Grafana Enterprise vs Power BI

Name: Power BI
Brand: Power BI
Availability: OnlineOnly
Rating: 4.3 (2106 reviews)

Business Intelligence pricing comparison · 2026

Grafana Enterprise pricing ranges from $25000–$150000/annual, while Power BI ranges from $0–$24/user/month. These products use different pricing models (Per-seat subscription vs ), so a direct price comparison isn't meaningful — costs depend on usage volume and mix.

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Grafana Enterprise

Grafana Enterprise is the commercial edition of Grafana — the world's most widely deployed

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$699 $4.8K

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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

verified 6w ago

$699 $4.8K

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Verdict · Vendr median · year 1

Power saves $4.1K vs Grafana · 25 seats

Cheapest $699

Spread 85%

Estimated license cost

at 25 seats

List price × seats. Click a tier below to lock it.

Pricing model unknown

no public list price found

Power BI Premium Per User

$7.2K/yr

year 1 license · $24/seat

What buyers actually pay

median, annual

Vendr deal-flow data. The real benchmark, not list price.

Median annual

$4.8K/yr

Vendr · n=6 · limited data

↓ Lowest median

Median annual

$699/yr

Vendr · n=161

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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 9 sourced facts

7 hidden-cost · 1 contract · Vendr median

Last verified 2w ago

Confidence High confidence

Sources 3 sourced facts

1 contract · Vendr median · 1 review platform

Last verified 1mo ago

Confidence Medium confidence

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Plans at a glance

Every tier per product. Lock one to drive the cost row above and reveal a tier-specific outbound CTA.

Tier ladder

Click a tier to lock the cost row to it. Locking surfaces a tier-specific Visit CTA.

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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

Paywall Creep on Previously Free Features

5-15% of license costs

1 source
Plugin Signing / Marketplace Fees

10-20% of license costs

2 sources
Loki Read-Path Overage Charges

15-40% of license costs

1 source
Metrics Timeseries Pricing at Scale

10-25% of license costs

1 source
Self-Managed Operational Overhead

20-50% of license costs

2 sources

No hidden costs documented

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Contract terms

The fine print, surfaced. Green = buyer-friendly. Each clause backed by a quoted source.

Grafana

Power

Auto-renewal

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Yes

Cancellation

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✓ Monthly subscriptions can be cancelled at any time; annual commitments require 30-day notice before renewal

Commitment

1 year (annual contract, custom pricing)

✓ Monthly or annual; no minimum term for monthly billing

Price escalation

No published schedule; users report pricing has trended upward over time across Grafana's product line.

Microsoft has historically increased Power BI pricing; Pro was $9.99/month before increasing to $10/month. Enterprise Agreement customers can lock in pricing for 1-3 years.

Can downgrade

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✓ Yes

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What users say

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

User reviews

TrustRadius · Trustpilot · G2

No public ratings yet

Best for

Enterprises self-hosting Grafana requiring SSO, RBAC, compliance, and premium support

Watch out

Progressively paywalling features that were previously free in the open-source version

TrustRadius

8.5out of 5 (2,106)

Best for

Individual exploration

Watch out

Sharing content with people outside of your organization can be very difficult

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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.

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