How do I stop incurring costs in my Azure Subscription?

Question

Hi,

I can currently see my Azure Subscription is incurring costs. I am curious to understand - what impacts it?

If I delete resources I have created, does that reduce my day-to-day spending?

Answer 1

Azure services have different charging models.

It's important to understand what services you have deployed, if their costs are static or if they fluctuate based on usage.

Generally speaking, yes - deleting resources will lower your Azure spend. However some Azure resources are free, and some have a free tier.

Azure Cost Management provides views into your spending, which you can use to investigate which services/resource-groups are costing your the most; https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/cost-management-billing/costs/quick-acm-cost-analysis#analyze-costs-with-smart-views