Fully managed OpenShift service, jointly operated with Red Hat
Azure Red Hat OpenShift provides a flexible, self-service deployment of fully managed OpenShift clusters. Master nodes, infrastructure nodes, application nodes run on Azure Virtual Machines, billed at Linux VM pricing. Compute, networking and storage resources consumed by your cluster are billed according to usage.
In addition to the compute and infrastructure costs, application nodes have an additional cost for the OpenShift licence component. This is billed based on the number of application nodes and the instance type. Use on-demand pricing, or reserved instances, whichever best meets the need of your workload and business.
All standard Azure purchasing options, including reservations and Azure Prepayment can be used for Azure Red Hat OpenShift and for virtual machines, networking and storage resources consumed by your cluster.
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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.
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.
How pricing works
Azure Red Hat OpenShift offers two deployment models:
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Standard clusters where control plane runs on VMs in your subscription – These clusters are billed on two components:
- Azure Infrastructure: Your cluster runs on Azure Virtual Machines, both control plane nodes and worker nodes, billed at standard Linux VM pricing.
- OpenShift license: You will incur a flat OpenShift license fee for the worker cores your cluster consumes. The rate is the same regardless of VM series, size, or generation — the vCPUs (cores) are counted across your worker nodes and billed at one flat rate. Control plane nodes are not charged a separate license fee.
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Hosted Control Planes where Microsoft hosts the control plane for the cluster – These clusters are billed on three components:
- Azure Infrastructure: Your cluster deploys Azure Virtual Machines as worker nodes, billed at standard Linux VM pricing.
- OpenShift license: You will incur a flat OpenShift license fee for the worker cores your cluster consumes. The rate is the same regardless of VM series, size, or generation — the vCPUs (cores) are counted across your worker nodes and billed at one flat rate.
- Cluster Management fee: Learn more
Azure Red Hat OpenShift license pricing
| Component | Price | Purchasing options |
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| OpenShift license (per worker core) | $0.171/hour per 4 worker vCPUs (cores); the same rate applies to any VM type. | Pay-as-you-go, or purchase a reservation on the OpenShift license (1- or 3-year term) (only applicable to Azure Red Hat Openshift with standard architecture) |
| Azure infrastructure (control plane (if applicable)+ worker VMs, storage, networking) | Billed separately at standard Azure rates for Linux VMs. Standard clusters will also be billed for the cost of the control plane deployment, while the hosted control plane clusters will not. | Pay-as-you-go, reservations, or Azure savings plan for compute. |
| Cluster Management (only applicable to Azure Red Hat Openshift with hosted control planes) | Learn more about Cluster Management fee | Pay-as-you-go. |
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Frequently asked questions
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Up to 250 worker nodes.
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No. You can start an Azure Red Hat OpenShift cluster and pay as you go, or purchase a reserved instance to save costs.
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No, you do not need to sign a contract with Red Hat. Azure Red Hat OpenShift billing falls under Azure paid services.
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Yes — it's a flat per-core rate.
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