Compare Dash and Microsoft Power BI 
At a Glance
Market Segments
Small-Business (47.2% of reviews)
Enterprise (43.4% of reviews)
Entry-Level Pricing
No pricing available
Free 1 User
Dash
Star Rating
(36)4.8 out of 5
Market Segments
Small-Business (47.2% of reviews)
Entry-Level Pricing
No pricing available
Learn more about DashMicrosoft Power BI
Star Rating
(1,238)4.5 out of 5
Market Segments
Enterprise (43.4% of reviews)
Entry-Level Pricing
Free 1 User
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AI Generated Summary
AI-generated. Powered by real user reviews.
- Users report that Microsoft Power BI excels in its Data Visualization capabilities, with a score of 9.2, while Dash offers a slightly higher score of 9.5, indicating that users find Dash's visualizations to be more intuitive and aesthetically pleasing.
- Reviewers mention that Power BI's Data Querying feature is robust, scoring 8.9, but Dash's score of 9.0 suggests that users appreciate its querying capabilities slightly more, particularly for complex data sets.
- G2 users highlight that Power BI's Score Cards feature is well-received with a score of 8.8, but Dash shines with a perfect score of 9.8, indicating that users find Dash's scorecards to be more effective for performance tracking.
- Users on G2 report that Power BI's Ease of Setup is rated at 8.7, which is competitive, but Dash's score of 8.9 suggests a marginally easier onboarding experience, making it more appealing for small businesses.
- Reviewers mention that while both products have strong Collaboration / Workflow features, Power BI scores 8.3, whereas Dash scores 8.5, indicating that users find Dash's collaboration tools to be slightly more effective for team projects.
- Users say that Power BI's Quality of Support is rated at 8.4, which is commendable, but Dash's score of 8.1 indicates that users may have experienced slightly less satisfaction with support services, making Power BI a more reliable choice in this area.
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Pricing
Entry-Level Pricing
Dash
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Dash
No trial information availableMicrosoft Power BI
Free Trial is available
Ratings
Meets Requirements
8.8
30
8.9
976
Ease of Use
8.4
30
8.4
994
Ease of Setup
8.9
16
8.7
440
Ease of Admin
8.3
14
8.4
332
Quality of Support
8.1
27
8.4
854
Has the product been a good partner in doing business?
8.8
12
8.8
313
Product Direction (% positive)
8.8
30
9.2
948
Features by Category
Reports
8.5
12
|
Verified
8.9
833
|
Verified
7.9
8
|
Verified
8.4
775
|
Verified
9.4
19
|
Verified
9.1
836
|
Verified
9.8
8
|
Verified
8.9
492
8.8
18
|
Verified
9.1
821
|
Verified
Self Service
9.0
12
|
Verified
8.6
695
8.4
17
|
Verified
8.9
703
9.0
15
|
Verified
8.6
784
|
Verified
8.5
11
8.4
671
8.5
8
|
Verified
8.4
759
|
Verified
7.7
5
|
Verified
8.2
697
|
Verified
Advanced Analytics
9.0
8
|
Verified
8.3
556
|
Verified
9.5
14
|
Verified
9.2
822
|
Verified
8.7
9
|
Verified
8.4
556
|
Verified
Building Reports
Feature Not Available
8.8
494
|
Verified
8.3
6
|
Verified
8.8
484
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.5
419
|
Verified
8.3
6
|
Verified
8.5
415
|
Verified
Platform
Not enough data
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Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Reports
8.5
12
|
Verified
8.9
833
|
Verified
7.9
8
|
Verified
8.4
775
|
Verified
9.4
19
|
Verified
9.1
836
|
Verified
9.8
8
|
Verified
8.9
492
8.8
18
|
Verified
9.1
821
|
Verified
Data Preparation
Not enough data
8.9
459
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.8
451
|
Verified
Data Modeling and Blending
Not enough data
8.9
473
|
Verified
Not enough data
9.1
485
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.7
469
|
Verified
Generative AI
Feature Not Available
Feature Not Available
Feature Not Available
Feature Not Available
Self Service
9.0
12
|
Verified
8.6
695
8.4
17
|
Verified
8.9
703
9.0
15
|
Verified
8.6
784
|
Verified
8.5
11
8.4
671
8.5
8
|
Verified
8.4
759
|
Verified
7.7
5
|
Verified
8.2
697
|
Verified
Advanced Analytics
9.0
8
|
Verified
8.3
556
|
Verified
9.5
14
|
Verified
9.2
822
|
Verified
8.7
9
|
Verified
8.4
556
|
Verified
Building Reports
Feature Not Available
8.8
494
|
Verified
8.3
6
|
Verified
8.8
484
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.5
419
|
Verified
8.3
6
|
Verified
8.5
415
|
Verified
Reports
8.5
12
|
Verified
8.9
833
|
Verified
7.9
8
|
Verified
8.4
775
|
Verified
9.4
19
|
Verified
9.1
836
|
Verified
9.8
8
|
Verified
8.9
492
8.8
18
|
Verified
9.1
821
|
Verified
Self Service
9.0
12
|
Verified
8.6
695
8.4
17
|
Verified
8.9
703
9.0
15
|
Verified
8.6
784
|
Verified
8.5
11
8.4
671
8.5
8
|
Verified
8.4
759
|
Verified
7.7
5
|
Verified
8.2
697
|
Verified
Building Reports
Feature Not Available
8.8
494
|
Verified
8.3
6
|
Verified
8.8
484
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.5
419
|
Verified
8.3
6
|
Verified
8.5
415
|
Verified
Data Science and Machine Learning PlatformsHide 27 FeaturesShow 27 Features
Not enough data
Not enough data
System
Not enough data
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Not enough data
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Not enough data
Model Development
Not enough data
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Model Development
Not enough data
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Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Machine/Deep Learning Services
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Machine/Deep Learning Services
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
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Not enough data
Deployment
Not enough data
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Not enough data
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Deployment
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Generative AI
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
Statistical Tool
9.1
11
Not enough data
8.8
8
Not enough data
9.2
6
Not enough data
Data Analysis
9.5
11
Not enough data
9.5
11
Not enough data
Decision Making
9.4
8
Not enough data
9.8
9
Not enough data
9.0
10
Not enough data
8.3
9
Not enough data
Generative AI
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
Data Transformation
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Connectivity
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Operations
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
Building Reports
Feature Not Available
8.8
494
|
Verified
8.3
6
|
Verified
8.8
484
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.5
419
|
Verified
8.3
6
|
Verified
8.5
415
|
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
Categories
Categories
Shared Categories
Dash and Microsoft Power BI are categorized as Analytics Platforms
Unique Categories
Dash is categorized as Embedded Business Intelligence, Predictive Analytics, Big Data Analytics, and Data Science and Machine Learning Platforms
Microsoft Power BI has no unique categories
Reviews
Reviewers' Company Size
Dash
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
Computer Software
16.7%
Retail
5.6%
Research
5.6%
Oil & Energy
5.6%
Information Technology and Services
5.6%
Other
61.1%
Information Technology and Services
16.9%
Computer Software
6.6%
Financial Services
4.8%
Hospital & Health Care
3.4%
Marketing and Advertising
3.0%
Other
65.3%
Most Helpful Reviews
Dash
Most Helpful Favorable Review
Eric F.
Verified User in Computer Software
I can pull together a web app with basic auth for numerous purposes. The obvious is a dashboard. But I have also created a few data cleaning apps and an entire product based on Dash. It takes me now less than 4 hours to create a first draft of a...
Most Helpful Critical Review
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
Verified User in Information Technology and Services
Perfomance is not up to the mark, it is taking some time to extract the data from Database.
Eric F.
Verified User in Computer Software
I can pull together a web app with basic auth for numerous purposes. The obvious is a dashboard. But I have also created a few data cleaning apps and an entire product based on Dash. It takes me now less than 4 hours to create a first draft of a...
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
Perfomance is not up to the mark, it is taking some time to extract the data from Database.
Discussions
Does Dash have a GUI?
1 comment
JZ
Hi there, yes Dash does! For easy styling, our GUI, Dash Enterprise Design Kit lets you easily arrange, style, and customize Dash apps so that they can be...Read more
So Dash is open-source?
1 comment
JZ
Dash is an open-core library, but Plotly also offers Dash Enterprise, which extends that core capability to make web apps more functional and easier to...Read more
is dash being used as an official application by a big company?
1 comment
JZ
Hi Nir, thanks for your question! Dash is used by Fortune 500 companies in numerous industries like pharma, finance, energy, manufacturing, HR, and retail....Read more
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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