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Microsoft Power BI Copilot

Build reports and measures via Copilot

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Paid — no free plan

Copilot is listed only with paid Fabric capacity; the free tier has no Copilot. Need it free right now? Try Zoho Analytics →

What Microsoft Power BI Copilot does

  • Build reports and measures via Copilot
  • Natural-language data questions
  • Deep Microsoft 365 integration
  • Copilot is listed only with paid Fabric capacity; the free tier has no Copilot.

Microsoft Power BI Copilot — straight answers

What is Microsoft Power BI Copilot?

Microsoft Power BI Copilot is listed under Business Intelligence, in the Data Analysis & Business category on Flocci AI Tools. Build reports and measures via Copilot. It is paid, with no free tier, and it lives at microsoft.com.

Is Microsoft Power BI Copilot free?

No. Copilot is listed only with paid Fabric capacity; the free tier has no Copilot. If you need it free right now, Zoho Analytics does the same job for free. Flocci keeps paid tools out of its free catalog: they appear only in search results when you choose to see them, labelled and paired with a free alternative.

Can I use Microsoft Power BI Copilot in a browser, or is there an app?

Microsoft Power BI Copilot needs to be installed or self-hosted — it doesn't run in a browser tab. It is available on inside another product, the web, Windows, iOS and Android.

What can Microsoft Power BI Copilot do?

Microsoft Power BI Copilot does 4 things the catalog singles out: Build reports and measures via copilot; natural-language data questions; deep microsoft 365 integration; copilot is listed only with paid fabric capacity; the free tier has no copilot..

What is the best free alternative to Microsoft Power BI Copilot?

Zoho Analytics is the best free alternative: it does the same job and you can start without paying. Metabase, Databricks Genie and Sigma Computing also start free. The full list is on the alternatives page.

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Microsoft Power BI Copilot alternatives

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Tableau (Pulse/Einstein)

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  • Natural-language 'Ask Data'
  • Governed enterprise dashboards
  • Free trial

ThoughtSpot

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trial
  • Search- and agent-driven analytics (Spotter)
  • Ask questions, get governed answers
  • Embedded analytics
  • Free trial

Zenlytic

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  • Named AI analyst agent (Zoe) answers business questions in plain English
  • Self-configuring semantic layer setup
  • Free-trial signup, no published self-serve pricing

Omni

Business Intelligence
trial
  • Combines BI dashboards, live spreadsheets, and SQL editing in one tool
  • AI chat answers grounded in a governed semantic model
  • MCP connectors expose data to Claude/ChatGPT directly

Fabi.ai

Business Intelligence
trial
  • "Smartbooks" mix SQL, Python and no-code in one AI notebook
  • AI Analyst agent runs ad-hoc exploratory analysis
  • Delivers scheduled insights via Slack/email/spreadsheet

Databricks Genie

Business Intelligence
freemium
  • Natural-language conversational analytics over Databricks Lakehouse (Genie Spaces)
  • 150 free DBUs/user/month LLM allowance, pay-as-you-go beyond that
  • Genie Agents free through Jan 2027, billed via warehouse + AI usage

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