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Bitam Artus vs Microsoft Power BI comparison

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Categories and Ranking

Bitam Artus
Ranking in BI (Business Intelligence) Tools
47th
Average Rating
9.0
Reviews Sentiment
6.4
Number of Reviews
1
Ranking in other categories
Business Performance Management (32nd)
Microsoft Power BI
Ranking in BI (Business Intelligence) Tools
1st
Average Rating
8.0
Reviews Sentiment
6.6
Number of Reviews
332
Ranking in other categories
Reporting (1st)
 

Mindshare comparison

As of November 2026, in the BI (Business Intelligence) Tools category, the mindshare of Bitam Artus is 0.5%, down from 0.6% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of Microsoft Power BI is 7.6%, down from 12.6% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.
BI (Business Intelligence) Tools Mindshare Distribution
ProductMindshare (%)
Microsoft Power BI7.6%
Bitam Artus0.5%
Other91.9%
BI (Business Intelligence) Tools
 

Featured Reviews

it_user202788 - PeerSpot reviewer
IT Manager at a manufacturing company with 501-1,000 employees
OLAP ad-hoc analysis is a valuable feature but the pricing needs to be improved.
Executive dashboards Easy design and publishing OLAP ad-hoc analysis It's allowed us to implement High Performance Work teams who periodically monitor KPIs, as well as improving the infrastructure and overall work methodology. Pricing needs to be brought down. I've used different versions over…
Hemanthreddy Vakiti - PeerSpot reviewer
Data Engineer at a tech vendor with 10,001+ employees
Interactive dashboards have transformed restaurant data into faster daily business decisions
Microsoft Power BI has many features and there is not a lot to improve. However, the licensing can be confusing. When deciding between Pro and Premium, I find it difficult to distinguish what features are offered by Pro and what features are offered by Premium, including the particular differences to choose between both licensing models. Additionally, some features such as DAX, which I mentioned previously, involve DAX calculations and complex data modeling, which are somewhat advanced and not easily understandable. Prior knowledge is required or you need to go through the documentation. If the documentation is made comprehensive so that anyone with no knowledge on DAX can easily use it by going through the documentation, it would be really helpful. Additionally, if the integration with non-Microsoft tools is improved and performance is optimized, then Microsoft Power BI can become a top-ranked visualization tool. The user experience with Microsoft Power BI is quite good. The intuitive user interface makes it easy for both technical and non-technical users to create reports. However, only the advanced features are somewhat complex, and if the documentation is improved, it can be easily accessible.

Quotes from Members

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

Pros

"It's allowed us to implement High Performance Work teams who periodically monitor KPIs, as well as improving the infrastructure and overall work methodology."
"The solution is easy to install and it does not take long."
"We like the solution's ease of use, functionality range and ability to be quickly implemented."
"Overall, it has enhanced data-driven decision-making and reporting efficiency in our project at Cognizant."
"I also find connecting to different data sources is quite simple. Other solutions we were using before were complicated."
"Microsoft BI is scalable."
"Microsoft SQL Server BI made data correlation between the agencies so fast, that the simple POCs for the dashboards let the decision-makers to migrate our so-called enterprise architecture."
"The business users have taken to Microsoft BI like a duck to water."
"The visuals are great and make everything look very professional. We can change the look and feel or manipulate the data according to our requirements. It's extremely flexible."
 

Cons

"Pricing needs to be brought down."
"Its price could be better. Its licensing cost is very high."
"The DAX features need some improvement. It's not as easy as Excel. They need more DAX formulas."
"Dependency on data warehousing and pricing."
"I think that they can make the solution easy to use for people who are not experts in data because many clients try to use it, but they need to be prepared before using it."
"I would rate the stability of Microsoft BI at 70 percent. While the solution is scalable, it certainly has its limitations."
"The reporting could be a bit better. It would be nice if there was just a bit more flexibility."
"The solution could improve the extraction and transformation of data."
"It needs a wizard that covers all its options."
 

Pricing and Cost Advice

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"They have a free Power BI Desktop version, but it has limitations."
"Microsoft BI is considered to be competitively priced when compared to other similar solutions in the market."
"I very much recommend the free trial mode."
"The license is on a yearly basis."
"In general, Microsoft BI's price is lower compared to Alteryx."
"Regarding cost, the initial investment wasn't too high, but ongoing licensing could add up."
"Power BI comes with enterprise Microsoft licensing. So for the user, you don't have to pay, but you do have to pay a one-time cost."
"No comment on pricing."
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Comparison Review

it_user79932 - PeerSpot reviewer
Senior Manager - BI Head with 5,001-10,000 employees
Feb 4, 2015
Comparison of SAP BO, Tableau, QlikView, Cognos, Microsoft, OBIEE and Pentaho
1. SAP BO/BI Enterprise scalability Security Ease of use Semantic layer 2. Tableau Visualization Data discovery Turnaround time 3. IBM Cognos Enterprise scalability Security In-memory feature 4. MS BI - Flexibility 5. Pentaho - Open source but still enterprise grade 6. QlikView Data…
 

Top Industries

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Financial Services Firm
13%
Manufacturing Company
8%
Construction Company
7%
Outsourcing Company
7%
 

Company Size

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Midsize Enterprise
Small Business
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By reviewers
Company SizeCount
Small Business137
Midsize Enterprise59
Large Enterprise171
 

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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...
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...
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 ...
 

Also Known As

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SSRS, SSAS, MSBI, MS Reporting Services, Microsoft BI Tools, Microsoft Big Data, Power BI Pro, MS BI
 

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