We performed a comparison between Microsoft Power BI and RapidMiner based on real PeerSpot user reviews.
Find out what your peers are saying about Microsoft, Tableau, Oracle and others in BI (Business Intelligence) Tools."In the process of using data there is the Extract, Transform and Load (ETL). For extracting we are using another software, for transforming we are using our own coding in C#, and then we use Microsoft BI for loading the information. Microsoft BI displays information very well."
"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 most valuable features of Microsoft BI are its intuitiveness and ease to use."
"It gives you an edge if you are on the Microsoft platform. If you have been using Microsoft products for a long time or if you have the Microsoft infrastructure, this is the right tool for you. It has seamless integration with Microsoft SQL Server and other sources, and you get the best of the three things (SSIS, SSAS, and SSRS) in one suite."
"I like having the ability to connect Excel files as data inputs."
"This is a self-service BI tool, so it doesn't require a huge amount of technical training, knowledge, or a background in BI in order to induct new people into it."
"Its data visualization provides the user the ability to quickly look at data and focus on relevant information, allowing them to make an immediate decision."
"Good reporting and data analysis tool that's user-friendly, easy to deploy, stable, and scalable."
"Scalability is not really a concern with RapidMiner. It scales very well and can be used in global implementations."
"I've been using a lot of components from the Strategic Extension and Python Extension."
"What I like about RapidMiner is its all-in-one nature, which allows me to prepare, extract, transform, and load data within the same tool."
"The most valuable feature of RapidMiner is that it is code free. It is similar to playing with Lego pieces and executing after you are finished to see the results. Additionally, it is easy to use and has interesting utilities when preparing the data. It has a utility to automatically launch a series of models and show the comparisons. When finished with the comparisons you can select the best one, and deploy it automatically."
"The most valuable feature of RapidMiner is that it can read a large number of file formats including CSV, Excel, and in particular, SPSS."
"The most valuable feature is what the product sets out to do, which is extracting information and data."
"The best part of RapidMiner is efficiency."
"RapidMiner is very easy to use."
"You need to purchase upgraded support separately."
"Some kind of expression wizard, where the user can build a complex expression without any knowledge of DAX, can be a good addition to the product."
"Better mapping capabilities and easier administration access would be beneficial, especially for understanding who has viewed reports."
"The look is simple, and could be a little more professional."
"Right now, their premium pricing is keeping us out of the premium market. The premium price per user just doesn't make sense for us, but we haven't reached the limit of 500 users to justify the premium."
"Not having to login again after a mobile app upgrade. A simple login on mobile would be great."
"Microsoft BI can improve some of the visual level filters or visual functionality, that are available in other BI tools, such as Tableau or Qlik Sense."
"Microsoft BI lacks integration capabilities, so it needs to consider increasing its integration capabilities."
"I think that they should make deep learning models easier."
"In terms of the UI and SaaS, the user interface with KNIME is more appealing than RapidMiner."
"If they could include video tutorials, people would find that quite helpful."
"RapidMiner isn't cheap. It's a complete solution, but it's costly."
"I would like to see all users have access to all of the deep learning models, and that they can be used easily."
"The visual interface could use something like the-drag-and-drop features which other products already support. Some additional features can make RapidMiner a better tool and maybe more competitive."
"A great product but confusing in some way with regard to the user interface and integration with other tools."
"The biggest problem, not from a platform process, but from an avoidance process, is when you work in a heavily regulated environment, like banking and finance. Whenever you make a decision or there is an output, you need to bill it as an avoidance to the investigator or to the bank audit team. If you made decisions within this machine learning model, you need to explain why you did so. It would better if you could explain your decision in terms of delivery. However, this is an issue with all ML platforms. Many companies are working heavily in this area to help figure out how to make it more explainable to the business team or the regulator."
Microsoft Power BI is ranked 1st in BI (Business Intelligence) Tools with 297 reviews while RapidMiner is ranked 2nd in Predictive Analytics with 19 reviews. Microsoft Power BI is rated 8.0, while RapidMiner is rated 8.6. The top reviewer of Microsoft Power BI writes "A complete ecosystem with an builtin ETL tool, good integrations with python and R, and support of DAX and Power Query (M languages)". On the other hand, the top reviewer of RapidMiner writes "Offers good tutorials that make it easy to learn and use, with a powerful feature to compare machine learning algorithms". Microsoft Power BI is most compared with Tableau, Amazon QuickSight, KNIME, Domo and Oracle OBIEE, whereas RapidMiner is most compared with KNIME, Alteryx, Dataiku Data Science Studio, Tableau and SAS Enterprise Miner.
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