Microsoft Fabric
Description
️ 🖼Tool name:
Microsoft Fabric
🔖 Category:
End-to-End Analytics & AI Platform
️ ✏What does it do?
Manage all phases of data from source to analysis and insight, with unified storage in OneLake.
Create analytics, AI models, reports and dashboards via Power BI.
Co-Pilot to interact with data in natural text and automatically extract analytics.
Unified interface, centralized control, data governance, advanced security, and enabling multiple teams to work on the same architecture.
⭐ What does it actually deliver based on user experience?
Reduces the clutter of multiple tools and provides a single place for data and analytics, making it easier for teams to collaborate.
Some users have noted that pricing and pricing is not entirely clear, and costs can quickly escalate if capacity and data are not managed wisely.
🤖 Does it include automation?
Yes ✅
Automate data preparation, run AI models, and interact with data via Co-Pilot.
Scalable capacity system or automatic on/off for cost savings based on actual usage.
💰 Pricing model:
🆓 F ree plan details:
Free Trial available to test some capabilities and capacity.
💳 Paid plan details:
Pricing is based on Capacity Units (Capacity Units - CUs) by usage:
F2 (2 CUs) ≈ $0.36/hour (~$262.80/month) Pay-As-You-Go.
Pre-booking reduces the price to ~$156.33/month for F2.
Higher tiers (F64, F128...) offer more capacity to cover larger needs.
Additional costs: OneLake data storage (~$0.023/GB/month) and network transfer depending on usage.
🧭 How to access the tool:
Via the cloud (Azure) through the Microsoft portal or Azure.
Some licenses require Power BI Pro or higher if capacity is below a certain level.
🔗 Experience Link:
https://azure.microsoft.com/en-us/pricing/details/microsoft-fabric/?utm_source=chatgpt.com