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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 Azure for 30 days
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25+ services
What can I do with my free account?
Here are just a few ideas of all you can do with Azure
Create personalized experiences with AI
Drive innovation for existing and future apps
Build scalable apps and release features faster
Five more Azure services, now free for 12 months
Plus, now get 25 GB of storage free with Azure Cosmos DB.
Which products are free for 12 months?
These products are free for 12 months, up to the monthly limits. Availability is based on resource and region.
Linux Virtual Machines
COMPUTE750 hours
B1S Standard tier
Windows Virtual Machines
COMPUTE750 hours
B1S Standard tier
Managed Disks
STORAGE64 GB x 2
P6 solid state drives (SSD)
Blob Storage
STORAGE5 GB
locally redundant storage (LRS) hot block
File Storage
STORAGE5 GB
LRS file storage
SQL Database
DATABASES250 GB
VPN Gateway NEW
NETWORKING750 hours
VpnGw1 Gateway Type
Load Balancer NEW
NETWORKING750 hours, 15 GB data processing, 5 rules
Standard Load Balancer
Azure Cosmos DB NEW
DATABASES400 RU/s provisioned throughput
With 25 GB of storage
Service Bus NEW
INTEGRATION750 hours, 13 million operations
Standard tier base unit
Container Registry NEW
CONTAINERS1 Standard tier registry
With 100 GB storage and 10 webhooks
Archive Storage NEW
STORAGE10 GB LRS storage
10 GB LRS/GRS write and retrieval plus 100 reads
Which products are always free?
These products are always free, up to the specified amounts. Availability is based on resource and region.
Azure Cosmos DB
DATABASES400 request units per second
provisioned throughput
App Service
COMPUTE10
web, mobile, or API apps
Functions
COMPUTE1,000,000
requests per month
Event Grid
INTEGRATION100,000
operations per month
Azure Kubernetes Service (AKS)
COMPUTEFree
DevTest Labs
DEVELOPER TOOLSFree
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 free products.* If you don’t, your account and products will be disabled, and you'll need to upgrade to resume usage.
* Based on resource and region availability.
What happens at the end of the 12 months of free products?
For 12 months after you upgrade your account, certain amounts of a number of products are free.* After 12 months, you’ll be billed at the standard pay-as-you-go rates.
* Based on resource and region availability.
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).
Who can I talk to if I have questions?
Get personalized guidance and answers to questions you might have whether you’re evaluating the cloud, starting your first project, or migrating to Azure.