What is Power BI?

Power BI is a business analytics solution that lets you visualize your data and share insights across your organization, or embed them in your app or website. Connect to hundreds of data sources and bring your data to life with live dashboards and reports.

Power BI

See your data in new ways

Make informed decisions quickly. Connect, model, and then explore your data with visual reports that you can collaborate, publish, and share. Power BI integrates with other tools, including Microsoft Excel, so you can get up to speed quickly and work seamlessly with your existing solutions.

Create

PowerBI - Create

Connect to your data wherever it lives. Then explore your data with stunning interactive visualizations.

Collaborate and share

PowerBI - Collaborate and share

Publish reports and dashboards, collaborate with your team, and share insights inside and outside of your organization.

Access insights from anywhere

PowerBI - Access insights from anywhere

Take action with seamless access to insights from your desk or while on the go with Power BI apps built by Microsoft, our partners and your organization.

Choose the right Power BI option for your needs

Content creation

Use the free Power BI Desktop tool to author reports and prepare, model, and create data visualizations.

Content publication

Collaborate with colleagues, model data, author content, share dashboards, publish reports, and perform ad-hoc analysis with a Power BI Pro license.

Content consumption

Read and interact with pre-published dashboards and reports with either a per-user Power BI Pro license or a Power BI Premium license for large-scale databases.

Make complex topics compelling and accessible

Anchor data storytelling to facts through visuals, which enable your audience to connect with the information. Share insights more effectively and increase comprehension, retention, and appeal with eye-catching visuals that help you interact with your data and make informed decisions quickly.