Unlock Free BI & Data Tool Licenses: A Student & Educator’s Guide

How to Get Free Access to DBT, Power Platform, Tableau, and More!

Hey Data Enthusiasts/VizMasters,
Are you a student or a teacher passionate about data analytics, BI, or engineering?
Here is some Good news, many leading companies offer free or highly discounted licenses for you. Here’s a simple, step-by-step guide to get you started:

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1. dbt (data build tool)

For Students and Teachers:

• Free Learning Courses (official dbt courses)

• dbt CLI (local installation)

• Academic License Inquiries (for teachers/education)

• Community Slack for Support and Questions

Note: No official Student Program page for dbt, but the CLI version and free online courses are great for students.

2. Power BI / Microsoft Fabric (Student License)

For Students:

• Microsoft Azure for Students (includes free Power BI Pro & more)

• Office 365 Education (to access Power BI Pro and Microsoft Fabric)

For Teachers/Universities:

• Microsoft Fabric Official (sign up for learning access)

• Power BI Pro Details

3. Tableau for Students and Educators

For Students: Tableau for Students - Free 1-Year License
For Teachers: Tableau for Teachers - Free Teaching License
Free Tableau Public (for anyone): https://public.tableau.com/

4. Alteryx for Students and Educators

For Students: Alteryx for Students - Free 1-Year License
For Teachers: Alteryx for Teaching - Free Licenses for Educators

5. Databricks for Students

For Students: Free Databricks Community Edition
For Teachers: Databricks for Educators (Sign up for free educational access)

6. Snowflake Free Trial and Education Program

For Students:

• Free Snowflake Trial (for students and educators)

7. Google Cloud Platform (GCP)

For Students:

• Google Cloud for Students - Free Credits & Tools

For Teachers:

• Google Cloud for Educators - Free Teaching Resources

8. AWS Educate

For Students:

• AWS Educate - Free Credits & Access

For Teachers:

• AWS Educate for Educators - Free Teaching Access

9. IBM Cloud for Students

For Students:

• IBM Cloud for Students - Free Access to Tools & Resources

10. RStudio for Students

For Students:

• RStudio for Students - Free Tools

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Bonus Tip for Students & Educators

Always use your valid university or school email (e.g., .edu, .ac.in) during sign-up to validate your student/teacher status. You’ll get faster access to free educational licenses and tools.

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Bonus Tools You Can Explore

If you're into learning tools for machine learning or data science, consider these additional resources that offer free licenses for students:

• Kaggle (for data science and machine learning)

• BigML (machine learning platform)

• RapidMiner (machine learning & data science)

• Google Colab (notebooks for machine learning and AI)