Basis For Comparison | Power BI | SSRS |
Definition | Power bi stands for power business intelligence which is the product of Microsoft. Used for analysis and generating the reports from the cloud as well as server | SSRS stands for SQL server reporting services, it is also a product of Microsoft. Used for analysis of data and generating reports on server-based data. |
History | Power bi report server is first introduced in 2017. | SSRS was first introduced in 2004. |
The Implementation | used to generate cloud-based reports as well as server-based reports | Only used for generating the server-based reports. |
Benefits | Easy to use due to enriched graphical component | Drill down capability is more. |
Accessibility | Can be used through the web, mobile App, and desktop | Only access to web and desktop |
License | It is free for use. | It is paid tool. |
Component | It is HTML 5 open source app-enabled and cloud-enabled SAAS. | SSRS is enterprise visualization tool based on old technology. |
learning curve | Power bi is a graphical tool so through drag and drops you can complete your but its internal processed is hiding so that you can’t understand how it process internally. | In SSRS developer has to do all the coding and designing of the report so the developer has the better picture of the process. |
Usage | It is more easy to use because of rich graphical component | Less user-friendly |
Data dependency | Can deal with structure and unstructured of the data | Can work with structure and semi-structure of data. |
Occurrence | In IT market power bi is emerging and replacing SSRS | Till now SSRS has a lot of presence but now power bi has more presence. |