Microsoft Power BI Pricing (2026)
Business analytics tool by Microsoft.
✓ Free plan available freemium
From $10/mo
Microsoft Power BI plans
Free (Desktop)
forever
Free
- ✓ Power BI Desktop
- ✓ Local report creation
- ✓ Publish to web (public)
- ✓ All data connectors
Most popular
Pro
user/mo
$10
- ✓ Share with colleagues
- ✓ Collaboration
- ✓ Dashboards
- ✓ API access
Premium Per User
user/mo
$20
- ✓ Everything in Pro
- ✓ AI visuals
- ✓ Paginated reports
- ✓ Large dataset storage
Premium Capacity
mo
$4995
- ✓ Unlimited sharing
- ✓ Dedicated cloud resources
- ✓ Advanced AI
- ✓ Autoscale
Is Microsoft Power BI worth the price?
Pros
- ✓Included in Microsoft 365
- ✓Very affordable Pro tier
- ✓Massive connector library
- ✓Strong Excel users will adapt quickly
Cons
- ✗Steep learning curve (DAX)
- ✗Desktop app required for authoring
- ✗Sharing requires Pro licence for recipients
- ✗UI less polished than Tableau
Microsoft Power BI user ratings
4.5/5
G2 score
4.6/5
Capterra score
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