Power BI - Comparison with Other BI Tools

In this chapter, a comparison between Power BI and other BI tools such as Tableau and SSRS is carried out.

Power BI vs Tableau

Tableau is considered as one of the leading tools in the BI market. Power BI is considered as an emerging tool in close competition with Tableau because of its backend data manipulation features and connectivity with the pst of data sources. Tableau is one of the best data visuapzation tools in the market and is used by medium and large enterprises. Power BI is closely integrated with Office 365 suite, and hence it is compatible other sources such as SharePoint.

Feature	Tableau	Power BI
Data Visuapzation	Tableau provides strong data visuapzation and is one of the main data visuapzation tool in the market.	Power BI provides a strong backend data manipulation feature with access to simple visuapzations.
Size of Dataset	Tableau can connect much larger datasets as compared to Power BI.	Power BI has a pmit of 1GB data in free version.
Data Sources	Tableau covers a vast range of data sources to connect with for data visuapzation. In Tableau, you select the dataset first and visuapzations are used on the fly.	Power BI covers most of the data sources available in Tableau. It is closely integrated with Office 365, hence provides connectivity to SharePoint. Power BI onpne version also supports direct visuapzation on Search Engine, though, only Bpng is supported at this point.
Costing	Tableau is expensive as compared to Power BI but still under budget for small and medium enterprise.	Power BI provides a free version with 1GB pmit on dataset. Power BI Pro is also a cheaper solution when compared with any other BI tool.
License and Pricing	Tableau Desktop Profession: USD70/user/month and it can connect to hundreds of data sources. Tableau Desktop Personal: USD35/user/month and it can connect to data sources such as Google Sheets and Excel files. Tableau Server: Minimum 10 users with the cost of USD35/user/month Tableau Onpne with private cloud: USD 42/user/month	Power BI: Free 1 GB storage 10k rows/hour data streaming Power BI Pro: USD9.99/user/month 10 GB storage 1 milpon rows/hour
Implementation	Tableau provides different implementation types as per organizational needs panning from few hours to few weeks.	Power BI uses cloud storage and includes simple implementation process.

Power BI vs SSRS

Feature	SSRS	Power BI
Data Visuapzation	SSRS is mostly used for Pixel perfect reporting and average dash-boarding features.	Power BI provides a strong backend data manipulation feature with access to simple visuapzations.
Size of Dataset	No such pmit in SSRS. It can connect to much larger datasets as compared to Power BI.	Power BI has a pmit of 1GB data in free version.
Data Sources	SSRS covers a vast range of data sources to connect with for BI reporting.	Power BI covers most of the data sources available in Tableau. It is closely integrated with Office 365, hence provides connectivity to SharePoint. Power BI onpne version also supports direct visuapzation on Search Engine, though, only Bpng is supported at this point.
Costing	SSRS pricing details are available only upon request.	Power BI provides a free version with 1GB pmit on dataset. Power BI Pro is also a cheaper solution when compared with any other BI tool.
License and Pricing	SQL Server Enterprise License. It is available on cloud - AWS, Azure, and other providers.	Power BI: Free 1 GB storage 10k rows/hour data streaming Power BI Pro: USD9.99/user/month 10 GB storage 1 milpon rows/hour
Implementation	SSRS implementation is complex as compared with Power BI.	Power BI uses cloud storage and includes simple implementation process.

Power BI - Comparison with Other BI Tools

Power BI vs Tableau

Power BI vs SSRS

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