# Page 19 | Microsoft Power BI Reviews 2026. Verified Reviews, Pros & Cons | Capterra > Page 19 - Is Microsoft Power BI the right Data Visualization solution for you? Explore 1880 verified user reviews from people in industries like yours to make a confident choice. Source: https://www.capterra.com/p/176586/Power-BI/reviews --- Microsoft Power BI 4.6 (1880) [View alternatives](https://www.capterra.com/p/176586/Power-BI/alternatives/) Provider data verified by our Software Research team, and reviews moderated by our Reviews Verification team. [Learn more](https://www.capterra.com/our-story/) * * * Last updated March 24th, 2026 # Page 19 - Reviews of Microsoft Power BI ## Showing most helpful reviews Showing 451-475 of 1880 Reviews Sort by: Most Helpful Rating Company Size Reviewer's Role Length of Use Frequency of Use CL Caspah L. Data Scientist Financial Services Used the software for: 2+ years ### "Power BI review" February 22, 2021 5.0 I have been using Power Bi for over 2 years now in creating Dashboard for several items including Finance, data, Students and school data and recently I have used it in documenting poll results and Covid-19 cases. Pros Power BI is great especially with data analytics and visualization. This is usually very informative especially to the senior management when creating dashboard and data summaries. For example, Its specifically important in monitoring budget and expenditure data. The most important advantage of Power Bi is how it can easily summarize, transform and visualize data through summaries and dash board reports. In addition Power BI delivers real-time reports especially when linked with production of the data. It both accessible on computer and mobile. It is also very easy to integrate with excel and other data storing softwares. Cons It is somehow technical especially when writing DAX scripts and when linking several tables for relationships. Since its mainly used for Dashboards and visualizations, the presentations can be crowded considering a lot of information is supposed to be squeezed on one page. Power BI also requires complex formulas in DAX which sometimes can give wrong results from expected. It also takes a lot of time to prepare data and create visuals. Review Source VR Verified Reviewer Systems Administrator/Analyst Mechanical or Industrial Engineering Used the software for: 1-2 years ### "Next-Level Data Visualizations" December 4, 2019 5.0 We wanted a state-of-the-art dashboard and visualization tool that could be used across the company. After trying others, this one fits the bill perfectly. Pros The visualizations you can make with minimal experience or effort are astounding. Like with many Microsoft products, the sky is the limit and you can definitely get by without formal training. But if you decide to learn more about it, there is very little you can't do visualization-wise. We can even connect our on-prem SQL database with ease. Cons While it is easy to get started, really mastering the program can take some time and trial-and-error. It can be frustrating at times to get it to do exactly what you want it to do. Switched from [TruOI](https://www.capterra.com/p/56408/iDashboards/) We used iDashboards for many years and the product never changed. Nowadays the dashboards you can make with it look extremely unprofessional. Review Source LD Lisa D. Chargee de marketing Insurance Used the software for: 1-2 years ### "Un outil puissant mais pas accessible à tout le monde " November 15, 2023 5.0 Pros Les fonctionnalités sont très puissantes et presque sans fin. L'outil dispose d'une grande variété de tableaux de bord, permettant des dashboard de data visualisation variés et très détaillés. Si l'on sait bien s'en servir, Power BI permet aussi de l'analyse prédictive. Ce qui est un atout considérable pour les départements de recherche et développement et les départements marketing. L'outil permet de créer des tableaux de bord innovants simplement en intégrant un fichier excel bien construit. Cons Le temps de chargement de l'outil est conséquent, surtout quand on a une connexion internet moyenne. C'est un logiciel très lourd, qui demande de la patience. Il demande également de la patience en termes de construction de rapports et de prise en main des diverses fonctionnalités. L'outil peut paraître capricieux quand on sait "mal s'en servir". Une période d'initiation et de prise en main est nécessaire. Power BI n'est pas l'outil de data visualisation le plus intuitif qu'il soit quand on débute dessus. Review Source AB Antonio B. CFO COO Information Technology and Services Used the software for: 1-2 years ### "Democratiza el acceso a tool de Business Intelligence" October 31, 2023 5.0 Pros Es una herramienta muy interesante y versatil. Te permite de construir de manera ágil potentes dashboad de usar en tu día a día, construir bases de datos relacionales de forma visuales y mejorar el control de tu negocio. Presenta una flexibilidad a la hora de personalizar los gráficos y a nivel visual y a la hora de establecer los filtros. Cons La herramienta al principio parece muy intuitiva pero presenta una curva de aprendizaje que es necesario tener en cuenta a la hora de empezar a construir tus informes. La UX podría ser más friendly. Alternatives considered [Looker](https://www.capterra.com/p/169053/Looker/) Reason for choosing Microsoft Power BI Su integración nativa con Excel agiliza el proceso de construcción de la bases de datos. Review Source Genseska G. Cost & STD coordinator Apparel & Fashion Used the software for: 1-2 years ### "Good BI reporting tool and easy to learn" August 29, 2022 4.0 So far, I really like using Power BI. I migrated all my reports 1 month after I started using the software. No experience or training needed to started using it. Pros What I’ve enjoy about using Power BI is that have simplified the process of creating and sharing reports. It’s a very helpful tool to visualize data, and you can connected with several data sources like Excel, SQL and Access. You can share a report via link and you can choose the option that works best for you, like if, everyone that have the link can access to the report or some specific people. The people that have access can view and interact with the report but not modify it. An interesting and helpful feature is mobile layout view. You can create views of reports adapted to mobiles. I learned to create dashboards in Power BI by myself, there’s no need of a full training before start using this tool. Cons Something that had me struggling is that the data source must be as simple and clean as it could be or it may present execution issues. It often shows running issues for certain inquiries. Switched from [Microsoft Excel](https://www.capterra.com/p/176574/Excel/) Because I heard about Power BI and I give it a try. I really felt comfortable and liked the results. Review Source AY Alvaro Y. Customer Success Partner Logistics and Supply Chain Used the software for: 6-12 months ### "PowerBi review" May 21, 2023 5.0 PowerBi has helped me visualize information about my company's operations in a really intuitive and user friendly way, as has helped me analyze data to discuss with decision makers. Pros \- How easy it is to use dashboards in PowerBi when built correctly and with the precise data- Filters are key, and PowerBi perfectly takes this into account- Export data into excel- An access to summarized but complete information- Let's you create dashboards Cons \- I can't actually think of something that I don't like, rather that it does not always succeed to project a data model due to access requirements. Review Source Fernando T. Riesgos Banking Used the software for: 2+ years ### "Gestiona datos rpo Power BI" November 22, 2022 5.0 Buena herramienta, para gestionar datos extensos. Pros Que se puede gestionar datos con Power BI, crear consultas personalizadas Cons En la herramienta importación de datos, el formato de texto no suele ser eficiente Review Source Muzaffar A. Finance Analyst Oil & Energy Used the software for: 2+ years ### "Best BI tool available" June 11, 2021 5.0 Power BI is a wonderful tool to develop data driven dashboards and share them. It solves many business problems in an innovative way. Pros \- Power BI allows to import data from many different online and offline sources - It automatically extracts data from websites in a good format - There are many tools to clean and bring data to good shape - Informative and interactive dashboards can be created using visualization options Cons \- Difficult to download and set up the software - Online dashboards are too heavy and is difficult to use on less capable devices Review Source VR Verified Reviewer Analyst Government Administration Used the software for: 2+ years ### "BI tool with the coolest features" December 14, 2018 5.0 I have been using PowerBI from the past 3 years and have never looked back. It has helped me as an analyst to draw my clients into my stories. The automation aspect of PowerBI is hard to ignore. I have shared my dashboards and collaborated with teams which was a nightmare before. I love the addition of new features resulting from a dedicate community of PowerBI users (with very responsive Microsoft developers jumping in to solve issues). Mobile version of PowerBI is convenient and a hit with clients. Pros I love everything about PowerBI! I like to think of it as a revamped version of MS Excel but with features that exceed all expectations. PowerBI lets you create data models, use DAX to manipulate and summarise and finally display these summaries in fancy (yet easy to understand) visualisations. The best feature might however be the ability to share and collaborate on dashboards. PowerBI can take data from almost all possible sources - text, excel, SQL databases etc etc and integrate it all together to form dashboards that can be shared online in the form of webpages as well as workspaces. Cons There is absolutely nothing to dislike about PowerBI. The free version of PowerBI is a great learning tool and lets you accomplish almost all your reporting tasks while the paid version lets you automate all your reporting. Review Source VR Verified Reviewer Solution Sales Director Telecommunications Used the software for: 2+ years ### "Amazing tool for Data Visualization, dashboards and dashboards" December 14, 2022 5.0 Very good experience with PowerBI and would definitely recommend for any BI needs Pros Great widgets and plugins to add new components to the dashboards Cons Lack of data import formats, high cost for enterprise licenses Alternatives considered [Tableau](https://www.capterra.com/p/208764/Tableau/) Reason for choosing Microsoft Power BI Better visualization Switched from [MicroStrategy Enterprise Mobility](https://www.capterra.com/p/134012/Mobile-App-Platform/) Lack of features on MS side Review Source Enzo C. system administrator Research Used the software for: 2+ years ### "Microsoft Power BI" July 20, 2023 4.0 A livello business permette di gestire meglio il lavoro e condividerlo con i colleghi. Pros Il principale vantaggio, anche rispetto ad Excel, è la possibilità di poter gestire una grande quantità di dati e renderli disponibili in maniera molto professionale e graficamente molto accattivante. L'integrazione con Microsoft 365 e la relativa possibilità di poter condividere il lavoro con i colleghi è un vantaggio notevole. Cons Il percorso di apprendimento di tutte le funzionalità potrebbe essere lungo, è sempre consigliato seguire almeno un corso. Questo anche se si sa usare bene Excel, che potrebbe essere sufficiente per piccole realtà aziendali. Reason for choosing Microsoft Power BI Costo ed integrazione con Microsoft 365. Review Source VP Varun P. Manufacturing Specialist Construction Used the software for: 1-2 years ### "Quick integration data tool" January 25, 2022 4.0 It's a great tool to start data analysis especially if you have Office 365 package as the software comes default in the package. So, no additional software cost. Pros The software has good support provided by Microsoft which makes learning quick. It has a lot of similarities with Excel especially with the DAX expressions which makes adoption easy. It also integrates with a variety of database and software's which makes data pull smooth. Cons PowerBI service has a sharing feature which lets you share dashboards with the team. However, the sharing is a premium feature which has a separate subscription. The app store does not have a variety of additional visualizations and you rely mostly on the default visuals. Review Source JS Julia S. Supply Chain Analyst Food & Beverages Used the software for: 1-2 years ### "Great Value Added for Internal Use and also Clients" July 26, 2022 5.0 Great experience. The whole company uses it, either directly or indirectly. Besides being a powerful tool for data analysis, over the last period it has grown also to be a solution proposed for sharing data externally with clients. Pros It has an ability to support large volumes of data and a numerous number of data source connections. The improvements in the software are seen very frequently with visualization opportunities and other new features. Cons The Power BI Desktop is really heavy and therefore slows a lot the performance of other apps in use. Also noticed that the desktop version is not yet available for Macs. The DAX is slightly different from some other data analysis tools, so for people transitioning it could be tricky - however there are always very helpful bulletin boards that support with formulas/suggestions. Review Source PM Pinjari M. Manager Animation Used the software for: Less than 6 months ### "Microsoft Power BI" December 1, 2022 4.0 Pros The third ace on the rundown of upsides and downsides is continuous updates. Microsoft discharges updates to Power Every other month. In addition, and all the more significantly, Microsoft pays attention to the client's local area. Proposing ideas for improvements is simple. Individuals can rank the ideas also, making it more probable that normal solicitations make it into the following delivery. Refreshing is additionally easy. At the point when you open Power BI, it will inform you in the event that there is a forthcoming update. Simply click the connection to download and introduce the most recent form. You look at the Power BI Blog Cons One more con is the capacity to work with immense measures of information. Power BI has a breaking point on how much information it can ingest. (I believe is around 2GB). After the information hit the cutoff, you need to move up to the paid rendition of Force BI. Likewise, ingesting a huge number of columns of information consumes most of the day. This isn't guaranteed to Power BI's concern however it tends to be baffling in the event that you are making datasets with immense measures of information. The free adaptation likewise will test information will trading it in enormous sums. Review Source GV Gibson V. Letting Agent Consumer Services Used the software for: Less than 6 months ### "Power BI experience " June 4, 2024 5.0 Fun and excellent, the software is great because it notifies the consultant as to the date and time if receiving your leads and as to when you actually contacted them. Pros It gave correct customer details such as contact details, email, home address, work address and more Cons Sometimes it would give a problem in sending us the letting agents capturing customers details. Review Source MS Mark S. Technical Manager Facilities Services Used the software for: 6-12 months ### "Power BI - Linked to Simpro" March 22, 2024 4.0 In general it has been good, there is plenty of documentation available online from creating visuals to advance functions using measures. Pros The flexibility to create dashboards and reports with a range of visuals. Cons The license model is slightly confusing and difficult to make reports for external customers to view. Review Source DS Daniel S. Assistente Wine and Spirits Used the software for: 2+ years ### "Produtos necessário para análise de dados " July 17, 2023 5.0 Utilizo Power para análise de dados e apresentações pessoais , buscava algo mais avançado do Excel etc Pros Gostei da forma ampla que conseguimos analisar e gerar dados, algo mais abafado feito nas apresentações de Powerpoint e Excel Cons Programa um pouco complexo, com muitas informações , algumas ferramentas não necessárias Switched from [Microsoft Excel](https://www.capterra.com/p/176574/Excel/) POWER e mais avançado e entrega umProdutos final melhor Review Source OF Osman F. Marketing Support Manager E-Learning Used the software for: 2+ years ### "Share important information through Power BI" March 5, 2024 5.0 Pros How easy it is to connect with different systems, to create dashboards, limit who can see specific data and how everything can be updated in real time. Cons I would say the different cost to have the cloud version. Switched from [Tableau](https://www.capterra.com/p/208764/Tableau/)[Google Data Studio](https://www.capterra.com/p/190616/Data-Studio/) Limitations with the software, didn't offer the same capabilities Review Source KD Kelsie D. Training and Communications Coordinator Retail Used the software for: 2+ years ### "Great for Managing A Lot of Data" March 7, 2022 5.0 Power BI did a nice job conveying almost all of our training completion report to our field of stores. It took some training for the field to be able to read and fully understand the report, but overall it was worth it and a great way to organize our data. Pros The nice thing about Power BI is that it is super customizable. We were able to build the dashboard exactly how we wanted it to convey a ton of information in a visually pleasing and understable way. Cons Creating custom dashboards takes some serious IT knowledge, and it was a while before we were able to get exactly what we wanted. One difference in the name of column can throw the whole thing off, which is also a bit annoying, but probably the way of most of these types of programs. Review Source Andrés Felipe M. engineering Civil Engineering Used the software for: 6-12 months ### "Microsoft Power BI " October 26, 2023 4.0 I'll give Microsoft Power BI 4 out of 5 stars Pros Easy to use and understand, helpful for seeing big data statistics and results, and keeping track of your KPI, saves a lot of time using this software Cons sometimes when you are merging data it can get slow Review Source VR Verified Reviewer Writer Health, Wellness and Fitness Used the software for: 2+ years ### "Best for small projects" August 25, 2022 5.0 Pros I have been using Power BI for a long time now and I love it. The software is easy to use, affordable, and very powerful. You can create beautiful visualizations with the data you have collected from your enterprise or web analytics tool like Google Analytics. It's super easy to set up as well! If you are looking for an amazing analytics tool that will help you make better business decisions than Microsoft Power BI is definitely the right choice for you! Cons If only there was more dashboard and various types of import options for data. It would have been great. Review Source Angelo Ariel B. Developper Program Development Used the software for: Less than 6 months ### "PowerBI, the best of microsoft." August 29, 2022 5.0 My personal experience was excellent in general, the online support, the community and the user manuals that Microsoft has on its website are especially good, everything it has is really immense, there is an answer for almost all the doubts that may arise. Pros What I liked most about PowerBI was the power of the program, its compatibility to import data in a large number of formats, its support for updates and the scalability it has for business use. Cons If in what I liked the most I mentioned the power of Power BI, I think I should mention that this is somewhat double-edged, if your computer is not powerful, better stay away, because it will fry it. Review Source LG Lorena G. Plant Controller Automotive Used the software for: 1-2 years ### "Best tool for KPIs " February 15, 2022 5.0 Pros Power Bi has really change the way we communicate. First, it has allow us to consolidate the major KPIs of the company in one dashboard that is super user friendly. This allows the team, to identify the critical areas where we are having issues and plan the next steps. PBI simplifies the analysis of data as you can set specific steps for processing a file and just update the basic information and the rest of the processing is done automatically. Cons The thing that I least like is that is more complex to use that for example Knime. You have to use a basic programming lenguage In order to run the query for processing the information to be shown through PBI. Review Source NP Nicholas P. Strategy Associate Environmental Services Used the software for: 1-2 years ### "Powerful but sharing and permissions functions not clear" December 30, 2022 4.0 Combining operational and other commercial data to realise insights live using reports and dashboards. Pros Easy to do the basics and strong at data manipulation. Visualisations are generally good and I like the fact that you can access more features using plugins. Integrates well with other MS suite. Great that stakeholders can create a free account to view reports. Cons The sharing and permissions definitions are overcomplicated. The documentation for this is extensive and could be simplified. Not clear how to share reports externally or which types of accounts are designed for whom. Alternatives considered [Tableau](https://www.capterra.com/p/208764/Tableau/)[Alteryx Designer](https://www.capterra.com/p/145696/Alteryx-Designer/) Review Source VK Vincent K. Team Lead ServiceDesk Financial Services Used the software for: 1-2 years ### "One of the best reporting tools" December 11, 2023 5.0 Pros You can build simple reports, but the true power lies in getting data from various sources and turn this into efficient reporting dashboards. 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