-  Azure Support: Professional Direct (ProDirect)The Azure ProDirect offering is most appropriate for small to mid-size companies with business-critical utilization of Azure. 
$1,000/month
-   Initial response of one hour or less for high-severity support requests
-   Escalation management for priority issues
-   Pooled team of ProDirect Managers provide account management
ProDirect details
| Range of support | Microsoft Azure | 
|---|---|
| Billing and subscription management support included for all Azure customers |  | 
| Ability to submit support issues 24x71 |  | 
| Non-Microsoft technologies running on Azure (See FAQ) | Microsoft will assist Azure customers with issues associated with select non-Microsoft technologies. | 
| Escalation management |  | 
| Support API (see details) |  | 
| Guidance based on best practices to: 
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| Pooled service account management | A pooled team dedicated to helping you get the most out of your Azure service: 
 Pooled team available in six languages: English, Spanish, Japanese, German, French Canadian and Brazilian Portuguese | 
| Incident submission | Online | 
| < 1 hour | |
| Maximum severity2 | “A” (Critical business impact) | 
- [1] 24x7 in English for Sev A and B and in Japanese for severity A. For other languages and severities, support provided during local business hours.
-  [2] The maximum severity (business impact) for ProDirect is "A" regardless of language.; Severity: A (highest level of impact), B, C. See Support Response for more information.
 
Included for all Azure customers and partners
- Support provided in nine languages: English, Spanish, French, German, Italian, Portuguese, Traditional Chinese, Korean, and Japanese.
- Unlimited subscription management (e.g., billing, quota adjustments, account transfers)
- Two Azure online forum options: Microsoft Q&A and Stack Overflow. Microsoft Q&A is a Microsoft online property. Stack Overflow is not associated or affiliated with Microsoft.
- Twitter @AzureSupport
- Azure service dashboard
Learn about other plans
STANDARD
Azure Standard is a good choice for small to mid-size companies with minimal business critical dependence on Microsoft Azure.
DEVELOPER
Azure Developer is appropriate for companies or individuals using Microsoft Azure in a non-production environment or for trial and evaluation.
