Microsoft Power BI Review

PROS: Power BI customer reps have always been helpful and responsive--kudos to them! They don't just give us canned responses, but rather, they really try to address our specific issues. Power BI is a well-designed and helpful tool.

CONS: It can be difficult to merge information coming from more than one data source.

PROS: Power BI can connect to just about any data source--and this is probably its main selling point. Plus, it creates pretty decent graphics and slicer interactions too. And finally, data from Power BI are easily shareable and can be editable by a third party too.

CONS: There should be a free version for Power BI. Some graphs take too long to load as well.

PROS: There's so much to love about Power BI. For one, it offers a range of pricing models, and we've been able to choose the package that fits perfectly into our budget. It can pull data from just about any source too, and automatically updates when the data source does. It hooks us up with a robust set of ETL tools as well, complete with its own programming language. It supports an expression language as well that helps us deal with our tabular data more efficiently.

CONS: Its desktop version feels a bit clunky. This is where the bulk of our work happens, and we need it to function as smoothly as possible. The program itself needs to be cleaned up too. We've noticed a couple of bugs such as the date slicer of the program. It does not automatically update the date of our files. These little things are important to us, and we hope that these issues can be addressed right away.

PROS: Ever since we started using Power BI, we've grown heavily dependent on its functionalities. In fact, we can hardly imagine what a workday might be like without this program. It offers all the right tools that we need for business visualization, plus it has a pretty impressive coverage system too. All of the output that we've generated from it have been professional-grade and up to our business standards.

CONS: Power BI has given us plenty of space to explore and create. This is especially true for its pro version. It allows us to collaborate and obtain the data that we need. The only problem we've noticed with Power BI is that it requires initial background on SQL and the like.

PROS: One of the best things about Power BI is its flexibility and ease of use. We haven't come across any problem in linking it with other data sources. Plus, the interactive charts are truly professional and aesthetically top-notch. It can scale with the user too. Whether you're a newbie or an expert, you can easily create measures with Power BI and maybe even customize your charts with Python or Javascript. Assigning tasks and sharing reports and dashboards haven't been a problem too.

CONS: The only downside to Power BI is its pricing models, plus the fact that users without pro subscriptions can't view my reports too.

PROS: This has quickly become one of the favorite programs among my colleagues. It manages to synthesize our data easily and without any problem. By simply creating queries, it can quickly identify patterns for your invoices so that you can see what brings in the most income. They've provided us with a set of pretty detailed online training materials too. And finally, I think it's great how we can easily share live data and edit them as we go.

CONS: This program does require initial training and certain skills from the user. An amateur handling this can easily get overwhelmed with all the queries that they'd need to keep track of.

PROS: Power BI is probably the best visualization program in the market. Once you can fully grasp all of its functionalities, you'll soon be able to reap all of its benefits. It can easily churn out your vision into reality--all you have to do is to supply it with the necessary data.

CONS: I'd be lying if I said that I didn't struggle with this at first. One needs to be familiar with similar programs to fully appreciate its value.

PROS: Power BI definitely has more merits, other than the fact that it is a product of Microsoft. For one, it does provide really good graphics and visualization chartings. Plus, it's easy to get started with the program too. Users can install it without further problems.

CONS: It's not easy to share results via Power BI. We've had to take the extra steps of using another program just to be able to generate a link for our graphics for sharing. Its control panel is a bit confusing too. The formatting is all over the place and needs to be previewed on another computer.

PROS: Power BI has completely transformed the way we understand our business. Through it, we've been able to process and understand our data better. We've been able to make better decisions because of it and have even gained the favor of our executives because of our more visually appealing reports. This has completely revolutionized the game for us.

CONS: It hasn't really introduced significant updates ever since its roll out into the market. This makes me feel as if other solutions can now surpass it when it comes to modeling and graphics. Sometimes, we have to really get in there and do the coding ourselves.

PROS: I love how Power BI can easily translate hard data into more understandable and relatable graphics. It can even categorize information for you by age group, date of membership, as well as membership type.

CONS: It automatically refreshes about two times a day. Of course, this benefits us sometimes too, especially when we forget to update our data.

PROS: This is probably one of the best visual analytics tools in the market. It integrates seamlessly with other Microsoft products too. I've been able to easily export data to and from Excel and Powerpoint.

CONS: I sometimes need to load data on Power BI in increments. It really cannot handle an influx of large amounts of data too well. Although to be fair, this is probably the only negative thing I can say about this product.

PROS: I love how intuitive and easy to use Power BI is. It can export and import data from other sources easily too.

CONS: I'd appreciate it if more graphic design options will be made available soon.

PROS: One of the best things about Microsoft Power BI is its usability. We haven't had any trouble introducing this program to our team members because of how easy it is to learn and to use. We use this mostly for creating reports and sending them to various silos in our company. It's fast, integrates well with other systems, plus the end product is always aesthetically up-to-standard too.

CONS: The only hitch we've noted is that it does require you to have a working knowledge of database management.

PROS: We use Power BI for our weekly reporting. I love that it can manage to import and export large amounts of data without lagging. This has made our lives much easier by hosting a template to which we can simply edit details while it automatically populates our reports. Its graphic components aid in data visualization, making it a lot easier for us to understand the numbers. It can create bar graphs, histograms, pie charts, and so much more. The fact that it is powered by Microsoft is a plus point for us too. It integrates well with salesforce, MySQL, and other data sources. Finally, whenever we hit walls, there's an easily accessible online community of users that we can easily reach out to.

CONS: It can be a bit difficult to import data from more than one data source at the same time. Plus, although it has the ability to handle large amounts of data, we have noticed some delays. It requires some level of skill to use efficiently as well.

PROS: Overall all experience with Microsoft Power BI good. we use for this tool for decision making and forecast and trend analysis.

CONS: Little bit improvement in Microsoft Power BI mobile version.