Solved: power bi online/service version

grcooper · ‎11-03-2017

I am confused between the online/service versions of Power BI desktop and PRO. I know desktop is free and PRO has a fee, but are there also online versions of desktop and PRO? Or is service considered the online version?

Greg_Deckler · ‎11-03-2017

Desktop is always free for both Free and Pro licenses, it is the same. The Service is the online version and it has different functionality if you are a Pro user versus a Free user.

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v-shex-msft · ‎11-05-2017

Hi @grcooper,

As smoupre said, desktop is always free, all licenses can use desktop version in free.

If you have any confused of these licenses, you can refer to below link to know more about them.

Power BI Premium FAQ

Regards,

Xiaoxin Sheng

Community Support Team _ Xiaoxin
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Greg_Deckler · ‎11-03-2017

Desktop is always free for both Free and Pro licenses, it is the same. The Service is the online version and it has different functionality if you are a Pro user versus a Free user.

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