The Marketplace path works well for individual buyers, but it has more steps than a normal SaaS checkout. Use this walkthrough if you want the process mapped out before you leave the site.
1. Open Marketplace and click 'Buy now'
- •Go to the Enlighten Aquarium listing on Microsoft Marketplace. Make sure you signed in with the account for the correct tenant.
- •Click ‘Buy now’. Do not click ‘Install free’, as that installs the limited version. Pro features require selecting ‘Buy now’.
2. Confirm your billing country or region
- •Make sure the billing profile matches your country or region.
- •If it is wrong, change the billing profile or create a new one with the correct country.
- •If you cannot change it, sign out and back in with the correct tenant or account, or ask your billing admin to set up the right profile.
Tip: Local currency is supported.
3. Select a plan
- •Click Pro (the per-user Pro plan in Marketplace).
- •Click the Next button at the bottom of the page.
4. Check out
Now you are ready to check out.
- •Select either a 1-month or 1-year subscription plan.
- •Select the number of users (1-1,000,000).
- •To auto renew, keep the Auto Renew button toggled on.
- •Click the Next button.
5. Payment
- •Select a payment method or add a new card if needed.
- •Billing begins after the one-month free trial, with invoices issued within 24 hours of the trial ending (learn more about invoice timing).
- •Add a PO number (optional) under Billing Profile (add new, then enter PO).
- •Click the Place order button.
6. Complete purchase
You will see the 'Starting Your Order' page.
- •When the order has finished, you will see a 'Thank you for your purchase' page.
- •Stay on that screen until your order is placed. You'll receive a subscription in Microsoft 365 admin center.
- •Click the Assign licenses button.
7. Assign the licenses
This will take you to Microsoft Admin Center - Licenses.
- •If you're the buyer, a license is auto-assigned to you within a few minutes. You only need to refresh your Power BI report (F5 in Power BI Service; restart Power BI Desktop).
- •To assign licenses to others, in the Product Name list, click Enlighten Aquarium.
8. Verify in Power BI
- •Open a report that uses the Enlighten Aquarium Pro visual and refresh (F5).
- •If the license was just assigned, wait up to 5 minutes and refresh again.
If your organization manages billing, tenant setup, or license assignment centrally, use the dedicated IT guide. It covers the internal buying flow and helps the right admin complete the order cleanly.
- •Best for centralized billing and license management.
- •Useful when procurement needs PO handling or internal approvals.
- •Helps avoid licensing mistakes across tenants and billing profiles.