Skip to main content
cancel
Showing results for 
Search instead for 
Did you mean: 

The Power BI Data Visualization World Championships is back! Get ahead of the game and start preparing now! Learn more

Reply
Anonymous
Not applicable

Licensing

Currently I have power bi pro license and I am embedding my report using service principal into my web application. Is pro license enough to achieve it (including prod environment) or do i need premium license. There is also powerBI embed I what case we need powerbBI embed license and how it is different from premium and pro licenses.

1 ACCEPTED SOLUTION
Anonymous
Not applicable

Hi @Anonymous,

If you only work for tests, pro licenses may be suitable for the embedded feature usages. (it provides some trial tokens for embedded feature usages) If you are working in the production environment, a premium license should be better, it does not limit the token usages.

For the difference between power bi licenses, you can take a look at the following link:

Power BI service features by license type - Power BI | Microsoft Docs

In addition, you can also check the following link to know more about power bi premium lincese.

Power BI Premium FAQ - Power BI | Microsoft Docs

Regards,

Xiaoxin Sheng

View solution in original post

2 REPLIES 2
Anonymous
Not applicable

Hi @Anonymous,

If you only work for tests, pro licenses may be suitable for the embedded feature usages. (it provides some trial tokens for embedded feature usages) If you are working in the production environment, a premium license should be better, it does not limit the token usages.

For the difference between power bi licenses, you can take a look at the following link:

Power BI service features by license type - Power BI | Microsoft Docs

In addition, you can also check the following link to know more about power bi premium lincese.

Power BI Premium FAQ - Power BI | Microsoft Docs

Regards,

Xiaoxin Sheng

amitchandak
Super User
Super User

@Anonymous , with Power BI pro, you can not integrate RLS with your application. Also, parameters are visual in the URL, you can not pass them hidden.

 

In case plan to control , user and parameter, you need to go for power BI embedded

 

Share with Power BI Enthusiasts: Full Power BI Video (20 Hours) YouTube
Microsoft Fabric Series 60+ Videos YouTube
Microsoft Fabric Hindi End to End YouTube

Helpful resources

Announcements
Power BI DataViz World Championships

Power BI Dataviz World Championships

The Power BI Data Visualization World Championships is back! Get ahead of the game and start preparing now!

December 2025 Power BI Update Carousel

Power BI Monthly Update - December 2025

Check out the December 2025 Power BI Holiday Recap!

FabCon Atlanta 2026 carousel

FabCon Atlanta 2026

Join us at FabCon Atlanta, March 16-20, for the ultimate Fabric, Power BI, AI and SQL community-led event. Save $200 with code FABCOMM.