Power BI vs Databricks SQL Analytics Pricing (2026)
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Power BI vs Databricks SQL Analytics

Business Intelligence pricing comparison · 2026

Power BI pricing ranges from $0–$24/user/month, while Databricks SQL Analytics ranges from $500–$5000/month. These products use different pricing models ( vs Per-seat subscription), so a direct price comparison isn't meaningful — costs depend on usage volume and mix.

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Power BI
Power BI costs $14 per user per month for Pro and $24 per user per month for Premium Per U
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Databricks SQL Analytics
Databricks SQL Analytics is the SQL warehouse layer of the Databricks Lakehouse Platform,
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Estimated license cost
at 25 seats
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Power BI Premium Per User
$7.2K/yr
year 1 license · $24/seat
Pricing model unknown
Pricing model unknown
no public list price found
What buyers actually pay
median, annual
Vendr deal-flow data. The real benchmark, not list price.
Median annual
$699/yr
Vendr · n=161
No Vendr data
Not in Vendr's deal flow
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Sources & confidence

Every dollar amount and contract clause below traces back to a sourced fact. We don't manufacture composite scores.

Where this data comes from
Vendr · TrustRadius · Reddit · BBB · official docs
Sources 3 sourced facts
1 contract · Vendr median · 1 review platform
Last verified 6d ago
Confidence Medium confidence
Sources No structured sources
Last verified 1mo ago
Confidence Medium confidence
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Plans at a glance

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Hidden costs

Each cost is severity-ranked, with the dollar range quoted from its source (Vendr, Reddit, TrustRadius, BBB, official docs) — never our estimate.

Beyond the sticker
Severity-ranked, sourced
No hidden costs documented
No hidden costs documented
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What users say

Aggregated, with sample sizes. We use whichever review platform has data.

User reviews
TrustRadius · Trustpilot · G2
TrustRadius
8.5/5 (2,106)
Best for
Individual exploration
Watch out
Sharing content with people outside of your organization can be very difficult
No public ratings yet
Best for
Teams with consistent, high-frequency query workloads where warehouses run most of the time
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Business Intelligence

Power BI

$0–$24
/user/month
4 plans · Free tier
Full pricing breakdown →
VS
Business Intelligence

Databricks SQL Analytics

$500–$5000
/month
3 plans
Full pricing breakdown →

Different Pricing Models

Direct price comparison isn't meaningful here — Power BI uses pricing while Databricks SQL Analytics uses Per-seat subscription pricing. Your actual cost will depend on usage volume, team size, or both. Here's each product in its native unit.

Power BI

$0–$24 / user/month
See full Power BI pricing →
vs
Per-seat subscription

Databricks SQL Analytics

$500–$5000 / month
See full Databricks SQL Analytics pricing →

Power BI and Databricks SQL Analytics both operate in the business intelligence category. This page compares their list pricing.

Plan-by-Plan Pricing

Plan Power BI Databricks SQL Analytics
Power BI Free Free /user/month Custom
Power BI Pro $14 /user/month Custom
Power BI Premium Per User $24 /user/month Custom
Power BI Embedded Custom

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