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Power BI vs Reportz

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Power BI

Business Intelligence

Business analytics by Microsoft

From
Free
Rated
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Full reviewWebsite
Reportz logo

Reportz

Business Intelligence

Per-dashboard marketing reporting at under ten dollars a client

From
$9.9/month
Rated
-
Full reviewWebsite

The short version

  • Only Power BI has a free tier, so it costs nothing to try first.
  • Each has a real cost: Power BI free tier cannot publish or share reports; Pro tier required for collaboration; Reportz the connector library is smaller than the established agency reporting tools, and if a platform you report on is missing there is no practical route to getting it added.
  • They diverge on capability: Power BI covers AI-powered Insights, Reportz covers Per-dashboard pricing.
  • Prices and features above were last checked on 31 August 2026.

Where they differ

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

Attributes where Power BI and Reportz differ
AttributePower BIReportz
Starting priceFree$9.9/month
Pricing modelUnknownPer month by dashboard count
Free tierYesNo
PlatformsWeb, Desktop, MobileWeb
Founded1975Unknown

Identical on both: 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 Power BI

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

Only in Reportz

  • Per-dashboard pricing
  • Unlimited users
  • Public share links
  • White labelling
  • Template library
  • Scheduled reports
  • Custom KPI widgets
  • Client management

What people use each for

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

Power BI

  • Self-service analyticsnot Reportz
  • Data explorationnot Reportz
  • Ad-hoc reportingnot Reportz
  • Collaborative analysisnot Reportz
  • Embedded analyticsnot Reportz

Reportz

  • A five-person SEO agency reporting to twenty five clients that cannot justify several hundred dollars a month for reporting softwarenot Power BI
  • A freelancer who needs one white-labelled dashboard per client and nothing elsenot Power BI
  • An agency giving clients a live link instead of a monthly PDF, without buying client seatsnot Power BI
  • A marketing team wanting a cheap always-on KPI screen fed from ad and analytics platformsnot Power BI

Where each one falls short

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

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

Reportz

  • The connector library is smaller than the established agency reporting tools, and if a platform you report on is missing there is no practical route to getting it added.
  • Four Dots is a small agency-owned business rather than a funded software company, so API breakages and platform changes can take longer to fix than at larger vendors.
  • There is no data modelling, SQL or warehouse layer, so cross-source analysis is limited to what the widget set already supports.
  • Per-dashboard billing means an agency that builds several views per client loses the headline price advantage quickly.
  • Documentation and support are thin compared with larger competitors, and complex setups often need direct email support rather than self-service answers.

Pricing, plan by plan

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

Reportz

$9.9/month
  • Consultant$9.9/month
    • Priced per dashboard
    • Unlimited users
    • Unlimited data sources
  • Agency$99/month
    • Around ten dashboards at the same per-dashboard rate
    • Unlimited users
    • Custom domain
  • Enterprise$742.5/month
    • 75 dashboards
    • Volume rate
    • Unlimited users

Which should you pick?

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

Choose Reportz if

  • You need per-dashboard pricing.
  • You also want unlimited users.
Reportz review

Questions people ask

Is Power BI or Reportz better?
Neither clearly leads. Power BI starts at Free and Reportz at $9.9/month, and user ratings are close enough to be indistinguishable. Choose on capability and platform support.
Which is cheaper, Power BI or Reportz?
Power BI has a free tier; the other does not. Paid plans start at Free for Power BI and $9.9/month for Reportz.
Does Power BI or Reportz run on more platforms?
Power BI runs on Web, Desktop, Mobile. Reportz runs on Web.
Can I use Power BI for free?
Yes. Power BI has a free tier, so you can try it without paying. Reportz starts at $9.9/month.
What is Power BI best used for?
Power BI is most often used for self-service analytics, data exploration, ad-hoc reporting, collaborative analysis. Of those, self-service analytics and data exploration are not what Reportz is typically brought in for.
What can Power BI do that Reportz cannot?
Power BI covers AI-powered Insights, Natural Language Queries, Real-time Dashboards, Paginated Reports. Reportz covers Per-dashboard pricing, Unlimited users, Public share links, White labelling.

Answered from the vendors’ own pages

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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Reportz: What does Reportz cost?

9.90 US dollars per dashboard per month, with unlimited users and data sources on every tier.

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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Reportz: Is there a free plan?

No, but there is a fifteen day trial with no card required.

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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Reportz: Who is behind it?

Four Dots, a digital marketing agency in Belgrade that built the tool for its own client reporting.

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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Reportz: Can clients view without a login?

Yes, dashboards can be shared as a public link under your own domain.

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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