Microsoft Power BI reviews

Good tool for standardising the presentation of data and simplifying access to it

Not particularly intuitive to use. Maybe this is inevitable given the complexity of the package. However I find it confusing at times to use filters and reset them as there seem to be several different ways in which filters can be applied.

The data transform menu in Power BI helps to preprocess data and apply multiple steps to clean and improve the data quality before using it for creating visuals.
Power BI Supports a lot of highly usable visuals such as waterfall chart, Gantt charts with a drag and drop functionality

Slow refresh times if the dataset size is large

I think the dashboard creation is one of its best aspects. It has all the functionality needed to create the dashboard infrastructures of several departments that also update in real time. The visual customizations are pretty decent and there are a lot of charting options.

The embed feature needs to be improved in my opinion. It sometimes takes too long for embedded charts to load, and sometimes it just crashes when the data is too big

For a tool to be this powerful and complete at this price level really does make it almost impossible to beat. If you have any experience with the Microsoft Power Query platform such as in Excel then Power BI is a natural next step for upping your BI and reporting game. The integration with the Microsoft Office system is seamless and it makes querying external data sources a doddle.

It can feel a bit clunky and slow if you do not have a high powered client - but the deployed dashboards take this issue away from everything except development. The only other issue I have encountered is in deploying this to a non-Microsoft environment but the tools are available to make it work, it just adds an overhead that you need to be aware of when evaluating the tool. Even with this overhead we have found Power BI to still be preferable to other options native to our non-Microsoft infrastructure and that is really impressive!

Easy learning curve, user friendly interface, cross platform integration and compatibility, ability to setup custom logics.

DAX has a steep learning curve and power can be optimised to handle large volumes of data .

Power BI enables users to work together and share dashboards and data with other people. Reports and dashboards can be shared by email, social media, and web publishing, among other methods available to users.
To ensure that sensitive data is protected, Power BI contains robust security features. In addition to controlling access to data, reports, and dashboards, users can create rules for preventing data loss.

Data that Power BI can ingest is limited in size. The free version must be extended to the paid version if I want to import data bigger than 2GB. It can also crash while processing huge datasets with complicated measurements, which makes using Power BI stressful at times.

Microsoft Power BI has top-notch tools for analyzing business data which help gain deep insights about our business performance. It has simple visualization boards making it easy to visualize insights in a more easier to understand way. Microsoft Power BI allows customization which allows us to use it to analyze different types of data.

Nothing has ever gone wrong with Microsoft Power BI so no cons to comment on.

Microsoft Power BI is an easy-to-use analytical tool that provides a convenient self-service data reporting and visualization solution for the average and non-technical business users. The desktop app and online service support data extraction, transformation, and visualization from various file types and offer built-in Power Platform integrations. The web service's rich AppSource marketplace provides apps and templates that help users design better dashboards more efficiently. Power BI's well-organized navigation menus make it seamless to integrate with other Microsoft solutions like Azure SQL database, virtual machines, and various Fabric Platform services for data science and data warehousing workflows. The Power BI community forums and user tutorials are helpful for new and experienced users alike.

Managing user permissions can become a bit complex when dealing with a large number of users and varying report access levels within the same workgroup and department. Also, the increasing number of options available in the user interface can sometimes feel overwhelming.

Ease of use and Data visualization- Power BI lets you turn data into insights with ease. No coding is needed, just drag and drop. Beautiful charts and graphs highlight trends and patterns you wouldn't see in spreadsheets, making data exploration a breeze, even for beginners. Analyze faster, understand deeper, and make informed decisions - all thanks to Power BI's user-friendly magic.

Sometimes it is slow and especially when dealing with large datasets or complex queries.

I like the ability to pull data from multiple sources.

It is truly difficult to set it up. It is not intuitive.