Licenses
Reading, navigating, searching and exporting a chart is always free — no license, no registration, no trial to start. A license is required for one thing only: Edit Mode, the ability to propose changes to a chart.
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How a license is checked
The visual checks for exactly one thing: a license token, pasted into Format visual → License → License token. This is the path for a Customputing.com-issued license — purchased, promotional, or an evaluation grant from registering for a trial (see below). All three arrive and verify the same way, as a single signed token, checked entirely on your own device.
Without a token, the chart stays fully readable — every tab, every export, every
navigation feature works exactly the same. Edit Mode simply doesn't unlock, and the status
line reads Unlicensed — Read Only.
Every instance of the visual needs its own token. If a report uses the visual on more than one page, or twice on one page, each is a separate instance with its own format-pane properties — the token has to be pasted into each one individually.
License scope
A token is bound to one of four scopes, set when it's issued. The status line shows which one is active:
| Scope | Bound to | What that means in practice |
|---|---|---|
| Personal | One named person | Works only for that specific user. If a report carrying the token is shared with someone else, the token simply won't verify for them — the text is still there in the report's properties, but verification checks who's actually opening it. |
| Tenant | One Power BI tenant | Works for anyone within that organization's tenant, regardless of who pasted it in. One license covers the whole organization — which also means anyone at that org who receives a copy of a report with the token embedded gets the same access. |
| Cloud | One sovereign cloud | Works across an entire cloud environment (e.g. GCC, GCC High, DoD) rather than a single tenant — the right scope for an organization operating across multiple tenants within the same cloud. |
| Full | Nothing — unrestricted | Works anywhere, for anyone who has the token. Reserved for cases where a narrower scope genuinely doesn't fit; once embedded in a shared report, it works for whoever opens that report, anywhere. |
Whichever scope applies, a token also carries either a real expiry date or a permanent
grant. The status line shows both duration and scope together, e.g. License: Tenant
— 90 days left (expires 2026-12-01).
Choosing a scope when requesting a license. Personal suits an individual report author; Tenant suits a whole organization sharing reports internally; Cloud suits an organization spanning several tenants in the same government cloud. Mention your situation when you request a license and the right scope can be issued.
The free trial
Register as a user on Customputing.com to get a free evaluation license. Registration issues a real, time-limited license token by email or text message — verified and enforced exactly the same way a paid one is, just shorter and free.
Already registered and your trial has ended? Additional trial or beta (early adopter) tokens may be available — reach out to admin@customputing.com and mention you'd like to keep evaluating.
License cost
Edit Mode access, at any scope. Prices below are annual; a forever license (a one-time purchase, no renewal, a permanent grant with no expiry) is also available at any tier — mention it when you request a license.
| Tier | Price | Covers |
|---|---|---|
| Individual | $10 per year, or $1/month | One named person — a Personal-scoped token (see License scope above). |
| Command — 10 tokens | $90 ($9.00 each) per year | A batch of individual, Personal-scoped tokens at a discount, for a command or unit distributing licenses to its own people. Not a distinct scope the way Tenant or Cloud are — there's no way for the visual to detect which command someone belongs to, so this is a bulk discount on ordinary Personal tokens, not a technically different kind of grant. |
| Command — 20 tokens | $160 ($8.00 each) per year | |
| Command — 50 tokens | $300 ($6.00 each) per year | |
| Command — 100 tokens | $500 ($5.00 each) per year | |
| Tenant | $1/user for a 5-year term, or a comparable forever price — exact quote depends on tenant size | Everyone within one Power BI tenant — a Tenant-scoped token, one purchase for the whole organization, from a 20-person office to a DoD tenant with well over a million users. |
| Cloud | Contact for pricing (see below) | Everyone across an entire sovereign cloud (GCC, GCC High, DoD) — a Cloud-scoped token, for an organization spanning several tenants in the same cloud. |
100 tokens is the largest Command batch listed here; for more than that, reach out directly. Additional tokens at the same rate your command already agreed to can be added at any time — a bulk order doesn't have to be a single, one-time purchase. Later purchases that reach the next tier of total users will receive that tier's bulk rate.
A token in a Command batch isn't reassignable on its own. Each one is bound to one person, the same as any Personal-scoped token. If someone leaves, their specific token can't simply be handed to their replacement — it has to be revoked and a new one issued, and revocation takes effect the next time readers update to a newer version of the visual, not immediately. Plan for turnover with a little headroom in the batch size, or reach out when someone leaves and a token can be revoked and replaced.
Requesting a license
License purchases and registration through Customputing.com are coming soon. In the meantime, reach out directly and a token can be issued manually:
Email admin@customputing.com to request a license
Mention which scope fits your situation (see above), and whether you're requesting a trial, a purchase, or have a feature request — the same address handles all three.