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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 22.6% mindshare in the category. Oracle is ranked #6 in AppS , with an average rating of 7.8, and holds a 5.1% mindshare. Additionally, 93% of Microsoft users are willing to recommend the solution, compared to 86% 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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  • 1,877 Views
  • 920 Comparison Views
86% willing to recommend
 

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Categories and Ranking

Microsoft Power BI
Average Rating
8.0
Reviews Sentiment
7.3
Number of Reviews
318
Ranking in other categories
BI (Business Intelligence) Tools (1st), Reporting (1st)
Oracle Fusion Middleware
Average Rating
8.0
Reviews Sentiment
6.6
Number of Reviews
14
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 22.6%, up 22.5% compared to last year.
Oracle Fusion Middleware, on the other hand, focuses on Application Server, holds 5.1% mindshare, up 4.4% since last year.
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Q&A Highlights

RV
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

Shoury Priyanshu - PeerSpot reviewer
Facilitates seamless data aggregation with some outdated visual elements hindering user appeal
Real-time data integration is an area for improvement. Although I've worked on several solutions involving real-time integration, it's not very user-friendly and often lags, especially with over a million data rows. This makes Power BI difficult to manage as loading times can reach one or two minutes, which is problematic today. There are challenges with scalability, requiring multiple pages in dashboards to manage these issues. Visualization could be improved as it appears outdated. Users, especially newcomers, find it unappealing and not user-friendly.
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Husni Milhem - PeerSpot reviewer
Maintains top database performance and includes a very good ATB feature
Technical support is helpful. They have a good support bot for handling items so most case response times are fast. Support is aware and responsive but it takes time for them to resolve issues. Our whole enterprise is in the cloud and uses this application. It is a high priority to close any issues. We need an immediate response with resolution within two to three days. Support sends a lot of templates to fill in based on the priority or escalation. Completing templates takes time, particularly with the bot. The support process definitely needs improvement so technical support is rated a seven out of ten.
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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

"We have found the solution to be stable."
"The stability is great and continues to get better and better."
"The most valuable feature is integration with Python."
"Microsoft BI's most valuable feature is flexibility."
"Microsoft Power BI is an easy tool for data analysis."
"The solution is stable with reasonable performance."
"The visualization and reporting are the most valuable features of this solution."
"The various different ETL tools within it and the ability to have different data refreshes and scheduled refreshes [real-time data refresh capabilities] have most significantly improved the data analysis processes."
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"Fusion Middleware's main feature for me is that it is quite flexible, and, as middleware, it provides us with all sorts of technology and application adapters, which makes it very handy to use."
"Data integrity."
"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 initial setup is easy. There are many self-tutorial videos are on the Internet, and then the Oracle documents are self-explanatory."
"The most valuable feature is the structure of the product. We use Oracle Fusion Middleware to manage the Oracle database. Registered users can go to each product if sign-on credentials match each user's identical framework."
"The solution is extendable so you can start with two cores and add more at any time."
"The solution is very easy to install."
"The scalability is good."
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Cons

"The default parameters of the prompt could be improved by including a dynamic option."
"The performance of Microsoft BI could improve for large datasets and it would be beneficial to have more visualization features."
"​It needs more analytic tools."
"This solution's performance when handling big data could be improved. Right now, if you're handling big data, the application becomes slow and the performance is very low."
"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."
"If you need data in real-time, it's not an ideal solution."
"Lacks the ability to copy data from BI into PowerPoint."
"Not having to login again after a mobile app upgrade. A simple login on mobile would be great."
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"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."
"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."
"Oracle Fusion Middleware could improve by offering enhanced and customizable business-related features, particularly in supporting individual businesses or custom applications."
"The price could always be better."
"Its price can be improved. We are currently looking for more cost-efficiency. It should also have a little bit more flexibility for customizations. The customizations should be quicker."
"Technical support should resolve issues more quickly."
"The product should improve BPEL features."
"The documentation might not be good enough for new users."
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Pricing and Cost Advice

"There is a license for this solution and we purchase them annually."
"I very much recommend the free trial mode."
"The only other cost, besides the licensing fee, would be to cover support."
"Microsoft Power BI has reasonable pricing."
"Costs less than most competing solutions."
"Microsoft BI is not expensive. Compared to the price of other BI products, the price is very fair."
"From a cost point of view, it's competitive in the enterprise space, although it's not as competitive when you add up all of the additional costs. Things like integrations cost extra and it's probably where Microsoft makes more of the money."
"MS BI comes with all the tools and it is, to the best of my knowledge, the most affordable solution."
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"The pricing is moderate. It's fine."
"The solution is expensive so pricing is rated a six out of ten."
"The solution is quite expensive so is only used by larger organizations."
"We pay annually for the solution."
"It is expensive. We are looking for a cheaper solution."
"The tool is best suited for large companies due to high licensing costs."
"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."
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Comparison Review

it_user79932 - PeerSpot reviewer
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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Answers from the Community

RV
Apr 23, 2023
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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PM
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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DM
Apr 20, 2023
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 retains the underlying table joins in the Oracle Fusion Cloud, so you don't have to recreate them from scratch in Power BI.Thanks,Dinesh
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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews
Educational Organization
43%
Financial Services Firm
8%
Computer Software Company
6%
Manufacturing Company
5%
Educational Organization
56%
Financial Services Firm
7%
Computer Software Company
7%
Government
5%
 

Company Size

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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?
The tool is best suited for large companies due to high licensing costs.
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What needs improvement with Oracle Fusion Middleware?
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 ...
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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.

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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