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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.
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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 Arc-enabled data services
Azure Arc-enabled data services allow customers to run Azure SQL Managed Instance (generally available) and Azure PostgreSQL (still in public preview) databases on-premises and in multi-cloud environments on infrastructure of their choice. Customers would gain Azure innovations and cloud benefits, including a cloud billing model that helps to manage costs efficiently. In addition, SQL Server customers can use Azure Hybrid Benefit to adopt Azure Arc-enabled SQL Managed Instance without the need to pay for SQL licence again.
Customers can find two service tiers – General Purpose and Business Critical, to support their data workloads based on different performance, high-availability and disaster recovery requirements. Customers can also choose to run their Arc-enabled data services in various connectivity modes and get billing automatically set up if there is no direct connection to Azure.
Find out more from Documentations on different services tier, billing set up if not directly connected, and minimum system environment.
| Services | Price per unit | Notes |
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| SQL Managed Instance (GA) – General Purpose Tier Licence included |
PAYG $- 1 year RI $- 3 year RI $- |
1 vCore/Month |
| SQL Managed Instance (GA) – General Purpose Tier Azure Hybrid Benefit* |
PAYG $- 1 year RI $- 3 year RI $- |
1 vCore/Month |
| SQL Managed Instance (GA) – Business Critical Licence included |
PAYG** $- 1 year RI $- 3 year RI $- |
1 vCore/Month |
| SQL Managed Instance (GA) – Business Critical Azure Hybrid Benefit* |
PAYG** $- 1 year RI $- 3 year RI $- |
1 vCore/Month |
| PostgreSQL (preview) | No additional charge. | In the current preview phase, Azure Arc enabled PostgreSQL is offered at no additional cost. |
| Azure Machine Learning (GA) | No additional charge. | There is no added surcharge for running Machine Learning workloads on Arc-enabled Kubernetes. |
*Excluding Amazon Web Services, VMware on Amazon Web Services, Google Cloud Platform, and Alibaba Cloud.
**Customers on Pay-as-you-go will be charged based on the actual hours used in the month. Rates shown are maximum monthly rates.
For detailed information on this pricing, download the Licensing guide.
Azure Arc-enabled servers
Add-on Azure management services, such as Azure Update Manager, Azure Policy guest configuration, Azure Monitor, Microsoft Defender for Cloud, and Microsoft Sentinel, are charged for Azure Arc-enabled servers when enabled. The total monthly price of Azure Arc-enabled servers depends on the number of Azure management and security services you run on each server and the plan or SKU purchased.
With Microsoft Defender for Cloud Plan 2, Azure Policy guest configuration and Azure Update Manager are included at no additional cost. With Microsoft Defender for Cloud Plan 1, these two additional services are not included and can be purchased separately.
Read below for a full explanation of which policies are included.
Extended Security Updates enabled by Azure Arc
Microsoft provides Extended Security Updates enabled by Azure Arc for Windows Server 2012/R2 and SQL Server 2012/2014. With Azure Arc, organisations will be able to purchase and seamlessly deploy Extended Security Updates in on-premises or multi-cloud environments, right from the Azure portal. Extended Security Updates enabled by Azure Arc also gives more flexibility with a pay-as-you-go subscription model.
For Windows Server 2012/R2
| Extended Security Updates | Datacentre Monthly Rate | Standard Monthly Rate |
|---|---|---|
| Windows Server 2012 16 Core | $- | $- |
| Windows Server 2012 8 Core | $- | $- |
| Windows Server 2012 2 Core | $- | $- |
For SQL Server 2012
| Extended Security Updates | Enterprise Monthly Rate | Standard Monthly Rate |
|---|---|---|
| SQL Server 2012 2 Core | $- | $- |
For SQL Server 2014
| Extended Security Updates | Enterprise Monthly Rate | Standard Monthly Rate |
|---|---|---|
| SQL Server 2014 2 Core | $- | $- |
Extended Security Updates will be available for free for customers on Azure, which includes workloads running on Azure Virtual Machines, Azure Dedicated Host, Azure VMWare Solutions, Nutanix Cloud Clusters on Azure, and Azure Stack Hub/Edge/HCI. Learn more about your options.
For customers who sign up after the end of support dates (October 10, 2023, Year 1 for Windows Server 2012/R2, July 11, 2023, Year 2 for SQL Server 2012, July 9, 2024, Year 1 for SQL Server 2014), you will receive a one-time note-back charge from the start of the Extended Security Updates year to your actual start date.
Questions? Check out FAQs for Windows Server and SQL Server.
Azure Arc-enabled SQL Server
If you have an existing SQL Server licence, you can also unlock Azure manageability and security with Azure Arc. See the complete set of features* available for customers with existing SQL Server licences including different SQL Server licences set billing options.
Manage SQL Server license and billing options - Azure Arc-enabled SQL Server | Microsoft Learn
*Some features may require SA.
For customers without an active SQL Server licence:
For organisations who want to leverage a consumption-based model we now offer pay-as-you-go licensing for SQL Server, enabled by Azure Arc for versions 2012 and up. Pay by the hour for spikes and ad-hoc usage and eliminate the need for full upfront licensing costs.
| Pay-as-you-go | Monthly Rate | Hourly Rate |
|---|---|---|
| Standard Edition | $- | $- |
| Enterprise Edition | $- | $- |
Pricing calculator for pay-as-you-go Azure Arc-enabled SQL Server available: here. View traditional SQL Server licensing options here.
Feature breakdown and licensing details for Azure Arc-enabled SQL Server available here.
For all Azure Arc-enabled SQL Server customers:
Additional services including, Microsoft Defender for Cloud*, Microsoft Purview and Azure Log Analytics are available for additional costs. These additional services are available for customers with existing SQL Server licences who activate Azure Arc or for customers who leverage the pay-as-you-go licensing option for SQL Server.
*Customers can benefit from discounted pricing for Microsoft Defender when consumed through Azure Arc.
Questions? Check out some Frequently Asked Questions around getting started with Azure Arc-enabled SQL Server: here.
Azure Update Manager
Azure Update Manager is a unified service to help manage and govern updates for all your machines. Monitor Windows and Linux update compliance across your deployments in Azure, on-premises, and on other cloud platforms from a single dashboard. For more information refer to the documentation.
- Azure Update Manager is available at no extra charge for managing Azure VMs and Arc-enabled Azure Stack HCI VMs. For Arc-enabled servers, it is charged at a daily prorated value which amounts to $5/server/month (assuming 31 days of connected usage). Learn more
Guest configuration feature of Azure Policy
Azure Policy’s guest configuration feature provides compliance and configuration management of operating systems. Guest configuration can be used as a standalone platform or at-scale orchestrated by Azure Policy. Examples of compliance and configuration management include password policies, encryption protocols, administrative access or validation of operational standards, such as certificate expiration and network connectivity.
For more information about configuration assignments, view the following docs page: https://docs.microsoft.com/azure/governance/policy/concepts/guest-configuration-assignments
Billing is based on the number of servers registered with the service that have one or more guest configurations assigned to them. Billing is pro-rated hourly. Offline machines, such as machines that are disconnected or powered-off for the entire hour, are not billed.
Azure Arc resources managed by guest configuration are excluded from billing in the following scenarios.
Azure Automation
- Guest configuration assignments are not billed if the machine is already managed by the state configuration or change tracking features offered by Azure Automation.
Microsoft Defender for Cloud
- Azure Policy assignment of the Azure Security Benchmark initiative creates configuration assignment.
- Azure Policy assignment of a built-in policy initiative in the "Regulatory Compliance" category creates configuration assignment.
- Azure Policy assignment of a customised policy initiative created in Microsoft Defender for Cloud creates configuration assignment.
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Frequently asked questions
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Azure Policy has different capabilities. Azure Policy guest configuration is charged in a per-server basis at $6/month on servers outside Azure connected through Azure Arc. You can use any number of policies on that server.
Any other type Azure Policy that does not rely on guest configuration is offered at no additional cost, including VM extensions to enable services such as Azure Monitor and Azure Security Center, or policies for auto-tagging.
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Azure Arc-enabled Kubernetes is now generally available. See updated pricing details above.
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We will update pricing details for Azure Arc-enabled data services at General Availability.
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