Ten years after launching its unified enterprise and analytics platform Microsoft Power BI, the Redmond-headquartered software giant plans to raise the prices of the platform’s Pro and Premium per user (PPU) license fees from April 1, 2025.
Microsoft launched Power BI in 2015 as a service that provided a cloud-based business solution. Over the past decade, the solution has evolved into a unified platform that enables self-service analytics and enterprise business intelligence (BI). The company has launched more than 1,500 updates across the Power BI portfolio in the last six years and its users consist of over 350,000 organizations and 6.5 million developers.
Kim Manis, Vice President of Product Management wrote on Microsoft’s Power BI blog, “Starting April 1, 2025, Power BI Pro licenses will be USD14 per user per month, and PPU licenses will be USD24 per user per month.”
She indicated that the new prices will be applied globally. For new customers who purchase Power BI Pro and PPU licenses after April 1, 2025, the new prices will be applied directly. Commercial customers with existing licenses will continue with their current pricing until their next renewal.
However, prices will not change for customers who purchase Power BI through Microsoft 365 E5 or Office 365 E5 annual term subscriptions with annual billing.
Manis also indicated that Microsoft would be introducing new features and enhancements in the coming months.
