Azure Active Directory Domain Services pricing
Domain services for virtual machines and directory-aware applications
- No upfront cost
- No termination fees
- Pay only for what you use
Azure Active Directory Domain Services provides scalable, high-performance, managed domain services such as domain-join, LDAP, Kerberos, Windows Integrated authentication, and group policy. With the click of a button, administrators can enable managed domain services for virtual machines and directory-aware applications deployed in Azure Infrastructure Services. By maintaining compatibility with Windows Server Active Directory, Azure Active Directory Domain Services allows administrators to easily migrate legacy on-premises applications to the cloud and to centralize management of all applications and all identities in Azure Active Directory.
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 Germany is available to customers and partners who have already purchased this, doing business in the European Union (EU), the European Free Trade Association (EFTA), and in the United Kingdom (UK). It provides data residency in Germany with additional levels of control and data protection. You can also sign up for a free Azure trial.
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 Germany is available to customers and partners who have already purchased this, doing business in the European Union (EU), the European Free Trade Association (EFTA), and in the United Kingdom (UK). It provides data residency in Germany with additional levels of control and data protection. You can also sign up for a free Azure trial.
Pricing details
Azure Active Directory Domain Services usage is charged per hour, based on the SKU selected by the tenant owner. Azure Active Directory is available in User Forest and Resource Forest (currently in preview). While in preview, Resource Forest pricing includes a pricing discount. Prices listed in the table below include the preview discount.
| Standard | Enterprise | Premium | |
|---|---|---|---|
| AAD DS Core Service | |||
| Suggested Auth Load (peak, per hour)1 | 0 to 3,000 | 3,000 to 10,000 | 10,000 to 70,000 |
| Suggested Object Count2 | 0 to 25,000 | 25,000 to 100,000 | 100,000 to 500,000 |
| Backup Frequency | Every 5 Days | Every 3 Days | Daily3 |
| Resource Forest Trusts | N/A | 5 | 10 |
| Instances | |||
| User Forest4 | $- | $- | $- |
| Resource Forest (Preview)4 | N/A | $- | $- |
Support & SLA
- Technical support for Azure Active Directory Domain Services is available through Azure Support, starting at $29/month. Billing and subscription management support is provided at no cost.
- SLA — We guarantee at least 99.9% of Azure Active Directory Domain Services requests for domain authentication of user accounts belonging to the managed domain, LDAP bind to the root DSE, or DNS lookup of records will complete successfully. Learn more about our SLA. This SLA does not apply to the Resource Forest Enterprise while in preview.