# Microsoft Power BI pricing (2026): plans, cost, and compliance

**Entry price:** $0 (free)/mo (Power BI Free). Among the 6 bi / analytics we track it is the cheapest; median entry $0/mo.
**Domain:** powerbi.microsoft.com
**Free tier:** Yes · 60-day free trial
**Compliance:** HIPAA Yes · SOC 2 Not published · GDPR Not published
**Integrations:** Microsoft Excel, Azure Synapse Analytics, SQL Server, Salesforce, Google Analytics, SharePoint, Microsoft Teams, Dynamics 365, SAP, Azure Data Lake
**Best for:** Microsoft 365 and Azure shops; Enterprises already licensed on M365 E5; HIPAA-regulated organizations on Microsoft stack
**Price tracked since:** June 2026

## Plans

| Plan | Monthly | Annual | Billing | Notes | Source |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Power BI Free | $0 | — | flat | Included in Microsoft Fabric free account. Create and view personal reports; cannot share or publish to others without Pro/Premium. | microsoft.com |
| Power BI Pro | $14 | — | per_seat | Paid yearly (annual commitment). Publish, share, and collaborate on reports. Included in Microsoft 365 E5 / Office 365 E5. | microsoft.com |
| Power BI Premium Per User | $24 | — | per_seat | Paid yearly. All Pro features plus larger model sizes (up to 100 GB), 48 refreshes/day, advanced AI, dataflows. All users in a PPU workspace must also have PPU license. | microsoft.com |
| Power BI Premium (Capacity) | Quote-only | — | custom | Fabric F-SKU or Power BI P-SKU capacity licenses. Pricing varies by capacity size; contact Microsoft for quote. Enables free users to consume Pro/PPU-created content. | microsoft.com |

**Key features:** Deep Microsoft 365 / Teams integration; AI-powered Q&A with natural language queries; Power BI Dataflows for reusable ETL; Paginated reports for pixel-perfect printing; Fabric-native: unified with Azure data estate.

**Plan limits:** Free: personal reports only, no sharing, 1 GB storage; Pro: 10 GB storage per user, 8 scheduled refreshes/day; Premium Per User: up to 100 GB model size, 48 refreshes/day; Free tier cannot share content without Pro/Premium recipient.

Sources: 1 · Last verified 2026-06-14
Provenance: Fetched official Microsoft pricing page at microsoft.com/en-us/power-platform/products/power-bi/pricing (2026-06-14). Page explicitly lists Free (no charge), Power BI Pro $14.00/user/month paid yearly, Power BI Premium Per User $24.00/user/month paid yearly. These are annual-commitment rates; month-to-month pricing not published on the page.
Canonical: https://frontdeskreview.com/software/bi-analytics/power-bi/
Cite: Per The Front Desk Review, Microsoft Power BI's entry plan was $0 (free)/mo as of 2026-06-14 — https://frontdeskreview.com/software/bi-analytics/power-bi/
License: CC BY 4.0. Price history: https://frontdeskreview.com/data/price-history.jsonl