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4 years ago
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Power BI licensing

Hi all,   I have a client that wants a Power BI report to monitor some data, but they don't have a Premium or Pro license. I have a Pro license through my company, but I'm confused on if I can only...
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    Tutu_in_YYC
    4 years ago

    In general, anybody that wants to view a Power BI report securely needs a license.

    • If your report is on Premium Workspace > Report viewer will need Free license
    • If not on Premium Workspace > Report viewer will need Pro license

     

    For external users like your client, if your Power BI admin hasnt disabled share to external, then you can directly share to your clients. It will prompt the addition of that user into your organization's Guest Active Directory. The external users will still need a license based on the above mentioned scenario.

     

     

    If this helps, please consider accepting this as a solution.

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Tutu_in_YYC
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4 years ago

In general, anybody that wants to view a Power BI report securely needs a license.

  • If your report is on Premium Workspace > Report viewer will need Free license
  • If not on Premium Workspace > Report viewer will need Pro license

 

For external users like your client, if your Power BI admin hasnt disabled share to external, then you can directly share to your clients. It will prompt the addition of that user into your organization's Guest Active Directory. The external users will still need a license based on the above mentioned scenario.

 

 

If this helps, please consider accepting this as a solution.