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BOARD vs Microsoft Power BI
User Ratings & Reviews
Reviews are generated by real users. When reviewing a product, users are asked to assess the product’s overall quality, which includes assigning specific ratings for ease of use, value for money, customer support, and functionality.
Ease-of-Use
4.3 / 5
4.1 / 5
Value for Money
4.2 / 5
4.4 / 5
Customer Support
4.5 / 5
4.1 / 5
Functionality
4.5 / 5
4.5 / 5
Last Review Written
December 9, 2024
March 22, 2025
Pros/Cons
Pros
- User friendly interface, fast report creating capabilities, amazing ease of use, all in one tool and so far the best forecasting and budgeting tools I have seen.
- In addition, the customer support is exceptional. I have had wonderful experiences with our rep. He is remarkable in how he explains things and his patience.
- We managed to produce our reporting more quickly, we have improved the quality of our planning and we will now dedicated new developments to increase our productivity.
Cons
- Export into Excel destroys the whole formatting.
- Dataview limitations on number of rows. Lack of time out on infinite sessions.
- Our initial project with BOARD was through a reseller and it was a difficult start for the product.
Pros
- It is also excellent all the integrations you can do with systems, the cloud, etc. The data transformation module I find wonderful how fast it is, even with large amounts of information.
- Having switched from excel recently, Microsoft Power BI has been of great help. Having good visuals for data is a plus to us as an organization for they help do comparisons at a glance.
- It has a lot of powerful features and potentials in showing data and making nice graphs/tables to show the facts/numbers that you want. It works way better and is way more efficient than Excel.
Cons
- Additionally, there are times that my computer struggles to keep up with the program causing it to become non-responsive or crash.
- The dashboards and reports are limited in visual design, so they all look the same and quite ugly.
- Some find it too complicated to use and are intimidated by the format. I have not been able to find training for management on how to use a report that someone else with PowerBI skills created.
Pricing
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Product Demo & Screenshots
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FrontRunners
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Additional Info
Ideal Customer Size
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Medium
Large
Small
Medium
Large
Deployments
Cloud, SaaS, Web-Based
Desktop - Mac
Desktop - Windows
Desktop - Linux
Desktop - Chromebook
On-Premise - Windows
On-Premise - Linux
Mobile - Android
Mobile - iPhone
Mobile - iPad
Cloud, SaaS, Web-Based
Desktop - Mac
Desktop - Windows
Desktop - Linux
Desktop - Chromebook
On-Premise - Windows
On-Premise - Linux
Mobile - Android
Mobile - iPhone
Mobile - iPad
Support and Training
Support
Email/Help Desk
FAQs/Forum
Knowledge Base
Phone Support
24/7 (Live Rep)
Chat
Email/Help Desk
FAQs/Forum
Knowledge Base
Phone Support
24/7 (Live Rep)
Chat
Training
In Person
Live Online
Webinars
Documentation
Videos
In Person
Live Online
Webinars
Documentation
Videos
