Microsoft Power BI

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Utilize Microsoft's Power BI to convert varied data sources into interactive visual insights. It includes Power BI Desktop, online services, and mobile apps, allowing the creation, sharing, and consumption of business insights on any device, tailored to diverse business needs.

Cost / License

Freemium (Subscription)
Proprietary

Application type

Business Intelligence Tool

Origin

United States

Platforms

Windows
Online
Android
iPhone
Android Tablet
iPad
Microsoft Power BI
Microsoft 365
Microsoft Excel

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Features

Import CSV Data
No Coding Required
Extensible by Plugins/Extensions
Cloud Sync
Ad-free
Integrated ETL
Data visualization
Reporting
Excel Add-in
REST API

Comments and Reviews

Top Positive Comment

Rolando Isidoro

★★★★★

May 14, 2018

Great business analytics suite with a wide variety of data sources to choose from in a fully featured free solution.

Marko VeselinovićDeveloper at Klarbro

★★★★★

Oct 17, 2026

Developer at Klarbro

I save my reports as .pbip with TMDL, so the semantic model sits in Git and every change shows up in a diff. Calculation groups, field parameters and row-level security cover what I need.

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Moo Kaa

★★★★★

May 2, 2021

Range of data source support and provides a better environment than excel for adhoc power query workflows.

Rajesh N

★★★★★

Apr 26, 2021

Microsoft Power BI is a handy tool for both self-service and IT-managed enterprise BI projects.

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oswaldo

★★★★★

Oct 3, 2017

-1

Have nice tools and many ways to get your data into the project. The only thing missing is a way to connect with google docs, hopefully soon.

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Install from the command line

winget install -e --id Microsoft.PowerBI

Be careful what you paste into a terminal. Check what a command installs before running it.

What is Microsoft Power BI?

Power BI is a collection of software services, apps, and connectors that work together to turn your unrelated sources of data into coherent, visually immersive, and interactive insights. Your data might be an Excel spreadsheet, or a collection of cloud-based and on-premises hybrid data warehouses. Power BI lets you easily connect to your data sources, visualize and discover what's important, and share that with anyone or everyone you want.

Power BI consists of several elements that all work together, starting with these three basics:

A Windows desktop application called Power BI Desktop.
An online software as a service (SaaS) service called the Power BI service.
Power BI Mobile apps for Windows, iOS, and Android devices.

These three elements—Power BI Desktop, the service, and the mobile apps—are designed to let you create, share, and consume business insights in the way that serves you and your role most effectively.

Beyond those three, Power BI also features two other elements:

Power BI Report Builder, for creating paginated reports to share in the Power BI service. Read more about paginated reports later in this article.
Power BI Report Server, an on-premises report server where you can publish your Power BI reports, after creating them in Power BI Desktop.