Anaconda vs Microsoft Power BI comparison

The compared Anaconda and Microsoft solutions aren't in the same category. Anaconda is ranked #12 in Data Science Platforms , with an average rating of 8.7, and holds a 2.1% mindshare in the category. Microsoft is ranked #1 in BIT , with an average rating of 7.8, and holds a 21.4% mindshare. Additionally, 95% of Anaconda users are willing to recommend the solution, compared to 93% of Microsoft users who would recommend it.

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95% willing to recommend

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93% willing to recommend

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Categories and Ranking

Anaconda

Average Rating

8.2

Reviews Sentiment

7.4

Number of Reviews

Ranking in other categories

Data Science Platforms (12th)

Microsoft Power BI

Average Rating

8.0

Reviews Sentiment

7.3

Number of Reviews

321

Ranking in other categories

BI (Business Intelligence) Tools (1st), Reporting (1st)

Mindshare comparison

While both are Business Intelligence solutions, they serve different purposes. Anaconda is designed for Data Science Platforms and holds a mindshare of 2.1%, up 2.1% compared to last year.
Microsoft Power BI, on the other hand, focuses on BI (Business Intelligence) Tools, holds 21.4% mindshare, down 22.2% since last year.

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Rohan Sharma

AI/ML Co-Lead at Developer Student Clubs - GGV

Provides all the frameworks and makes it easy to create environments for multiple projects

The best thing is that it provides all the frameworks and makes it easy to create environments for multiple projects using Anaconda. It is easy for a beginner to learn to use Anaconda. Comparatively, it is easier than using virtual environments or other environments because of the Conda environment. However, there are many things in Anaconda that people need to be aware of, so it can be challenging.

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James Balbach

Executive Director, Decision Support at Community Health Network

Robust system consistently elevates data visualization and seamlessly updates with user-driven advancements

Power BI is a general-use visualization system. I can express the performance of our network through high-level key performance indicators. It allows me to show detailed improvements in quality and safety and patient experience. I create improvement dashboards for task forces and work teams. I have built analytic dashboards that guide analytics, enabling research and dataset manipulation.

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Quotes from Members

We asked business professionals to review the solutions they use. Here are some excerpts of what they said:

Pros

"It helped us find find the optimal area for where our warehouse should be located."

"The documentation is excellent and the solution has a very large and active community that supports it."

"Anaconda is an open-source platform that can integrate numerous other kits and models in one place."

"The most advantageous feature is the logic building."

"It provides a unified platform where you can install Jupyter, Python Spider, and other related tools without needing separate installations."

"The virtual environment is very good."

"The most valuable feature is the set of libraries that are used to support the functionality that we require."

"It's interesting. It's user friendly. That's what makes it outstanding among the others. It has a collection of R, Python, and others. Their platform strategy has a collection of many other visualization tools, apart from Spyder and RStudio, which is really helpful for data science. For any data science professional, Anaconda is really handy. It has almost all the tools for data science."

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"It is stable enough. It has a lot of powerful functions. It can also be customized with the DAX language. It is also intuitive enough and incremental. You can start with something simple, and then step-by-step, you can increase the reports and dashboards according to your needs."

"In contrast to what we were using before I think that Power BI has given us more extensive results."

"Users already using Excel can generate new reports and dashboards within minutes."

"Tech support is very helpful."

"The most valuable feature is definitely the visual aspect and the DAX capabilities to virtually do anything."

"Its ease of use is most valuable."

"What Power BI is, is a whole collection of templates of small amounts of data that can be used to do something for a real world project, that can be easily set up and become the business intelligence environment or a data warehouse for a large amount of data, for a real world customer. That's what is remarkable."

"Good reporting and data analysis tool that's user-friendly, easy to deploy, stable, and scalable."

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Cons

"Anaconda should be optimized for RAM consumption."

"The process could be streamlined as the number of actions needed to deploy is quite large compared to other tools."

"Anaconda can't handle heavy workloads."

"The solution would benefit from offering more automation."

"Anaconda could benefit from improvement in its user interface to make it more attractive and user-friendly. Currently, it's boring."

"I think that the framework can be improved to make it easier for people to discover and use things on their own."

"It crashes once in a while. In case of a reboot or something unexpected, the unseen code part will get diminished, and it relatively takes longer than other applications when a reboot is happening. They can improve in these areas. They can also bring some database software. They have software for analytics and virtualization. However, they don't have any software for the database."

"One thing that hurts the product is that the company is not doing more to advertise it as a solution and make it more well known."

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"The UI looks awkward once the graphs have been generated in the console. This is what Microsoft can work on."

"Visualization systems are still relatively young."

"From a scalability and performance perspective and based on my understanding and feedback from end users, there's room for improvement in data processing, scaling up, and leveraging the cloud. That could be an enhancement area for me to look into."

"The performance of Microsoft BI could improve for large datasets and it would be beneficial to have more visualization features."

"The limitations within Microsoft Power BI include the volume of data it can handle, as there's a cap on the number of rows you can keep. When you pull your data and build your models, you're restricted by this row limit. Additionally, certain SSRS features are deprecated, which can be a drawback for users who rely on those capabilities."

"Microsoft BI could improve by allowing large-size data sources. We have large data sources, and we have problems loading them in Microsoft BI."

"Whenever you work on the same dashboard or on the same code, Microsoft Power BI doesn't have a good architecture that allows multiple people to work on the same project."

"Power BI's drillthrough feature could be improved. I didn't like drillthrough and those options much, but I did like it in MicroStrategy."

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Pricing and Cost Advice

"Anaconda is free to use, but in terms of hardware costs, you might need heavy GPUs to run CUDA and other demanding tasks."

"The product is open-source and free to use."

"The tool is open-source."

"My company uses the free version of the tool. There is also a paid version of the tool available."

"The licensing costs for Anaconda are reasonable."

"The solution is affordable."

"The pricing is reasonable."

"Its pricing is reasonable for the desktop stuff, but for enterprise-level, it is a little expensive."

"In the beginning, the solution cost approximately $1,000 per month, we have a Microsoft startup subscription. There is a subscription pack for startups company which we are able to have for one year."

"It's straightforward licensing."

"The cost of the solution is more flexible for us because the desktop is free and we pay as we use it in the cloud."

"I would advise that Microsoft BI products are rightly priced and the licensing is easy to follow and to fulfill."

"Compared to others, I think it is reasonable."

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Questions from the Community

What do you like most about Anaconda?

The tool's most valuable feature is its cloud-based nature, allowing accessibility from anywhere. Additionally, using Jupyter Notebook makes it easy to handle bugs and errors.

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What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for Anaconda?

Anaconda is an open-source tool, so I do not pay anything for it. It is compatible with every tool, regardless of whether it is open source or a paid package.

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What needs improvement with Anaconda?

There is room for improvement, especially regarding deployment. The process could be streamlined as the number of actions needed to deploy is quite large compared to other tools.

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Seeking lightweight open source BI software

There are many...It would rather depend what System BI architecture or Enterprise legacy you have at your end...I would recommend as follows: 1) If you have legacies of SAP, Oracle - look for SAP...

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Is Power BI a complete platform or only a visualization tool?

Power BI is an advanced visualization tool oriented to big data with a very complete set of widgets to visualize information, control users accessing information, the configuration of governance po...

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How does Oracle OBIEE compare with Microsoft BI?

Oracle OBIEE is great in allowing design and creativity per the individual needs of the organization. Dashboards are fully customizable and very user-friendly. This solution is very stable. Oracle ...

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Overview

Anaconda makes it easy for you to install and maintain Python environments. Our development team tests to ensure compatibility of Python packages in Anaconda. We support and provide open source assurance for packages in Anaconda to mitigate your risk in using open source and meet your regulatory compliance requirements.

Python is the fastest growing language for data science. Anaconda includes 720+ Python open source packages and now includes essential R packages. This powerful combination allows you to do everything you want from BI to advanced modeling on complex Big Data

Anaconda

Microsoft Power BI is a powerful tool for data analysis and visualization. This tool stands out for its ability to merge and analyze data from various sources. Widely adopted across different industries and departments, Power BI is instrumental in creating visually appealing dashboards and generating insightful business intelligence reports. Its intuitive interface, robust visualization capabilities, and seamless integration with other Microsoft applications empower users to easily create interactive reports and gain valuable insights.

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