Microsoft Power BI
Microsoft's BI tool: the most widely used, and the default for Microsoft 365 organisations.
- Organisations on Microsoft 365
- Rolling BI out to thousands of users at low cost
- Finance-style reporting and heavy Excel users
Data analytics & BI
The visual analytics pioneer, loved by analysts for fast, beautiful exploration.
Tableau made drag-and-drop visual analysis mainstream. Analysts connect to data, drag fields onto a canvas and build rich, interactive dashboards quickly.
It is part of Salesforce and connects to its CRM data and AI features. Analytics-heavy teams often prefer it; it costs more per user than Power BI.
Build visualisations and dashboards on desktop or the web.
Clean and combine data visually.
Publish, share and secure content.
Metric digests and plain-English insights.
Typical ranges, not quotes. Scope, data and team size move them most.
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