Do Fabric F2 or F4 capacities include Power BI Embedded features?

[ablarrosa8]

Hi everyone,

I have a question regarding Microsoft Fabric capacities and their relationship with Power BI Embedded.

As far as I know, starting from F8 capacity, Embedded capabilities are included (for example, A1 corresponds to F8, A2 to F16, and so on).

What I’m not sure about is whether the smaller Fabric capacities (such as F2 or F4) also include some level of Embedded functionality. The reason I’m asking is that when I use the Fabric calculator and add some light Embedded requirements, it suggests that an F2 or F4 could cover them.

Could anyone clarify whether these smaller capacities (F2, F4) actually support Power BI Embedded scenarios, or if it’s only officially supported starting from F8?

Thanks in advance!

[Sajjad]

Hi v-kpoloju-msft,
In the second link that you mentioned - https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/fabric/enterprise/licenses#power-bi-embedding-scenarios,

I have taken the below snap, where it doesnt mention the 'F' SKU capacity for the 4th scenario external user.

I just wanted to confirm whether with F8 or F16 can I embed for external users without any license (App will own data and handles authentication), if so then why F sku is not mentioned/ included in the highlighted part.

[v-kpoloju-msft]

Hi @ablarrosa8,

That is a great question. Also, thanks to @rohit1991, for his inputs on this thread, and you are right to double check the details around Fabric capacities and Power BI Embedded.

The key thing to know is that all Fabric F SKUs (including F2 and F4) technically support embedding Power BI content, not just F8 and above. So, if you are doing light embedding scenarios, F2 or F4 can work.

The important distinction comes down to who can consume the embedded reports. For capacities below F64 (F2, F4, F8, F16, etc.), anyone accessing the embedded content will still need a Power BI Pro or Premium Per User (PPU) license. Starting at F64 and higher, you also unlock the ability for free (Fabric Free) users with viewer access to consume Power BI content.

This means that for internal, Pro-licensed users, F2 or F4 may be perfectly fine if your performance needs are light. But if you are aiming for a wider audience that doesn’t all have Pro licenses, you’d need F64 or above.

Refer these links:
https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/power-bi/developer/embedded/embedded-capacity
https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/fabric/enterprise/licenses

Hope this clears things up. If you have any doubts regarding this, please feel free to ask here. We will be happy to help.

Thank you for using the Microsoft Community Forum.

[ablarrosa8]

Hi @v-kpoloju-msft v-kpoloju-msft

Thanks a lot for the clarifications, this makes sense now.

So just to confirm for future readers:

• External embedding (App owns data): Even with a small Fabric capacity like F2 or F4, external users can access embedded reports without needing a Power BI Pro or PPU license.

• Internal embedding (User owns data): With F2–F32, every internal viewer still needs a Pro or PPU license. The ability for internal Free users to consume reports without a license only starts at F64 (P1 equivalent).

[v-kpoloju-msft · Accepted solution]

Hi @ablarrosa8,

Thank you for the follow-up question.

I’m glad the earlier clarification helped. You are correct in how you have broken it down Fabric F2 and F4 do support embedding, but the licensing model differs depending on whether it’s an external embed (App owns data) or an internal embed (User owns data).

For external users consuming embedded reports, smaller capacities like F2/F4 can be sufficient since they do not require Pro/PPU licenses. What you’ll want to keep in mind here is more around capacity size and performance lighter workloads are fine on F2/F4, but larger or more complex reports may benefit from scaling up.

For internal users, Pro or PPU licensing is required on F2–F32. The ability for free internal viewers to access content without Pro/PPU licenses only becomes available starting at F64 (P1 equivalent).

Hope this clears things up. If you have any doubts regarding this, please feel free to ask here. We will be happy to help.

Thank you for using the Microsoft Community Forum.

[rohit1991]

Hi @ablarrosa8 

All Fabric capacities (including F2 and F4) technically support Power BI Embedded. But there’s an important difference depending on how you plan to use it:

• External embedding (App owns data): You can use even small F SKUs (like F2, F4) to embed reports for external users. Those end users don’t need a Power BI license.
• Internal embedding (User owns data): With F2 or F4, every internal user who views the report still needs a Pro or PPU license. The “license-free sharing” inside your org only becomes available once you’re at F64 (equivalent of P1) or higher.

F2/F4 do allow embedding, but they don’t remove the Pro/PPU license requirement for internal users. If your goal is free org-wide consumption, you’d need at least F64.