Microsoft Power BI vs Oracle Business Intelligence Discoverer comparison

Microsoft and Oracle are both solutions in the Reporting category. Microsoft is ranked #1 with an average rating of 8.0, while Oracle is ranked #15 with an average rating of 10.0. Microsoft holds a 17.3% mindshare in RT, compared to Oracle’s 1.3% mindshare. Additionally, 93% of Microsoft users are willing to recommend the solution, compared to 50% of Oracle users who would recommend it.

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50% willing to recommend

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Executive SummaryUpdated on Mar 4, 2025

Microsoft Power BI and Oracle Business Intelligence Discoverer compete in data analysis and business intelligence solutions. Power BI has an edge with its integration capabilities and user-friendliness, while Oracle Discoverer excels in comprehensive reporting for enterprise environments.

Features: Microsoft Power BI offers robust integration with multiple data sources, interactive visualizations, and advanced AI-powered analytics tools. Oracle Business Intelligence Discoverer provides extensive data modeling, in-depth reporting features, and a design tailored to large-scale environments. Power BI's adaptability in integrating data sources offers an advantage across diverse scenarios, while Oracle excels in detailed data analysis and reporting capabilities for traditional enterprise setups.

Ease of Deployment and Customer Service: Power BI's cloud-based deployment supports rapid setup with low infrastructure costs, resulting in enhanced scalability and accessibility. It has a comprehensive support ecosystem for smooth implementation. Oracle Discoverer, integrated within larger Oracle systems, necessitates more complex deployment but provides strong customer support through seamless integration into Oracle's suite. Power BI's ease appeals to businesses seeking quick deployment, whereas Oracle suits those needing tight integration with Oracle solutions.

Pricing and ROI: Power BI provides a subscription-based pricing model, generally lower and flexible, suitable for various budgets, contributing to strong ROI with its cost-effective analytics and features. Oracle Discoverer's pricing is often higher, accounting for enterprise-level features, and it offers substantial ROI when fully leveraged within a comprehensive Oracle environment. Power BI's attractive pricing benefits cost-sensitive deployments, while Oracle promises long-term value for dedicated enterprise applications.

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Categories and Ranking

Microsoft Power BI

Ranking in Reporting

1st

Average Rating

8.0

Reviews Sentiment

7.0

Number of Reviews

327

Ranking in other categories

BI (Business Intelligence) Tools (1st)

Oracle Business Intelligenc...

Ranking in Reporting

15th

Average Rating

8.0

Reviews Sentiment

6.1

Number of Reviews

Ranking in other categories

No ranking in other categories

Mindshare comparison

As of February 2026, in the Reporting category, the mindshare of Microsoft Power BI is 17.3%, down from 26.9% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of Oracle Business Intelligence Discoverer is 1.3%, up from 0.6% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.

Reporting Market Share Distribution
Product	Market Share (%)
Microsoft Power BI	17.3%
Oracle Business Intelligence Discoverer	1.3%
Other	81.4%

Reporting

Featured Reviews

Livia Vasilescu

HR Manager at PPB

Use advanced data preparation features in analytics projects

Microsoft Power BI can be quite slow when working with data sources that aren't from a data warehouse or a more robust source or data artifact. When working with exports, which we do frequently, the load takes considerable time. This occurs with any BI tool, and it's related to our working methods due to limitations within the area. In HR, we typically use exports because we have numerous data sources. Ideally, Microsoft Power BI would have a no-code or low-code solution for the data sources to be built by the actual developers or development team. This would eliminate the need to work directly with exports. We would have a middle ground to create a warehouse without all the infrastructure, as building a warehouse within an organization can require substantial resources, both in time and personnel.

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Magdy Tawfik Eskander Taya

CEO at 3JITS

Useful for business reports and helps to drill down accounting information

The tool's most valuable feature is table creation. One of the most important capabilities is the supplier assessment reports. These reports provide a balance during transactions, which is crucial for auditing. This feature is not standard in other ERP systems, making it highly valuable. The solution helps to drill down details from sources like payables and inventory, which the accounting department requires.

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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

"This solution has improved our ability in making decisions and explaining data."

"With AI in Microsoft Power BI, when we ingest the data and use the GenAI tools at our disposal, AI helps automate the process and represent the visualizations to our customers and clients."

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

"With Power BI, you're able to store your data within spreadsheets and SharePoints, and then have Power BI pull the data out and report on it. So we actually saved a ton of money not needing to load the data into databases, which is a big prerequisite for many other reporting tools."

"My understanding is that the initial setup is pretty easy."

"The solution's most valuable feature is the graphic representation."

"It is stable enough. It has a lot of powerful functions. It can also be customized with the DAX language. It is also intuitive enough and incremental. You can start with something simple, and then step-by-step, you can increase the reports and dashboards according to your needs."

"The sharing features are vital, especially the ability to share and test different shared dashboards."

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"The tool's most valuable feature is table creation. One of the most important capabilities is the supplier assessment reports. These reports provide a balance during transactions, which is crucial for auditing."

Cons

"The solution is somewhat costly in comparison with MSBI tools."

"One thing I would like to have is the scripting language, as they already have within Excel. It's already within a Microsoft business product, because Excel is the number one business product out there. So it would be nice to have the scripting capability in order to automate certain processes."

"Its desktop tool is a little bit memory CPU intensive, and it can be improved, but the machines nowadays come with a lot of memory. For the desktop users who are using it on the desktop, we recommend that they do an upgrade. It is a minor issue. We can fix it on the desktop."

"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."

"We have used other solutions and the reporting functionality should be user-friendly and have a drag and drop feature should be available, but Microsoft BI doesn't have these features. When you are creating reports and you can't change as a user. Every time you need one developer or one technical person to make the changes."

"It should be more user-friendly. There are very small or tiny icons that you need to move very carefully. If you go a little bit up and down, some of the values change. Its user interface should be improved. It should be like Tableau. Its performance is also slow and should be improved. I definitely feel some sort of speed issues with Power BI. The integration of Excel with Power BI would also be good."

"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."

"In my opinion, the software is a little bit limited in terms of the flexibility it offers, with regard to the design of the visualization."

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"Oracle Business Intelligence Discoverer needs to improve its performance and HTML reports."

Pricing and Cost Advice

"We are end-users, and we don't take care of the prices and accounting. We get a product and pay the fee to our internal service provider, but its price should be reasonable. Otherwise, they wouldn't have bought it."

"The license is on a yearly basis."

"It is somewhere in the middle in terms of price. Licensing is quite clear."

"We pay on a monthly basis which is approximately $10 per user on the Microsoft Power BI Pro license. At the moment we are still down at 400 users, but once we reach 500 users, we will move to the premium edition. The premium is $5,000 for unlimited users. Currently, with the 40 users, the cost is roughly $500."

"Globally, we evaluated a number of products, including Salesforce's product, Microsoft won on the ground of simple functionally and cost."

"The Report Server is pretty expensive on-premise. But as long companies are happy to use the cloud version, that's very cost effective."

"It is reasonably priced."

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

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"Oracle Business Intelligence Discoverer is more expensive than its alternatives. You need to pay additional costs for implementation."

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Feb 4, 2015

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Top Industries

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Financial Services Firm

12%

Government

Manufacturing Company

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Company Size

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Large Enterprise

Midsize Enterprise

Small Business

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Company Size	Count
Small Business	135
Midsize Enterprise	57
Large Enterprise	165

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Questions from the Community

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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What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for Oracle Business Intelligence Discoverer?

Oracle Business Intelligence Discoverer is more expensive than its alternatives. You need to pay additional costs for implementation.

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What needs improvement with Oracle Business Intelligence Discoverer?

Oracle Business Intelligence Discoverer needs to improve its performance and HTML reports.

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What is your primary use case for Oracle Business Intelligence Discoverer?

We use the solution for business reporting.

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

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Overview

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.

Microsoft

Oracle Business Intelligence Discoverer is an ad-hoc query, reporting, analysis, and Web-publishing tool that empowers business users at all levels of the organization to gain immediate access to information from data marts, data warehouses, online transaction processing systems and Oracle E-Business Suite.

Oracle

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