Northdeck vs Power BI

Power BI is a toolkit. Northdeck is the finished cockpit.

Power BI can show almost anything, once someone has modelled your data and built the reports. Northdeck is a management reporting tool for small and mid-sized companies: connect your systems and the KPIs for your sector are there, with every number traceable to its source row.

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Northdeck and Power BI compared.

	Northdeck	Power BI
What it is	A management reporting tool with the data model and KPIs ready	A general BI platform to build your own reports
Time to a working overview	As soon as your systems are connected	Weeks to months of building, usually by a specialist
KPIs	Ready per sector; your admin adds more without code	You define and build every KPI yourself (DAX)
Connecting systems	Shopify, HubSpot, Pipedrive, monday.com, Moneybird, e-Boekhouden, Business Central and Stripe you connect yourself, read-only, in a few minutes; for any other system with an API that is free to use, we build the connection at no extra cost, within 48 hours	Many connectors, but you model and combine the data yourself
From KPI to source row	Every number, by default	Only where a report is built for it
Closed months	Kept as reported once the month is closed	Only if history is built into the model
Who maintains it	We maintain the platform and KPIs	Your BI developer or partner
Pricing	One price for your organisation: €99, €299 or €499 a month	Per user: Power BI Pro is $14 per user per month (paid yearly), plus building and maintenance
Best for	SME management teams that want reliable figures without a data team	Companies with a data team and custom analysis needs

Power BI pricing from Microsoft's pricing page, October 2026. Power BI is a trademark of Microsoft Corporation; Northdeck is not affiliated with Microsoft.

When to choose what

An honest answer.

Choose Power BI if

you have a data analyst or BI partner, want fully custom analyses, or already run on Microsoft Fabric.

Choose Northdeck if

the management team wants one set of numbers every week, without building or maintaining reports.

Or use both

Northdeck for the weekly MT cockpit; Power BI for the occasional deep analysis by a specialist.

FAQ

Questions about switching from Power BI.

Is Northdeck a Power BI alternative?

For management reporting, yes. Northdeck gives the management team KPIs, reports and drill-down across sales, operations and finance without building a data model. For custom data analysis Power BI remains the more flexible tool.

Do we need a data specialist for Northdeck?

No. You connect your systems yourself and Northdeck builds the KPIs and dashboards for your sector. An admin can change views and add KPIs with the KPI builder, without code.

Can we keep our Power BI reports?

Yes. Northdeck only reads from your systems and changes nothing in them, so existing Power BI reports keep working.

What does Northdeck cost compared with Power BI?

Northdeck is one monthly price for your organisation (€99, €299 or €499, excluding VAT), including the KPIs and maintenance. Power BI is licensed per user, and building and maintaining the reports usually comes on top.

See your own figures in Northdeck.

Choose a plan, connect your systems and see sales, operations and finance on one screen. Read more about management reporting tools.

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