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    ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price

    Chartio (discontinued)

    Score7.5 out of 10
    N/AChartio is a visualization tool designed to enable anyone to explore, transform and visualize data on the fly through a drag-and-drop interface. Chartio was acquired by Atlassian in February 2021 so that it's capabilities could be integrated into the Atlassian product portfolio's capabilities. Chartio is no longer available to new customers, standalone. Existing customers must migrate to alternatives by March 2022, when the service will be retired.

    $40

    per user/per month

    Microsoft Power BI

    Score8.5 out of 10
    N/AMicrosoft Power BI is a visualization and data discovery tool from Microsoft. It allows users to convert data into visuals and graphics, visually explore and analyze data, collaborate on interactive dashboards and reports, and scale across their organization with built-in governance and security.

    $10

    per month per user

    Pricing
    Chartio (discontinued)Microsoft Power BI
    Editions & Modules
    Starter
    $40
    per user/per month
    Professional
    $60
    per user/per month
    Organization
    Contact sales team
    No answers on this topic
    Offerings
    Pricing Offerings
    Chartio (discontinued)Microsoft Power BI
    Free Trial
    YesYes
    Free/Freemium Version
    NoYes
    Premium Consulting/Integration Services
    YesNo
    Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo setup fee
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    Community Pulse
    Chartio (discontinued)Microsoft Power BI
    Considered Both Products
    Atlassian
    No answer on this topic
    Microsoft
    No answer on this topic
    Key User Insights
    Would buy again
    No answers on this topic
    95%
    Would buy again
    101 Answers
    Delivers good value for the price
    No answers on this topic
    99%
    Delivers good value for the price
    96 Answers
    Happy with the feature set
    No answers on this topic
    97%
    Happy with the feature set
    103 Answers
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    No answers on this topic
    98%
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    63 Answers
    Implementation went as expected
    No answers on this topic
    94%
    Implementation went as expected
    67 Answers
    Features
    Chartio (discontinued)Microsoft Power BI
    BI Standard Reporting
    Comparison of BI Standard Reporting features of Chartio (discontinued) and Microsoft Power BI
    Feature
    Chartio (discontinued)
    6.0
    18 Ratings
    33% below category average
    Microsoft Power BI
    8.8
    140 Ratings
    8% above category average
    Pixel Perfect reports3.614 Ratings8.5120 Ratings
    Customizable dashboards7.718 Ratings10.0140 Ratings
    Report Formatting Templates6.714 Ratings8.0128 Ratings
    Ad-hoc Reporting
    Comparison of Ad-hoc Reporting features of Chartio (discontinued) and Microsoft Power BI
    Feature
    Chartio (discontinued)
    5.7
    14 Ratings
    33% below category average
    Microsoft Power BI
    8.2
    140 Ratings
    2% above category average
    Drill-down analysis6.913 Ratings7.0139 Ratings
    Formatting capabilities6.112 Ratings9.0138 Ratings
    Integration with R or other statistical packages3.15 Ratings8.0103 Ratings
    Report sharing and collaboration6.513 Ratings9.0135 Ratings
    Report Output and Scheduling
    Comparison of Report Output and Scheduling features of Chartio (discontinued) and Microsoft Power BI
    Feature
    Chartio (discontinued)
    3.4
    17 Ratings
    85% below category average
    Microsoft Power BI
    8.6
    134 Ratings
    3% above category average
    Publish to Web2.79 Ratings8.0129 Ratings
    Publish to PDF6.117 Ratings9.0122 Ratings
    Report Versioning2.05 Ratings9.0102 Ratings
    Report Delivery Scheduling2.712 Ratings8.0104 Ratings
    Delivery to Remote Servers00 Ratings9.074 Ratings
    Data Discovery and Visualization
    Comparison of Data Discovery and Visualization features of Chartio (discontinued) and Microsoft Power BI
    Feature
    Chartio (discontinued)
    7.5
    15 Ratings
    8% below category average
    Microsoft Power BI
    8.7
    136 Ratings
    9% above category average
    Pre-built visualization formats (heatmaps, scatter plots etc.)7.215 Ratings9.0131 Ratings
    Location Analytics / Geographic Visualization7.212 Ratings8.0122 Ratings
    Predictive Analytics8.03 Ratings9.0102 Ratings
    Pattern Recognition and Data Mining00 Ratings9.01 Ratings
    Access Control and Security
    Comparison of Access Control and Security features of Chartio (discontinued) and Microsoft Power BI
    Feature
    Chartio (discontinued)
    -
    Ratings
    Microsoft Power BI
    8.6
    127 Ratings
    1% above category average
    Multi-User Support (named login)00 Ratings9.0121 Ratings
    Role-Based Security Model00 Ratings9.0102 Ratings
    Multiple Access Permission Levels (Create, Read, Delete)00 Ratings10.0111 Ratings
    Report-Level Access Control00 Ratings7.01 Ratings
    Single Sign-On (SSO)00 Ratings8.394 Ratings
    Mobile Capabilities
    Comparison of Mobile Capabilities features of Chartio (discontinued) and Microsoft Power BI
    Feature
    Chartio (discontinued)
    -
    Ratings
    Microsoft Power BI
    8.0
    117 Ratings
    2% above category average
    Responsive Design for Web Access00 Ratings8.0111 Ratings
    Mobile Application00 Ratings7.793 Ratings
    Dashboard / Report / Visualization Interactivity on Mobile00 Ratings7.7112 Ratings
    Application Program Interfaces (APIs) / Embedding
    Comparison of Application Program Interfaces (APIs) / Embedding features of Chartio (discontinued) and Microsoft Power BI
    Feature
    Chartio (discontinued)
    -
    Ratings
    Microsoft Power BI
    8.4
    80 Ratings
    8% above category average
    REST API00 Ratings8.072 Ratings
    Javascript API00 Ratings9.956 Ratings
    iFrames00 Ratings8.055 Ratings
    Java API00 Ratings8.046 Ratings
    Themeable User Interface (UI)00 Ratings8.163 Ratings
    Customizable Platform (Open Source)00 Ratings8.444 Ratings
    Best Alternatives
    Chartio (discontinued)Microsoft Power BI
    Small Businesses
    Looker Studio
    Score7.6 out of 10
    Cyfe
    Score8.8 out of 10
    Medium-sized Companies
    Jet Reports
    Score9.5 out of 10
    Zendesk Explore
    Score8.7 out of 10
    Enterprises
    Grafana
    Score8.7 out of 10
    Jaspersoft Community Edition
    Score9.7 out of 10
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    User Ratings
    Chartio (discontinued)Microsoft Power BI
    Likelihood to Recommend
    8.0
    (30 ratings)
    8.5
    (142 ratings)
    Likelihood to Renew
    8.0
    (24 ratings)
    9.0
    (2 ratings)
    Usability
    7.6
    (6 ratings)
    7.9
    (58 ratings)
    Availability
    8.6
    (2 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Performance
    7.3
    (1 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Support Rating
    -
    (0 ratings)
    10.0
    (53 ratings)
    Online Training
    8.2
    (1 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Implementation Rating
    7.3
    (1 ratings)
    9.0
    (1 ratings)
    Data Sharing and Collaboration
    5.0
    (30 ratings)
    8.5
    (82 ratings)
    Data Sources
    6.9
    (30 ratings)
    9.0
    (81 ratings)
    Product Scalability
    6.8
    (2 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    User Testimonials
    Chartio (discontinued)Microsoft Power BI
    Likelihood to Recommend
    Atlassian
    Chartio is a great tool for building presentable dashboards. It can export, you can add read-only access, and it has permissions levels by dashboard for users. There are other data analysis tools that help to analyze the data, but few allow for such a nice presentation
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    Microsoft
    Has significantly improved collation of data and visualisation especially with business across Europe. Has given me the ability to see the Site availability at the click of a button to see which Site is in the "money" and seize opportunities based on Market data
    Incentivized
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    Pros
    Atlassian
    • Direct linkage to our databases. Abstracts away the visualization layer so we can focus on the data and the queries.
    • Host of graphs and tools that permits all types of data visualizations.
    • Haven't quite used this yet, but there is a new embedding feature that will be very helpful so that we can embed the charts into a company central dash.
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    Microsoft
    • Options for data source connections are immense. Not just which sources, but your options for *how* the data is brought in.
    • Constant updates (this is both good and bad at times).
    • User friendliness. I can get the data connections set up and draft some quick visuals, then release to the target audience and let them expand on it how they want to.
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    Cons
    Atlassian
    • There is not a last full month date range option. You can still get the range that you need, but the dashboards will have to be manually updated to exclusively display one whole month.
    • When building a chart, the area which displays your tables and fields is finite. You can't adjust the size to make it easier to see. They do allow a mouse-over to see the entire name of your table/field, but I would prefer to adjust the width.
    • Once you modify a query in the Custom Query tab, there doesn't seem to be a way to go back to using the U.I.
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    Microsoft
    • It would be easier for users could Microsoft Power BI and Excel used the same programming languages.
    • Would like to see the online version of Microsoft Power BI be as powerful as the desktop version.
    • Publishing a Microsoft Power BI file online and then having to save the file is somewhat redundant.
    • Would like to export each page or chart as an image.
    Incentivized
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    Likelihood to Renew
    Atlassian
    Great customer support: You will receive an answer by email usually within 20-30 minutes. Not only that but our CSMs for Chartio go out of their way to help, they have even created charts for some of the less experienced users that wanted an example to work from. We have had nothing but great experiences with this team.
    Incentivized
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    Microsoft
    Microsoft Power BI is an excellent and scalable tool. It has a learning curve, but once you get past that, the sky is the limit and you can build from the most simple to the most complex dashboards. I have built everything from simple reports with only a few data points to complex reports with many pages and advanced filtering.
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    Usability
    Atlassian
    I really like using Chartio. I use it on a daily basis for pulling data from different sources and combining data (the explore tab was a great idea for this use). I think I would give it 8/10 because there needs to be more documentation or maybe blog posts about things people are doing with it. I only have my own ideas about what to do /how to graph things. I know there are some articles, but it would be awesome to have a section on the neat dashboards people are building or how they show data in different ways. Another complaint is how much time it takes to load. I know our databases aren't set up precisely for Chartio and I have been creating data stores. But the data stores have so many more limitations that adds a whole new layer of frustration. Love the product, keep up the good work and the fast fixes.
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    Microsoft
    Automating reporting has reduced manual data processing by 50-70%, freeing up analysts for higher-value tasks. A finance team that previously spent 20+ hours per week on Excel-based reports now does it in minutes with Microsoft Power BI's automated Real-time dashboards have shortened decision cycles by 30-40%, enabling leadership to react quickly to sales trends, operational bottlenecks, and customer behavior.
    Incentivized
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    Support Rating
    Atlassian
    No answers on this topic
    Microsoft
    It is a fantastic tool, you can do almost everything related with data and reports, it is a perfect substitutive of Power Point and Excel with a high evolution and flexibility, and also it is very friendly and easy to share. I think all companies should have Power BI (or other BI tool) in their software package and if they are in the MS Suite, for sure Power BI should be the one due to all the benefits of the MS ecosystem.
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    Online Training
    Atlassian
    I use self learning materials. Pretty helpful. I find myself having to go back to the "drilldown" instructions though, and have a hard time finding hidden variables on a dashboard, so perhaps there is room for intuitive improvements (or maybe I'm just being lazy)
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    Microsoft
    No answers on this topic
    Implementation Rating
    Atlassian
    No answers on this topic
    Microsoft
    It was integrated with our erp easily and was accessible on cloud.
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    Alternatives Considered
    Atlassian
    Chartio so far has been the easiest BI tool to setup and has also been the most affordable. There are some other, great, BI tools out there but they were a bit to heavy handed for what we needed. Also - despite the high cost per user in Chartio, the other tools were still more expensive.
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    Microsoft
    Microsoft Power BI is free. If I didn't want to create a custom platform (i.e. my organization insisted on an existing platform that I *had* to use), I'd use Microsoft Power BI. For any start-up or SMB, I'd just use Claude & Grok to build it quickly, also for free. Would not pay for Tableau or Sigma anymore. Not worth it at all.
    Incentivized
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    Scalability
    Atlassian
    Chartio has worked well as our datawarehouse has rapidly expanded, and the usability/performance hasn't seemed to have suffered. What we haven't yet realized is additional savings from additional users. We have some dashboard needs for users who truly just view of a few charts, and the licensing structure hasn't yet been structured in a way that would support that type of approach...having 50 "core" licenses, and then potentially several hundred view only licenses for partners that would use the application infrequently.
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    Microsoft
    No answers on this topic
    Return on Investment
    Atlassian
    No answers on this topic
    Microsoft
    • Power BI usage reduced the effort of analytical reports creation by about 80%
    • Empowered all the level of employee to be more vigilant of the data and business insights, gained the profit of 8% overall.
    • AI-powered predictive analytics improved forecasting accuracy by 17%, that topped the overall sales.
    Incentivized
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    ScreenShots

    Chartio (discontinued) Screenshots

    Screenshot of Sample Executive DashboardScreenshot of Sample Zendesk DashboardScreenshot of Chartio's SQL Mode Chart CreatorScreenshot of SQL EditorScreenshot of Query BuilderScreenshot of Data Pipeline

    Microsoft Power BI Screenshots

    Screenshot of Microsoft Power BI - Turns insights into impact for business usersScreenshot of Power BI integrates easily with Microsoft 365Screenshot of Microsoft Power BI - AI-Powered CapabilitiesScreenshot of Microsoft Power BI - Copilot can be used to create reportsScreenshot of Microsoft Power BI - Data HubScreenshot of Microsoft Power BI - Scales as organizational needs grow