Compare Microsoft Power BI Embedded and Qlik Sense 
At a Glance
Market Segments
Mid-Market (40.8% of reviews)
Enterprise (44.2% of reviews)
Entry-Level Pricing
No pricing available
$30 USD/user/month. Billed Annually.
Microsoft Power BI Embedded
Star Rating
(106)4.4 out of 5
Market Segments
Mid-Market (40.8% of reviews)
Pros & Cons
Entry-Level Pricing
No pricing available
Learn more about Microsoft Power BI EmbeddedQlik Sense
Star Rating
(925)4.4 out of 5
Market Segments
Enterprise (44.2% of reviews)
Pros & Cons
Entry-Level Pricing
$30 USD/user/month. Billed Annually.
Browse all 2 pricing plansMicrosoft Power BI Embedded vs Qlik Sense
When assessing the two solutions, reviewers found Qlik Sense easier to use, set up, and do business with overall. However, reviewers preferred the ease of administration with Microsoft Power BI Embedded.
- Reviewers felt that Microsoft Power BI Embedded meets the needs of their business better than Qlik Sense.
- When comparing quality of ongoing product support, reviewers felt that Microsoft Power BI Embedded is the preferred option.
- For feature updates and roadmaps, our reviewers preferred the direction of Microsoft Power BI Embedded over Qlik Sense.
Pricing
Entry-Level Pricing
Microsoft Power BI Embedded
No pricing availableQlik Sense
Qlik Sense® Business
$30
USD/user/month. Billed Annually.
SaaS solution to operationalize analytics across groups and teams.
Free Trial
Microsoft Power BI Embedded
No trial information availableQlik Sense
Free Trial is available
Ratings
Meets Requirements
8.9
83
8.5
601
Ease of Use
8.2
83
8.4
610
Ease of Setup
8.0
30
8.2
332
Ease of Admin
8.1
25
8.0
332
Quality of Support
8.5
75
8.0
549
Has the product been a good partner in doing business?
8.2
25
8.5
328
Product Direction (% positive)
8.5
83
8.4
581
Features by Category
Reports
9.2
65
|
Verified
8.4
419
|
Verified
8.4
60
|
Verified
8.3
396
|
Verified
9.4
62
|
Verified
8.5
431
|
Verified
8.8
58
|
Verified
8.3
335
|
Verified
9.3
62
|
Verified
8.8
428
|
Verified
Self Service
8.9
62
|
Verified
8.4
358
|
Verified
8.7
63
|
Verified
8.7
413
|
Verified
8.7
60
|
Verified
8.5
402
|
Verified
8.4
51
8.4
396
|
Verified
8.4
61
|
Verified
7.9
344
|
Verified
Feature Not Available
7.4
305
|
Verified
Advanced Analytics
Not enough data
7.4
235
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.7
407
|
Verified
Not enough data
7.9
297
|
Verified
Building Reports
8.8
44
8.7
253
|
Verified
8.6
47
|
Verified
8.8
247
|
Verified
8.4
41
|
Verified
8.1
211
|
Verified
8.5
42
|
Verified
8.0
186
|
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
9.2
65
|
Verified
8.4
419
|
Verified
8.4
60
|
Verified
8.3
396
|
Verified
9.4
62
|
Verified
8.5
431
|
Verified
8.8
58
|
Verified
8.3
335
|
Verified
9.3
62
|
Verified
8.8
428
|
Verified
Data Preparation
Not enough data
8.6
203
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.4
187
|
Verified
Data Modeling and Blending
Not enough data
8.9
226
|
Verified
Not enough data
9.2
229
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.9
224
|
Verified
Generative AI
Not enough data
7.3
28
Not enough data
7.3
29
Agentic AI - Analytics Platforms
Not enough data
8.0
5
Not enough data
8.3
5
Not enough data
8.7
5
Not enough data
7.0
5
Not enough data
6.3
5
Not enough data
8.0
5
Not enough data
8.7
5
Self Service
8.9
62
|
Verified
8.4
358
|
Verified
8.7
63
|
Verified
8.7
413
|
Verified
8.7
60
|
Verified
8.5
402
|
Verified
8.4
51
8.4
396
|
Verified
8.4
61
|
Verified
7.9
344
|
Verified
Feature Not Available
7.4
305
|
Verified
Deployment & Integration - Analytics Platforms
Not enough data
8.0
5
Not enough data
8.7
5
Not enough data
9.0
5
Not enough data
9.7
6
Advanced Analytics
Not enough data
7.4
235
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.7
407
|
Verified
Not enough data
7.9
297
|
Verified
Performance & Scalability - Analytics Platforms
Not enough data
9.4
6
Not enough data
9.7
5
Advanced Analytics & Modeling - Analytics Platforms
Not enough data
9.7
5
Not enough data
8.0
5
Not enough data
8.0
5
Agentic AI Capabilities - Analytics Platforms
Not enough data
7.0
5
Not enough data
8.3
5
Not enough data
7.0
5
Not enough data
7.0
5
Personalized Intelligence - Analytics Platforms
Not enough data
9.3
5
Not enough data
9.3
5
Not enough data
7.0
5
Building Reports
8.8
44
8.7
253
|
Verified
8.6
47
|
Verified
8.8
247
|
Verified
8.4
41
|
Verified
8.1
211
|
Verified
8.5
42
|
Verified
8.0
186
|
Verified
Reports
9.2
65
|
Verified
8.4
419
|
Verified
8.4
60
|
Verified
8.3
396
|
Verified
9.4
62
|
Verified
8.5
431
|
Verified
8.8
58
|
Verified
8.3
335
|
Verified
9.3
62
|
Verified
8.8
428
|
Verified
Self Service
8.9
62
|
Verified
8.4
358
|
Verified
8.7
63
|
Verified
8.7
413
|
Verified
8.7
60
|
Verified
8.5
402
|
Verified
8.4
51
8.4
396
|
Verified
8.4
61
|
Verified
7.9
344
|
Verified
Feature Not Available
7.4
305
|
Verified
Building Reports
8.8
44
8.7
253
|
Verified
8.6
47
|
Verified
8.8
247
|
Verified
8.4
41
|
Verified
8.1
211
|
Verified
8.5
42
|
Verified
8.0
186
|
Verified
Cartography
Not enough data
8.8
62
Not enough data
8.8
55
Not enough data
9.4
65
Not enough data
9.1
56
Analysis
Not enough data
8.8
56
Not enough data
8.9
56
Not enough data
8.9
56
Not enough data
9.0
58
Reporting
Not enough data
9.3
76
Not enough data
9.0
67
Not enough data
9.0
65
Data Source Access
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Data Interaction
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
Not enough data
Not enough data
Data Exporting
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Generative AI
Not enough data
Not enough data
Agentic AI - Productivity Bots
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Statistical Tool
Not enough data
8.8
71
Not enough data
8.7
66
Not enough data
8.3
68
Data Analysis
Not enough data
9.2
69
Not enough data
9.2
72
Decision Making
Not enough data
8.9
76
Not enough data
9.2
79
Not enough data
8.8
77
Not enough data
9.0
77
Generative AI
Not enough data
8.5
9
Not enough data
8.3
9
Categories
Categories
Shared Categories
Microsoft Power BI Embedded and Qlik Sense are categorized as Embedded Business Intelligence
Unique Categories
Microsoft Power BI Embedded has no unique categories
Qlik Sense is categorized as Location Intelligence, Productivity Bots, Analytics Platforms, Predictive Analytics, and Data Preparation
Reviews
Reviewers' Company Size
Microsoft Power BI Embedded
Small-Business(50 or fewer emp.)
Mid-Market(51-1000 emp.)
Enterprise(> 1000 emp.)
Qlik Sense
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
16.5%
Computer Software
5.8%
Education Management
5.8%
Hospital & Health Care
4.9%
Banking
3.9%
Other
63.1%
Information Technology and Services
10.9%
Computer Software
6.5%
Financial Services
5.8%
Hospital & Health Care
5.7%
Retail
5.2%
Other
65.9%
Discussions
What is the difference between Power BI and Power BI embedded?
1 Comment
AC
Power BI is for folks who want to create and analyze reports directly in the Power BI service. It's user-friendly and great for in-house data visualization....Read more
Microsoft Power BI Embedded has no more discussions with answers
Do you recommend switching to Qliksense?
3 Comments
PM
Qliksense is pretty decent tool when it comes to Data Visualization and its script editor feature gives the developer the liberty on data manipulation.Read more
Why there is no enough documentation for implementing connectors to other data sources?
1 Comment
A
Hello, please leverage Qlik Community on product-related questions. https://community.qlik.com/t5/Support-Knowledge-Base/tkb-p/qlik-support-knowledge-base....Read more
Comparing the on-premises and SaaS solutions of Qlik Sense, which one would your recommend?
1 Comment
AP
Hi Joseph,
I am a Qlik Partner Ambassador with a vested interest in the success of Qlik solutions.
It is firstly great to see the debate move on from...Read more
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