{"id":34694,"date":"2024-06-13T08:00:00","date_gmt":"2024-06-13T15:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/azure.microsoft.com\/en-us\/blog\/?p=34694"},"modified":"2025-01-10T14:07:24","modified_gmt":"2025-01-10T22:07:24","slug":"get-the-best-value-in-your-cloud-journey-with-azure-pricing-offers-and-resources","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/azure.microsoft.com\/en-us\/blog\/get-the-best-value-in-your-cloud-journey-with-azure-pricing-offers-and-resources\/","title":{"rendered":"Get the best value in your cloud journey with Azure pricing offers and resources"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em>A guide for businesses to align their pricing needs with their cloud journey<\/em>&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Cloud computing continues to transform the way businesses operate, innovate, and compete. And whether you\u2019re just moving to the cloud or already have an established cloud footprint, you may have questions about how to pay for the services you need, estimate your costs, or optimize your spending. To help answer these questions, Azure provides a variety of resources and offers to help you get the best value at every stage of your cloud journey.&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">This blog post will show you how to approach and think about pricing throughout your cloud adoption journey. We will also give an example of how a hypothetical digital media company would approach their Azure pricing needs as they transition from evaluating and planning to setting up and running their cloud solutions. After reading this post, you will know more about how to select the best Azure pricing option for your business objectives and cloud needs.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-msx-ump-embed wp-block-msx-ump-embed\" class=\"wp-block-msxcm-ump-embed\">\n\t<div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n\t\t<universal-media-player id=\"ump-69e9866740cc6\"><\/universal-media-player>\n\t\t<script type=\"module\">\n\t\t\tconst currentTheme =\n\t\t\t\tlocalStorage.getItem('msxcmCurrentTheme') ||\n\t\t\t\t(window.matchMedia('(prefers-color-scheme: dark)').matches ? 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Azure offers a variety of pricing options to suit different needs and scenarios, from free tier and pay-as-you-go to commitment and benefits. Here&#8217;s a brief overview of each option:&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/azure.microsoft.com\/en-us\/free\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong>Free tier<\/strong><\/a>: You can get started with Azure for free, and access over 25 services for 12 months, plus $200 credit to use in your first 30 days. You can also use some services for free, such as Azure App Service, Azure Functions, and Azure DevOps, with certain limits and conditions. The free tier is a great way to explore Azure and learn how it works, without any upfront costs or commitments.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/azure.microsoft.com\/en-us\/pricing\/purchase-options\/pay-as-you-go\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong>Pay-as-you-go<\/strong><\/a><strong>: <\/strong>You can pay only for the services you use or consume, based on the measured usage and the unit prices of each service. For example, you can pay for the number of virtual machine (VMs) hours, the amount of storage space, or the volume of data transferred. Pay-as-you-go is a flexible and scalable option that lets you adjust your usage and costs according to your changing needs and demands.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Read more about how Azure pricing works <a href=\"https:\/\/aka.ms\/azure-pricing-understand\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">here<\/a>.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"estimate-azure-project-costs\">Estimate Azure project costs&nbsp;<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">If you have a new project to migrate to or build in Azure, you need an accurate and realistic estimate of your project costs to make an informed decision about moving forward. To help with this decision, Azure provides several tools and resources, such as:&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/azure.microsoft.com\/en-us\/pricing\/tco\/calculator\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong>TCO calculator<\/strong><\/a><strong>: <\/strong>You can use the Total Cost of Ownership (TCO) calculator to estimate how much you can save by migrating your on-premises workloads to Azure. You can input your current infrastructure details, such as servers, storage, and network, and see a detailed comparison of the costs of running them on-premises versus on Azure.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/azure.microsoft.com\/en-us\/products\/azure-migrate\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong>Azure Migrate<\/strong><\/a><strong>: <\/strong>You can use Azure Migrate to assess and plan your migration to Azure. You can discover and evaluate your on-premises servers, databases, and applications, and get recommendations on the best Azure services and sizing options for them. You can also get estimated costs and savings for your migration scenario and track your progress and readiness.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/learn.microsoft.com\/en-us\/azure\/architecture\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong><\/strong><strong>Azure Architecture Center<\/strong><\/a>: You can get guidance for architecting solutions on Azure using established patterns and practices such as <a href=\"https:\/\/learn.microsoft.com\/en-us\/azure\/architecture\/ai-ml\/architecture\/baseline-openai-e2e-chat\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">OpenAI Chatbots<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/learn.microsoft.com\/en-us\/azure\/architecture\/reference-architectures\/n-tier\/windows-vm\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Windows <\/a>VM Deployment, and&nbsp; <a href=\"https:\/\/learn.microsoft.com\/en-us\/azure\/architecture\/example-scenario\/dataplate2e\/data-platform-end-to-end?tabs=portal\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Analytics end-to-end with Azure Synapse<\/a> with cost factors included.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Read more about estimating project costs <a href=\"https:\/\/aka.ms\/azure-pricing-estimate\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">here<\/a>.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"calculate-costs-of-azure-products-and-services\">Calculate costs of Azure products and services&nbsp;<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">If you are ready to deploy specific Azure services and you want to budget for them, you may want to consider the different pricing options and offers that are available for each service. Azure provides resources and guidance on how to budget for specific Azure services, such as:&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/azure.microsoft.com\/en-us\/pricing\/calculator\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong>Azure pricing calculator<\/strong>:<\/a> Estimate your monthly costs based on your expected usage and configuration such as region or virtual machine series.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/azure.microsoft.com\/en-us\/pricing\/#product-pricing\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong>Product pricing details pages<\/strong><\/a><strong>:<\/strong> Find detailed pricing information for each Azure service on its pricing details page. You can see the pricing model, the unit prices, the service tiers, and the regional availability.&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/azure.microsoft.com\/en-us\/pricing\/offers\/savings-plan-compute\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong>Azure savings plan for compute<\/strong><\/a>: An easy and flexible way to save up to 65% on select compute services, compared to pay-as-you-go prices. The savings plan unlocks lower prices on compute services when you commit to spend a fixed hourly amount for one or three years. You choose whether to pay all upfront or monthly at no extra cost.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/azure.microsoft.com\/en-us\/pricing\/reservations\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong>Azure reservations<\/strong><\/a>: Reserve Azure resources, such as VMs, SQL Database, or Cosmos DB, for one or three years and save up to 72% on your cloud costs. Improve budgeting and forecasting with a single upfront payment that makes it easy to calculate your investments. Or lower your upfront cash outflow with a monthly payment option at no additional cost.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/azure.microsoft.com\/en-us\/pricing\/hybrid-benefit\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong>Azure Hybrid Benefit<\/strong><\/a><strong>: <\/strong>Apply your existing Windows Server, SQL Server licenses with active Software Assurance or subscriptions to Azure Hybrid Benefit to achieve cost savings. Save up to 85% compared to standard pay-as-you-go rates and achieve the lowest cost of ownership when you combine Azure Hybrid Benefit,\u202freservations savings, and\u202f<a href=\"https:\/\/learn.microsoft.com\/en-us\/windows-server\/get-started\/extended-security-updates-deploy\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Extended Security Updates<\/a>. You can also apply your active Linux subscription to Azure Hybrid Benefit.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Read more about budgeting for Azure products and services <a href=\"https:\/\/aka.ms\/azure-pricing-budget\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">here<\/a>.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"manage-and-optimize-your-azure-investments\">Manage and optimize your Azure investments&nbsp;<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">If you are already using Azure and you want to optimize your spend for your current Azure workloads, you may want to review your usage and costs, and look for ways to enhance your investments. Azure provides several tools and resources to help you with this process, such as:&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/azure.microsoft.com\/en-us\/products\/cost-management\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong>Microsoft Cost Management<\/strong><\/a>: You can use Microsoft Cost Management with Copilot to monitor and analyze your Azure spending, and to create and manage budgets and alerts. You can see your current and forecasted costs, your cost trends and anomalies, and your cost breakdown by service, resource group, or subscription. You can also get recommendations on how to optimize your costs.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/azure.microsoft.com\/en-us\/products\/advisor\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong>Azure Advisor<\/strong><\/a>: You can use Azure Advisor to get personalized and actionable recommendations on how to improve the performance, security, reliability, and cost-effectiveness of your Azure resources. You can see the potential savings and benefits of each recommendation and apply them with a few clicks.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/azure.microsoft.com\/en-us\/solutions\/finops\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong>FinOps on Azure:<\/strong><\/a> You can leverage FinOps best practices on Azure to empower your organization by fostering a culture of data-driven decision-making, accountability, and cross-team collaboration. This approach will help you maximize investments and accelerate business growth through improved organizational alignment&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Read more about managing and optimizing spend <a href=\"https:\/\/aka.ms\/azure-pricing-optimize\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">here<\/a>.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"an-example-of-a-company-s-cloud-journey-and-pricing-needs\">An example of a company&#8217;s cloud journey and pricing needs&nbsp;<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">To illustrate how a customer can choose the best pricing option and resources for their cloud journey, let&#8217;s look at an example. Contoso, a hypothetical digital media company, wants to migrate their infrastructure and build a new OpenAI Chatbot application in Azure. Here&#8217;s how they would think about their Azure pricing needs at each stage of their journey:&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Considering Azure:<\/strong> Contoso wants to understand how Azure pricing works. They use the free tier to try out some Azure services to test functionality. They also leverage the pay-as-you-go model to explore how some services are billed.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Assess and plan Azure projects<\/strong>: Contoso needs to estimate their project costs. To compare the costs of running on-premises versus on Azure they input their on-premises server infrastructure in the TCO calculator. They also use the Azure Architecture Center to learn how to develop an OpenAI chatbot with best practices.&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Deployment in Azure<\/strong>: Contoso is ready to migrate their environment and deploy their company&#8217;s<s> <\/s>chatbot app and wants to budget for the specific Azure services needed. They leverage the product specific pricing pages and the pricing calculator to estimate their monthly costs based on their expected usage and configuration. They purchase Reservations for their stable and predictable VMs and Azure Database usage. They already have on-premise Windows Server licenses, so they enroll in Software Assurance to get a credit for those licenses with the Azure Hybrid Benefit when deploying their VMs to save on operating costs.&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Post-deployment optimization in Azure:<\/strong> After running their environment on Azure for a few months, Contoso wants to review and optimize their workloads. They use Azure Advisor to get personalized and actionable recommendations on how to enhance their cost-effectiveness. Leveraging these recommendations, they purchase Azure savings plan for compute for their dynamic compute workloads that may change regions or scope and right-size their VMs.&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"learn-more-about-azure-pricing\">Learn more about Azure pricing <\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">We hope this blog post has helped you understand how to consider Azure pricing in your cloud journey. Whether you are just getting started, ready to deploy, or looking for ways to optimize, Azure has pricing resources that suit your needs and goals. To learn more about Azure pricing, visit the <a href=\"https:\/\/azure.microsoft.com\/en-us\/pricing\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Azure pricing overview page<\/a>, where you can find more explanatory content, tools, and resources.&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-msxcm-cta-block\" data-moray data-bi-an=\"CTA Block\">\n\t<div class=\"card d-block mx-ng mx-md-0\">\n\t\t<div class=\"row no-gutters\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col-md-4\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"575\" src=\"https:\/\/azure.microsoft.com\/en-us\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/Azure_Blog_Abstract-06_1260x708-1-1024x575.jpg\" class=\"card-img img-object-cover\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/azure.microsoft.com\/en-us\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/Azure_Blog_Abstract-06_1260x708-1-1024x575.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/azure.microsoft.com\/en-us\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/Azure_Blog_Abstract-06_1260x708-1-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/azure.microsoft.com\/en-us\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/Azure_Blog_Abstract-06_1260x708-1-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/azure.microsoft.com\/en-us\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/Azure_Blog_Abstract-06_1260x708-1.jpg 1260w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<div class=\"d-flex col-md\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"card-body align-self-center p-4 p-md-5\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2>Azure pricing<\/h2>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"mb-3\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Get the best value at every stage of your cloud journey<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"additional-resources\">Additional resources:&nbsp;<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Azure Enablement Show | <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=4QhAPoCLPlo\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Understand Azure pricing &amp; resources<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Azure Enablement Show | <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=lIPsD4CHJwA\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Learn to budget &amp; optimize in Azure<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Blog: Azure pricing | <a href=\"https:\/\/aka.ms\/azure-pricing-understand\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">How to navigate Azure pricing options and resources<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Blog: Azure pricing | <a href=\"https:\/\/aka.ms\/azure-pricing-estimate\">How to estimate Azure project costs<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Blog: Azure pricing | <a href=\"https:\/\/aka.ms\/azure-pricing-budget\">How to calculate costs of Azure products and services<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Blog: Azure pricing | <a href=\"https:\/\/aka.ms\/azure-pricing-optimize\">How to optimize costs for your Azure workloads<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/learn.microsoft.com\/en-us\/collections\/8q5nfppe51ej6p\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Azure pricing skilling content collection<\/a>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>This blog post will show you how to approach and think about pricing throughout your cloud adoption journey. 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