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app vs workspace
Your last statement:
Users without Power BI Pro license cannot enter into workspace to see reports. They only view the report via apps.
Are you saying I could share reports via app without requiring end users having PowerBI Pro licenses?
Hi twongaustin
Both App workplace and Apps can share with end users who doesn't have a pro license.
However, it requires you use Power BI Premium to assign the app workspace to Power BI Premium capacity, enables the user to use the app/app workplace without requiring a Power BI Pro license.
The differnce between them should be:
Sharing via Apps can support share content with exteral users.
https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/active-directory/b2b/what-is-b2b
use Power BI Premium, the end users can access the content without pro license.
More license please read this article
https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/power-bi/service-admin-azure-ad-b2b#licensing
To share with the end users without pro license, you could sharing via "publish to web".
Similar link
Sharing with users who don't have Pro
Best Regards
Maggie
so the short answer is that: as of today, we will need to have premium capacity or pro licenses in order to share. Correct?
Hi twongaustin
Yes, as the person who share reports with others, indeed he need a pro or premium license.
But for the end users who consume the shared reports, he can be pro, premium, free, or users outside the organization.
Best Regrads
Maggie