Azure Dev/Test Pricing
Discounted rates on Azure to support your ongoing development and testing
- No Microsoft software charges on Virtual Machines
- Significant dev/test pricing discounts on a variety of other Azure services
- Exclusive access to Windows 10 Virtual Machines
| For individuals | For teams | For teams | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dev/Test pricing options | Monthly Azure credits for Visual Studio subscribers | Enterprise Dev/Test | Pay-As-You-Go Dev/Test |
| Number of instances allowed | One per Visual Studio subscriber | Unlimited | Unlimited |
| Monthly credit included* | $50, $100, or $150 | None | None |
| Billing options | No credit card required Credit card billing for overages (invoicing available) | Always billed to the Enterprise Agreement Consumes prepaid Azure Monetary Commitment funds, if available | Credit card billing (invoicing available) |
| Billed usage | Overages are billed, after the monthly credit is consumed | All usage is billed | All usage is billed |
| Allowed to run Windows 10 Virtual Machines | |||
| Service Level Agreement | Only for Visual Studio Team Services, Application Insights, and HockeyApp | Only for Visual Studio Team Services, Application Insights, and HockeyApp | Only for Visual Studio Team Services, Application Insights, and HockeyApp |
| Licensing terms | Restricted to dev/test use only For use by active Visual Studio subscribers, and by end users providing feedback and performing acceptance tests | Restricted to dev/test use only For use by active Visual Studio subscribers, and by end users providing feedback and performing acceptance tests | Restricted to dev/test use only For use by active Visual Studio subscribers, and by end users providing feedback and performing acceptance tests |
Dev/Test pricing discounts
| Windows Virtual Machines | Billed at CentOS/Ubuntu Linux VM rates |
| BizTalk Virtual Machines (Enterprise and Standard) | Billed at CentOS/Ubuntu Linux VM rates |
| SQL Server Virtual Machines (Enterprise, Standard, and Web) | Billed at CentOS/Ubuntu Linux VM rates |
| Logic Apps Enterprise Connection | 50% discount |
| App Service instances (Basic, Standard, and Premium) | 22%-50% discount (varies by instance size/type) |
| Cloud Services instances | 4%-56% discount (varies by instance size/type) |
| HDInsight instances | 2%-59% discount (varies by instance size/type) |
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*Certain services are excluded from monthly credits for Visual Studio subscribers and are always billed as overages.