Clarification on SFTP on Blob storage pricing

Question

I have read the blog post that SFTP on Azure Blob Storage is now generally available and the documentation states that Microsoft will begin charging $0.30 per hour for using this feature, starting 1 December 2022.

I would like to clarify the pricing just to be sure. Does this mean if a customer checks the "Enable SFTP" box when creating a Storage Account will incur hourly charge immediately after a successful Storage Account creation, even the customer does not create any local user for SFTP at all? This includes the action where customer opens an existing Storage Account on Azure Portal > clicks SFTP under Settings > clicks "Enable SFTP" button as well.

If that is the case, can customers reduce the cost by disabling SFTP when they don't need to use SFTP? This can be achieved by clicking "Disable SFTP" on Azure Portal or running a CLI command

az storage account update --name mysftp --resource-group mysftp-rg --enable-sftp false

Do the above actions stop the SFTP charges?

If customers want to use SFTP again, they can click "Enable SFTP" on Azure Portal or run the following command and the charge will start again. I also see that existing local users are still there after disabling and enabling SFTP. This means the credentials, configurations, connections will still work even SFTP has been disabled and re-enabled.

az storage account update --name mysftp --resource-group mysftp-rg --enable-sftp true

Could anyone please confirm my understanding? Thank you.

Answer 1

Yes @Pitawat , your walkthrough is good. SFTP hourly charge is for enabling the endpoint and SFTP can be switched on/off with 1 click (or API call) whenever customer needs it.

Please let us know if you have any further queries. I’m happy to assist you further.

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Answer 2

Hi,

No, disabling the SFTP will also cost you as it is a resource created, when you create or use Blob Storage resources, you'll be charged.

Read in detail on how and what will you be charged. storage-plan-manage-costs

Hope this helps.
JS

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