Know the price hike before your renewal does.
Pricing, licensing, SKU-retirement, end-of-support and M&A changes across 64 data & BI tools: Fivetran, Snowflake, Databricks, Power BI, Tableau, dbt, Airflow and more. Each one comes with who’s affected, what it costs, the date you need to act by, and what to do about it.
Next deadlines
170.5 today · base 100 = Jan 2025
Coming up next 12 months
- QlikQlik Sense Enterprise on Windows November 2024 reaches end of support
The Qlik Sense Enterprise on Windows November 2024 release reaches its end of support date on November 26, 2026.
End of support - TalendPaid extended support for Talend 7.3 ends December 2026
Paid extended support for Talend 7.3 is available for purchase through December 2026.
End of support - AlteryxAlteryx Designer 2026.2 support ends December 13, 2026
Designer 2026.2 (Designer-only release) reaches end of technical support on December 13, 2026, 60 days after 2026.3 release.
End of support - SAPSAP BusinessObjects BI 4.3 mainstream maintenance ends
SAP extends BI 4.3 Mainstream Maintenance to end of 2026, with security fixes guaranteed to end of 2027.
End of support - Amazon QuickSightFree Quick Enterprise access for Quick Sight Authors ends December 31, 2026
Quick Sight Authors' promotional access to all Quick Enterprise capabilities is time-limited and runs until December 31, 2026.
Free tier - LookerLooker Mobile (Legacy) support ends January 31, 2027
Support for the Looker Mobile (Legacy) app is discontinued and new downloads end January 31, 2027, though existing installations remain usable.
End of support - Microsoft Power BIPower BI Q&A is retired in February 2027
Power BI Q&A experiences are being retired in February 2027, with Copilot for Power BI recommended as the replacement.
End of support - InformaticaPowerCenter 10.5.x paid extended support ends
Paid extended support for PowerCenter ends March 31, 2027, followed by sustaining support until 2029 at higher cost with limited fixes.
End of support - Google BigQueryBigQuery Graph core processing requires Enterprise or Enterprise Plus reservations
Core graph processing requires an Enterprise or Enterprise Plus edition reservation, ending Standard edition and on-demand support for existing allowlisted users on April 26, 2027.
Billing - Microsoft Power BIPower BI real-time streaming semantic models retire
Power BI stops supporting creation of new push, streaming, PubNub streaming semantic models and streaming data tiles after October 31, 2027; Microsoft recommends Real-Time Intelligence in Fabric.
End of support
Hits at your renewal no single date: the clock starts at your contract’s end
- Microsoft SQL ServerPower BI Report Server rights on SQL Server 2022 Enterprise now tied to active SA
For SQL Server 2022 and earlier, PBIRS usage rights apply only to Enterprise core licenses with active Software Assurance and end when SA expires.
License - Microsoft Power BIPower BI Premium P-SKUs retire at the end of your agreement term
Microsoft retires Power BI Premium P SKUs at the end of each customer's agreement term; the subscription isn't renewable.
SKU retired - LookerLooker Conversational Analytics overage billing is coming ($3 / $20 per 1M tokens)
Usage beyond included monthly Conversational Analytics data tokens will incur overage fees billed monthly in arrears after a not-yet-stated date.
Price ↑ - Microsoft SQL ServerNo new SSRS versions: Power BI Report Server replaces SSRS from SQL Server 2025
Microsoft will release no new SSRS versions from SQL Server 2025 on and consolidates on-premises reporting under Power BI Report Server.
End of support - Microsoft FabricFabric capacity overage (preview) billed at 3x pay-as-you-go
Fabric adds an opt-in preview where capacity overage is billed at 3x the pay-as-you-go rate rather than throttled, subject to admin-set 24-hour limits.
Billing
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- MatillionMatillion ETL 1.78 LTS support ends November 2026
Matillion ETL 1.78 LTS, released May 29th 2025, has an end-of-support date of November 2026 and is listed as currently supported.
End of support - DatabricksAzure Databricks Standard tier ends; workspaces auto-upgrade to Premium
Standard tier workspaces on Azure Databricks reach end of life on Oct 1, 2026, and remaining ones are auto-upgraded to Premium.
SKU retired - DatabricksDatabricks acquires Row Zero (governed spreadsheets for Genie)
Databricks announced it has acquired Row Zero, which will be integrated with Genie and made available to all Databricks customers across all major clouds.
M&A - AirbyteSSO removed from Airbyte Cloud Standard for new subscribers
Single sign-on is no longer available on Standard; existing SSO users may continue while they keep the plan.
Packaging - AirbyteAirbyte Cloud Standard doubles from $10 to $20 per month
Standard base price rises from $10 to $20 per month with 5 free credits monthly, effective September 21, 2026.
Price ↑+100% - AirbyteAirbyte Cloud Plus becomes self-serve credit tiers from $189 to $4,999/month
Plus is split into six credit tiers (40 to 2,000 credits) with per-tier prices and lower overage rates, available immediately.
Packaging - AirbyteUnused Airbyte Cloud credits now roll over for 3 months (was 2)
Unused credits roll over for 3 months, previously 2 months.
Packaging - SnowflakeSnowflake blocks password sign-in for all remaining legacy service users
Non-human users are blocked from password authentication, and existing LEGACY_SERVICE users are migrated to TYPE=SERVICE.
End of support - Microsoft SQL ServerSQL Server 2016 (incl. SSIS/SSAS/SSRS 2016) reaches end of support
SQL Server 2016 reached end of support on July 14, 2026, so Microsoft no longer provides regular security updates or technical support; paid ESU is offered as a bridge.
End of support - DagsterPrefect is acquiring Dagster Labs; combined company to operate as Prefect
Prefect announced it is acquiring Dagster Labs, including the Dagster product, codebase, customer relationships and team; the vendor says customer pricing and contracts are unchanged.
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