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Switch from Power BI to Toucan

Power BI is great for internal dashboards.
It’s widely used by data teams for reporting and analysis inside organizations.

Toucan is built to embed.
When analytics need to live inside a SaaS product and be used by customers, Toucan focuses on delivering a native, white-labeled experience with faster setup and no constraints.

No per-user licenses. No complex cloud dependencies. Just embedded analytics designed for product teams who want to ship, iterate, and scale with confidence.

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Why Product Teams Choose Toucan Over Power BI

This comparison highlights how Toucan helps teams avoid licensing complexity, reduce infrastructure overhead, and deliver analytics that feel native to their product rather than adapted from internal dashboards.

Toucan
Power BI
Embedded Analytics
Embedded analytics designed for SaaS products
Power BI Embedded via Azure capacity
End User Dashboard Creation
End users can create and customize dashboards in-product
Mostly designed for analysts; limited creation for embedded end users
White-labeling
Full white-label and branding control
Limited branding; Power BI UI patterns remain visible
Custom CSS Styling
Strong styling flexibility to match product UI
No direct CSS control over embedded reports
Localization
Multi-language support for global products
Localization depends on tenant and report configuration
Multi-tenant Architecture
Built for SaaS multi-tenant environments
Possible with Azure setup, but requires complex configuration
AI-Assisted Insights
Natural language queries turned into charts
Q&A natural language queries and Copilot features
Custom Visualizations
Flexible visualizations designed for embedded use
Custom visuals supported but constrained by framework
Interactivity & Filters
Interactive filters designed for end users
Rich interactivity for reports and dashboards
Scalability
Scales predictably with SaaS growth
Scales via Azure capacity, with cost and performance trade-offs
Data Preparation & ETL
Designed to work with modern data stacks
Strong modeling but often relies on Power Query and upstream ETL
Customer-Facing Reporting
Built specifically for external users
Possible, but originally designed for internal reporting
Real-Time Data Updates
Near real-time embedded analytics
Depends on dataset refresh and streaming setup
API & SDK
Full API & SDK for embedded use cases
REST APIs and JavaScript SDK for embedding
Data Governance & Auditing
Governance designed for multi-tenant SaaS
Enterprise-grade governance via Microsoft ecosystem

From Data to Insight in Just a Few Steps

Deliver astonishing analytics in your product in a 4 step process.

Connect

Compute

Visualize

Embed

Unleash Your Data, Instantly

Dozens of connectors

Native connectors for state of the art data warehouses and data bases on the market and a web service connector to connect to any API using Rest.

Built-in Storage

Store your metrics Toucan to reduce calls to your data stack. Automate refreshes and combine with live connection if you need the freshest data.

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Transform Your Data with Ease

No-Code Data Preparation

Prepare your datasets without writing a single line of code, using YouPrep™ for data joins, filtering, aggregation, and more.

SQL expert? Create your own optimized and complex queries, you can jot down some SQL in our editor.

Comprehensive DataHub

Manage all your datasets in one place. Easily create, edit, duplicate, tag, retrieve and delete datasets.

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Bring Your Data to Life

Intuitive Dashboard Builder - Fully Customizable

Create stunning, user-friendly dashboards with our intuitive drag-and-drop interface.

Tailor every chart to your brand with customizable colors, layouts, and styles to match your brand.

Data Storytelling

Transform your charts into compelling stories, by enriching them with contextual text, tips, glossaries, medias and more.

Manage multiple languages to reach a global audience.

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Deliver Insights Where They Matter

Effortless Product Integration

Embed your dashboards into your product with a few lines of code. Provide your users with real-time, interactive insights—right where they need them.

Security down to row-level

Ensure the right people see the right data with granular access controls, personalized views, and a built-in token management system that keeps users on your side without replication.

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Connect

Unleash Your Data, Instantly

Dozens of connectors

Native connectors for state of the art data warehouses and data bases on the market and a web service connector to connect to any API using Rest.

Built-in Storage

Store your metrics Toucan to reduce calls to your data stack. Automate refreshes and combine with live connection if you need the freshest data.

Learn more
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Compute

Transform Your Data with Ease

No-Code Data Preparation

Prepare your datasets without writing a single line of code, using YouPrep™ for data joins, filtering, aggregation, and more.

SQL expert? Create your own optimized and complex queries, you can jot down some SQL in our editor.

Comprehensive DataHub

Manage all your datasets in one place. Easily create, edit, duplicate, tag, retrieve and delete datasets.

Learn more
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Visualize

Bring Your Data to Life

Intuitive Dashboard Builder - Fully Customizable

Create stunning, user-friendly dashboards with our intuitive drag-and-drop interface.

Tailor every chart to your brand with customizable colors, layouts, and styles to match your brand.

Data Storytelling

Transform your charts into compelling stories, by enriching them with contextual text, tips, glossaries, medias and more.

Manage multiple languages to reach a global audience.

Learn more
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Embed

Deliver Insights Where They Matter

Effortless Product Integration

Embed your dashboards into your product with a few lines of code. Provide your users with real-time, interactive insights—right where they need them.

Security down to row-level

Ensure the right people see the right data with granular access controls, personalized views, and a built-in token management system that keeps users on your side without replication.

Learn more
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Create dashboard in minutes

Turn your data into an engaging and accessible experience. Discover how Toucan can help you integrate interactive dashboards and enhance your analytics effortlessly.

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Frequently Asked Questions

What is the difference between Toucan and Power BI?

Toucan and Power BI serve different purposes. Power BI is primarily designed for internal business intelligence and reporting within organizations. Toucan is built specifically for customer-facing embedded analytics, helping SaaS product teams deliver analytics that feel native to their application.

Is Power BI a good choice for embedded analytics?

Power BI supports embedded analytics through Power BI Embedded, but it relies on Azure infrastructure, capacity-based pricing, and licensing models that can add complexity for SaaS products. Toucan focuses on simplifying embedded analytics with predictable deployment and product-first integration.

Can end users build dashboards with Toucan and Power BI?

Toucan allows product teams to enable dashboard creation and customization for end users directly within the embedded experience. Power BI dashboard creation is mainly designed for analysts and internal users, with more limited options for embedded external users.

How do Toucan and Power BI compare on AI capabilities?

Both platforms offer AI-powered features. Toucan enables natural language queries that can be turned into charts, helping users explore data visually using plain language. Power BI provides AI features such as Q&A, Copilot, and automated insights within the Microsoft ecosystem.

Is Toucan better suited for multi-tenant SaaS products?

Yes. Toucan is designed for multi-tenant SaaS environments, with built-in governance and access control patterns for external users. Power BI can support multi-tenant scenarios, but it often requires more complex Azure configuration and capacity management.

Can I try Toucan before making a decision?

Yes. Toucan offers a free trial so you can explore its embedded analytics capabilities, customization options, and AI-powered features before committing.