Microsoft Power BI vs ibi WebFOCUS comparison

The compared Information Builders and Microsoft solutions aren't in the same category. Information Builders is ranked #7 in PA , with an average rating of 8.0, and holds a 0.7% mindshare in the category. Microsoft is ranked #1 in BIT , with an average rating of 7.9, and holds a 22.4% mindshare. Additionally, 95% of Information Builders users are willing to recommend the solution, compared to 93% of Microsoft users who would recommend it.

ibi WebFOCUS

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95% willing to recommend

Microsoft Power BI

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93% willing to recommend

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Executive Summary

We performed a comparison between ibi WebFOCUS and Microsoft Power BI based on real PeerSpot user reviews.

Find out in this report how the two Predictive Analytics solutions compare in terms of features, pricing, service and support, easy of deployment, and ROI.

To learn more, read our detailed Microsoft Power BI vs. ibi WebFOCUS Report (Updated: March 2023).

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Microsoft Power BI vs. ibi WebFOCUS

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Categories and Ranking

ibi WebFOCUS

Average Rating

8.8

Number of Reviews

Ranking in other categories

Predictive Analytics (7th), Embedded BI (10th)

Microsoft Power BI

Average Rating

8.0

Reviews Sentiment

6.8

Number of Reviews

315

Ranking in other categories

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

Mindshare comparison

While both are Business Intelligence solutions, they serve different purposes. ibi WebFOCUS is designed for Predictive Analytics and holds a mindshare of 0.7%, down 2.5% compared to last year.
Microsoft Power BI, on the other hand, focuses on BI (Business Intelligence) Tools, holds 22.4% mindshare, up 22.4% since last year.

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BI (Business Intelligence) Tools

Featured Reviews

Twanette Jurd

Technical Director / Solutions Architect at InfoBuild

Business Intelligence, reporting, data integration, ETL, data migration - everything is handled within one unified platform and highly scalable solution.

WebFOCUS goes beyond just dashboards. It's also used for operational reporting, making it crucial for mission-critical systems. In fact, a core strength is that it's not "just" a BI tool; it can be used to build complete applications. It is the best tool because of its all-in-one nature. Data integration, ETL, data migration, everything is handled within the same platform. Then, on the front end, it offers portals, reporting, distributed analysis, and more. For customers who have data in the right structure and right format, the WebFOCUS Designer tool is very powerful. It allows them to create self-service reporting applications.

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Amol Rane

Solutions Architect M365 at Sogeti UK

Supports AI initiatives in terms of predictive analytics

The only issue is with permissions. Sometimes, despite granting granular permissions, dashboards are visible to people who shouldn't have access. It's difficult to understand why the permissions slip out. Sometimes dashboards are visible to stakeholders even though they should not have permission. It's a bit difficult to understand why the permissions slip out. The dashboards lack a user-friendly appearance, and the permissions should be easier to understand. At this point, we have to go through a lot of details. It takes a lot of time to understand the permissions, so if there were better options available within the Power BI setup, it would be quite beneficial, especially for admins. So, there should be a more user-friendly dashboard appearance and easier-to-understand permissions.

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Quotes from Members

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

Pros

"The most valuable feature is building ad hoc reports."

"I would rate the scalability a ten out of ten. It's highly scalable and can handle significant data volumes."

"It stands out for its ability to work across different platforms, support mainframe data, offer cloud integration, automate report scheduling, and provide a robust scripting language."

"The solution can read and write 500 different types of outputs."

"The solution is easy to use and charts can be built quickly with the tools."

"It has provided customer purchase patterns and great visualization."

"We have found the product to be scalable."

"The dashboard is very nice and it is very simple to understand every single component."

"The most valuable feature is shareability, where we can publish work to the cloud and share it with team members."

"The fact that you can visualize items is great."

"What I like about Power BI is how fast you are able to create dashboards and how fast you are able to fetch the data. You can connect to the database or data source, and then you can design your dashboards very easily."

"There is a feature in Microsoft BI that allows JSON data to SQL on the dashboards effectively and quickly."

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Cons

"The challenge lies not in what the tool can do but in how you use it and understand the data."

"If there were to be any improvements right now, their documentation needs to get in sync with their product."

"The solution can be improved by adding more automated options for reporting."

"When it comes to customer support, we don't always reach the right person. Sometimes, we get junior-level reps who aren't as knowledgeable as we are."

"The dynamic browsing tables could be better in Microsoft Power BI."

"The challenge of this product is in truncating the table data."

"I think that they can add more types of charts because the selection on the desktop version is limited."

"The data source definition is all over the place."

"One area for improvement in Microsoft Power BI is serviceability. Compared to one of its competitors: Tableau, there are a lot of things which you cannot do in this tool, that can be done in Tableau."

"Our expectation is putting BI to work in real-time data collection systems in the maritime environment."

"If you look at the new tool, even though they promised that you could do data modeling, that you could do everything from the Power BI side, if your data is really large in volume, sometimes it doesn't work on the Power BI. More feature testing from their side would certainly help users."

"Power BI could be improved by implementing more options for data integration. Nowadays, the cloud takes care of scalability and security. As we all know, data sources are increasing, so we get data from a variety of streams. But if we could get the downstream data into the database and update the reports more easily, Power BI would be better."

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Pricing and Cost Advice

"I would rate the pricing a five out of ten, with ten being expensive."

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

"Remove the cost of a licence to show a dashboard within SharePoint. Why should readers of a dashboard have to pay to view? "

"Power BI is cheaper than Tableau and Cognos."

"This solution came free, it was offered by Microsoft with our E3 license."

"The pricing is reasonable."

"The price of Microsoft BI is expensive. We found the price of Tableau to be less expensive."

"Licensing fees are paid on a yearly basis."

"The current licensing model that Microsoft BI has is expensive. My customers have told me the cost is approximately $20 per user and this can get expensive fast. There should be a one-time purchase option if the customer has a lot of users."

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Senior Manager - BI Head at NVidia

Feb 4, 2015

Comparison of SAP BO, Tableau, QlikView, Cognos, Microsoft, OBIEE and Pentaho

1. SAP BO/BI Enterprise scalability Security Ease of use Semantic layer 2. Tableau Visualization Data discovery Turnaround time 3. IBM Cognos Enterprise scalability Security In-memory feature 4. MS BI - Flexibility 5. Pentaho - Open source but still enterprise grade 6. QlikView Data…

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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews

Financial Services Firm

22%

Government

10%

Computer Software Company

Manufacturing Company

Educational Organization

42%

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Questions from the Community

What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for Information Builders WebFOCUS?

I would rate the pricing a five out of ten, with ten being expensive.

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What needs improvement with Information Builders WebFOCUS?

Documentation could definitely be improved.

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What is your primary use case for Information Builders WebFOCUS?

I use it for supplying and developing business intelligence (BI) solutions, data management and reporting applications, and for the development of complete web-based applications. It's a versatile ...

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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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Also Known As

WebFOCUS

SSRS, SSAS, MSBI, MS Reporting Services, Microsoft BI Tools, Microsoft Big Data, Power BI Pro, MS BI

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Overview

WebFOCUS is a strategic enterprise business intelligence (BI) and analytics platform that enables any executive, manager, analyst, employee, partner, or customer to execute smarter business from trusted data. The platform includes cutting-edge capabilities that provide organizations with everything they need to turn data into insight, and insight into impact.

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.

Sample Customers

Ace Hardware, AutoZone, Fred Hutch, MasterCard, OFS Brands, PostFinance, Real D, Yellow Pages, ABC Financial, AcuSport, BBVA, Babcock

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