Power BI Lite License

[pbiideas1]

Power BI should have a Lite License for people that only consume dashboards or reports every now and then. This is for people that don't create reports but need to see the dashboards and may need to use the "report level" to be able to export output to PowerPoint (since you can't export the dashboard to PowerPoint but can only do it at Report level).

[fbcideas_migusr]

Hi Anonymous, you have missed the point of this idea. No one disagrees that a decision maker should pay a fair amount. The issue is low involvement readers of data as I outlined in this article here https://exceleratorbi.com.au/power-bi-free-main-problem-here/

[jdzwart]

I started using PowerBi just now and the tool itself is great. Unfortunately it's useless for us to really use, since our employee base is on E3 licencing and i can never triple that investment just for people to be able to view some simple graphs. Back to sending excel attachments for now..

[glauber_andrade]

Pro account just to view a report is really shame. A great way to kill your product, Microsoft.

[Simket]

Got lucky my company is getting Pro licenses, but they are limited number. So now I have to double my work - created Power Bi reports for people with pro licences, and Create Excel reports for people without... I really find it counter productive and stupid...Sticking to excel for now, until whole license mess is resolved...

[luai]

This is a must. The latest pricing scenario is "All or nothing"!! On-Premise customers with SQL Server Standard Edition should have a medium sized licensing model for using PBI reports on-premises such as limited number of consumers... etc.

[fbcideas_migusr]

This is indeed a major issue with Power BI. Tableau is much more expensive for a single developer, but the reader is free. Microsoft really needs something similar so that I don't have to get a license for everyone who *might* occasionally view a report.

[tommi461]

Dear Microsoft, Please don't waste this product and kill the current enthusiasm and a truly magnificent uptake. Re-think your pricing model and keep the momentum moving.

[tbecks]

This exists with Premium.

[jasonbradfield]

If I could vote against this I would. The licensing model is clean and succinct - no need to sully it up with a bunch of different levels. If your company thinks $10/mo/user is too much to spend on someone who is reading reports (and is presumably a decision-maker) then I strongly suggest polishing up your resume and going to work at a company that values analytics.

[fbcideas_migusr]

Absolutely must have. Wondering if there has been any response/feedback from MS BI team on this request/suggestion about pricing?