Power BI
Business intelligence from Microsoft
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Power BI is Microsoft’s unified platform for visualizing data, building reports and embedding analytics.
- for
- Business analysts, data teams and developers needing self-service BI.
- pricing
- freemium · free trial
Key features
- AI-assisted analytics — Copilot generates visuals, summaries and insights from natural-language queries.
- Unified data connectivity — Connects to any cloud or on-premises source and consolidates data in OneLake.
- Self-service reporting — Drag-and-drop report authoring with Power BI Desktop for all skill levels.
- Embedded analytics — Power BI Embedded lets developers embed interactive reports in their apps.
- Enterprise governance — OneLake provides centralized security, governance and data lineage.
- Collaboration across apps — Share insights directly in Teams, PowerPoint, SharePoint and other Microsoft 365 apps.
Use cases
- Create interactive dashboards for executive decision-making.
- Embed live reports into customer-facing web or mobile applications.
- Use Copilot to get instant answers and narratives from business data.
- Build governed semantic data models that power multiple reports.
Power BI pricing
- Free accountFreeCreate rich interactive reports · No credit card required · Upgrade to Pro or Premium to share
- Power BI Pro$14.00/user/month, paid yearlyPublish and share reports · Included in Microsoft 365 E5 · Access to Power BI service
- Power BI Premium Per User$24.00/user/month, paid yearlyAll Pro features · Larger model sizes · More frequent data refreshes
Power BI vs alternatives
 Power BI |  Tableau |  Metabase |  Apache Superset |  Segment | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Best for | Integrated BI with Microsoft 365 and Fabric | Standalone data visualization | Open-source BI | Customizable open-source analytics | Customer data platform |
| Pricing | Freemium | Subscription | Free | Free | Subscription |
| DevHunt upvotes | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Launched | — | — | — | — | — |
- Power BI vs Tableau: Tableau offers similar visual analytics but is a separate platform outside Microsoft 365 ecosystem.
- Power BI vs Metabase: Metabase is open-source and self-hosted, lacking deep native integration with Microsoft Fabric.
- Power BI vs Apache Superset: Apache Superset provides open-source data exploration with less AI assistance than Power BI.
- Power BI vs Segment: Segment focuses on data collection and routing, not on visualization and reporting.
Power BI FAQ
What is Power BI used for?+
It is a unified, scalable platform for self-service and enterprise business intelligence, letting you connect, visualize and share data.
How does Copilot help in Power BI?+
Copilot answers natural-language questions, pulls the right data and automatically creates visualizations and text summaries.
What licensing options are available?+
There is a free tier, Power BI Pro at $14/user/month, Premium Per User at $24/user/month, and a pay-as-you-go Embedded option.
Can I embed Power BI reports in my own application?+
Yes, Power BI Embedded provides a PaaS solution to embed fully interactive reports without building your own visual components.
How does Power BI integrate with Microsoft Fabric?+
Power BI is the BI layer of Fabric, sharing capacity and allowing access to Fabric workloads and data lake storage.
Do I need a paid license to view shared reports?+
Consumers can view reports without a paid per-user license in App-Owns-Data scenarios when using Premium or Fabric capacity.
Summarized by DevHunt from microsoft.com · Nov 7, 2026. Details may change; check the official site.
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