Power BI Pro rose 40% from $10 to $14 per user
Microsoft raised Power BI Pro from $10 to $14 per user/month and Premium Per User from $20 to $24, effective April 1, 2025, its first Pro increase since launch in 2015.
What changed
- Price increase, 40%, Apr 1, 2025
- At a 10-person team (2 builders, 8 viewers): $100 → $140 a month ($480 more a year)
- Before: Pro $10/user/mo, PPU $20/user/mo
- After: Pro $14/user/mo, PPU $24/user/mo
- Existing customers: Existing commercial customers kept their current price until their next renewal; government, education and nonprofit pricing was not affected
Cheaper alternatives to Power BI
At a 10-person team (2 builders, 8 viewers), Power BI costs $140/mo. 1 BI and dashboard tool costs less:
- Metabase: $130/mo (Starter (cloud)), covers 91% of Power BI; missing or partial: Business app data connectors, Native mobile apps (partly), KPI goals and scorecards (partly)
Power BI alternatives: 2 BI and dashboard tools compared, at every size.
Sources
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