How to Transfer Azure Credits Between Team Members?

Ben B 0 Reputation points
2024-10-23T17:27:17.44+00:00

My startup has been approved for Microsoft for Startups, and we have received Azure credits in my Microsoft account. A colleague who is a developer needs access to these credits, as he has been building our product, but it seems the credits are not in his account and we are being billed for our usage.

What steps can be taken to make the credits available to him to cover his usage?

We both share the same corporate domain for our email addresses.

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  1. VasimTamboli 5,080 Reputation points
    2024-10-24T05:39:00.1033333+00:00

    Hi Ben

    Welcome to Q&A.

    Azure credits are usually tied to a specific subscription, so splitting credit across the account is not possible, you can assign qoute but splitting is not possible. so instead of transferring credits directly to another account, you should ensure that both you and your colleague are working under the same Azure subscription. Here's how to manage that:

    • Go to the Azure Portal and log in with your account.
    • Navigate to Subscriptions and find the subscription that contains the credits.
    • Ensure your colleague has access to this subscription by assigning a proper role (usually Contributor or Owner so he can create required resource).

    Assign Roles to the Developer

    To grant your developer access to the Azure resources and credits:

    • In the Azure Portal, go to Subscriptions.
    • Select the subscription where the credits are applied.
    • Go to Access Control (IAM) from the side menu.
    • Click on Add and select Add role assignment.
    • Choose a role that suits your developer’s needs (e.g., Contributor or Reader for read-only access).
    • Enter your colleague’s email address, select them, and click Save.
    1. Create a Budget for the Subscription

    Budgets in Azure allow you to set spending limits and alerts, helping you monitor how much of the Azure credits are being used:

    • Go to the Azure Portal.
    • Navigate to Cost Management + Billing.
    • In the left menu, click on Budgets.
    • Choose the Subscription where your credits are applied.
    • Click Add to create a new budget:
      • Set the Name of the budget (e.g., "Developer Usage Limit").
      • Choose a Time Period (monthly, quarterly, etc.) and set a Reset Period if needed.
      • Set the Budget Amount (the desired limit for your developer's spending).
      • Add Alerts to notify you or your colleague when the spending reaches certain thresholds (e.g., 50%, 75%, 100% of the budget).

    Please accept as answer if it helps.


  2. VasimTamboli 5,080 Reputation points
    2024-10-24T05:42:34.3833333+00:00

    Hello Ben,Welcome to MS Q&A.

    Here is suggestion.

    Sharing Azure Credits:

    Azure credits can't be transferred between accounts, but they can be shared within the same subscription.

    Log into the Azure Portal and go to Subscriptions.

    Find the subscription with the credits, go to Access Control (IAM), and add your developer’s email with the appropriate role (like Contributor).

    Check Billing: Ensure all resources your developer uses are tied to the same subscription, so credits cover the costs.

    Setting Limits:

    Create a Budget:

    In the Azure Portal, go to Cost Management + Billing.

    Create a new budget for the subscription and set a spending limit.

    Add alerts to notify you or your developer when spending hits certain levels (like 50% or 75%).

    Please let me know if you need more information, will be happy to support you.

    please accept as answer to close this thread.

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  3. VasimTamboli 5,080 Reputation points
    2024-10-24T05:45:12.34+00:00

    You cannot split the subscription credit but you can set budget using below KB article.

    https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/cost-management-billing/costs/tutorial-acm-create-budgets?tabs=psbudget

    Basiclaly you have to add developers under the subscription and grant contrinutor/owner role, once doe you can create budgeting so amount can be ristricted and you will get alert periodically.

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