Microsoft Power BI vs Oracle HFM comparison

"We have a lot of servers and applications from which we want reports, and it allows us to create reports from an SQL source or some other source."

"The data manipulation and data cleaning tasks are handled in the backend by Power Query in Microsoft Power BI."

"Power BI allows you to create user defined charts which is really useful."

"The sharing features are vital, especially the ability to share and test different shared dashboards."

"The ease of integration and connectivity stands out as the most critical aspect, followed closely by the flexibility to customize reports and dashboards."

"In the process of using data there is the Extract, Transform and Load (ETL). For extracting we are using another software, for transforming we are using our own coding in C#, and then we use Microsoft BI for loading the information. Microsoft BI displays information very well."

"Microsoft BI allows us to connect to any database or any dataset."

"Most of the clients I am interacting with are looking towards Power BI because of the cost and simplicities. It provides an entire feature set and a complete solution. It has tight integration with Office 365, Dynamics 365, Microsoft Technology Stack, and datatypes like R and Python."

"It is an expensive product but delivers what it promises, ensuring regulatory compliance, reducing risks associated with spreadsheets, and providing a better return on investment based on usage."

"The tool is stable."

"You can bring in data from any source and from multiple sources, and you can consolidate that data in HFM."

"The most valuable feature is the flexibility and ease of configuration in terms of testing and formula creation."

"It is a very user-friendly software."

"Financial consolidation and reporting tool with good built-in features such as currency exchange and elimination."

"Stability-wise, I rate the solution a ten out of ten."

"The most valuable features are around consolidations, eliminations, conversions."

"If I compare it to Tableau, I'd say the visualizations can be better. We should have multiple options. By that I mean, while there are multiple options for the visualization, the look and feel of the dashboard when you compare to Tableau is on the lower side. Tableau has a much better visualization."

"Spatial data support should be enhanced."

"In an upcoming release, the solution could be simplified and have a more complete product package rather than a suite of products that we have to put together."

"The reporting needs to be improved."

"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."

"At times, I feel that the system needs improvement in single sign-on, especially for the on-premises side of the tool."

"Sometimes in Power BI, the logic can be challenging to follow."

"The upgrade process could be improved."

"In terms of improvement, one challenge with Oracle HFM is the need for technical knowledge in writing SQL syntax for custom extensions."

"Improvements can be made by possibly different interfaces to modernize it, more automation in scripting, and better integration with third-party solutions and reporting capabilities."

"The solution has integration challenges. We need a simple tool that is fool-proof for the data that is submitted not only for consolidation purposes but also for performance management and reporting purposes."

"If there could be data integration between HFM and the accounting software that would be ideal."

"It's a difficult process to try to edit, configure, or change the business rules that exist and work within HFM."

"The intercompany reporting function in this tool needs improvement, particularly being able to run reports in batches, rather than one at a time."

"Integration is an area where it lacks and can be improved."

"The complexity is okay. I don't see it as super complex. The solution could have more functionality to make it a little bit more flexible."

"Globally, we evaluated a number of products, including Salesforce's product, Microsoft won on the ground of simple functionally and cost."

"The price of Microsoft BI is reasonable. Other solutions such as SAP Cloud are more 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."

"Its cost seems to be unreasonable if you have many users, but for a lesser number of users, it is reasonable. It is $10 per month. Clients easily accept this option, so they must think it is reasonable. It is quite cheap as compared to other tools, such as Tableau. One of the best things about this solution is that it has a trial version."

"This product offers good value for the money."

"Once the trial period for the BI service is over, the cost is approximately $10 USD per user, per month, so it's quite reasonable."

"The premium licensing is approximately $5,000 per month which is pretty expensive."

"I would rate them 4 out of 5 for their current pricing. There are no additional costs to the standard licensing fees."

"Oracle Hyperion Financial Management (HFM) uses the named user licensing model. There's different pricing depending on HFM and Essbase planning."