PowerBI Licensing

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+# Power Bi Licensing - Overview
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+Last updated: 2025-04-01
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+<details>
+<summary><b>List of References </b> (Click to expand)</summary>
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+- [Interact with the Power BI service as a Free user](https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/power-bi/consumer/end-user-features)
+- [Power Bi Free User Feature List](https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/power-bi/consumer/end-user-features#feature-list)
+- [Power BI pricing Free, Pro, PPU, Embedded, Fabric](https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/power-platform/products/power-bi/pricing?msockid=38ec3806873362243e122ce086486339#tabs-pill-bar-oca31b12_tab0)
+- [Save costs with Microsoft Fabric Capacity reservations](https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/cost-management-billing/reservations/fabric-capacity)
+- [Comparision Table between Fabric, Power Bi and vcores](https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/fabric/enterprise/licenses#capacity)
+- [Table - Workspace license mode](https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/fabric/enterprise/licenses#workspace)
+- [Table - Per user licenses](https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/fabric/enterprise/licenses#per-user-licenses)
+- [Fabic -Features parity list](https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/fabric/enterprise/fabric-features#features-parity-list)
+- [Embedded - prerequisites](https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/power-bi/developer/embedded/embed-organization-app#prerequisites)
+- [Embedded - Which SKU should I use?](https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/power-bi/developer/embedded/embedded-capacity#which-sku-should-i-use)
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+</details>
+
+> [!IMPORTANT]
+> *SKUs that are smaller than F64 require a Pro or Premium Per User (PPU) license, or a Power BI individual trial to consume Power BI content. `To distribute content through Power BI apps, we require Premium capacity (F64 or higher) so that free users can access the content without needing a Pro license.`
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+| **Capacity**          | **Description**                                                                 | **Usage** | **Capabilities** | **User Types** | **When to Use** |
+|-----------------------|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------|-----------|------------------|----------------|-----------------|
+| **Power BI Embedded (A)** | A solution for embedding Power BI reports and dashboards into applications.     | External users | - Embedding interactive reports and dashboards<br>- APIs for embedding control<br>- Scalable with pay-as-you-go pricing | - ISVs (Independent Software Vendors)<br>- Developers integrating analytics into applications without requiring users to have a Power BI license | Use when you need to integrate interactive reports and dashboards directly into your applications for a seamless user experience. |
+| **Microsoft Fabric (F)**  | A comprehensive solution integrating various Microsoft analytics services.      | Internal users | - Integration of data engineering, warehousing, real-time analytics, data science, and BI<br>- Unified governance and security | - Organizations seeking an end-to-end data platform for diverse workloads<br>- Companies needing a unified ecosystem from data ingestion to insights | Use when you need a unified analytics platform that integrates multiple Microsoft services for enhanced data governance and seamless workflow. |
+| **Power BI Premium (P)**  | Provides advanced analytics capabilities and larger data capacity.              | Internal users | - Advanced features like AI, paginated reports, dataflows<br>- Dedicated cloud resources<br>- Incremental refreshes and enhanced data security | - Enterprise users needing advanced analytics across the organization<br>- Organizations requiring large-scale deployments with dedicated capacity | Use when you require advanced analytics, larger data capacity, and AI integration for comprehensive data analysis and insights. |
+
+> [!NOTE]
+> The embedding option is not available for sharing content with internal users. We need to use the F SKU license (Fabric) option. 
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