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Microsoft Power BI

Composite Score

9.0 /10

CX Score

9.3 /10

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What is Microsoft Power BI?

Power BI is a business analytics solution that lets you visualize your data and share insights across your organization, or embed them in your app or website. Connect to hundreds of data sources and bring your data to life with live dashboards and reports.

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Awards & Recognition

Microsoft Power BI won the following awards in the Business Intelligence & Analytics – Enterprise category

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2025 Data Quadrant Gold Medalist

Latest Award, 2025

9 Top Rated Capabilities

15 Top Rated Features

Latest Award, 2025

2024 Emotional Footprint Champion

2024

Product Impact
Conflict Resolution

2024

2024 Data Quadrant Gold Medalist

2024

5 Top Rated Capabilities

4 Top Rated Features

2024

2023 Emotional Footprint Champion

2023

Product Impact

2023

2023 Data Quadrant Gold Medalist

2023

6 Top Rated Capabilities

6 Top Rated Features

2023

2022 Emotional Footprint Champion

2022

Strategy and Innovation
Product Impact
Contract Negotiation

2022

2022 Data Quadrant Gold Medalist

2022

7 Top Rated Capabilities

9 Top Rated Features

2022

Microsoft Power BI Ratings

Real user data aggregated to summarize the product performance and customer experience.
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Product scores listed below represent current data. This may be different from data contained in reports and awards, which express data as of their publication date.

91 Likeliness to Recommend

99 Plan to Renew

87 Satisfaction of Cost Relative to Value

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Emotional Footprint Overview

Product scores listed below represent current data. This may be different from data contained in reports and awards, which express data as of their publication date.

+94 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.

How much do users love Microsoft Power BI?

1% Negative

4% Neutral

95% Positive

Pros

Reliable
Helps Innovate
Performance Enhancing
Respectful

Feature Ratings

Average 83

Dashboard

Data Exploration and Visualization

Real-Time Visualization

Collaboration

Operational Reporting Capabilities

BI Platform Administration

Data Modelling Tools

Advanced Analytics and Data Science

Spatial Analysis

Data Connectors and Data Mashup

BI Security

Vendor Capability Ratings

Average 83

Business Value Created

Quality of Features

Ease of Implementation

Ease of Data Integration

Breadth of Features

Usability and Intuitiveness

Ease of IT Administration

Ease of Customization

Availability and Quality of Training

Product Strategy and Rate of Improvement

Vendor Support

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Business Intelligence & Analytics - Midmarket

Score 8.9

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Microsoft Power BI Reviews

Akash H.

Role: Information Technology
Industry: Insurance
Involvement: IT Development, Integration, and Administration

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Verified Reviewer

Submitted Aug 2024

Easy to use and interactive dashboard

Likeliness to Recommend

7 /10

What differentiates Microsoft Power BI from other similar products?

Microsoft Power BI excels with seamless integration with Microsoft products, extensive customization, and user-friendly interface.

What is your favorite aspect of this product?

Dashboard

What do you dislike most about this product?

No dislike so far

What recommendations would you give to someone considering this product?

Build interactive dashboard

Pros

Helps Innovate
Continually Improving Product
Reliable
Performance Enhancing

Role: Industry Specific Role
Industry: Healthcare
Involvement: End User of Application

Validated Review

Anonymous Reviewer

Submitted Aug 2024

Microsoft Power BI insights.

Likeliness to Recommend

9 /10

Pros

Helps Innovate
Continually Improving Product
Reliable
Performance Enhancing

Omer E.

Role: Student Academic
Industry: Technology
Involvement: IT Development, Integration, and Administration

Validated Review

Verified Reviewer

Submitted Aug 2024

Useful and handy!

Likeliness to Recommend

9 /10

What differentiates Microsoft Power BI from other similar products?

Microsoft Power BI is a leading business intelligence (BI) and data visualization tool, and it stands out from other similar products due to several key differentiators: Integration with Microsoft Ecosystem Seamless Integration with Office 365: Power BI integrates tightly with other Microsoft products like Excel, Azure, SharePoint, and Teams. This allows for a smooth workflow for organizations already using Microsoft's suite of tools. Azure Integration: Power BI connects easily with Azure services, enabling users to pull in data from Azure SQL Database, Azure Data Lake, and other cloud services.

What is your favorite aspect of this product?

My favorite aspect of Microsoft Power BI is its integration with the broader Microsoft ecosystem, particularly its seamless connectivity with tools like Excel, Azure, and Teams. This integration makes it incredibly powerful for users who are already embedded in the Microsoft environment, as it allows for smooth data flow and collaboration across different platforms.

What do you dislike most about this product?

One of the main drawbacks of Microsoft Power BI is its steep learning curve for new users. While it's powerful, mastering the advanced features, especially for data modeling and DAX (Data Analysis Expressions), can be challenging for beginners. Additionally, managing large datasets can sometimes be slow, especially on lower-end hardware.

What recommendations would you give to someone considering this product?

For someone considering Microsoft Power BI, here are a few recommendations: Start with the Basics: Begin with the free version to familiarize yourself with the interface and basic features. Explore online tutorials and the Power BI community for learning resources. Leverage Existing Data: If you're already using Excel or other Microsoft tools, take advantage of Power BI's seamless integration to import and visualize your existing data. Invest Time in Learning DAX: Understanding DAX (Data Analysis Expressions) will greatly enhance your ability to perform complex calculations and create more advanced reports.

Pros

Respectful
Performance Enhancing
Trustworthy
Saves Time

Cons

Under Delivered

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Awards & Recognition

2025 Data Quadrant Gold Medalist

2024 Emotional Footprint Champion

2024 Data Quadrant Gold Medalist

2023 Emotional Footprint Champion

2023 Data Quadrant Gold Medalist

2022 Emotional Footprint Champion

2022 Data Quadrant Gold Medalist

Microsoft Power BI Ratings

91 Likeliness to Recommend

99 Plan to Renew

87 Satisfaction of Cost Relative to Value

1 Since last award

Emotional Footprint Overview

+94 Net Emotional Footprint

How much do users love Microsoft Power BI?

Pros

Feature Ratings Average rating of all product features, some of which may not be shown below

Dashboard Includes alerts and notifications, KPIs, visual analytics, and interactive features.

Data Exploration and Visualization Ability to visually manipulate, interact with, and explore data, and perform basic descriptive statistics and pattern detection.

Real-Time Visualization Ability to analyze and visualize data as soon as it becomes available via data-streaming pipelines.

Collaboration Includes ability to view, share and direct work between co-workers in real or near real-time.

Operational Reporting Capabilities Real-time detailed reporting to support operational business processes.

BI Platform Administration Centralized console to manage BI portal administration. Management metrics and reports on usage, resource utilization, security, and other activities.

Data Modelling Tools Includes ability to model complex relationships between internal application sources and other parties.

Advanced Analytics and Data Science Techniques including predictive, data and text mining, machine learning, forecasting, what-if analysis, sentiment analysis etc.

Spatial Analysis Ability to natively visualize and analyze spatial data out of the box tied to postcode, zipcode or spacial co-ordinates.

Data Connectors and Data Mashup Connect to, merge and clean data from multiple diverse data sources.

BI Security Data access control management, including access permissions management, user authentication and enforcement of access permissions via technology.

Vendor Capability Ratings Average rating of all vendor capabilities, some of which may not be shown below

Business Value Created Software needs to create value for employees, customers, partners, and, ultimately, shareholders. This data expresses user satisfaction - or lack thereof - with the product's business value.

Quality of Features Feature quality is just as important as quantity. Use this data to determine if this product will do what you're purchasing it to do, easily, intuitively, reliably, and effectively.

Ease of Implementation Successfully implementing new software is necessary to realize its full value and promote end user adoption. This data indicates whether or not the product is easy to implement.

Ease of Data Integration Use this data to determine whether the product will cause headaches or make data integration easy.

Breadth of Features Users prefer feature rich software that enables them to perform diverse series of tasks. This data expresses user satisfaction with the product's breadth of features.

Usability and Intuitiveness End user learning curves cost the organization money. Pay attention to your end users' technical ability to determine how important UX is in your purchase.

Ease of IT Administration This data indicates whether IT personnel will be able to resolve issues and perform configurations efficiently and effectively.

Ease of Customization Don't get bogged down in a difficult customization; use this data to make sure you can easily achieve the functionality you need for your particular situation.

Availability and Quality of Training Effective and readily available training enables users to get the most out of the software you've chosen. Use this section to make sure your vendor's training programs and materials measure up.

Product Strategy and Rate of Improvement Vendors who don't stay on top of emerging needs and trends won't enable you to meet your business goals. Use this data to separate innovators from imposters.

Vendor Support The importance of vendor support will vary for each organization depending on internal capabilities, but there will always be issues that only the vendor can resolve.

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Microsoft Power BI Reviews

Akash H.

Easy to use and interactive dashboard

Likeliness to Recommend

Pros

Microsoft Power BI insights.

Likeliness to Recommend

Pros

Omer E.

Useful and handy!

Likeliness to Recommend

Pros

Cons

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Dashboard

Data Exploration and Visualization

Real-Time Visualization

Collaboration

Operational Reporting Capabilities

BI Platform Administration

Data Modelling Tools

Advanced Analytics and Data Science

Spatial Analysis

Data Connectors and Data Mashup

BI Security

Vendor Capability Ratings

Business Value Created

Quality of Features

Ease of Implementation

Ease of Data Integration

Breadth of Features

Usability and Intuitiveness

Ease of IT Administration

Ease of Customization

Availability and Quality of Training

Product Strategy and Rate of Improvement

Vendor Support