How do I activate Azure devops basic on our enterprise tenant?

Question

How do I activate Azure devops basic on our enterprise tenant?

Answer 1

To activate Azure DevOps Basic on your enterprise tenant, you need to manually assign the Basic access level to users in your organization. Here are the steps you can follow:

1. Sign in to your Azure DevOps organization at https://dev.azure.com/{Your_Organization}.
2. Go to Organization settings by selecting the gear icon.
3. Navigate to Billing.
4. To add users, you can assign them the Basic access level when you add a new user to your organization.
5. Remember that the first five users get Basic access for free, and after that, you will need to pay for additional users.

Additionally, if you have GitHub Enterprise users, they will be automatically detected and granted Basic access when they sign in using the same Microsoft Entra tenant.

For more detailed information, you can refer to the Azure DevOps documentation regarding user and permissions management.

Answer 2

Hi @Lindberg Per Christian ,

Welcome to the Microsoft Q&A Platform! Thank you for asking your question here.

It sounds like you’re looking to turn on/purchase Basic access for users in your Azure DevOps organization under your enterprise tenant. Here’s a quick rundown of what you need to do:

1. Sign in as an organization owner
   • Go to https://dev.azure.com and log in with the Azure AD account that has Owner-level rights on your DevOps organization.
2. Check your free Basic seats
   • Every Azure DevOps organization comes with 5 free Basic seats. You can add up to five users without any extra configuration.
3. Set up/pay for additional Basic seats
   • In the top‐right, click the gear icon > Organization settings > Billing.
   • If you haven’t already, click “Set up billing” and choose your Azure subscription you want to bill against.
   • After billing is configured, click “Buy more Basic access” (or “Add users”) to purchase additional Basic licenses. You’ll pay per-user, per-month and can cancel anytime.
4. Assign Basic access to your users
   • Go to Organization settings > Users (or select “Add users” from the Billing page).
   • Enter user emails, select the “Basic” access level, then click “Add.”
   • Note: Visual Studio subscribers will be auto-detected and granted Basic access for free when they first sign in.
5. Verify and manage
   • Back in Organization settings > Users, you’ll see the list of users with their assigned access levels.
   • You can remove or downgrade inactive users to the free Stakeholder level to avoid charges.

Hope this helps get you up and running!

References
• Azure DevOps Services buying basic access levels
https://learn.microsoft.com/azure/devops/organizations/accounts/buy-basic-access-add-users?view=azure-devops
• Set up billing for your organization
https://learn.microsoft.com/azure/devops/organizations/billing/set-up-billing-for-your-organization-vs?view=azure-devops
• Add or remove users and assign access levels
https://learn.microsoft.com/azure/devops/organizations/accounts/add-organization-users?view=azure-devops
• Billing FAQs & common issues
https://learn.microsoft.com/azure/devops/organizations/billing/billing-faq?view=azure-devops

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