Microsoft Power Platform Reviews

What i like best about power automate is the flow chart format the trigger and actions are presented in, the ability to connect with various connectors within and outside the 365 packages, the ability to generate and create flows with copilot and the email notifications on weekly flow failures. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

I dislike the expression formulas. They are easy to mess up and the syntax isn't really clear. Some actions aren't available for e.g there's a start of month variable but there's none for the end of the month. The expression formulas aren't user friendly but it's a vital part of all flows. Additionally, the limited run history of only 28 days hinders the ability to review past runs and troubleshoot issues effectively. Also, some performance issues such as failures and timeouts occur without clear reasons or guidance for debugging especially the "get a PDF of a signed aggreement" action with the adobe sign integration Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

I like the ability to automate tasks that envolve the use of Microsoft 365 suite. It is easy to implement, due to it's intuitive user interface, templates, catalog and flows editor. I like the option of testing the flow with manual triggers, and it is easy to debug the executions. It has ease of integration with Microsoft Surveys, Microsoft OneNote, Microsoft Planner, etc. Regarding its frequency of use, it is something that you use anytime you need to create or edit a flow. Once all flows are in production, there is no point in accessing the tool, since it is doing its automated taks. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

The lack of integrations outside of the Microsoft 365 suite. Since there are many tools for analytics, surveys, data collection and integration (including tag managers and real-time data platforms), it would be great to have connectors from other vendors. Many of the connectors are in preview state and/or require additional licenses/payments to accomplish tasks that are not natively available in the power platform. Regarding customer support, it lacks training material, and many features required in Microsoft blog take much time to be implemented. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

1. if one has M365 which includes PowerBI pro, then integration with other M365 applicaiton like, excel in one drive, sharepoint etc becomes very easy.

2. Easy to install

3. Compare to Tableau, which cost ~$1500/- for even using the application, we can use the PowerBI tool for free and if want to publish and share the dashboard then only we pay. This is specially helpful for beginners to learn the tool without shelling out money.

4. Best suited for daily analysis of the data Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

1. if the dataset are large and complex relationships are developed, then the performance decreases.

2. Some visulization which are third party are expensive in PowerBI, quite frankly this should have been default visulization in PowerBI example : Radar Chart, Box plot Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Microsoft Power BI has a flexible and easy-to-use platform, making it accessible to users of all experience levels.

It is super complete, it offers several features, but our favorite is the interactive dashboards, it is a key feature dashboards that summarize the most relevant data of our business, including metrics, KPI's, and other types of related information.

In addition, dashboards can be adapted to the company's style and allow you to add filters, search and other navigation elements that make it easier to analyze relevant information. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

It does not integrate with network monitoring tools, having that integration would be wonderful to analyze network data without having to resort to other software. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

The part I liked best is more than likely the user interface and ability to sift through automation options which is really the differentiator for Power Automate, in my opinion. It's so easy to just integrate with your machine and whatever applications/interfaces you may be using, and the implementation really just is as easy as having a Microsoft account and downloading the application - it's that powerful. I used the application everyday for about six months and had few problems the whole time; when the small problems did arise (Legacy software not cooperating or Bad code in web apps), Microsoft support answered my questions and provided the best feedback they could. With their help and just a bunch of troubleshooting, which goes fast with the way the UI is setup, I was able to work thru most of my problems. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Overall, I disliked Power Automate's ability to decipher any software; I really struggled to work with some legacy software. Although these software were generating questionable code, I wish there was a way for Power Automate to process what is happening even if the code is constantly changing. I think it could do this via AI if it can guess what I'm trying to capture. Also, the difference in desktop and web apps are confusing and unnecessary, but that is a small gripe. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

This business analysis tool is a marvel, it can really cover any important task for which a professional person would be needed, it works in several areas and in all the performance is excellent, in this case I highlight the Marketing area because it has helped us to increase the number os customers.

Microsoft Power BI offers analytics and monitoring for online marketing campaigns, either email or social networks, this has allowed us to evaluate and make successful decisions. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

I have nothing negative to comment on Power BI, all my comments are positive. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Best about Power BI is that it provides a very user friendly and beginner friendly interface to all the users.

It is used to integrate several Databases such as CSV, Excel or Online Databases such as MSSQL and others.

It supports large number of databases and have an inbuilt power query editor which can do data transformation between PowerBI only, no need of external software.

It have a very vast customer support team as its a product of Microsoft and they serve their customers the best. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Its typical to type code in DAX language, as its typical to learn DAX because first we need to learn that DAX language then we can write measures.

So anyone could access power bi dashboard directly but cannot create dashboards directly as you need to have knowledge about coding and DAX language with strong logic building skills. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

This business intelligence tool is very valuable for our company, it transforms data into useful and profitable information in a visual, easy to understand and super accesible way.

Microsoft Power BI stands out for its incredible machine learning techniques, makes predictions and analyzes data accurately, this helps us to identify trends in sales data and identify the best market opportunities. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

It requires a robust and reliable IT infrastructure to work at its best, this implies investments in hardware, software and maintenance personnel. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

This software allows us to visualize and explore data interactively, it offers different types of visualization (charts, graphs and tables) which allows us to better analyze any important information when making decisions for the company.

In addition, Microsoft Power BI allows you to export the data to different formats to save and share with anyone who needs the information. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

It is necessary to have a team that is trained to master this software, as some users may be overwhelmed by the amount of data and may fail to interpret or use it. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

It is a low-code tool, so anyone who dedicates some time can easily learn it. Various tasks can be automated through using the Power Automate on the web, for example sending emails/warnings. Another thing that I like about it is that it can be used to keep data integration & synchronization. For example, if I have a Power App that uses data from a SharePoint list (because in Power Apps using SharePoint lists is way better than connection/using an Excel), I can still provide the users who will keep the data up-to-date an Excel file that they will update, then Power Automate will pick up those changes and update the SharePoint list, keep both the SP list and Excel in sync. And if the reverse needs to be done, if after using the Power App the SP list is updated and updates need to reflect on the Excel, Power Automate can do that Sync.

Power automate for Desktop is also good, I've used it a few times to automate some tasks and it seems to work well. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What I dislike the most about it is that sometimes it seems clucky in the way that triggers (except manual triggers) seem to take too long to trigger, sometimes it can take up to 5 minutes to trigger and run the flow.

In power automate desktop I am not sure why but things seem to stop working sometimes, for example if I run a daily flow in desktop it works like 90% of the time, but those 10% fail for some random reason, and if I don't fix it right away since I am focused on working on something else, the next day I come back and run it to then try to debug but it runs perfectly and doesn't fail. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.