MicroStrategy's licensing cost is higher than that of other tools in the market. My company uses the enterprise edition of the product. For beginners, there are trial accounts that are provided by the product.
Prices were competitive back then, like three or four years ago. Now, the price is high. But the bigger challenge was the lack of promotion for MicroStrategy in India. Products grow through word-of-mouth, like people like us talking about them, training, etc. Marketing in India wasn't great. MicroStrategy was strong in the US and Europe, but in India, they still haven't reached that critical mass. Very few people talk about MicroStrategy here. So, the price was high compared to others, but we got a very good discount. So, from that perspective, it's pricey compared to others, but that was three years ago. Things might have changed.
The Azure part has a publicly available flat pricing structure. But for the on-premises version, you negotiate directly with MicroStrategy. They're often willing to offer significant discounts, up to 80% off the original price. The pricing list itself is not publicly accessible, so it's a bit opaque.
I'm interested in finding a cost-effective way to introduce MicroStrategy to my customers. I've noticed that the workstation and desktop versions are free, which is great for development purposes, but not for customer deployment. Additional costs are associated with maintenance.
We are waiting to switch to Microsoft Power BI because MicroStrategy is too costly. So, as for the pricing, I would rate it three out of ten, where one is high price, and ten is low price.
Senior Technical Engineer at a transportation company with 5,001-10,000 employees
Real User
Top 20
Dec 15, 2022
MicroStrategy licensing is costly when you're rolling it out to 200 users. A license with Tableau costs the same as I pay for two MicroStrategy users. In order to keep costs down, I'm proposing that we use the data connector for MicroStrategy in Tableau. The company wants to move to one tool but I think we should keep the bare minimum of MicroStrategy with the semantic layer working with one or two architects and a few power users and expose the data connectors to Tableau so that the end-user has one tool, but we have two tools on the backend. We're probably going to move towards the MicroStrategy professional license scheme which provides flexibility and discounts.
IT project manager at a wholesaler/distributor with 10,001+ employees
Real User
Feb 11, 2022
We pay annually for an annual subscription, and we renegotiate the price periodically. I don't know if it's cheaper than solutions like Tableau or Power BI. I don't remember comparing the cost. It's okay for us because we have a lot of users, and MicroStrategy gives us a reasonable price.
Fintech Project Manager at a comms service provider with 10,001+ employees
Real User
Dec 14, 2021
The personal version is completely free, but the enterprise version requires a company profile or a company email account, and I have to pay for it. If I am trying to do a test study or test case at an enterprise level, I am not able to do it on my own, I would have to use my company's resources, which is a bit costly. There is no subscription, I am using the free version.
All BI software vendors' list prices are high. It's about a price that fits the customer's needs. And I think MicroStrategy has some flexibility in its pricing model where we can easily demonstrate a total cost of ownership comparison against any of the other players. But you could do that from any BI vendor's perspective.
Data Analysis and Visualization BI Team Leader at a retailer with 10,001+ employees
Real User
Aug 13, 2021
MicroStrategy is comparable to Power BI, Tableau or Qlik. There is no big difference. But there is a difference in price, in cost. With MicroStrategy I need to buy licenses for the users only once. Whereas for Power BI, I need to pay every year or every month.
Ict Infrastructure Cluster Division Head at a tech services company with 5,001-10,000 employees
Real User
Apr 15, 2021
It is expensive. We would like to extend it to many users, but we are currently restricting that because the cost is a constraint. If we are given a chance, we would love to expand it.
Data Engineer at a tech services company with 1,001-5,000 employees
Real User
Jul 9, 2020
We have a license with packages, and there are additional costs for extra components. I am a user and don't have all of the information regarding licenses and how they are acquired. I know this is a special contractual relationship between our managers and the team in the USA.
Director Departamento Data Analitics at a wellness & fitness company with 1,001-5,000 employees
Real User
Jan 30, 2019
It is important to make an analysis of consumer users of reports that will interact with MicroStrategy because it is what most will condition the investment. It is necessary to take into account the training of the architects and designers of the project to try to internalize them since the dependence of a third party can be very expensive in the medium-long term.
Consultant at a tech services company with 1-10 employees
Real User
Jan 24, 2018
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My company has many licenses for MicroStrategy because we can build reports in this tool. I don't know what the cost is for these licenses.
For larger businesses, I think the pricing is logical, but for smaller companies, it can be a bit costly.
MicroStrategy's licensing cost is higher than that of other tools in the market. My company uses the enterprise edition of the product. For beginners, there are trial accounts that are provided by the product.
Prices were competitive back then, like three or four years ago. Now, the price is high. But the bigger challenge was the lack of promotion for MicroStrategy in India. Products grow through word-of-mouth, like people like us talking about them, training, etc. Marketing in India wasn't great. MicroStrategy was strong in the US and Europe, but in India, they still haven't reached that critical mass. Very few people talk about MicroStrategy here. So, the price was high compared to others, but we got a very good discount. So, from that perspective, it's pricey compared to others, but that was three years ago. Things might have changed.
The Azure part has a publicly available flat pricing structure. But for the on-premises version, you negotiate directly with MicroStrategy. They're often willing to offer significant discounts, up to 80% off the original price. The pricing list itself is not publicly accessible, so it's a bit opaque.
I'm interested in finding a cost-effective way to introduce MicroStrategy to my customers. I've noticed that the workstation and desktop versions are free, which is great for development purposes, but not for customer deployment. Additional costs are associated with maintenance.
It is not an expensive solution. We need to pay for a license.
We are waiting to switch to Microsoft Power BI because MicroStrategy is too costly. So, as for the pricing, I would rate it three out of ten, where one is high price, and ten is low price.
MicroStrategy licensing is costly when you're rolling it out to 200 users. A license with Tableau costs the same as I pay for two MicroStrategy users. In order to keep costs down, I'm proposing that we use the data connector for MicroStrategy in Tableau. The company wants to move to one tool but I think we should keep the bare minimum of MicroStrategy with the semantic layer working with one or two architects and a few power users and expose the data connectors to Tableau so that the end-user has one tool, but we have two tools on the backend. We're probably going to move towards the MicroStrategy professional license scheme which provides flexibility and discounts.
The price of MicroStrategy is reasonable.
We pay annually for an annual subscription, and we renegotiate the price periodically. I don't know if it's cheaper than solutions like Tableau or Power BI. I don't remember comparing the cost. It's okay for us because we have a lot of users, and MicroStrategy gives us a reasonable price.
The personal version is completely free, but the enterprise version requires a company profile or a company email account, and I have to pay for it. If I am trying to do a test study or test case at an enterprise level, I am not able to do it on my own, I would have to use my company's resources, which is a bit costly. There is no subscription, I am using the free version.
All BI software vendors' list prices are high. It's about a price that fits the customer's needs. And I think MicroStrategy has some flexibility in its pricing model where we can easily demonstrate a total cost of ownership comparison against any of the other players. But you could do that from any BI vendor's perspective.
MicroStrategy is comparable to Power BI, Tableau or Qlik. There is no big difference. But there is a difference in price, in cost. With MicroStrategy I need to buy licenses for the users only once. Whereas for Power BI, I need to pay every year or every month.
It is expensive. We would like to extend it to many users, but we are currently restricting that because the cost is a constraint. If we are given a chance, we would love to expand it.
They offer yearly as well as perpetual licenses.
They can improve its licensing. It is a bit expensive as compared to Microsoft and other tools.
The pricing is fair.
I cannot disclose our licensing costs due to privacy concerns.
We have the best pricing available, but we can't disclose that information.
We have a license with packages, and there are additional costs for extra components. I am a user and don't have all of the information regarding licenses and how they are acquired. I know this is a special contractual relationship between our managers and the team in the USA.
It is important to make an analysis of consumer users of reports that will interact with MicroStrategy because it is what most will condition the investment. It is necessary to take into account the training of the architects and designers of the project to try to internalize them since the dependence of a third party can be very expensive in the medium-long term.
The licensing is a bit high per user.
Pricing, in general, is high. With Power BI, you get mobile with the license, whereas with MicroStrategy, you have to purchase mobile for extra.
Take the time to find an experienced consultant. A good consultant can increase your adoption and lower your overall cost by saving you from costly missteps.