Microsoft Power BI vs Oracle Fusion Middleware comparison

The compared Microsoft and Oracle solutions aren't in the same category. Microsoft is ranked #1 in BIT , with an average rating of 7.9, and holds a 21.8% mindshare in the category. Oracle is ranked #6 in AppS , with an average rating of 8.1, and holds a 5.6% mindshare. Additionally, 93% of Microsoft users are willing to recommend the solution, compared to 87% of Oracle users who would recommend it.

Microsoft Power BI

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93% willing to recommend

Oracle Fusion Middleware

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883 Comparison Views

87% willing to recommend

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Categories and Ranking

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)

Oracle Fusion Middleware

Average Rating

8.2

Reviews Sentiment

6.4

Number of Reviews

Ranking in other categories

Application Server (6th)

Mindshare comparison

Microsoft Power BI and Oracle Fusion Middleware aren’t in the same category and serve different purposes. Microsoft Power BI is designed for BI (Business Intelligence) Tools and holds a mindshare of 21.8%, down 22.7% compared to last year.
Oracle Fusion Middleware, on the other hand, focuses on Application Server, holds 5.6% mindshare, up 4.5% since last year.

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Q&A Highlights

Ross Verschelden

ICT Business Engagement at Ipswich City Council

Apr 23, 2023

Is it easy to extract data from Oracle Fusion into Power BI?

I had the experience of supporting a client. Could not connect Oracle to Power BI gave an error I learned the following: The problem is that Microsoft documentation is a simple process and not detailed. 1 - Install and configure the Oracle client (depends on the version) 2 - Must be compatible with the BI desktop version. 3 - Configure the gateway in the BI service. I suggest you look for someone expert in Oracle to install and configure it for you.

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Featured Reviews

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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Sai Kri

Assistant Manager Business Applications at NMC Healthcare

Migration to a modern interface enhances AI integration and cloud capabilities

Presently, Oracle recommends migrating to Oracle Fusion since it's a hot product now. e-Business Suite may soon be sunsetted and has an outdated UI, with few upgrades. In contrast, Oracle Fusion offers modern features, such as AI, cloud-based applications, and customization options like Redwood features. Oracle Fusion AI chatbots are embedded, benefiting projects.

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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

"There is continual improvement year-over-year."

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

"I like data modeling. You can connect with your database, which is quite useful for me. It is a good tool if you have a large amount of data and you want to gather different data and interconnect it. The Power Query functionality is quite an interesting feature. If you have a query in Excel, you can also copy your query and run it in Power BI. Its dashboard is also very nice and not complicated. You don't need to be a developer to be able to use it. I am not an IT guy, and it is quite easy to use for somebody who is not an IT person."

"We are able to collaborate on things and get insightful data visualizations."

"ou can pull reports, visualize them in real-time, and connect them to a variety of other data sources."

"It is a pretty straightforward and flexible solution for data integration and modeling. It is a low-code solution. When you are doing data integration, you can use the GUI, which is very simple and straightforward. You can also do very intricate custom queries and model it at different levels. It is very easy to use and scalable."

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

"It is useful for bringing visualization to data. It calculates counts, ratios, etc."

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"The solution is extendable so you can start with two cores and add more at any time."

"The most valuable features are the pre-built connectors between Oracle applications, which allow quick integration. I also appreciate the fast deployment of components. Oracle Fusion Middleware's key benefit is enabling real-time data transfer between applications."

"The scalability is good."

"Oracle recommends moving to Oracle Fusion as they are constantly releasing new AI, modern, web-based, and cloud-based features with updated UI. With Redwood customization and AI chatbots embedded, Oracle Fusion stands ahead of older systems."

"The most valuable features are Oracle Unified Directory and unified identity access management."

"The solution is quite good for applying patches or performing upgrades."

"I rate Oracle Fusion Middleware as ten out of ten."

"Oracle Fusion is stable."

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Cons

"The solution could improve by having more attractive graphical charts."

"The setup took a lot of tinkering with InfoSec to allow us to do stuff."

"Power BI's administration could use some work, and the user experience needs to improve because it is a client-based tool. If you want to generate a model or report, you need to use client tools, but client tools are limited for end-users who don't have enough hardware. For example, maybe a client lacks enough memory or CPU power for report generators. If you use a model that requires a massive amount of data, your client will face several problems."

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

"I believe the price should be degressive, and we should have a lower, or better unit price if we have more users."

"Maybe they can enhance the UI a bit. Right now, it's very basic, I would say, compared to the MicroStrategy or Qlik."

"Integrating it with the physics build model or the engineering model should be included."

"I have been doing trial and error to figuring out how to do the data analyzing and modeling. There could be some improvement to simplify it."

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"The price could always be better."

"An improvement for Oracle's Fusion Middleware could definitely be found in the SOA component. It's a heavyweight container and, if you ask me, if a product is available as a docker image where we can easily port it in to another Kubernetes platform, that would be perfect. But as for the current situation in the market, nobody is really willing to deploy this on premises."

"One thing that I would like to see is if this product can be containerized. We are moving away from virtual servers and moving more towards containerization to be able to quickly set up environments or have the flexibility of scaling them. It would be good if it can be containerized, and it works well in containerized platforms."

"The main improvement must be made on the user interface. You need to use another Oracle cross in this product. It must be improved and some features of the connectors must be changed."

"For improvements, I think Oracle Fusion Middleware could be better at connecting to third-party applications. While it works well with Oracle products, it's more limited to non-Oracle systems than other middleware solutions like MuleSoft."

"Technical support should resolve issues more quickly."

"The product should improve BPEL features."

"All areas of HCM modules could use some improvement."

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Pricing and Cost Advice

"Microsoft BI is free for the personal edition, but there is also a paid-for professional version."

"Microsoft BI requires licenses."

"The price for this solution is reasonable. However, there is an additional cost if you want to publish the dashboard privately."

"It would be better if the price was cheaper."

"No comment."

"The licensing can be complicated."

"If you purchase a license for a server, for users, or the professional version, you might not have to. The free version I think it can satisfy many customers' needs."

"The price of the solution can be expensive if you want to synchronize your data more."

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"The solution is quite expensive so is only used by larger organizations."

"The tool is best suited for large companies due to high licensing costs."

"We pay annually for the solution."

"The licensing costs are reasonable."

"My advice is to buy the basic modules first, gain the most benefit from them, then buy the advanced modules."

"The solution is expensive so pricing is rated a six out of ten."

"The pricing is moderate. It's fine."

"It is expensive. We are looking for a cheaper solution."

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Answers from the Community

Ross Verschelden

ICT Business Engagement at Ipswich City Council

Apr 23, 2023

Is it easy to extract data from Oracle Fusion into Power BI?

Hi Ross,Good news! The BI Connector, a Power BI-certified connector is created exactly for this purpose!With BI Connector, it's possible to extract your Oracle Fusion data directly to Power BI. Please check it out below:https://www.biconnector.com/po...The connector works seamlessly with both Power BI Desktop and Service (or Report Server) and supports Import and Direct Query modes. It also ret...

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PATRICKMURPHY

Financial Systems Advisor - US Controller Group at McDonald's

Apr 19, 2023

Hi Ross, Easy is a tricky description...We are going through this effort too. We are 'grappling' with the governance of this type of access as well as the technical journey. So you are not alone. Fusion Middleware applications include a number of connectivity options including native client or Oracle Data Access Components (ODAC), with OLEDB, JDBC, etc., on top. Each has its own quirks. This is the 'plumbing' between the analytic tool and source. Adding to that is the cloud and database level security of the data source. A good way to start is to use Oracle's SQL Developer to connect to your data source. It gives developers a great query tool for Oracle and other databases. (https://www.oracle.com/databas...) Once you understand what you can access, you can easily migrate that connectivity to Power BI. Moreover, you will have validated queries that you can test directly or simply bring in the tables using the PBI Navigator.

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Dinesh Murugappan

Technical Marketing Specialist at Guidanz Inc

Apr 20, 2023

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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews

Educational Organization

43%

Financial Services Firm

Computer Software Company

Government

Educational Organization

51%

Financial Services Firm

Computer Software Company

Government

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Large Enterprise

Midsize Enterprise

Small Business

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 do you like most about Oracle Fusion Middleware?

The most valuable features are Oracle Unified Directory and unified identity access management.

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What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for Oracle Fusion Middleware?

Pricing varies from customer to customer, however, it is reasonable compared to other products in the market.

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What needs improvement with Oracle Fusion Middleware?

Oracle rapidly releases new features, and I may not be ready to adopt them. Although Oracle provides support, I need the appropriate IT team to adopt these new features.

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Also Known As

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.

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Oracle Fusion Middleware is the digital business platform for the enterprise and the cloud. It enables enterprises to create and run agile, intelligent business applications while maximizing IT efficiency through full utilization of modern hardware and software architectures.

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