Does Microsoft 365 E5 include Power BI Pro?
Yes. Microsoft 365 E5 includes a Power BI Pro licence per user. Microsoft 365 E3 does not — E3 users need a Power BI Pro or Power BI Premium Per User (PPU) add-on, or the workspace they consume must be backed by a Fabric F-SKU capacity that grants free-user consumption.
What Power BI Pro allows
- Publish and share dashboards and reports in workspaces.
- Consume Pro-tier content published by others.
- Use workspaces, apps, and row-level security.
- Access Power BI mobile with Pro content.
When Fabric capacity replaces per-user Pro
Fabric F64 and larger include the Power BI Premium capabilities that let free users consume Pro-authored content in the workspace hosted on that capacity. In that model, only content creators need Pro or PPU — viewers are on the free plan. Below F64, viewers still need Pro.
Read next
- Microsoft 365 E3 vs E5 — what's worth the upgrade— A practical comparison of Microsoft 365 E3 and E5 plans — what E5 adds, where the value sits, and step-up patterns.
- Microsoft Fabric explained— What Microsoft Fabric actually is beyond "Power BI Premium rebranded" — OneLake, the workloads, F-SKU licensing vs the old P-SKUs, and where Azure Synapse fits.
- Power BI Pro vs Premium Per User vs Fabric capacity— Choosing between Power BI licensing tiers — Pro, PPU, and Microsoft Fabric capacity for different scenarios.