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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.

$200 credit

to explore services for 30 days

$200 credit

to explore services for 30 days

+

12 months

of popular free services

+

Always free

25+ services

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

Test and deploy enterprise apps

Use Azure Virtual Machines, Managed Disks, and SQL databases while providing high availability and network performance with Load Balancer.

Create custom mobile experiences

Build based on your customers’ interests and behavior using App Service and Azure Cosmos DB, Xamarin, HockeyApp, and Traffic Manager.

Gain insights from your data

Make better decisions and create finer experiences using Machine Learning, Data Lake Analytics, and HDInsight.

Which products are free?

Get these popular products—free each month for a year

Linux Virtual Machines

COMPUTE

750 Hours

B1S VM

Create Linux virtual machines with on-demand capacity in seconds.

Windows Virtual Machines

COMPUTE

750 Hours

B1S VM

Create Windows virtual machines with on-demand capacity in seconds.

Managed Disks

STORAGE

64 GB X 2

2 P6 SDDs

Get premium, secured disk storage for Azure Virtual Machines with simplified management.

Blob Storage

STORAGE

5 GB

LRS hot block

Use massively scalable object storage for any type of unstructured data.

File Storage

STORAGE

5 GB

LRS File Storage

Migrate to simple, distributed, cross-platform file storage without changing code.

SQL Database

DATABASES

250 GB

Create an Azure SQL Database that delivers intelligence built-in.

Cosmos DB

DATABASES

5 GB

400 requests units

Build and scale your application with a globally distributed, multi-model database service.

Bandwidth (Data Transfer)

NETWORKING

15 GB

outbound

Transfer data inbound and outbound through our robust network of global data centers.

Take advantage of these free products any time

App Service

COMPUTE

10

web, mobile, or API apps

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

Functions

COMPUTE

1,000,000

requests per month

Process events with a serverless code architecture.

Container Service

CONTAINERS

Free

Deploy and manage containers using the tools you choose.

Active Directory

SECURITY + IDENTITY

500,000

objects

Enable one-click sign-in to any cloud or on-premises web app for secured identity and access management.

Active Directory B2C

SECURITY + IDENTITY

50,000

monthly stored users

Enable customer identity and access management in the cloud.

Service Fabric

CONTAINERS

Free

Build and operate always-on, scalable, distributed apps.

What else do I need to know?

Do I pay anything for the Azure free account?

No. Starting is free, plus you get a $200 credit to spend in the first 30 days. You won’t be charged—even if you start using services—until you choose to upgrade.

What happens after I use my $200 credit or 30 days is over?

You can upgrade to a pay-as-you-go subscription to get continued access to free products—some for the first 12 months, and others that are always free.

What do I need to sign up?

A phone number, a credit or debit card, and a Microsoft Account username. Credit card information is used for identity verification. You won’t be charged until you upgrade.

What happens at the end of 12 months?

For 12 months after you upgrade, certain amounts of popular products are free. After 12 months, you’ll be billed at the pay-as-you-go rates.

Learn more about the Azure free account. Read our FAQ

Who can I talk to if I have questions?

Call sales 1-800-867-1389

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