We performed a comparison between Microsoft Power BI and Oracle HFM based on real PeerSpot user reviews.
Find out what your peers are saying about Microsoft, Tableau, Oracle and others in BI (Business Intelligence) Tools."The most valuable feature of this solution is real-time report tracking."
"The solution is easy to use and charts can be built quickly with the tools."
"The interface is very easy to use."
"Technical support is quite good."
"It's a pretty scalable product."
"Two valuable most features are the ability to create columns and create measures."
"It provides good visibility."
"When we are introducing Microsoft BI to our clients, if they're familiar with Excel, the transition phase will be much easier for them. They can easily switch from Microsoft Excel to Microsoft BI. The core foundation or the base technology is the same in both tools. There are a few limitations in Microsoft Excel, and this is where Microsoft BI comes in."
"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 tool is stable."
"The most valuable features are around consolidations, eliminations, conversions."
"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."
"The solution could be quicker at rendering data."
"I would like to be able to use more predicting data science features without having to use R."
"When there are large amounts of data being processed there are additional tools needed to handle it."
"It's not user-friendly; more tutorials, training, and better documentation would be helpful."
"Microsoft BI’s integration and visualization could be improved."
"There are some connector-related issues in their MSBA solution."
"The look and feel should be updated in terms of the types of dashboards and graphs that you can produce. They aren't as visual as some of its competitors."
"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 intercompany reporting function in this tool needs improvement, particularly being able to run reports in batches, rather than one at a time."
"In terms of improvement, one challenge with Oracle HFM is the need for technical knowledge in writing SQL syntax for custom extensions."
"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."
"Integration is an area where it lacks and can be improved."
"It's a difficult process to try to edit, configure, or change the business rules that exist and work within HFM."
"If there could be data integration between HFM and the accounting software that would be ideal."
"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."
Microsoft Power BI is ranked 1st in BI (Business Intelligence) Tools with 297 reviews while Oracle HFM is ranked 7th in Business Performance Management with 14 reviews. Microsoft Power BI is rated 8.0, while Oracle HFM is rated 8.0. The top reviewer of Microsoft Power BI writes "A complete ecosystem with an builtin ETL tool, good integrations with python and R, and support of DAX and Power Query (M languages)". On the other hand, the top reviewer of Oracle HFM writes "Offers flexibility and ease of configuration". Microsoft Power BI is most compared with Tableau, Amazon QuickSight, KNIME, Domo and Oracle OBIEE, whereas Oracle HFM is most compared with Oracle Planning and Budgeting Cloud, Oracle Hyperion, OneStream XF, CCH Tagetik and Anaplan.
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