Microsoft Power BI Reviews

Our primary use case is to learn what Power BI can do. We also use it to create dashboards and to see what is available for people to use. We see how it integrates with Excel. You can easily get the data into a visualization but also still have access to the underlying data.  

We use it see how we can move away from an Excel spreadsheet but still give the users the correct answers to the questions that they have. I want to move away looking and fixing issues on particular lines and be able to easily answer the questions with visualizations so users can answer the questions a lot quicker and adapt to changes easier.  

I was self-learning it, we don't use it in our organization. We are looking to use it though in the future. We use a different tool and want to see if we can get more questions answered with Power BI. It's linked to Office 365 and Azure, so it would help us to answer some difficult questions and help identify issues/problems so we can find solutions and adapt the model a lot quicker. Going through over 100,000 lines of data takes too long and we need to be able to group the data more to be able to identify what works better, so a pie chart or map will help to identify issues that are not working. 

The drag and drop facility to easily change the data correctly is the most valuable feature. I am happy to see visualizations. It's easier to talk about and make people understand what is going on. But I need a way to work on getting the data showing correctly and be able to drill down into a worksheet like Excel, as people like to know what the top-level information means. It's important to be open and show them what they want. The number of visualizations is great. So many different options to choose from like heat maps to pie charts.

I would like to be able to use SQL properly within the reports and allow multiple people to work on the same report at the same time. If one person is working on it, then it causes issues for anyone else wanting to make reports. We want to condense some reports, so they work for all departments, and not have a version for every single department. Also, I would like to have formulas easier to complete and create. Having its own system means something new to learn, although saying that, it's not hard to pick up this information. 

I have been using Microsoft BI for six months.  

Microstrategy, and no, we have not swapped yet. I use both to keep on top of my own skill set. 

It depends on what you are wanting to do. Get the cost of users, and the servers, and work out if you are hosting, or if it's going into the cloud. 

We didn't as it's a company decision to look to change the BI system. 

I use Power BI primarily for generating reports, analyzing data, and supporting data-driven decisions across various functions within the organization.

The solution's data integration capabilities are beneficial because they allow us to seamlessly integrate data from multiple sources, simplifying the analysis process and providing a comprehensive view for better decision-making.

There is room for improvement in terms of customization and configuration options, particularly for more advanced users.

I have been using Power BI for quite some time now.

The product is scalable. Expanding its use across different teams within the organization has been relatively easy.

We are seeing a good return on investment with Power BI, particularly in terms of how it has streamlined our reporting and analytics.

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

We receive real-time reporting with Power BI, which greatly impacts our decision-making process by allowing us to respond more quickly to changes in the data.

The data visualization tools particularly strong. The ability to create custom dashboards and reports tailored to different

It is highly user-friendly and cost-effective. However, it may lack certain advanced features present in other solutions.

Overall, I rate it a seven out of ten. 

We use Microsoft Power BI to budget for all departments and to compare the balance of the past month.

The accounting data needs improvement. 

I have been using Microsoft Power BI for a year. 

It is a stable solution. 

Ten users are using the solution. 

The initial setup is complex. 

I would rate the overall solution an eight out of ten. 

We use Microsoft Power BI to automate dashboards to present information to our senior management. It helps us extract the relevant data from the dashboard.

The product’s most valuable feature is data updates after modifying and refreshing the dashboard. It offers a lot of information and is very flexible and interactive.

The product’s on-premise reporting servers could support real-time data refreshing capabilities like its on-cloud version. It would be a very useful functionality.

We have been using Microsoft Power BI for about a year and a half.

The product is stable. It works perfectly, and we haven’t encountered any issues working with it.

It is a scalable product. We have around 100 Microsoft Power BI users in our organization. We are expecting growth in the number of users.

We have worked with SAP BusinessObjects. Power BI is better because it has more flexibility and functionalities.

I rate Microsoft Power BI a nine out of ten. I recommend it to users who want to pursue a career in data engineering. It will be very helpful and provides a lot of guides on the Internet, especially on YouTube. They can gain knowledge about its advantages and disadvantages.

We've used Microsoft BI for the general use cases around reporting and dashboarding. We used it once for Power Apps to develop a live application.

Microsoft BI’s integration and visualization could be improved.

I have been using Microsoft BI for four years.

Microsoft BI is a stable solution.

Between Microsoft BI and Tableau, I would go for Tableau because it's more powerful. Tableau could connect to a variety of databases, and the visualization is much, much better. I would always prefer Tableau because of the dimension picking you could do there. Speed-wise, the latency issues were much lesser in Tableau.

If you're using Azure in general as a cloud service provider, Power BI would be more integrative. If you need a stand-alone system and are not worried about the cloud setup, I recommend using Tableau.

Microsoft BI for desktop is free to use, and you can download and use it.

Overall, I rate Microsoft BI a seven out of ten.

I've used it for work I did with three clients in the Brazilian banking sector: 
Bank Bradesco, B&B Bank, and the Regional Bank of Brazil.

It's very fast and user-friendly.

Microsoft is behind IBM when it comes to security features.

I've used Microsoft Power BI for about three years with different clients.

You don't need much support with Microsoft Power BI because it has such a large base of users who can answer your questions on their forums. There are also many video tutorials and webinars available online that offer solutions to whatever problems you may have.

I use Cognos Analytics 11 for some projects, but many of my clients prefer Microsoft Power BI because it is less expensive.

We use Microsoft BI to construct panels and analysis for the final users by themselves. We have all the units outside and analyses made by the final users. They can share their work with other colleagues and other teammates easily.

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.

Microsoft BI could improve by allowing large-size data sources. We have large data sources, and we have problems loading them in Microsoft BI.

I would like to see in a future release the ability to create rules with no code. Similar to drag-and-drop solutions, or some other way with no code.

I have been using Microsoft BI for approximately two years.

The solution is reliable, we do not have a problem with the availability.

Microsoft BI is a scalable solution.

We have approximately 500 users using this solution in my organization. We have plans to increase the use of the solution. Our employees are getting better with the ability to use the solution.

The support from Microsoft is satisfactory.

The initial setup of Microsoft BI was straightforward.

I would encourage others to use Microsoft BI, it is a good solution.

I rate Microsoft BI a nine out of ten.

The interface could be improved.

I have been using this solution for three years.

The stability is good.

The scalability is good.

I would rate this solution 8 out of 10.