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Create personalised, AI-driven experiences with an Azure free account

Get started with 12 months of free services including Azure Cognitive Services

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What do I get?

With your Azure free account, you get all of this – and you won’t be charged until you choose to upgrade.

12 months

of popular free services

+

$200 credit

to explore Azure for 30 days

$200 credit

to explore Azure for 30 days

+

Always free

25+ services

What can I do with my free account?

Here are just a few ideas of all you can do with Azure

Give each user a unique experience

Deliver the most relevant content to each user on your website or app— – improving satisfaction, usability and engagement – with Personalizer.

Engage customers with a chatbot

Personify your brand, address customer needs and route conversations to human operators as needed with a chatbot in your desired channel.

Build more inclusive apps

Describe image content to users with low vision using Computer Vision and turn in-app text into spoken words for accessibility using Immersive Reader.

12 AI services
now free for 12 months

Build apps that recognise people’s needs with Azure Cognitive Services

Create intelligent apps, websites and bots that read, understand and interpret natural human communication. With Cognitive Services – and a single API call – use decades of ground-breaking AI research to better serve your customers.

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Which products are free for 12 months?

These products are free for 12 months, up to the monthly limits. Availability is based on resource and region.

Computer Vision

AI + MACHINE LEARNING

5,000 transactions

S1 tier

Extract rich information from images to categorise and process visual data.

Personaliser

AI + MACHINE LEARNING

50,000 transactions

S0 tier

Deliver rich, personalised experiences for every user.

Translator

AI + MACHINE LEARNING

2,000,000 characters

S0 tier

Add real-time, multi-language text translation to your apps, website and tools.

SQL Database

DATABASES

250 GB

Create an SQL database that delivers intelligence built in.

Azure Database for PostgreSQL NEW

DATABASES

750 hours

of Flexible Server Preview—Burstable B1MS Instance, 32 GB storage, and 32 GB backup storage

Build intelligent, scalable apps with fully managed database for PostgreSQL.

Azure Database for MySQL NEW

DATABASES

750 hours

of Flexible Server Preview—Burstable B1MS Instance, 32 GB storage, and 32 GB backup storage

Host a fully managed, scalable MySQL database in Azure.

Key Vault NEW

SECURITY

10,000 transactions

RSA 2048-bit keys or secret operations, Standard tier

Safeguard and maintain control of keys and other secrets.

Media Services—Encoding NEW

MEDIA

20 output minutes

Standard encoder video or audio source file encoding

Index, package, protect, and stream video and audio at scale.

VPN Gateway

NETWORKING

750 hours

VpnGw1 gateway type

Establish secure, cross-premises connectivity.

Load Balancer

NETWORKING

750 hours, 15 GB data processing, 5 rules

Standard Load Balancer

Deliver high availability and network performance to your applications.

Azure Cosmos DB

DATABASES

400 request units per second provisioned throughput

With 25 GB of storage

Get a fast NoSQL database with open APIs for any scale.

Service Bus

INTEGRATION

750 hours, 13 million operations

Standard tier base unit

Get reliable cloud messaging as a service with simple hybrid integration.

Which products are always free?

These products are always free, up to the specified amounts. Availability is based on resource and region.

Azure Cosmos DB

DATABASES

400

request units per-second provisioned throughput with 25 GB storage

Build modern apps at any scale using a fast NoSQL database with open APIs.

Azure App Service

COMPUTE

10

web, mobile, or API apps with 1 GB storage

Quickly create powerful apps for any platform or device using your choice of tools, including Node.js and PHP.

Azure Functions

COMPUTE

1 million

requests per month

Process events with a serverless code architecture.

Azure Event Grid

INTEGRATION

100,000

operations per month

Get reliable event delivery at massive scale.

Azure Kubernetes Service (AKS)

COMPUTE

Free

Deploy and manage containers using the tools you choose.

Azure Logic Apps NEW

INTEGRATION

4,000

built-in actions with the Consumption plan.

Build automated integration solutions across clouds and on-premises systems

What else do I need to know?

Do I pay anything to start with the Azure free account?

No. Starting is free, plus you get a $200 credit which you can spend during the first 30 days.

What happens once I’ve used my $200 free credit or I’m at the end of 30 days?

We’ll notify you so you can decide if you want to upgrade to pay-as-you-go pricing and remove the spending limit. If you do, you’ll have access to free products. If you don’t, your account and products will be disabled, and you'll need to upgrade to resume usage.
Based on resource and region availability.

What happens at the end of the 12 months of free products?

For 12 months after you upgrade your account, certain amounts of a number of products are free. After 12 months, you’ll be billed at the standard pay-as-you-go rates.
Based on resource and region availability.

What do I need to sign up for a free account?

All you need is a phone number, a credit card, and a GitHub account or Microsoft account username (formerly Windows Live ID).

Learn more about the Azure free account. Read the FAQ

*Depending on the country in which you sign up for your Azure free account, you may receive this credit in a specified local currency.

Who can I talk to if I have questions?

Get personalised guidance and answers to questions that you might have whether you’re evaluating the cloud, starting your first project or migrating to Azure.

Contact Azure Sales

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