Compare Microsoft Power BI and NVivo 
At a Glance
Market Segments
Enterprise (43.4% of reviews)
Small-Business (48.4% of reviews)
Entry-Level Pricing
Free 1 User
No pricing available
Microsoft Power BI
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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Star Rating
(133)4.1 out of 5
Market Segments
Small-Business (48.4% of reviews)
Entry-Level Pricing
No pricing available
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Microsoft Power BI vs NVivo
When assessing the two solutions, reviewers found Microsoft Power BI easier to use, set up, and administer. Reviewers also preferred doing business with Microsoft Power BI overall.
- Reviewers felt that Microsoft Power BI meets the needs of their business better than NVivo.
- When comparing quality of ongoing product support, reviewers felt that Microsoft Power BI is the preferred option.
- For feature updates and roadmaps, our reviewers preferred the direction of Microsoft Power BI over NVivo.
Pricing
Entry-Level Pricing
Microsoft Power BI
Power BI in Microsoft Fabric
Free
1 User
Power BI in Microsoft Fabric
- Sign Up for A Fabric Account
NVivo
No pricing availableFree Trial
Microsoft Power BI
Free Trial is available
NVivo
Free Trial is available
Ratings
Meets Requirements
8.9
967
8.7
94
Ease of Use
8.4
984
7.8
97
Ease of Setup
8.7
431
7.8
20
Ease of Admin
8.4
327
7.9
19
Quality of Support
8.4
845
8.0
71
Has the product been a good partner in doing business?
8.8
308
7.5
12
Product Direction (% positive)
9.2
939
7.4
94
Features by Category
Reports
8.9
826
|
Verified
7.2
19
|
Verified
8.4
768
|
Verified
7.0
18
|
Verified
9.1
829
|
Verified
7.5
20
|
Verified
8.9
485
7.1
14
|
Verified
9.1
814
|
Verified
8.0
16
|
Verified
Self Service
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
Not enough data
Advanced Analytics
8.3
549
|
Verified
Not enough data
9.2
815
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.4
549
|
Verified
Not enough data
Building Reports
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
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
Reports
8.9
826
|
Verified
7.2
19
|
Verified
8.4
768
|
Verified
7.0
18
|
Verified
9.1
829
|
Verified
7.5
20
|
Verified
8.9
485
7.1
14
|
Verified
9.1
814
|
Verified
8.0
16
|
Verified
Reports
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Generative AI
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Visualization
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Data Updates
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Collaboration
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Data Updates
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Reports
8.9
826
|
Verified
7.2
19
|
Verified
8.4
768
|
Verified
7.0
18
|
Verified
9.1
829
|
Verified
7.5
20
|
Verified
8.9
485
7.1
14
|
Verified
9.1
814
|
Verified
8.0
16
|
Verified
Data Preparation
8.9
453
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.8
444
|
Verified
Not enough data
Data Modeling and Blending
8.9
466
|
Verified
Not enough data
9.1
478
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.7
462
|
Verified
Not enough data
Generative AI
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
Self Service
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
Not enough data
Advanced Analytics
8.3
549
|
Verified
Not enough data
9.2
815
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.4
549
|
Verified
Not enough data
Building Reports
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
Not enough data
Setup
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Analysis
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
Customization
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Generative AI
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Categories
Categories
Shared Categories
Microsoft Power BI and NVivo share no categories
Unique Categories
Microsoft Power BI is categorized as Analytics Platforms
NVivo is categorized as Text Analysis and Data Visualization
Reviews
Reviewers' Company Size
Microsoft Power BI
Small-Business(50 or fewer emp.)
Mid-Market(51-1000 emp.)
Enterprise(> 1000 emp.)
NVivo
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
17.0%
Computer Software
6.6%
Financial Services
4.7%
Hospital & Health Care
3.4%
Marketing and Advertising
3.1%
Other
65.2%
Higher Education
31.3%
Research
27.3%
Education Management
13.3%
Hospital & Health Care
3.9%
Market Research
3.1%
Other
21.1%
Most Helpful Reviews
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
NVivo
Most Helpful Favorable Review
Alejandro G.
Verified User in Higher Education
What I like the most about Nvivo is its ability to organize information in various ways. It can be organized by user cases, research categories, or documents. Additionally, it has many options for analyzing the information obtained from fieldwork such as...
Most Helpful Critical Review
Alison L.
Verified User in Higher Education
sometimes it's kinda glitchy and i don't like that
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.
Alejandro G.
Verified User in Higher Education
What I like the most about Nvivo is its ability to organize information in various ways. It can be organized by user cases, research categories, or documents. Additionally, it has many options for analyzing the information obtained from fieldwork such as...
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
Alison L.
Verified User in Higher Education
sometimes it's kinda glitchy and i don't like that
Discussions
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
How I can have the free version of this application?
2 comments
DZ
Here: https://powerbi.microsoft.com/en-us/downloads/Read more
Support Multiple Data Types
2 comments
LS
I'd recommend putting requests like that on ideas.powerbi.com.Read more
What is NVivo used for?
1 comment
AC
NVivo is used for qualitative data analysis, helping researchers organize, analyze, and visualize unstructured data such as interviews, surveys, focus...Read more
NVivo has no more discussions with answers
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