Power BI vs. Displayr


Power BI is a powerful business intelligence platform that integrates seamlessly with Microsoft’s ecosystem. However, for insights professionals, it can be difficult and time-consuming to prepare survey data for analysis, and it lacks many of the advanced techniques researchers rely on. Displayr, by contrast, is purpose-built for survey data, offering end-to-end workflows and a complete suite of analysis tools designed specifically for researchers.

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Displayr is a purpose-built survey analysis and reporting platform designed to streamline every step of your workflow. From data cleaning and advanced analytics to automated PowerPoint reporting, Displayr does the heavy lifting so your team can focus on delivering insights faster, with less effort, and no coding required.

Single Document Collaboration
Collaborate in real time on a single online document - analyze data, build visualizations, and write reports together without back-and-forth files.
Prompt-Based Analysis
Use custom prompts to analyze data, summarize outputs etc.
Agentic AI Capabilities
Dedicated AI Research Agent that works directly with your data.
Automated Statistical Testing
Automatically select and run the right tests (e.g. t-tests, ANOVA, regression), then update them with filters or new data.
Full Suite of Built-In Analysis Techniques
Conjoint, MaxDiff, regression, segmentation, factor analysis, TURF, etc.
AI-Powered Text Analytics
AI categorizes open-ends, calculates sentiment, performs entity extraction and more.
Interactive Dashboarding
Create dynamic, interactive dashboards and visual outputs that connect and change with your source data.
AI Code Assistant
AI-generated code and ability to customize (e.g., R or Python).
Automated Reporting
Reusable templates, auto-updating reports and dashboards.
Custom Onboarding & Live Support
How fast new users can get productive (with or without training).
SOC2 Compliance & Security Controls
Regional hosting, user access controls, compliance (SOC2, GDPR, etc.)
Data Connectivity & Large-Scale Importing
Connect directly to Qualtrics, SurveyMonkey, Decipher, etc. via API, or upload large files from cloud storage. Designed to work with complex and high-volume survey data.
  • Single Document Collaboration
    Collaborate in real time on a single online document - analyze data, build visualizations, and write reports together without back-and-forth files.
  • Prompt-Based Analysis
    Use custom prompts to analyze data, summarize outputs etc.
  • Agentic AI Capabilities
    Dedicated AI Research Agent that works directly with your data.
  • Automated Statistical Testing
    Automatically select and run the right tests (e.g. t-tests, ANOVA, regression), then update them with filters or new data.
  • Full Suite of Built-In Analysis Techniques
    Conjoint, MaxDiff, regression, segmentation, factor analysis, TURF, etc.
  • AI-Powered Text Analytics
    AI categorizes open-ends, calculates sentiment, performs entity extraction and more.
  • Interactive Dashboarding
    Create dynamic, interactive dashboards and visual outputs that connect and change with your source data.
  • AI Code Assistant
    AI-generated code and ability to customize (e.g., R or Python).
  • Automated Reporting
    Reusable templates, auto-updating reports and dashboards.
  • Custom Onboarding & Live Support
    How fast new users can get productive (with or without training).
  • SOC2 Compliance & Security Controls
    Regional hosting, user access controls, compliance (SOC2, GDPR, etc.)
  • Data Connectivity & Large-Scale Importing
    Connect directly to Qualtrics, SurveyMonkey, Decipher, etc. via API, or upload large files from cloud storage. Designed to work with complex and high-volume survey data.
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  • Single Document Collaboration
    Collaborate in real time on a single online document - analyze data, build visualizations, and write reports together without back-and-forth files.
  • Prompt-Based Analysis
    Use custom prompts to analyze data, summarize outputs etc.
  • Agentic AI Capabilities
    Dedicated AI Research Agent that works directly with your data.
  • AI-Powered Text Analytics
    AI categorizes open-ends, calculates sentiment, performs entity extraction and more.
  • Interactive Dashboarding
    Create dynamic, interactive dashboards and visual outputs that connect and change with your source data.
  • Automated Reporting
    Reusable templates, auto-updating reports and dashboards.
  • Custom Onboarding & Live Support
    How fast new users can get productive (with or without training).
  • SOC2 Compliance & Security Controls
    Regional hosting, user access controls, compliance (SOC2, GDPR, etc.)
  • Data Connectivity & Large-Scale Importing
    Connect directly to Qualtrics, SurveyMonkey, Decipher, etc. via API, or upload large files from cloud storage. Designed to work with complex and high-volume survey data.
With Displayr, my survey data is ready to analyze the moment I open it—no time lost wrangling files like I used to with Power BI.
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Work faster

Displayr has everything you need for survey analysis built in, meaning you can turn hours of work into seconds. Whether you need automated stat testing, text and multivariate analysis, data cleaning, or automatic updating reports – Displayr helps you automate some of the most time-consuming survey analysis tasks. And with real-time collaboration, you can move faster as a team.

Advanced analyses, no DAX

While it is possible to perform advanced analyses such as regression, conjoint, correspondence analysis, MaxDiff, and factor analysis in Power BI, you need to know DAX coding language to get anything meaningful done. With Displayr, there’s no code needed for advanced analysis, meaning you can leverage these powerful techniques with just a few clicks. Displayr helps you do it confidently and clearly work towards your research goals and provides peace of mind with simplicity and control.

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Survey analysis - No code

Peace of mind

No code, a low learning curve, and user-friendly design – Displayr is designed to take the stress out of survey analysis. With so many automated workflows, working in Displayr means fewer errors. But if you do find a mistake, you can easily trace it, fix it and auto-update everything – ensuring quality and peace of mind.

BI for survey data

Survey data can be a headache – especially when you’re using the wrong tool. Wrangling the data into the right format slows you down, while running even a simple analysis can be a challenge. Displayr is built for survey data – meaning it supports all survey file formats. Create interactive, filterable dashboards using hundreds of dynamic visualizations that update instantly and handle survey data with ease. Share results, explore insights on the fly, and impress clients with live, editable reporting. Think BI for survey data.

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