How do I make sure I'm not paying for AZURE services?

Question

I suscrobed few weeks ago in a freemium option, but don't have current need for Azure services. How can I be sure Azure doesn;t charge me in the future?

Answer 1

Hello Rinat Ashkenazi,

Thanks for your question

For resources that have a spending limit (Azure Free Account), once the spending limit has been reached all resources are disabled.

To make sure you’re not charged for Azure services going forward you’ll want to disable active resources, and cancel services if needed. Go to Portal.azure.com

• Go to Cost Management + Billing > Cost Analysis: See what’s being charged.
• Then go to “All Resources” in the Azure Portal like
• Sort by Resource Group or Region and manually delete every resource if you do not need them as they will be charged.

See: https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/cost-management-billing/manage/avoid-charges-free-account

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Regards,

Abiola

Answer 2

Hi @Rinat Ashkenazi ,

if you created an Azure Free subscription it will expire after 30 days. After these 30 days Azure will disable your Azure subscription. This way you are not able to run any Azure service and you will not be charged. You have actively reactivate/upgrade your disabled Azure Subscription with a PayAsYouGo option.

When you sign up for an Azure free account, you get a Free Trial subscription, which provides you $200 Azure credit in your billing currency for 30 days and 12 months of free services. At the end of 30 days, Azure disables your subscription. Your subscription is disabled to protect you from accidentally incurring charges for usage beyond the credit and free services included with your subscription. To continue using Azure services, you must upgrade your subscription. After you upgrade the subscription, you still have access to free services for 12 months. You only get charged for usage beyond the free service quantity limits.

Source: Your credit is expired

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