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Microsoft Power BI vs Tungsten Insight comparison

Microsoft and Tungsten Automation are both solutions in the BI (Business Intelligence) Tools category. Microsoft is ranked #1 with an average rating of 7.9, while Tungsten Automation is ranked #51. Microsoft holds a 21.8% mindshare in BIT, compared to Tungsten Automation’s 0.1% mindshare. Additionally, 93% of Microsoft users are willing to recommend the solution, compared to 75% of Tungsten Automation users who would recommend it.
Microsoft Power BI
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93% willing to recommend
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  • 76 Comparison Views
75% willing to recommend
 

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Executive SummaryUpdated on Jan 1, 2025

Microsoft Power BI and Tungsten Insight compete in the business intelligence sector. Microsoft Power BI is favored for its affordability and comprehensive support, while Tungsten Insight is appreciated for its robust features justifying its premium pricing.

Features: Microsoft Power BI provides extensive data visualization tools, seamless integration with Microsoft products, and sophisticated analysis capabilities. Tungsten Insight offers exceptional real-time analytics, superior customization options, and flexibility for intricate and adaptable insights.

Ease of Deployment and Customer Service: Microsoft Power BI is known for a simple deployment process and comprehensive customer service, ensuring a smooth user experience. Tungsten Insight requires a more complex setup due to tailored configurations but offers excellent specialized support accommodating this complexity.

Pricing and ROI: Microsoft Power BI has a lower initial setup cost, which can lead to a faster ROI with its budget-friendly approach. In contrast, Tungsten Insight requires a higher initial investment but promises substantial long-term returns with advanced analytics capabilities.

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Categories and Ranking

Microsoft Power BI
Ranking in BI (Business Intelligence) Tools
1st
Average Rating
8.0
Reviews Sentiment
7.3
Number of Reviews
319
Ranking in other categories
Reporting (1st)
Tungsten Insight
Ranking in BI (Business Intelligence) Tools
51st
Average Rating
7.6
Reviews Sentiment
7.2
Number of Reviews
3
Ranking in other categories
Process Mining (17th)
 

Mindshare comparison

As of March 2025, in the BI (Business Intelligence) Tools category, the mindshare of Microsoft Power BI is 21.8%, down from 22.7% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of Tungsten Insight is 0.1%, down from 0.1% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.
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Featured Reviews

James Balbach - PeerSpot reviewer
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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reviewer2005506 - PeerSpot reviewer
Great reporting and customizations with good reliability
A lot of the improvement is not so much the product as it is how it's deployed; it's about mapping against what you need to improve your processes, whether it's the Kofax kind of shows in the IDP. You've got process orchestration, extraction and robotic process automation, process orchestration, and then mobile. Tracking what you need out of those, either all five together or one of those separated out, is usually what's more critical. They do add capabilities to the tool. However, from our perspective as a consulting organization, the real key is whether you are getting the data you need to improve your process or if your reporting is not providing you with the desired information you need to improve your processes. If there's any negative, it's just the different names, the branding names that the product's gone through. It's confusing.
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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

"They find Power BI's data pull mechanism to be sufficient and cost-effective, especially considering the stability it provides. In comparison with other solutions, Power BI stands out as a fantastic choice. Therefore, I would definitely recommend sticking with the Pro license."
"The initial setup is simple to do."
"I like Microsoft BI's drill-down feature and its overall ease of use."
"In a world surrounded by data, tools that allow navigation of large data volumes ensure decisions are data-driven."
"Reporting is the best thing about Power BI. And it could help improve decision-making in many ways. Power BI is flexible and easier to use compared to tools."
"Being able to transfer data with the Power Query feature is great for teaching with about one to two hundred rows of data. I am also able to see the relationship between multiple tables and create various sheets and dashboards."
"It is easy to use. It has got a desktop where people can develop their own dashboards. Basically, we have figured out how to connect finance contracts and all programs for the government agency. So, they can see everything in a dashboard. So, it is very easy to use from a technical standpoint of view."
"The standard BI visualization capabilities are great."
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"The initial setup is straightforward."
"It provides the ability to design applications directly."
"You can easily customize reporting to pull the fields that interest you."
 

Cons

"here are some limitations with the data models needed to build the report."
"If you are having millions of rows of data or you have a large database, Microsoft BI's performance depends upon how powerful your hardware is. When I am handling large amounts of data I do not use Microsoft BI or Tableau because of this, I use D3."
"Its desktop tool is a little bit memory CPU intensive, and it can be improved, but the machines nowadays come with a lot of memory. For the desktop users who are using it on the desktop, we recommend that they do an upgrade. It is a minor issue. We can fix it on the desktop."
"It should be more user-friendly. There are very small or tiny icons that you need to move very carefully. If you go a little bit up and down, some of the values change. Its user interface should be improved. It should be like Tableau. Its performance is also slow and should be improved. I definitely feel some sort of speed issues with Power BI. The integration of Excel with Power BI would also be good."
"These licenses are in US dollars. With a long-term license, the client is unaffected when the exchange rate goes up. However, if the exchange rate goes down, you don't get refunded from the excess money you've paid. I guess that is a risk you take in business."
"The solution could be quicker at rendering data."
"The formatting template could be improved."
"Microsoft needs to provide more drivers to connect other data sources in a native way."
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"The initial setup is complex and would be difficult to carry out without any training."
"If there's any negative, it's just the different names, the branding names that the product's gone through. It's confusing."
"It would be ideal if there were some standard forms that could be customized."
 

Pricing and Cost Advice

"The solution is priced well for what they offer. However, the premium version is very expensive."
"The cost of the solution is more flexible for us because the desktop is free and we pay as we use it in the cloud."
"The Report Server is pretty expensive on-premise. But as long companies are happy to use the cloud version, that's very cost effective."
"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."
"The premium capacity is very costly in respect of the market in Egypt, amounting to $5,000 monthly."
"The cost of this product is very low, at approximately $8 or $9 per month for a developer."
"It is somewhere in the middle in terms of price. Licensing is quite clear."
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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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Top Industries

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

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Midsize Enterprise
Small Business
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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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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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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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Unlock the full potential of your data with Tungsten Insight, a comprehensive solution that combines process monitoring, analysis, and rich visualizations for end-to-end visibility of operational performance and compliance. With unmatched business process awareness, anyone in your organization can analyze and optimize business operations, eliminating the need for IT intervention. Unique visibility enables fast, fact-based decisions before process issues affect customers, while benefits like anytime access to information, limitless scalability, quick implementation, actionable analytics, and optimized data discovery ensure efficient and effective decision-making processes. Tungsten Insight stands as the ultimate choice for organizations seeking to harness the power of their data for improved business outcomes.
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