BI & analytics
20 tracked changes across 18 tools.
Upcoming & at renewal
- 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 - 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 - 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 - 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 - 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 - 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 - QlikQlik Sense Enterprise on Windows November 2025 reaches end of support
The Qlik Sense Enterprise on Windows November 2025 release reaches its end of support date on November 5, 2027.
End of support - 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 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
Already in effect
- TableauTableau Cloud adds capacity-based Viewer Blocks (unlimited viewers)
Tableau Cloud introduces capacity-based Viewer Blocks that replace per-user-per-month Viewer licensing, with no limit on Viewer accounts, starting July 2026.
Billing - TableauTableau Cloud flow resource blocks move to tenant-level allocation
Flow resource blocks are no longer auto-provisioned per site; purchased blocks are allocated at tenant level by cloud administrators from May 2026.
Packaging - TableauNew Tableau Cloud sites default to 10 concurrent extract refreshes
From May 2026, new Tableau Cloud sites get a default of 10 concurrent extract refreshes instead of the previous 25 for qualifying sites.
Packaging - IBM CognosIBM Cognos Analytics 11.2.x leaves standard support
IBM ends standard support for Cognos Analytics 11.2.x on 30-Apr-2026, moving it to Extended/Sustained support that completes 30-Apr-2030.
End of support - LookerLooker Studio is renamed Data Studio
Looker Studio is renamed Data Studio, split into a free Data Studio edition and a paid Data Studio Pro edition for scaling teams.
Packaging - SAPSAP BEx Analyzer and BEx Precalculation leave mainstream maintenance
BEx Analyzer and BEx Precalculation leave SAP mainstream maintenance and enter customer-specific maintenance from October 15, 2025, with new unknown bugs possibly chargeable.
End of support - Amazon QuickSightQuick Sight Author Pro drops from $50 to $40 per user/month
Author Pro list price drops from $50 to $40 per month, with Author Pro users gaining Quick Suite Enterprise capabilities.
Price ↓-20% - Amazon QuickSightAmazon QuickSight becomes Amazon Quick Suite (Quick Sight)
QuickSight is renamed Amazon Quick Suite, with the new UI and branding rolling out globally from October 9, 2025 while existing BI functionality continues.
Packaging - Microsoft Power BIPower BI Premium Per User rises from $20 to $24 per user/month (+20%)
Microsoft raised Power BI Premium Per User from $20 to $24 per user per month for new customers and at renewal from April 1, 2025.
Price ↑+20% - Microsoft Power BIPower BI Pro rises from $10 to $14 per user/month (+40%)
Power BI Pro licenses increase to USD14 per user per month starting April 1, 2025, for new and existing commercial customers at renewal.
Price ↑+40% - SAPSAP BusinessObjects BI 2025 drops Lumira Discovery, Crystal Reports for Enterprise, .unv universes
SAP BusinessObjects BI 2025 no longer delivers several components, including Lumira Discovery, Crystal Reports for Enterprise and .unv universes; alternatives are recommended.
End of support