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Compare Microsoft Power BI Embedded, Tableau, and Qlik Sense 
At a Glance
Market Segments
Microsoft Power BI Embedded
Mid-Market (40.8% of reviews)Tableau
Enterprise (44.6% of reviews)Qlik Sense
Enterprise (44.0% of reviews)Entry-Level Pricing
Microsoft Power BI Embedded
No pricing availableTableau
$70.00 1 User Per MonthQlik Sense
$30 USD/user/month. Billed Annually. Compare 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 availableTableau
Creator
$70.00
1 User Per Month
- Includes Tableau Desktop, Tableau Prep Builder, and one Creator license on Tableau Cloud (SaaS) or Tableau Server (self-hosted).
Qlik Sense
Qlik Sense® Business
$30
USD/user/month. Billed Annually.
SaaS solution to operationalize analytics across groups and teams.
Free Trial
Microsoft Power BI Embedded
No trial information availableTableau
Free Trial is available
Qlik Sense
Free Trial is available
Ratings
Meets Requirements
9.0
78
8.8
1,702
8.5
592
Ease of Use
8.2
78
8.3
1,716
8.4
601
Ease of Setup
8.0
25
8.3
600
8.1
324
Ease of Admin
8.2
24
8.1
510
7.9
327
Quality of Support
8.5
71
8.4
1,418
8.0
540
Has the product been a good partner in doing business?
8.3
24
8.6
491
8.5
323
Product Direction (% positive)
8.4
78
8.8
1,676
8.3
572
Features by Category
Reports
9.1
60
|
Verified
8.8
1267
|
Verified
8.3
412
|
Verified
8.3
56
|
Verified
8.3
1146
|
Verified
8.3
389
|
Verified
9.4
58
|
Verified
9.2
1309
|
Verified
8.5
423
|
Verified
8.8
54
|
Verified
8.6
936
8.3
328
|
Verified
9.3
58
|
Verified
9.1
1293
|
Verified
8.8
420
|
Verified
Reports
9.1
60
|
Verified
8.8
1267
|
Verified
8.3
412
|
Verified
8.3
56
|
Verified
8.3
1146
|
Verified
8.3
389
|
Verified
9.4
58
|
Verified
9.2
1309
|
Verified
8.5
423
|
Verified
8.8
54
|
Verified
8.6
936
8.3
328
|
Verified
9.3
58
|
Verified
9.1
1293
|
Verified
8.8
420
|
Verified
Self Service
8.9
58
|
Verified
8.6
1242
|
Verified
8.3
351
|
Verified
8.7
59
|
Verified
8.8
1272
|
Verified
8.7
406
|
Verified
8.7
56
|
Verified
8.5
1192
|
Verified
8.5
395
|
Verified
8.3
47
8.2
1008
8.4
390
|
Verified
8.3
57
|
Verified
8.2
1085
|
Verified
7.9
338
|
Verified
Feature Not Available
7.9
922
|
Verified
7.4
299
|
Verified
Self Service
8.9
58
|
Verified
8.6
1242
|
Verified
8.3
351
|
Verified
8.7
59
|
Verified
8.8
1272
|
Verified
8.7
406
|
Verified
8.7
56
|
Verified
8.5
1192
|
Verified
8.5
395
|
Verified
8.3
47
8.2
1008
8.4
390
|
Verified
8.3
57
|
Verified
8.2
1085
|
Verified
7.9
338
|
Verified
Feature Not Available
7.9
922
|
Verified
7.4
299
|
Verified
Advanced Analytics
Not enough data
7.9
871
7.4
228
|
Verified
Not enough data
9.2
1283
|
Verified
8.6
400
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.2
880
7.9
290
|
Verified
Advanced Analytics
Not enough data
7.9
871
7.4
228
|
Verified
Not enough data
9.2
1283
|
Verified
8.6
400
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.2
880
7.9
290
|
Verified
Building Reports
8.8
43
8.4
640
|
Verified
8.7
246
|
Verified
8.6
46
|
Verified
8.2
613
|
Verified
8.8
240
|
Verified
8.4
40
|
Verified
8.4
498
|
Verified
8.1
205
|
Verified
8.5
41
|
Verified
8.2
506
|
Verified
7.9
179
|
Verified
Building Reports
8.8
43
8.4
640
|
Verified
8.7
246
|
Verified
8.6
46
|
Verified
8.2
613
|
Verified
8.8
240
|
Verified
8.4
40
|
Verified
8.4
498
|
Verified
8.1
205
|
Verified
8.5
41
|
Verified
8.2
506
|
Verified
7.9
179
|
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
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
Reports
9.1
60
|
Verified
8.8
1267
|
Verified
8.3
412
|
Verified
8.3
56
|
Verified
8.3
1146
|
Verified
8.3
389
|
Verified
9.4
58
|
Verified
9.2
1309
|
Verified
8.5
423
|
Verified
8.8
54
|
Verified
8.6
936
8.3
328
|
Verified
9.3
58
|
Verified
9.1
1293
|
Verified
8.8
420
|
Verified
Data Preparation
Not enough data
8.8
529
|
Verified
8.6
195
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.6
519
|
Verified
8.3
181
|
Verified
Data Modeling and Blending
Not enough data
8.6
557
|
Verified
8.8
219
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.9
578
|
Verified
9.2
222
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.8
552
|
Verified
8.9
215
|
Verified
Generative AI
Not enough data
7.9
137
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
8.0
165
Feature Not Available
Self Service
8.9
58
|
Verified
8.6
1242
|
Verified
8.3
351
|
Verified
8.7
59
|
Verified
8.8
1272
|
Verified
8.7
406
|
Verified
8.7
56
|
Verified
8.5
1192
|
Verified
8.5
395
|
Verified
8.3
47
8.2
1008
8.4
390
|
Verified
8.3
57
|
Verified
8.2
1085
|
Verified
7.9
338
|
Verified
Feature Not Available
7.9
922
|
Verified
7.4
299
|
Verified
Advanced Analytics
Not enough data
7.9
871
7.4
228
|
Verified
Not enough data
9.2
1283
|
Verified
8.6
400
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.2
880
7.9
290
|
Verified
Building Reports
8.8
43
8.4
640
|
Verified
8.7
246
|
Verified
8.6
46
|
Verified
8.2
613
|
Verified
8.8
240
|
Verified
8.4
40
|
Verified
8.4
498
|
Verified
8.1
205
|
Verified
8.5
41
|
Verified
8.2
506
|
Verified
7.9
179
|
Verified
Reports
9.1
60
|
Verified
8.8
1267
|
Verified
8.3
412
|
Verified
8.3
56
|
Verified
8.3
1146
|
Verified
8.3
389
|
Verified
9.4
58
|
Verified
9.2
1309
|
Verified
8.5
423
|
Verified
8.8
54
|
Verified
8.6
936
8.3
328
|
Verified
9.3
58
|
Verified
9.1
1293
|
Verified
8.8
420
|
Verified
Self Service
8.9
58
|
Verified
8.6
1242
|
Verified
8.3
351
|
Verified
8.7
59
|
Verified
8.8
1272
|
Verified
8.7
406
|
Verified
8.7
56
|
Verified
8.5
1192
|
Verified
8.5
395
|
Verified
8.3
47
8.2
1008
8.4
390
|
Verified
8.3
57
|
Verified
8.2
1085
|
Verified
7.9
338
|
Verified
Feature Not Available
7.9
922
|
Verified
7.4
299
|
Verified
Building Reports
8.8
43
8.4
640
|
Verified
8.7
246
|
Verified
8.6
46
|
Verified
8.2
613
|
Verified
8.8
240
|
Verified
8.4
40
|
Verified
8.4
498
|
Verified
8.1
205
|
Verified
8.5
41
|
Verified
8.2
506
|
Verified
7.9
179
|
Verified
Cartography
Not enough data
9.4
15
8.9
61
Not enough data
9.4
15
8.8
54
Not enough data
9.6
16
9.4
64
Not enough data
9.5
16
9.2
55
Analysis
Not enough data
9.4
16
8.8
55
Not enough data
9.6
16
8.9
55
Not enough data
9.4
16
8.9
55
Not enough data
9.4
16
9.0
57
Reporting
Not enough data
9.6
16
9.3
75
Not enough data
9.2
15
8.9
66
Not enough data
9.6
15
9.0
64
Data Source Access
Not enough data
8.6
88
Not enough data
Not enough data
8.8
89
Not enough data
Not enough data
8.3
88
Not enough data
Data Interaction
Not enough data
8.4
90
Not enough data
Not enough data
8.3
89
Not enough data
Not enough data
8.4
87
Not enough data
Not enough data
8.5
89
Not enough data
Not enough data
8.5
87
Not enough data
Not enough data
8.6
87
Not enough data
Not enough data
8.6
88
Not enough data
Not enough data
8.4
87
Not enough data
Data Exporting
Not enough data
8.7
86
Not enough data
Not enough data
8.7
85
Not enough data
Not enough data
8.6
87
Not enough data
Generative AI
Not enough data
8.0
86
Not enough data
Additional Functionality
Not enough data
9.2
41
Not enough data
Not enough data
9.6
42
Not enough data
Basics
Not enough data
9.4
42
Not enough data
Content
Not enough data
9.3
39
Not enough data
Data
Not enough data
9.5
41
Not enough data
Interoperability
Not enough data
9.1
39
Not enough data
Performance
Not enough data
9.8
42
Not enough data
Responses
Not enough data
Not enough data
9.2
17
Not enough data
Not enough data
9.3
17
Not enough data
Not enough data
9.4
18
Not enough data
Not enough data
9.0
18
Not enough data
Not enough data
9.5
17
Platform
Not enough data
Not enough data
8.9
18
Not enough data
Not enough data
9.1
19
Not enough data
Not enough data
8.9
19
Not enough data
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
Not enough data
9.6
21
Not enough data
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Generative AI
Not enough data
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Automation
Not enough data
Not enough data
9.1
13
Not enough data
Not enough data
8.7
13
Not enough data
Not enough data
9.0
13
Not enough data
Not enough data
9.1
13
Functionality
Not enough data
Not enough data
7.6
14
Not enough data
Not enough data
8.2
15
Not enough data
Not enough data
8.2
15
Administration
Not enough data
Not enough data
8.3
14
Not enough data
Not enough data
8.9
14
Not enough data
Not enough data
8.9
14
Statistical Tool
Not enough data
8.5
137
8.7
67
Not enough data
8.4
139
8.6
62
Not enough data
8.6
131
8.3
64
Data Analysis
Not enough data
9.1
155
9.2
66
Not enough data
9.0
152
9.2
68
Decision Making
Not enough data
8.8
146
8.9
72
Not enough data
9.5
154
9.2
75
Not enough data
9.3
153
8.8
73
Not enough data
8.8
149
9.0
73
Generative AI
Not enough data
8.4
70
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
8.4
70
Feature Not Available
Categories
Categories
Shared Categories
Microsoft Power BI Embedded, Tableau, and Qlik Sense are categorized as Embedded Business Intelligence
Unique Categories
Microsoft Power BI Embedded has no unique categories
Tableau is categorized as Insurance Analytics, Location Intelligence, Analytics Platforms, Predictive Analytics, and Data Preparation
Qlik Sense is categorized as Location Intelligence, Chatbots, Productivity Bots, Analytics Platforms, Predictive Analytics, and Data Warehouse Automation
Reviews
Reviewers' Company Size
Microsoft Power BI Embedded
Small-Business(50 or fewer emp.)
Mid-Market(51-1000 emp.)
Enterprise(> 1000 emp.)
Tableau
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.)
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
11.0%
Computer Software
6.6%
Financial Services
5.7%
Marketing and Advertising
5.2%
Higher Education
5.0%
Other
66.5%
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%
Most Helpful Reviews
Microsoft Power BI Embedded
Most Helpful Favorable Review
Verified User in Computer Software
The ability to visualize and create reports in rich personalized dashboards to help make business decisions. I love that the PowerBi app allows integration with other third party apps to impove the experience and efficiencies. The application is lighting...
Most Helpful Critical Review
Manmeet B.
Verified User in Information Technology and Services
We can just represent but feature like powerbi web services are not as easily available. Also the performance is highly affected moving from web Services to embedded.
Tableau
Most Helpful Favorable Review
Jeff B.
Verified User in Retail
Tableau enables users the ability build data visualizations in the matter of minutes without requiring technical report development knowledge. In my opinion, the top 5 best qualities: 1. Drag and drop functionality is easy for any user to...
Most Helpful Critical Review
Verified User in Capital Markets
requires a desktop application for editing reports, data needs to be in a certain format (cube), ugly looking UI, not very slick at all.
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...
Verified User in Computer Software
The ability to visualize and create reports in rich personalized dashboards to help make business decisions. I love that the PowerBi app allows integration with other third party apps to impove the experience and efficiencies. The application is lighting...
Jeff B.
Verified User in Retail
Tableau enables users the ability build data visualizations in the matter of minutes without requiring technical report development knowledge. In my opinion, the top 5 best qualities: 1. Drag and drop functionality is easy for any user to...
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...
Manmeet B.
Verified User in Information Technology and Services
We can just represent but feature like powerbi web services are not as easily available. Also the performance is highly affected moving from web Services to embedded.
Verified User in Capital Markets
requires a desktop application for editing reports, data needs to be in a certain format (cube), ugly looking UI, not very slick at all.
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...
Alternatives
Discussions
What is the difference between Power BI and Power BI embedded?
1 comment
AC
Power BI is for folks who want to create and analyze reports directly in the Power BI service. It's user-friendly and great for in-house data visualization....Read more
Microsoft Power BI Embedded has no more discussions with answers
why did saleforce by tableau? IS SFDC reporting going to change now?
2 comments
DK
Buying tableau was a strategic decision for Salesforce primarily because their products lacked the analytics edge at a sales point of view and now they have...Read more
What does Tableau Desktop do?
2 comments
NA
Tableau Desktop help create interactive Dashboards offline and publish it to the wider audience through Tableau public. Tableau Desktop is one of the version...Read more
Do I need Tableau Desktop if I have Tableau Server?
2 comments
LT
Anyway, whether you need Tableau Desktop depends on your specific use case and requirements. If you're unsure, you can consider the following
Evaluate...Read more
Do you recommend switching to Qliksense?
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
what is the best way to download all analysis images?
1 comment
DS
It depends on the tool you are using.
The best way is probably to use a reporting system (Qlik, Tableau, PowerBI, SiSense, Kibella, Kibana, etc) and have...Read more
What is the best way to deploy a chatbot with Qlik Sense?
1 comment
Official Response from Qlik Sense
Qlik Sense has a conversational analytics capability called "Insight Advisor Chat" which is available from September 2020. This will provide you with a...Read more
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