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1. Power Bi is one of the neatest tools that Microsoft has built for data professionals. It allows anyone to build fantastic interactive visualizations that can help tell a story and help someone.
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Microsoft Power BI top competitors and alternatives in 2021

Shlomi Lavi / updated: Aug 14, 2020

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Microsoft Power BI is a fantastic tool with many features, but it’s important to make sure you’re choosing the right Business Intelligence software for your company and its unique needs. Microsoft Power BI has some strong competitors and alternatives, and there’s a chance that one of them might be a better fit for your company.

Here are 13 alternatives to Microsoft Power BI that are worth checking out: QlikView for SMBs, SuiteAnalytics for large size business, SAP NetWeaver Business Warehouse growing companies, and Helical Insight for starting businesses and freelancers.

1. QlikView - Best for SMBs

QlikView is an alternative Business Intelligence software, QlikView installed on-premises or used cloud based, Microsoft Power BI can be used on the cloud.QlikView, with a pricing score of 3 is considered more expensive to implement than Microsoft Power BI with a score of 2.6.

QlikView is rated 4.3 stars by ITQlick experts, both software products offer a good range of features (QlikView offers 15 main features).

Compare head to head: QlikView Vs Microsoft Power BI

2. SuiteAnalytics - Best for Large Business

SuiteAnalytics is an alternative Business Intelligence software, SuiteAnalytics installed on-premises or used cloud based, Microsoft Power BI can be used on the cloud.SuiteAnalytics, with a pricing score of 3 is considered more expensive to implement than Microsoft Power BI with a score of 2.6.

SuiteAnalytics is rated 4.1 stars by ITQlick experts, both software products offer a good range of features (SuiteAnalytics offers 10 main features).

Compare head to head: SuiteAnalytics Vs Microsoft Power BI

3. SAP NetWeaver Business Warehouse - Best for Growing Companies

SAP NetWeaver Business Warehouse is an alternative Business Intelligence software, SAP NetWeaver Business Warehouse installed on-premises, Microsoft Power BI can be used on the cloud.SAP NetWeaver Business Warehouse, with a pricing score of 3.6 is considered more expensive to implement than Microsoft Power BI with a score of 2.6.

SAP NetWeaver Business Warehouse is rated 3.3 stars by ITQlick experts, both software products offer a good range of features (SAP offers 5 main features).

Compare head to head: SAP NetWeaver Business Warehouse Vs Microsoft Power BI

4. Helical Insight - Best for NO Budget or Start up Companies

Helical Insight is an alternative Business Intelligence software, Helical Insight installed on-premises or used cloud based, Microsoft Power BI can be used on the cloud.Helical Insight, with a pricing score of 5.2 is considered more expensive to implement than Microsoft Power BI with a score of 2.6.

Helical Insight is rated 4.7 stars by ITQlick experts, both software products offer a good range of features (Helical offers 11 main features).

Compare head to head: Helical Insight Vs Microsoft Power BI

5. Sisense

Sisense is an alternative Business Intelligence software, Sisense installed on-premises or used cloud based, Microsoft Power BI can be used on the cloud.Sisense, with a pricing score of 4 is considered more expensive to implement than Microsoft Power BI with a score of 2.6.

Sisense is rated 4.6 stars by ITQlick experts, both software products offer a good range of features (Sisense offers 35 main features).

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Compare head to head: Sisense Vs Microsoft Power BI

6. Balanced Scorecard

Balanced Scorecard is an alternative Business Intelligence software, Balanced Scorecard used on the cloud, Microsoft Power BI can be used on the cloud.Balanced Scorecard, with a pricing score of 8 is considered more expensive to implement than Microsoft Power BI with a score of 2.6.

Balanced Scorecard is rated 4.5 stars by ITQlick experts, both software products offer a good range of features (Balanced offers 16 main features).

Compare head to head: Balanced Scorecard Vs Microsoft Power BI

7. Birst

Birst is an alternative Business Intelligence software, Birst installed on-premises or used cloud based, Microsoft Power BI can be used on the cloud.Birst, with a pricing score of 5.6 is considered more expensive to implement than Microsoft Power BI with a score of 2.6.

Birst is rated 4 stars by ITQlick experts, both software products offer a good range of features (Birst offers 43 main features).

Compare head to head: Birst Vs Microsoft Power BI

8. IBM Cognos Business Intelligence

IBM Cognos Business Intelligence is an alternative Business Intelligence software, IBM Cognos Business Intelligence installed on-premises, Microsoft Power BI can be used on the cloud.IBM Cognos Business Intelligence , with a pricing score of 7.6 is considered more expensive to implement than Microsoft Power BI with a score of 2.6.

IBM Cognos Business Intelligence is rated 4.1 stars by ITQlick experts, both software products offer a good range of features (IBM offers 23 main features).

Compare head to head: IBM Cognos Business Intelligence Vs Microsoft Power BI

9. Enterprise Edition

Enterprise Edition is an alternative Business Intelligence software, Enterprise Edition installed on-premises, Microsoft Power BI can be used on the cloud.Enterprise Edition, with a pricing score of 5.8 is considered more expensive to implement than Microsoft Power BI with a score of 2.6.

Enterprise Edition is rated 4.1 stars by ITQlick experts, both software products offer a good range of features (Enterprise offers 5 main features).

Compare head to head: Enterprise Edition Vs Microsoft Power BI

10. BioIntelli

BioIntelli is an alternative Business Intelligence software, BioIntelli used on the cloud, Microsoft Power BI can be used on the cloud.BioIntelli, with a pricing score of 5 is considered more expensive to implement than Microsoft Power BI with a score of 2.6.

BioIntelli is rated 3.1 stars by ITQlick experts, both software products offer a good range of features (BioIntelli offers 3 main features).

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Compare head to head: BioIntelli Vs Microsoft Power BI

11. SAP Predictive Analysis

SAP Predictive Analysis is an alternative Business Intelligence software, SAP Predictive Analysis used on the cloud, Microsoft Power BI can be used on the cloud.SAP Predictive Analysis, with a pricing score of 5 is considered more expensive to implement than Microsoft Power BI with a score of 2.6.

SAP Predictive Analysis is rated 4.8 stars by ITQlick experts, both software products offer a good range of features (SAP offers 4 main features).

Compare head to head: SAP Predictive Analysis Vs Microsoft Power BI

12. Entrinsik Informer

Entrinsik Informer is an alternative Business Intelligence software, Entrinsik Informer used on the cloud, Microsoft Power BI can be used on the cloud.Entrinsik Informer, with a pricing score of 3.6 is considered more expensive to implement than Microsoft Power BI with a score of 2.6.

Entrinsik Informer is rated 3.2 stars by ITQlick experts, both software products offer a good range of features (Entrinsik offers 3 main features).

Compare head to head: Entrinsik Informer Vs Microsoft Power BI

13. Tableau

Tableau is an alternative Business Intelligence software, Tableau installed on-premises or used cloud based, Microsoft Power BI can be used on the cloud.Tableau, with a pricing score of 2 is considered less expensive to implement than Microsoft Power BI with a score of 2.6.

Tableau is rated 4.5 stars by ITQlick experts, both software products offer a good range of features (Tableau offers 24 main features).

Compare head to head: Tableau Vs Microsoft Power BI

Author

Shlomi Lavi

Shlomi holds a Bachelor of Science (B.Sc.) in Information System Engineering from Ben Gurion University in Israel. Shlomi brings 15 years of global IT and IS management experience as a consultant, and implementation expert for small, medium and large size (global) companies.

This article lays out the minimum hardware and software requirements to install and run Power BI Report Server.

Processor, Memory, and Operating System Requirements

Note

Installation of Power BI Report Server is supported on x64 processors only.

Database server version requirements

SQL Server is used to host the report server databases. The SQL Server Database Engine instance can be a local or remote instance. The following are the supported versions of SQL Server Database Engine that can be used to host the report server databases:

• Azure SQL Managed Instance (Power BI Report Server January 2020 version and later)
• SQL Server 2019
• SQL Server 2017
• SQL Server 2016
• SQL Server 2014
• SQL Server 2012

When you create the report server database on a remote computer, you have to configure the connection to use a domain user account or a service account with network access. If you decide to use a remote SQL Server instance, consider carefully which credentials the report server should use to connect to the SQL Server instance. For more information, see Configure a Report Server Database Connection.

Considerations

Power BI Report Server will install default values to configure the core settings required to make a report server operational. It has the following requirements:

• The supported languages for Power BI Report Server are - English, German, Spanish, Japanese, Italian, French, Russian, Chinese Simplified, Chinese Traditional, Portuguese Brazil, Korean
• A SQL Server Database Engine must be available after setup and before you configure the database for the report server. The Database Engine instance hosts the report server database that Reporting Services Configuration Manager will create. The Database Engine is not required for the actual setup experience.
• Reporting Services Features Supported by the Editions of SQL Server outlines differences between the editions of SQL Server.
• The user account that runs Setup must be a member of the local Administrators group.
• The user account that runs Reporting Services Configuration Manager must have permission to access and create databases on the Database Engine instance that hosts the report server databases.
• Setup must be able to use the default values to reserve the URLs that provide access to the report server and the web portal. These values are port 80, a strong wildcard, and the virtual directory names in the format ReportServer and Reports.

Read-only domain controller (RODC)

You can install the report server in an environment that has a Read-Only Domain Controller (RODC). However, Reporting Services needs access to a Read-Write Domain Controller to function properly. If Reporting Services only has access to a RODC, you may encounter errors when trying to administer the service.

Power BI reports and Analysis Services live connections

You can use a live connection against tabular or multidimensional instances. Your Analysis Services server has to be the proper version and edition to work properly.

Next steps

What is Power BI Report Server?
Administrator overview
Install Power BI Report Server
Download Report Builder
Download SQL Server Data Tools (SSDT)

More questions? Try asking the Power BI Community