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BIME Analytics [EOL] vs Microsoft Power BI comparison

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Categories and Ranking

BIME Analytics [EOL]
Average Rating
8.8
Number of Reviews
10
Ranking in other categories
No ranking in other categories
Microsoft Power BI
Average Rating
8.0
Reviews Sentiment
6.6
Number of Reviews
332
Ranking in other categories
BI (Business Intelligence) Tools (1st), Reporting (1st)
 

Featured Reviews

it_user370584 - PeerSpot reviewer
Chief Solutions Officer at Treehouse Technology Group
It's given us the ability to quickly plot data with an expansive set of graphs and data blending capabilities.
For this product, we actually incorporated the dashboarding capabilities into an application we are building for one of our clients. Our clients love the dashboarding and analytics capabilities that it provides. BIME has allowed our organization to quickly chart data after we built a successful data management and warehousing capability. Essentially, it is the tip of the iceberg, but an essential one nonetheless.
Hemanthreddy Vakiti - PeerSpot reviewer
Junior Data engineer at a tech vendor with 10,001+ employees
Interactive dashboards have transformed restaurant data into faster daily business decisions
Microsoft Power BI has many features and there is not a lot to improve. However, the licensing can be confusing. When deciding between Pro and Premium, I find it difficult to distinguish what features are offered by Pro and what features are offered by Premium, including the particular differences to choose between both licensing models. Additionally, some features such as DAX, which I mentioned previously, involve DAX calculations and complex data modeling, which are somewhat advanced and not easily understandable. Prior knowledge is required or you need to go through the documentation. If the documentation is made comprehensive so that anyone with no knowledge on DAX can easily use it by going through the documentation, it would be really helpful. Additionally, if the integration with non-Microsoft tools is improved and performance is optimized, then Microsoft Power BI can become a top-ranked visualization tool. The user experience with Microsoft Power BI is quite good. The intuitive user interface makes it easy for both technical and non-technical users to create reports. However, only the advanced features are somewhat complex, and if the documentation is improved, it can be easily accessible.

Quotes from Members

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

Pros

"Data importing from multiple sources was particularly useful for combining online and offline data, as well as across different analytical platforms (Google Analytics and Omniture)."
"I can recommend using BIME Analytics as it's definitely a very useful and powerful tool."
"Our business is very fast pace, so live numbers help us on a daily basis figure out how to spend our time."
"Ability to connect all data sources (databases, online services, files, BigData)"
"The ability to paint a picture in any shape or form the user wants which can empower decision-making."
"BIME has accelerated Treehouse’s ability to execute on high visibility products by significantly decreasing the time to market for our products, especially during periods of rapid prototyping."
"Microsoft BI allows us to connect to any database or any dataset."
"I think the visualization part is valuable."
"I like that implementation is very quick and that the solution is very user-friendly and easy to work with."
"I like how the Query Editor lets me manipulate the data, and the available visuals are good. You can do everything using the UI."
"Microsoft SSAS is one of the best BI suites on the market."
"They should add mobile access."
"Overall, this is a good tool and I recommend it."
"The breadth of products do a fine job at enabling the delivery of data and insights to the right people, in the right format, at the right time."
 

Cons

"Although we were able to provide dashboards to our customers, it required that we create the dashboards with the essential analytics."
"Currently, I have to download the data-set for analysis and it is difficult to deliver outputs with BIME concurrently."
"Customer Service is non existent."
"Whereas BIME clearly surpasses Excel on many fronts with regards to interactive charting, there are areas where small formatting features are not available."
"I wish that it had better database management mapping features."
"The V6 should be better in terms of navigability and ergonomy"
"Power BI shows reports on actual data, not metadata."
"Maybe they can enhance the UI a bit. Right now, it's very basic, I would say, compared to the MicroStrategy or Qlik."
"The solution doesn't integrate well with third-party tools."
"here are some limitations with the data models needed to build the report."
"Its desktop tool is a little bit memory CPU intensive, and it can be improved, but the machines nowadays come with a lot of memory. For the desktop users who are using it on the desktop, we recommend that they do an upgrade. It is a minor issue. We can fix it on the desktop."
"Its performance and stability can be improved. It takes time to load, and sometimes, it also breaks down for the whole region. Its usability could also be better, and it could also have more connections with different data sources."
"The BI reporting still relies on historical transactions."
"Microsoft's solution is not good for improving the product for the customers."
 

Pricing and Cost Advice

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"Power BI premium is really expensive for our market. A lot of small and medium companies would like to purchase it, but they can't afford it."
"Power BI is cost-effective compared to other reporting tools."
"They are charging us by users in storage, and there is a license fee. My financial people handle all that. The client has already worked out a contract with Microsoft, and basically, we're getting government prices."
"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."
"Regarding cost, the initial investment wasn't too high, but ongoing licensing could add up."
"I'm not very familiar with the licensing aspect, as it operates in the cloud as a SaaS (Software as a Service) model. Essentially, you pay based on cloud cost models, which might include hourly rates or similar billing structures introduced by Microsoft. Many organizations utilize it and pay for its services, somewhat like Office 365. It's a cloud-based platform that provides the necessary services, including support, for development, and you pay accordingly for the usage."
"This product offers good value for the money."
"The cost of licensing depends on the number of people that are going to be using the reports, and we are satisfied with it at $10 per user."
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Comparison Review

it_user79932 - PeerSpot reviewer
Senior Manager - BI Head with 5,001-10,000 employees
Feb 4, 2015
Comparison of SAP BO, Tableau, QlikView, Cognos, Microsoft, OBIEE and Pentaho
1. SAP BO/BI Enterprise scalability Security Ease of use Semantic layer 2. Tableau Visualization Data discovery Turnaround time 3. IBM Cognos Enterprise scalability Security In-memory feature 4. MS BI - Flexibility 5. Pentaho - Open source but still enterprise grade 6. QlikView Data…
 

Top Industries

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Financial Services Firm
14%
Construction Company
8%
Manufacturing Company
7%
Government
7%
 

Company Size

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Large Enterprise
Midsize Enterprise
Small Business
By reviewers
Company SizeCount
Small Business9
Midsize Enterprise1
Large Enterprise2
By reviewers
Company SizeCount
Small Business137
Midsize Enterprise59
Large Enterprise171
 

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