Which Plan Should I use

Question

Hi EveryOne, Known That I am using Azure to test Some POC like Azure Migration and Azure Landing Zone,

I have two main questions:

the first question is:

1. to do My POC the developer plan or may be the basic will be suffiscient to do my POC smoothly? without any quota problem.. the Standard plan, I have to pay 100$ even If I don't use the subscription.
2. to implement my landing zone, I see that with the pay as you go subscription, I can maximum implement two subscriptions while I need minimum 4 or 5 subscirptions, How can I manage that, should I simply Ask for quota incrementation or what?

Answer 1

Hello nuage compte,

We understand that you’re working on some proofs of concept with Azure and have some questions about plans and subscriptions.

Correct, for you POC, either the Developer or Basic support plan should be sufficient, and neither plan directly affects your Azure quotas.

• Basic is fine if you're comfortable troubleshooting using docs and community forums.
• Developer is helpful if you want access to Microsoft engineers during business hours for technical issues.
• Standard is designed for production workloads, not needed for testing or POCs.

Support plans do not control quotas like:

• Number of subscriptions
• VM cores
• Resource limits

If you hit a quota limit, you can request a Quota Increase

• Go to Azure Portal > Help + Support > Create a Support Request
• Search "Quota" and select subscription limit(quota) > Create a Support Request

• Fill all the required information and submit the request.

Azure subscription and service limits, quotas, and constraints - Azure Resource Manager | Microsoft Learn

Regarding your concern about implementing four to five subscriptions, you are right that with a pay-as-you-go subscription, you might be limited to the number of subscriptions you can create. In such cases, you have two primary options:

1. Request a Quota Increase: If you find you're routinely exceeding the limits, contacting Azure support to request a quota increase for subscriptions might be a viable route.
2. Review Billing and Offers: You might want to explore different offers or plans like the Azure savings plan or others that might better fit your needs and allow more flexibility.

For more information on Azure landing zone, you can follow the below document:

Get help building a landing zone - Cloud Adoption Framework | Microsoft Learn

Reference document regarding Azure support plan:

Azure Support Plans Comparison | Microsoft Azure

Hope this helps! thanks