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sonalidhar87
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Difference between Power BI Web service and Power Bi Report server

Hi,

 

What is the major difference between Power BI Web service and Power Bi Report server. Which one is ideal for using .rdl reports which can be shared with different business users without any individual license purchase.

 

Thanks,

Sonali Dhar

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v-luwang-msft
Community Support
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Hi @sonalidhar87 ,

Power BI Report Server is an on-premises report server with a web portal in which you display and manage reports and KPIs.
Power BI is a collection of software services, apps, and connectors that work together to turn your unrelated sources of data into coherent, visually immersive, and interactive insights.


Power BI Report Server and the Power BI service have many similarities and some key differences.

vluwangmsft_0-1649754326321.png

 

For more details, you can read related document:

Comparing Power BI Report Server and the Power BI service - Power BI | Microsoft Docs

 

And they all support Paginated reports ,so they all could use rdl.When you use paginated reports on power bi service,At least you need A Power BI Pro license, or Premium Per User (PPU) license, and write access to a workspace in a Power BI Premium capacity.(refer it)

vluwangmsft_1-1649754600477.png

 

And about share on PowerBI Service ,there are some requirement.

vluwangmsft_2-1649754699207.png

 

 

Hope to help you understand the difference between them.

 

Best Regards

Lucien

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v-luwang-msft
Community Support
Community Support

Hi @sonalidhar87 ,

Power BI Report Server is an on-premises report server with a web portal in which you display and manage reports and KPIs.
Power BI is a collection of software services, apps, and connectors that work together to turn your unrelated sources of data into coherent, visually immersive, and interactive insights.


Power BI Report Server and the Power BI service have many similarities and some key differences.

vluwangmsft_0-1649754326321.png

 

For more details, you can read related document:

Comparing Power BI Report Server and the Power BI service - Power BI | Microsoft Docs

 

And they all support Paginated reports ,so they all could use rdl.When you use paginated reports on power bi service,At least you need A Power BI Pro license, or Premium Per User (PPU) license, and write access to a workspace in a Power BI Premium capacity.(refer it)

vluwangmsft_1-1649754600477.png

 

And about share on PowerBI Service ,there are some requirement.

vluwangmsft_2-1649754699207.png

 

 

Hope to help you understand the difference between them.

 

Best Regards

Lucien


@v-luwang-msft wrote:

When you use paginated reports on power bi service,you need at least Power BI Pro license.(refer it)

 


This is incorrect. You need some sort of premium capacity to run paginated reports.

 

So either:

 

  • a Pro License with write access to a Premium Capacity
  • or a Premium Per User license (in which case you can only share with other users with Premium per User licenses)

Hi @d_gosbell ,

Thank you very much for pointing this out, it has been corrected. Thank you.

 

Best Regards

Luciedn

d_gosbell
Super User
Super User

The difference between these 2 offerings is documented here https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/power-bi/report-server/compare-report-server-service both of them allow for report consumers to access reports without additional licensing costs. In both scenarios it is only people that publish Power BI reports that require Power BI Pro licenses.

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