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np4120
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9 years ago

Correct me if I am wrong - Otherwise will need to stop Using PowerBI for Clients

I developed a dashboard and reports for a school that is used by 4 School Admins so the license change that requires them to have PowerBi Pro licenses is manageable.  I now start the design for a ser...
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Fugi
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9 years ago

I'm pretty sure for Qlik everyone would need a license as well?  I'm not really familiar with their cloud-based pricing but their on prem priceing is crazy...

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    np4120
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    9 years ago

    I did get some clarification on Qlik and you are correct. Beyond a static report , everyone needs a license. 

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      Fugi
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      9 years ago

      That said, I think with the new structure your 400 ish users become 'premium users' that carry a much smaller cost.  I'd recommend contacting a powerBI reseller like SHI or even Microsoft directly for clairification.

      The results of our analysis for a ~2500 user implementation were even if everyone needs Pro... it is still extremely cheap compared to Tableau or Qlik.  Particularly if you are going to implement Office 365 as well.