Create personalised, AI-driven experiences with an Azure free account
Get started with 12 months of free services including Azure Cognitive Services
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.
of popular free services
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to explore Azure for 30 days
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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
Engage customers with a chatbot
Build more inclusive apps
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.
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
Personaliser
AI + MACHINE LEARNING
50,000 transactions
S0 tier
Translator
AI + MACHINE LEARNING
2,000,000 characters
S0 tier
SQL Database
DATABASES
250 GB
VPN Gateway NEW
NETWORKING
750 hours
VpnGw1 gateway type
Load Balancer NEW
NETWORKING
750 hours, 15 GB data processing, 5 rules
Standard Load Balancer
Azure Cosmos DB NEW
DATABASES
400 RU/s provisioned throughput
With 25 GB of storage
Service Bus NEW
INTEGRATION
750 hours, 13 million operations
Standard tier base unit
Container Registry NEW
CONTAINERS
1 Standard tier registry
With 100 GB storage and 10 webhooks
Archive Storage NEW
STORAGE
10 GB LRS storage
10 GB LRS/GRS write and retrieval plus 100 reads
Windows Virtual Machines
COMPUTE
750 hours
B1S Standard tier
Linux Virtual Machines
COMPUTE
750 hours
B1S Standard tier
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
App Service
COMPUTE
10
Web, mobile or API apps
Functions
COMPUTE
1,000,000
requests per month
Event Grid
INTEGRATION
100,000
operations per month
Azure Kubernetes Service (AKS)
COMPUTE
Free
DevTest Labs
DEVELOPER TOOLS
Free
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 whether 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 charged 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).
Who can I talk to if I have questions?
Get personalized guidance and answers to questions you might have whether you’re evaluating the cloud, starting your first project, or migrating to Azure.