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Astera Centerprise vs Microsoft Power BI: Which is a better fit?

Updated on February 4th, 2025
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Summary
Key features rated by users
Features selected based on 1,949 reviews from Integration users.
% Fit
Missing features
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Third-Party Integrations
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Data Synchronization
NA
Data Mapping
NA
Real-Time Data
NA
Integrations Management
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% Fit
Missing features
Feature ratings
Third-Party Integrations
NA
Data Synchronization
4.4
Data Mapping
NA
Real-Time Data
NA
Integrations Management
NA
User satisfaction
4.1
User reviews28
Ease of use
4.4
Functionality
4.2
Value for money
4.5
Customer support
4.7
4.6
User reviews1,766
Ease of use
4.1
Functionality
4.5
Value for money
4.4
Customer support
4.1
Price starts from
Yearly subscription
Free version
Free trial
/user
Monthly subscription
Free version
Free trial
Best for

SMEs and large enterprises in the energy, financial, manufacturing, education, insurance, government, healthcare, media and telecommunications and retail industries.

Power BI is used by developers, analysts, IT, and other businesses to visualize and analyze data on a unified interface.

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Eric H
CFO
4.0

Eric H.: Hi, my name is Eric. I'm a CFO, I give Power BI four stars. And for more reviews like this, please click below. Before Power BI, we used Tableau. We used it on a trial basis, and while it was all right, an early leader in this space, it just didn't integrate as well as Microsoft Power BI with the whole suite of products that we use as a company. We chose Power BI because it is easy to integrate with the rest of the Microsoft Office Suite, especially Excel. It has powerful analytics tools and it allows for some pretty cool graphics and dashboarding as part of that data visualization suite. It was relatively easy to get started with Microsoft Power BI. The integration with the rest of the Microsoft Office Suite really helps. There is some challenges though with data integration, making sure that the data is in the right format to be loaded into Power BI, but once you go from there, it's pretty easy and feels very intuitive if you're used to the rest of the Microsoft Office Suite. My advice for anyone looking to implement Microsoft Power BI would be to first watch some YouTube videos or take a tutorial or maybe even a class. Getting the data validation, data integration piece is really key to the functionality of the system. It can pull in some awesome graphics, some really good dashboards and analytics, but if you don't set up the data right, you'll never get it to work properly.

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Astera Centerprise

8/41
  • Activity Tracking
  • Alerts/Escalation
  • API
  • Application Management
  • Automated Scheduling
  • Configurable Workflow
  • Dashboard
  • Data Aggregation and Publishing
  • Database Support
  • Data Capture and Transfer
  • Data Connectors
  • Data Import/Export
  • Data Management
  • Data Mapping
  • Data Storage Management
  • Data Synchronization
  • Data Visualization
  • Data Warehouse
  • Document Management
  • Drag & Drop
  • Event Logs
  • Metadata Management
  • Mobile Access
  • Monitoring
  • Pre-built Connectors
  • Real-Time Data
  • Real-Time Reporting
  • Real-Time Updates
  • Search/Filter
  • SSL Security
  • Transaction Management
  • Widgets
  • Workflow Management
  • Access Controls/Permissions
  • Data Extraction
  • ETL
  • Integrations Management
  • Multiple Data Sources
  • Reporting/Analytics
  • Third-Party Integrations
  • Web Services
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Microsoft Power BI

Top Features
11/41
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Astera Centerprise
Deployment
  • Cloud, SaaS, Web-Based
  • Desktop - Mac
  • Desktop - Windows
  • Desktop - Linux
  • Desktop - Chromebook
  • On-Premise - Windows
  • On-Premise - Linux
  • Mobile - Android
  • Mobile - iPhone
  • Mobile - iPad
Support
  • Email/Help Desk
  • FAQs/Forum
  • Knowledge Base
  • Phone Support
  • 24/7 (Live rep)
  • Chat
Training
  • In Person
  • Live Online
  • Webinars
  • Documentation
  • Videos
Microsoft Power BI
Deployment
  • Cloud, SaaS, Web-Based
  • Desktop - Mac
  • Desktop - Windows
  • Desktop - Linux
  • Desktop - Chromebook
  • On-Premise - Windows
  • On-Premise - Linux
  • Mobile - Android
  • Mobile - iPhone
  • Mobile - iPad
Support
  • Email/Help Desk
  • FAQs/Forum
  • Knowledge Base
  • Phone Support
  • 24/7 (Live rep)
  • Chat
Training
  • In Person
  • Live Online
  • Webinars
  • Documentation
  • Videos
Astera Centerprise
  • By Astera
  • Located in United States
  • Founded in 1990
Microsoft Power BI
  • By Microsoft
  • Located in United States
  • Founded in 1975
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