# Page 5 | Microsoft Power BI Reviews 2026. Verified Reviews, Pros & Cons | Capterra > Page 5 - Is Microsoft Power BI the right Data Visualization solution for you? Explore 1878 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 (1878) [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 5 - Reviews of Microsoft Power BI ## Showing most helpful reviews Showing 101-125 of 1878 Reviews Sort by: Most Helpful Rating Company Size Reviewer's Role Length of Use Frequency of Use CO Christy O. Regional Network Performance Analyst Information Technology and Services Used the software for: 1-2 years ### "Excellent tool" December 10, 2024 5.0 Excellent experience with the tool as I use it daily for my performance review. Pros Th ease of use and the various features of the tool. Cons The tool is difficult to navigate for first time users. Review Source RW Ray W. Systems Optimizer Computer Software Used the software for: 1-2 years ### "Quick and detailed report generator for Microsoft " March 21, 2025 4.0 Easy to get started with detailed reports, especially for Microsoft ecosystem organizations, but the desktop and online experience disconnect is frustrating. Pros Fairly extensive built in reports and drill downs make some tasks super easy. Cons The disconnect between the desktop app and online is super frustrating. And it's not like you can just use one or the other—you have to use both, but remember where your latest edit is. Overall a terrible experience. That's the main gripe for sure, but also a few things (like searching a table) are clunky with no good out of the box option. Review Source ES Elena S. Marketing Manager Biotechnology Used the software for: 2+ years ### "Easy to connect to Excel, important to visualize data and make correlations." February 13, 2025 5.0 Its a very powerful tool if you know how to use and how to visualize the data. Pros Since its part of the Microsoft package, its very easy to find information about how to use and Q&A. Cons Its complex to understand at first, I had to take courses to be able to really comprehend the power of this. Review Source HS Haley S. Marketing Manager Computer Software Used the software for: 1-2 years ### "Effortless Insights with Microsoft Power BI " June 19, 2025 5.0 Overall Microsoft Power BI was extremely useful and I was able to easily import data from multiple sources to glean insights into the success of our marketing and sales campaigns that would have been much more difficult to do using our CRM and marketing platforms. Pros I liked the ease of use and simplicity of power BI. With little experience in analytics I was able to gain information from data my company otherwise was unable to with all of our marketing and sales tools. Cons There’s not much I disliked, I suppose the visual design could be more modern or appealing to the eye. Review Source RL Raffaele L. IT Telecommunications Used the software for: 2+ years ### "Strumento potente per analisi e visualizzazione dei dati" February 22, 2025 5.0 Strumento molto utile e putente per chi lavora con i dati. Pros Interfaccia intuitiva con dashboard interattive e offre un'ambia compatibilità con diverse fonti di dati. Cons La versione gratuita ha molte limitazioni e le prestazioni degradano con dataset grandi. Review Source MK MOHAMED K. Computer Facilitator Higher Education Used the software for: 1-2 years ### "A data storytelling companion to my toolbox" June 17, 2025 5.0 Pros With the drag‑and‑drop designer of Power BI I can create attractive graphs within minutes. The ability to layer its own visuals with Python or R makes it easier to tell stories and to customize them to stakeholder needs. Cons I had experienced cases of reports not refreshing overnight and I had to initiate dataflows manually. Review Source BB Brendan B. Operations Lead Hospital & Health Care Used the software for: 6-12 months ### "Executive reporter " May 4, 2026 5.0 Pros I love that it makes it easy to share department data at an executive level without much difficulty. Cons There was a definite learning curve to this software. It took me at least five months to get the most out of it. Review Source PS Pawel S. Head of Retail Retail Used the software for: 2+ years ### "Good finance and stick reporting tool" December 27, 2024 4.0 Overall it's a good option to view finance reports Pros Very functional and has plenty of view options Cons Sometimes it can get a bit overwhelming as there's alot of data to view Review Source DW Debra W. Fraud Investigator Health, Wellness and Fitness Used the software for: 1-2 years ### "Power BI for claims" April 24, 2025 5.0 Pros Easy to change settings, lots of different settings and options available Cons A few settings are not available to be integrated that I would like to have Review Source AH Abdelfattah H. Senior Demand Planner Mechanical or Industrial Engineering Used the software for: 1-2 years ### "Generating reports to help stakeholders in business" May 27, 2025 5.0 Pros With Power BI I can easily integrate cloud apps, on premise databases and Excel sheets. It also helps me build better dashboards which feed me at all times the real state of the operations across departments. Cons The performance slowdown occurred especially at peak usage times where report loading can be delayed and prevents timely analysis. Review Source MW Max W. Manager Retail Used the software for: 6-12 months ### "Makes data easy to read" June 22, 2025 5.0 Pros Nice way to turn data into something visual. It helps spot what’s working and what’s not across different parts of business. Cons Some charts don’t look right without a lot of tweaking. Formatting can be slow when doesn’t having time for and somethings need to be ready to go. Review Source MW Mark W. Owner Construction Used the software for: 1-2 years ### "Used for visualizing costs" May 25, 2025 4.0 Pros It’s honestly a powerful tool once you get past the weird interface. I set up a dashboard to check job delays and how the budget’s holding up. Cons But learning it wasn’t quick. Took me a few evenings and I still don’t know everything. Just enough to make it useful now. Review Source RT Robert T. Reporting Specialist Mental Health Care Used the software for: 2+ years ### "Microsoft Power BI is a powerful BI tool" October 29, 2024 5.0 Overall, my company really loves the reports I've been able to generate for them. I've really enjoyed learning and expanding my capabilities. It is complex enough to keep me learning for years. Pros Power BI Desktop is free to start with, so you can build reports right away. You can pull data from a nearly unlimited list of sources including straight off of websites. The tool has a lot of power, which can be a pro or a con. Tool development is ongoing. Cons The tool is complex. The different functionality at the different Pro and Premier levels can be tricky as well as using the On Premises Gateway. Review Source EL Elki L. Senior Consultant Insurance Used the software for: 1-2 years ### "PowerBI - Telling story with data" May 15, 2025 5.0 Great overall experience and able to utilize it on multiple projects. Great tool to use for telling stories via data. Pros Clean interface and visually appealing graphs to show data analytics. Capability in loading data from multiple sources and clean project view to organize and structure data. Cons Would like to have more customization on graphs and more variety. DAX could be challenging to learn. Add more predictive modelling and regression functionality to help with analysis and projection Review Source DT Davide T. Sales Manager Chemicals Used the software for: 2+ years ### "My Experience with Microsoft Power BI" December 16, 2024 5.0 Pros Its an easy to use tool that allows you to analyze data like a pro. The tool has many features and capability such as statistical analysis, data cleaning, reporting and data visualization. It offers seamless integration with Microsoft ecosystem. Cons There is nothing that was so odd with the tool. Review Source FS Francisco S. Innovation lead Information Technology and Services Used the software for: 2+ years ### "Dashboards for everyone " March 15, 2025 5.0 I started using extracting data from a worldwide company and end up finding all the features to companies up to 100.000 employees Pros Dashboards accessible for thousands of employees without affection of the raw data Cons Pretty difficult to learn without a course or a capacitation Review Source EE Eugen E. IT Controller Machinery Used the software for: 2+ years ### "Power BI: A powerful data visualization" April 6, 2025 4.0 Pros Power BI makes easy data visualization with efficient view customization options Cons It’s not optimized for version control and is a little hard to figure out Review Source PI Pathan I. Project and Program Consultant Architecture & Planning Used the software for: 1-2 years ### "POWER BI - Visualize your Data" October 31, 2024 5.0 The UI is great & easy to make your dashboard. The insights we get from a click is a cherry on the top. Pros The number of ways we get to show the data is the visualization part. Cons The DAX query can be simplified like Excel would be more helpful. Alternatives considered [Smartsheet](https://www.capterra.com/p/79104/Smartsheet/) Reason for choosing Microsoft Power BI The data can be shown in a number of ways as compared to other software. Switched from [Microsoft Excel](https://www.capterra.com/p/176574/Excel/) The visualize ways are more here & In excel we have a Pivot table only, here we have a slicer that gives more insights on a click. Review Source MC Mark C. Manager business management Banking Used the software for: 2+ years ### "Great visualization tool for data " March 13, 2025 4.0 Overall. Very positive and very useful for executive level review Pros Great visualization tool that makes data easy to digest Cons Limited interactive pulls within the charting. Have used other analytic tools with greater capabilities Review Source HS Harpreet S. Continuous improvement specialist Automotive Used the software for: 2+ years ### "Data Visualization " January 12, 2025 5.0 I am using BI in my current and last company and it is one of the best tool to manage and share visualization Pros Very best tool for visualization and data management Cons One wrong DAX query can mess all the connected tables Review Source PK Pradeep K. Assistant Professor Education Management Used the software for: 1-2 years ### "For basic reporting when you don't want to use a proper database system" November 23, 2024 4.0 Overall experience is good when coming from Excel background. Pros Quick at processing data, able to connect using multiple sources Cons The necessity of DAX, steep pricing of the platform Switched from [Microsoft Excel](https://www.capterra.com/p/176574/Excel/) Excel is slower when working with large datasets whereas Power BI makes it very smooth work Review Source JH Jace H. Sr. Project Manager Computer Software Used the software for: 1-2 years ### "#1 in the industry for a reason" December 20, 2024 5.0 Pros This is one of the best analytics tools on the market. We can combine multiple data sources into 1 report, create relationships and many other amazing things. Cons The licensing and limited capabilities to share to others. Also, it requires a lot of memory to run on a laptop, I recommend buying some additional RAM Review Source EG Erika G. Data Analyst Information Technology and Services Used the software for: 1-2 years ### "Microsoft Power BI" January 26, 2025 5.0 Pros It provides robust data visualization tools that make it easier to analyze and present complex information Cons Some customization options may feel limited compared to other BI tools Review Source FL Fiona L. Director of Planning Higher Education Used the software for: 6-12 months ### "Good tool with some drawbacks" November 11, 2024 4.0 I am a fairly new user of Microsoft Power BI. It's certainly easier to use than my organisation's previous system (Oracle BI). However I'm finding it harder to get used to than I expected, as someone who is always keen to try out some new software. Pros Good tool for standardising the presentation of data and simplifying access to it Cons Not particularly intuitive to use. Maybe this is inevitable given the complexity of the package. However I find it confusing at times to use filters and reset them as there seem to be several different ways in which filters can be applied. Switched from [Oracle Business Intelligence](https://www.capterra.com/p/180/Oracle-Business-Intelligence/) My organisation is moving to Microsoft as the standard package. Review Source MK Mariia K. Software Engineer Computer Software Used the software for: 2+ years ### "Best data analytics and visualization platform" November 5, 2024 5.0 Pros Data processing speed and rich functionality covering any possible reporting request. Desktop version is free. Cons Since Power BI is a part of Microsoft suite it might be a bit hard to integrate Power BI with different platform. Review Source Similar Products Featured ## Send me user reviews about this product ### Fill out the form and we'll send a list of the top-rated software based on real user reviews directly to your inbox.