Power BI License Inquiry (Online Platform)

[Mohanad-Mustafa]

Hello Team,

If I have Power BI Pro license and I have created workspaces and then created reports in these workspaces. 

My users will only have read-only access for viewing purposes, they will not be able to create/adjust any content.

1- Can a free power BI user in my organization access these reports that I share with them? If yes, are there 

limitations for them when they access? For instance, are they able to download reports to excel if they have free licenses?

2- What are the limitations for free users when they access power bi online reports that I shared with them for viewing purposes only/no collaboration needed?

3- Are they able to access those reports using the power bi mobile app just for viewing purposes?

[djurecicK2 · Accepted solution]

Free users will not be able to access the workspace at all.

[Mohanad-Mustafa]

Ok thanks 

[Mohanad-Mustafa]

Hi, thanks for your quick reply, to be honest, I am hoping to know what are the limitations for users with free licenses when they view the reports in Power BI online. I am not planning to create apps for users to collaborate, I just want them to see te reports , als we will not have premium capacity, its just me who creates the reports from a stored dataset in Power BI workspace, (Not My Workspace) and I am the only one that will have Pro license. 

Any feedback is appreciated, thanks again 

[djurecicK2]

Hi @Mohanad-Mustafa ,

 If you only have a pro license and your organization does not have a premium capacity, then each user that accesses the report also needs a pro license. It does not matter if it is read only. Here is some additional information:

https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/power-bi/fundamentals/service-features-license-type#power-bi-servi...