Ivanti Xtraction vs Microsoft Power BI comparison

"Ivanti Xtraction provides reports in a single dashboard. We can ask the executive leadership to review it. It has unlimited view access. You can view the reports but won't be able to edit them. The solution makes it easy to build reports and send them. It has filters, and you can filter the results based on time, date, etc. The view will go back to normal once refreshed."

"They should add mobile access."

"Connectivity, installation, and configuration are pretty fast and seamless compared to Cognos."

"The initial setup is simple to do."

"The tool's most valuable features are slicer and Microsoft Copilot integration. It also allows users to see reports on mobile devices. The solution can also integrate with various data sources."

"The product is user-friendly."

"Provides a full platform (database, ETL, reporting, analysis, and so on)"

"Two valuable most features are the ability to create columns and create measures."

"With Power BI, you're able to store your data within spreadsheets and SharePoints, and then have Power BI pull the data out and report on it. So we actually saved a ton of money not needing to load the data into databases, which is a big prerequisite for many other reporting tools."

"The tool's graphics need to be updated."

"The product’s on-premise reporting servers could support real-time data refreshing capabilities like its on-cloud version."

"It would be nice to use other connectors to link with the data."

"Trend data and dashboards need improvement."

"I think because I'm moving more into RPA, I'd definitely like to see integration across the RPA, Power BI, or Tableau platforms, because that integration could then make automation and mundane reporting much faster."

"The visual outlet or the visualization aspect can be improved because the settings piece is quite problematic. It requires a lot of time to set the visuals and check. It is quite fiddly to change all the settings and font sizes. It just needs better ability in terms of using templates or visualization templates to get the vision. Our users always benchmark based on the product, and they don't appreciate everything under the bonnet. The only rating is based on the actual reports in the settings for the dashboard. They should make it look a bit funky and a bit more aesthetically pleasing on the eye. It is quite a fiddly tool, but other than that, it is pretty slick. Because it is community-driven, the marketplace tends to be changing forever. You get the standard visualizations, and you've also got all other marketplace visualizations that require you to spend a bit more money and purchase things in the marketplace. With certain visualizations, there is no longevity. I had used certain visualizations, but they discontinued them, and I had to rebuild my reports, which is obviously very frustrating. There should be some sort of stabilization around how the marketplace visuals impact the users when they expire."

"It has come a long way in terms of how it was working two years ago, but there are some things that you still can't do with it. For example, permission management and user access management are still a bit limited. It is basically based on the idea that everybody from the organization can see everything or limit the type of data they can see. If I want you to see only one report and the other guy to see another report, I can't do it. There should be a better way to manage permissions and users. It should also support external users much better."

"I think that they can add more types of charts because the selection on the desktop version is limited."

"This solution is resource-heavy."

"We view it as an expensive product."

"I very much recommend the free trial mode."

"The solution’s pricing is reasonable."

"It is based on the usage. If you're using it, you pay for it, and if you're not using it, you stop paying for it."

"My company needs to make monthly payments towards the licensing costs attached to the product."

"Microsoft BI requires licenses."

"There is a license for this solution and we purchase them annually."

"The price of the solution can be expensive if you want to synchronize your data more."