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Features
30 features across 14 categories
AI(5)
Quickly create and tailor reports by describing what you want or asking questions about your data
Get AI-powered answers and insights from your data
Create reports in seconds, generate DAX calculations, create summaries, and get answers in conversational language
Understand data faster by adding insightful text summaries with customizable tone, scope, and style
Use AI features to find patterns in data automatically
Advanced Analytics(2)
Write and explain DAX queries using Copilot in the DAX query view and explore feature
Read and write access to XMLA endpoints for advanced integration scenarios
Collaboration(2)
Easily embed and share reports in Teams, PowerPoint, Excel, and Power Platform
Enable users to create reports and publish them to share with coworkers
Core(1)
Connect to and visualize any data with advanced data-analysis tools and user-friendly report-creation tools
Data Management(6)
Create and manage data preparation pipelines with advanced dataflow capabilities
Create and manage advanced datamarts for structured data organization
Organize and catalog data with integrated cataloging features
Easy data discovery capabilities with unified data exploration
Mark datasets as endorsed to establish trusted data sources
Create datasets from any source and add them to the OneLake data hub to create a single source of truth for data
Deployment(1)
On-premises solution for reporting with flexibility to move to the cloud
Enterprise(2)
Enable data mesh architecture with control over data access and distribution
Transform petabytes with enterprise-grade ingestion and semantic modeling that scales across thousands of users
Integration(1)
Seamlessly infuse visuals and embed Power BI reports into Microsoft 365 apps and other services
Mobile(1)
Native mobile apps for Windows, iOS, and Android to securely access and view live dashboards and reports
Platform(1)
Pay-as-you-go Azure PaaS offering allowing app developers to embed fully interactive reports in custom applications
Platform Integration(1)
Reshape how your organization accesses, manages, and acts on data by activating Microsoft Fabric in your Power BI experience
Security & Governance(3)
Gain end-to-end visibility with Microsoft governance, security, and compliance features
Built-in security features and encryption for data protection
Apply and manage sensitivity labels for data classification
Tools(2)
Free desktop application to connect, model, and visualize data with hundreds of visuals
Browse and use hundreds of pre-built report templates to get started quickly
UI/UX(2)
Built-in assistive technology support for accessible data exploration
Simplify report building with an intuitive drag-and-drop interface
Pricing
Free Account
- ✓Create rich, interactive reports
- ✓Visual analytics
- ✓Power BI Desktop access
- ✓No credit card required
- ✓Access Power BI content in Premium or Fabric shared capacity
Power BI Pro
Popular- ✓Access Power BI reports
- ✓Publish and share reports
- ✓Self-service BI
- ✓Included in Microsoft 365 E5 and Office 365 E5
- ✓Publish reports to share and collaborate
Power BI Premium Per User
- ✓All Power BI Pro features
- ✓Access larger model sizes
- ✓More frequent refreshes
- ✓Advanced AI capabilities
- ✓Advanced dataflows
- ✓Advanced datamarts
- ✓XMLA endpoint read/write
- ✓100 GB model memory
- ✓48/day refresh rate
- ✓100 TB maximum native storage
Power BI Embedded
- ✓Create customer-facing reports
- ✓Brand Power BI reports as your own
- ✓Automate monitoring and deployment
- ✓Reduce developer overhead
- ✓Pay-as-you-go pricing
Power BI in Microsoft Fabric - Free Trial
- ✓Access to all Fabric tools
- ✓Use trial capacity on any Fabric tool
- ✓No credit card required
- ✓Full Power BI capabilities
Fabric Capacity Reservation
- ✓Access to end-to-end unified analytics
- ✓Annual purchase with 40.5% savings
- ✓Microsoft Azure Consumption Commitment eligible
- ✓Per-user licenses required for certain activities
- ✓48/day refresh rate
- ✓100 TB Power BI storage
Fabric Capacity Pay-As-You-Go
- ✓Access to end-to-end unified analytics
- ✓Dynamically scale up or down
- ✓Pause capacity as needed
- ✓Microsoft Azure Consumption Commitment eligible
- ✓Per-user licenses required for certain activities
- ✓48/day refresh rate
- ✓100 TB Power BI storage
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DIY hosting estimate based on Vercel + Supabase free/pro tiers (~$20/mo). Build time estimated from 30 features at very easy complexity.
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Buying Power BI saves ~$13,440 over 3 years vs building.
Estimates based on 30 features and a BuildScore of 5/5. Actual costs vary.
Integrations
11 known integrations