Microsoft Power BI Pricing

Below is a summary of the key pricing tiers and options that were available at that time:

1. Power BI Desktop:

   • Power BI Desktop is a free desktop application for creating reports and visualizations.
   • It can be used to create reports for personal use or to publish to the Power BI Service.

2. Power BI Pro:

   • Power BI Pro is a paid subscription that allows individual users to collaborate and share reports and dashboards within a workspace.
   • Pricing is typically on a per-user, per-month basis.
   • Power BI Pro users can publish content to the Power BI Service, share reports with other Power BI Pro users, and collaborate on shared workspaces.

3. Power BI Premium Per User (Premium Per User or Premium Per Report):

   • Power BI Premium Per User is a subscription that provides dedicated capacity and advanced features to individual users.
   • With Premium Per User, users can access premium features like paginated reports, AI capabilities, and advanced sharing and collaboration features.
   • It is also priced on a per-user, per-month basis.

4. Power BI Premium:

   • Power BI Premium is designed for organizations that require dedicated capacity and performance for their Power BI workloads.
   • It offers enhanced performance, dedicated resources, and support for large-scale deployments.
   • Pricing for Power BI Premium is typically based on capacity (cores) and is available in various capacity sizes to suit different organization sizes and requirements.

5. Power BI Embedded:

   • Power BI Embedded is intended for developers and ISVs (Independent Software Vendors) who want to embed Power BI capabilities into custom applications.
   • It offers a pay-as-you-go pricing model based on the number of rendered reports and dashboards.
   • The cost depends on the capacity and usage of the embedded resources.

6. Power BI Report Server:

   • Power BI Report Server is an on-premises solution for publishing, managing, and delivering Power BI reports within an organization’s own network.
   • Licensing for Power BI Report Server is typically separate from the cloud-based Power BI service and is offered through SQL Server Enterprise licensing.