You created a Power BI report that contains only publicly available product information. You need to give 500 external users interactive, read-only access to the report. The users do not have Microsoft Entra ID accounts or any Power BI licenses. You want the lowest-effort, lowest-cost solution with no ongoing user administration. Which distribution method should you choose?
Publish the report by using Publish to web.
Share the report directly with each user through the Power BI service.
Create a workspace app and grant each external user access to the app.
Set up an email subscription that sends a PDF snapshot of the report to the users.
Publish to web creates a public URL or an iframe snippet that anyone on the Internet can open without authentication or a Power BI license. It is designed for reports that contain non-sensitive data and removes the need to provision accounts, assign licenses, or manage access lists. Workspace apps and direct sharing both require each recipient to sign in with a Power BI (or Microsoft Entra) account and usually a license. Email subscriptions would send static snapshots rather than the requested interactive experience and still require license or capacity considerations. Therefore, Publish to web best meets the requirements.
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