dataflows vs push dataset refreshes

[toy]

hello im looking at these two articles

https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/power-bi/service-dataflows-overview

https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/power-bi/service-real-time-streaming

and im trying to understand would be the advantages/disadvantages of using one method over the other

both articles seem to being saying that they both do the same - are they?

but thats also bc im not as familiar with the azure and its data services

would someone mind breaking down the basic diffs and in which scenario you would use one over the other?

i also read this post and didnt get much more clarification

https://community.powerbi.com/t5/Service/Dataflow-vs-Dataset-refresh/m-p/572076#M57973

thx so much

[v-juanli-msft · Accepted solution]

Hi @toy 

Some summary as below, hope it helps

index	function/features	push dataset refreshes	dataflow
1	stream data and update dashboards in real-time	Y	N
2	support to connect to real-time datasets	Y	N
3	connect to push or streaming datasets in Power BI Desktop	N	N
4	extend the Common Data Model (CDM)	N	Y
5	leverage powerful Azure products	N	Y
6	use dataflow in Power BI Desktop	N	Y
7	Use Power Query Online	N	Y

In addition, this third part article1 and article 2 introduce dataflow more clearly.

Best Regards
Maggie

Community Support Team _ Maggie Li
If this post helps, then please consider Accept it as the solution to help the other members find it more quickly.

[toy]

thank you so much

this gives me a good place to start