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Hi!
I have a Power BI Desktop Pro license, but Power BI Service is indicating that I need to upgrade my license to Power BI Pro. Do you know if an additional license is required to use the Power BI Service?
Thanks,
Mike
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Hi Stuart,
My admin indicated that the Power BI Desktop was $99, so I assumed I had a license. I will f/u with IT internally here to make sure that I get a license.
Thanks so much!
Mike
HI @mbeutel
Power BI Desktop is free software, you can download it from Microsoft you don't need a licence for it . To publish the reports you create in Power BI Desktop to the Power BI Service, you need a Power BI licence. The free Power BI Licence allows you to publish into your own private Workspace in service, and view the Reports there. You cannot share Reports with a free licence, you cannot create Workspaces with a free licence. To do that (and many other things) you need at least a Power BI Pro licence.
See : Power BI Free vs Pro | What's The Difference | Burningsuit
Hope this helps
Stuart
Hi Stuart,
My admin indicated that the Power BI Desktop was $99, so I assumed I had a license. I will f/u with IT internally here to make sure that I get a license.
Thanks so much!
Mike
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