Power BI Premium no long exist? we have Pro License, so we need to purchase Fabric Capacity instead?

[pennyhoho117]

Power BI Premium no long exist? we have Pro License, so we need to purchase Fabric Capacity instead?

What is the difference of Power BI Premium and Fabric Capacity?

Microsoft Fabric - Pricing | Microsoft Azure

What is SKUS and Capacity unit (CU) in  Fabric?

and what is the differnce of using Power Fabric and Pro license

[v-saisrao-msft · Accepted solution]

Hi @pennyhoho117,

Thank you for reaching out to the Microsoft Fabric support community with your questions.

Microsoft is phasing out Power BI Premium per capacity (P-SKUs), and existing customers will need to transition to Microsoft Fabric Capacity (F-SKUs). As you currently hold a Power BI Pro license, you will need to acquire Fabric Capacity to access premium features such as paginated reports, large dataset storage, or AI-powered analytics. 

For more details refer to below link: 

Important update coming to Power BI Premium licensing | Microsoft Power BI Blog | Microsoft Power BI 

Difference Between Power BI Premium and Fabric Capacity 

• Power BI Premium: This is a standalone offering that provides dedicated resources and advanced features specifically for Power BI, including larger datasets, paginated reports, and certain AI capabilities. It is designed for organizations requiring enterprise-grade Power BI functionality and scalability. 
• Fabric Capacity: This is a unified platform within Microsoft Fabric that includes all the advanced Power BI features previously offered by Premium. Additionally, it integrates a wider range of data workloads, such as data engineering, data science, and real-time analytics. Fabric Capacity represents the new licensing model for accessing these advanced capabilities across the entire Fabric platform. 

SKUs and Capacity Units (CU) in Fabric 

• Consider SKUs as the "size" of your Fabric environment, representing various capacity levels such as F2, F4, F8 and F64. Each SKU offers a different amount of compute resources, including CPU, memory, and storage. 
• Compute Units (CUs) measure the compute power within your Fabric Capacity, with higher SKUs offering more CUs. These CUs are utilized by various Fabric workloads for data processing and computations. 

Power Fabric and Pro License 

• Pro License: Enables users to create, share, and collaborate on Power BI content, making it perfect for individual users and small teams. 
• Fabric capacity: Offers dedicated resources for advanced workloads, supporting features such as large dataset handling, paginated reports, and AI capabilities. It is essential for organizations with more demanding data processing requirements. 

BYOK License 

• To utilize BYOK for encryption, a Premium capacity license is required. BYOK is not supported with a Pro license.

I'm also including a similar thread for your better understanding: 

Solved: we have Power BI Pro License but want to use BYOK ... - Microsoft Fabric Community 

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[pennyhoho117]

• To utilize BYOK for encryption, a Premium capacity license is required. BYOK is not supported with a Pro license.

I means Power BI Premium per capacity is phrasing out, then if we wants to use BYOK, what license should we purchase?

[v-saisrao-msft]

Hi @pennyhoho117,

We haven’t heard back from you regarding your issue. If it has been resolved, please mark the helpful response as the solution and give a ‘Kudos’ to assist others. If you still need support, let us know.

Thank you.

[v-saisrao-msft]

Hi @pennyhoho117,

May I ask if you have resolved this issue? If so, please mark the helpful reply and accept it as the solution. This will be helpful for other community members who have similar problems to solve it faster.

Thank you.

[v-saisrao-msft]

Hi @pennyhoho117,

I wanted to check if you had the opportunity to review the information provided. Please feel free to contact us if you have any further questions. If my response has addressed your query, please accept it as a solution and give a 'Kudos' so other members can easily find it.

Thank you.

[v-saisrao-msft]

Hi @pennyhoho117,

The BYOK feature requires a dedicated Premium resource for encryption. To enable BYOK, you will need to upgrade from a Power BI Pro license to a Power BI Fabric capacity (F SKU). This feature is supported across all SKU tiers and is available starting from the F2 tier.

If this post helps, then please consider Accept it as the solution to help the other members find it more quickly and give Kudos if helped you resolve your query.

Thank you.

[pennyhoho117]

and if our company wants to use BYOK, what license should we purchase