Cloudera Data Platform vs. Microsoft Power BI

Overview
ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price
Cloudera Data Platform
Score 6.5 out of 10
N/A
Cloudera Data Platform (CDP), launched September 2019, is designed to combine the best of Hortonworks and Cloudera technologies to deliver an enterprise data cloud. CDP includes the Cloudera Data Warehouse and machine learning services as well as a Data Hub service for building custom business applications.
$0.04
per CCU (hourly rate)
Microsoft Power BI
Score 8.5 out of 10
N/A
Microsoft 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.N/A
Pricing
Cloudera Data PlatformMicrosoft Power BI
Editions & Modules
CDP Public Cloud - Data Hub
$0.04
per CCU (hourly rate)
CDP Public Cloud - Data Warehouse
$0.054
per CCU (hourly rate)
CDP Public Cloud - Data Engineering
$0.07
per CCU (hourly rate)
CDP Public Cloud - Operational Database
$0.08
per CCU (hourly rate)
CDP Public Cloud - Flow Management
$0.15
per CCU (hourly rate)
CDP Public Cloud - Machine Learning
$0.17
per CCU (hourly rate)
CDP Private Cloud - Plus Edition
$400
CCU (annual subscription)
CDP Private Cloud - Base Edition
$10,000.00
node + variable (annual subscription)
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Offerings
Pricing Offerings
Cloudera Data PlatformMicrosoft Power BI
Free Trial
NoYes
Free/Freemium Version
NoYes
Premium Consulting/Integration Services
NoNo
Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo setup fee
Additional Details
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Features
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BI Standard Reporting
Comparison of BI Standard Reporting features of Product A and Product B
Cloudera Data Platform
-
Ratings
Microsoft Power BI
8.8
Ratings
8% above category average
Pixel Perfect reports00 Ratings8.50 Ratings
Customizable dashboards00 Ratings10.00 Ratings
Report Formatting Templates00 Ratings8.00 Ratings
Ad-hoc Reporting
Comparison of Ad-hoc Reporting features of Product A and Product B
Cloudera Data Platform
-
Ratings
Microsoft Power BI
8.2
Ratings
2% above category average
Drill-down analysis00 Ratings7.00 Ratings
Formatting capabilities00 Ratings9.00 Ratings
Integration with R or other statistical packages00 Ratings8.00 Ratings
Report sharing and collaboration00 Ratings9.00 Ratings
Report Output and Scheduling
Comparison of Report Output and Scheduling features of Product A and Product B
Cloudera Data Platform
-
Ratings
Microsoft Power BI
8.6
Ratings
3% above category average
Publish to Web00 Ratings8.00 Ratings
Publish to PDF00 Ratings9.00 Ratings
Report Versioning00 Ratings9.00 Ratings
Report Delivery Scheduling00 Ratings8.00 Ratings
Delivery to Remote Servers00 Ratings9.00 Ratings
Data Discovery and Visualization
Comparison of Data Discovery and Visualization features of Product A and Product B
Cloudera Data Platform
-
Ratings
Microsoft Power BI
8.7
Ratings
9% above category average
Pre-built visualization formats (heatmaps, scatter plots etc.)00 Ratings9.00 Ratings
Location Analytics / Geographic Visualization00 Ratings8.00 Ratings
Predictive Analytics00 Ratings9.00 Ratings
Pattern Recognition and Data Mining00 Ratings9.00 Ratings
Access Control and Security
Comparison of Access Control and Security features of Product A and Product B
Cloudera Data Platform
-
Ratings
Microsoft Power BI
8.6
Ratings
1% above category average
Multi-User Support (named login)00 Ratings9.00 Ratings
Role-Based Security Model00 Ratings9.00 Ratings
Multiple Access Permission Levels (Create, Read, Delete)00 Ratings10.00 Ratings
Report-Level Access Control00 Ratings7.00 Ratings
Single Sign-On (SSO)00 Ratings8.30 Ratings
Mobile Capabilities
Comparison of Mobile Capabilities features of Product A and Product B
Cloudera Data Platform
-
Ratings
Microsoft Power BI
8.0
Ratings
2% above category average
Responsive Design for Web Access00 Ratings8.00 Ratings
Mobile Application00 Ratings7.70 Ratings
Dashboard / Report / Visualization Interactivity on Mobile00 Ratings7.70 Ratings
Application Program Interfaces (APIs) / Embedding
Comparison of Application Program Interfaces (APIs) / Embedding features of Product A and Product B
Cloudera Data Platform
-
Ratings
Microsoft Power BI
8.4
Ratings
7% above category average
REST API00 Ratings8.00 Ratings
Javascript API00 Ratings9.90 Ratings
iFrames00 Ratings8.00 Ratings
Java API00 Ratings8.00 Ratings
Themeable User Interface (UI)00 Ratings8.10 Ratings
Customizable Platform (Open Source)00 Ratings8.40 Ratings
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Medium-sized Companies
Cloudera Enterprise Data Hub
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Score 9.0 out of 10
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Score 10.0 out of 10
Enterprises
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Score 10.0 out of 10
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User Ratings
Cloudera Data PlatformMicrosoft Power BI
Likelihood to Recommend
7.0
(0 ratings)
8.5
(0 ratings)
Likelihood to Renew
-
(0 ratings)
9.0
(0 ratings)
Usability
-
(0 ratings)
7.9
(0 ratings)
Support Rating
8.0
(0 ratings)
10.0
(0 ratings)
Implementation Rating
-
(0 ratings)
9.0
(0 ratings)
User Testimonials
Cloudera Data PlatformMicrosoft Power BI
Likelihood to Recommend
I have seen that Cloudera Data Platform is well suited for large batch processes. It works really well for our indication analyses that are performed by the actuaries. I feel that rapid streaming operations may be a situation where additional technology would be needed to provide for a robust solution.
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Microsoft Power BI is great for sales tracking, financial reporting, and real-time operations monitoring. It integrates data from multiple sources, creating interactive dashboards for better decision-making. However, it's less ideal for real-time big data processing, offline access, or when deep customization is needed. It works best for structured reporting but struggles with highly complex data models.
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Pros
  • Scales
  • Highly available
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  • It is great at taking in large amounts of data and housing it all.
  • Microsoft Power BI is so user friendly and it's dashboards are very easy on the eye.
  • The ease of sharing dashboards makes it great for use across a large company.
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Cons
  • Constantly changing costs
  • Log visibility
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  • 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.
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Likelihood to Renew
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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
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Takes a little bit to get used to it. Not natively intuitive but fairly straight forward to pick up. Also docking it a few points because you can create a really clean, simple UI in Claude very quickly that's faster than building all of this yourself in Microsoft Power BI.
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Support Rating
We have utilized Cloudera support quite frequently and are very satisfied with the capability and responsiveness of that team. Often, the new features delivered with the platform give us an opportunity to mature the way we're doing things, and the support team have been valuable in developing those new patterns.
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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
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It was integrated with our erp easily and was accessible on cloud.
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Alternatives Considered
IBM's offering of the Cloud Pak for Data has been a moving target and difficult to compare to Cloudera Data Platform. We have implemented our solution on Amazon Web Services, which appears to be supported by IBM at this point, but the migration would be very expensive for us to endeavor.
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All others apps are enablers and Microsoft Power BI is the visual that end user sees which often adds more value to the end user to make strategic decisions from this. All are equally great but Microsoft Power BI is the end result
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Return on Investment
  • Reduced operational costs
  • Speed to market
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  • We're still early in the adoption process at this company, but we've illustrated how bad data keeps us from being more productive. ~25% of a team's work week was dedicated to effectively cleaning up entries, but it was always seen as a normal to them.
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ScreenShots

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