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    ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price

    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

    Cyfe

    Score8.8 out of 10
    N/ACyfe is all-in-one dashboard software for analyzing data from online services like Google Analytics, Salesforce, AdSense, MailChimp, Amazon, Facebook, etc, from Traject.

    $29

    per month

    Pricing
    Microsoft Power BICyfe
    Editions & Modules
    No answers on this topic
    Starter
    $29
    per month
    Standard
    $39
    per month
    Pro
    $65
    per month
    Premier
    $119
    per month
    Offerings
    Pricing Offerings
    Microsoft Power BICyfe
    Free Trial
    YesYes
    Free/Freemium Version
    YesNo
    Premium Consulting/Integration Services
    NoNo
    Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo setup fee
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    Community Pulse
    Microsoft Power BICyfe
    Considered Both Products
    Microsoft
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    Key User Insights
    Would buy again
    95%
    Would buy again
    101 Answers
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    Delivers good value for the price
    99%
    Delivers good value for the price
    96 Answers
    No answers on this topic
    Happy with the feature set
    97%
    Happy with the feature set
    103 Answers
    No answers on this topic
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    98%
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    63 Answers
    No answers on this topic
    Implementation went as expected
    94%
    Implementation went as expected
    67 Answers
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    Features
    Microsoft Power BICyfe
    BI Standard Reporting
    Comparison of BI Standard Reporting features of Microsoft Power BI and Cyfe, by Traject
    Feature
    Microsoft Power BI
    8.8
    140 Ratings
    8% above category average
    Cyfe, by Traject
    6.9
    27 Ratings
    17% below category average
    Pixel Perfect reports8.5120 Ratings6.817 Ratings
    Customizable dashboards10.0140 Ratings5.027 Ratings
    Report Formatting Templates8.0128 Ratings9.120 Ratings
    Ad-hoc Reporting
    Comparison of Ad-hoc Reporting features of Microsoft Power BI and Cyfe, by Traject
    Feature
    Microsoft Power BI
    8.2
    140 Ratings
    2% above category average
    Cyfe, by Traject
    8.5
    25 Ratings
    5% above category average
    Drill-down analysis7.0139 Ratings8.715 Ratings
    Formatting capabilities9.0138 Ratings8.120 Ratings
    Integration with R or other statistical packages8.0103 Ratings10.09 Ratings
    Report sharing and collaboration9.0135 Ratings7.025 Ratings
    Report Output and Scheduling
    Comparison of Report Output and Scheduling features of Microsoft Power BI and Cyfe, by Traject
    Feature
    Microsoft Power BI
    8.6
    134 Ratings
    3% above category average
    Cyfe, by Traject
    9.2
    22 Ratings
    10% above category average
    Publish to Web8.0129 Ratings10.014 Ratings
    Publish to PDF9.0122 Ratings10.020 Ratings
    Report Versioning9.0102 Ratings6.89 Ratings
    Report Delivery Scheduling8.0104 Ratings10.016 Ratings
    Delivery to Remote Servers9.074 Ratings9.04 Ratings
    Data Discovery and Visualization
    Comparison of Data Discovery and Visualization features of Microsoft Power BI and Cyfe, by Traject
    Feature
    Microsoft Power BI
    8.7
    136 Ratings
    9% above category average
    Cyfe, by Traject
    8.9
    18 Ratings
    11% above category average
    Pre-built visualization formats (heatmaps, scatter plots etc.)9.0131 Ratings8.017 Ratings
    Location Analytics / Geographic Visualization8.0122 Ratings8.614 Ratings
    Predictive Analytics9.0102 Ratings10.08 Ratings
    Pattern Recognition and Data Mining9.01 Ratings00 Ratings
    Access Control and Security
    Comparison of Access Control and Security features of Microsoft Power BI and Cyfe, by Traject
    Feature
    Microsoft Power BI
    8.6
    127 Ratings
    1% above category average
    Cyfe, by Traject
    8.6
    21 Ratings
    1% above category average
    Multi-User Support (named login)9.0121 Ratings10.020 Ratings
    Role-Based Security Model9.0102 Ratings6.314 Ratings
    Multiple Access Permission Levels (Create, Read, Delete)10.0111 Ratings8.416 Ratings
    Report-Level Access Control7.01 Ratings00 Ratings
    Single Sign-On (SSO)8.394 Ratings9.76 Ratings
    Mobile Capabilities
    Comparison of Mobile Capabilities features of Microsoft Power BI and Cyfe, by Traject
    Feature
    Microsoft Power BI
    8.0
    117 Ratings
    2% above category average
    Cyfe, by Traject
    9.3
    19 Ratings
    17% above category average
    Responsive Design for Web Access8.0111 Ratings9.418 Ratings
    Mobile Application7.793 Ratings10.05 Ratings
    Dashboard / Report / Visualization Interactivity on Mobile7.7112 Ratings7.713 Ratings
    Application Program Interfaces (APIs) / Embedding
    Comparison of Application Program Interfaces (APIs) / Embedding features of Microsoft Power BI and Cyfe, by Traject
    Feature
    Microsoft Power BI
    8.4
    80 Ratings
    8% above category average
    Cyfe, by Traject
    8.4
    6 Ratings
    8% above category average
    REST API8.072 Ratings8.64 Ratings
    Javascript API9.956 Ratings10.02 Ratings
    iFrames8.055 Ratings10.04 Ratings
    Java API8.046 Ratings10.02 Ratings
    Themeable User Interface (UI)8.163 Ratings5.94 Ratings
    Customizable Platform (Open Source)8.444 Ratings5.83 Ratings
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    Enterprises
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    User Ratings
    Microsoft Power BICyfe
    Likelihood to Recommend
    8.5
    (142 ratings)
    8.0
    (29 ratings)
    Likelihood to Renew
    9.0
    (2 ratings)
    9.4
    (9 ratings)
    Usability
    7.9
    (58 ratings)
    7.0
    (3 ratings)
    Support Rating
    10.0
    (53 ratings)
    10.0
    (2 ratings)
    Implementation Rating
    9.0
    (1 ratings)
    10.0
    (1 ratings)
    Data Sharing and Collaboration
    8.5
    (82 ratings)
    9.1
    (27 ratings)
    Data Sources
    9.0
    (81 ratings)
    8.3
    (27 ratings)
    User Testimonials
    Microsoft Power BICyfe
    Likelihood to Recommend
    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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    Traject
    Cyfe might be for you if you are looking for a cost-effective way to display all of your marketing metrics in one place. If you are looking for a detailed, fine-tuned, niche, or extremely specific metrics, this might not be the best solution. Cyfe is good for a general health check-up of marketing, but not a finely tuned examination.
    Incentivized
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    Pros
    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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    Traject
    • Has preset metric groups that pull similar stats together in one "bucket" saving you the time of setting up each stat-line one by one
    • Allows you to easily adjust the timeframe for what stats you want to see, so you can find YOY stats or just last month's stats rather quickly
    • Colored visualizations of stats make it easy to notice when campaigns are taking off
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    Cons
    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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    Traject
    • I'd love to see additional functionality to customize colors. The light/dark option is very nice, but a little more flexibility in the colors would go a long way, especially if it was possible at the dashboard level rather than just the account level. Along the same lines, being able to customize the charts a little more, for example being able to show an x-axis on single data type graphs, could make them easier to read in some cases.
    • Being able to choose to report on converted clicks or conversions in AdWords would be helpful.
    • Needs the ability to show the date range on the shared URL dashboards. Would be even better if the date range was adjustable on that view, too.
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    Likelihood to Renew
    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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    Traject
    It has become a part of our internal tools so unless a competitor comes out with similar functionality as a similar price point it is unlikely that we would not renew. One area that would cause us not to renew would be if a competing service came out with more third-party integrations that match our needs. Price at this point is no longer an issue as it would allow us to automate a somewhat manual process that we have now connecting Cyfe widgets to Google Sheets.
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    Usability
    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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    Traject
    I gave it a rating of 7 because it does a good job at what it does, but there are missing that are missing which I would have benefited from. For instance, if I was able to drill down more on the specific metrics I was able to see, that would have been helpful.
    Incentivized
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    Support Rating
    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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    Traject
    Because I had a very minor question and I was able to speak directly to the founder through LinkedIn and through email. I know that as they grow this may not always be an option but the fact that he made himself available to answer my questions said a lot about his passion for the product.
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    Implementation Rating
    Microsoft
    It was integrated with our erp easily and was accessible on cloud.
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    Traject
    Cyfe is a 15 minutes implementation, then some time to get your data sources created. This is an easy one person job that will not result in down time or unnecessary wasted man hours.
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    Alternatives Considered
    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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    Traject
    The Salesforce dashboard is comparably flexible and intuitive, but designed more to its internal CRM focus. SumAll shares the social media dashboard capabilities, but lacks all others. Its interesting feature is side-by-side graph analysis for cross-channel performance. Cyfe might borrow from SumAll's default weekly email summary of performance from the dashboard, but implementation could be too complex. Nuvi dashboard is exclusively for social media marketing, but lacks Cyfe's flexibility for third party integration and window customization settings.
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    Return on Investment
    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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    Traject
    • Cyfe allows us to provide real time data to our clients
    • Cyfe allows us to provide detailed analytics to our clients showing actual results
    • Cyfe reduced our need to provide monthly "reports" to our marketing clients
    • Cyfe allows us to have better situational awareness and know what is going on throughout our multiple organizations
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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