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At a Glance
Star Rating
Microsoft Power BI Embedded
Microsoft Power BI Embedded
Qlik Sense
Qlik Sense
IBM Cognos Analytics
IBM Cognos Analytics
Market Segments
Microsoft Power BI Embedded
Microsoft Power BI Embedded
Mid-Market (40.8% of reviews)Information
Sisense
Sisense
Mid-Market (57.3% of reviews)Information
Qlik Sense
Qlik Sense
Enterprise (44.0% of reviews)Information
IBM Cognos Analytics
IBM Cognos Analytics
Enterprise (65.5% of reviews)Information
Entry-Level Pricing
Microsoft Power BI Embedded
Microsoft Power BI Embedded
No pricing available
Sisense
Sisense
No pricing available
Qlik Sense
Qlik Sense
$30 USD/user/month. Billed Annually.
IBM Cognos Analytics
IBM Cognos Analytics
Free Trial 5 User Per Month

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Pricing
Entry-Level Pricing
Microsoft Power BI Embedded
No pricing available
Sisense
No pricing available
Qlik Sense
Qlik Sense® Business
$30
USD/user/month. Billed Annually.
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IBM Cognos Analytics
Cognos Analytics Trial
Free Trial
5 User Per Month
Browse all 3 pricing plans
Free Trial
Microsoft Power BI Embedded
No trial information available
Sisense
Free Trial is available
Qlik Sense
Free Trial is available
IBM Cognos Analytics
Free Trial is available
Ratings
Meets Requirements
9.0
78
8.2
788
8.5
592
8.1
261
Ease of Use
8.2
78
8.3
799
8.4
601
7.3
260
Ease of Setup
8.0
25
7.7
489
8.1
324
6.5
122
Ease of Admin
8.2
24
8.0
501
7.9
327
6.8
120
Quality of Support
8.5
71
8.3
743
8.0
540
7.3
232
Has the product been a good partner in doing business?
8.3
24
8.7
491
8.5
323
7.6
116
Product Direction (% positive)
8.4
78
8.0
767
8.3
572
7.5
246
Features by Category
8.0
2,340
7.0
17,612
8.0
14,564
8.0
4,864
Reports
9.1
60
|
Verified
8.3
518
|
Verified
8.3
412
|
Verified
8.0
161
|
Verified
8.3
56
|
Verified
7.8
477
|
Verified
8.3
389
|
Verified
7.3
123
|
Verified
9.4
58
|
Verified
8.4
530
|
Verified
8.5
423
|
Verified
7.9
153
|
Verified
8.8
54
|
Verified
8.0
428
|
Verified
8.3
328
|
Verified
7.4
105
|
Verified
9.3
58
|
Verified
8.7
526
|
Verified
8.8
420
|
Verified
7.7
147
|
Verified
Reports
9.1
60
|
Verified
8.3
518
|
Verified
8.3
412
|
Verified
8.0
161
|
Verified
8.3
56
|
Verified
7.8
477
|
Verified
8.3
389
|
Verified
7.3
123
|
Verified
9.4
58
|
Verified
8.4
530
|
Verified
8.5
423
|
Verified
7.9
153
|
Verified
8.8
54
|
Verified
8.0
428
|
Verified
8.3
328
|
Verified
7.4
105
|
Verified
9.3
58
|
Verified
8.7
526
|
Verified
8.8
420
|
Verified
7.7
147
|
Verified
Self Service
8.9
58
|
Verified
8.1
514
|
Verified
8.3
351
|
Verified
8.0
136
|
Verified
8.7
59
|
Verified
8.2
515
|
Verified
8.7
406
|
Verified
8.4
153
|
Verified
8.7
56
|
Verified
7.9
493
|
Verified
8.5
395
|
Verified
7.8
137
|
Verified
8.3
47
7.7
464
|
Verified
8.4
390
|
Verified
7.5
125
|
Verified
8.3
57
|
Verified
7.5
450
|
Verified
7.9
338
|
Verified
7.4
120
|
Verified
Feature Not Available
Feature Not Available
7.4
299
|
Verified
6.9
87
|
Verified
Self Service
8.9
58
|
Verified
8.1
514
|
Verified
8.3
351
|
Verified
8.0
136
|
Verified
8.7
59
|
Verified
8.2
515
|
Verified
8.7
406
|
Verified
8.4
153
|
Verified
8.7
56
|
Verified
7.9
493
|
Verified
8.5
395
|
Verified
7.8
137
|
Verified
8.3
47
7.7
464
|
Verified
8.4
390
|
Verified
7.5
125
|
Verified
8.3
57
|
Verified
7.5
450
|
Verified
7.9
338
|
Verified
7.4
120
|
Verified
Feature Not Available
Feature Not Available
7.4
299
|
Verified
6.9
87
|
Verified
Advanced Analytics
Not enough data
6.9
258
|
Verified
7.4
228
|
Verified
7.6
91
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.6
503
|
Verified
8.6
400
|
Verified
7.9
128
|
Verified
Not enough data
7.6
388
|
Verified
7.9
290
|
Verified
7.8
79
|
Verified
Advanced Analytics
Not enough data
6.9
258
|
Verified
7.4
228
|
Verified
7.6
91
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.6
503
|
Verified
8.6
400
|
Verified
7.9
128
|
Verified
Not enough data
7.6
388
|
Verified
7.9
290
|
Verified
7.8
79
|
Verified
Building Reports
8.8
43
Feature Not Available
8.7
246
|
Verified
8.0
84
|
Verified
8.6
46
|
Verified
Feature Not Available
8.8
240
|
Verified
8.0
84
|
Verified
8.4
40
|
Verified
7.9
336
|
Verified
8.1
205
|
Verified
7.8
70
|
Verified
8.5
41
|
Verified
7.7
322
|
Verified
7.9
179
|
Verified
7.3
57
|
Verified
Building Reports
8.8
43
Feature Not Available
8.7
246
|
Verified
8.0
84
|
Verified
8.6
46
|
Verified
Feature Not Available
8.8
240
|
Verified
8.0
84
|
Verified
8.4
40
|
Verified
7.9
336
|
Verified
8.1
205
|
Verified
7.8
70
|
Verified
8.5
41
|
Verified
7.7
322
|
Verified
7.9
179
|
Verified
7.3
57
|
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
6.0
896
6.0
8,271
8.0
6,971
7.0
2,230
Reports
9.1
60
|
Verified
8.3
518
|
Verified
8.3
412
|
Verified
8.0
161
|
Verified
8.3
56
|
Verified
7.8
477
|
Verified
8.3
389
|
Verified
7.3
123
|
Verified
9.4
58
|
Verified
8.4
530
|
Verified
8.5
423
|
Verified
7.9
153
|
Verified
8.8
54
|
Verified
8.0
428
|
Verified
8.3
328
|
Verified
7.4
105
|
Verified
9.3
58
|
Verified
8.7
526
|
Verified
8.8
420
|
Verified
7.7
147
|
Verified
Data Preparation
Not enough data
7.8
304
|
Verified
8.6
195
|
Verified
8.5
37
|
Verified
Not enough data
7.5
281
|
Verified
8.3
181
|
Verified
8.4
37
|
Verified
Data Modeling and Blending
Not enough data
7.9
322
|
Verified
8.8
219
|
Verified
8.5
40
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.1
328
|
Verified
9.2
222
|
Verified
8.7
40
|
Verified
Not enough data
7.9
314
|
Verified
8.9
215
|
Verified
8.3
36
|
Verified
Generative AI
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Feature Not Available
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Feature Not Available
Feature Not Available
Self Service
8.9
58
|
Verified
8.1
514
|
Verified
8.3
351
|
Verified
8.0
136
|
Verified
8.7
59
|
Verified
8.2
515
|
Verified
8.7
406
|
Verified
8.4
153
|
Verified
8.7
56
|
Verified
7.9
493
|
Verified
8.5
395
|
Verified
7.8
137
|
Verified
8.3
47
7.7
464
|
Verified
8.4
390
|
Verified
7.5
125
|
Verified
8.3
57
|
Verified
7.5
450
|
Verified
7.9
338
|
Verified
7.4
120
|
Verified
Feature Not Available
Feature Not Available
7.4
299
|
Verified
6.9
87
|
Verified
Advanced Analytics
Not enough data
6.9
258
|
Verified
7.4
228
|
Verified
7.6
91
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.6
503
|
Verified
8.6
400
|
Verified
7.9
128
|
Verified
Not enough data
7.6
388
|
Verified
7.9
290
|
Verified
7.8
79
|
Verified
Building Reports
8.8
43
Feature Not Available
8.7
246
|
Verified
8.0
84
|
Verified
8.6
46
|
Verified
Feature Not Available
8.8
240
|
Verified
8.0
84
|
Verified
8.4
40
|
Verified
7.9
336
|
Verified
8.1
205
|
Verified
7.8
70
|
Verified
8.5
41
|
Verified
7.7
322
|
Verified
7.9
179
|
Verified
7.3
57
|
Verified
Embedded Business IntelligenceHide 15 FeaturesShow 15 Features
8.0
733
6.0
5,573
8.0
5,021
8.0
1,742
Reports
9.1
60
|
Verified
8.3
518
|
Verified
8.3
412
|
Verified
8.0
161
|
Verified
8.3
56
|
Verified
7.8
477
|
Verified
8.3
389
|
Verified
7.3
123
|
Verified
9.4
58
|
Verified
8.4
530
|
Verified
8.5
423
|
Verified
7.9
153
|
Verified
8.8
54
|
Verified
8.0
428
|
Verified
8.3
328
|
Verified
7.4
105
|
Verified
9.3
58
|
Verified
8.7
526
|
Verified
8.8
420
|
Verified
7.7
147
|
Verified
Self Service
8.9
58
|
Verified
8.1
514
|
Verified
8.3
351
|
Verified
8.0
136
|
Verified
8.7
59
|
Verified
8.2
515
|
Verified
8.7
406
|
Verified
8.4
153
|
Verified
8.7
56
|
Verified
7.9
493
|
Verified
8.5
395
|
Verified
7.8
137
|
Verified
8.3
47
7.7
464
|
Verified
8.4
390
|
Verified
7.5
125
|
Verified
8.3
57
|
Verified
7.5
450
|
Verified
7.9
338
|
Verified
7.4
120
|
Verified
Feature Not Available
Feature Not Available
7.4
299
|
Verified
6.9
87
|
Verified
Building Reports
8.8
43
Feature Not Available
8.7
246
|
Verified
8.0
84
|
Verified
8.6
46
|
Verified
Feature Not Available
8.8
240
|
Verified
8.0
84
|
Verified
8.4
40
|
Verified
7.9
336
|
Verified
8.1
205
|
Verified
7.8
70
|
Verified
8.5
41
|
Verified
7.7
322
|
Verified
7.9
179
|
Verified
7.3
57
|
Verified
Not enough data
Not enough data
9.0
661
Not enough data
Cartography
Not enough data
Not enough data
8.9
61
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
8.8
54
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
9.4
64
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
9.2
55
Not enough data
Analysis
Not enough data
Not enough data
8.8
55
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
8.9
55
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
8.9
55
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
9.0
57
Not enough data
Reporting
Not enough data
Not enough data
9.3
75
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
8.9
66
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
9.0
64
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
6.0
164
Not enough data
Responses
Not enough data
Not enough data
9.2
17
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
9.3
17
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
9.4
18
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
9.0
18
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
9.5
17
Not enough data
Platform
Not enough data
Not enough data
8.9
18
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
9.1
19
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
8.9
19
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
9.6
21
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
Generative AI
Not enough data
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
Data Warehouse AutomationHide 10 FeaturesShow 10 Features
Not enough data
Not enough data
9.0
138
Not enough data
Automation
Not enough data
Not enough data
9.1
13
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
8.7
13
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
9.0
13
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
9.1
13
Not enough data
Functionality
Not enough data
Not enough data
7.6
14
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
8.2
15
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
8.2
15
Not enough data
Administration
Not enough data
Not enough data
8.3
14
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
8.9
14
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
8.9
14
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
7.0
620
6.0
88
Statistical Tool
Not enough data
Not enough data
8.7
67
8.6
12
Not enough data
Not enough data
8.6
62
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
Not enough data
8.3
64
Feature Not Available
Data Analysis
Not enough data
Not enough data
9.2
66
9.0
13
Not enough data
Not enough data
9.2
68
8.8
13
Decision Making
Not enough data
Not enough data
8.9
72
9.0
12
Not enough data
Not enough data
9.2
75
9.1
13
Not enough data
Not enough data
8.8
73
9.1
13
Not enough data
Not enough data
9.0
73
8.3
12
Generative AI
Not enough data
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Feature Not Available
Categories
Categories
Shared Categories
Microsoft Power BI Embedded
Microsoft Power BI Embedded
Sisense
Sisense
Qlik Sense
Qlik Sense
IBM Cognos Analytics
IBM Cognos Analytics
Microsoft Power BI Embedded, Sisense, Qlik Sense, and IBM Cognos Analytics are categorized as Embedded Business Intelligence
Unique Categories
Microsoft Power BI Embedded
Microsoft Power BI Embedded has no unique categories
Sisense
Sisense is categorized as Analytics Platforms
IBM Cognos Analytics
IBM Cognos Analytics is categorized as Analytics Platforms and Predictive Analytics
Reviews
Reviewers' Company Size
Microsoft Power BI Embedded
Microsoft Power BI Embedded
Small-Business(50 or fewer emp.)
22.4%
Mid-Market(51-1000 emp.)
40.8%
Enterprise(> 1000 emp.)
36.7%
Sisense
Sisense
Small-Business(50 or fewer emp.)
23.5%
Mid-Market(51-1000 emp.)
57.3%
Enterprise(> 1000 emp.)
19.2%
Qlik Sense
Qlik Sense
Small-Business(50 or fewer emp.)
14.3%
Mid-Market(51-1000 emp.)
41.7%
Enterprise(> 1000 emp.)
44.0%
IBM Cognos Analytics
IBM Cognos Analytics
Small-Business(50 or fewer emp.)
11.8%
Mid-Market(51-1000 emp.)
22.7%
Enterprise(> 1000 emp.)
65.5%
Reviewers' Industry
Microsoft Power BI Embedded
Microsoft Power BI Embedded
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%
Sisense
Sisense
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%
Qlik Sense
Qlik Sense
Information Technology and Services
10.9%
Computer Software
6.6%
Financial Services
5.8%
Hospital & Health Care
5.5%
Retail
5.2%
Other
66.0%
IBM Cognos Analytics
IBM Cognos Analytics
Information Technology and Services
9.8%
Insurance
9.1%
Financial Services
6.8%
Education Management
5.9%
Banking
5.2%
Other
63.2%
Most Helpful Reviews
Microsoft Power BI Embedded
Microsoft Power BI Embedded
Most Helpful Favorable Review
Sai Prasanna M.
SM
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
G
Verified User in Hospital & Health Care

The tool has limitations since it is mainly core functions, nothing super specific

Sisense
Sisense
Most Helpful Favorable Review
James M L.
JL
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.
AV
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...

Qlik Sense
Qlik Sense
Most Helpful Favorable Review
Verified User in Computer Software
GC
Verified User in Computer Software

As an end user: - Filter once and have it apply to all of the visuals - Graphs and tables render quickly (I had a table that took about 10 minutes to refresh in an excel pivot table, and it only took about 2 seconds in QV) - Good looking UI - Emailed...

Most Helpful Critical Review
Verified User in Information Technology and Services
GI
Verified User in Information Technology and Services

-It takes considerable effort to create a simple, good looking visualisation as there are a vast amount of options -Often, there is a requirement to work with the keyboard and code, which moves development of analysis to the IT side of the business -No...

IBM Cognos Analytics
IBM Cognos Analytics
Most Helpful Favorable Review
Verified User in Higher Education
GH
Verified User in Higher Education

Cognos is a powerful BI tool. It has been set up to be integrated with several of our existing databases to allow us one interface to pull data on demand, or send scheduled reports to university stakeholders. It has just enough needed to make the menus and...

Most Helpful Critical Review
J Reese K.
JK
J Reese K.
Verified User in Marketing and Advertising

If your turnover is high or if there is not enough specialists on hand to REALLY train it well, its a lost value. The learning curve is steep and it really depends on your base level item level data and input. Can you trust what it is telling you?

Discussions
Microsoft Power BI Embedded
Microsoft Power BI Embedded Discussions
What is the difference between Power BI and Power BI embedded?
1 comment
Andres C.
AC
Power BI is for folks who want to create and analyze reports directly in the Power BI service. It's user-friendly and great for in-house data visualization....Read more
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Sisense
Sisense Discussions
Is it possible to let more than one user manage an individual report?
2 comments
Utsav S.
US
You can have a second Admin account to manage reports but you have to transfer ownership of the dashboard. Read more
Can i use for fashion designing
2 comments
Lady B.
LB
You got me interested. I'm just looking for information that would help me in preparing the presentation of my fashion project. A cool fashion designer...Read more
Can I share dashboards with unregistered users?
1 comment
Official Response from Sisense
You cannot share dashboards directly with unregistered users.Read more
Qlik Sense
Qlik Sense Discussions
Do you recommend switching to Qliksense?
3 comments
Punit M.
PM
Qliksense is pretty decent tool when it comes to Data Visualization and its script editor feature gives the developer the liberty on data manipulation.Read more
Why there is no enough documentation for implementing connectors to other data sources?
1 comment
Katie  A.
A
Hello, please leverage Qlik Community on product-related questions. https://community.qlik.com/t5/Support-Knowledge-Base/tkb-p/qlik-support-knowledge-base....Read more
Comparing the on-premises and SaaS solutions of Qlik Sense, which one would your recommend?
1 comment
Verified User
G2
But i never believed that trading can be this profitable because i have traded on live account and i always run out of luck and i traded again and also ran...Read more
IBM Cognos Analytics
IBM Cognos Analytics Discussions
Where can I find more answers on my questions?
2 comments
Official Response from IBM Cognos Analytics
Check out this blog https://www.ibm.com/communities/analytics/cognos-analytics/blog/Read more
I heard Cognos Analytics 11.11 was out - where can I find more information?
2 comments
Official Response from IBM Cognos Analytics
https://www.ibm.com/communities/analytics/cognos-analytics-blog/cognos-analytics-release-r11-11-0-11-is-here/Read more
Have you used DMR ? Have you found it better than a relational or a powercube?
1 comment
Corey M.
CM
Yes, I have used DMR. However, the performance here is not so great compared to a PowerCube. However, you don't have to worry about building cubes. I...Read more