Microsoft Power BI vs Pyramid Analytics comparison

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Executive SummaryUpdated on Jan 1, 2025

Microsoft Power BI and Pyramid Analytics are competitive products in the data analytics and business intelligence category. Power BI seems to have the upper hand with its strong integration capabilities with Microsoft products and cost-effective pricing, while Pyramid Analytics stands out in advanced analytics and DAX query support.

Features: Microsoft Power BI offers a wide range of data visualization options, seamless data integration with other Microsoft products, and appealing graphical visualizations. Pyramid Analytics provides robust support for DAX queries, detailed data lineage capabilities, and advanced statistical and predictive analytics.

Room for Improvement: Microsoft Power BI requires enhancements in user interface intuitiveness, management of complex relationships, and handling large data volumes. Additionally, users desire more flexibility in visualization options and better connectors for non-Microsoft data sources. Pyramid Analytics could improve with faster data refreshes for large datasets, more intuitive user interfaces, and improved documentation for new users.

Ease of Deployment and Customer Service: Microsoft Power BI offers flexible deployment options, including Public Cloud, Private Cloud, and On-Premises, and benefits from extensive online resources and an active community for support, although direct support is mixed. Pyramid Analytics supports diverse environments like Hybrid Cloud and On-Premises, with deployment flexibility well-regarded. However, detailed customer service experiences are less documented for Pyramid compared to the community-driven support for Power BI.

Pricing and ROI: Microsoft Power BI is considered cost-effective, with flexible licensing options appealing to small and large businesses, and is noted for its quick ROI through streamlined reporting. In contrast, Pyramid Analytics, being more costly, offers competitive pricing that is particularly advantageous for detailed data analysis capabilities in larger organizations, with its ROI perceived positively.

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Microsoft Power BI vs. Pyramid Analytics

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Review summaries and opinions

We asked business professionals to review the solutions they use. Here are some excerpts of what they said:

ROI

Sentiment score

6.7

Microsoft Power BI offers rapid cost savings, improved reporting, ease of use, scalability, and boosts data-driven decisions and revenue.

Sentiment score

7.6

Pyramid Analytics enhances finance teams by improving ROI and forecasting accuracy, aiding effective resource planning and modernization efforts.

In a world surrounded by data, tools that allow navigation of large data volumes ensure decisions are data-driven.

Corporate HR Financial Controller at STMicroelectronics Holding

Power BI is easy to deploy within an hour, providing robust security against data leaks.

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Senior Manager, Strategy & Consulting at Viacom18 Media Pvt Ltd

There is a positive return on the data investment for my clients using Pyramid Analytics.

CEO & Principal Consultant at Pyramid Analytics & Consulting

Because we selected Pyramid Analytics for our product and we are not going to throw out all the work I previously did, we just go with Pyramid Analytics for the product.

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Works at a comms service provider with 201-500 employees

Customer Service

Sentiment score

6.6

Microsoft Power BI users appreciate responsive service and online resources but seek faster, more expert support for complex issues.

Sentiment score

8.0

Pyramid Analytics' customer service is praised for its prompt, effective support, though some users seek more training resources.

The significant drawback I notice is that Microsoft's size makes it hard to get specific change requests addressed unless they involve a bug.

Corporate HR Financial Controller at STMicroelectronics Holding

We have a partnership with Microsoft, involving multiple weekly calls with dedicated personnel to ensure our satisfaction.

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Executive Director, Decision Support at Community Health Network

The support is good because there is also a community available.

MohammedHamad

Business Development Director at a tech consulting company with 201-500 employees

The one time we had an issue related to something with the logins, they addressed it that morning.

CEO & Principal Consultant at Pyramid Analytics & Consulting

They always answer quite promptly.

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Works at a comms service provider with 201-500 employees

Scalability Issues

Sentiment score

6.9

Microsoft Power BI offers scalable performance but may require higher tiers and vertical scaling for large datasets, ensuring integration with Microsoft products.

Sentiment score

6.7

Pyramid Analytics scales well, managing large data and user growth efficiently, though integration and time are challenges.

You expect only a small percentage of users concurrently, but beyond a thousand concurrent users, it becomes difficult to manage.

Senior Manager, Strategy & Consulting at Viacom18 Media Pvt Ltd

With increasing AI capabilities, architectural developments within Microsoft, and tools like Fabric, I expect Power BI to scale accordingly.

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Executive Director, Decision Support at Community Health Network

As more data is processed, performance issues may arise.

Raymond De Rooij

Product Owner at ABN AMRO Bank N.V.

Regarding Pyramid Analytics' scalability from what I have seen, with the right people managing it, it can handle growing amounts of data and users well.

CEO & Principal Consultant at Pyramid Analytics & Consulting

The whole process takes time with Pyramid Analytics.

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Works at a comms service provider with 201-500 employees

Stability Issues

Sentiment score

7.4

Microsoft Power BI is reliable with real-time capabilities, but large datasets can cause performance issues and occasional slowness.

Sentiment score

6.5

Pyramid Analytics receives mixed feedback for stability, balancing robust operations with occasional issues, bugs, and ongoing improvements.

In terms of stability, there's no data loss or leakage, and precautions are well-managed by Microsoft.

Senior Manager, Strategy & Consulting at Viacom18 Media Pvt Ltd

We typically do not have problems with end-user tools like Excel and Power BI.

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Executive Director, Decision Support at Community Health Network

It is very stable for small data, but with big data, there are performance challenges.

MohammedHamad

Business Development Director at a tech consulting company with 201-500 employees

Pyramid Analytics is stable in my experience; there have not really been issues with downtime or bugs.

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CEO & Principal Consultant at Pyramid Analytics & Consulting

Room For Improvement

Microsoft Power BI struggles with performance, integration, user interface, customization, licensing, and frequent updates, needing enhanced analytics capabilities.

Pyramid Analytics users face challenges with complex data modeling, insufficient training, and seek improvements in visual and functional features.

This makes Power BI difficult to manage as loading times can reach one or two minutes, which is problematic today.

Senior Manager, Strategy & Consulting at Viacom18 Media Pvt Ltd

Access was more logical in how it distinguished between data and its formatting.

Corporate HR Financial Controller at STMicroelectronics Holding

Microsoft updates Power BI monthly based on user community feedback.

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Executive Director, Decision Support at Community Health Network

Any advanced user wants to implement an idea that they have, and while the whole idea of a platform is not necessarily to give a custom solution, I would not mind if they had more in terms of AutoML or that sort of capability.

CEO & Principal Consultant at Pyramid Analytics & Consulting

Visually, when you want to see the whole model and the connections between tables, the view is not friendly.

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Works at a comms service provider with 201-500 employees

Setup Cost

Enterprise buyers appreciate Microsoft Power BI's competitive pricing and flexibility, with cost-effective options and integration with Office 365.

Pyramid Analytics offers competitive pricing, ideal for mid-sized companies, with costs for additional features and consulting services.

I found the setup cost to be expensive

Sebastien TOUSSAINT

Responsable du département Projets et Applications at CHD Vendée

Power BI isn't very cheap, however, it is economical compared to other solutions available.

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Senior Manager, Strategy & Consulting at Viacom18 Media Pvt Ltd

The pricing for Microsoft Power BI is low, which is a good selling point.

MohammedHamad

Business Development Director at a tech consulting company with 201-500 employees

It's not more expensive than all our other BI tools regarding Pyramid Analytics.

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Works at a comms service provider with 201-500 employees

Valuable Features

Microsoft Power BI excels in data integration, visualization, and collaboration, offering user-friendly features and scalability for business needs.

Pyramid Analytics enhances financial analysis with advanced data models, DAX support, self-service tools, and seamless platform integration.

In today's data-driven environment, these tools are of substantial value, particularly for large enterprises with numerous processes that require extensive data analysis.

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Corporate HR Financial Controller at STMicroelectronics Holding

Within the organization, Microsoft Power BI is used to create dashboards and gain insights into data, enhancing data-driven decision-making.

Raymond De Rooij

Product Owner at ABN AMRO Bank N.V.

To reduce the need for highly skilled personnel, we can engage someone who is just familiar and has a basic understanding of Microsoft Power BI, while AI can handle the major tasks through either agent AI or requirement analysis.

Shrikrishna Kashid

Senior Technical Service Engineer Expert at Fujitsu

After implementing Pyramid Analytics for my clients, I have seen measurable outcomes and specific improvements, such as having a single platform that gets them from the raw data to the endpoint reporting.

CEO & Principal Consultant at Pyramid Analytics & Consulting

I wish it would be more friendly to a developer, not only just to an end customer.

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Works at a comms service provider with 201-500 employees

Categories and Ranking

Microsoft Power BI

Ranking in BI (Business Intelligence) Tools

1st

Average Rating

8.0

Reviews Sentiment

6.8

Number of Reviews

328

Ranking in other categories

Reporting (1st)

Pyramid Analytics

Ranking in BI (Business Intelligence) Tools

20th

Average Rating

7.4

Reviews Sentiment

5.8

Number of Reviews

Ranking in other categories

Data Visualization (15th)

Mindshare comparison

As of February 2026, in the BI (Business Intelligence) Tools category, the mindshare of Microsoft Power BI is 8.9%, down from 21.4% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of Pyramid Analytics is 1.0%, up from 0.7% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.

BI (Business Intelligence) Tools Market Share Distribution
Product	Market Share (%)
Microsoft Power BI	8.9%
Pyramid Analytics	1.0%
Other	90.1%

BI (Business Intelligence) Tools

Featured Reviews

Antonio Flor

Lead Anaplanner at Chaucer Group

Data integration has improved reserving and expense control while collaboration drives fast dashboards

Regarding drawbacks or weak points in Microsoft Power BI, it may not be directly related to the tool itself, but with our architecture, as we couldn't get a service account, which is an email address that has no relationship with the employees, just to establish the connection with Anaplan. We couldn't get it to work on SSO, so we use an employee account which could be a point of weakness, meaning if the person leaves, that connection will break. If the person goes on holiday and we need to refresh, we have to change the connection as well, but we have to live with that since we're not using SSO on the service account. Regarding the natural language processing feature, we're trying to avoid using it too much because it can slow down the connection, so as much as possible, we try to build the logic and any transformation in Anaplan, and then deliver an end product to Microsoft Power BI.

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Unified data workflows have improved reporting quality and now support better decisions

CEO & Principal Consultant at Pyramid Analytics & Consulting

The best features Pyramid Analytics offers include a broad range of features, which I think is one of the advantages of it. It has a lot of connectors and a lot of different capabilities. I would say end-to-end capabilities is one of the nice features of it. Regarding the end-to-end capabilities and lots of connectors, I found the connectors most valuable. If you are trying to do Snowflake, SQL server, or any of the normal database platforms that you see in the cloud or on-premises, it has those connectors built in. You don't have to worry about writing custom drivers. That is a nice feature to have. Pyramid Analytics has impacted my organization positively in that I use it for my clients' organizations. For my organization, it is great because it gives me a technology platform that clients enjoy using and I am proficient with. For my clients, it is about delivering on their aspirations in terms of what they want to do with their data and where they want to head in their organization. This is definitely a tool that we can use in order to get there. After implementing Pyramid Analytics for my clients, I have seen measurable outcomes and specific improvements, such as having a single platform that gets them from the raw data to the endpoint reporting. I think that streamlining has a positive effect on the quality of the outputs. The quality of the outputs definitely leads to better decision making.

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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews

Financial Services Firm

12%

Manufacturing Company

Government

Computer Software Company

Financial Services Firm

13%

Government

11%

Computer Software Company

11%

Insurance Company

Company Size

By reviewers

Large Enterprise

Midsize Enterprise

Small Business

By reviewers
Company Size	Count
Small Business	135
Midsize Enterprise	58
Large Enterprise	165

By reviewers
Company Size	Count
Small Business	6
Midsize Enterprise	3
Large Enterprise	1

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...

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...

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 ...

What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for Pyramid Analytics?

Regarding my experience with pricing, setup cost, and licensing for Pyramid Analytics, I have to be honest, I did not observe any of it. They already had the platform in place when I got there. Fro...

What needs improvement with Pyramid Analytics?

As for how Pyramid Analytics can be improved, I wish that there was a greater degree of customization available. Any advanced user wants to implement an idea that they have, and while the whole ide...

What is your primary use case for Pyramid Analytics?

I have used Pyramid Analytics at a few different projects. I used it at the VA, at the Department of Health and Human Services, and on a couple smaller projects for some smaller customers that were...

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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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The BI Office from Pyramid Analytics is a web-based governed data discovery and analytics platform. It integrates the four principal functions of any comprehensive BI strategy into a single, seamless application. Users can now analyze, present, report and predict on their data in a single application. Pyramid Analytics has native apps to cover the entire mobile spectrum, iOS, Android and Windows. With BI Office users can integrate SAP data with data from other sources giving them the right tools and better data to make data-driven decisions.

Sample Customers

Accenture Adidas Aetna AIG Airbus Alibaba Allstate Amazon American Express Aon AT&T Audi Bank of America BASF Bayer Berkshire Hathaway Boeing Coca-Cola Comcast Cisco Coca-Cola Dell Disney Emirates Equinix FedEx Ford GE Google H&M Home Depot Honda IBM Intel JPMorgan Chase Kellogg's Kroger L'Oréal McDonald's Merck MetLife Microsoft Nike Oracle P&G PepsiCo Procter & Gamble Prudential Financial SAP Siemens Snapchat Spotify Starbucks Target Toyota T-Mobile Unilever Visa Walmart WeWork World Bank Xerox

US Department of Veterans Affair, Volkswagen, Siemens, Blackboard, Hallmark, Orange, CDW, LA Fitness, Atelier GS, Memorial Healthcare, Acadia Insurance, BancoBic, Advanced Learning, Microsoft, Drake University

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