Power BI Report Server

by
Andrew Snodgrass

by
Andrew Snodgrass

Andrew analyzes and writes about Microsoft's data management, business intelligence, and machine learning solutions, as well as aspects of licensing... more

Power BI Report Server (PBIRS) is Microsoft’s on-premises report server. It hosts paginated reports built on Report Definition Language (RDL), Power BI reports (.PBIX files) authored in a dedicated Power BI Desktop build, and Excel workbooks, all published to a web portal and administered through Report Server Configuration Manager. Starting with SQL Server 2025, PBIRS replaces SQL Server Reporting Services (SSRS) as Microsoft’s only on-premises reporting product, and it ships on its own release schedule rather than with SQL Server.

Product: Power BI Report Server

Licensing: Power BI Report Server

Near-Term Updates and Roadmap (2025–2026)

PBIRS spent the period being promoted from a Power BI side door to the on-premises reporting product. Microsoft broadened its entitlement in June 2025, confirmed the consolidation when SQL Server 2025 shipped without Reporting Services in Nov. 2025, and delivered steady visual and web-authoring work across the Sept. 2025, Jan. 2026, and May 2026 releases.