Is Domo or Power BI better?

Neither clearly leads. Domo starts at $30000/year and Power BI at Free, and user ratings are close enough to be indistinguishable. Choose on capability and platform support.

Which is cheaper, Domo or Power BI?

Power BI has a free tier; the other does not. Paid plans start at $30000/year for Domo and Free for Power BI.

Does Domo or Power BI run on more platforms?

Domo runs on Web, Mobile, Api. Power BI runs on Web, Desktop, Mobile.

Can I use Power BI for free?

Yes. Power BI has a free tier, so you can try it without paying. Domo starts at $30000/year.

What can Domo do that Power BI cannot?

Domo covers 1000+ Connectors, Real-time Data, Mobile BI, Collaboration. Power BI covers AI-powered Insights, Natural Language Queries, Real-time Dashboards, Paginated Reports. Both handle Salesforce, Google Analytics, Web support, Mobile support.

Business Intelligence · head to head

Domo vs Power BI

Domo

Business Intelligence

Business cloud for modern enterprises

From: $30000/year
Rated: -

Full review Website

Power BI

Business Intelligence

Business analytics by Microsoft

From: Free
Rated: -

Full review Website

The short version

Only Power BI has a free tier, so it costs nothing to try first.
Each has a real cost: Domo pricing is not published; contracts start around $30,000 per year minimum, making budget planning difficult without a sales conversation; Power BI free tier cannot publish or share reports; Pro tier required for collaboration
They diverge on capability: Domo covers 1000+ Connectors, Power BI covers AI-powered Insights.
Prices and features above were last checked on 30 August 2026.

Where they differ

Only the attributes on which Domo and Power BI actually diverge.

Attributes where Domo and Power BI differ
Attribute	Domo	Power BI
Starting price	$30000/year	Free
Free tier	No	Yes
Platforms	Web, Mobile, Api	Web, Desktop, Mobile
Founded	2010	1975

Identical on both: pricing model (Unknown), user rating (Not yet rated), category (Business Intelligence).

What each one covers

Drawn from each product's published feature list. An absence here means we hold no record of it - not that the product lacks it.

Only in Domo

1000+ Connectors
Real-time Data
Mobile BI
Collaboration
App Development
Facebook
QuickBooks
Workday

Only in Power BI

AI-powered Insights
Natural Language Queries
Real-time Dashboards
Paginated Reports
Mobile Apps
Excel
Azure
Dynamics 365

Both cover

Salesforce
Google Analytics
Web support
Mobile support

What people use each for

The jobs each tool is most often brought in to do.

Domo

Self-service analytics
Data exploration
Ad-hoc reporting
Collaborative analysis
Embedded analytics

Power BI

Self-service analytics
Data exploration
Ad-hoc reporting
Collaborative analysis
Embedded analytics

Both are used for self-service analytics, data exploration, ad-hoc reporting, collaborative analysis, embedded analytics, on those jobs the choice comes down to price and fit rather than capability.

Where each one falls short

Documented limitations, not opinions. Every one is a constraint you would hit in normal use.

Domo

Pricing is not published; contracts start around $30,000 per year minimum, making budget planning difficult without a sales conversation
Visualization customization is limited compared to specialized tools like Tableau, with rigid chart types and restricted pixel-level dashboard layouts
Version control and merge options for dataflows are very limited, making multi-developer projects prone to conflicts and overwrites
Workflows cannot be edited once deployed; any changes require rebuilding from scratch
Semantic layer lacks code-based governance, with metric definitions scattered inside individual cards rather than in a centralized governed location

Power BI

Free tier cannot publish or share reports; Pro tier required for collaboration
Free tier cannot schedule automatic data refreshes
Offline capabilities limited to local Power BI Desktop; cloud service always requires internet
Data refresh capped at 8 times per day on Pro tier without Premium Per User

Pricing, plan by plan

Domo

$30000/year

No published plan breakdown. See the Domo review.

Power BI

Free

FreeFree
- Local report creation in Power BI Desktop
- Cannot publish or share
- No scheduled refreshes
Power BI Pro$14/user/month
- Publish and share reports
- Up to 8 scheduled refreshes/day
- Collaborate with other Pro users
Premium Per User$24/user/month
- All Pro features
- Up to 48 scheduled refreshes/day
- Copilot integration

Which should you pick?

Choose Domo if

You need 1000+ connectors.
You work on Web, Mobile, Api.
You also want real-time data.

Domo review

Choose Power BI if

You need ai-powered insights.
You want to start without paying.
You work on Web, Desktop, Mobile.
You also want natural language queries.

Power BI review

Questions people ask

Is Domo or Power BI better?: Neither clearly leads. Domo starts at $30000/year and Power BI at Free, and user ratings are close enough to be indistinguishable. Choose on capability and platform support.
Which is cheaper, Domo or Power BI?: Power BI has a free tier; the other does not. Paid plans start at $30000/year for Domo and Free for Power BI.
Does Domo or Power BI run on more platforms?: Domo runs on Web, Mobile, Api. Power BI runs on Web, Desktop, Mobile.
Can I use Power BI for free?: Yes. Power BI has a free tier, so you can try it without paying. Domo starts at $30000/year.
What is Domo best used for?: Domo is most often used for self-service analytics, data exploration, ad-hoc reporting, collaborative analysis.
What can Domo do that Power BI cannot?: Domo covers 1000+ Connectors, Real-time Data, Mobile BI, Collaboration. Power BI covers AI-powered Insights, Natural Language Queries, Real-time Dashboards, Paginated Reports. Both handle Salesforce, Google Analytics, Web support, Mobile support.

Answered from the vendors’ own pages

Domo: Does Domo offer a free tier or trial?

Domo does not publish pricing on its website and does not offer a standard free tier. The platform uses a consumption-based credit model with minimum viable deployments starting around $30,000 per year. A free trial may be available upon request from the sales team.

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Power BI: Can I use Power BI Desktop offline?

Power BI Desktop runs locally and can edit reports offline, but publishing to the service and refreshing cloud data sources requires internet connection. Offline reports show cached data from the last refresh.

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Domo: What data sources can Domo connect to?

Domo connects to over 1,000 pre-built connectors covering cloud applications, databases, advertising platforms, file services, spreadsheets, enterprise systems, and data warehouses. Custom integrations are possible via API.

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Power BI: What are the data refresh limits for each tier?

Power BI Premium Per User allows up to 48 scheduled refreshes per day, while Pro tier is limited to 8 scheduled refreshes per day. Free tier cannot schedule automatic refreshes.

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Domo: Can I self-host Domo or is it cloud-only?

Domo is a fully cloud-native, SaaS platform with no self-hosted option available. All data and applications run on Domo's cloud infrastructure.

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Power BI: Can I use Power BI Free with shared data sources?

Free tier users can create local reports in Power BI Desktop but cannot publish to the Power BI Service for collaboration. Publishing requires Power BI Pro ($14/user/month).

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Domo: What does the credit-based pricing model mean?

Domo charges credits based on data consumption and platform activity. One credit roughly equals processing one million rows of data, though actual burn rate varies with workflows. Users purchase credit packages providing team access with unlimited user seats; only activity consumes credits, not dashboards or team size.

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Power BI: Is SSO available and on which plan?

SSO is available on Power BI Premium Per User ($24/user/month) and Fabric capacity plans through Azure AD integration.

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Domo: Does Domo include AI features and what do they cost?

Domo AI features are free as part of your contract, including DomoGPT for AI chat queries. Premium AI capabilities are available through Domo AI Pro, which uses consumption-based pricing on a per-use basis.

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Power BI: What does Copilot require in Power BI?

Copilot for natural language queries and automatic report generation requires Power BI Premium Per User or Fabric capacity pricing, not available on Pro or Free tiers.

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Domo: Can multiple teams collaborate on the same dashboard in Domo?

Yes, Domo supports team collaboration on shared dashboards and datasets. However, version control and merge capabilities for dataflows are limited, which can cause conflicts when multiple developers work on the same project.

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Domo vs Power BI

Domo

Power BI

The short version

Where they differ

What each one covers

Only in Domo

Only in Power BI

Both cover

What people use each for

Domo

Power BI

Where each one falls short

Domo

Power BI

Pricing, plan by plan

Domo

Power BI

Which should you pick?

Choose Domo if

Choose Power BI if

Questions people ask

Answered from the vendors’ own pages

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