Power BI alternative
The Dutch alternative to Power BI.
More than reports
Grafora does what you expect from a BI tool, and your team works in it too: entering, approving and looking up in one place.
- Dashboards with click-through to the rows behind every number
- Data apps with forms and approvals
- Record pages you print or keep as PDF
- Dex, the AI assistant, builds along from a sentence
Your data stays where it is
Grafora works on your existing databases; nothing has to move. Data from other systems comes in automatically through pipelines.
Control over who sees what
Sign-in with Microsoft Entra ID, rights per page, button and row, and an audit trail of who read or changed what.
Grafora and Power BI side by side
| Topic | Grafora | Power BI, according to Microsoft |
|---|---|---|
| Data sources | Your own databases, plus APIs, Excel and e-mail through pipelines. | Connects through Power Query, with a long list of connectors. source |
| Own server | In the EU, on your own server or in your own Azure. | Power BI Report Server is an on-premises report server, with its own licensing model. source |
| Who did what | Audit trail in the app, down to who read or printed which record. | An activity log of Power BI activities, retrieved by a Fabric administrator. source |
Power BI, Microsoft Fabric and Entra ID are trademarks of Microsoft. Grafora is not affiliated with Microsoft.
How you switch
- 1
Inventory
Which reports are really used? What nobody opens, we do not rebuild. - 2
First dashboards
The most important reports first, and we check the figures together next to Power BI. - 3
Rights and sign-in
With the same Microsoft accounts as now. - 4
Team by team
Power BI keeps running until nobody needs it any more.
Frequently asked questions about switching
Can Grafora replace Power BI?
Yes, for dashboards and reports on your own data. And you get data apps, record pages and an audit trail with it, in the same platform.
Does our data have to move?
No. Grafora works on your existing databases. Data from other systems comes in automatically.
Where does Grafora run?
On our servers in the EU, on your own server or in your own Azure environment. You choose.
How long does a switch take?
That depends on the number of reports. After a short inventory you know where you stand, and Power BI keeps running until everyone has moved.
More of Grafora
- Emergency viewer Keep working when your main system is down
- Overview The platform in brief
- Dashboards Click a number and see the rows behind it
- Data apps Enter and approve on your own data
- Data integration All your systems connected, automatically
- Record pages and printing Records on screen, phone and paper
- Dex, the AI assistant Build a dashboard from a sentence
- Security and audit Microsoft Entra, rights and an audit trail
- Hosting In the EU or in your own Azure
What can Grafora do for your organisation?
In a half-hour call we show Grafora on a situation like yours.