Power BI vs Tableau vs Excel comparison - Dashboard Approaches Compared

Dashboard Mode - Power BI vs Tableau vs Excel comparison

Dashboard Goal

This dashboard helps compare Power BI, Tableau, and Excel based on key features, pricing, and ease of use to decide which tool fits your business needs best.

Sample Data

Tool	Pricing ($/month)	Ease of Use (1-5)	Data Sources Supported	Visualization Options	Collaboration Features
Power BI	9.99	4	100+	Rich	Strong
Tableau	70	3	80+	Very Rich	Strong
Excel	8.25	5	Limited	Basic	Moderate

Dashboard Components

• KPI Cards: Show average pricing, average ease of use, and total data sources supported across tools.
  • Average Pricing = (9.99 + 70 + 8.25) / 3 = 29.41
  • Average Ease of Use = (4 + 3 + 5) / 3 = 4.0
  • Total Data Sources Supported = 100 + 80 + 0 (Excel limited counted as 0) = 180
• Bar Chart: Compare Pricing per tool.
  Data: Power BI (9.99), Tableau (70), Excel (8.25)
• Radar Chart: Compare Ease of Use, Visualization Options, and Collaboration Features.
  Mapping qualitative to numeric:
  • Visualization Options: Basic=1, Rich=3, Very Rich=5
  • Collaboration Features: Moderate=2, Strong=4
  
  Values:
  • Power BI: Ease 4, Viz 3, Collab 4
  • Tableau: Ease 3, Viz 5, Collab 4
  • Excel: Ease 5, Viz 1, Collab 2
• Data Table: Shows all raw data for detailed comparison.

Dashboard Layout

+----------------------+-----------------------+
|  KPI Cards           |  Bar Chart            |
|  (Pricing, Ease,     |  Pricing Comparison   |
|   Data Sources)      |                       |
+----------------------+-----------------------+
|                      Radar Chart               |
|               (Ease, Viz, Collaboration)       |
+------------------------------------------------+
|                  Data Table                     |
+------------------------------------------------+
  

Interactivity

A filter dropdown lets you select one or more tools (Power BI, Tableau, Excel). Selecting a tool updates:

• KPI Cards to show averages for selected tools only.
• Bar Chart to show pricing for selected tools.
• Radar Chart to compare selected tools' features.
• Data Table to show only selected tools' rows.

This helps focus on specific tools for detailed comparison.

Self Check

If you add a filter to select only Power BI and Excel, which components update and how?

• KPI Cards: Recalculate averages and totals using only Power BI and Excel data.
• Bar Chart: Show pricing bars for Power BI and Excel only.
• Radar Chart: Display feature comparison for Power BI and Excel only.
• Data Table: Show only rows for Power BI and Excel.

Key Result

Compare Power BI, Tableau, and Excel on pricing, ease of use, and features with interactive filters.