HOW MUCH?! Microsoft Fabric Licensing and Pricing Explained

In this video, we explore the different licensing options for buying Microsoft Fabric, as well as price comparisons for each of these options given a few common scenarios.

#microsoftfabric #freetrial #powerbi

00:00 Intro
00:48 Licensing docs
01:26 Licensing options
03:45 F-SKUs
04:25 Buying capacity in Azure
04:47 F-SKU pricing
05:31 Options for existing Power BI users
08:18 Do I need PBI license?
09:08 Scenario 1
10:22 Scenario 2
11:38 Scenario 3
12:40 Other considerations
13:5 Final thoughts

[Koenkeizer]

Thank you. Best video i came across on youtube regarding Fabric licensing and pricing

[AccessAnalytic]

Note that PPU features are not replicated in Fabric unless you get F64+

Also Pro licences required regardless of SKU for publishing and sharing - even F64+. Consumers ( viewers ) will only need Fabric free with F64+

[MK-ukwp]

Ive been looking for so long for a simple breakdown, thank you!

[wajiharfaoui]

Thank you for your video, what will be the problem if i have a power BI Pro Licence and I buy F8 for example

[sajidsherif]

Hi - many thanks for this useful video.

Are paginated reports in Power BI available under the Pro licence, or only under Premium per User? I'm wondering if this is a similar scenario the "48 refreshes per day" example in your video.

[alisabenesova]

Also, I would like to ask. You mention we have to count with storage price 10:12. But maybe I have missed it in the video, but can you guide me please?

[sandrojorgeoliveira]

Will, thank you for share your acknowledgement!

[Grotesque]

You have not considered that with Premium Capacity you get 64 Capacity units, not 2. That's a huge difference and can mean being able to run medium workload or not. F2 can be completely useless given workload that are not small.

[GabrielaOlaru]

Best video I found on pricing, thank you!

[AdrianMcGavock]

great video with clear explanations of u/c's 👍

[anytcl]

HI, this does seem very complex, and I think its mainly for people who already use and pay for PowerBI, so they sort of know how much power they need to process their data
But for anyone who never paid for PowerBI, before this is very obscure

But now lets say, I have 1 datawarehouse (1 SSAS Tabular DB)
And dozens of potential users (~100 or so users)

What should one even buy? How many SKUs or Fs do I need etc...
I think MS need to give more example per usage scenario
DB Dize, Number of views per day, Level of interaction with the reports

[garimasharma]

what is the feature difference between microsoft fabric free trial and f2?

[jasonpedely]

Hi Will, at the end of your video you mentioned F SKU's are charged per hour but the documentation says per second. Can you help provide some clarity there? Also, if billing is per second how does that work If I purchase a F64 and only use a few hours every month. Will I not be billed the $8, 400 for the month?

[BISimplifier]

I am having PBI premium capacity (P2) and have not enabled preview features .So currently i am not availing fabric to users(even trial).But in next month on wards does it make automatically Fabric enabled if admin does not change any setting in the portal?
Second thing is that you mentioned that in premium you can leverage fabric with no extra costs. Is that mean with the amount that i am paying for premium capacity, i can work with all fabric personas? If so, this new pricing mechanism(pay as you go) not applicable for premium capacities?

[nimdy]

Why do you need to buy PPU and an F SKU?

[alisabenesova]

I tought your hair grown so fast, but I see, its you actually get a haircut :D

[alisabenesova]

Oooh the cheapest is now $321.20/month :D