Compare BrightGauge and Microsoft Power BI 
At a Glance
Market Segments
Small-Business (70.0% of reviews)
Enterprise (43.4% of reviews)
Entry-Level Pricing
$316.00 Per Month
Free 1 User
BrightGauge
Star Rating
(21)4.6 out of 5
Market Segments
Small-Business (70.0% of reviews)
Entry-Level Pricing
$316.00 Per Month
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Star Rating
(1,228)4.5 out of 5
Market Segments
Enterprise (43.4% of reviews)
Entry-Level Pricing
Free 1 User
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BrightGauge vs Microsoft Power BI
When assessing the two solutions, reviewers found BrightGauge easier to use, set up, and administer. Reviewers also preferred doing business with BrightGauge overall.
- Reviewers felt that BrightGauge meets the needs of their business better than Microsoft Power BI.
- When comparing quality of ongoing product support, reviewers felt that BrightGauge is the preferred option.
- For feature updates and roadmaps, our reviewers preferred the direction of Microsoft Power BI over BrightGauge.
Pricing
Entry-Level Pricing
BrightGauge
Standard
$316.00
Per Month
- 2 Admin Users
- 2 Data Sources
- Unlimited Viewer Licenses
Microsoft Power BI
Power BI in Microsoft Fabric
Free
1 User
Power BI in Microsoft Fabric
- Sign Up for A Fabric Account
Free Trial
BrightGauge
Free Trial is available
Microsoft Power BI
Free Trial is available
Ratings
Meets Requirements
9.2
18
8.9
967
Ease of Use
9.2
19
8.4
984
Ease of Setup
8.9
18
8.7
431
Ease of Admin
9.4
16
8.4
327
Quality of Support
9.0
17
8.4
845
Has the product been a good partner in doing business?
9.6
16
8.8
308
Product Direction (% positive)
8.7
18
9.2
939
Features by Category
Reports
9.0
17
8.9
826
|
Verified
9.4
16
8.4
768
|
Verified
9.7
17
9.1
829
|
Verified
9.6
16
8.9
485
9.8
17
9.1
814
|
Verified
Self Service
Not enough data
8.6
688
Not enough data
8.9
696
Not enough data
8.6
777
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.4
664
Not enough data
8.3
752
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.2
690
|
Verified
Advanced Analytics
Not enough data
8.3
549
|
Verified
Not enough data
9.2
815
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.4
549
|
Verified
Building Reports
Not enough data
8.8
487
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.7
477
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.5
412
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.5
408
|
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
Reports
9.0
17
8.9
826
|
Verified
9.4
16
8.4
768
|
Verified
9.7
17
9.1
829
|
Verified
9.6
16
8.9
485
9.8
17
9.1
814
|
Verified
Reports
9.4
6
Not enough data
9.2
6
Not enough data
9.0
5
Not enough data
Generative AI
Not enough data
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
Visualization
9.3
7
Not enough data
9.8
7
Not enough data
9.8
7
Not enough data
9.0
7
Not enough data
Data Updates
9.0
7
Not enough data
9.8
7
Not enough data
Collaboration
9.4
6
Not enough data
8.6
6
Not enough data
9.0
5
Not enough data
Data Updates
8.1
8
Not enough data
8.7
9
Not enough data
8.8
8
Not enough data
Reports
9.0
17
8.9
826
|
Verified
9.4
16
8.4
768
|
Verified
9.7
17
9.1
829
|
Verified
9.6
16
8.9
485
9.8
17
9.1
814
|
Verified
Data Preparation
Not enough data
8.9
453
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.8
444
|
Verified
Data Modeling and Blending
Not enough data
8.9
466
|
Verified
Not enough data
9.1
478
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.7
462
|
Verified
Generative AI
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Self Service
Not enough data
8.6
688
Not enough data
8.9
696
Not enough data
8.6
777
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.4
664
Not enough data
8.3
752
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.2
690
|
Verified
Advanced Analytics
Not enough data
8.3
549
|
Verified
Not enough data
9.2
815
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.4
549
|
Verified
Building Reports
Not enough data
8.8
487
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.7
477
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.5
412
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.5
408
|
Verified
Categories
Categories
Shared Categories
BrightGauge and Microsoft Power BI share no categories
Unique Categories
BrightGauge is categorized as Data Visualization
Microsoft Power BI is categorized as Analytics Platforms
Reviews
Reviewers' Company Size
BrightGauge
Small-Business(50 or fewer emp.)
Mid-Market(51-1000 emp.)
Enterprise(> 1000 emp.)
Microsoft Power BI
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
70.0%
Computer & Network Security
10.0%
Consulting
5.0%
Retail
5.0%
Management Consulting
5.0%
Other
5.0%
Information Technology and Services
17.0%
Computer Software
6.6%
Financial Services
4.7%
Hospital & Health Care
3.4%
Marketing and Advertising
3.1%
Other
65.2%
Most Helpful Reviews
BrightGauge
Most Helpful Favorable Review
Verified User in Computer & Network Security
Enables better decision making with data that matters to me
Most Helpful Critical Review
Verified User in Information Technology and Services
No telephone support. Would be nice to speak to someone on occasion without setting an appointment first.
Microsoft Power BI
Most Helpful Favorable Review
Verified User in Marketing and Advertising
Visualizations. They're absolutely fantastic. Importing data is incredibly easy and it's much more powerful than excel or many SQL based visualization tools.
Most Helpful Critical Review
Isis M.
Verified User in Oil & Energy
Simple things like adding the time are not done with a single command but require a code, also refreshing from source is not intuitive
Verified User in Computer & Network Security
Enables better decision making with data that matters to me
Verified User in Marketing and Advertising
Visualizations. They're absolutely fantastic. Importing data is incredibly easy and it's much more powerful than excel or many SQL based visualization tools.
Verified User in Information Technology and Services
No telephone support. Would be nice to speak to someone on occasion without setting an appointment first.
Isis M.
Verified User in Oil & Energy
Simple things like adding the time are not done with a single command but require a code, also refreshing from source is not intuitive
Discussions
BrightGauge has no discussions with answers
What is Microsoft Power BI Desktop used for?
3 comments
DM
PowerBI desktop is the desktop version of PowerBI unlike the web version which you open in a web browser like Google Chrome or EDGE. The desktop version has...Read more
Support Multiple Data Types
2 comments
LS
I'd recommend putting requests like that on ideas.powerbi.com.Read more
How I can have the free version of this application?
2 comments
DZ
Here: https://powerbi.microsoft.com/en-us/downloads/Read more
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