{"id":1412,"date":"2023-03-02T06:08:59","date_gmt":"2023-03-02T11:08:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.onlc.com\/blog\/?p=1412"},"modified":"2023-11-22T16:47:33","modified_gmt":"2023-11-22T21:47:33","slug":"can-i-get-power-bi-for-free","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.onlc.com\/blog\/can-i-get-power-bi-for-free\/","title":{"rendered":"Can I Get Power BI for Free?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Power BI is one of the most commonly used software solutions developed by Microsoft. It aims to enable businesses to connect to apps and use connectors to turn unrelated sources of data into something visually pleasing, immersive, and interactive.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Power BI is a unified, scalable platform for self-service and enterprise business intelligence (BI) which can visualize any data and seamlessly put the visuals into apps that are utilized daily.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">People are often amazed at <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.onlc.com\/blog\/how-easy-is-power-bi-to-learn\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">how easy it is to learn Power BI<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, even without <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.onlc.com\/power-bi-training-classes.htm\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Microsoft Power BI training<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">.<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> Once you start to understand the tools, it\u2019s a snap to create dashboards, translate data, and even <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.onlc.com\/blog\/how-to-export-power-bi-to-excel\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">export Power BI to Excel<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Of course, people wonder if Power BI can be downloaded, installed, and used for free. Today, we are going to explore those opportunities.<\/span><\/p>\n<h3><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">How To Get Power BI For Free<\/span><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Power BI Desktop is always a free product. There are also paid packages that are available, including Power BI Pro, Power BI Premium, and Power BI Premium Per User. This means that any individual can download and use Power BI at no cost.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">There are numerous ways through which you can sign up for the Power BI service as an individual. You can visit the official website and click on &#8216;Try Power BI for Free.&#8217; Then, all you need to do is submit your email address.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Upon creating a Microsoft account, you can download Power BI desktop by navigating to the official page and selecting &#8216;Download Free.&#8217; You can also select the &#8216;See Download or Language Options&#8217; button to find the client there.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Now, you need to select the setup version. There are two files to choose from, including:<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">PBIDesktopSetup_x64.exe<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">PBIDesktopSetup.exe<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The right file will depend on your operating system. The main difference is that one is a thirty-two-bit version, while the other is a sixty-four-bit version. Most modern computers are sixty-four-bit, so usually, users will want the \u2018x64\u2019 version. Now, you need to click on &#8216;Next&#8217; and wait for the application to download.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Upon installation, you can log in with your account, select &#8216;My Workplace&#8217; from the navigation pane, and begin using the application.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.onlc.com\/power-bi-training-classes.htm\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-2568\" src=\"https:\/\/www.onlc.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/ONLC_BlogCTA_PowerBI.jpg\" alt=\"power-bi-course-onlc\" width=\"1050\" height=\"400\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<h2><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Why Power BI Can Be an Essential Tool<\/span><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Power BI is used to find insights into an organization&#8217;s data. It can help connect disparate data sets or transform and clean data while enabling users to create charts and graphs as visual representations. All of this can be shared with other Power BI users.<\/span><\/p>\n<h3><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The Value Behind Power BI<\/span><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">There are numerous reasons why Power BI is valuable. There&#8217;s artificial intelligence that allows users to access image recognition and text analytics or create machine learning models through automated capabilities, which can then be integrated with Azure Machine Learning. There\u2019s also hybrid deployment support, quick insights, and common data model support.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Additionally, Microsoft enabled Cortana integration, which allows users to query data verbally, allowing them to access results using Cortana as a digital assistant. There&#8217;s also a high level of customization\u2014developers can utilize sample code and an application program interface (API) to embed the Power BI dashboard onto other software products.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Power BI has received numerous updates, all of which have aimed to make the application a bit more powerful.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">In Summary<\/span><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Power BI premium plans are only required through specific use cases and are generally purchased and used by organizations or enterprises, not individuals. As such, anyone can easily gain access to the Power BI software package with ease. <\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Power BI is one of the most commonly used software solutions developed by Microsoft. 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