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Azure subscriptions

Microsoft Azure offers different types of subscriptions that you can use to access Azure services and start playing with them:

  • Free account: This account offers 200 USD credits that you can use for Azure services within the first 30 days after signing up. If you want to upgrade this subscription after it expires, note that you can keep all of your services up and running.

After the 30 days pass, it does not mean you can no longer use the same subscription. Actually, you can use it for 12 months from the first day you signed up, but only for the services, at the following URL: https://azure.microsoft.com/en-us/free/.

But the other paid services will be decommissioned after the first 30-days or the consumption of 200 USD credits.

  • MSDN subscriptions: If you have an MSDN subscription, you will get a specific amount of Azure credits per month, depending on the subscription type. Note that you can add a credit card to avoid stopping your Azure services if you exceeded the credits you have. The following are the different types of MSDN subscriptions and how much credits per month they have to offer:
    • Visual Studio Professional (standard subscription and annual cloud subscription): $50
    • Visual Studio Test Professional: $50
    • MSDN Platforms: $100
    • Visual Studio Enterprise (standard subscription and annual cloud subscription): $150
    • Visual Studio Enterprise (MPN): $150
    • Visual Studio Enterprise (BizSpark): $150
  • Enterprise agreements: This type of subscription is meant for enterprises, where you can pay an amount of money upfront for using Azure services throughout the year. This type of subscription gives you great discounts. So, it will be the best solution if you are going to use what you have signed up for, as it will save you a lot of money.
  • Pay as you go: It's quite clear that with this type of subscription, you are only paying for what you are using via your credit card. You are not committed to using it for a specific period, as you can start it whenever you want and stop it whenever you want.
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