Comments on: Performance and Cost Considerations from Power BI Pro/PPU to Fabric https://prologika.com/performance-and-cost-considerations-from-power-bi-pro-ppu-to-fabric/ Business Intelligence Consulting and Training in Atlanta Tue, 06 Jan 2026 10:15:03 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=7.1.3 By: Koen Verbeeck https://prologika.com/performance-and-cost-considerations-from-power-bi-pro-ppu-to-fabric/#comment-899 Tue, 06 Jan 2026 10:15:03 +0000 https://prologika.com/?p=9528#comment-899 I assume you would need Power BI Pro licenses, as you're using a Power BI semantic model.

]]> By: Prologika https://prologika.com/performance-and-cost-considerations-from-power-bi-pro-ppu-to-fabric/#comment-900 Mon, 05 Jan 2026 17:11:19 +0000 https://prologika.com/?p=9528#comment-900 In reply to Koen Verbeeck.

Hi Koen, thank you for the feedback although I’d be curious to get a clarification what exactly Power BI content is as the lines are blurry. The estimator has a docs link that includes reports and semantic models. So, if I have a DirectLake model and use Tableau or Excel for reporting, do I need Pro licenses?

]]> By: Koen Verbeeck https://prologika.com/performance-and-cost-considerations-from-power-bi-pro-ppu-to-fabric/#comment-861 Mon, 05 Jan 2026 11:57:29 +0000 https://prologika.com/?p=9528#comment-861 I think it's important to note that "Fabric capacities lower than F64 require a Power BI Pro license for every user who accesses shared POWER BI content". (I inserted Power BI here). You can do all the Fabric stuff (lakehouses, warehouses, notebooks etc) without having a Power BI Pro license. It's only when you start using Power BI features that you need a license.

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