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    ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price

    IFS Cloud

    Score10 out of 10
    N/AIFS is a low-code / no-code approach to IFS solution suite, supporting various industries including aerospace & defense, construction, energy & utilities, and manufacturing with ERP, EAM and field service management functionality. IFS Cloud can be run as a service from IFS, or in a location of choice including on-premise as a containerized application.N/A

    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
    IFS CloudMicrosoft Power BI
    Editions & Modules
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    Offerings
    Pricing Offerings
    IFS CloudMicrosoft Power BI
    Free Trial
    NoYes
    Free/Freemium Version
    NoYes
    Premium Consulting/Integration Services
    NoNo
    Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo setup fee
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    Community Pulse
    IFS CloudMicrosoft Power BI
    Considered Both Products
    IFS
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    Microsoft
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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
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    94%
    Implementation went as expected
    67 Answers
    Features
    IFS CloudMicrosoft Power BI
    Payroll Management
    Comparison of Payroll Management features of IFS Cloud and Microsoft Power BI
    Feature
    IFS Cloud
    7.9
    2 Ratings
    10% above category average
    Microsoft Power BI
    -
    Ratings
    Pay calculation8.42 Ratings00 Ratings
    Benefit plan administration7.92 Ratings00 Ratings
    Direct deposit files7.92 Ratings00 Ratings
    Customization
    Comparison of Customization features of IFS Cloud and Microsoft Power BI
    Feature
    IFS Cloud
    9.3
    2 Ratings
    20% above category average
    Microsoft Power BI
    -
    Ratings
    API for custom integration9.52 Ratings00 Ratings
    Plug-ins9.02 Ratings00 Ratings
    Security
    Comparison of Security features of IFS Cloud and Microsoft Power BI
    Feature
    IFS Cloud
    9.3
    2 Ratings
    13% above category average
    Microsoft Power BI
    -
    Ratings
    Single sign-on capability9.02 Ratings00 Ratings
    Role-based user permissions9.52 Ratings00 Ratings
    Reporting & Analytics
    Comparison of Reporting & Analytics features of IFS Cloud and Microsoft Power BI
    Feature
    IFS Cloud
    9.7
    2 Ratings
    29% above category average
    Microsoft Power BI
    -
    Ratings
    Dashboards9.52 Ratings00 Ratings
    Standard reports9.52 Ratings00 Ratings
    Custom reports10.02 Ratings00 Ratings
    General Ledger and Configurable Accounting
    Comparison of General Ledger and Configurable Accounting features of IFS Cloud and Microsoft Power BI
    Feature
    IFS Cloud
    9.0
    2 Ratings
    15% above category average
    Microsoft Power BI
    -
    Ratings
    Accounts payable9.02 Ratings00 Ratings
    Accounts receivable9.02 Ratings00 Ratings
    Global Financial Support9.02 Ratings00 Ratings
    Primary and Secondary Ledgers9.02 Ratings00 Ratings
    Journals and Reconciliations9.02 Ratings00 Ratings
    Configurable Accounting8.52 Ratings00 Ratings
    Standardized Processes9.52 Ratings00 Ratings
    Inventory Management
    Comparison of Inventory Management features of IFS Cloud and Microsoft Power BI
    Feature
    IFS Cloud
    9.9
    2 Ratings
    22% above category average
    Microsoft Power BI
    -
    Ratings
    Inventory tracking9.52 Ratings00 Ratings
    Automatic reordering10.02 Ratings00 Ratings
    Location management10.02 Ratings00 Ratings
    Order Management
    Comparison of Order Management features of IFS Cloud and Microsoft Power BI
    Feature
    IFS Cloud
    9.3
    2 Ratings
    17% above category average
    Microsoft Power BI
    -
    Ratings
    Pricing9.02 Ratings00 Ratings
    Order entry10.02 Ratings00 Ratings
    Credit card processing8.52 Ratings00 Ratings
    Cost of goods sold9.52 Ratings00 Ratings
    Order Orchestration8.52 Ratings00 Ratings
    Subledger and Financial Process
    Comparison of Subledger and Financial Process features of IFS Cloud and Microsoft Power BI
    Feature
    IFS Cloud
    8.9
    2 Ratings
    17% above category average
    Microsoft Power BI
    -
    Ratings
    Billing Management8.52 Ratings00 Ratings
    Cash and Asset Management9.52 Ratings00 Ratings
    Travel & Expense Management9.52 Ratings00 Ratings
    Budgetary Control & Encumbrance Accounting9.02 Ratings00 Ratings
    Period Close9.52 Ratings00 Ratings
    Project Financial Management
    Comparison of Project Financial Management features of IFS Cloud and Microsoft Power BI
    Feature
    IFS Cloud
    8.8
    2 Ratings
    14% above category average
    Microsoft Power BI
    -
    Ratings
    Budgeting and Forecasting9.52 Ratings00 Ratings
    Project Costing9.02 Ratings00 Ratings
    Cost Capture8.52 Ratings00 Ratings
    Capital Project Management9.02 Ratings00 Ratings
    Customer Contract Compliance9.02 Ratings00 Ratings
    Project Revenue Recognition9.52 Ratings00 Ratings
    Project Execution Management
    Comparison of Project Execution Management features of IFS Cloud and Microsoft Power BI
    Feature
    IFS Cloud
    9.3
    2 Ratings
    31% above category average
    Microsoft Power BI
    -
    Ratings
    Project Planning and Scheduling9.02 Ratings00 Ratings
    Task Insight for Project Managers9.02 Ratings00 Ratings
    Project Mobile Functionality10.01 Ratings00 Ratings
    Definable Resource Pools10.01 Ratings00 Ratings
    Grants Management
    Comparison of Grants Management features of IFS Cloud and Microsoft Power BI
    Feature
    IFS Cloud
    8.8
    2 Ratings
    17% above category average
    Microsoft Power BI
    -
    Ratings
    Award Lifecycle Management9.02 Ratings00 Ratings
    Procurement
    Comparison of Procurement features of IFS Cloud and Microsoft Power BI
    Feature
    IFS Cloud
    9.4
    2 Ratings
    31% above category average
    Microsoft Power BI
    -
    Ratings
    Bids Analyzed and Compared8.52 Ratings00 Ratings
    Contract Authoring9.01 Ratings00 Ratings
    Contract Repository10.01 Ratings00 Ratings
    Requisitions-to-Purchase Orders Integrated9.52 Ratings00 Ratings
    Supplier Management9.52 Ratings00 Ratings
    Risk Management
    Comparison of Risk Management features of IFS Cloud and Microsoft Power BI
    Feature
    IFS Cloud
    10.0
    1 Ratings
    42% above category average
    Microsoft Power BI
    -
    Ratings
    Risk Repository10.01 Ratings00 Ratings
    Control Management10.01 Ratings00 Ratings
    Control Efficiency Assessments10.01 Ratings00 Ratings
    Issue Detection10.01 Ratings00 Ratings
    Remediation and Certification10.01 Ratings00 Ratings
    Logistics
    Comparison of Logistics features of IFS Cloud and Microsoft Power BI
    Feature
    IFS Cloud
    8.9
    2 Ratings
    29% above category average
    Microsoft Power BI
    -
    Ratings
    Transportation Planning and Optimization9.52 Ratings00 Ratings
    Transportation Execution Management8.42 Ratings00 Ratings
    Trade and Customs Management10.01 Ratings00 Ratings
    Fulfillment Management9.01 Ratings00 Ratings
    Warehouse Workforce Management9.52 Ratings00 Ratings
    Manufacturing
    Comparison of Manufacturing features of IFS Cloud and Microsoft Power BI
    Feature
    IFS Cloud
    9.7
    2 Ratings
    27% above category average
    Microsoft Power BI
    -
    Ratings
    Production Process Design9.52 Ratings00 Ratings
    Production Management9.52 Ratings00 Ratings
    Configuration Management10.02 Ratings00 Ratings
    Work Execution9.52 Ratings00 Ratings
    Manufacturing Costs10.02 Ratings00 Ratings
    Supply Chain
    Comparison of Supply Chain features of IFS Cloud and Microsoft Power BI
    Feature
    IFS Cloud
    9.4
    2 Ratings
    28% above category average
    Microsoft Power BI
    -
    Ratings
    Forecasting9.52 Ratings00 Ratings
    Inventory Planning10.02 Ratings00 Ratings
    Performance Monitoring9.02 Ratings00 Ratings
    Product Lifecycle Management
    Comparison of Product Lifecycle Management features of IFS Cloud and Microsoft Power BI
    Feature
    IFS Cloud
    9.6
    1 Ratings
    29% above category average
    Microsoft Power BI
    -
    Ratings
    Proposal Management10.01 Ratings00 Ratings
    Product Master Data Management10.01 Ratings00 Ratings
    BI Standard Reporting
    Comparison of BI Standard Reporting features of IFS Cloud and Microsoft Power BI
    Feature
    IFS Cloud
    -
    Ratings
    Microsoft Power BI
    8.8
    140 Ratings
    8% above category average
    Pixel Perfect reports00 Ratings8.5120 Ratings
    Customizable dashboards00 Ratings10.0140 Ratings
    Report Formatting Templates00 Ratings8.0128 Ratings
    Ad-hoc Reporting
    Comparison of Ad-hoc Reporting features of IFS Cloud and Microsoft Power BI
    Feature
    IFS Cloud
    -
    Ratings
    Microsoft Power BI
    8.2
    140 Ratings
    2% above category average
    Drill-down analysis00 Ratings7.0139 Ratings
    Formatting capabilities00 Ratings9.0138 Ratings
    Integration with R or other statistical packages00 Ratings8.0103 Ratings
    Report sharing and collaboration00 Ratings9.0135 Ratings
    Report Output and Scheduling
    Comparison of Report Output and Scheduling features of IFS Cloud and Microsoft Power BI
    Feature
    IFS Cloud
    -
    Ratings
    Microsoft Power BI
    8.6
    134 Ratings
    3% above category average
    Publish to Web00 Ratings8.0129 Ratings
    Publish to PDF00 Ratings9.0122 Ratings
    Report Versioning00 Ratings9.0102 Ratings
    Report Delivery Scheduling00 Ratings8.0104 Ratings
    Delivery to Remote Servers00 Ratings9.074 Ratings
    Data Discovery and Visualization
    Comparison of Data Discovery and Visualization features of IFS Cloud and Microsoft Power BI
    Feature
    IFS Cloud
    -
    Ratings
    Microsoft Power BI
    8.7
    136 Ratings
    9% above category average
    Pre-built visualization formats (heatmaps, scatter plots etc.)00 Ratings9.0131 Ratings
    Location Analytics / Geographic Visualization00 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 IFS Cloud and Microsoft Power BI
    Feature
    IFS Cloud
    -
    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 IFS Cloud and Microsoft Power BI
    Feature
    IFS Cloud
    -
    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 IFS Cloud and Microsoft Power BI
    Feature
    IFS Cloud
    -
    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
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    User Ratings
    IFS CloudMicrosoft Power BI
    Likelihood to Recommend
    8.5
    (2 ratings)
    8.5
    (142 ratings)
    Likelihood to Renew
    -
    (0 ratings)
    9.0
    (2 ratings)
    Usability
    9.5
    (2 ratings)
    7.9
    (58 ratings)
    Support Rating
    9.5
    (2 ratings)
    10.0
    (53 ratings)
    Implementation Rating
    -
    (0 ratings)
    9.0
    (1 ratings)
    Data Sharing and Collaboration
    -
    (0 ratings)
    8.5
    (82 ratings)
    Data Sources
    -
    (0 ratings)
    9.0
    (81 ratings)
    User Testimonials
    IFS CloudMicrosoft Power BI
    Likelihood to Recommend
    IFS
    The IFS Cloud has well suited to keeping track from beginning to end and engages from the internal team to the external team very well. It takes everything with them and helps them to grow at a wide pace. It creates a systematic workflow process which helps in achieving the goal more fast and friendly environment
    Incentivized
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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
    IFS
    • Integration with other third-party application is easy and reliable
    • Product documentation is easy to follow for the new users
    • Web-based product
    Incentivized
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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.
    Incentivized
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    Cons
    IFS
    • Easy options to upload data from excel to IFS Cloud
    • AI capabilities
    • Better help functionality
    Incentivized
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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
    IFS
    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
    IFS
    I will give a full rating to this software as it has helped me in achieving the Goal faster than expected and has created a systematic work flow that helps us to increase our work productivity and have track of each and every section. It has one product that changes your organization's environment better to perfect.
    Incentivized
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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
    IFS
    IFS Support for IFS Cloud product has different levels of support agreement with the customers, including 24*7 support service for the product. Since the customers have the option of selecting IFS-managed cloud for the implementation, all of the responsivities for maintaining the managed services can be handed over to IFS.
    Incentivized
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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.
    Incentivized
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    Implementation Rating
    IFS
    No answers on this topic
    Microsoft
    It was integrated with our erp easily and was accessible on cloud.
    Incentivized
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    Alternatives Considered
    IFS
    IFS Cloud is an upgrade of IFS Applications. IFS Applications solution is under extended support and would eventually be replaced by cloud solution in coming years.
    Incentivized
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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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    Return on Investment
    IFS
    • Reduced the time taken for the users to prepare and generate reports since most are automatic with IFS Cloud
    • Increased the reliability and visibility of the inventory of the products from procurement of raw materials through the manufacturing of final product to delivering to customer's place
    • Took a considerable time configuring the roles and access of the users while implementation
    Incentivized
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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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    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