SAP Concur vs Microsoft Power BI
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
SAP Concur
Manage your work travel and expenses on the go. Submit receipts, book trips, and approve reports directly from your mobile device. Stay organized with real-time alerts and personalized suggestions.
- Approve expense reports and invoices
- Capture receipts with photos
- Book flights, hotels, and car rentals
- Track mileage automatically
- Integrate with TripIt for alerts
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If you use Concur® Travel, Concur® Expense, or Concur® Invoice at work, then download this companion app to your iPhone or iPad to manage your travel and expenses when you’re on the go! With the SAP® Concur® mobile app, you can: • Review and approve expense reports, invoices, and travel requests • Snap a photo of your receipt and instantly add it to your expense report • Book a flight or rail ticket, reserve hotel rooms, or rent a car • Update or add new attendees to meeting invites • Get hotel suggestions based on your preferences • Capture and track mileage automatically • Integrate your itinerary with TripIt to get real-time travel alerts and updates *This is a companion mobile app for existing users of SAP Concur solutions.*
Microsoft Power BI
Access and analyze your business data from anywhere with powerful mobile tools. Visualize key metrics, filter information, and share insights on the go. Get real-time notifications and ask questions of your data with a virtual analyst.
- View data in one place
- Explore, filter, and focus data
- Annotate and share reports
- Set data alerts and notifications
- Q&A virtual analyst for insights
- Secure on-premises data access
- Scan barcodes/QR codes for data
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Access your data from anywhere. Get notifications, annotate and share, and dive deep into your data with powerful features for decision making on the go. Highlights: • View all your important data in one place • Tap to explore, filter, and focus on what’s most important • Easily annotate and share reports and visualizations • Set data alerts and get real-time notifications • Ask questions in your own words and get meaningful insights into your data with the Q&A virtual analyst • Securely access your on-premises data • Scan barcodes and QR codes to easily track inventory and get real-world data in context • Start exploring your Power BI data instantly, with no setup needed Get the full Power BI suite and never miss a beat with Power BI Desktop, the Power BI web service, and Power BI Mobile! By installing this app, you agree to the terms at: https://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?linkid=2178902
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Verdict
SAP Concur and Microsoft Power BI both sit at 4.8 stars, but that hides the real split: 46% of Microsoft Power BI's written reviews are positive against 20% of SAP Concur's. SAP Concur's advantage is ratings volume (1.1M vs 98K). On price, rating, update cadence and ads there is nothing between them.
Scored on Price · Rating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings · Update frequency · Ads · In-app purchases · Monetization · Best chart rank · Devices · Requires iOS
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.8 for SAP Concur against 4.7 for Microsoft Power BI. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: SAP Concur has 1.1M ratings behind it against 98K, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 20% of SAP Concur's written reviews are positive against 46% of Microsoft Power BI's.
SAP Concur ships an update every 2 weeks, Microsoft Power BI fortnightly. Both last shipped on October 30, 2026.
| Parameter | SAP Concur | Microsoft Power BI |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.8 (1.1M ratings) — better | 4.7 (98K ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 20.4% of reviews | 46.5% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 1.1M — better | 98K |
| Update frequency | Every 2 weeks — better | Fortnightly |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Best chart rank | #69 — better | #156 |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad, Apple Watch — better |
| Requires iOS | 18.0 | 18.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 536 MB | 214 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | +4 |
| Developer | Concur | Microsoft Corporation |
Customer experience
SAP Concur
Microsoft Power BI
User reviews
SAP Concur
From 1.1M App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 🚀 Convenient for on-the-go expenses
- 📸 Easy to upload receipts
- 🕰️ Saves time compared to desktop
- 💻 Integrates well with web version
Room to improve
- 🐛 Buggy, crashes frequently
- 🔍 Difficult to navigate and find information
- 🕰️ Slow performance and loading times
- 🤖 Poor OCR and receipt recognition
- 🔒 Unreliable authentication and login issues
Microsoft Power BI
From 98K App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 🚀 Excellent mobile app experience
- 👍 Intuitive and easy to use
- 💡 Powerful data visualization capabilities
- 🚀 Fast and efficient for viewing reports
- 👍 Helpful for on-the-go business insights
Room to improve
- 🐛 Stability issues and crashes
- 🔍 Difficult to navigate complex reports
- 🔍 Limited functionality compared to desktop version
- 🔍 Clunky filtering and slicer interactions
- 🔍 Inconsistent data refresh and update issues
Bugs and requests
SAP Concur
Reported bugs
4 issues- Photos not saving or uploading properly
- Expense details not syncing between app and web
- Inconsistent currency and exchange rate handling
- Unexpected app crashes and freezes
Requested features
5 requests- Batch upload receipts
- Customizable expense categories
- Improved mileage tracking
- Better integration with travel booking
- Ability to edit report details on mobile
Microsoft Power BI
Reported bugs
5 issues- Frequent login issues and SSO problems
- Visualizations not rendering correctly
- Inconsistent behavior when switching between reports
- Drill-through functionality not working as expected
- Scaling and layout issues on iPad and larger devices
Requested features
5 requests- Ability to refresh data and reports remotely
- Enhanced navigation and bookmarking features
- Improved support for touch-based interactions
- Better optimization for smaller mobile screens
- Integration with other Microsoft 365 apps
In-app purchases
SAP Concur
No in-app purchases
Microsoft Power BI
No in-app purchases
Questions
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