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jieunjung
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5 months ago
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Inquiry on PBI Report Server Usage and Licensing

Hello,   I would like to inquire about the use of PBI Report Server. Currently, the customer’s Software Assurance (SA) has expired. Based on the latest official documentation, we understand that P...
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  • Poojara_D12's avatar
    Poojara_D12
    5 months ago

    Hi jieunjung 

    No—you cannot decouple PBIRS from SQL Server 2025 licensing and reuse it against older SQL Server Enterprise licenses.

    If you want to use PBIRS under the new licensing model, you must:

    • Have SQL Server 2025 (Std/Ent) core licenses, and
    • Run PBIRS within the scope of those licensed cores/servers

    Anything outside that falls back to the old rule (Enterprise + SA required).

     

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v-dineshya
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5 months ago

Hi jieunjung ,

Thank you for reaching out to the Microsoft Community Forum.

 

Yes, with SQL Server 2025 Enterprise or Standard licenses, the customer is entitled to use Power BI Report Server. Software Assurance is NOT required for PBIRS when licensed under SQL Server 2025. PBIRS cannot be legally decoupled from SQL Server 2025 licenses and “attached” to older SQL Server Enterprise Core licenses (2022 or earlier) whose SA has expired. Existing SQL Server Enterprise Core licenses from Nov‑2023 or May‑2025 do not grant PBIRS rights unless they are SQL Server 2025 licenses.

 

Please refer below link.

Reporting Services Consolidation FAQ - SQL Server Reporting Services (SSRS) | Microsoft Learn

 

I hope this information helps. Please do let us know if you have any further queries.

 

Regards,

Dinesh