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    ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price

    ClicData

    Score8.5 out of 10
    N/AClicData is a 100% cloud-based business intelligence platform that allows users to connect, process, blend, visualize and share data from a single place. As an automated platform, users are able to rely on the latest version of company data, to ensure users make the right decisions. Hundreds of data connectors ClicData has connectors that allow users to pull data automatically from hundreds of business applications and databases. Data warehousing and ETL…

    $79

    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
    ClicDataMicrosoft Power BI
    Editions & Modules
    Premium
    $79
    per month
    Team
    $269
    per month
    Business
    $525
    per month
    Enterprise
    Custom Quote
    No answers on this topic
    Offerings
    Pricing Offerings
    ClicDataMicrosoft Power BI
    Free Trial
    YesYes
    Free/Freemium Version
    NoYes
    Premium Consulting/Integration Services
    YesNo
    Entry-level Setup Fee$71 data volume, type of data source and level of automationNo setup fee
    Additional DetailsAll plans include multiple users licenses but dashboards can be shared with external users via live links, no license needed. Plans and pricing vary based on the data connectors, refreshes, and the level of automation needed. A few hours of Expert Service are including in all plans but more hours can be purchased. A white label option is also available for consultants and agencies.—
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    Community Pulse
    ClicDataMicrosoft Power BI
    Considered Both Products
    ClicData
    Chose ClicData
    We tried and trialed everything we could before choosing ClicData and there's two main points that ClicData is just absolutely head and shoulders above the rest. Most importantly it's by far the easiest to use. We had working dashboard giving us meaningful data and insight in …
    Incentivized
    Chose ClicData
    We chose ClicData over some other options because it was cost-effective and relatively easy to implement. It didn't require a server to set-up or manage which was nice.
    Incentivized
    Chose ClicData
    ClicData was the most flexible. It is cloud-based and even has WebService access. You can publish your data for access from other applications. The sheer number of data connectors is amazing. The ability to not only create dashboards, but you can schedule them to be delivered …
    Incentivized
    Microsoft
    Chose Microsoft Power BI
    Power BI takes it to another level with the report and dashboard designing for a wide variety of purposes, and always gives you the option to be collaborative within their native sync features, that is also an advantage to set things up, for example, to promote reports into …
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    Key User Insights
    Would buy again
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    95%
    Would buy again
    101 Answers
    Delivers good value for the price
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    99%
    Delivers good value for the price
    96 Answers
    Happy with the feature set
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    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
    ClicDataMicrosoft Power BI
    BI Standard Reporting
    Comparison of BI Standard Reporting features of ClicData and Microsoft Power BI
    Feature
    ClicData
    10.0
    3 Ratings
    20% above category average
    Microsoft Power BI
    8.8
    140 Ratings
    8% above category average
    Pixel Perfect reports10.01 Ratings8.5120 Ratings
    Customizable dashboards10.03 Ratings10.0140 Ratings
    Report Formatting Templates00 Ratings8.0128 Ratings
    Ad-hoc Reporting
    Comparison of Ad-hoc Reporting features of ClicData and Microsoft Power BI
    Feature
    ClicData
    9.0
    3 Ratings
    11% above category average
    Microsoft Power BI
    8.2
    140 Ratings
    2% above category average
    Drill-down analysis8.03 Ratings7.0139 Ratings
    Formatting capabilities9.03 Ratings9.0138 Ratings
    Report sharing and collaboration10.02 Ratings9.0135 Ratings
    Integration with R or other statistical packages00 Ratings8.0103 Ratings
    Report Output and Scheduling
    Comparison of Report Output and Scheduling features of ClicData and Microsoft Power BI
    Feature
    ClicData
    8.5
    3 Ratings
    2% above category average
    Microsoft Power BI
    8.6
    134 Ratings
    3% above category average
    Publish to Web10.02 Ratings8.0129 Ratings
    Publish to PDF9.02 Ratings9.0122 Ratings
    Report Versioning7.02 Ratings9.0102 Ratings
    Report Delivery Scheduling8.01 Ratings8.0104 Ratings
    Delivery to Remote Servers00 Ratings9.074 Ratings
    Data Discovery and Visualization
    Comparison of Data Discovery and Visualization features of ClicData and Microsoft Power BI
    Feature
    ClicData
    8.5
    3 Ratings
    6% above category average
    Microsoft Power BI
    8.7
    136 Ratings
    9% above category average
    Pre-built visualization formats (heatmaps, scatter plots etc.)10.03 Ratings9.0131 Ratings
    Location Analytics / Geographic Visualization7.02 Ratings8.0122 Ratings
    Predictive Analytics00 Ratings9.0102 Ratings
    Pattern Recognition and Data Mining00 Ratings9.01 Ratings
    Access Control and Security
    Comparison of Access Control and Security features of ClicData and Microsoft Power BI
    Feature
    ClicData
    10.0
    2 Ratings
    16% above category average
    Microsoft Power BI
    8.6
    127 Ratings
    1% above category average
    Multi-User Support (named login)10.02 Ratings9.0121 Ratings
    Multiple Access Permission Levels (Create, Read, Delete)10.02 Ratings10.0111 Ratings
    Role-Based Security Model00 Ratings9.0102 Ratings
    Report-Level Access Control00 Ratings7.01 Ratings
    Single Sign-On (SSO)00 Ratings8.394 Ratings
    Mobile Capabilities
    Comparison of Mobile Capabilities features of ClicData and Microsoft Power BI
    Feature
    ClicData
    6.0
    2 Ratings
    27% below category average
    Microsoft Power BI
    8.0
    117 Ratings
    2% above category average
    Responsive Design for Web Access7.02 Ratings8.0111 Ratings
    Mobile Application1.01 Ratings7.793 Ratings
    Dashboard / Report / Visualization Interactivity on Mobile10.02 Ratings7.7112 Ratings
    Application Program Interfaces (APIs) / Embedding
    Comparison of Application Program Interfaces (APIs) / Embedding features of ClicData and Microsoft Power BI
    Feature
    ClicData
    10.0
    1 Ratings
    25% above category average
    Microsoft Power BI
    8.4
    80 Ratings
    8% above category average
    iFrames10.01 Ratings8.055 Ratings
    Themeable User Interface (UI)10.01 Ratings8.163 Ratings
    REST API00 Ratings8.072 Ratings
    Javascript API00 Ratings9.956 Ratings
    Java API00 Ratings8.046 Ratings
    Customizable Platform (Open Source)00 Ratings8.444 Ratings
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    Enterprises
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    User Ratings
    ClicDataMicrosoft Power BI
    Likelihood to Recommend
    10.0
    (3 ratings)
    8.5
    (142 ratings)
    Likelihood to Renew
    -
    (0 ratings)
    9.0
    (2 ratings)
    Usability
    10.0
    (1 ratings)
    7.9
    (58 ratings)
    Support Rating
    10.0
    (1 ratings)
    10.0
    (53 ratings)
    Implementation Rating
    -
    (0 ratings)
    9.0
    (1 ratings)
    Data Sharing and Collaboration
    8.0
    (2 ratings)
    8.5
    (82 ratings)
    Data Sources
    8.0
    (2 ratings)
    9.0
    (81 ratings)
    User Testimonials
    ClicDataMicrosoft Power BI
    Likelihood to Recommend
    ClicData
    We used ClicData dashboards in a somewhat unorthodox way: we used "Indicators", or icons within tables to represent data, and the results looked great. The ability to integrate 3rd party HTML into dashboards was valuable (although Clic Data correctly warns that response time may suffer). The ability to start small and release dashboards incrementally suited our needs very well. We also valued the responsive account team getting us quickly pointed in the right direction.
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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
    ClicData
    • Ease of use, I can put together a dashboard in about an hour that is used by daily.
    • Support, their support team is super helpful and always has detailed insight.
    • Connectors, they have a huge number of connectors that allow easy integration of your data sources.
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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
    ClicData
    • More widgets.
    • Sometimes it takes a while to refresh.
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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
    ClicData
    No answers on this topic
    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
    ClicData
    Like I mentioned before, the ease of use means we not only get very quick results and beautiful dashboards in minutes, it means my team is actually using it because they aren't frustrated in the learning curve or wasting time trying to accomplish simple tasks.
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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.
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    Support Rating
    ClicData
    We've only needed support a couple times in the beginning as we were learning the system and how to display our data in interesting ways. Every time we reached out we got very detailed responses and were connected to someone that you could tell was very interested in making sure we were happy with how things were going.
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    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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    Implementation Rating
    ClicData
    No answers on this topic
    Microsoft
    It was integrated with our erp easily and was accessible on cloud.
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    Alternatives Considered
    ClicData
    ClicData was the most flexible. It is cloud-based and even has WebService access. You can publish your data for access from other applications. The sheer number of data connectors is amazing. The ability to not only create dashboards, but you can schedule them to be delivered to specific recipients on a scheduled basis via PDF or a static HTML page.
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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.
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    Return on Investment
    ClicData
    • ClicData was by far the most reasonable cost-wise, and we were able to get ROI within just minutes of using it.
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    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

    ClicData Screenshots

    Product screenshotScreenshot of ClicData's data warehouse where all your company's data is centralized.Screenshot of Some of ClicData's connectors. 250+ data connections are available.Screenshot of Preview of a joint between datasets from two different sources. Do basic or advanced data transformations with ClicData's ETL features.Screenshot of Daily Sales Productivity dashboard exampleScreenshot of Financial KPIs Dashboard example

    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