The portal that transforms how your company consumes data
A centralized layer over your Microsoft Fabric capacity. A better experience for users, granular governance and a significant cut in licensing costs.
See the Portal in action
A quick tour of Portal DriveData running on Microsoft Fabric capacity.
Three pillars, one portal
Three axes that answer the main pain points of data teams.
- Usability
A user-centered experience
A unified, personalized interface that makes consuming Power BI reports easy for every profile, from analyst to executive.
- Governance
Control, audit and compliance
Granular governance over who accesses what, when and how, with full traceability for privacy law, internal audits and certifications.
- License Savings
Real cost reduction with Fabric
Eliminate unnecessary individual Power BI licenses by leveraging the Fabric capacity you already pay for to serve every report consumer.
From Fabric capacity to the end user
Portal DriveData sits between your company’s Microsoft Fabric capacity and the people who consume the data. It simplifies access, applies governance and reduces costs.
Fabric Capacity
Your existing Microsoft Fabric capacity (F-SKU or P-SKU) serves as the processing and rendering base.
Portal DriveData
The portal manages identities, permissions, the report catalog and access traceability in a single layer.
Policies & Governance
Access rules, audit and compliance are applied automatically, with no manual work from the IT team.
End User
Employees access reports with SSO login, without needing an individual Power BI Pro license.
Built on Microsoft Fabric. Native integration through the official Fabric and Power BI APIs, no workarounds.
Everything the portal delivers
Capabilities organized by the three pillars.
Native Power BI & Fabric embed
Power BI reports and Fabric visuals rendered directly in the portal via the official embed API, with no redirects or context switches.
Mobile-first experience
Fully responsive interface with touch-gesture support, small-screen optimization and an optional PWA for on-device installation.
Frictionless SSO login
Native Microsoft Entra ID integration for single sign-on. Users log in with the same corporate credentials.
Executive adoption panel
Internal dashboard showing the most-accessed reports, session time, engagement by department and usage trends.
Calculate your real savings
See how much your company can save by replacing individual licenses with Fabric capacity and Portal DriveData.
Your scenario
How many people only consume reports (do not create).
CA$ per user/month. Market price for your country, adjust it to your contract.
Recommended for 200 users, the most common in mid-size companies.
1-year commitment, on 24/7, ~41% discount.
Estimated monthly savings
Estimated monthly savings: CA$ 2,813. Level 3, High savings.
74% off · CA$ 33,758 per year
8 more users and you reach Maximum savings
Break-even
- Today · 200 × CA$ 19
- CA$ 3,800
- DriveData Portal · F8 in Canada Central
- CA$ 987
- You save
- CA$ 2,813
The capacity costs the same with 10 or 10,000 users. Above 52 users it is already cheaper than the licenses.
- CA$ 0is what each new user costs in the portal. Today, each one costs CA$ 19/month.
- 148Pro licenses for a full year is what your annual savings pay for.
- 34 monthsof F8 capacity are free with what you save in a year.
Calculation basis: Fabric capacity at US$ 0.18 per CU/hour in East US (+11% in Canada Central), 1-year reserved with ~41% discount, converted at CA$ 1.42 per dollar. Reference values for simulation. Real savings depend on the SKU, usage volume and your current Microsoft agreement.
Portal DriveData vs. the traditional model
| Criterion | Traditional Power BI model | Portal DriveData + Fabric |
|---|---|---|
| License per consuming user | Power BI Pro required | Free license is enough |
| Cost as users scale | Grows linearly with headcount | Fixed by Fabric capacity |
| Granular access control | Limited to workspaces and apps | By user, group, report |
| Detailed audit log | Basic Activity Log (Office 365) | Complete and exportable |
| Custom branding | Standard Microsoft interface | Full white-label |
| Integrated SSO | Partial (requires Microsoft account) | Native Entra ID |
| Searchable report catalog | Just a list of apps | Search, tags and favorites |
| Law 25 / GDPR compliance | Manual, no native support | Masking and reports |
| Usage and ROI monitoring | Basic Capacity Metrics | Full executive dashboard |
| Optimized mobile access | Generic Power BI Mobile app | Responsive white-label PWA |
Results that speak for themselves
Organizations across sectors use Portal DriveData to gain governance, improve the experience of report consumers and cut Power BI licensing costs.
- +500users served on average per deployment
- 73%average reduction in licensing cost
- 100%access traceability and audit
- <30daverage time to deployment and go-live
Compatible with
- Microsoft Fabric F2 to F64
- Power BI Premium P1 to P5
- Microsoft Entra ID
- Azure Active Directory
- Microsoft 365
- Power BI Embedded A-SKU
Quick to install, done our way
Installation runs in your own Microsoft environment, with our team by your side. Nothing is installed on end users’ machines.
Average time1 to 2 business days
How we install
- AssistedOur team runs the installation end to end, together with your IT.
- GuidedYou install it following our step-by-step documentation, with support whenever you need.
Prerequisites
- Active Microsoft / Azure tenant
- Global Admin permission
- Published Power BI workspace
- Power BI Pro, Premium, Fabric or Embedded license
What we set up
- App registration (Entra ID)
We create the app and service principal that securely connect the portal to your Power BI.
- Fabric capacity
Assigning the capacity (F2 to F64) to the workspace that will serve the reports.
- Power BI Admin
Enabling the embedding settings and linking the workspace to the access group.
- Portal live
Publishing the portal with per-user access control, ready to use.
Frequently asked questions
What companies most often ask before getting started.
Yes. The portal uses Power BI Embedded’s official App Owns Data model, within Microsoft’s licensing terms.
No. Everything runs in your Microsoft environment and in the browser. There is no software to install on users’ computers.
On average 1 to 2 business days, depending on your environment. Our team supports the whole process.
Yes. You have DriveData’s support for evolution, adjustments and new needs.
With Microsoft Fabric (F2 to F64), Power BI Premium and Power BI Embedded.
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