Evidence vs Power BI
Thinking of swapping Power BI for the open-source Evidence? Here’s the honest trade-off.
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What you give up vs Power BI
- Code-first workflow excludes non-technical, point-and-click business users
- Not designed for interactive ad-hoc exploration; reports are authored, not browsed freely
- No drag-and-drop visual builder or pivot-table exploration like Tableau/Power BI
- Limited governance, permissions, and live-querying features compared to enterprise BI
What you gain
- • Full data ownership — self-host Evidence on your own infrastructure.
- • No per-seat SaaS bill (Power BI: per-user pricing and Microsoft lock-in).
- • Open-source code you can audit and extend (MIT).