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4 years ago
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Power BI Options for non M365 users

Hi, I've been asked to investigate using the Power BI service for a client who doesn't use M365.  I have done a bit of searching and found a few posts that are a few years old and can't get a clear ...
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    4 years ago

    Hi. It is mandatory to have office account to use Power Bi Service. The only way to user Power Bi without any microsoft licence would be developing a web app with Power Bi Embed (azure resource with capacity) owning the login.

    You should also consider that you can create office accounts for free and just pay for the Power Bi Pro licence. You don't need to pay for anything else rather than PBI if you don't want.

    I hope that helps,

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4 years ago

Hi. It is mandatory to have office account to use Power Bi Service. The only way to user Power Bi without any microsoft licence would be developing a web app with Power Bi Embed (azure resource with capacity) owning the login.

You should also consider that you can create office accounts for free and just pay for the Power Bi Pro licence. You don't need to pay for anything else rather than PBI if you don't want.

I hope that helps,