Azure Files pricing
- No upfront cost
- No termination fees
- Pay only for what you use
Start your Azure free account and get a $200 credit for 30 days, plus get 12 months of free access to Storage Accounts.
Explore storage options
| Tier | Description |
|---|---|
| Premium | Premium file shares enable highly I/O-intensive workloads, with high throughput and low latency. Premium file shares are offered on high-performance solid-state drive (SSD)-based storage. |
| Transaction-optimised | Transaction-optimised file shares enable transaction-heavy workloads that don’t need the latency offered by premium file shares with consistent latency. Transaction-optimised file shares are a great fit for applications that require file storage or for backend storage. |
| Hot | Hot file shares offer storage optimised for general-purpose file sharing scenarios such as team shares and Azure File Sync. |
| Cool | Cool file shares offer cost-efficient storage optimised for online archive storage scenarios. Azure File Sync may also be a good fit for lower churn workloads. |
Premium file shares are available through the FileStorage storage account type. Pricing for premium file shares is based on provisioned GiB and includes all transaction costs. You can configure your premium shares based on your storage size, IOPS and throughput requirements. To learn more, see understanding provisioning of the premium file shares.
Standard file shares are available in general-purpose storage accounts. General-purpose v2 storage accounts offer the latest Azure Files features, including hot and cool tiers, and are recommended for all users. Transaction-optimised file shares are available in both general purpose v1 and v2 storage accounts. Pricing for standard file shares is based on usage, such that base storage and transaction costs are billed separately.
US government entities are eligible to purchase Azure Government services from a licensing solution provider with no upfront financial commitment or directly through a pay-as-you-go online subscription.
Important: The price in R$ is merely a reference; this is an international transaction and the final price is subject to exchange rates and the inclusion of IOF taxes. An eNF will not be issued.
Azure Germany is available to customers and partners who have already purchased this, doing business in the European Union (EU), the European Free Trade Association (EFTA) and in the United Kingdom (UK). It provides data residency in Germany with additional levels of control and data protection. You can also sign up for a free Azure trial.
US government entities are eligible to purchase Azure Government services from a licensing solution provider with no upfront financial commitment or directly through a pay-as-you-go online subscription.
Important: The price in R$ is merely a reference; this is an international transaction and the final price is subject to exchange rates and the inclusion of IOF taxes. An eNF will not be issued.
Azure Germany is available to customers and partners who have already purchased this, doing business in the European Union (EU), the European Free Trade Association (EFTA) and in the United Kingdom (UK). It provides data residency in Germany with additional levels of control and data protection. You can also sign up for a free Azure trial.
Data storage prices
Below are prices for storing data in Azure file share, shown as monthly charges per GiB of data stored. These prices vary based on the redundancy option that you select.
| Premium | Transaction-optimised | Hot** | Cool** | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Data at rest (GiB/month)
Per GiB storage costs for a file’s data stream. |
N/A* | $- per used GiB | $- per used GiB | $- per used GiB |
|
Snapshots (GiB/month)
Snapshot pricing covers the additional storage cost of differential snapshots. |
N/A | $- per used GiB | $- per used GiB | $- per used GiB |
|
Metadata at rest (GiB/month)
The cost of file system metadata associated with files and directories such as access control lists (ACLs) or other properties. |
Included | Included | $- | $- |
|
Data at rest (GiB/month)
Per GiB storage costs for a file’s data stream. |
$- per provisioned GiB* | $- per used GiB | $- per used GiB | $- per used GiB |
|
Snapshots (GiB/month)
Snapshot pricing covers the additional storage cost of differential snapshots. |
$- per used GiB | $- per used GiB | $- per used GiB | $- per used GiB |
|
Metadata at rest (GiB/month)
The cost of file system metadata associated with files and directories such as access control lists (ACLs) or other properties. |
Included | Included | $- | $- |
|
Data at rest (GiB/month)
Per GiB storage costs for a file’s data stream. |
N/A* | $- per used GiB | N/A | N/A |
|
Snapshots (GiB/month)
Snapshot pricing covers the additional storage cost of differential snapshots. |
N/A | $- per used GiB | N/A | N/A |
|
Metadata at rest (GiB/month)
The cost of file system metadata associated with files and directories such as access control lists (ACLs) or other properties. |
Included | Included | N/A | N/A |
|
Data at rest (GiB/month)
Per GiB storage costs for a file’s data stream. |
$- per provisioned GiB* | $- per used GiB | $- per used GiB | $- per used GiB |
|
Snapshots (GiB/month)
Snapshot pricing covers the additional storage cost of differential snapshots. |
$- per used GiB | $- per used GiB | $- per used GiB | $- per used GiB |
|
Metadata at rest (GiB/month)
The cost of file system metadata associated with files and directories such as access control lists (ACLs) or other properties. |
Included | Included | $- | $- |
|
Data at rest (GiB/month)
Per GiB storage costs for a file’s data stream. |
N/A* | $- per used GiB | N/A | N/A |
|
Snapshots (GiB/month)
Snapshot pricing covers the additional storage cost of differential snapshots. |
N/A | $- per used GiB | N/A | N/A |
|
Metadata at rest (GiB/month)
The cost of file system metadata associated with files and directories such as access control lists (ACLs) or other properties. |
Included | Included | N/A | N/A |
|
Data at rest (GiB/month)
Per GiB storage costs for a file’s data stream. |
N/A* | N/A | N/A | N/A |
|
Snapshots (GiB/month)
Snapshot pricing covers the additional storage cost of differential snapshots. |
N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
|
Metadata at rest (GiB/month)
The cost of file system metadata associated with files and directories such as access control lists (ACLs) or other properties. |
Included | Included | N/A | N/A |
Transactions and data transfer prices
For both SMB and REST operations, transaction costs are incurred against your Azure file share, covering operations such as enumerating a directory or reading a file. These prices vary based on the redundancy option you select.
| Premium | Transaction-optimised | Hot | Cool | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Write transactions (per 10,000)
Write transactions are any operations that modify a file’s data stream. This category also includes file handle operations. |
N/A | $- | $- | $- |
|
List transactions (per 10,000)
List transactions are any operations which enumerate parts of the file share, such as listing files and directories within a share. |
N/A | $- | $- | $- |
|
Read transactions (per 10,000)
Read transactions are any operations which read from a file’s data stream. |
N/A | $- | $- | $- |
|
All other operations (per 10,000)
Any other operations associated with Azure Files (share, snapshot, directory etc.) except delete operations, which are free. |
N/A | $- | $- | $- |
|
Data retrieval (per GiB)
Data retrieval is a special charge that only applies to the retrieval of data from cool storage. |
N/A | N/A | N/A | $- |
|
Early deletion (per GiB)
Early deletion charge is a special charge that only applies to deleting data from cool storage within 30 days of initial creation. There is no charge for deleting files older than 30 days. |
N/A | N/A | N/A | $- |
|
Write transactions (per 10,000)
Write transactions are any operations that modify a file’s data stream. This category also includes file handle operations. |
Included | $- | $- | $- |
|
List transactions (per 10,000)
List transactions are any operations which enumerate parts of the file share, such as listing files and directories within a share. |
Included | $- | $- | $- |
|
Read transactions (per 10,000)
Read transactions are any operations which read from a file’s data stream. |
Included | $- | $- | $- |
|
All other operations (per 10,000)
Any other operations associated with Azure Files (share, snapshot, directory etc.) except delete operations, which are free. |
Included | $- | $- | $- |
|
Data retrieval (per GiB)
Data retrieval is a special charge that only applies to the retrieval of data from cool storage. |
N/A | N/A | N/A | $- |
|
Early deletion (per GiB)
Early deletion charge is a special charge that only applies to deleting data from cool storage within 30 days of initial creation. There is no charge for deleting files older than 30 days. |
N/A | N/A | N/A | $- |
|
Write transactions (per 10,000)
Write transactions are any operations that modify a file’s data stream. This category also includes file handle operations. |
Included | $- | N/A | N/A |
|
List transactions (per 10,000)
List transactions are any operations which enumerate parts of the file share, such as listing files and directories within a share. |
Included | $- | N/A | N/A |
|
Read transactions (per 10,000)
Read transactions are any operations which read from a file’s data stream. |
Included | $- | N/A | N/A |
|
All other operations (per 10,000)
Any other operations associated with Azure Files (share, snapshot, directory etc.) except delete operations, which are free. |
Included | $- | N/A | N/A |
|
Data retrieval (per GiB)
Data retrieval is a special charge that only applies to the retrieval of data from cool storage. |
N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
|
Early deletion (per GiB)
Early deletion charge is a special charge that only applies to deleting data from cool storage within 30 days of initial creation. There is no charge for deleting files older than 30 days. |
N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
|
Write transactions (per 10,000)
Write transactions are any operations that modify a file’s data stream. This category also includes file handle operations. |
Included | $- | $- | $- |
|
List transactions (per 10,000)
List transactions are any operations which enumerate parts of the file share, such as listing files and directories within a share. |
Included | $- | $- | $- |
|
Read transactions (per 10,000)
Read transactions are any operations which read from a file’s data stream. |
Included | $- | $- | $- |
|
All other operations (per 10,000)
Any other operations associated with Azure Files (share, snapshot, directory etc.) except delete operations, which are free. |
Included | $- | $- | $- |
|
Data retrieval (per GiB)
Data retrieval is a special charge that only applies to the retrieval of data from cool storage. |
N/A | N/A | N/A | $- |
|
Early deletion (per GiB)
Early deletion charge is a special charge that only applies to deleting data from cool storage within 30 days of initial creation. There is no charge for deleting files older than 30 days. |
N/A | N/A | N/A | $- |
|
Write transactions (per 10,000)
Write transactions are any operations that modify a file’s data stream. This category also includes file handle operations. |
Included | $- | N/A | N/A |
|
List transactions (per 10,000)
List transactions are any operations which enumerate parts of the file share, such as listing files and directories within a share. |
Included | $- | N/A | N/A |
|
Read transactions (per 10,000)
Read transactions are any operations which read from a file’s data stream. |
Included | $- | N/A | N/A |
|
All other operations (per 10,000)
Any other operations associated with Azure Files (share, snapshot, directory etc.) except delete operations, which are free. |
Included | N/A | N/A | N/A |
|
Data retrieval (per GiB)
Data retrieval is a special charge that only applies to the retrieval of data from cool storage. |
N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
|
Early deletion (per GiB)
Early deletion charge is a special charge that only applies to deleting data from cool storage within 30 days of initial creation. There is no charge for deleting files older than 30 days. |
N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
|
Write transactions (per 10,000)
Write transactions are any operations that modify a file’s data stream. This category also includes file handle operations. |
Included | N/A | N/A | N/A |
|
List transactions (per 10,000)
List transactions are any operations which enumerate parts of the file share, such as listing files and directories within a share. |
Included | N/A | N/A | N/A |
|
Read transactions (per 10,000)
Read transactions are any operations which read from a file’s data stream. |
Included | N/A | N/A | N/A |
|
All other operations (per 10,000)
Any other operations associated with Azure Files (share, snapshot, directory etc.) except delete operations, which are free. |
Included | N/A | N/A | N/A |
|
Data retrieval (per GiB)
Data retrieval is a special charge that only applies to the retrieval of data from cool storage. |
N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
|
Early deletion (per GiB)
Early deletion charge is a special charge that only applies to deleting data from cool storage within 30 days of initial creation. There is no charge for deleting files older than 30 days. |
N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
File sync prices
These are the costs of syncing your files from Windows servers to Azure file shares in the cloud. Learn more about Azure File Sync.
The total cost of Azure File Sync services is determined by the number of servers that connect to the cloud endpoint (Azure file share) plus the underlying costs of Azure Files (including storage and access costs) and outbound data transfer.
Below is the fixed monthly fee per server.
| Price per month | |
|---|---|
| Sync Server* | $- |
Support and SLA
- Free billing and subscription management support.
- Flexible support plans starting at $29/month. Shop for a plan.
- Guaranteed 99.9 per cent or greater availability (excludes preview services). Read the SLA.
Frequently asked questions
-
To see the complete breakdown of SMB and FileREST transactions, see About Azure Files and File Sync billing.
Resources
Talk to a sales specialist for a walk-through of Azure pricing. Understand pricing for your cloud solution.
Get free cloud services and $200 in credit to explore Azure for 30 days.