Microsoft Power BI
Microsoft Power BI
About Microsoft Power BI
Microsoft Power BI is a suite of analytics tools for analyzing business data and sharing insights via rich visualizations. Customizable and pre-built dashboards unify important metrics into single views, showing real time updates to every device. The centralized, web-based Power BI service interfaces Power BI gateways to connect to and unify organizational data while Power BI Desktop for Windows provides local data mashup and report authoring features. Live dashboards offer an instant 360-view on business health, leveraging 59 out-of-the-box connections for apps or services such as Salesforce, Google Analytics, Azure, Facebook, Github, QuickBooks Online, Twilio and Zendesk. Power BI brings all that data, wherever it resides, together to form a complete picture of key metrics that can then be queried using natural language.
With Power BI Desktop, users can author reports using intuitive drag-and-drop tools and share amongst colleagues through the online Power BI Service. Integrating with Microsoft’s established Query engine, data modeling and visualization technologies, Power BI Desktop connects, shapes and reports to centralize a typically disjointed process of reporting. Outputting to .pbix format, these report files can then be manually shared like any other or uploaded to the shared service. In addition, this ability to keep all users on the same page at all times extends to a suite of optimized mobile support. Power BI Mobile keeps remote connectivity consistent across native apps for Windows Mobile, iOS and Android devices, adding intuitive gesture-based operation. Live dashboards can be viewed on the fly, alongside full report sharing capabilities and data-driven alerts.
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- Industry: Construction
- Company size: 1,001–5,000 Employees
- Used Weekly for 2+ years
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- Likelihood to recommend 10.0 /10
Share reports interactively
Reviewed on 14/08/2024
As I have used this tool for my work area, it has allowed me to share reports with my team or...
As I have used this tool for my work area, it has allowed me to share reports with my team or clients, and it helps my clients understand new projects in an interactive and easy way.
Pros
Microsoft Power BI has offered me a wide range of visualizations, as it has charts that help present data or information accurately. Additionally, its ease of use has made it easy for me to adopt this tool quickly.
Cons
I have found the subscription to be a bit expensive; however, it does have a free version, which I find impressive.
- Industry: Information Technology & Services
- Company size: 501–1,000 Employees
- Used Daily for 2+ years
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- Likelihood to recommend 9.0 /10
Microsoft Power BI: Your Data's Storyteller
Reviewed on 29/07/2024
I have been using Bower BI with more than four years now and It is one of the best data visualisatio...
I have been using Bower BI with more than four years now and It is one of the best data visualisation tool that I have came across. You can do all kind of data analysis in Power BI like Like data presentation, analysis, forecast etc. I find it easy to learn and very interactive for a user.
Pros
1. User-friendly interface: Its intuitive design makes it accessible to users with varying technical expertise.
2. Interactive visualizations: Creates engaging and interactive dashboards and reports.
3. Customizable reports: Enables users to tailor reports to their specific needs.
Cons
Dependency on Microsoft ecosystem: Relies heavily on Microsoft products and services.
- Industry: Oil & Energy
- Company size: 10,000+ Employees
- Used Weekly for 1+ year
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- Likelihood to recommend 9.0 /10
All round solution for dashboard creation
Reviewed on 15/12/2024
A very professional tool for creating dashboards with a wide variety of charts and supports...
A very professional tool for creating dashboards with a wide variety of charts and supports publishing dashboards with just a simple click to audiences that you can define in the workspace access rights menu.
Pros
The data transform menu in Power BI helps to preprocess data and apply multiple steps to clean and improve the data quality before using it for creating visuals.
Power BI Supports a lot of highly usable visuals such as waterfall chart, Gantt charts with a drag and drop functionality
Cons
Slow refresh times if the dataset size is large
- Industry: Government Administration
- Company size: Self Employed
- Used Daily for 2+ years
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- Likelihood to recommend 0.0 /10
Probably the worst dataviz software out there
Reviewed on 18/03/2024
Go Tableau, only one which deserves my attention
Go Tableau, only one which deserves my attention
Pros
None, it's really everyday just another bad stuff happening
Cons
It's slow, buggy, you can't do what you want to do, counter intuitive, no community
- Industry: Transportation/Trucking/Railroad
- Company size: 10,000+ Employees
- Used Daily for 2+ years
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- Likelihood to recommend 10.0 /10
Microsoft PowerBi review
Reviewed on 26/10/2024
I have created multiple dashboards, and I love it
I have created multiple dashboards, and I love it
Pros
Powerful software, improving all the time.
Cons
No much to dislike :), this software is excellent
Microsoft Power BI FAQs
Below are some frequently asked questions for Microsoft Power BI.Q. What type of pricing plans does Microsoft Power BI offer?
Microsoft Power BI offers the following pricing plans:
- Starting from: US$10.00/month
- Pricing model: Free Version, Subscription
- Free Trial: Not Available
Free Plan: Free Power BI Pro Plan: Price: $10/user/month Power BI Premium Per User: Price: $20/user/month Power BI Premium in Microsoft Fabric: Variable
Q. Who are the typical users of Microsoft Power BI?
Microsoft Power BI has the following typical customers:
2–10, 11–50, 51–200, 201–500, 501–1,000, 1,001–5,000
Q. What languages does Microsoft Power BI support?
Microsoft Power BI supports the following languages:
Arabic, Chinese, Czech, Danish, Dutch, English, Finnish, French, German, Hebrew, Hungarian, Indonesian, Irish, Italian, Japanese, Korean, Norwegian, Polish, Portuguese, Russian, Spanish, Swedish, Thai, Traditional Chinese, Turkish, Ukrainian
Q. Does Microsoft Power BI support mobile devices?
Microsoft Power BI supports the following devices:
Android (Mobile)
Q. What other apps does Microsoft Power BI integrate with?
Microsoft Power BI integrates with the following applications:
Microsoft 365, Microsoft Excel, QuickBooks Online, Salesforce Sales Cloud, Twilio
Q. What level of support does Microsoft Power BI offer?
Microsoft Power BI offers the following support options:
Email/Help Desk, FAQs/Forum, Knowledge Base, Phone Support, 24/7 (Live rep), Chat
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