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    ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price

    Microsoft Power BI Embedded

    Score8.5 out of 10
    N/AA solution from Microsoft to provide customer-facing reports, dashboards, and analytics in applications by using and branding Power BI as one's own. Designed to reduce developer resources by automating the monitoring, management, and deployment of analytics, while getting full control of Power BI features and intelligent analytics.N/A

    Yellowfin

    Score8 out of 10
    Mid-Size Companies (51-1,000 employees)
    Yellowfin is a cloud-based business intelligence and dashboarding platform.

    $250

    per month

    Pricing
    Microsoft Power BI EmbeddedYellowfin
    Editions & Modules
    No answers on this topic
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    Offerings
    Pricing Offerings
    Microsoft Power BI EmbeddedYellowfin
    Free Trial
    NoYes
    Free/Freemium Version
    NoYes
    Premium Consulting/Integration Services
    NoYes
    Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeOptional
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    Community Pulse
    Microsoft Power BI EmbeddedYellowfin
    Considered Both Products
    Microsoft
    No answer on this topic
    Yellowfin
    No answer on this topic
    Key User Insights
    Would buy again
    100%
    Would buy again
    10 Answers
    67%
    Would buy again
    6 Answers
    Delivers good value for the price
    90%
    Delivers good value for the price
    9 Answers
    63%
    Delivers good value for the price
    5 Answers
    Happy with the feature set
    100%
    Happy with the feature set
    10 Answers
    67%
    Happy with the feature set
    6 Answers
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    100%
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    6 Answers
    67%
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    4 Answers
    Implementation went as expected
    100%
    Implementation went as expected
    7 Answers
    71%
    Implementation went as expected
    5 Answers
    Features
    Microsoft Power BI EmbeddedYellowfin
    BI Standard Reporting
    Comparison of BI Standard Reporting features of Microsoft Power BI Embedded and Yellowfin
    Feature
    Microsoft Power BI Embedded
    -
    Ratings
    Yellowfin
    6.1
    12 Ratings
    29% below category average
    Pixel Perfect reports00 Ratings5.85 Ratings
    Customizable dashboards00 Ratings6.212 Ratings
    Report Formatting Templates00 Ratings6.411 Ratings
    Ad-hoc Reporting
    Comparison of Ad-hoc Reporting features of Microsoft Power BI Embedded and Yellowfin
    Feature
    Microsoft Power BI Embedded
    -
    Ratings
    Yellowfin
    6.6
    12 Ratings
    20% below category average
    Drill-down analysis00 Ratings6.611 Ratings
    Formatting capabilities00 Ratings7.112 Ratings
    Integration with R or other statistical packages00 Ratings6.38 Ratings
    Report sharing and collaboration00 Ratings6.511 Ratings
    Report Output and Scheduling
    Comparison of Report Output and Scheduling features of Microsoft Power BI Embedded and Yellowfin
    Feature
    Microsoft Power BI Embedded
    -
    Ratings
    Yellowfin
    5.9
    11 Ratings
    34% below category average
    Publish to Web00 Ratings6.311 Ratings
    Publish to PDF00 Ratings6.211 Ratings
    Report Versioning00 Ratings5.89 Ratings
    Report Delivery Scheduling00 Ratings5.611 Ratings
    Delivery to Remote Servers00 Ratings5.55 Ratings
    Data Discovery and Visualization
    Comparison of Data Discovery and Visualization features of Microsoft Power BI Embedded and Yellowfin
    Feature
    Microsoft Power BI Embedded
    -
    Ratings
    Yellowfin
    5.8
    12 Ratings
    32% below category average
    Pre-built visualization formats (heatmaps, scatter plots etc.)00 Ratings5.912 Ratings
    Location Analytics / Geographic Visualization00 Ratings5.712 Ratings
    Predictive Analytics00 Ratings5.810 Ratings
    Access Control and Security
    Comparison of Access Control and Security features of Microsoft Power BI Embedded and Yellowfin
    Feature
    Microsoft Power BI Embedded
    -
    Ratings
    Yellowfin
    6.2
    11 Ratings
    31% below category average
    Multi-User Support (named login)00 Ratings6.311 Ratings
    Role-Based Security Model00 Ratings6.510 Ratings
    Multiple Access Permission Levels (Create, Read, Delete)00 Ratings6.310 Ratings
    Single Sign-On (SSO)00 Ratings5.94 Ratings
    Mobile Capabilities
    Comparison of Mobile Capabilities features of Microsoft Power BI Embedded and Yellowfin
    Feature
    Microsoft Power BI Embedded
    -
    Ratings
    Yellowfin
    6.7
    8 Ratings
    15% below category average
    Responsive Design for Web Access00 Ratings6.25 Ratings
    Mobile Application00 Ratings6.38 Ratings
    Dashboard / Report / Visualization Interactivity on Mobile00 Ratings6.28 Ratings
    Application Program Interfaces (APIs) / Embedding
    Comparison of Application Program Interfaces (APIs) / Embedding features of Microsoft Power BI Embedded and Yellowfin
    Feature
    Microsoft Power BI Embedded
    -
    Ratings
    Yellowfin
    6.1
    5 Ratings
    24% below category average
    REST API00 Ratings6.15 Ratings
    Javascript API00 Ratings5.45 Ratings
    iFrames00 Ratings6.05 Ratings
    Java API00 Ratings6.35 Ratings
    Themeable User Interface (UI)00 Ratings6.55 Ratings
    Customizable Platform (Open Source)00 Ratings6.55 Ratings
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    User Ratings
    Microsoft Power BI EmbeddedYellowfin
    Likelihood to Recommend
    8.7
    (11 ratings)
    6.2
    (12 ratings)
    Usability
    -
    (0 ratings)
    6.3
    (7 ratings)
    Availability
    -
    (0 ratings)
    9.1
    (1 ratings)
    Performance
    -
    (0 ratings)
    8.2
    (1 ratings)
    Support Rating
    -
    (0 ratings)
    5.6
    (7 ratings)
    In-Person Training
    -
    (0 ratings)
    9.1
    (1 ratings)
    Online Training
    -
    (0 ratings)
    8.2
    (1 ratings)
    Implementation Rating
    -
    (0 ratings)
    9.1
    (1 ratings)
    Configurability
    -
    (0 ratings)
    8.2
    (1 ratings)
    Data Sharing and Collaboration
    -
    (0 ratings)
    8.1
    (6 ratings)
    Data Sources
    -
    (0 ratings)
    8.1
    (6 ratings)
    Ease of integration
    -
    (0 ratings)
    9.1
    (1 ratings)
    Product Scalability
    -
    (0 ratings)
    8.2
    (1 ratings)
    Vendor post-sale
    -
    (0 ratings)
    9.1
    (1 ratings)
    Vendor pre-sale
    -
    (0 ratings)
    9.1
    (1 ratings)
    User Testimonials
    Microsoft Power BI EmbeddedYellowfin
    Likelihood to Recommend
    Microsoft
    This product is very convenient to use and implement and is considered a "de facto" standard in the Business Intelligence sphere. First of all, it contains numerous features in terms of visualization, data provisioning, data source integration which makes it a perfect tool for the development of BI analytics. Secondly, it provides great capabilities for the development of data markets for the whole development team. Thirdly, the sharing capabilities of dashboards that are updated in a real-time manner provides great incentives for end-users
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    Yellowfin
    We can recommend this software without hesitation, as it has the ability to generate reports and data analysis, as well as process the data automatically, which saves time. It is ideal for small and medium-sized companies that wish to improve their services in the business world
    Incentivized
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    Pros
    Microsoft
    • It is very easy to connect multiple data sources for a single report. You can use CSV, Excel, database integration, etc.
    • Power Bi supports Python as well, which makes it a lot easier for us as it is known by most of our team.
    Incentivized
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    Yellowfin
    • Yellowfin’s Storyboard, Timeline and Collaborative tools make it easy to share data and insights across an organisation.
    • Strong Operational and Executive Dashboards that reflect the business KPIs and can send out prompts to people within the business based on rules.
    • Yellowfin makes it incredibly easy to create dynamic reports and dashboards which incorporate maps through locational intelligence functionality.
    • Yellowfin is a single license and all access is via a web browser making it perfect for both on-premise and cloud deployment. Mobile apps are also available.
    • User roles and source filtering allows Admin/IT to offer different functions/views by user group/role.
    • Mobile BI applications to support any device ..
    • API connectors ( YF 7.2 on the way in Mar16 ) for a range of third-party Web-based applications, data sources, Enterprises CRM/ERP apps & open data platform apps, including Salesforce, Google Analytics, Twitter, Youtube , Zoho CRM, XE.com & more coming to make endusers to integrate their applications for better benefits
    • Yellowfin Integration with Predictive analytical and Big Data processing tools like R, UDF, Spark to build rich applications for end users
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    Cons
    Microsoft
    • Similar to how Excel has VBA, Microsoft Power BI uses PowerQuery (M/DAX). Though DAX is similar to Excel in terms of how it is written, I just think it's something that would be difficult for new users to figure out.
    • Something I would like to see done differently in Microsoft Power BI is the ability to have presets for sorting/arranging of visualizations. Though it is nice to arrange the dashboard freely, it would also be nice to have preset arrangements based on visualizations (for those of us bad at making dashboards look appealing).
    • With Microsoft Power BI, it is hard to show others your dashboard using the free platform (unless you show them from your computer/account). This can cause issues if your firm is trialing Microsoft Power BI before purchase.
    Incentivized
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    Yellowfin
    • The ability to predefine a colour for a specific graph as a selection option dynamically.
    • The ability to customise the label of a chart, especially with respect to performance related reporting graphs we need an increase in dynamic charting options to meet our more specialised requirements.
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    Usability
    Microsoft
    No answers on this topic
    Yellowfin
    As mentioned previously, if a newer company is looking for a strong, polished BI tool, Yellowfin would be a great software vendor to consider. Unfortunately, the high cost might be a barrier to these newer companies who dont have any legacy software/agreements such as an EA agreement with Microsoft.
    Incentivized
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    Reliability and Availability
    Microsoft
    No answers on this topic
    Yellowfin
    99.9% availability
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    Support Rating
    Microsoft
    No answers on this topic
    Yellowfin
    They have good support in what they provide. But what they provide is not what is promised. I would stay with them if I can. Be very careful before signing up with them. They are not what they seem in the sales pitches. Be very careful and make sure you test and test before you sign up.
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    In-Person Training
    Microsoft
    No answers on this topic
    Yellowfin
    Yellowfin provides 3 levels of training to support consumers, business analytics, developers and Administrations :
    1. Yellowfin BI Training - Level 1 (Exploration)
    2. Yellowfin BI Training - Level 2 (Advanced)
    3. Yellowfin BI Training - Level 3(Expert)
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    Online Training
    Microsoft
    No answers on this topic
    Yellowfin
    Web-based training for large audiences for Level 1 and Level 2 I would suggest
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    Implementation Rating
    Microsoft
    No answers on this topic
    Yellowfin
    Design the data model and views for each dashboard is very important and it is the success factor Configuration of cluster for large implementation
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    Alternatives Considered
    Microsoft
    I haven’t used any other software that can be compared to this and that is a good thing as this means that this software is the best one on the market. Tough other apps may exist we only use Microsoft Power BI because it is simply the best app out there.
    Incentivized
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    Yellowfin
    Yellow Fin platform is browser agnostic and is accessible from desktops as well as mobile devices. It is very simple and fast, it is integrated with Big Data, clients do not require a great training. It just works. But it’s easier to have things on the cloud, especially if you need to use different computers. Yellow Fin lacks the cloud feature.
    Incentivized
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    Scalability
    Microsoft
    No answers on this topic
    Yellowfin
    - Tested 500 con-current users in Linux platform with 4 cores systems - Tested with cloud based VM - Tested with 1000 reads per minutes
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    Return on Investment
    Microsoft
    • Saved a significant amount of time for reporting current rollout status to project stakeholders
    • Project stakeholders were able to view the live dashboards at any time so felt they had a better understanding of the rollout status
    • Project stakeholders found it beneficial that they were able to set their own filters. For example, to view rollout status for their own departments.
    Incentivized
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    Yellowfin
    • made our org more data centric
    • Decisions are made based on data vs opinion
    • has created a single source of truth for the bulk of the organization
    Incentivized
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