Power BI is a set of software services, apps, and connectors that work together to help you manage and analyze your organization’s data in the most effective way.
It includes Power BI Desktop, a free application that you can download and install on your computer.
Desktop is a complete data analysis, modeling, and reports creation tool that is used to connect to, transform, visualize, and analyze your data. You can share Reports with others directly or via the Power BI service.
Check our guides on how to download Power BI Desktop with and without an email account
If you’re a beginner we advise you to start with the Desktop version, after you get used to it, you might need to use the Power BI service.
Now, for the online version of Microsoft Power BI, known as Power BI Service (app.powerbi.com), a cloud-based SaaS (Software as a Service) part of Power BI that supports report editing and collaboration for teams and organizations.
Users generally struggle with the obligation of having a professional email address to create an account. Today we will show you how to use Power BI Service for free without the need for a professional email address.
1. Sign up for a Microsoft 365 trial of Office
Sign up for a Microsoft 365 trial on the Microsoft 365 website. If you don’t already have an account, Microsoft will walk you through the steps to create one.
Since commercial email accounts (such as Hotmail and Gmail) won’t work with Microsoft 365, you’ll create a new account that will look something like zalan@onmicrosoft.com.
If you select Office 365 E5, your trial will include Power BI Pro. The Power BI Pro trial will expire at the same time as your Office 365 E5 trial, which is currently 30 days.
If instead, you select Office 365 E3, you’ll be able to sign up for Power BI as a free user and upgrade to Pro for a 60-day trial.
2. Enter your email address or create a new one
Microsoft will let you know if that email address will work with Microsoft 365 or if you’ll need to create a new email address.
If you need a new email address, Microsoft will walk you through the steps.
The first step, creating a new account. Select Set up account.
3. Create your business identity
4. Set your account credentials
Create a new sign-in name that looks like you@yourcompany.onmicrosoft.com.
This is the sign-in you’ll use with your new work or school account and with Power BI.
That’s it! You now have an email address that you can use to sign up for Power BI.
Head on over to Sign up for the Power BI service as an individual
You may have to wait while your new tenant gets created. After it is created, Instead of an email, use your USER ID to login to Power BI, it’ll work like a charm and cost you nothing!
Best of luck!