Microsoft Power BI vs NetSuite Business Intelligence comparison

Microsoft and NetSuite are both solutions in the BI (Business Intelligence) Tools category. Microsoft is ranked #1 with an average rating of 8.0, while NetSuite is ranked #34. Microsoft holds a 9.4% mindshare in BIT, compared to NetSuite’s 0.8% mindshare. Additionally, 93% of Microsoft users are willing to recommend the solution, compared to 100% of NetSuite users who would recommend it.

Microsoft Power BI

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93% willing to recommend

NetSuite Business Intelligence

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658 Views
658 Comparison Views

100% willing to recommend

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We performed a comparison between Microsoft Power BI and NetSuite Business Intelligence based on real PeerSpot user reviews.

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Categories and Ranking

Microsoft Power BI

Ranking in BI (Business Intelligence) Tools

1st

Average Rating

8.0

Reviews Sentiment

7.0

Number of Reviews

327

Ranking in other categories

Reporting (1st)

NetSuite Business Intelligence

Ranking in BI (Business Intelligence) Tools

34th

Average Rating

10.0

Reviews Sentiment

8.8

Number of Reviews

Ranking in other categories

No ranking in other categories

Mindshare comparison

As of January 2026, in the BI (Business Intelligence) Tools category, the mindshare of Microsoft Power BI is 9.4%, down from 21.5% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of NetSuite Business Intelligence is 0.8%, up from 0.4% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.

BI (Business Intelligence) Tools Market Share Distribution
Product	Market Share (%)
Microsoft Power BI	9.4%
NetSuite Business Intelligence	0.8%
Other	89.8%

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Featured Reviews

James Balbach

Executive Director, Decision Support at Community Health Network

Robust system consistently elevates data visualization and seamlessly updates with user-driven advancements

Power BI is a general-use visualization system. I can express the performance of our network through high-level key performance indicators. It allows me to show detailed improvements in quality and safety and patient experience. I create improvement dashboards for task forces and work teams. I have built analytic dashboards that guide analytics, enabling research and dataset manipulation.

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Antonio Lira

Territory Manager LATAM at LeaseWeb

Scripting is a great feature as is the ability to export almost anything

Scripting is a good feature if you have programming and scripting skills. It can be used without those skills but I think it's difficult to integrate them in PRISM. The best thing is that you can export almost anything whether it's graphics or data and you can change dates on the fly.

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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

"Power BI, once made available, can connect to various data sources, irrespective of the application, whether it be HR or business applications. The bank has many applications, but all eventually need to generate reports for tracking, distribution, or problem-finding based on analysis. Power BI was made available as part of the productivity suite to all businesses, which can connect to their applications and provide the reports and analysis they require."

"The product is easy to use and simple to navigate."

"Easy to use and the visualization is valuable."

"It integrates better with other Microsoft products. It is very easy to use and has very powerful visualizations. It has also got a lot of development going on."

"Very intuitive and easy to use."

"The initial setup is relatively simple."

"Because this solution is very easy, and very visual, you can have results in minutes."

"The solution is stable with reasonable performance."

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"You can export almost anything whether it's graphics or data."

Cons

"I think that the solution is harder to use for people who are not experts in data."

"The UI looks awkward once the graphs have been generated in the console. This is what Microsoft can work on."

"Power BI's drillthrough feature could be improved. I didn't like drillthrough and those options much, but I did like it in MicroStrategy."

"The issue with the data refresh frequency in Microsoft Power BI is that it's not frequent enough."

"The licensing needs improvement. There needs to be a middle option between Pro and Premium versions."

"Better mapping capabilities and easier administration access would be beneficial, especially for understanding who has viewed reports."

"Microsoft has got a very large repository of all change suggestions which have been raised by the BI community. They keep on adding features that are very widely sought after by the community. We don't focus on product features. We focus on business requirements. To use the solution, we find that existing features are good enough and offer us a very effective solution."

"The solution could use a faster speed on certain interactions and a refresh of the dashboards."

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"Graphics are limited and could be improved."

Pricing and Cost Advice

"It is part of our Office 365 license."

"The cost of this product is very low, at approximately $8 or $9 per month for a developer."

"Microsoft BI is very cost-effective and this is why we use it."

"Licensing fees are paid on a yearly basis."

"Its pricing is reasonable for the desktop stuff, but for enterprise-level, it is a little expensive."

"My company needs to make monthly payments towards the licensing costs attached to the product."

"We view it as an expensive product."

"Power BI is cheaper than Tableau and Cognos."

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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…

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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews

Financial Services Firm

12%

Government

Manufacturing Company

Computer Software Company

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Company Size

By reviewers

Large Enterprise

Midsize Enterprise

Small Business

By reviewers
Company Size	Count
Small Business	135
Midsize Enterprise	57
Large Enterprise	165

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Questions from the Community

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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Also Known As

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

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Overview

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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NetSuite Business Intelligence provides the power of built-in, real-time dashboards, reporting and analysis across all the integrated processes within the software suite.

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