Azure pricing
Flexible purchase and pricing options for all your cloud scenarios.
- No upfront cost
- Pay only for what you use
- Free cost management
Microsoft Azure allows you to quickly deploy infrastructure and services to meet all of your business needs. You can run Windows and Linux based applications in 36 Azure datacenter regions, delivered with enterprise grade SLAs.
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How to save
Reserved VM Instances
Save up to 72 percent over pay-as-you-go pricing with an upfront one- or three-year commitment. Exchange or cancel at anytime.
Azure Hybrid Benefit
Use your on-premises Windows Server licenses with Software Assurance to save up to 40 percent on virtual machines in Azure. Combine with Reserved VM Instances to save even more.
Dev/Test pricing
Get discounted rates on Azure for your ongoing development and testing, including no Microsoft software charges on Azure Virtual Machines and special dev/test pricing on other services.
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Estimate your cost
Estimate your expected monthly bill using our Pricing Calculator, and track your actual account usage and bill at any time using the billing portal. Set up automatic email billing alerts to be notified if your spend goes above an amount you configure.
Quickly compare the total cost of ownership (TCO) of your on-premises infrastructure with a comparable Azure deployment using our TCO Calculator and estimate savings you can realize by moving to Azure.
Support plans
Choose the plan that’s right for you. Learn more about Azure support.
| Developer | Standard | Professional Direct | Premier | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Best for: | Trial and non-production environments | Production workload environments | Business-critical dependence | Substantial dependence across multiple products |
| Initial response time | < 8 hours | < 2 hours | < 1 hour | < 15 minutes (with Azure Rapid Response) or <1 hour (without Azure Rapid Response) |
| Monthly costs | $29/mo | $300/mo | $1000/mo | Contact us |
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Manage your costs
Manage your cloud spend with transparency and accuracy. Make the most of Azure and other clouds with Cost Management (formerly Cloudyn). Use tools to monitor, allocate, and optimize costs to confidently accelerate future investment.
Cost Management enables you to:
- Use historical data to improve forecasting for cloud usage and expenditure.
- Continuously monitor cloud consumption and cost trends.
- Optimize by right-sizing virtual machines and eliminating idle resources.
- Improve organizational accountability by allocating cloud costs to business units and projects.
Additional purchase options
Microsoft Resellers
Get help from Azure partners to deploy and manage your Azure solutions. Explore ready-made or custom solutions to ensure your cloud deployment is optimized for your business.
Learn moreEnterprise Agreements
Larger organizations can also sign up for a Microsoft Enterprise Agreement (EA). A Microsoft Enterprise Agreement provides flexibility to buy cloud services and software licenses under one agreement with discounts for new licenses and Software Assurance.
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