Microsoft Fabric Pricing Model — Everything you need to know!

Now that we know all the pricing details for Microsoft Fabric, let’s examine what are our options to save some money in the wallet

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Microsoft Fabric is finally generally available! Yaaaay! Now, when the dust settles and the initial allure goes away, the most obvious question that one might ask is — how much will Fabric cost me?

Because, yes, it’s cool to have a unified analytics solution and all Fabric’s “weapons” at your disposal, but at the end of the day, looking at the wallet is what matters most:)

So, let’s try to break down all the available options, plus explain some of the concepts that may affect your Fabric workloads in terms of pricing. First, and most important, there are TWO available pricing models with Microsoft Fabric:

1. Pay-as-you-go

This is the option that was (is) available since Fabric was announced in the public preview in May 2023. If you’re completely new to Fabric, I suggest you first read this article, where I explain all the details about the latest Microsoft SaaS solution. Once you enable Fabric workloads within your tenant, you can start using various Fabric artifacts.