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–$20/user/month, while Databricks SQL Analytics ranges from $500–$5000/month. Power BI is typically 100% more affordable, though your actual cost depends on tier and team size.

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Power BI
Power BI pricing ranges from free to $20 per user per month as of March 2026.
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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
List price × seats. Click a tier below to lock it.
Premium
$6.0K/yr
year 1 license · $20/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
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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 10 sourced facts
7 hidden-cost · 1 contract · Vendr median · 1 review platform
Last verified 3w ago
Confidence High confidence
Sources No structured sources
Last verified 2w 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
5 documented
  • Training and Onboarding Costs
    5-15% of license costs
    3 sources
  • External Sharing Complexity May Require Premium Upgrade
    $10/user/month
    1 source
  • Ongoing Retraining Due to Monthly Product Changes
    2-5% of license costs
    1 source
  • Premium Capacity Required for Large Deployments
    $4,995-$19,995/month for Premium capacity, on top of per-user licenses
    1 source
  • Azure Consumption Costs for Dataflows and AI Features
    15-30% additional costs from Azure consumption tied to advanced features
    1 source
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 use
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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License cost is computed from publicly listed plans (real math, list price × seats). Median annual cost is from Vendr's deal flow when available — see source badges. Hidden costs and contract terms each cite their own sources. We do not invent composite scores.
Business Intelligence

Power BI

$0–$20
/user/month
3 plans · Free tier
Full pricing breakdown →
VS
Business Intelligence

Databricks SQL Analytics

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

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
Free Free /user Custom
Pro $10 /user/month Custom
Premium $20 /user/month Custom

Cost at Scale

Total cost of ownership — licenses, implementation, and hidden costs included.

Power BI

6 scenarios
$0/month (free tier with basic features)
Solo / Getting Started
$20/month
Growing Business
$20/month
Enterprise Setup
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Databricks SQL Analytics

3 scenarios
$600
Small Analytics Team (5 analysts)
$900/month
$3,000
Mid-Size Company (20 analysts)
$6,000/month
$20,000
Enterprise Data Platform (100+ users)
$80,000/month

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