Business Intelligence · head to head
MicroStrategy vs Chartio
MicroStrategy
Business Intelligence
Enterprise analytics and mobility platform
- From
- $600/month
- Rated
- -
Chartio
Business Intelligence
Cloud-based data exploration (discontinued)
- From
- On request
- Rated
- -
The short version
- Each has a real cost: MicroStrategy microStrategy has rebranded to Strategy and microstrategy.com/pricing now redirects to software.strategy.com, which is a product page with no pricing on it; Chartio chartio shut down on March 1, 2022 after the team joined Atlassian, and the site now serves only a shutdown notice and a migration guide
- They diverge on capability: MicroStrategy covers Enterprise Reporting, Chartio covers Visual Query Builder.
Where they differ
Only the attributes on which MicroStrategy and Chartio actually diverge.
| Attribute | MicroStrategy | Chartio |
|---|---|---|
| Starting price | $600/month | On request |
| Pricing model | subscription | Unknown |
| Platforms | Web, Desktop, Mobile | Web |
| Founded | 1989 | 2010 |
Identical on both: free tier (No), 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 MicroStrategy
- Enterprise Reporting
- Mobile Analytics
- HyperIntelligence
- Federated Analytics
- AI/ML
- SAP
- Oracle
- AWS
Only in Chartio
- Visual Query Builder
- Interactive Dashboards
- Data Blending
- Collaboration
- Embedding
- PostgreSQL
- MySQL
- Redshift
Both cover
- Salesforce
- Snowflake
- Web support
What people use each for
The jobs each tool is most often brought in to do.
MicroStrategy
- A governed universal semantic layer defining metrics once across BI tools and AI agentsnot Chartio
- Enterprise reporting and dashboards at Fortune 500 user countsnot Chartio
- Connecting multiple warehouses and lakehouses under one set of business definitionsnot Chartio
Chartio
- Drag and drop chart building over SQL databasesnot MicroStrategy
- Shared business dashboards for non-technical teamsnot MicroStrategy
- Exploring warehouse data without writing SQLnot MicroStrategy
Where each one falls short
Documented limitations, not opinions. Every one is a constraint you would hit in normal use.
MicroStrategy
- MicroStrategy has rebranded to Strategy and microstrategy.com/pricing now redirects to software.strategy.com, which is a product page with no pricing on it
- No rate, no per-user price, no minimum and no named cost driver is published anywhere on the destination page
- The only routes offered are a custom ROI analysis, a demo request or a proof-of-value pilot
- The product is positioned around a proof-of-value pilot and an approved architecture, implying a scoped implementation rather than self-serve purchase
Chartio
- Chartio shut down on March 1, 2022 after the team joined Atlassian, and the site now serves only a shutdown notice and a migration guide
- No pricing, signup or product access remains; the site's copyright notice stops at 2021
- Existing customers were required to migrate their dashboards to another tool rather than being moved to an Atlassian successor product
Pricing, plan by plan
MicroStrategy
$600/month- Cloud$600/month
- Full BI Platform
- Mobile Apps
- Cloud Deployment
- EnterpriseFree
- On-premise
- Advanced Security
- Custom SLA
Chartio
On request- DiscontinuedFree
- Service ended March 2022
Which should you pick?
Choose MicroStrategy if
- You need enterprise reporting.
- You work on Web, Desktop, Mobile.
- You also want mobile analytics.
Questions people ask
- Is MicroStrategy or Chartio better?
- Neither clearly leads. MicroStrategy starts at $600/month and Chartio at On request, and user ratings are close enough to be indistinguishable. Choose on capability and platform support.
- Which is cheaper, MicroStrategy or Chartio?
- MicroStrategy starts at $600/month and Chartio at On request.
- Does MicroStrategy or Chartio run on more platforms?
- MicroStrategy runs on Web, Desktop, Mobile. Chartio runs on Web.
- What is MicroStrategy best used for?
- MicroStrategy is most often used for a governed universal semantic layer defining metrics once across bi tools and ai agents, enterprise reporting and dashboards at fortune 500 user counts, connecting multiple warehouses and lakehouses under one set of business definitions. Of those, a governed universal semantic layer defining metrics once across bi tools and ai agents and enterprise reporting and dashboards at fortune 500 user counts are not what Chartio is typically brought in for.
- What can MicroStrategy do that Chartio cannot?
- MicroStrategy covers Enterprise Reporting, Mobile Analytics, HyperIntelligence, Federated Analytics. Chartio covers Visual Query Builder, Interactive Dashboards, Data Blending, Collaboration. Both handle Salesforce, Snowflake, Web support.