Microsoft Power BI vs NetSuite Business Intelligence comparison

"Constant collaboration is the most valuable. I can build a dashboard, and several co-workers can access this dashboard. We can share information that is important for decision-making. It is a very easy-to-deploy solution. It is compatible with a lot of data sources. It is also very stable and scalable. There is also a very good forum and a lot of help and online training."

"In my opinion, Microsoft BI is a low-cost solution, and it could be an interesting solution for a tourism company."

"When we are introducing Microsoft BI to our clients, if they're familiar with Excel, the transition phase will be much easier for them. They can easily switch from Microsoft Excel to Microsoft BI. The core foundation or the base technology is the same in both tools. There are a few limitations in Microsoft Excel, and this is where Microsoft BI comes in."

"I have found the quick reporting and the conductivity with all the data sources valuable."

"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."

"I like Microsoft BI's drill-down feature and its overall ease of use."

"My favorite feature is the power query editor, where it can do the data transformations."

"The advantages of Microsoft Power BI stem from the fact that it is really easy to use. The drag and drop facilities provided by the product are good."

"You can export almost anything whether it's graphics or data."

"When I create measures, sometimes the error messages aren't clear. It makes me spend more time searching for solutions. I need the error messages to be more specific. So, I would like clearer error messages when creating measures."

"I have to write scripts to query data for analyzing performance."

"The upgrade process could be improved."

"Microsoft has made a lot of progress with Power BI in the past couple of years, but there is still some room for improvement. For example, Integration is one area they could work on. They are adding more integration with other Microsoft tools, but I would like it if they sped up the process."

"The look and feel should be updated in terms of the types of dashboards and graphs that you can produce. They aren't as visual as some of its competitors."

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

"Most clients have MacBooks. Therefore, they use Tableau as Power BI Desktop is not available for the MacBook right now."

"The dashboard could be simplified."

"Graphics are limited and could be improved."

"Its licensing cost is very high. It is $20 per user, which is very high, but it is a good product, so you pay for it."

"We pay for users who are publishing on the cloud. The desktop version is free. Its licensing is on a yearly basis."

"Both cost-wise and implementation-wise, this product is a good choice."

"I'm unsure about the exact cost, but the Pro license comes out to around $10 per user. There are also additional costs for custom visuals that you can pay for."

"Pricing, that's where Microsoft beats Tableau. It is priced much cheaper."

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

"I used the tool's free version."

"MS BI comes with all the tools and it is, to the best of my knowledge, the most affordable solution."