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Power BI is a business analytics solution that lets you visualize your data and share insights across your organization, or embed them in your app or website. Connect to hundreds of data sources and bring your data to life with live dashboards and reports.
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91 Likeliness to Recommend
99 Plan to Renew
87 Satisfaction of Cost Relative to Value
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Emotional Footprint Overview
- Product Experience:
- 96%
- Negotiation and Contract:
- 91%
- Conflict Resolution:
- 95%
- Strategy & Innovation:
- 94%
- Service Experience:
- 94%
Product scores listed below represent current data. This may be different from data contained in reports and awards, which express data as of their publication date.
+94 Net Emotional Footprint
The emotional sentiment held by end users of the software based on their experience with the vendor. Responses are captured on an eight-point scale.
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Pros
- Helps Innovate
- Reliable
- Performance Enhancing
- Enables Productivity
How to read the Emotional Footprint
The Net Emotional Footprint measures high-level user sentiment towards particular product offerings. It aggregates emotional response ratings for various dimensions of the vendor-client relationship and product effectiveness, creating a powerful indicator of overall user feeling toward the vendor and product.
While purchasing decisions shouldn't be based on emotion, it's valuable to know what kind of emotional response the vendor you're considering elicits from their users.
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Microsoft Power BI Reviews

Kunal E.
- Role: Information Technology
- Industry: Technology
- Involvement: IT Development, Integration, and Administration
Submitted Mar 2025
IT Developer Reviews Microsoft's Power BI
Likeliness to Recommend
What differentiates Microsoft Power BI from other similar products?
Easy integration with other microsoft suite products. DAX engine gives good data modelling capabilities. Sllighly more affordable than tableau
What is your favorite aspect of this product?
Power Query and Dax functions help in good data modelling. Again its integration with microsoft suite is very very useful and handy for large IT corporation
What do you dislike most about this product?
Complex queries are often slow . It also struggles with slight large datasets. Licenses are also a little restrictive.
What recommendations would you give to someone considering this product?
slightly cheaper , powerful data modelling , analysis , visualization and reporting tool.
Pros
- Helps Innovate
- Reliable
- Performance Enhancing
- Efficient Service

Abiodun B.
- Role: Information Technology
- Industry: Banking
- Involvement: IT Development, Integration, and Administration
Submitted Mar 2025
Powerful Data Visualization
Likeliness to Recommend
What differentiates Microsoft Power BI from other similar products?
Microsoft Power BI stands out due to its seamless integration with other Microsoft products like Excel, Azure, and SQL Server, making data connectivity and analysis more efficient. Its user-friendly interface, robust data visualization capabilities, and AI-powered insights provide a competitive edge. Additionally, Power BI offers strong scalability, allowing businesses of all sizes to leverage its analytics features. Its cost-effectiveness compared to other BI tools, frequent updates driven by Microsoft's innovation strategy, and strong security features further differentiate it in the market.
What is your favorite aspect of this product?
Its seamless integration with other Microsoft tools, powerful data visualization capabilities, and user-friendly interface make data analysis efficient and insightful.
What do you dislike most about this product?
The seamless integration with other Microsoft tools, especially Excel and Azure, makes data analysis smooth and efficient. Additionally, the intuitive dashboard, AI powered insights, and real-time data visualization enhance decision-making.
What recommendations would you give to someone considering this product?
Ensure your team is familiar with data modeling and DAX for optimal use. Take advantage of Microsoft’s extensive training resources. Choose the right licensing plan based on your organization's needs. Integrate with other Microsoft tools for a seamless experience. Optimize data sources for better performance.
Pros
- Continually Improving Product
- Saves Time
- Helps Innovate
- Reliable

imran m.
- Role: Industry Specific Role
- Industry: Other
- Involvement: End User of Application
Submitted Jan 2025
A super data analytics tool
Likeliness to Recommend
What differentiates Microsoft Power BI from other similar products?
It offers a wide range of visualization and it is also cost effective
What is your favorite aspect of this product?
It can easily integrate with microsoft365 Easy to use It helps me to connect with multiple data sources
What do you dislike most about this product?
Advanced features are bot complex to use Large datasets can slowdown the software
What recommendations would you give to someone considering this product?
If you are already using Microsoft softwares then you should definitely go for it
Pros
- Performance Enhancing
- Enables Productivity
- Unique Features
- Efficient Service