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reddyrkiran
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Power BI Fabric Licensing

We are currently looking to procure Fabric capacity.

1) What kind of licensing is needed to Access content that is published to SKU's smaller than F64. 

2) Content published by PPU license to SKU's smaller than F64 can it be accessed by a Pro license User?

3) If All of the users already have a Pro License, do we need an F64 SKU or can we opt a smaller SKU?

4) If we buy F64, can we either downgrade or upgrade our SKU based on requirement?

 

 

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Hello @reddyrkiran ,

 

1) Pro license works in this scenario.

 

2)  as long as its published to the fabric workspace then it would work.

 

3) SKUs smaller than F64 require a Power BI Pro or Premium Per User license for each user consuming Power BI content. Content in workspaces on F64 or larger Fabric capacities is available for users with a Free license.

 

 

4) yes you can



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@reddyrkiran ,

 

the users that are just viewing, doesn't need a license, they consume for free.

 

just the developers needs a pro license.



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v-sgandrathi
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Hi @reddyrkiran,

 

Accessing SKUs Smaller than F64:
Users need a Power BI Pro license to access content published to Fabric SKUs smaller than F64 (e.g., F2–F32). These capacities do not support free users for content consumption.

Pro Users Accessing PPU-Created Content:
Yes, Pro users can access content created by PPU users if it’s published to a Fabric capacity, regardless of the SKU size. The key is that the content must reside within a capacity, not in personal workspaces.

Do You Need F64 If Everyone Has Pro:
No, if all users already have Pro licenses, you can use smaller SKUs (F2–F32). F64 or higher is only required when you want to enable content access for free users.

Can You Upgrade/Downgrade F64:
Yes, Fabric capacities are scalable. You can upgrade or downgrade between SKUs (e.g., F32, F64, F128) based on your needs via the admin portal or Azure Capacity settings.

Do All Users Need Licenses with F64:
No, if you're using F64 or higher, free users can view shared content. However, users still need Pro or higher licenses to create, edit, or publish content.

 

If this solution worked for you, kindly mark it as Accept as Solution and feel free to give a Kudos, it would be much appreciated!

 

Thank you.

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v-sgandrathi
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Hi @reddyrkiran,

 

Accessing SKUs Smaller than F64:
Users need a Power BI Pro license to access content published to Fabric SKUs smaller than F64 (e.g., F2–F32). These capacities do not support free users for content consumption.

Pro Users Accessing PPU-Created Content:
Yes, Pro users can access content created by PPU users if it’s published to a Fabric capacity, regardless of the SKU size. The key is that the content must reside within a capacity, not in personal workspaces.

Do You Need F64 If Everyone Has Pro:
No, if all users already have Pro licenses, you can use smaller SKUs (F2–F32). F64 or higher is only required when you want to enable content access for free users.

Can You Upgrade/Downgrade F64:
Yes, Fabric capacities are scalable. You can upgrade or downgrade between SKUs (e.g., F32, F64, F128) based on your needs via the admin portal or Azure Capacity settings.

Do All Users Need Licenses with F64:
No, if you're using F64 or higher, free users can view shared content. However, users still need Pro or higher licenses to create, edit, or publish content.

 

If this solution worked for you, kindly mark it as Accept as Solution and feel free to give a Kudos, it would be much appreciated!

 

Thank you.

  • Is the maximum size of a semantic model on an F64 Fabric capacity limited to 25 GB? If so, is there any way to increase or work around this limit?
  • Is the maximum memory per query for an F64 capacity limited to 10 GB? If so, are there any options to increase this limit or work around it?
  • Price options if we go with F16 and use Reservation and then we feel we need to go to a different SKU F32 or F64 is it possible or to be able to make this change should we be in "Pay as you go" model?
reddyrkiran
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Also if we go with F64, do we need all users accessing this content to be licesned at all?

@reddyrkiran ,

 

the users that are just viewing, doesn't need a license, they consume for free.

 

just the developers needs a pro license.



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Hello @reddyrkiran ,

 

1) Pro license works in this scenario.

 

2)  as long as its published to the fabric workspace then it would work.

 

3) SKUs smaller than F64 require a Power BI Pro or Premium Per User license for each user consuming Power BI content. Content in workspaces on F64 or larger Fabric capacities is available for users with a Free license.

 

 

4) yes you can



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Thank you all a couple more questions 

 

  • Is the maximum size of a semantic model on an F64 Fabric capacity limited to 25 GB? If so, is there any way to increase or work around this limit?
  • Is the maximum memory per query for an F64 capacity limited to 10 GB? If so, are there any options to increase this limit or work around it?

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