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ceka
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Hello
We have purchased a power BI pro license for our company and want to share files with free licence users through this license. but the colleague in the share can not open the file because there is free license. what we need to do.

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v-piga-msft
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Hi @ceka,

 

Actually, with sharing, whether you share content inside or outside your organization, you need a Power BI Pro license. Your recipients also need Power BI Pro licenses, or the content needs to be in a Premium capacity.

 

So your colleagues also need Pro license when they want to view the content shared with them.

 

Besides, you could purchase Premium and configure your app workspace with Premium.

 

Items within a Premium capacity

  • Accessing app workspaces (as members or admins) and publishing apps requires a Power BI Pro license.
  • App readers can be Power BI Pro or free users.
  • Sharing requires a Power BI Pro license but recipients can be Power BI Pro or free users.
  • Whether they have a Power BI Pro or free license, dashboard recipients can set data alerts.
  • REST APIs for embedding utilize a service account, with a Power BI Pro license, rather than a user.

For further information, you could have a reference of the articles below.

 

Share your Power BI dashboards and reports with coworkers and otherslet

Power BI Free vs Pro

 

Best Regards,

Cherry

Community Support Team _ Cherry Gao
If this post helps, then please consider Accept it as the solution to help the other members find it more quickly.

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ceka
New Member

Hello
We have purchased a power BI pro license for our company and want to share files with free licence users through this license. but the colleague in the share can not open the file because there is free license. what we need to do.

v-piga-msft
Resident Rockstar
Resident Rockstar

Hi @ceka,

 

Actually, with sharing, whether you share content inside or outside your organization, you need a Power BI Pro license. Your recipients also need Power BI Pro licenses, or the content needs to be in a Premium capacity.

 

So your colleagues also need Pro license when they want to view the content shared with them.

 

Besides, you could purchase Premium and configure your app workspace with Premium.

 

Items within a Premium capacity

  • Accessing app workspaces (as members or admins) and publishing apps requires a Power BI Pro license.
  • App readers can be Power BI Pro or free users.
  • Sharing requires a Power BI Pro license but recipients can be Power BI Pro or free users.
  • Whether they have a Power BI Pro or free license, dashboard recipients can set data alerts.
  • REST APIs for embedding utilize a service account, with a Power BI Pro license, rather than a user.

For further information, you could have a reference of the articles below.

 

Share your Power BI dashboards and reports with coworkers and otherslet

Power BI Free vs Pro

 

Best Regards,

Cherry

Community Support Team _ Cherry Gao
If this post helps, then please consider Accept it as the solution to help the other members find it more quickly.

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