Compare Oracle BI and Microsoft Power BI - Aug 2022

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Bottom Line: Which is Better - Oracle BI or Microsoft Power BI?

Oracle BI is more expensive to implement (TCO) than Microsoft Power BI, and Microsoft Power BI is rated higher (86/100) than Oracle BI (79/100). Oracle BI offers users more features (9) than Microsoft Power BI (0).

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:

Oracle Corporation Vs. Microsoft

Oracle Corporation: Oracle Corporation is a computer technology corporation that specializes in developing and marketing computer hardware systems and enterprise software products – particularly database management systems. Employing approximately 113,644 people worldwide as of 30 June 2012,it has enlarged its share of the software market through organic growth and th...

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.

Who is more expensive? Oracle BI or Microsoft Power BI?

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 Oracle BI and Microsoft Power BI.

Oracle BI price starts at $150 per user/month , On a scale between 1 to 10 Oracle Business Intelligence is rated 2, which is much lower than the average cost of Business Intelligence software. Microsoft Power BI price starts at $9.99 per user/month , When comparing Microsoft Power BI to its competitors, the software is rated 2 - much lower than the average Business Intelligence software cost.

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

Which software includes more/better features?

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

Oracle BI: Ad-Hoc Analysis, Ad-Hoc Reporting, Automatic Scheduled Reporting, Customizable Dashboard, Dashboarding, Multy Languages, OLAP, Predictive-Analysis.

Microsoft Power BI: We are still working to collect the list of features for Microsoft Power BI.

Target customer size

Oracle Business Intelligence is highly recommended for medium to large businesses. and Microsoft Power BI's target customer size include: Small, medium and large size businesses.