Microsoft Power BI
BI & dashboards · Freemium
About
Microsoft's business intelligence tool for reports and dashboards, with Copilot for building visuals.
Key features
- Report builder
- DAX modelling
- Copilot report creation
- Teams and Excel integration
Best for
- — Microsoft-centric organisations
- — Affordable enterprise BI
- Pricing
- Freemium
- Platforms
- Windows, Web, iOS, Android
- Works with
- Microsoft 365, Microsoft Teams
- Last checked
- 2026-10-29
- Status
- Listed, not yet tested
Our take
Great value for Microsoft shops. Desktop authoring is Windows-only and DAX has a learning curve.
Features and pricing change often — confirm on microsoft.com before you commit.
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