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 21.6% mindshare in the category. Oracle is ranked #6 in AppS , with an average rating of 8.2, and holds a 5.8% 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

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858 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 21.6%, down 22.4% compared to last year.
Oracle Fusion Middleware, on the other hand, focuses on Application Server, holds 5.8% mindshare, up 4.8% 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

"It is very well integrated with other Microsoft products, including PowerApps and Excel, as well as Access, so it fits well into our workflow."

"One of the most valuable features of Power BI is the ease of use. It is comfortable and there is not a steep learning curve for this solution. If you have some idea of the data and basic visualization ideas, you can use this solution comfortably."

"The most valuable feature is definitely the visual aspect and the DAX capabilities to virtually do anything."

"It offers a lot of information and is very flexible and interactive."

"Initial setup was very straightforward. Users can get up and running reporting on databases within minutes."

"The best feature of this solution is the way you can plan, communicate, and visualize all the knowledge you extract from the data for the customers. I like the way you can show or visualize the information a client needs to answer a business question."

"The visualization and reporting are the most valuable features of this solution."

"Power BI pricing is generally considered more affordable than Tableau."

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"The initial setup is easy. There are many self-tutorial videos are on the Internet, and then the Oracle documents are self-explanatory."

"It is really good in terms of features, and it is stable."

"One good thing, which is a little bit common across all middleware products, is that you can build asynchronous as well as synchronous processes. The SOA part is where it can maintain your state for any state-full integrations. If you have failures, you can replay all that, which is a good part."

"The scalability is good."

"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."

"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."

"The solution is very easy to install."

"Oracle Service Bus is the most valuable feature of the solution."

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Cons

"The admin view could be improved by making it more simplified to manage a users' activity and other things."

"It's not user-friendly; more tutorials, training, and better documentation would be helpful."

"The reporting needs to be improved."

"There is no column-level security in Microsoft BI, and this is a feature that most of our customers are looking for. That is something that should be implemented."

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

"We would like improvements made to the paginated reports so that it produces quality similarly to SSRS."

"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."

"The reporting part of Microsoft BI is rather limited compared to other reporting tools."

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"Oracle Fusion Middleware could improve by offering enhanced and customizable business-related features, particularly in supporting individual businesses or custom applications."

"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."

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

"The price could always be better."

"The product should improve BPEL features."

"The solution's technical support needs to be improved."

"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."

"Technical support should resolve issues more quickly."

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Pricing and Cost Advice

"The price of Microsoft BI is reasonable. Other solutions such as SAP Cloud are more expensive."

"I rate the product price an eight on a scale of one to ten, where one is low price and ten is high price."

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

"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."

"I used a two months free trial to see if it had what I needed."

"I would rate the pricing an eight out of ten, with one being cheap and ten being expensive."

"I am satisfied with its price. Its price is very less as compared to Tableau and QlikView."

"In the beginning, the solution cost approximately $1,000 per month, we have a Microsoft startup subscription. There is a subscription pack for startups company which we are able to have for one year."

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"The licensing costs are reasonable."

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

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

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

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

"We pay annually for the solution."

"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."

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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

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Educational Organization

41%

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Computer Software Company

Government

Educational Organization

48%

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Computer Software Company

Government

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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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