Creating Free Account in Azure

Question

I tried to create an azure account for free but I do not have credit card. What should I do?

Answer 1

Hello Shreemoyee, I hear you—you want to try out Azure for free but don’t have a credit card. By design, the standard Azure Free account (the one that gives you USD 200 credit for 30 days) requires a non-prepaid credit or debit card plus phone verification. Unfortunately there’s no way around that for the general free-trial offer.

However, you do have a couple of other options:

1. Azure for Students • No credit card required—just verify with a valid school/university email address • You get $100 in Azure credits plus selected free services for 12 months • Learn more and sign up: https://azure.microsoft.com/resources/students?activetab=pivot:githubtab
2. Azure Pass / Sponsorship Credits • If you’ve received an Azure Pass promo code through a Microsoft event, hackathon or academic program, you can redeem it here without a credit card: https://www.microsoftazurepass.com/
3. Pay-As-You-Go under someone else’s subscription • If a teammate or friend has a Pay-As-You-Go subscription, they can add you as a co-administrator. You’d get access without needing your own credit card on file.

Let me know which of these sounds like it could work for you, or if you need more details on any of them!

Reference list

– Purchase Free Trial sign-up requirements (credit/debit card & phone): https://docs.microsoft.com/azure/media-services/video-indexer/video-indexer-use-apis#subscribe-to-the-api

– Azure for Students: https://azure.microsoft.com/resources/students?activetab=pivot:githubtab

– Switch subscription / Azure Free Account FAQ: https://azure.microsoft.com/free/free-account-faq/

– Activate Microsoft Azure Pass promo code: https://www.microsoftazurepass.com/

Answer 2

Unfortunately this is not an option - unless you are a student.

For details, refer to https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/answers/questions/433827/how-to-get-an-azure-account-without-credit-card

A credit card or debit card is required for authentication.

Payment options We require a credit card or debit card to authenticate you when you sign up, unless previously approved for invoice. Please note that we do not accept >prepaid and virtual credit cards. Your credit card will initially NOT be charged, except for a temporary authorization hold. Any taxes which may result from receiving services at no charge >are the sole responsibility of the recipient. More details on pricing and billing can be found on our pricing page.

If you are a student, then follow https://azure.microsoft.com/en-us/free/students

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Marcin