Compare Microsoft BI and BOARD - May 2022

Shlomi LaviShlomi Lavi / May 22, 2022

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Bottom Line: Which is Better - Microsoft BI or BOARD?

Microsoft BI is more expensive to implement (TCO) than BOARD, and Microsoft BI is rated higher (88/100) than BOARD (75/100). BOARD offers users more features (43) than Microsoft BI (6).

Looking for the right Business Intelligence solution for your business? Buyers are primarily concerned about the real total cost of implementation (TCO), the full list of features, vendor reliability, user reviews, and the pros and cons. In this article we compare between the two software products:

Microsoft Vs. BOARD International

Microsoft: Microsoft Corporation is an American corporation that develops, manufactures, licenses and supports a wide range of products and services related to computing. The company was founded by Bill Gates and Paul Allen on April 4, 1975. Microsoft is the world's largest software maker measured by revenues.

BOARD International: Founded in 1994 BOARD International is the provider of the industry’s only programming-free toolkit for rapid and cost-effective development of Corporate Performance Management and Business Intelligence applications.  A toolkit approach to Business Intelligence and Corporate Performance Management (CPM) represents a new, unique and cost effe...

Who is more expensive? Microsoft BI or BOARD?

The real total cost of ownership (TCO) of Business Intelligence software includes the software license, subscription fees, software training, customizations, hardware (if needed), maintenance and support and other related services. When calculating the TCO, it's important to add all of these ”hidden costs” as well. We prepared a TCO (Total Cost) calculator for Microsoft BI and BOARD.

Microsoft BI price starts at $9.99 per user/month , On a scale between 1 to 10 Microsoft BI is rated 4, which is lower than the average cost of Business Intelligence software. BOARD accurate pricing info is available upon request (they don't share it publicly), however , On a scale between 1 to 10 Microsoft BI is rated 4, which is lower than the average cost of Business Intelligence software.

Bottom line: Microsoft BI cost is around the same cost of BOARD.

Which software includes more/better features?

We've compared Microsoft BI Vs. BOARD based on some of the most important and required Business Intelligence features.

Microsoft BI: Automatic Scheduled Reporting, Customizable Features, Dashboarding, Graphic Benchmark, OLAP, Custom User Interface.

BOARD: Customizable Categories, Mobile Access, On Premise, Online Customer Support, Web Hosted Solution.

Target customer size

Microsoft BI is perfect for midsize and large enterprises but can be used by small companies too. BOARD is the preferred BI and CPM tool for more than 3000 companies around the globe.

Microsoft BI

ITQlick rating
(3.7/5)

starts at $9.99 per user/month

Microsoft BI is a business intelligence solution that can help users to analyze data in an efficient way. The software is based on SQL server platform and can provide relevant reports without requiring any expe...

Categories: BI & Analytics, Data Warehousing, Document Management.

BOARD

ITQlick rating
(4.5/5)

BOARD is a business analytics and performance management software developed for small to large enterprises. Its key features include ad hoc analysis and reporting, budgeting, planning & forecasting, business in...

Categories: Accounting & Finance, Budgeting & CPM, Business Plan, Billing & Provisioning, Financial reporting.

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Microsoft BI: 6 Features

Automatic Scheduled Reporting
Customizable Features
Dashboarding
Graphic Benchmark
OLAP
Custom User Interface

BOARD: 43 Features

Customizable Categories
Mobile Access
On Premise
Online Customer Support
Web Hosted Solution
Budgeting & Forecasting
P&L Statement
Sales Reporting
Ad-Hoc Analysis
Ad-Hoc Reporting
Automatic Scheduled Reporting
Customizable Dashboard
Customizable Features
Dashboarding
Forecasting & Budgeting
Graphic Benchmark
Multy Languages
OLAP
Performance Measurements
Predictive-Analysis
Profit Analysis
Trend Indicators
Business Performance Optimization
Data mining
Data visualization
Data warehouses
Decision Support Systems
Enterprise Performance Management
Executive Information Systems
MOLAP
Scorecarding
Strategic Enterprise Management
"What If" Scenarios
Capital Asset Planning
For Service Organisations
Profit / Loss Statement
Real Time Comparisons
Run Rate Tracking
Sales budget
Dashboard Creation
Filtered Views
Relational Display
ETL
ITQlick rating ITQlick Rating is based on the software score (below) and aggregated online reviews
ITQlick score ITQlick Score is a 1 to 100, the calculation is based on pricing, and functionality Vs. alternative solutions
Pricing score pricing Score is a 1 to 10 (10 is high cost), based on the TCO (cost of licences, customizations, training, hardware when relevant) Vs. alternative solutions
License pricing license pricing (if provided by the software vendor)
Functionality score
Software review
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Microsof...
ITQlick rating
3.7/5
Score
88/100
Pricing
5.2/10
License pricing
$9.99 per user/month
Functionality
9
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BOARD
ITQlick rating
4.5/5
Score
75/100
Pricing
4/10
License pricing
Pricing not available
Functionality
71
Review
Qlik Sen...
ITQlick rating
4.3/5
Score
95/100
Pricing
3/10
License pricing
$30 per user/month
Functionality
15
SuiteAna...
ITQlick rating
4.1/5
Score
94/100
Pricing
3/10
License pricing
$499 per month + $99 per user
Functionality
10
Sisense
ITQlick rating
4.6/5
Score
94/100
Pricing
4/10
License pricing
$83 per employee/month
Functionality
35

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Shlomi Lavi is an entrepreneur and founder of ITQlick.com. He holds a Bachelor of Science (B.Sc.) in Information Systems Engineering from Ben Gurion University in Israel. Shlomi brings 17 years of global IT and IS management experience as a consultant and implementation expert for small, medium and large-sized (global) companies. Shlomi’s goal is to share the best knowledge and news about information systems so you can make smarter buying decisions for your business.