enough and incremental. You can start with something simple, and then step-by-step, you can increase the reports and dashboards according to your needs."

"Tech support is very helpful."

"What I like most is that I can do everything in Power BI that I can do in Excel."

"Reporting is the best thing about Power BI. And it could help improve decision-making in many ways. Power BI is flexible and easier to use compared to tools."

"In a world surrounded by data, tools that allow navigation of large data volumes ensure decisions are data-driven."

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Cons

"It crashes once in a while. In case of a reboot or something unexpected, the unseen code part will get diminished, and it relatively takes longer than other applications when a reboot is happening. They can improve in these areas. They can also bring some database software. They have software for analytics and virtualization. However, they don't have any software for the database."

"I think better documentation or a step-by-step guide for installation would help, especially for on-premise users."

"One thing that hurts the product is that the company is not doing more to advertise it as a solution and make it more well known."

"Anaconda should be optimized for RAM consumption."

"The process could be streamlined as the number of actions needed to deploy is quite large compared to other tools."

"It also takes up a lot of space."

"Anaconda can't handle heavy workloads."

"Having a small guide or video on the tool would help learn how to use it and what the features are."

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"I have found using Microsoft BI is not easy. For example, trying to use the auto-refresh feature is not simple."

"I have found that some issues exist, indicating room for improvement in scalability."

"I have observed issues regarding stability."

"Power BI's administration could use some work, and the user experience needs to improve because it is a client-based tool. If you want to generate a model or report, you need to use client tools, but client tools are limited for end-users who don't have enough hardware. For example, maybe a client lacks enough memory or CPU power for report generators. If you use a model that requires a massive amount of data, your client will face several problems."

"As Copilot and further integrations continue to develop, they will enhance Power BI's functionality."

"Integrating it with the physics build model or the engineering model should be included."

"Microsoft BI lacks some of the scheme features. It would be beneficial if there were a way to show how we move values in a different way."

"Their technical support can be better. They normally take too long to escalate and resolve a case."

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Pricing and Cost Advice

"The product is open-source and free to use."

"Anaconda is free to use, but in terms of hardware costs, you might need heavy GPUs to run CUDA and other demanding tasks."

"My company uses the free version of the tool. There is also a paid version of the tool available."

"The tool is open-source."

"The licensing costs for Anaconda are reasonable."

"The solution's costs are quite reasonable given the range of features provided."

"I have not had a customer suggest the solution is too expensive. There are licenses to use the solution."

"Their price is good."

"There is a license for this solution and we purchase them annually."

"We have enterprise licenses and some of the other tools or features come as a package and others you have to purchase separately."

"I would advise that Microsoft BI products are rightly priced and the licensing is easy to follow and to fulfill."

"There are a few options available for purchasing a license. Typically the number of users you have will determine the price of the license. The more users you have the more you will pay."

"Licensing is on a monthly basis, but I am not sure."

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Educational Organization

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Questions from the Community

What do you like most about Anaconda?

The tool's most valuable feature is its cloud-based nature, allowing accessibility from anywhere. Additionally, using Jupyter Notebook makes it easy to handle bugs and errors.

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What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for Anaconda?

Anaconda is an open-source tool, so I do not pay anything for it. It is compatible with every tool, regardless of whether it is open source or a paid package.

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What needs improvement with Anaconda?

There is room for improvement, especially regarding deployment. The process could be streamlined as the number of actions needed to deploy is quite large compared to other tools.

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Seeking lightweight open source BI software

There are many...It would rather depend what System BI architecture or Enterprise legacy you have at your end...I would recommend as follows: 1) If you have legacies of SAP, Oracle - look for SAP...

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Is Power BI a complete platform or only a visualization tool?

Power BI is an advanced visualization tool oriented to big data with a very complete set of widgets to visualize information, control users accessing information, the configuration of governance po...

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How does Oracle OBIEE compare with Microsoft BI?

Oracle OBIEE is great in allowing design and creativity per the individual needs of the organization. Dashboards are fully customizable and very user-friendly. This solution is very stable. Oracle ...

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Overview

Anaconda makes it easy for you to install and maintain Python environments. Our development team tests to ensure compatibility of Python packages in Anaconda. We support and provide open source assurance for packages in Anaconda to mitigate your risk in using open source and meet your regulatory compliance requirements.

Python is the fastest growing language for data science. Anaconda includes 720+ Python open source packages and now includes essential R packages. This powerful combination allows you to do everything you want from BI to advanced modeling on complex Big Data

Anaconda

Microsoft Power BI is a powerful tool for data analysis and visualization. This tool stands out for its ability to merge and analyze data from various sources. Widely adopted across different industries and departments, Power BI is instrumental in creating visually appealing dashboards and generating insightful business intelligence reports. Its intuitive interface, robust visualization capabilities, and seamless integration with other Microsoft applications empower users to easily create interactive reports and gain valuable insights.

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