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Dimitris_Kats
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1 year ago
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Embedded Analytics using Premium Capacity

Hello dear members. I’m a bit confused about the capacity requirements for embedded analytics. My company has purchased a Premium capacity (P1), and we’ve been discussing providing external users wi...
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  • ibarrau's avatar
    ibarrau
    1 year ago

    Are you sure you have premium capacity and it's not premium per user? Premium capacity has it all. Maybe they recommended that because premium won't be available for purchasing. You can only have powerbi embedded or Fabric. Unless you want to just embedd for internal use with just microsoft login, when you embed for customers, you can use them all. Screenshot of microsoft dosc:

    You clearly see that Premium Capacity (P) and Fabric (F) can do what Power Embedded (A) do and more.

    Link: https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/power-bi/developer/embedded/embedded-capacity

    I hope that helps

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v-veshwara-msft
Community Support
1 year ago

Hi Dimitris_Kats ,

Thank you for your question. Also thanks ibarrau for your valuable insights.

Since your company already has a Power BI Premium (P1) capacity, you can embed Power BI reports into an external application and allow external users to access the content without requiring Power BI licenses.

However, if your only requirement is embedding, and you do not need additional features such as AI capabilities, paginated reports, or enterprise BI features, then Power BI Embedded (A SKUs) would be a more cost-effective choice.

Microsoft’s official documentation confirms that both Premium and Embedded support embedding scenarios, but the best choice depends on your specific needs. You can refer to the following resources for more details:

    1. What is the difference between Power BI Premium and Power BI Embedded?
    2. What should i buy?
    3. Embedded capacity planning

Here is a similar discussion about Embedded capacity vs Premium : Solved: Embedding with PowerBi Premium License - Microsoft Fabric Community

If you are looking for a step-by-step guide on how to embed content, you can refer to this tutorial: Embed sample for customers.

Hope this clears any confusion. Please reach out for further assistance.

If this post helps, then please consider Accept it as the solution to help the other members find it more quickly and a kudos would be appreciated.

 

Best regards,
Vinay.