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Top-rated for **Likelihood to recommend**. ----- ## Overview ### Who Uses Microsoft Power BI? Power BI is used by data analysts, business intelligence professionals, data engineers, finance departments, and enterprise organizations. ## Quick Stats & Ratings | Metric | Rating | Detail | | **Overall** | **4.6/5** | 1888 Reviews | | Ease of Use | 4.1/5 | Based on overall reviews | | Customer Support Software | 4.2/5 | Based on overall reviews | | Value for Money | 4.4/5 | Based on overall reviews | | Features | 4.5/5 | Based on overall reviews | | Recommendation percentage | 90% | (9/10 Likelihood to recommend) | ## About the vendor - **Company**: Microsoft - **Location**: Redmond, US - **Founded**: 1975 ## Commercial Context - **Starting Price**: $10.00 - **Pricing model**: Per User (Free version available) - **Pricing Details**: Free Plan: Free Power BI Pro Plan: Price: $10/user/month Power BI Premium Per User: Price: $20/user/month Power BI Premium in Microsoft Fabric: Variable - **Target Audience**: Self Employed, 2–10, 11–50, 51–200, 201–500, 501–1,000, 1,001–5,000, 5,001–10,000, 10,000+ - **Deployment & Platforms**: Cloud, SaaS, Web-based, Windows (Desktop), Android (Mobile) - **Supported Languages**: Arabic, Chinese, Czech, Danish, Dutch, English, Finnish, French, German, Hebrew, Hungarian, Indonesian, Irish, Italian, Japanese, Korean, Norwegian, Polish, Portuguese, Russian, Spanish, Swedish, Thai, Traditional Chinese, Turkish, Ukrainian - **Available Countries**: Australia, Brazil, Canada, China, Germany, India, Japan, Mexico, United Kingdom, United States ## Features - API - Activity Dashboard - Ad hoc Query - Ad hoc Reporting - Collaboration Tools - Customizable Dashboard - Customizable Reports - Dashboard Creation - Dashboard Software - Data Cleansing - Data Connectors - Data Discovery Software - Data Import/Export - Data Management Software - Data Transformation - Data Visualization Software - Data Warehousing - Forecasting - High Volume Processing - Interactive Reports - KPI Monitoring - Multiple Data Sources - Real-Time Analytics - Real-Time Data - Real-Time Reporting - Reporting & Statistics - Reporting/Analytics - Self Service Data Preparation - Self-service Analytics - Visual Analytics ## Integrations (11 total) - Dynamics 365 - Microsoft 365 - Microsoft Azure - Microsoft Excel - Microsoft SQL Server - Microsoft SharePoint - Microsoft Teams - OneDrive - QuickBooks Online - Salesforce Sales Cloud - Twilio ## Support Options - Email/Help Desk - FAQs/Forum - Knowledge Base Software - Phone Support - 24/7 (Live rep) - Chat ## Category - [Business Intelligence (BI) Software](https://www.capterra.ae/directory/23/business-intelligence/software) ## Related Categories - [Business Intelligence (BI) Software](https://www.capterra.ae/directory/23/business-intelligence/software) - [Embedded Analytics Software](https://www.capterra.ae/directory/31697/embedded-analytics/software) - [Data Visualization Software](https://www.capterra.ae/directory/30696/data-visualization/software) - [Data Analysis Software](https://www.capterra.ae/directory/31077/data-analysis/software) - [Big Data Software](https://www.capterra.ae/directory/30851/big-data/software) ## Alternatives 1. 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Flexible to develop > > **Cons**: Pricing element and the dependence on Microsoft often > > I would go ahead and recommend for its sheer simplicity ----- ### "Powerful data visualization, with a learning curve" — 5.0/5 > **Álvaro** | *21 July 2026* | Information Technology & Services | Recommendation rating: 10.0/10 > > **Pros**: It's very useful for managing historical data from one or more databases, ideal for creating analytical views to better understand that data. It's a great tool for tracking metrics from this information, which is valuable in a professional setting for analyzing the progress of a specific project or task, helping decide how to move forward and whether any adjustments are needed to correct certain data. It's reasonably easy to use when it comes to visualizing reports, it's a highly complete, interactive online document, showing additional data through features like hovering the mouse over elements. The interface is fairly simple and intuitive. Being able to compare data easily and visually is a great benefit, allowing you to immediately spot differences. It includes a very useful free Desktop plan. It also offers native integrations with Microsoft tools, typically connecting with Excel and SharePoint (in my personal work experience, the latter is the most important one). > > **Cons**: It requires a fairly steep learning curve to create reports and connect to databases for use, typically, some knowledge of the DAX language is necessary. The cost can rise significantly as more people at a professional level need access to it. > > I use it for daily and weekly visualization of data metrics. Every week, I create reports that I then share company-wide with different work groups, so they can either wrap up activities already in progress or take control of certain tasks that haven't been verified yet or that are showing issues. It's very useful for this process and has a strong visual impact when it comes to these metrics, communicating information quickly and without confusion ----- ### "Power BI with PostgreSQL" — 5.0/5 > **Louis** | *6 May 2026* | Real Estate | Recommendation rating: 8.0/10 > > **Pros**: Strong modeling and transformation capabilities with Power Query Very powerful analytics and KPI logic via DAX once the model is well structured Good report sharing experience and access control via workspaces and apps Fast, interactive dashboards when the model and PostgreSQL queries are optimized Strong ecosystem and continuous product improvements > > **Cons**: DAX and data modeling require expertise Refresh setup and reliability can require ongoing attention as data volume grows Without monitoring, performance can degrade as adoption increases > > We use Microsoft Power BI Premium connected to PostgreSQL for organization wide reporting and analytics. It has been a good fit for scaling dashboards to many users, with stronger governance, distribution, and performance than a basic setup. Once the semantic model is properly designed and the refresh strategy is stable, it saves a significant amount of time compared to manual reporting and gives stakeholders reliable, consistent KPIs. ----- ### "Works well but did not like the user interface and user experience" — 3.0/5 > **Verified Reviewer** | *14 February 2026* | Health, Wellness & Fitness | Recommendation rating: 4.0/10 > > **Pros**: A great data visualization software. It is feature packed and compatibility in running python scripts. > > **Cons**: Unintuitive user interface could use some improvements with a very steep learning curve, and technical issues may lead to some frustration in user experience. > > Its an okay product with average experience. This product wouldn't be my first choice in data visualization but it gets the job done. ----- ### "Efficient Reporting Solution With Premium Pricing" — 4.0/5 > **Verified Reviewer** | *18 May 2026* | Consumer Goods | Recommendation rating: 7.0/10 > > **Pros**: One of the industry-leading reporting tools in the current market. Relatively easy to generate reports using the drag and drop method. Can be connected with large DBs using connection strings in DirectQuery method helping in live tracking . Fast: large sets of data from different tables can be combined without much operational lag. For a multi employee company, the Power BI portal is really helpful as the user access and permissions are easy to manage. > > **Cons**: The Power BI license for each user is comparatively not cheap. Sometimes the gateway to the specific database makes this a little complex. Premium features need high tier licensing. eventhough report creation is simpler, The DB connectivity , Gateway management, DAX etc. requires techincal expertise. > > overall ,for an enterprise environment, PowerBI can add value to a company as reporting and analysis become simpler and fast, but licensing can be costly. ----- Page: 1 / 77\ Next: [Next page](https://www.capterra.ae/software/176586/power-bi?page=2) ## Links - [View on Capterra](https://www.capterra.ae/software/176586/power-bi) ## This page is available in the following languages | Locale | URL | | de | | | de-AT | | | de-CH | | | en | | | en-AE | | | en-AU | | | en-CA | | | en-GB | | | en-IE | | | en-IL | | | en-IN | | | en-NZ | | | en-SG | | | en-ZA | | | es | | | es-AR | | | es-CL | | | es-CO | | | es-CR | | | es-DO | | | es-EC | | | es-MX | | | es-PA | | | es-PE | | | fr | | | fr-BE | | | fr-CA | | | fr-LU | | | it | | | ja | | | nl | | | nl-BE | | | pt | | | pt-PT | | ----- ## Structured Data