Question

What licensing is required to deploy paginated reports in Power BI Service?
To deploy paginated reports in Power BI Service, what licenses are needed, and how do they differ based on deployment models (e.g., Power BI Premium or Pro)?

Answer 1

Generally, a Power BI Premium license is required in order to deploy paginated reports in Power BI Service. The licensing requirements are broken down as follows:

Premium Power BI:

Power BI Premium is required for the deployment and sharing of paginated reports throughout your company. You can also access features like more frequent refreshes and larger data models with Premium.

Dedicated cloud resources: When working with large datasets, premium users can take advantage of dedicated cloud resources, which guarantee optimal performance for paginated reports.

Although it has a user-based model limitation, Power BI Premium Per User (PPU) is a more affordable option that is appropriate for small teams or organizations. It offers some Premium features, such as paginated reports.

Power BI Pro:

Pro users cannot publish paginated reports to the Power BI Service unless the workspace hosting the reports is in a Premium capacity. However, Pro licenses are required for users who want to share, view, or collaborate on reports within a Premium workspace.