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We performed a comparison between Microsoft Power BI and TIBCO Spotfire based on real PeerSpot user reviews.

Find out in this report how the two BI (Business Intelligence) Tools solutions compare in terms of features, pricing, service and support, easy of deployment, and ROI.
To learn more, read our detailed Microsoft Power BI vs. TIBCO Spotfire Report (Updated: March 2024).
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Pros
"Reports, dashboards, and visualizations are most valuable.""The feature I find most valuable is the ability to publish Power Bi reports, using an embedded link, directly onto a website.""The solution is very intuitive, you do not need to have too much programming knowledge to use it. Advanced Excel users can use it very easily.""It ingegrates nicely with Office 365.""This product has a lot of features and most of them are user-friendly.""Its seamless integration with Microsoft products, such as Microsoft SQL Server or Microsoft Excel, is the most valuable.""Reporting is the best thing about Power BI. And it could help improve decision-making in many ways. Power BI is flexible and easier to use compared to tools.""In my opinion, Microsoft BI is a low-cost solution, and it could be an interesting solution for a tourism company."

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"It allows users to quickly analyze data from a variety of sources and visualize it with powerful, interactive graphs, and charts.""The most valuable features of TIBCO Spotfire are visualization. It's very nice, clear, and, flexible. You can analyze many data types and the user interface is very good.""It's scalable.""We particularly like the data angling feature of this solution. This gives us the ability to work on data transformations, join files, and carry out other data preparation tasks all in a single tool.""The product's initial setup phase was simple.""The out-of-the-box features are simple and easy to use across the board.""One of the main features is integrated statistical analysis.""We used it pretty heavily in gathering data, which goes to our VPs. They are able to base their next revenue planning based on this metric. So, it has been invaluable."

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Cons
"You do need to do some hard coding for certain things in Microsoft BI.""Microsoft needs to provide more drivers to connect other data sources in a native way.""The visualization aspect, while being the most visible to business users, also happens the be the weakest point in the entire Microsoft BI stack.""The solution could improve the mobile application design. It is difficult to use compared to the desktop version.""It needs a wizard that covers all its options.""I have found using Microsoft BI is not easy. For example, trying to use the auto-refresh feature is not simple.""Right now, their premium pricing is keeping us out of the premium market. The premium price per user just doesn't make sense for us, but we haven't reached the limit of 500 users to justify the premium.""More connections with other systems should be added, which would allow for other integrations."

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"We encountered difficulties connecting the special data sets, as the post data set did not contain any shared columns, making it difficult to establish a connection between the data sets.""Personalising Spotfire, as a whole, is painful and is something that could be made easier.""When you do the data loading, it is slow.""One aspect where Spotfire could improve is its global recognition, especially in terms of support.""The design of the UI could be improved.""The initial setup can be difficult.""The number of charts available out of the box in Spotfire can be enhanced.""Compared to competitors, the UI is quite dated."

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Pricing and Cost Advice
  • "There is room for at least 45% discount as compared to the initial price."
  • "MS BI comes with all the tools and it is, to the best of my knowledge, the most affordable solution."
  • "All in all, for the price, this is an excellent tool for helping your organization turn mounds of data into useful insights."
  • "I would advise that Microsoft BI products are rightly priced and the licensing is easy to follow and to fulfill."
  • "Remove the cost of a licence to show a dashboard within SharePoint. Why should readers of a dashboard have to pay to view? ​"
  • "Make it low in cost. It is a no-brainer!"
  • "Globally, we evaluated a number of products, including Salesforce's product, Microsoft won on the ground of simple functionally and cost."
  • "Paid for itself in the first month."
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  • "The ROI is nearly impossible to calculate."
  • "The pricing seems competitive and reasonable. The value delivered by the product far exceeds the cost."
  • "The Tibco sales teams have been very difficult to work with - ignoring requests, misrepresenting level of demand, etc."
  • "The cost is a few hundred dollars per user per year."
  • "The cost of TIBCO Spotfire could improve. It should be less expensive. It's the most expensive visualization tool in our company."
  • "The price-point for this solution is negotiable depending on usage levels."
  • "This product carries a monthly licensing charge, with the amount depending on the features that are to be included. This costs also covers the use of technical support."
  • "In comparison to other solutions such as IBM Cognos, TIBCO Spotfire is more affordable."
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    Answers from the Community
    Esteban Fabiani
    Ariful Mondal - PeerSpot reviewerAriful Mondal (FH)
    Real User

    Hi @Esteban Fabiani ​- you may also read this comparative study on peerspot https://www.peerspot.com/produ...

    Ariful Mondal - PeerSpot reviewerAriful Mondal (FH)
    Real User

    Hi @Esteban Fabiani ​- Thank you for posting this great question. 

    All the tools have base-level functionalities which could serve your day-to-day data analysis and visualizations. 



    There are various aspects that you would need to consider before choosing these tools such as 


    1. what are the primary use cases? Who will be using them? (Power BI is more user friendly)


    2. Do they require a lot of customisations on the UI/UX  ( Spotfire can be more flexible with IronPython scripts for custom UI development, Tableau has the best quality UI and charts)


    3. Which cloud platform or server you would be using and what kind of computation power is required (if you are a Microsoft shop then Power BI should be preferred as it can be integrated with many MS applications at ease)


    4. Cost - probably one of the key concerns  (Power BI will be cheaper (desktop version is free) than Spotfire and Tableau) 


    5. Availability of talent within an organization as well as in the market (more talent available for Power BI and Tableau)


    6. Many Oil & Gas, Manufacturing companies prefer Spotfire, but a slow move towards Power BI or Tableau or other visualization tools based on use cases. Many companies use Microstrategy for enterprise reporting


    7. You may download free buyer guide reports from Peerspot, which would help you to choose the right one. 


    All the best. 

    Questions from the Community
    Top Answer: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… more »
    Top Answer: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… more »
    Top Answer: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… more »
    Top Answer:The product's initial setup phase was simple.
    Top Answer:I would describe TIBCO Spotfire as an averagely-priced product.
    Top Answer:The way TIBCO Spotfire is designed, in my opinion, is the reason why it lags a bit, especially compared to other BI tools like Qlik. The speed of creating reports or dashboards is slower in TIBCO… more »
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    Also Known As
    SSRS, SSAS, MSBI, MS Reporting Services, Microsoft BI Tools, Microsoft Big Data, Power BI Pro, MS BI
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    Overview

    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.

    TIBCO Spotfire is a versatile data analytics platform that can handle large datasets and be deployed on-premise or in the cloud. Its dynamic reporting, easy creation of dynamic dashboards, and highly customizable tool make it a valuable asset for process data analysis, industrial performance dashboards, problem root cause analysis, business intelligence, and real-time analytics for IoT devices in the energy sector. 

    The solution also offers data science functions, map visuals, R and Python integration, and the ability to write HTML and JavaScript text areas. Spotfire has helped organizations deliver projects more efficiently and cost-effectively, allowing for faster data analysis.

    Sample Customers
    Accenture Adidas Aetna AIG Airbus Alibaba Allstate Amazon American Express Aon AT&T Audi Bank of America BASF Bayer Berkshire Hathaway Boeing Coca-Cola Comcast Cisco Coca-Cola Dell Disney Emirates Equinix FedEx Ford GE Google H&M Home Depot Honda IBM Intel JPMorgan Chase Kellogg's Kroger L'Oréal McDonald's Merck MetLife Microsoft Nike Oracle P&G PepsiCo Procter & Gamble Prudential Financial SAP Siemens Snapchat Spotify Starbucks Target Toyota T-Mobile Unilever Visa Walmart WeWork World Bank Xerox
    Allergan, ASSS de Montreal, Avantium, Blue River, Bank of Montreal, Citibank, FrieslandCampina, Hellmann Logistics, Merck, Novartis
    Top Industries
    REVIEWERS
    Financial Services Firm15%
    Manufacturing Company13%
    Computer Software Company11%
    Energy/Utilities Company9%
    VISITORS READING REVIEWS
    Educational Organization35%
    Financial Services Firm8%
    Computer Software Company8%
    Government5%
    REVIEWERS
    Energy/Utilities Company23%
    Financial Services Firm17%
    Computer Software Company11%
    Manufacturing Company11%
    VISITORS READING REVIEWS
    Manufacturing Company15%
    Energy/Utilities Company13%
    Financial Services Firm11%
    Computer Software Company11%
    Company Size
    REVIEWERS
    Small Business39%
    Midsize Enterprise16%
    Large Enterprise45%
    VISITORS READING REVIEWS
    Small Business14%
    Midsize Enterprise41%
    Large Enterprise45%
    REVIEWERS
    Small Business27%
    Midsize Enterprise13%
    Large Enterprise60%
    VISITORS READING REVIEWS
    Small Business13%
    Midsize Enterprise8%
    Large Enterprise78%
    Buyer's Guide
    Microsoft Power BI vs. TIBCO Spotfire
    March 2024
    Find out what your peers are saying about Microsoft Power BI vs. TIBCO Spotfire and other solutions. Updated: March 2024.
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    Microsoft Power BI is ranked 1st in BI (Business Intelligence) Tools with 22 reviews while TIBCO Spotfire is ranked 13th in BI (Business Intelligence) Tools with 10 reviews. Microsoft Power BI is rated 8.0, while TIBCO Spotfire is rated 8.2. The top reviewer of Microsoft Power BI writes "User friendly, easy to set up and great for analyzing data". On the other hand, the top reviewer of TIBCO Spotfire writes "Flexible, offers a single pane of glass, and is highly customizable". Microsoft Power BI is most compared with Tableau, Amazon QuickSight, KNIME, Domo and Oracle OBIEE, whereas TIBCO Spotfire is most compared with Tableau, QlikView, Qlik Sense, Amazon QuickSight and TIBCO BusinessWorks. See our Microsoft Power BI vs. TIBCO Spotfire report.

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