Clarification on Basic Azure VPN Gateway with Basic SKU Public IP Address Retirement?

Question

We would like to seek clarification on the final retirement date for the Basic Azure VPN Gateway with Basic SKU Public IP address.

We have received an email notification stating that the retirement date is 31 January 2026. However, we did not receive any follow-up email indicating that this has been extended to end of March 2026.

Based on the information in the project changes link shared, it appears that the retirement timeline may have been extended to end of March 2026.

Could you please help to double-check and confirm the correct final retirement date?

Thank you for your assistance.

Answer 1

Hello @Joo Hai,

Thank you for reaching out to Microsoft Q&A.

I understand you're looking for clarification on the retirement date for the Basic Azure VPN Gateway with Basic SKU Public IP address

We have confirmed with Microsoft’s official guidance that the final retirement date has been extended to End of March, (previously January 31, 2026). This extension provides additional time to plan and execute migration to Standard SKU Public IP addresses.

Please plan migration to Standard SKU Public IP before this date using the migration tool in Azure Portal.

Reference Document:
https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/vpn-gateway/whats-new

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Answer 2

Confirmed - refer to https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/vpn-gateway/whats-new#upcoming-projected-changes

Basic IP deprecation timeline for all VPN Gateways is moved to End of Mar 2026

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Marcin

Answer 3

Thanks for the clarification.