Sisense Vs Microsoft BI (Aug 2020)
Shlomi Lavi / Aug 11, 2020
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Microsoft BI
starts at $20 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...
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Sisense Specifications
ITQlick Score: | 94/100 |
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ITQlick Rating: | (4.6/5) |
Pricing: | 4/10 - average cost |
Category: | Business Intelligence -> Sisense |
Company: | Sisense |
Typical customers: | Small, medium and large size businesses |
Platforms: | Desktop, Mobile, Cloud |
Links: | Sisense review, Sisense pricing, Sisense alternatives |
Microsoft BI Specifications
ITQlick Score: | 88/100 |
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ITQlick Rating: | (3.7/5) |
Pricing: | 4/10 - average cost |
Category: | Business Intelligence -> Microsoft BI |
Company: | Microsoft |
Pricing: | starts at $20 per user/month |
Typical customers: | Start up, Small business, Medium business, Large business |
Platforms: | Desktop, Cloud |
Links: | Microsoft BI review, Microsoft BI pricing, Microsoft BI alternatives |
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Sisense: 18 Features
Microsoft BI: 6 Features
Bottom Line: Which is Better - Sisense or Microsoft BI?
Microsoft BI is more expensive to implement (TCO - Total Cost of Ownership) than Sisense, Sisense is rated higher (94/100) than Microsoft BI (88/100). Sisense offers more features (18) to their users than Microsoft BI (6). There is a clear winner in this case and it is Sisense!
Looking for the right Business Intelligence solution for your business? buyers like you are primarily concerned about the real total implementation cost (TCO), full list of features, vendor reliability, user reviews, pros and cons. In this article we compare between the 2 software products:
How Sisense compares with Microsoft?
Sisense: Sisense is an innovative business intelligence (BI) software company that is leading the way into a new era of business intelligence, reporting, dashboarding and business analytics.
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's more expensive? Sisense or Microsoft 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 & support and other related services. When calculating the TCO it's important to add all of these "hidden cost" as well. We prepared a TCO calculator for Sisense and Microsoft BI.
Sisense price Starting from $49 per month , on a scale between 1 to 10 Sisense is rated 4, which is lower than the average cost of Business Intelligence software. Microsoft BI price starts at $20 per user/month , when comparing Microsoft BI to their competitors, the software is rated 4 - lower than the average Business Intelligence software cost.
Bottom line: Sisense cost is around the same cost of Microsoft BI.
Which software includes more/better features?
As with any business software solutions, it’s important to consider the features & functionality. The tool should support the processes, workflows, reports and needs that matter to your team. To help you evaluate this, we've compared Sisense Vs. Microsoft BI based on some of the most important and required Business Intelligence features. Sisense: this software is considered "feature-rich" with more than 10 important features, here is a partial list: Contingency Billing, Customer Management, Payment Management, Ad-Hoc Analysis, Ad-Hoc Reporting, Automatic Scheduled Reporting, Customizable Dashboard, Customizable Features. Microsoft BI: Automatic Scheduled Reporting, Customizable Features, Dashboarding, Graphic Benchmark, OLAP.
Target customer size
Sisense is ideal for medium and large organizations. Microsoft BI is perfect for midsize and large enterprises but can be used by small companies too.
Author

Shlomi Lavi
Shlomi holds a Bachelor of Science (B.Sc.) in Information System Engineering from Ben Gurion University in Israel. Shlomi brings 15 years of global IT and IS management experience as a consultant, and implementation expert for small, medium and large size (global) companies.