Power BI Report Server Licensing

[Idrissshatila]

Hello Community,

Can anyone provide info about Power BI report server licensing, and if available real experience in using it.

[v-sathmakuri]

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[Ritaf1983]

Hi @Idrissshatila 

Regarding Power BI Report Server licensing:
You have two options:

1. SQL Server Enterprise Edition with Software Assurance (SA) – includes rights to use Power BI Report Server.

2. Power BI Premium Per Capacity – purchasing a P SKU (like P1) also entitles you to deploy and use Report Server.

From real experience:
I worked on a project with Power BI Report Server, and honestly, the experience is much smoother than people expect at first.
The work process is very similar to Power BI Desktop, with a few important differences:

• Some newer features are not available, especially Preview features like Field Parameters.

• Tip: Always stay at least two versions behind the latest Report Server release. New releases can have issues, better to wait for stable versions.

• Refreshing reports is managed through the server, similar to SSRS.

• Deployment: Instead of "Publish," you save or upload the .pbix files directly to the Report Server.

For more information please refer :
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B6OPcxxc7Zk

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q-_kVwOMgEk

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1QCnjPRs7jM

* The webinar of Nissim is on hebrew , but you can use a tranlate of youtube this is realy great webinar, i know him personally 🙂

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[v-sathmakuri · Accepted solution]

Hi @Idrissshatila ,

Thank you for reaching out to Microsoft Fabric Community.

Here are some official Microsoft resources to help you understand Power BI Report Server licensing and usage

Power BI Report Server Documentation Hub

https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/power-bi/report-server/ 

Power BI Report Server document provides an overview of PBIRS features, deployment options, and licensing models.

https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/power-bi/report-server/get-started 

Compare Power BI Report Server and the Power BI Service documentation highlights the differences between PBIRS and the cloud-based Power BI Service.

https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/power-bi/report-server/compare-report-server-service

Please let us know if you need any further information.

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