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89 Likeliness to Recommend
98 Plan to Renew
85 Satisfaction of Cost Relative to Value
Emotional Footprint Overview
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+93 Net Emotional Footprint
The emotional sentiment held by end users of the software based on their experience with the vendor. Responses are captured on an eight-point scale.
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Pros
- Reliable
- Enables Productivity
- Performance Enhancing
- Respectful
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While purchasing decisions shouldn't be based on emotion, it's valuable to know what kind of emotional response the vendor you're considering elicits from their users.
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Microsoft Power BI Reviews
Tiamiyu U.
- Role: Information Technology
- Industry: Banking
- Involvement: End User of Application
Submitted Apr 2025
Seamless Integration and Powerful Insights.
Likeliness to Recommend
What differentiates Microsoft Power BI from other similar products?
Power BI offers strong Microsoft integration, user-friendly dashboards, AI-driven insights, and competitive pricing which makes it stand out to other similar products
What is your favorite aspect of this product?
My favorite aspect of Power BI is its seamless integration with Excel and other Microsoft tools, making data analysis intuitive and accessible for both technical and non-technical users
What do you dislike most about this product?
Nothing to note
What recommendations would you give to someone considering this product?
Leverage Microsoft integrations, start with simple dashboards, train users, implement data governance, and explore Power BI capabilities for real-time insights and team collaboration
Pros
- Helps Innovate
- Continually Improving Product
- Reliable
- Performance Enhancing
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Gbadamosi D.
- Role: Sales Marketing
- Industry: Banking
- Involvement: Business Leader or Manager
Submitted Apr 2025
Feature-Rich and Scalable, but Needs Better Custom
Likeliness to Recommend
What differentiates Microsoft Power BI from other similar products?
Lower pricing compared to competitors like Tableau and Looker, making it more accessible for businesses of all sizes.
What is your favorite aspect of this product?
My favorite aspect of Microsoft Power BI is its seamless integration with the Microsoft ecosystem and cost-effectiveness. The ability to connect effortlessly with Excel, SQL Server, Azure, and Power Automate makes it a powerful tool for organizations already using Microsoft products. Additionally, its affordable pricing compared to competitors like Tableau makes it accessible for businesses of all sizes while still offering strong data modeling, AI-driven insights, and interactive dashboards.
What do you dislike most about this product?
The biggest drawback of Microsoft Power BI is its limited visualization customization compared to tools like Tableau
What recommendations would you give to someone considering this product?
If your organization already uses Excel, SQL Server, Azure, or Power Automate, Power BI will integrate seamlessly and enhance data workflows.
Pros
- Continually Improving Product
- Reliable
- Performance Enhancing
- Trustworthy
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Parul B.
- Role: Student Academic
- Industry: Food and Beverage
- Involvement: End User of Application
Submitted Apr 2025
Overview of Microsoft Power BI
Likeliness to Recommend
What differentiates Microsoft Power BI from other similar products?
Microsoft Power BI distinguishes itslef from other Business Intelligence tools through a combination of unique features, integrations, and cost advantages.
What is your favorite aspect of this product?
My favourite aspect of this product is its seamless integration with broader Microsoft ecosystem and the fact that its unified workflow for Microsoft-Centric Teams acts like a natural extension of tools like excel, teams amd azure.
What do you dislike most about this product?
Complexity of Data Analysis Expression, as it has a steep learning curve and also limited data modeling flexibility.
What recommendations would you give to someone considering this product?
First evaluate your ecosystem and use power BI. Avoid Power BI if you rely heavily on non-Microsoft platform or need multicloud flexibility.
Pros
- Continually Improving Product
- Unique Features
- Fair
- Altruistic
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