Detailed comparison across 10 dimensions
Winner: Power BI
Power BI clearly comes out ahead of Azure Data Factory on Staquest's weighted six-dimension score. Power BI has a free tier; Azure Data Factory does not. Power BI's paid plans start at $14/mo.
| Overview | ||
|---|---|---|
| Type | saas tool | saas tool |
| Company | - | Microsoft |
| Free Tier | ||
| Has API | ||
| Open Source | ||
| Learning Curve | moderate | - |
| Integration | medium | - |
| Trending | Stable | Stable |
| Industries | Data & Analytics | Data & AnalyticsDevelopmentSales & CRM |
| Categories | analyticsbusiness-intelligence | data-engineering |
| Website | Visit | Visit |
Power BI
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| Feature | power-bi | azure-data-factory |
|---|---|---|
| Access Larger Model Sizes | ||
| Data Flow Execution And Debugging (Vcore-Hours) | ||
| Access Power Bi Reports Shared With You | ||
| Data Movement (Diu-Hours) | ||
| Automate Monitoring, Management, And Deployment | ||
| Operations (Read/Write/Monitoring) | ||
| Brand Power Bi Reports As Your Own | ||
| Pipeline Orchestration And Execution | ||
| Create Customer-Facing Reports, Dashboards, And Analytics In Your Own Applications | ||
| Create Rich, Interactive Reports | ||
| Included In Microsoft 365 E5 And Office 365 E5 | ||
| Included In Microsoft Fabric Free Account | ||
| Includes All The Features Available With Power Bi Pro | ||
| More Frequent Refreshes | ||
| Publish Your Own Reports | ||
| Reduce Developer Overhead |
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Dashes mean the feature isn't listed in our data. The tool may still support it.
On Staquest's weighted six-dimension scoring, Power BI comes out ahead overall, though Azure Data Factory can be the better fit depending on your priorities — see the dimension-by-dimension breakdown above.
Power BI offers a free tier; Azure Data Factory does not currently list one.
Azure Data Factory scores higher on pricing value in Staquest's analysis. It is the highest-weighted dimension in this comparison.
