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Product Overview
Create a data-driven culture with BI for all
Use Cases
See what you can do with Power BI
Establish a governed source of truth
Connect all your disparate data sources in the same environment to establish a single source of truth for all your data.
Learn moreUnify enterprise scale and self service
Combine enterprise-scale and self-service BI to drive insights and innovation at every level of your organization.
Learn moreInfuse data experiences everywhere
Bridge the gap between insights and decisions through interoperation with the apps people use every day.
Learn moreEmpower anyone to work with data
Ensure everyone can explore data with an easy-to-use interface, free training resources, and an array of accessibility features.
Learn moreGet started immediately
Start quickly with an easy-to-use report-creation experience, AI-generated reports, and hundreds of report templates.
Learn moreEmbed BI reports for your customers
Improve usability and user engagement in your own apps by using Power BI Embedded to embed stunning reports.
Learn moreDrive productivity with Power BI + Microsoft 365
Learn how businesses drove productivity by combining Power BI and Microsoft 365 in The Total Economic Impact™ Microsoft-commissioned study conducted by Forrester Consulting.
Download the studyInteroperability
Powerful alone, better together
Microsoft Power Platform
Turn ideas into impactful solutions
Embed insights from Power BI across your Power Platform products to build low-code, data-driven solutions that help everyone get more done.
▶ Learn moreMicrosoft Azure
Connect Power BI across your data estate
Add Power BI reports to Azure apps, analyze petabytes of Azure data in Power BI, and infuse your reports with advanced AI capabilities.
▶ Learn moreMicrosoft 365
Analyze in Excel
Seamlessly connect Excel to Power BI datasets. Create PivotTables, charts, and reports directly from your certified, governed Power BI data.
▶ Learn moreCustomer Stories
Real customers, real results
"In the last year alone, we've eliminated almost 10,000 manual hours through Microsoft-powered automation. That's time we now spend creating business value."
Jerod Ridge, Director of Data Engineering, Lumen
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Powering data at scale
Free account
Create rich, interactive reports with visual analytics at your fingertips for free.
Power BI Pro
Access Power BI reports shared with you and publish your own for an even bigger impact.
Power BI Premium Per User
License specific users with enterprise-scale features.
Power BI in Microsoft Fabric
Share reports with users who don't have paid licenses and get access to Fabric workloads using a single capacity.
Frequently asked questions
Power BI is a collection of software services, apps, and connectors that work together to turn your unrelated sources of data into coherent, visually immersive, and interactive insights. Your data may be an Excel spreadsheet, or a collection of cloud-based and on-premises hybrid data warehouses.
License choice depends on your usage. Power BI Pro is best for individual users publishing and sharing reports. Power BI Premium Per User adds advanced AI and data prep. Fabric (Capacity) allows sharing with users who don't have paid per-user licenses.
Power BI Embedded is an Azure service that lets ISVs and developers embed Power BI analytics in their custom applications without requiring end-users to have their own Power BI licenses.
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