| Pricing model | Quote-based, typically $750-$2,000/user/year | Pro $14/user/mo, PPU $24/user/mo, Premium capacity from $5,000/mo |
| User limits | Named user licensing, enterprise tiers | Per-user for Pro/PPU; capacity-based for Premium (unlimited viewers) |
| Customization depth | Beast Modes (calc fields), Brick templates, Jupyter workspaces, JSON APIs | DAX, Power Query M, custom visuals (TypeScript SDK), paginated reports, Fabric notebooks |
| Industry fit | Non-technical execs, data-ops heavy teams, ad-hoc analytics | Microsoft-shops, finance/ops teams, enterprises with data-warehouse backends |
| Cloud / on-prem | Cloud SaaS only (no self-host) | Cloud (Fabric/Power BI Service) + Power BI Report Server on-prem |
| Reporting / Modelling | Magic ETL (visual), direct connectors, opinionated semantic layer | Tabular semantic model, DAX measures, composite models, Direct Lake (Fabric) |
| Mobile | Native iOS/Android app with offline dashboards | Native iOS/Android + Windows app, role-based row-level security |
| App marketplace | Appstore: ~1,000 pre-built apps and connectors | AppSource: 2,000+ custom visuals, templates, connectors |
| Implementation time | 4-10 weeks typical dashboard rollout | 2-12 weeks depending on modelling complexity |
| Support quality | Included customer success + 24/7 chat (higher tiers) | Microsoft premier / unified support contracts; strong community (MVPs) |