Azure services that support multiple regions

This article provides a reference list of Azure services. Some services offer built-in multiregion capabilities like geo-replication, cross-region backup, failover, or connectivity across Azure regions. Some capabilities operate automatically, while others require explicit configuration.

For each service that offers built-in multiregion support, the table shows the following information:

  • Multiregion support type: The specific capability the service provides, with a link to documentation that describes the capability in more detail. Even when a service supports multiregion capabilities, review the capability's documentation to understand any limitations or configuration requirements.
  • Paired regions and Nonpaired regions: Whether the capability operates between regions of that type. To learn more about paired regions, see Azure region pairs and nonpaired regions. Some rows include footnote markers that point to caveats listed below the table. Nonregional services show a checkmark in both columns because they're not tied to a specific region.
  • Description: A short summary of how the capability behaves.

Services without built-in support require you to design your own multiregion solution, including replication, failover, and other aspects of recovery. To see services that don't provide built-in multiregion support, select the No built-in multiregion support tab.

List of Azure services

Service Multiregion support type Paired regions Nonpaired regions Description
Azure API Management Azure API Management Multiregion deployment Yes Yes Replicates the gateway component to multiple regions for latency optimization and automatic failover.
Azure App Configuration Azure App Configuration Geo-replication Yes Yes Replicates configuration data across regions with active-active read/write capability.
Azure App Service Azure App Service Custom backups Yes 1 Yes 1 Backs up app data to a storage account, which you can configure with geo-redundant storage (in paired regions) or object replication for multiregion protection.
Azure App Service Environment Azure App Service Environment Custom backups Yes 1 Yes 1 Backs up app data to a storage account, which you can configure with geo-redundant storage (in paired regions) or object replication for multiregion protection.
Azure Backup Azure Backup Geo-redundant storage and cross-region restore Yes Replicates backup data to the paired region for disaster recovery.
Azure Blob Storage Azure Blob Storage Azure Storage Mover Yes Yes Copies blob data to another storage account, which can be in a different region.
Azure Blob Storage Azure Blob Storage Geo-redundant storage (GRS) Yes Replicates data asynchronously to the paired region with customer-managed or Microsoft-managed failover.
Azure Blob Storage Azure Blob Storage Object replication Yes Yes Copies block blobs asynchronously between a source storage account and a destination account, which can be in a different region.
Azure Container Registry Azure Container Registry Geo-replication Yes Yes Replicates container images and artifacts across regions with active-active read/write capability.
Azure Cosmos DB Azure Cosmos DB Multiple read regions with single write region Yes Yes Replicates data to multiple read regions, improving read availability and global latency, with optional failover for writes.
Azure Cosmos DB Azure Cosmos DB Multiple write regions Yes Yes Replicates data across regions with active-active multi-write capability and automatic conflict resolution.
Azure Cosmos DB Azure Cosmos DB Periodic backup Yes Backs up data automatically at regular intervals, and uses storage GRS replication to maintain copies in the paired region by default.
Azure Data Factory Azure Data Factory Microsoft-managed failover to paired region Yes 2 Replicates metadata to the paired region. Microsoft can initiate failover to the paired region during prolonged outages.

In nonpaired regions, you can design your own multiregion solution for Azure Data Factory.
Azure Data Lake Storage Gen2 (hierarchical namespaces) Azure Data Lake Storage Gen2 (hierarchical namespaces) Geo-redundant storage (GRS) Yes Replicates data asynchronously to the paired region with customer-managed or Microsoft-managed failover.
Azure Database for MySQL Azure Database for MySQL Cross-region read replicas Yes Yes Replicates data asynchronously to read replicas in other regions with manual failover.
Azure Database for PostgreSQL Azure Database for PostgreSQL Cross-region read replicas Yes Yes Replicates data asynchronously to read replicas in other regions with virtual endpoints for failover.
Azure DDoS Protection Azure DDoS Protection Multiregion protection Yes Yes Protects public IP addresses in multiple regions from a single DDoS Network Protection plan that's deployed in one region.
Azure Device Registry Azure Device Registry Microsoft-managed failover to paired region Yes Replicates data to the paired region. Microsoft can initiate failover during prolonged outages.
Azure DNS Azure DNS Nonregional service Yes Yes Operates infrastructure in multiple Azure regions.
Azure Event Grid Azure Event Grid Metadata geo-disaster recovery Yes Replicates metadata synchronously to the paired region. Event data isn't replicated.

In nonpaired regions, you can design your own multiregion solution for Azure Event Grid.
Azure Event Hubs Azure Event Hubs Geo-replication Yes Yes Replicates both metadata and event data across regions with synchronous or asynchronous options.
Azure Event Hubs Azure Event Hubs Metadata geo-disaster recovery Yes Yes Replicates metadata (entities, configuration) only. Event data isn't replicated.
Azure Files Azure Files Geo-redundant storage (GRS) Yes Replicates data asynchronously to the paired region with customer-managed or Microsoft-managed failover.

You can design your own multiregion solution for Azure Files, including for premium file shares or when you use nonpaired regions.
Azure Front Door Azure Front Door Nonregional service Yes Yes Operates infrastructure in multiple Azure regions.
Azure IoT Hub Azure IoT Hub Microsoft-managed failover to paired region Yes Replicates data asynchronously to the paired region with Microsoft-managed or customer-initiated failover.

In nonpaired regions, you can design your own multiregion solution for Azure IoT Hub.
Azure Key Vault Azure Key Vault Microsoft-managed failover to paired region Yes 2 Replicates data asynchronously to the paired region with Microsoft-managed failover.

In nonpaired regions, you can design your own multiregion solution for Azure Key Vault.
Azure Key Vault Managed HSM Azure Key Vault Managed HSM Multiregion replication Yes 2 Yes 2 Replicates data across two regions with Traffic Manager-based routing.
Azure Kubernetes Service (AKS) Azure Kubernetes Service (AKS) Azure Kubernetes Fleet Manager Yes Yes Manages multiple AKS clusters across regions with centralized orchestration and multi-cluster workload routing.
Azure Kubernetes Service (AKS) Azure Kubernetes Service (AKS) Backup Yes Backs up containerized applications and data in your AKS cluster, with support for restoring to a paired region using the Vault Tier.
Azure Load Balancer Azure Load Balancer Global load balancer Yes 2 Yes 2 For public load balancers, the Global tier provides a single anycast IP address that routes traffic to the closest healthy regional load balancer with automatic failover.
Azure Managed Redis Azure Managed Redis Active geo-replication Yes Yes Replicates across multiple active-active regions with manual failover.
Azure Monitor Logs Azure Monitor Logs Workspace replication Yes 2 Yes 2 Replicates logs and configuration to a secondary region within the same region group with manual switchover.
Azure NetApp Files Azure NetApp Files Cross-region replication Yes 2 Yes 2 Replicates volumes asynchronously between Microsoft-selected region pairs, including some nonstandard pairs.
Azure Notification Hubs Azure Notification Hubs Metadata geo-disaster recovery Yes Yes 2 Replicates metadata to a secondary region. Registration data isn't replicated.
Azure Queue Storage Azure Queue Storage Geo-redundant storage (GRS) Yes Replicates data asynchronously to the paired region with customer-managed or Microsoft-managed failover.

In nonpaired regions, you can design your own multiregion solution for Azure Queue Storage.
Azure Service Bus Azure Service Bus Geo-Replication Yes Yes Replicates both metadata and message data across regions with synchronous or asynchronous options.
Azure Service Bus Azure Service Bus Metadata Geo-Disaster Recovery Yes Yes Replicates metadata only (entities, configuration). Message data isn't replicated.
Azure SignalR Service Azure SignalR Service Geo-replication Yes Yes Replicates across regions with Traffic Manager-based routing and automatic failover.
Azure Site Recovery Azure Site Recovery Cross-region VM replication Yes Yes Replicates virtual machines asynchronously to a secondary region.
Azure SQL Database Azure SQL Database Active geo-replication Yes Yes Replicates a single database asynchronously to a secondary region with manual failover.
Azure SQL Database Azure SQL Database Automated backups Yes Backs up databases automatically at regular intervals and stores copies in the paired region using geo-redundant storage.
Azure SQL Database Azure SQL Database Failover groups Yes Yes Replicates groups of databases with automatic failover and transparent connection endpoint redirection.
Azure SQL Managed Instance Azure SQL Managed Instance Automated backups Yes Backs up managed instances automatically at regular intervals and stores copies in the paired region using geo-redundant storage.
Azure SQL Managed Instance Azure SQL Managed Instance Failover groups Yes Yes Replicates instance data to a secondary region with customer-managed or Microsoft-managed failover.
Azure Storage Actions Azure Storage Actions Automated failover Yes Continues to run future tasks in the paired region when the target storage account uses GRS.
Azure Storage Mover Azure Storage Mover Azure-initiated disaster recovery Yes Microsoft can initiate failover of the Storage Mover service to the paired region during prolonged outages.

Regardless of where Storage Mover is deployed, it can copy between any supported source and target regions.
Azure Table Storage Azure Table Storage Geo-redundant storage (GRS) Yes Replicates data asynchronously to the paired region with customer-managed or Microsoft-managed failover.

In nonpaired regions, you can design your own multiregion solution for Azure Table Storage.
Azure Traffic Manager Azure Traffic Manager Nonregional service Yes Yes Operates infrastructure in multiple Azure regions.
Azure Virtual Machines Azure Virtual Machines Azure Site Recovery Yes 1 Yes 1 Replicates virtual machines asynchronously to a secondary region.
Azure Web PubSub Azure Web PubSub Geo-replication Yes Yes Replicates across regions with Traffic Manager-based routing and automatic failover.
Microsoft Entra ID Microsoft Entra ID Worldwide and geo-located data storage Yes Yes Operates infrastructure in multiple Azure regions.
Microsoft Fabric Microsoft Fabric Cross-region disaster recovery Yes Provides cross-region disaster recovery in paired regions.
Microsoft Foundry Models Microsoft Foundry Models Global and data zone deployments Yes Yes Supports global, data zone, and single-region model deployments.

1 The multiregion support for these services might require you to configure multiple Azure services.

2 These services have region selection constraints for multiregion capabilities. Review their reliability guides carefully to confirm supported region combinations and any related prerequisites before you design your architecture.

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