Workspace Capacity Settings difference - F2

[ReginaldPenguin]

Hi,

I've had a question from a stakeholder that I can't answer. 

In our scenario we're using F2 capacity and users have their own licences. Their is a fabric ETL workspace but the output reporting sits in workspaces of their own. E.g. Sales reporting. 

In the capacity settings it doesn't seem like there's functionally any difference between backing it with pro or fabric capacity as everything is powered by the pro licences. Can anybody help answer if there's any other differences between these options, maybe there's more logging or something like that with the Fabric capacity? 

Thanks

[ReginaldPenguin · Accepted solution]

Hi, just to close this off. The answer is that the only real difference appears to be that by backing the workspace with the Fabric capacity you get to use up to 48 refreshes whereas the 8 refresh limit applies with the standard workspace capacity.

[frankmroberts]

Thanks for posting on this topic.  My organization only uses Power Bi Pro licences.  Based on what I am reading here then if I decide to start out small (say with a F2, and maybe scale up in the future), it sounds as if I can use Fabric at a F2 level and my Pro users should be able to hit the data (e.g. lakehouse, models, wearhouses....) I create there?

[Anonymous]

Hi @ReginaldPenguin ,

In fact, most of them are also performance differences, for example, F2 doesn't have autoscaling because it doesn't have V-core. also F64+ capacity can be shared directly to free users.

Hope it helps!

Best regards,
Community Support Team_ Scott Chang

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[collinq]

Hi @ReginaldPenguin ,

I am not a licensing expert but until you hit about F64 SKU, you have to have a Power BI pro license.  This is from the Power BI perspective.  The F2 may provide other items to your organization based on other Fabric needs and projects you may have, but from a strictly Power BI user perspective, since they have to still use a Pro license there is no real benefit of an F2 over a Pro license.

From a data perspective and other needs you may have the F2 model might be great for you.