We performed a comparison between Microsoft Power BI and Microsoft SQL Server Reporting Services based on real PeerSpot user reviews.
Find out in this report how the two Reporting solutions compare in terms of features, pricing, service and support, easy of deployment, and ROI."Constant collaboration is the most valuable. I can build a dashboard, and several co-workers can access this dashboard. We can share information that is important for decision-making. It is a very easy-to-deploy solution. It is compatible with a lot of data sources. It is also very stable and scalable. There is also a very good forum and a lot of help and online training."
"The one feature most of our customers like is data visualization. When we were doing BI directly from SQL, most users found it challenging to create their own reports. Power BI has self-serve analytics that the end-users can do themselves. On most projects, people are primarily using data visualization and self-serve analytics."
"The solution has a good toggling feature."
"It is quite easy to use and it helps me to achieve the projects that I've been assigned."
"The tool is very flexible so it allows creativity."
"It's a pretty scalable product."
"Power BI is more powerful than other tools because it is new for us. Each new version has more capabilities, and we're expecting AI and ML features in the next version."
"The most valuable feature of the solution is that it is an easy-to-use tool."
"We can create quality reports in real time."
"In Microsoft SQL Server Reporting Services, the installation and configuration are easy."
"The SQL Server Reporting Services makes it very easy to get the data whenever we need it."
"We get good support from Microsoft."
"It is scalable."
"I like Microsoft SQL Server Reporting Services' automated reporting feature."
"The solution's features are all just wrapped up in one nice easy package. I don't need a lot of toolsets to get everything I need done."
"I'm very satisfied with the customer service. And usually, whenever we have any issue or details, we get to the person for the support. I'm really satisfied with the service. Within a few minutes or within a few hours, the support person will be available."
"In an upcoming release, the solution could be simplified and have a more complete product package rather than a suite of products that we have to put together."
"I would like for there to be some type of user manual that shows steps on how to navigate the solution."
"Sluggish performance when handling large amounts of data."
"The solution could improve by providing more free visuals. A lot of them are very nice but you have to purchase them."
"The reporting needs to be improved."
"Microsoft BI's visualization could be better. Though Power BI's visualization has steadily improved over the years, it's not on the level tools like Tableau and SAS or some of the more expensive products on the market."
"Most clients have MacBooks. Therefore, they use Tableau as Power BI Desktop is not available for the MacBook right now."
"Actionable insights could be better."
"In this solution, the cost should be reduced for the enterprise edition."
"I would like the solution to add the scheduling feature for reports."
"Sometimes, we need to make sure that the configuration stays consistent across the reporting instances. They all connect to the same database. So, it shares that same backend, but the reporting services itself can also be configured. On the application level, for reporting level. And it is, based on my own experience, it is a manual effort to make sure that the reporting servers are configured the same across the environment."
"The solution's interface is old."
"We encounter some barriers while trying to build a report."
"It is not easy to integrate the product with other tools in the market."
"It doesn't have quite the flexibility of a Tableau or something like that. Many users are more comfortable with Tableau and I'm not quite sure why that is right now, but it seems to be the case."
"There is room for improvement in the pricing model."
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Microsoft Power BI is ranked 1st in Reporting with 297 reviews while Microsoft SQL Server Reporting Services is ranked 8th in Reporting with 13 reviews. Microsoft Power BI is rated 8.0, while Microsoft SQL Server Reporting Services is rated 7.6. 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 Microsoft SQL Server Reporting Services writes "Offers useful templates but needs to improve the connectivity offered". Microsoft Power BI is most compared with Tableau, Amazon QuickSight, KNIME, Domo and Oracle OBIEE, whereas Microsoft SQL Server Reporting Services is most compared with TIBCO Jaspersoft, Tableau, SAP Crystal Reports, Oracle OBIEE and IBM Cognos. See our Microsoft Power BI vs. Microsoft SQL Server Reporting Services report.
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