Own360 vs Power BI
A Power BI alternative with no per-user licence to renew.
Power BI is licensed per user per month, and its on-premise Report Server needs capacity or SQL Server core licences. OwnBI runs on your infrastructure, answers questions in plain English, and has no per-user fee.
Side by side
| Own360 | Power BI | |
|---|---|---|
| Deployment | Self-hosted: on-premise, private cloud or air-gapped. | Power BI is a Microsoft cloud service. Power BI Report Server is the on-premise option [1][2]. |
| Licensing | Perpetual licence (CapEx), or a managed subscription (OpEx). No per-user fees. | In India, Pro is listed at ₹1,165 and Premium Per User at ₹1,995 per user per month, billed yearly, GST extra [1]. |
| On-premise licensing | The same licence covers any deployment. | Report Server needs Fabric F64 or higher, or SQL Server core licences; on SQL Server Enterprise before 2025 it also needs active Software Assurance [2]. |
| Publishing reports | Publishing and viewing are covered by the licence. | Publishing to Fabric or Report Server requires a Pro licence per publisher [1][2]. |
| Price changes | A perpetual licence does not reprice at renewal. | Microsoft raised Pro to $14 and Premium Per User to $24 per user per month from 1 April 2025 [3]. |
| Asking questions | Ask Aria: plain-English questions return governed answers with confidence scores and lineage. | Natural-language and Copilot features are available; check licence and capacity requirements with Microsoft. |
| Security | Row-level security on every query, on a unified semantic layer. | Row-level security is available. |
When Own360 is the better fit
Report viewers outnumber analysts
With no per-user fees, putting dashboards in front of every manager does not raise the bill.
Data cannot leave your network
OwnBI runs next to your data, on-premise or air-gapped, without capacity licensing.
You want answers, not just dashboards
Business users ask in English and get governed answers, with daily anomaly briefs for leadership.
When Power BI may still suit you
You are standardised on Microsoft 365 and Fabric, and Power BI is already in your agreement. Your analysts depend on Excel-centred workflows tied to Power BI.
Sources: [1] Microsoft, Power BI pricing, India (checked November 2026); [2] Microsoft Learn, Get started with Power BI Report Server (checked November 2026); [3] Microsoft Fabric Community, Important update to Power BI pricing. Competitor details are taken from public sources and may change; check with the vendor before you decide.
Buy it once. Run it on your infrastructure.
Own360 is sold as a perpetual licence to enterprises that want their business software as an asset, not a subscription. Here is how a licence comes together.
- 01
Discovery call
Walk us through the stack you run today and the renewals coming up. We map which OwnApps replace which tools.
- 02
Free stack audit and written quote
You get a migration plan and a licence quote for the apps you need. Perpetual licence (CapEx) or managed subscription (OpEx).
- 03
Deployed on your infrastructure
On-premise, private cloud or air-gapped. The stack is live in two weeks, with OwnETL moving your data and business logic.
- Perpetual licence: you own it
- No per-seat pricing
- Self-hosted, your data stays with you
- Live in two weeks