Create your Azure free account today
Get started with 12 months of free services
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.
of popular free services
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to explore any Azure service for 30 days
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25+ services
What can I do with my free account?
Get started with 12 months of free services
Test and deploy enterprise apps
Create custom mobile experiences
Gain insights from your data
12 AI services
now free for 12 months
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Which products are free for 12 months?
These popular products are free each month for 12 months
Linux Virtual Machines
COMPUTE
750 hours
B1S VM
Windows Virtual Machines
COMPUTE
750 hours
B1S VM
Managed Disks
STORAGE
64 GB x 2
2 P6 SDDs
Blob Storage
STORAGE
5 GB
LRS hot block
File Storage
STORAGE
5 GB
LRS File Storage
SQL Database
DATABASES
250 GB
Azure Cosmos DB
DATABASES
5 GB
400 requests units
Bandwidth (Data Transfer)
NETWORKING
15 GB
outbound
Text Analytics NEW
AI + MACHINE LEARNING
5,000 transactions
S tier
Which products are always free?
These products—including serverless, containers, and AI—are always free
App Service
COMPUTE
10
web, mobile, or API apps
Functions
COMPUTE
1,000,000
requests per month
Event Grid
INTEGRATION
100,000
operations per month
Azure Kubernetes Service (AKS)
AI + MACHINE LEARNING
Free
DevTest Labs
DEVELOPER TOOLS
Free
Active Directory B2C
IDENTITY
50,000
authentications per month
What else do I need to know?
Do I pay anything to start with the Azure free account?
No. Starting is free, plus you get a $200 credit you can spend during the first 30 days.
What happens once I use my $200 free credit or I’m at the end of 30 days?
We’ll notify you so you can decide if you want to upgrade to pay-as-you-go pricing and remove the spending limit. If you do, you’ll have access to all the free products. If you don’t, your account and products will be disabled, and you'll need to upgrade to resume usage.
What happens at the end of the 12 months of free products?
For 12 months after you upgrade your account, certain amounts of popular products for compute, networking, storage, and databases are free. After 12 months, any of these products you may be using will continue to run, and you’ll be billed at the standard pay-as-you-go rates.
What do I need to sign up for a free account?
All you need is a phone number, a credit card, and a GitHub account or Microsoft account username (formerly Windows Live ID).