Microsoft Corporation

Microsoft Power Query

Composite Score

8.5 /10

CX Score

8.7 /10

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What is Microsoft Power Query?

Power Query is a data transformation and data preparation engine. Power Query comes with a graphical interface for getting data from sources and a Power Query Editor for applying transformations. Because the engine is available in many products and services, the destination where the data will be stored depends on where Power Query was used. Using Power Query, you can perform the extract, transform, and load (ETL) processing of data.

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Microsoft Power Query won the following awards in the Data Preparation for Analytics category

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Microsoft Power Query Ratings

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88 Likeliness to Recommend

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93 Plan to Renew

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85 Satisfaction of Cost Relative to Value

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Emotional Footprint Overview

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+88 Net Emotional Footprint

The emotional sentiment held by end users of the software based on their experience with the vendor. Responses are captured on an eight-point scale.

How much do users love Microsoft Power Query?

2% Negative

6% Neutral

92% Positive

Pros

Helps Innovate
Reliable
Continually Improving Product
Enables Productivity

Feature Ratings

Average 83

Intelligent Alerts and Notifications

100

Data Connectors and Data Mashup

Data Integration

Data Profiling

Data Pre-Processing

Data Enrichment

Data Cleansing

Data Access

Data Packaging

Cataloging

Data Modelling Tools

Vendor Capability Ratings

Average 80

Business Value Created

Ease of Data Integration

Ease of Implementation

Product Strategy and Rate of Improvement

Breadth of Features

Quality of Features

Availability and Quality of Training

Usability and Intuitiveness

Ease of IT Administration

Vendor Support

Ease of Customization

Microsoft Power Query Reviews

Erick S.

Role: Operations
Industry: Manufacturing
Involvement: End User of Application

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Verified Reviewer

Submitted May 2022

Amazing visualization, hard to get going

Likeliness to Recommend

8 /10

What differentiates Microsoft Power Query from other similar products?

a. Easy data uploading. b. Use of different slicers and graphical visuals. c. Easy link up of the data. d. Effective filtering options. e. Vibrant visualization dashboard. f. Effective data analysis and report presentation. g.Real-time update as on refreshing the source.

What is your favorite aspect of this product?

I love that we can use it to visualize and organize data from various sources and arrange it however we choose. I import different reports or link data directly into the feed. After the report refreshes, I see an updated and in-depth world we can now use to answer questions about the past and present and make predictions for the future. The visual aspect is so appealing because I can see in different graphs and tables what was previous hundreds of lines of text.

What do you dislike most about this product?

do not know much about what goes into the background and programming of the instrument. I am essentially an end-user of the program that our tech department is crafting with my wishes and in collaboration with me. I have had to figure out how to use the reporting as I go, and sometimes, it can be very overwhelming. If something wasn't working right, I think we need an expert or specialist to go inside and correct it because I am not a programmer at all! When something hasn't refreshed correctly, or the visuals aren't updating, I am at a total loss because its all behind the scenes. Exporting the visuals could be more accessible.

What recommendations would you give to someone considering this product?

Many options are available in different areas which can be confused user a lot and sometimes tools will not work as expected.

Pros

Performance Enhancing
Acts with Integrity
Appreciates Incumbent Status
Security Protects

Cons

Less Effective Service
Less Efficient Service

Role: Consultant
Industry: Technology
Involvement: End User of Application

Validated Review

Anonymous Reviewer

Submitted Mar 2022

Easy to use, efficient

Likeliness to Recommend

8 /10

Pros

Reliable
Enables Productivity
Performance Enhancing
Trustworthy

Fernanda M.

Role: Information Technology
Industry: Not for Profit
Involvement: Business Leader or Manager

Validated Review

Verified Reviewer

Submitted Mar 2022

Fantastic product for Excel and PowerBI

Likeliness to Recommend

10 /10

What differentiates Microsoft Power Query from other similar products?

I think it's a unique product and in our case, it was acquired in integration with other tools acquired with Microsoft. Using Power Query allows us to perform data extract, transform, and load (ETL) processing very simply.

What is your favorite aspect of this product?

Easy to use. Having all your data in one central location makes it easy to generate reports and analysis in Excel from multiple sources. Easy to summarize and sort data with Excel features that are used every day. Very seamless integrations with PowerBI and Excel. It is very useful in preparing and transforming data.

What do you dislike most about this product?

It is a product for advanced users of Microsoft Excel. Depending on how much data is being imported and used in your file, it can actually slow down Excel when performing calculations using formulas.

What recommendations would you give to someone considering this product?

It can create internal and operational efficiencies. To be used well, it requires an advanced knowledge of Microsoft Excel. Microsoft Power Query is a powerful and easy-to-use tool. Very easy to configure in Excel. Allows you to import data from various data sources with the need to do any encoding, making it easy to do an ETL (Extract, transform, load data).

Pros

Helps Innovate
Continually Improving Product
Reliable
Trustworthy

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Awards & Recognition

2024 Emotional Footprint Champion

2024 Data Quadrant Gold Medalist

2023 Emotional Footprint Champion

2023 Data Quadrant Gold Medalist

Microsoft Power Query Ratings

88 Likeliness to Recommend

1 Since last award

93 Plan to Renew

2 Since last award

85 Satisfaction of Cost Relative to Value

2 Since last award

Emotional Footprint Overview

+88 Net Emotional Footprint

How much do users love Microsoft Power Query?

Pros

Feature Ratings Average rating of all product features, some of which may not be shown below

Intelligent Alerts and Notifications Ability to create, manage, send and receive notifications, enhancing efficiency and productivity.

Data Connectors and Data Mashup Connect to, merge and clean data from multiple diverse data sources.

Data Integration Includes integration of data from multiple sources, merging systems, transforming data and capture data to form a unified view of a company's data assets

Data Profiling Includes statistical analysis of data values to evaluate the frequency, distribution and completeness of data.

Data Pre-Processing Ability to wrangle or pre-process data to ready it for model training.

Data Enrichment Includes the enhancement of the value of internally held data by appending related attributes from external sources .

Data Cleansing Includes data auditing, workflow specification, post-processing, and controlling. such as address standardization and the correction of known invalid values.

Data Access Ability to access data from various sources on-prem and in the cloud and of various type: structured, unstructured, and semi-structured, real-time, etc.

Data Packaging Creating technology-specific data repository design optimized for a consumption use case, e.g.: time-series database, muti-dimensional cube, graph database, etc

Cataloging Interactive graphical exploratory data analysis through immersive interfaces.

Data Modelling Tools Includes ability to model complex relationships between internal application sources and other parties.

Vendor Capability Ratings Average rating of all vendor capabilities, some of which may not be shown below

Business Value Created Software needs to create value for employees, customers, partners, and, ultimately, shareholders. This data expresses user satisfaction - or lack thereof - with the product's business value.

Ease of Data Integration Use this data to determine whether the product will cause headaches or make data integration easy.

Ease of Implementation Successfully implementing new software is necessary to realize its full value and promote end user adoption. This data indicates whether or not the product is easy to implement.

Product Strategy and Rate of Improvement Vendors who don't stay on top of emerging needs and trends won't enable you to meet your business goals. Use this data to separate innovators from imposters.

Breadth of Features Users prefer feature rich software that enables them to perform diverse series of tasks. This data expresses user satisfaction with the product's breadth of features.

Quality of Features Feature quality is just as important as quantity. Use this data to determine if this product will do what you're purchasing it to do, easily, intuitively, reliably, and effectively.

Availability and Quality of Training Effective and readily available training enables users to get the most out of the software you've chosen. Use this section to make sure your vendor's training programs and materials measure up.

Usability and Intuitiveness End user learning curves cost the organization money. Pay attention to your end users' technical ability to determine how important UX is in your purchase.

Ease of IT Administration This data indicates whether IT personnel will be able to resolve issues and perform configurations efficiently and effectively.

Vendor Support The importance of vendor support will vary for each organization depending on internal capabilities, but there will always be issues that only the vendor can resolve.

Ease of Customization Don't get bogged down in a difficult customization; use this data to make sure you can easily achieve the functionality you need for your particular situation.

Microsoft Power Query Reviews

Erick S.

Amazing visualization, hard to get going

Likeliness to Recommend

Pros

Cons

Easy to use, efficient

Likeliness to Recommend

Pros

Fernanda M.

Fantastic product for Excel and PowerBI

Likeliness to Recommend

Pros

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