We performed a comparison between Microsoft Power BI, QlikView, and XLCubed based on real PeerSpot user reviews.
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"Microsoft BI's initial setup is very straightforward."
"It is good for us for onboarding the data. We can connect to multiple data sources, do transformations to make the data usable, and then model it within the transformation. Someone who has come from a Microsoft Excel environment will easily be able to use this solution. Power query and report modeling are easy to understand in this solution. Their technical support is very good. They are extremely responsive, helpful, and hands-on."
"The tool is very flexible so it allows creativity."
"With the out-of-the-box Data Platform and Business Intelligence ecosystem, you get the entire platform with a single license."
"The Microsoft Power BI app is very good. It's also very flexible."
"The solution is easy to use and flexible."
"Provides good data flow related to the container and control flow."
"We use QlikView for its cost-effectiveness and ease of integration with databases."
"It's incredibly fast and can handle large volumes of data without slowing down our operations."
"It enables us to configure various elements, such as dashboard settings, including factors like color schemes and other customization parameters."
"Scripting as per a customer's need, which is a pretty cool feature and not available in other tools."
"The product’s most valuable feature is its ability to view the entire data available for analysis."
"You can switch views easily."
"One of the good thing is that you can integrate different data source technologies. So you can model your environment without having any of our views running."
"It has user-friendly data visualization features, supporting our decision-making process with its business intelligence capabilities"
"Great capability, performance, flexibility, visuals, and the solution is also very cost effective."
"I am looking forward to testing their full graphics that are available, as they looked very interesting in the demo."
"Power BI could be improved by implementing more options for data integration. Nowadays, the cloud takes care of scalability and security. As we all know, data sources are increasing, so we get data from a variety of streams. But if we could get the downstream data into the database and update the reports more easily, Power BI would be better."
"The integration with third-party products could be more stable."
"The dashboard could be simplified."
"SQL Server Reporting Services (SSRS) is not user friendly."
"A few features available in Tableau are not available in Power BI. For example. Tableau has the ability to make up the physical layer and all other stuff at runtime. In Power BI, we have to develop a proper physical layer to connect it. The limitation that we normally face is related to the direct query mode. When it comes to the direct query mode, most of the functionality is not working, which is an issue for us. We have to use the direct query mode frequently because the client needs real-time data. They should work on this limitation. There are a lot of other technical things that need to be improved. I am also following the Power BI platform and Microsoft Support Center platform on the web where users have put their requirements. Microsoft is also working on improving this solution. In every update, they add new features to this solution."
"Trend data and dashboards need improvement."
"When you go to the cloud, its licensing is not intuitive. It is a little bit complex. When you have to purchase a new license, it is difficult to understand on their website what exactly you need to pay and how you can group. It is something that is applicable to all Microsoft products. They're not always so simple and clear when it comes to licensing. Their support can also be better in terms of explaining how they resolved an issue and what steps they took to resolve it. They are able to resolve the issue, but they can be better at explaining the approach they took to resolve the issue. It could have something in the direction of machine learning. It can have some kind of integration with machine learning where you can ask for some reports with natural language."
"The cost of the solution can get high."
"The pricing is high."
"QlikView's UI could be more user-friendly."
"Sometimes the filters are disappearing, and I'm not sure why this is happening."
"The solution should be mobile-responsive. It should also include drag-and-drop and slice-and-dice features."
"For me, it is important to have a mix, what is the "view" and what is the "sense", Qlik Sense. They have two tools, but for me it is important to have only one tool, which combines the functions that we have from one side and the other side."
"Error handling."
"More/newer visualisation components need to be added."
"The tool is expensive in Turkey."
"There should be a better or an easier way to establish that connection to external sources."
"Would like the ability to be able to benchmark."
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