Microsoft Power BI Copilot

Build reports and measures via Copilot

What Microsoft Power BI Copilot does

  • Build reports and measures via Copilot
  • Natural-language data questions
  • Deep Microsoft 365 integration
  • Free desktop authoring

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 free to trial, then paid, and it lives at microsoft.com.

Is Microsoft Power BI Copilot free?

Microsoft Power BI Copilot offers a free trial rather than a permanent free tier, so access ends when the trial does. If you need something with no clock on it, the alternatives page lists the free and freemium options in the same category.

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; free desktop authoring.

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

Databricks Genie is the closest free alternative: it sits in the same Business Intelligence sub-category and is free tier + paid plans. Gemini in Looker, Sigma Computing and Snowflake Cortex Analyst 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)

Business Intelligence
trial
  • AI insights with Tableau Pulse
  • Natural-language 'Ask Data'
  • Governed enterprise dashboards
  • Free trial

ThoughtSpot

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

Zenlytic

Business Intelligence
trial
  • 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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