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Compare Microsoft Power BI Embedded, Sisense, Qlik Sense, and Microsoft Power BI 
At a Glance
Star Rating
Microsoft Power BI Embedded
Sisense
Qlik Sense
Microsoft Power BI
Market Segments
Microsoft Power BI Embedded
Mid-Market (40.8% of reviews)Sisense
Mid-Market (57.3% of reviews)Qlik Sense
Enterprise (44.0% of reviews)Microsoft Power BI
Enterprise (43.7% of reviews)Entry-Level Pricing
Microsoft Power BI Embedded
No pricing availableSisense
No pricing availableQlik Sense
$30 USD/user/month. Billed Annually. Microsoft Power BI
Free 1 UserCompare Products
View over 30 comparative metrics based on real-user reviews for your selected products below. Rating comparisons include pricing, popular features, ease of use, and more. Popular alternatives and user discussions are also available to explore additional comparisons or questions.
Pricing
Entry-Level Pricing
Microsoft Power BI Embedded
No pricing availableSisense
No pricing availableQlik Sense
Qlik Sense® Business
$30
USD/user/month. Billed Annually.
SaaS solution to operationalize analytics across groups and teams.
Microsoft Power BI
Power BI in Microsoft Fabric
Free
1 User
Power BI in Microsoft Fabric
- Sign Up for A Fabric Account
Free Trial
Microsoft Power BI Embedded
No trial information availableSisense
Free Trial is available
Qlik Sense
Free Trial is available
Microsoft Power BI
Free Trial is available
Ratings
Meets Requirements
9.0
78
8.2
788
8.5
592
8.8
900
Ease of Use
8.2
78
8.3
799
8.4
601
8.3
913
Ease of Setup
8.0
25
7.7
489
8.1
324
8.6
360
Ease of Admin
8.2
24
8.0
501
7.9
327
8.4
311
Quality of Support
8.5
71
8.3
743
8.0
540
8.4
783
Has the product been a good partner in doing business?
8.3
24
8.7
491
8.5
323
8.7
293
Product Direction (% positive)
8.4
78
8.0
767
8.3
572
9.1
872
Features by Category
Reports
9.1
60
|
Verified
8.3
518
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Verified
8.3
412
|
Verified
8.9
761
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Verified
8.3
56
|
Verified
7.8
477
|
Verified
8.3
389
|
Verified
8.3
703
|
Verified
9.4
58
|
Verified
8.4
530
|
Verified
8.5
423
|
Verified
9.1
765
|
Verified
8.8
54
|
Verified
8.0
428
|
Verified
8.3
328
|
Verified
8.8
420
9.3
58
|
Verified
8.7
526
|
Verified
8.8
420
|
Verified
9.1
751
|
Verified
Reports
9.1
60
|
Verified
8.3
518
|
Verified
8.3
412
|
Verified
8.9
761
|
Verified
8.3
56
|
Verified
7.8
477
|
Verified
8.3
389
|
Verified
8.3
703
|
Verified
9.4
58
|
Verified
8.4
530
|
Verified
8.5
423
|
Verified
9.1
765
|
Verified
8.8
54
|
Verified
8.0
428
|
Verified
8.3
328
|
Verified
8.8
420
9.3
58
|
Verified
8.7
526
|
Verified
8.8
420
|
Verified
9.1
751
|
Verified
Self Service
8.9
58
|
Verified
8.1
514
|
Verified
8.3
351
|
Verified
8.6
624
8.7
59
|
Verified
8.2
515
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Verified
8.7
406
|
Verified
8.8
632
8.7
56
|
Verified
7.9
493
|
Verified
8.5
395
|
Verified
8.5
714
|
Verified
8.3
47
7.7
464
|
Verified
8.4
390
|
Verified
8.4
600
8.3
57
|
Verified
7.5
450
|
Verified
7.9
338
|
Verified
8.3
688
|
Verified
Feature Not Available
Feature Not Available
7.4
299
|
Verified
8.1
626
|
Verified
Self Service
8.9
58
|
Verified
8.1
514
|
Verified
8.3
351
|
Verified
8.6
624
8.7
59
|
Verified
8.2
515
|
Verified
8.7
406
|
Verified
8.8
632
8.7
56
|
Verified
7.9
493
|
Verified
8.5
395
|
Verified
8.5
714
|
Verified
8.3
47
7.7
464
|
Verified
8.4
390
|
Verified
8.4
600
8.3
57
|
Verified
7.5
450
|
Verified
7.9
338
|
Verified
8.3
688
|
Verified
Feature Not Available
Feature Not Available
7.4
299
|
Verified
8.1
626
|
Verified
Advanced Analytics
Not enough data
6.9
258
|
Verified
7.4
228
|
Verified
8.3
485
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.6
503
|
Verified
8.6
400
|
Verified
9.2
751
|
Verified
Not enough data
7.6
388
|
Verified
7.9
290
|
Verified
8.4
484
|
Verified
Advanced Analytics
Not enough data
6.9
258
|
Verified
7.4
228
|
Verified
8.3
485
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.6
503
|
Verified
8.6
400
|
Verified
9.2
751
|
Verified
Not enough data
7.6
388
|
Verified
7.9
290
|
Verified
8.4
484
|
Verified
Building Reports
8.8
43
Feature Not Available
8.7
246
|
Verified
8.7
421
|
Verified
8.6
46
|
Verified
Feature Not Available
8.8
240
|
Verified
8.7
411
|
Verified
8.4
40
|
Verified
7.9
336
|
Verified
8.1
205
|
Verified
8.4
346
|
Verified
8.5
41
|
Verified
7.7
322
|
Verified
7.9
179
|
Verified
8.4
342
|
Verified
Building Reports
8.8
43
Feature Not Available
8.7
246
|
Verified
8.7
421
|
Verified
8.6
46
|
Verified
Feature Not Available
8.8
240
|
Verified
8.7
411
|
Verified
8.4
40
|
Verified
7.9
336
|
Verified
8.1
205
|
Verified
8.4
346
|
Verified
8.5
41
|
Verified
7.7
322
|
Verified
7.9
179
|
Verified
8.4
342
|
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
8.3
412
|
Verified
8.9
761
|
Verified
8.3
56
|
Verified
7.8
477
|
Verified
8.3
389
|
Verified
8.3
703
|
Verified
9.4
58
|
Verified
8.4
530
|
Verified
8.5
423
|
Verified
9.1
765
|
Verified
8.8
54
|
Verified
8.0
428
|
Verified
8.3
328
|
Verified
8.8
420
9.3
58
|
Verified
8.7
526
|
Verified
8.8
420
|
Verified
9.1
751
|
Verified
Data Preparation
Not enough data
7.8
304
|
Verified
8.6
195
|
Verified
8.9
390
|
Verified
Not enough data
7.5
281
|
Verified
8.3
181
|
Verified
8.8
380
|
Verified
Data Modeling and Blending
Not enough data
7.9
322
|
Verified
8.8
219
|
Verified
8.9
403
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.1
328
|
Verified
9.2
222
|
Verified
9.0
414
|
Verified
Not enough data
7.9
314
|
Verified
8.9
215
|
Verified
8.7
398
|
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
8.6
624
8.7
59
|
Verified
8.2
515
|
Verified
8.7
406
|
Verified
8.8
632
8.7
56
|
Verified
7.9
493
|
Verified
8.5
395
|
Verified
8.5
714
|
Verified
8.3
47
7.7
464
|
Verified
8.4
390
|
Verified
8.4
600
8.3
57
|
Verified
7.5
450
|
Verified
7.9
338
|
Verified
8.3
688
|
Verified
Feature Not Available
Feature Not Available
7.4
299
|
Verified
8.1
626
|
Verified
Advanced Analytics
Not enough data
6.9
258
|
Verified
7.4
228
|
Verified
8.3
485
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.6
503
|
Verified
8.6
400
|
Verified
9.2
751
|
Verified
Not enough data
7.6
388
|
Verified
7.9
290
|
Verified
8.4
484
|
Verified
Building Reports
8.8
43
Feature Not Available
8.7
246
|
Verified
8.7
421
|
Verified
8.6
46
|
Verified
Feature Not Available
8.8
240
|
Verified
8.7
411
|
Verified
8.4
40
|
Verified
7.9
336
|
Verified
8.1
205
|
Verified
8.4
346
|
Verified
8.5
41
|
Verified
7.7
322
|
Verified
7.9
179
|
Verified
8.4
342
|
Verified
Reports
9.1
60
|
Verified
8.3
518
|
Verified
8.3
412
|
Verified
8.9
761
|
Verified
8.3
56
|
Verified
7.8
477
|
Verified
8.3
389
|
Verified
8.3
703
|
Verified
9.4
58
|
Verified
8.4
530
|
Verified
8.5
423
|
Verified
9.1
765
|
Verified
8.8
54
|
Verified
8.0
428
|
Verified
8.3
328
|
Verified
8.8
420
9.3
58
|
Verified
8.7
526
|
Verified
8.8
420
|
Verified
9.1
751
|
Verified
Self Service
8.9
58
|
Verified
8.1
514
|
Verified
8.3
351
|
Verified
8.6
624
8.7
59
|
Verified
8.2
515
|
Verified
8.7
406
|
Verified
8.8
632
8.7
56
|
Verified
7.9
493
|
Verified
8.5
395
|
Verified
8.5
714
|
Verified
8.3
47
7.7
464
|
Verified
8.4
390
|
Verified
8.4
600
8.3
57
|
Verified
7.5
450
|
Verified
7.9
338
|
Verified
8.3
688
|
Verified
Feature Not Available
Feature Not Available
7.4
299
|
Verified
8.1
626
|
Verified
Building Reports
8.8
43
Feature Not Available
8.7
246
|
Verified
8.7
421
|
Verified
8.6
46
|
Verified
Feature Not Available
8.8
240
|
Verified
8.7
411
|
Verified
8.4
40
|
Verified
7.9
336
|
Verified
8.1
205
|
Verified
8.4
346
|
Verified
8.5
41
|
Verified
7.7
322
|
Verified
7.9
179
|
Verified
8.4
342
|
Verified
Location IntelligenceHide 11 FeaturesShow 11 Features
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
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
Predictive AnalyticsHide 11 FeaturesShow 11 Features
Not enough data
Not enough data
7.0
620
Not enough data
Statistical Tool
Not enough data
Not enough data
8.7
67
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
8.6
62
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
8.3
64
Not enough data
Data Analysis
Not enough data
Not enough data
9.2
66
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
9.2
68
Not enough data
Decision Making
Not enough data
Not enough data
8.9
72
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
9.2
75
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
8.8
73
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
9.0
73
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
Categories
Categories
Shared Categories
Microsoft Power BI Embedded, Sisense, Qlik Sense, and Microsoft Power BI share no categories
Unique Categories
Microsoft Power BI Embedded is categorized as Embedded Business Intelligence
Sisense is categorized as Embedded Business Intelligence and Analytics Platforms
Qlik Sense is categorized as Location Intelligence, Chatbots, Productivity Bots, Embedded Business Intelligence, Analytics Platforms, Predictive Analytics, and Data Warehouse Automation
Microsoft Power BI 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.)
Qlik Sense
Small-Business(50 or fewer emp.)
Mid-Market(51-1000 emp.)
Enterprise(> 1000 emp.)
Microsoft Power BI
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%
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%
Information Technology and Services
17.1%
Computer Software
6.9%
Financial Services
4.5%
Hospital & Health Care
3.6%
Marketing and Advertising
3.1%
Other
64.8%
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...
Qlik Sense
Most Helpful Favorable Review
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
-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...
Microsoft Power BI
Most Helpful Favorable Review
Verified User in Marketing and Advertising
Visualizations. They're absolutely fantastic. Importing data is incredibly easy and it's much more powerful than excel or many SQL based visualization tools.
Most Helpful Critical Review
Lorenzo S.
Verified User in Civic & Social Organization
No permite exportar directamente a PHP, es necesario utilizar los servicios de Microsoft obligatoriamente. Esto limita de cierta manera poder cargar nuestros Dashboards a algún sitio web de manera libre.
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...
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...
Verified User in Marketing and Advertising
Visualizations. They're absolutely fantastic. Importing data is incredibly easy and it's much more powerful than excel or many SQL based visualization tools.
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 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...
Lorenzo S.
Verified User in Civic & Social Organization
No permite exportar directamente a PHP, es necesario utilizar los servicios de Microsoft obligatoriamente. Esto limita de cierta manera poder cargar nuestros Dashboards a algún sitio web de manera libre.
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3 comments
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
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
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
Support Multiple Data Types
2 comments
LS
I'd recommend putting requests like that on ideas.powerbi.com.Read more
How I can have the free version of this application?
2 comments
GA
You just have to download it from www.powerbi.com Read more
How do you rate the MS Power BI Desktop compared other BI tools available in the market?
2 comments
AM
POWER BI is quite incredible when you are a Microsoft services user.Read more
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