Differentiates between power bi report builder vs power bi desktop

[Anonymous]

Hello

I'm sorry if this was already asked, but honestly I didn't see anything on google, so I decided to ask the stupid question, what's the difference between power bi report builder vs power bi desktop?

I mean, power bi report generator build reports such as getting widgets, etc., no power bi desktop does that as well as getting or creating datasets and data sources?

thank you in advance

[v-shex-msft]

HI @Anonymous,

In fact, they are used to handle different types of reports.

For power bi report builder, it can be used to design and publish paginated reports. For power bi desktop, it used to design and publish visualization charts and reports.

You can refer to the following links to know more about them:

What is SQL Server Reporting Services (SSRS)? 

SQL Server Reporting Services vs Power BI Report Server – What’s the Difference? 

SSRS Vs Power BI 

BTW, the report that design from report builder can't direct publish and use on power bi side, but you can do some operation to embed the paginated reports from PBRS to power bi service.

Create an embedded data source for paginated reports in the Power BI service 

Regards,

Xiaoxin Sheng

[amitchandak]

@Anonymous , refer, if these can help

https://www.knowledgehut.com/blog/business-intelligence-and-visualization/powerbi-vs-ssrs-comparison

https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/power-bi/paginated-reports/report-builder-power-bi

https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/power-bi/paginated-reports/paginated-reports-report-builder-power-bi

https://powerbi.microsoft.com/en-us/blog/tag/power-bi-report-builder/