Comparison of BI Tools

No two tools are the same and each tool shines in different use cases and lags in some scenarios. Tools comparison helps users in understanding if their requirement fits with the tool or not.

Features	Tableau	Power BI	Silzila	Metabase	Preset
Pricing & entry barrier
Price per user per month (Enterprise)	$70	$24	$15	$40	$25
Monthly Contract
Free for individuals to create reports
Free for individuals to publish to web
Free for small business
Visuals and themes
Cross-table visual
Table visual
Waterfall chart
Gauge chart
Calendar chart
Geo map chart
Sankey diagram
Donut chart
Rich text
Radar chart
Buttons in dashboard
Images in dashboard
Images as axis labels
Different format in tooltip
Themes
Color schemes
Import/Export custom colour palatte
User Friendliness
No-code formula builder
No-code window functions
No-code measure override
Filters & Parameters
Chart level filter
Report level filter
Dataset level filter
Relative filter for complex scenario
Till date filter (YTD, MTD, WTD)
Parameters
Directly feed parameters to Filters
Sync filter
Non-sync filter
Hierarchy filter
Dataset
Schema or Data model
Custom Query
Use the same table twice
Save datamodel separately
Auto-infer relationship
Connect tables with more than one column
In-memory data
Federated query
Extract dataset
Schedule Extract Refresh
Data Source
Connect to DB
Connect to Excel, CSV & JSON
Connect to REST API Source
Save DB Connection Separately
API & Embedded Reports
Embedded reports in websites
Javascript API
REST API
Access & Security
Row level security
Column level security
Folder level access
Report level access
Other Features
Write Back
In-memory report
Email subscription
Export Visual to PDF & Image
Export Visual data to CSV/Excel
Get exact SQL behind the visual
Bookmark state changes in report
TV display dashboards
Platform
Desktop App
Full featured web app
Mobile App