How to get azure fabric free license having Microsoft 365 membership.

Hello atul panthri,

Microsoft Fabric requires a Microsoft 365 subscription to use it, but having a Microsoft 365 license alone does not automatically grant a free Microsoft Fabric license. Specifically, you need a Microsoft 365 Developer Account with admin rights to initially set up Fabric.

There is a Microsoft Fabric free license that provides basic access to create and share Fabric content beyond Power BI items, but to fully utilize advanced features, particularly related to Power BI within Fabric, users need additional licenses such as Power BI Pro or Premium Per User (PPU). The free license mainly allows content interaction and some basic capabilities but is limited compared to paid licenses.

Thus, if you have a Microsoft 365 license, you can potentially get some free access to Fabric features, but the free license is limited in scope. For full functionality and usage especially involving Power BI features in Fabric, additional specific licenses are required beyond just Microsoft 365

you can access Microsoft Fabric for free, but there are important conditions:

Fabric Trial Capacity

• Microsoft offers a 60-day free trial of Fabric under the Fabric Trial Capacity program.
• This trial includes up to 1 TB of OneLake storage, and access to all Fabric workloads like Data Factory, Synapse, Real-Time Analytics, and Power BI. [Fabric
• You must have a Power BI license to activate the trial. If you don’t already have one, a Power BI Individual Trial is automatically granted.

Reference Document:

Fabric trial capacity - Microsoft Fabric | Microsoft Learn

 What Happens After the Trial?

• After 60 days, your trial expires unless upgraded to a paid F-SKU or P-SKU capacity. [Fabric tri...soft Learn]
• Non-Power BI items (like notebooks and pipelines) become inactive unless reassigned to a valid paid capacity.

Microsoft 365 and Fabric Licensing

Your Microsoft 365 license alone does not automatically grant full access to Microsoft Fabric. Here's what you need:

Licensing Requirements

• You need either:
  • A Power BI Pro or Premium Per User (PPU) license.
    • A Fabric capacity license (F-SKU or P-SKU
    • Microsoft 365 includes Microsoft Entra ID Free, which is required for identity and access management in Fabric.

Developer Setup

• To activate Fabric features, you need a Microsoft 365 Developer Account with admin rights.
• All users interacting with Fabric must have appropriate Microsoft 365 licenses—not just the admin.

Hi atul panthri,

Thanks for reaching out to Microsoft Q&A.

Quick start: Set up your Fabric trial capacity | Start using your Fabric trial capacity

Also, check this guide on what all is included- https://v4.hkg1.meaqua.org/en-us/fabric/fundamentals/fabric-trial

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