Compare Microsoft Power BI Embedded, Sisense, Looker, and MicroStrategy 
At a Glance
Star Rating
Microsoft Power BI Embedded
Sisense
Looker
MicroStrategy
Market Segments
Microsoft Power BI Embedded
Mid-Market (40.8% of reviews)Sisense
Mid-Market (57.3% of reviews)Looker
Mid-Market (62.7% of reviews)MicroStrategy
Enterprise (62.5% of reviews)Entry-Level Pricing
Microsoft Power BI Embedded
No pricing availableSisense
No pricing availableLooker
No pricing availableMicroStrategy
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No pricing availableSisense
No pricing availableLooker
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Free Trial is available
Looker
Free Trial is available
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Free Trial is available
Ratings
Meets Requirements
9.0
78
8.2
788
8.7
909
8.4
356
Ease of Use
8.2
78
8.3
799
8.2
909
7.4
354
Ease of Setup
8.0
25
7.7
489
8.0
389
6.5
232
Ease of Admin
8.2
24
8.0
501
8.3
359
7.0
225
Quality of Support
8.5
71
8.3
743
8.8
761
7.4
322
Has the product been a good partner in doing business?
8.3
24
8.7
491
8.9
337
7.7
214
Product Direction (% positive)
8.4
78
8.0
767
8.7
842
7.7
340
Features by Category
Reports
9.1
60
|
Verified
8.3
518
|
Verified
8.6
503
|
Verified
8.1
241
|
Verified
8.3
56
|
Verified
7.8
477
|
Verified
8.2
466
|
Verified
7.4
228
|
Verified
9.4
58
|
Verified
8.4
530
|
Verified
8.2
507
|
Verified
7.7
239
|
Verified
8.8
54
|
Verified
8.0
428
|
Verified
8.2
380
|
Verified
7.7
204
|
Verified
9.3
58
|
Verified
8.7
526
|
Verified
8.7
506
|
Verified
8.2
238
|
Verified
Reports
9.1
60
|
Verified
8.3
518
|
Verified
8.6
503
|
Verified
8.1
241
|
Verified
8.3
56
|
Verified
7.8
477
|
Verified
8.2
466
|
Verified
7.4
228
|
Verified
9.4
58
|
Verified
8.4
530
|
Verified
8.2
507
|
Verified
7.7
239
|
Verified
8.8
54
|
Verified
8.0
428
|
Verified
8.2
380
|
Verified
7.7
204
|
Verified
9.3
58
|
Verified
8.7
526
|
Verified
8.7
506
|
Verified
8.2
238
|
Verified
Self Service
8.9
58
|
Verified
8.1
514
|
Verified
8.5
478
|
Verified
8.0
227
|
Verified
8.7
59
|
Verified
8.2
515
|
Verified
8.7
490
|
Verified
8.2
232
|
Verified
8.7
56
|
Verified
7.9
493
|
Verified
8.5
469
|
Verified
7.8
218
|
Verified
8.3
47
7.7
464
|
Verified
8.1
471
|
Verified
7.2
210
|
Verified
8.3
57
|
Verified
7.5
450
|
Verified
8.3
445
|
Verified
7.0
182
|
Verified
Feature Not Available
Feature Not Available
7.7
360
|
Verified
6.9
165
|
Verified
Self Service
8.9
58
|
Verified
8.1
514
|
Verified
8.5
478
|
Verified
8.0
227
|
Verified
8.7
59
|
Verified
8.2
515
|
Verified
8.7
490
|
Verified
8.2
232
|
Verified
8.7
56
|
Verified
7.9
493
|
Verified
8.5
469
|
Verified
7.8
218
|
Verified
8.3
47
7.7
464
|
Verified
8.1
471
|
Verified
7.2
210
|
Verified
8.3
57
|
Verified
7.5
450
|
Verified
8.3
445
|
Verified
7.0
182
|
Verified
Feature Not Available
Feature Not Available
7.7
360
|
Verified
6.9
165
|
Verified
Advanced Analytics
Not enough data
6.9
258
|
Verified
7.6
291
|
Verified
7.4
151
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.6
503
|
Verified
8.4
488
|
Verified
8.0
222
|
Verified
Not enough data
7.6
388
|
Verified
8.1
374
|
Verified
7.7
152
|
Verified
Advanced Analytics
Not enough data
6.9
258
|
Verified
7.6
291
|
Verified
7.4
151
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.6
503
|
Verified
8.4
488
|
Verified
8.0
222
|
Verified
Not enough data
7.6
388
|
Verified
8.1
374
|
Verified
7.7
152
|
Verified
Building Reports
8.8
43
Feature Not Available
8.3
261
|
Verified
7.6
154
|
Verified
8.6
46
|
Verified
Feature Not Available
8.5
270
|
Verified
7.6
148
|
Verified
8.4
40
|
Verified
7.9
336
|
Verified
8.1
237
|
Verified
7.7
143
|
Verified
8.5
41
|
Verified
7.7
322
|
Verified
8.2
212
|
Verified
7.3
95
|
Verified
Building Reports
8.8
43
Feature Not Available
8.3
261
|
Verified
7.6
154
|
Verified
8.6
46
|
Verified
Feature Not Available
8.5
270
|
Verified
7.6
148
|
Verified
8.4
40
|
Verified
7.9
336
|
Verified
8.1
237
|
Verified
7.7
143
|
Verified
8.5
41
|
Verified
7.7
322
|
Verified
8.2
212
|
Verified
7.3
95
|
Verified
Platform
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Platform
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Reports
9.1
60
|
Verified
8.3
518
|
Verified
8.6
503
|
Verified
8.1
241
|
Verified
8.3
56
|
Verified
7.8
477
|
Verified
8.2
466
|
Verified
7.4
228
|
Verified
9.4
58
|
Verified
8.4
530
|
Verified
8.2
507
|
Verified
7.7
239
|
Verified
8.8
54
|
Verified
8.0
428
|
Verified
8.2
380
|
Verified
7.7
204
|
Verified
9.3
58
|
Verified
8.7
526
|
Verified
8.7
506
|
Verified
8.2
238
|
Verified
Data Preparation
Not enough data
7.8
304
|
Verified
8.4
202
|
Verified
8.4
29
|
Verified
Not enough data
7.5
281
|
Verified
8.4
182
|
Verified
8.6
29
|
Verified
Data Modeling and Blending
Not enough data
7.9
322
|
Verified
8.6
233
|
Verified
8.7
30
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.1
328
|
Verified
8.7
250
|
Verified
8.8
31
|
Verified
Not enough data
7.9
314
|
Verified
8.4
231
|
Verified
8.9
28
|
Verified
Generative AI
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Feature Not Available
7.5
6
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Feature Not Available
7.5
6
Self Service
8.9
58
|
Verified
8.1
514
|
Verified
8.5
478
|
Verified
8.0
227
|
Verified
8.7
59
|
Verified
8.2
515
|
Verified
8.7
490
|
Verified
8.2
232
|
Verified
8.7
56
|
Verified
7.9
493
|
Verified
8.5
469
|
Verified
7.8
218
|
Verified
8.3
47
7.7
464
|
Verified
8.1
471
|
Verified
7.2
210
|
Verified
8.3
57
|
Verified
7.5
450
|
Verified
8.3
445
|
Verified
7.0
182
|
Verified
Feature Not Available
Feature Not Available
7.7
360
|
Verified
6.9
165
|
Verified
Advanced Analytics
Not enough data
6.9
258
|
Verified
7.6
291
|
Verified
7.4
151
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.6
503
|
Verified
8.4
488
|
Verified
8.0
222
|
Verified
Not enough data
7.6
388
|
Verified
8.1
374
|
Verified
7.7
152
|
Verified
Building Reports
8.8
43
Feature Not Available
8.3
261
|
Verified
7.6
154
|
Verified
8.6
46
|
Verified
Feature Not Available
8.5
270
|
Verified
7.6
148
|
Verified
8.4
40
|
Verified
7.9
336
|
Verified
8.1
237
|
Verified
7.7
143
|
Verified
8.5
41
|
Verified
7.7
322
|
Verified
8.2
212
|
Verified
7.3
95
|
Verified
Reports
9.1
60
|
Verified
8.3
518
|
Verified
8.6
503
|
Verified
8.1
241
|
Verified
8.3
56
|
Verified
7.8
477
|
Verified
8.2
466
|
Verified
7.4
228
|
Verified
9.4
58
|
Verified
8.4
530
|
Verified
8.2
507
|
Verified
7.7
239
|
Verified
8.8
54
|
Verified
8.0
428
|
Verified
8.2
380
|
Verified
7.7
204
|
Verified
9.3
58
|
Verified
8.7
526
|
Verified
8.7
506
|
Verified
8.2
238
|
Verified
Reports
Not enough data
Not enough data
8.2
20
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
7.9
20
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
7.9
18
Not enough data
Generative AI
Not enough data
Not enough data
6.6
17
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
7.3
17
Not enough data
Visualization
Not enough data
Not enough data
8.5
20
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
8.5
20
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
8.5
20
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
8.3
20
Not enough data
Data Updates
Not enough data
Not enough data
8.2
19
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
8.3
19
Not enough data
Collaboration
Not enough data
Not enough data
7.8
20
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
8.1
20
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
7.8
18
Not enough data
Data Updates
Not enough data
Not enough data
8.3
43
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
7.9
48
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
8.3
51
Not enough data
Reports
9.1
60
|
Verified
8.3
518
|
Verified
8.6
503
|
Verified
8.1
241
|
Verified
8.3
56
|
Verified
7.8
477
|
Verified
8.2
466
|
Verified
7.4
228
|
Verified
9.4
58
|
Verified
8.4
530
|
Verified
8.2
507
|
Verified
7.7
239
|
Verified
8.8
54
|
Verified
8.0
428
|
Verified
8.2
380
|
Verified
7.7
204
|
Verified
9.3
58
|
Verified
8.7
526
|
Verified
8.7
506
|
Verified
8.2
238
|
Verified
Self Service
8.9
58
|
Verified
8.1
514
|
Verified
8.5
478
|
Verified
8.0
227
|
Verified
8.7
59
|
Verified
8.2
515
|
Verified
8.7
490
|
Verified
8.2
232
|
Verified
8.7
56
|
Verified
7.9
493
|
Verified
8.5
469
|
Verified
7.8
218
|
Verified
8.3
47
7.7
464
|
Verified
8.1
471
|
Verified
7.2
210
|
Verified
8.3
57
|
Verified
7.5
450
|
Verified
8.3
445
|
Verified
7.0
182
|
Verified
Feature Not Available
Feature Not Available
7.7
360
|
Verified
6.9
165
|
Verified
Building Reports
8.8
43
Feature Not Available
8.3
261
|
Verified
7.6
154
|
Verified
8.6
46
|
Verified
Feature Not Available
8.5
270
|
Verified
7.6
148
|
Verified
8.4
40
|
Verified
7.9
336
|
Verified
8.1
237
|
Verified
7.7
143
|
Verified
8.5
41
|
Verified
7.7
322
|
Verified
8.2
212
|
Verified
7.3
95
|
Verified
Digital AnalyticsHide 27 FeaturesShow 27 Features
Not enough data
Not enough data
8.0
4,447
Not enough data
Metrics
Not enough data
Not enough data
8.9
183
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
8.6
186
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
8.4
172
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
8.3
175
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
8.4
163
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
8.3
174
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
8.5
168
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
8.6
178
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
8.4
172
Not enough data
Reporting
Not enough data
Not enough data
8.4
191
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
8.7
191
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
8.6
193
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
8.2
150
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
8.6
156
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
9.0
204
Not enough data
Other
Not enough data
Not enough data
8.7
176
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
8.7
161
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
8.5
152
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
8.8
164
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
8.8
158
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
8.4
130
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
8.4
142
Not enough data
Administration
Not enough data
Not enough data
8.6
170
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
8.6
149
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
8.6
197
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
8.7
192
Not enough data
Sales AnalyticsHide 13 FeaturesShow 13 Features
Not enough data
Not enough data
9.0
1,906
Not enough data
Data Sourcing
Not enough data
Not enough data
8.8
172
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
8.8
188
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
8.6
156
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
8.8
193
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
8.7
177
Not enough data
Predictive Analytics
Not enough data
Not enough data
8.4
121
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
8.3
118
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
8.2
117
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
8.2
135
Not enough data
Sales Management
Not enough data
Not enough data
8.4
132
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
8.3
111
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
8.8
144
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
8.7
142
Not enough data
Marketing AnalyticsHide 12 FeaturesShow 12 Features
Not enough data
Not enough data
8.0
1,860
Not enough data
Marketing Operations
Not enough data
Not enough data
8.6
181
|
Verified
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
8.7
201
|
Verified
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
8.7
186
|
Verified
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
9.0
204
|
Verified
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
8.5
90
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
Campaign Activity
Not enough data
Not enough data
8.7
189
|
Verified
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
8.9
219
|
Verified
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
8.5
172
|
Verified
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
8.5
174
|
Verified
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
8.5
161
|
Verified
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
7.9
83
|
Verified
Not enough data
Categories
Categories
Shared Categories
Microsoft Power BI Embedded, Sisense, Looker, and MicroStrategy are categorized as Embedded Business Intelligence
Unique Categories
Microsoft Power BI Embedded has no unique categories
Sisense is categorized as Analytics Platforms
Looker is categorized as Sales Analytics, Marketing Analytics, Analytics Platforms, Digital Analytics, and Data Visualization
MicroStrategy is categorized as Analytics Platforms
Reviews
Reviewers' Company Size
Microsoft Power BI Embedded
Small-Business(50 or fewer emp.)
Mid-Market(51-1000 emp.)
Enterprise(> 1000 emp.)
Sisense
Small-Business(50 or fewer emp.)
Mid-Market(51-1000 emp.)
Enterprise(> 1000 emp.)
Looker
Small-Business(50 or fewer emp.)
Mid-Market(51-1000 emp.)
Enterprise(> 1000 emp.)
MicroStrategy
Small-Business(50 or fewer emp.)
Mid-Market(51-1000 emp.)
Enterprise(> 1000 emp.)
Small-Business
(50 or fewer emp.)
Mid-Market
(51-1000 emp.)
Enterprise
(> 1000 emp.)
Reviewers' Industry
Information Technology and Services
16.3%
Education Management
6.1%
Computer Software
6.1%
Hospital & Health Care
5.1%
Banking
4.1%
Other
62.2%
Information Technology and Services
12.7%
Computer Software
11.7%
Financial Services
8.7%
Marketing and Advertising
6.0%
Hospital & Health Care
4.4%
Other
56.4%
Computer Software
11.8%
Information Technology and Services
10.6%
Marketing and Advertising
7.8%
Financial Services
7.7%
Internet
6.9%
Other
55.2%
Retail
12.5%
Financial Services
10.6%
Information Technology and Services
9.7%
Hospital & Health Care
5.5%
Computer Software
5.5%
Other
56.1%
Most Helpful Reviews
Microsoft Power BI Embedded
Most Helpful Favorable Review
Sai Prasanna M.
Verified User in Publishing
The best thing about Power Bi is it is simple to use and it helps to extract data in a simple and beautiful way so that anyone can understand the data metrics in it. Data that contain many parameters can be simplified using PowerBi so that management can...
Most Helpful Critical Review
Verified User in Hospital & Health Care
The tool has limitations since it is mainly core functions, nothing super specific
Sisense
Most Helpful Favorable Review
James M L.
Verified User in Computer Software
Sisense has given us the ability to grow and scale our business 10x without the need for additional license add-ons or costs. We have successfully merged 17 different data sources into a single source of truth that provides unparalleled insights into our...
Most Helpful Critical Review
Alan V.
Verified User in Events Services
While Sisense offers some useful features, it falls short when compared to other market solutions. In terms of user-friendliness, Sisense's interface lacks the intuitive design and ease of use that is found in several other competing solutions. This has...
Looker
Most Helpful Favorable Review
Alan C.
Verified User in Staffing and Recruiting
So many things are done right: - The simplicity of creating a meta schema using lookml, the learning curve is lightning fast - The flexibility of the system, making data available to inter customer has never been so easy - The support team is really...
Most Helpful Critical Review
Verified User in Consumer Goods
Looker forces a company into two streams of thought: an analyst first culture and essentially married to Looker. Looker really thrives at young or small companies with no centralized reporting or analytics/data science teams. For the few people who know...
MicroStrategy
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Sathish Rao K.
Verified User in Apparel & Fashion
Product Architecture - one of the most consistent (across versions) and scalable products in the market. Mobile - On the forefront of BI design and development on the mobile platform. Awesome Query Engine - Under the hoods, the query engine is to die for....
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Joseph B.
Verified User in Marketing and Advertising
UI, support, stability. Support is predicated on a vast knowledge of MSTR's intricacy's, including deep logging features which do not feel Cloud-worthy. Cloud is clearly a new philosophy for them. Professional services is hit or miss. The "managed...
Sai Prasanna M.
Verified User in Publishing
The best thing about Power Bi is it is simple to use and it helps to extract data in a simple and beautiful way so that anyone can understand the data metrics in it. Data that contain many parameters can be simplified using PowerBi so that management can...
James M L.
Verified User in Computer Software
Sisense has given us the ability to grow and scale our business 10x without the need for additional license add-ons or costs. We have successfully merged 17 different data sources into a single source of truth that provides unparalleled insights into our...
Alan C.
Verified User in Staffing and Recruiting
So many things are done right: - The simplicity of creating a meta schema using lookml, the learning curve is lightning fast - The flexibility of the system, making data available to inter customer has never been so easy - The support team is really...
Sathish Rao K.
Verified User in Apparel & Fashion
Product Architecture - one of the most consistent (across versions) and scalable products in the market. Mobile - On the forefront of BI design and development on the mobile platform. Awesome Query Engine - Under the hoods, the query engine is to die for....
Verified User in Hospital & Health Care
The tool has limitations since it is mainly core functions, nothing super specific
Alan V.
Verified User in Events Services
While Sisense offers some useful features, it falls short when compared to other market solutions. In terms of user-friendliness, Sisense's interface lacks the intuitive design and ease of use that is found in several other competing solutions. This has...
Verified User in Consumer Goods
Looker forces a company into two streams of thought: an analyst first culture and essentially married to Looker. Looker really thrives at young or small companies with no centralized reporting or analytics/data science teams. For the few people who know...
Joseph B.
Verified User in Marketing and Advertising
UI, support, stability. Support is predicated on a vast knowledge of MSTR's intricacy's, including deep logging features which do not feel Cloud-worthy. Cloud is clearly a new philosophy for them. Professional services is hit or miss. The "managed...
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