Virtual machine license cost for PfSense is huge

Question

I deployed a marketplace Pfsense virtual firewall. I only used it for couple of hours to test something, then I deleted the resources.
Now I see for this month cost calculator, that at the end of month it will charge me 112 euros.

How can I make sure I wont be charged for that amount?

Answer 1

Hi @Gergo Vadasz ,

it looks like the Azure Compute and Disk costs aren't the costs drivers. In this case the main costs are for licenses and can't be decreased because the license costs for Pfsens aren't in control of Microsoft (Azure).

If I got you right you deployed the Pfsense firewall and deleted the VM after a few days?

If so: The forecast costs in the graphic means if you are running the VM for a full month it will be 112€ based on the actual cost calculation of few days. But you deleted the resources after a few days so the forecast costs will be decreasing within the next days.

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Regards

Andreas Baumgarten

Answer 2

Hi @Gergo Vadasz ,

the Azure VM costs are based on the VM SKU (number of vCPUs and RAM) and the managed Disk(s) based on Disk type and size.

Which type of VM SKU and what kind of managed Disks are used for your Pfsense VM.

Maybe decreasing the sizes will help to reduce the costs.

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Regards

Andreas Baumgarten