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Power BI (HR)

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Microsoft's business intelligence tool for building real-time HR and workforce dashboards.

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  • Deployment Cloud Based, Hybrid
  • Starting price $14
  • Free trial Available
  • Best for Startups, SMEs, Agencies

What is Power BI (HR)?

Power BI is Microsoft's business intelligence platform, widely used by HR teams to combine data from HRIS, ATS, payroll, and learning systems into live dashboards tracking headcount, attrition, onboarding, promotions, and engagement. It offers drag-and-drop report building, native connectors to tools like Excel, SAP SuccessFactors, Workday, and BambooHR, row-level security for sensitive employee data, and Copilot AI features for natural-language querying and automated insights.

Power BI Desktop is free for individual report building, while Power BI Pro ($14/user/month, billed yearly) enables sharing and collaboration, and Premium Per User ($24/user/month) adds larger datasets and more frequent refreshes. Capacity-based Premium and Microsoft Fabric options exist for large organizations. Power BI is developed by Microsoft and is deployed via web, desktop, and mobile apps.

Key Features of Power BI (HR)

Power BI (HR) lists 9 documented features, including Drag-and-drop report and dashboard builder, Native connectors to Excel, SAP SuccessFactors, Workday, BambooHR and Real-time dashboards with scheduled data refresh. The list below covers what the product does rather than how it is marketed.

  • Drag-and-drop report and dashboard builder
  • Native connectors to Excel, SAP SuccessFactors, Workday, BambooHR
  • Real-time dashboards with scheduled data refresh
  • Row-level security for sensitive HR data
  • Copilot AI-assisted insights and natural-language Q&A
  • Mobile app for dashboard viewing and alerts
  • Power Query for data transformation and cleaning
  • Drill-down filtering by business unit, manager, role, or location
  • Embeddable reports for custom applications

Power BI (HR) Pricing

Power BI (HR) lists 2 plans, from $14 to $24.

Power BI Pro

$14

per user/month, paid yearly

Per user licence for building and sharing reports, sold with a credit card on an annual commitment.

Power BI Premium Per User

$24

per user/month, paid yearly

Premium capabilities on a per user licence; listed as a buyable plan with its own Buy now option, which is why the figure is used despite the add-on flag.

Power BI (HR) Specifications

Power BI (HR) is available on web app and Windows and has iOS and Android apps. It offers an API, has a free trial and has a free plan.

Deployment
  • Cloud Based
  • Hybrid
Billing cycle
Yearly
Desktop
  • Web App
  • Windows
Mobile
  • iOS
  • Android
Languages
  • English
Built for
  • Startups
  • SMEs
  • Agencies
  • Enterprises
Support
  • Email
  • Phone
  • Live Support
  • Training
  • Tickets
Integrations
Excel, SharePoint, SAP SuccessFactors, Workday, BambooHR, Azure, Microsoft Teams, and hundreds of connectors
Public API
Yes
Free trial
Yes
Free plan
Yes
Runs in browser
Yes
Customisable
Yes
Website
microsoft.com

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Power BI (HR) FAQs

Power BI Desktop is free for building reports, but sharing dashboards privately with a team requires a paid Pro or Premium Per User license.

Power BI Pro costs $14 per user per month when billed yearly, and is also included with Microsoft 365 E5 and Office 365 E5 subscriptions.

Yes, Power BI has connectors and integration options for major HRIS platforms including Workday and SAP SuccessFactors.

Microsoft provides a Human Resources sample report, and third-party HR analytics templates are available on Microsoft AppSource.

Yes, Microsoft offers free trials of Power BI Pro for evaluating collaboration and sharing features.