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Top-rated for **Likelihood to recommend**. ----- ## Overview ### Who Uses Microsoft Power BI? Power BI is used by data analysts, business intelligence professionals, data engineers, finance departments, and enterprise organizations. ## Quick Stats & Ratings | Metric | Rating | Detail | | **Overall** | **4.6/5** | 1870 Reviews | | Ease of Use | 4.1/5 | Based on overall reviews | | Customer Support Software | 4.2/5 | Based on overall reviews | | Value for Money | 4.4/5 | Based on overall reviews | | Features | 4.5/5 | Based on overall reviews | | Recommendation percentage | 90% | (9/10 Likelihood to recommend) | ## About the vendor - **Company**: Microsoft - **Location**: Redmond, US - **Founded**: 1975 ## Commercial Context - **Starting Price**: $10.00 - **Pricing model**: Per User (Free version available) - **Pricing Details**: 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 - **Target Audience**: Self Employed, 2–10, 11–50, 51–200, 201–500, 501–1,000, 1,001–5,000, 5,001–10,000, 10,000+ - **Deployment & Platforms**: Cloud, SaaS, Web-based, Windows (Desktop), Android (Mobile) - **Supported 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 - **Available Countries**: Australia, Brazil, Canada, China, Germany, India, Japan, Mexico, United Kingdom, United States ## Features - API - Activity Dashboard - Ad hoc Query - Ad hoc Reporting - Collaboration Tools - Customizable Dashboard - Customizable Reports - Dashboard Creation - Dashboard Software - Data Cleansing - Data Connectors - Data Discovery Software - Data Import/Export - Data Management Software - Data Transformation - Data Visualization Software - Data Warehousing - Forecasting - High Volume Processing - Interactive Reports - KPI Monitoring - Multiple Data Sources - Real-Time Analytics - Real-Time Data - Real-Time Reporting - Reporting & Statistics - Reporting/Analytics - Self Service Data Preparation - Self-service Analytics - Visual Analytics ## Integrations (11 total) - Dynamics 365 - Microsoft 365 - Microsoft Azure - Microsoft Excel - Microsoft SQL Server - Microsoft SharePoint - Microsoft Teams - OneDrive - QuickBooks Online - Salesforce Sales Cloud - Twilio ## Support Options - Email/Help Desk - FAQs/Forum - Knowledge Base Software - Phone Support - 24/7 (Live rep) - Chat ## Category - [Business Intelligence Software](https://www.capterra.in/directory/23/business-intelligence/software) ## Related Categories - [Business Intelligence Software](https://www.capterra.in/directory/23/business-intelligence/software) - [Embedded Analytics Software](https://www.capterra.in/directory/31697/embedded-analytics/software) - [Data Visualization Software](https://www.capterra.in/directory/30696/data-visualization/software) - [Data Analysis Software](https://www.capterra.in/directory/31077/data-analysis/software) - [Big Data Software](https://www.capterra.in/directory/30851/big-data/software) ## Alternatives 1. 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Has a good and easy-to-understand UI and supports a lot of data input methods, practically every source possible, and the PBI service allows for automating a lot of reports as well. > > **Cons**: The customizability of the charts isn't as rich as in Excel or Tableau, and you need to understand how to model the data if you're dealing with multiple datasets and build relationships between them accordingly. > > Overall, PBI provides an easy-to-use, highly customizable and Dashboarding experience especially for someone who's starting to get into Business Intelligence tools and doesnt have a lot of techincal skills. ----- ### "Power BI: A tool to increase efficiency in decision making and reporting." — 4.0/5 > **Shobhit** | *2 March 2025* | Events Services | Recommendation rating: 10.0/10 > > **Pros**: Users can create interactive dashboards and reports, which allow for deeper insights > > **Cons**: For beginners, learning and navigating can be slow due to the complex structure. > > Overall Power BI is an excellent tool for business analytics that enables organizations to visualize their data, share insights, and make data-driven decisions. ----- ### "Perfect Business Analytics Tool, Easy to Learn Hard to Master" — 4.0/5 > **P S** | *25 February 2025* | Automotive | Recommendation rating: 7.0/10 > > **Pros**: I like how easy it is to automatically generate dashboards without much efforts only that function to just tell and it will create a report is great > > **Cons**: I Didnt like how much complex it can get for a new person who just started using it. also a lot of its features are difficult to access. Mainly its UI isn't really that great.. its hard to spot things from the side bar > > Once you learn how to use it, its one of the best one out there.. also its expensive to get access to its complete features but the free version will get the jobdone.. the web version of this is good but you will need the paid version to get access to all its features ----- ### "The Ultimate Tool for Real-Time Data Reporting" — 5.0/5 > **Verified Reviewer** | *4 January 2025* | Information Technology & Services | Recommendation rating: 10.0/10 > > **Pros**: My favorite feature of Microsoft Power BI is its intuitive interface, which makes it simple to create visually appealing and interactive reports. Connecting to various data sources and gaining access to real-time insights has greatly enhanced decision-making and quicker business processes. > > **Cons**: Power BI sometimes fails to update in real-time as expected, which is one feature I dislike. Waiting for the most recent data to appear can be annoying, especially if dealing with larger datasets or slower refresh rates. ----- ### "Power bi : great tool for analytics" — 4.0/5 > **Hitesh** | *5 February 2025* | Information Technology & Services | Recommendation rating: 9.0/10 > > **Pros**: Can handle data in bulk amount. Diverse vasualization options available. Advance calculation techniques available. Has web interface as well. > > **Cons**: Freezes sometimes when working for too long. > > Prerty smooth. 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