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Power BI in Azure
juanFPR The Power BI Desktop is free. The Power BI Service is an Azure Software as a Service and requires a Pro license.
Embedded has different licenses. Both require at least 1 Pro license for the user who is creating the reports if that is the only way you are going to license.
Embedded licenses have two options. "A" - azure sku -> https://azure.microsoft.com/en-us/pricing/details/power-bi-embedded/
and
The older "E" sku (or EM).
Actually, this article explains all of this pretty well -> https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/power-bi/developer/embedded-faq
Another way to think of this is Pro is the base level license, and Premium/Embedded are add-ons. Those add-ons would only dictate how many Pro licenses you needed.
Example:
Pro for everyone
Pro for only report creators and Premium license to share with all free
Pro for report creators and Embedded for share with free
Anonymous
But how azure benefits me in terms of costs, if I pay for power BI embedded?
I am asking this because the company I work for is thinking about changing its monthly licenses of power BI Pro to Power BI service in Azure? Is that coherent?
May be I am not getting the concept of Power BI services (embedded and report server) in azure. That's why I am asking. Thanks for your patience.
Thanks
juanFPR The Power BI Desktop is free. The Power BI Service is an Azure Software as a Service and requires a Pro license.
Embedded has different licenses. Both require at least 1 Pro license for the user who is creating the reports if that is the only way you are going to license.
Embedded licenses have two options. "A" - azure sku -> https://azure.microsoft.com/en-us/pricing/details/power-bi-embedded/
and
The older "E" sku (or EM).
Actually, this article explains all of this pretty well -> https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/power-bi/developer/embedded-faq
Another way to think of this is Pro is the base level license, and Premium/Embedded are add-ons. Those add-ons would only dictate how many Pro licenses you needed.
Example:
Pro for everyone
Pro for only report creators and Premium license to share with all free
Pro for report creators and Embedded for share with free