Microsoft Power BI vs RStudio Connect comparison

Microsoft and Posit PBC are both solutions in the Reporting category. Microsoft is ranked #1 with an average rating of 7.9, while Posit PBC is ranked #19 with an average rating of 8.0. Microsoft holds a 27.2% mindshare in RT, compared to Posit PBC’s 0.5% mindshare. Additionally, 93% of Microsoft users are willing to recommend the solution, compared to 66% of Posit PBC users who would recommend it.

Microsoft Power BI

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93% willing to recommend

RStudio Connect

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425 Views
307 Comparison Views

66% willing to recommend

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We performed a comparison between Microsoft Power BI and RStudio Connect based on real PeerSpot user reviews.

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Review summaries and opinions

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Categories and Ranking

Microsoft Power BI

Ranking in Reporting

1st

Average Rating

8.0

Reviews Sentiment

7.3

Number of Reviews

320

Ranking in other categories

BI (Business Intelligence) Tools (1st)

RStudio Connect

Ranking in Reporting

19th

Average Rating

6.6

Reviews Sentiment

7.1

Number of Reviews

Ranking in other categories

Data Visualization (17th)

Mindshare comparison

As of April 2025, in the Reporting category, the mindshare of Microsoft Power BI is 27.2%, up from 25.6% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of RStudio Connect is 0.5%, down from 0.9% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.

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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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Ganesh Y

Team Lead at a consultancy with 1-10 employees

Offers ease of use, affordability, cloud options, and many open sources,

Our model has used various tools together. It should make sense for them to use these tools in conjunction with RStudio Connect. Currently, they use none or only PSN and a couple of other devices. There should be integration with these tools or the ability to integrate various statistical tools, both open source and proprietary, with RStudio Connect. RStudio Connect should ideally provide an add-on library where modules can be utilized. There's no need to introduce something entirely disconnected but beneficial for statistical modeling. If some popular tools they use, such as Norman or PSF, were bundled and made available as add-ons, it would create a centralized place. This centralized platform would allow individual vendors to ensure compatibility of their products with RStudio Connect and provide them on the marketplace. Customers could then choose these validated additional tools, integrating them seamlessly with RStudio Connect.

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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

"The product can go easily go and extract data and it can put it into any format."

"The solution's initial setup isn't too complicated."

"It has provided customer purchase patterns and great visualization."

"The scalability overall has been quite good."

"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."

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

"The most valuable features of Microsoft BI are its intuitiveness and ease to use."

"Most of the clients I am interacting with are looking towards Power BI because of the cost and simplicities. It provides an entire feature set and a complete solution. It has tight integration with Office 365, Dynamics 365, Microsoft Technology Stack, and datatypes like R and Python."

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"RStudio Connect is very powerful statistically and can handle large datasets, even on a free version on a laptop."

Cons

"I would like it to be a little bit more secure when I'm using the design feature on my desktop. For example, to have the ability to set up security passwords for opening the file. Currently, they don't have that. Tableau, for example, has a visual way of doing data processing steps, whereas the Power BI system still has some code, although it is very low code. It would be great to have the kind of view that Tableau has."

"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."

"I find the solution to be 70 percent stable."

"My data is restricted to my DB and I'm not sure how this would handle an extremely large dataset."

"The solution should increase the API functionality so that we can use Microsoft Power BI for other purposes and aggregate things."

"Sluggish performance when handling large amounts of data."

"An area for improvement is data refresh functionality"

"I would like to see integration with Excel."

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"I rate my experience with RStudio Connect as average because I am not yet comfortable enough to provide a definitive assessment."

Pricing and Cost Advice

"It is reasonably priced."

"As far as I am aware you do not need a license for the solution."

"I have never worked on licensing, but I have heard that it is reasonable."

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

"Remove the cost of a licence to show a dashboard within SharePoint. Why should readers of a dashboard have to pay to view? "

"Price is the best feature of Power BI! You get a lot of value for the price. If you know how to use it, it's a great BI solution for your money."

"While Power BI is generally a paid product, particularly for enterprise features and scalability, you can start with the free version and still achieve significant functionality."

"We're charged a monthly subscription fee of 500 rupees per person."

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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews

Educational Organization

41%

Financial Services Firm

Computer Software Company

Government

15%

Financial Services Firm

12%

Insurance Company

University

Company Size

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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 RStudio Connect?

The product is not very expensive. When the number of licenses grows, the procurement team should come in and negotiate to get a better price and discount. I rate the product’s pricing a three out ...

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What needs improvement with RStudio Connect?

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What is your primary use case for RStudio Connect?

We use the solution for statistical modeling.

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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.

Microsoft

RStudio Connect is a web-based platform that allows organizations to share and manage data science content easily. Its primary use case is to enable data scientists to publish and share their work with stakeholders, including executives, analysts, and other team members.

The solution helps organizations to streamline their data science workflows, reduce the time and effort required to share insights and improve collaboration across teams. With RStudio Connect, organizations can ensure that their data science content is secure, up-to-date, and accessible to the right people at the right time.

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