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Ivanti Xtraction [EOL] vs Microsoft Power BI comparison

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Executive SummaryUpdated on Sep 2, 2026

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Categories and Ranking

Ivanti Xtraction [EOL]
Ranking in BI (Business Intelligence) Tools
73rd
Average Rating
9.0
Reviews Sentiment
8.0
Number of Reviews
1
Ranking in other categories
No ranking in other categories
Microsoft Power BI
Ranking in BI (Business Intelligence) Tools
1st
Average Rating
8.0
Reviews Sentiment
6.6
Number of Reviews
332
Ranking in other categories
Reporting (1st)
 

Mindshare comparison

As of September 2026, in the BI (Business Intelligence) Tools category, the mindshare of Ivanti Xtraction [EOL] is 0.4%, up from 0.1% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of Microsoft Power BI is 7.1%, down from 14.5% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.
BI (Business Intelligence) Tools Mindshare Distribution
ProductMindshare (%)
Microsoft Power BI7.1%
Ivanti Xtraction0.4%
Other92.5%
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Featured Reviews

Chris Reece - PeerSpot reviewer
Manager, Application Support at a university with 1,001-5,000 employees
Can build reports easily and offers unlimited view access of them in a single dashboard
Ivanti Xtraction provides reports in a single dashboard. We can ask the executive leadership to review it. It has unlimited view access. You can view the reports but won't be able to edit them. The solution makes it easy to build reports and send them. It has filters, and you can filter the results based on time, date, etc. The view will go back to normal once refreshed.
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

"Ivanti Xtraction provides reports in a single dashboard. We can ask the executive leadership to review it. It has unlimited view access. You can view the reports but won't be able to edit them. The solution makes it easy to build reports and send them. It has filters, and you can filter the results based on time, date, etc. The view will go back to normal once refreshed."
"The fact that you can visualize items is great."
"The most valuable features in Microsoft BI are the analysis using the feature drag and drop function. It's very easy to load and use different data sources."
"The tool's most valuable features are slicer and Microsoft Copilot integration. It also allows users to see reports on mobile devices. The solution can also integrate with various data sources."
"There are some great automation elements in the product."
"Microsoft BI's most valuable feature is flexibility."
"Very high, as it is a very cost effective application compared to any BI tools in the market."
"My primary uses of this solution are BI reporting using SQL server reporting, Power BI online reports, and BI dashboards."
"The visualization part and its inclusion in a cloud-based application are valuable features."
 

Cons

"The tool's graphics need to be updated."
"The admin view could be improved by making it more simplified to manage a users' activity and other things."
"The upgrade process could be improved."
"If I have to update data automatically, where I have to pin the gateway, it doesn't update. There is a scheduled refresh functionality so that it refreshes automatically, but I find it very hard to make it work."
"Things can slow down if you create too many pages."
"I would like to be able to use more predicting data science features without having to use R."
"People without private emails cannot publish and, frankly, this doesn't allow for easy training."
"It's quite difficult to learn how to use Power BI."
"I cannot comment on the stability as we haven't yet used it for a big project."
 

Pricing and Cost Advice

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"For my primary use case, i.e. teaching students, the free version of Power BI is adequate."
"I used a two months free trial to see if it had what I needed."
"In general, Microsoft BI's price is lower compared to Alteryx."
"I'm unsure about the exact cost, but the Pro license comes out to around $10 per user. There are also additional costs for custom visuals that you can pay for."
"If it has to be applied on the cloud, then it costs around $10 per month per user. For a pro license and for a premium license it's around $20 per month per user. If it has to be applied on-premises then, depending on the course of your server, you have to buy a software assurance version of the database."
"It is based on the usage. If you're using it, you pay for it, and if you're not using it, you stop paying for it."
"Our license is paid yearly and we have found that we have to be careful not to over-extend our usage in order to avoid upgrading our capacity plan."
"Regarding cost, the initial investment wasn't too high, but ongoing licensing could add up."
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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%
 

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Company SizeCount
Small Business137
Midsize Enterprise59
Large Enterprise171
 

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SSRS, SSAS, MSBI, MS Reporting Services, Microsoft BI Tools, Microsoft Big Data, Power BI Pro, MS BI
 

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