Anaconda vs Microsoft Power BI comparison

The compared Anaconda and Microsoft solutions aren't in the same category. Anaconda is ranked #11 in Data Science Platforms , with an average rating of 8.8, and holds a 2.1% mindshare in the category. Microsoft is ranked #1 in BIT , with an average rating of 7.9, and holds a 21.6% mindshare. Additionally, 95% of Anaconda users are willing to recommend the solution, compared to 93% of Microsoft users who would recommend it.

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95% willing to recommend

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93% willing to recommend

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Categories and Ranking

Anaconda

Average Rating

8.2

Reviews Sentiment

7.4

Number of Reviews

Ranking in other categories

Data Science Platforms (11th)

Microsoft Power BI

Average Rating

8.0

Reviews Sentiment

7.3

Number of Reviews

319

Ranking in other categories

BI (Business Intelligence) Tools (1st), Reporting (1st)

Mindshare comparison

While both are Business Intelligence solutions, they serve different purposes. Anaconda is designed for Data Science Platforms and holds a mindshare of 2.1%, down 2.2% compared to last year.
Microsoft Power BI, on the other hand, focuses on BI (Business Intelligence) Tools, holds 21.6% mindshare, down 22.4% since last year.

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Rohan Sharma

AI/ML Co-Lead at Developer Student Clubs - GGV

Provides all the frameworks and makes it easy to create environments for multiple projects

The best thing is that it provides all the frameworks and makes it easy to create environments for multiple projects using Anaconda. It is easy for a beginner to learn to use Anaconda. Comparatively, it is easier than using virtual environments or other environments because of the Conda environment. However, there are many things in Anaconda that people need to be aware of, so it can be challenging.

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James Balbach

Executive Director, Decision Support at Community Health Network

Robust system consistently elevates data visualization and seamlessly updates with user-driven advancements

Power BI is a general-use visualization system. I can express the performance of our network through high-level key performance indicators. It allows me to show detailed improvements in quality and safety and patient experience. I create improvement dashboards for task forces and work teams. I have built analytic dashboards that guide analytics, enabling research and dataset manipulation.

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We asked business professionals to review the solutions they use. Here are some excerpts of what they said:

Pros

"It has a lot of functionality available, supports many libraries, and the developers are continually improving it."

"The best part of Anaconda is the media distribution that comes as part of it. It gets us started very quickly."

"The documentation is excellent and the solution has a very large and active community that supports it."

"The most advantageous feature is the logic building."

"I can use Anaconda for non-heavy tasks."

"The tool's most valuable feature is its cloud-based nature, allowing accessibility from anywhere. Additionally, using Jupyter Notebook makes it easy to handle bugs and errors."

"Voice Configuration and Environmental Management Capabilities are the most valuable features."

"It provides a unified platform where you can install Jupyter, Python Spider, and other related tools without needing separate installations."

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"The scalability overall has been quite good."

"The product is user-friendly."

"You can integrate Microsoft Power BI with various other solutions like Intune."

"Many of my customers already use Microsoft products like Office 365, so I often propose Microsoft Power BI because it integrates well with all the standard Microsoft business tools. And it's the quickest tool to implement and start using daily."

"Power BI is a complete ecosystem. It has an integrated ETL tool and good connectivity with applications such as Office 365 and SQL. There are also solutions for RPA, such as Microsoft Power Automate and Microsoft Power Apps. Power BI now has integration with Power Query, which has an AI feature for text analytics. Text analytics is a very good feature. This feature is also there in Tableau, but I like it in Power BI because you can write something like, "What is the total sale in the Eastern region?", and it will give you the answer. For example, when you have different types of user opinions, you just run one algorithm and you will have the output that provides the number of positive and negative responses. You can even have a dashboard with positive remarks. This feature has been introduced recently. Power BI supports the DAX and Power Query M languages. These languages are making Power BI very strong in data analytics, and you can do many types of analysis."

"It's a powerful platform."

"Easy to use. End-users can make changes to the graphics."

"It's a pretty scalable product."

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Cons

"A lot of people and companies are investing in creating automated data cleaning and processing environments. Anaconda is a bit behind in that area."

"It crashes once in a while. In case of a reboot or something unexpected, the unseen code part will get diminished, and it relatively takes longer than other applications when a reboot is happening. They can improve in these areas. They can also bring some database software. They have software for analytics and virtualization. However, they don't have any software for the database."

"One feature that I would like to see is being able to use a different language in a different cell, which would allow me to mix R and Python together."

"One thing that hurts the product is that the company is not doing more to advertise it as a solution and make it more well known."

"Anaconda consumes a significant amount of processing memory when working on it."

"It also takes up a lot of space."

"Having a small guide or video on the tool would help learn how to use it and what the features are."

"Anaconda can't handle heavy workloads."

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"I would suggest improvements in visualization standards, particularly in customization and appearance."

"You do need to do some hard coding for certain things in Microsoft BI."

"They can improve it in terms of rule-based security. Currently, it has very limited rules."

"There could be an integrated AI that can automatically analyze some of your data and highlight or provide suggestions. For example, when you are looking at a data set, it can suggest putting it into a certain type of chart so that you gain different insights or a trend line. You would almost have templates that it would recommend for you."

"The solution should increase the API functionality so that we can use Microsoft Power BI for other purposes and aggregate things."

"Automation could be improved and performance enhanced."

"Microsoft BI can improve some of the visual level filters or visual functionality, that are available in other BI tools, such as Tableau or Qlik Sense."

"Creating dashboards could be easier."

More Microsoft Power BI cons

Pricing and Cost Advice

"The product is open-source and free to use."

"My company uses the free version of the tool. There is also a paid version of the tool available."

"The tool is open-source."

"The licensing costs for Anaconda are reasonable."

"Anaconda is free to use, but in terms of hardware costs, you might need heavy GPUs to run CUDA and other demanding tasks."

"Costs less than most competing solutions."

"I have not had a customer suggest the solution is too expensive. There are licenses to use the solution."

"We have a professional license for Microsoft BI and the price is fair."

"The solution is priced well for what they offer. However, the premium version is very expensive."

"Regarding cost, the initial investment wasn't too high, but ongoing licensing could add up."

"Power BI is cheaper for smaller groups when comparing to competitors. It requires a monthly per-user subscription."

"Make it low in cost. It is a no-brainer!"

"All in all, for the price, this is an excellent tool for helping your organization turn mounds of data into useful insights."

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Financial Services Firm

20%

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Manufacturing Company

University

Educational Organization

43%

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Questions from the Community

What do you like most about Anaconda?

The tool's most valuable feature is its cloud-based nature, allowing accessibility from anywhere. Additionally, using Jupyter Notebook makes it easy to handle bugs and errors.

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What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for Anaconda?

Anaconda does not require a pricing structure, and it is available as an open-source tool. The features of Python, Jupyter, and others are free to use.

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What needs improvement with Anaconda?

Anaconda consumes a significant amount of processing memory when working on it. This is something that needs improvement as it can impact performance.

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Seeking lightweight open source BI software

There are many...It would rather depend what System BI architecture or Enterprise legacy you have at your end...I would recommend as follows: 1) If you have legacies of SAP, Oracle - look for SAP...

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Is Power BI a complete platform or only a visualization tool?

Power BI is an advanced visualization tool oriented to big data with a very complete set of widgets to visualize information, control users accessing information, the configuration of governance po...

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How does Oracle OBIEE compare with Microsoft BI?

Oracle OBIEE is great in allowing design and creativity per the individual needs of the organization. Dashboards are fully customizable and very user-friendly. This solution is very stable. Oracle ...

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Overview

Anaconda makes it easy for you to install and maintain Python environments. Our development team tests to ensure compatibility of Python packages in Anaconda. We support and provide open source assurance for packages in Anaconda to mitigate your risk in using open source and meet your regulatory compliance requirements.

Python is the fastest growing language for data science. Anaconda includes 720+ Python open source packages and now includes essential R packages. This powerful combination allows you to do everything you want from BI to advanced modeling on complex Big Data

Anaconda

Microsoft Power BI is a powerful tool for data analysis and visualization. This tool stands out for its ability to merge and analyze data from various sources. Widely adopted across different industries and departments, Power BI is instrumental in creating visually appealing dashboards and generating insightful business intelligence reports. Its intuitive interface, robust visualization capabilities, and seamless integration with other Microsoft applications empower users to easily create interactive reports and gain valuable insights.

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