Azure pricing and billing FAQ

Azure Hybrid Benefit, a pricing program for customers who have licenses with Software Assurance, maximizes the value of your existing on-premises Windows Server and SQL Server license investments when you migrate to Azure. Save up to 40 percent* on Azure Virtual Machines, and up to 55 percent* on Azure SQL Database and SQL Server on Azure Virtual Machines with Azure Hybrid Benefit. Save up to 80 percent* when you combine Azure Hybrid Benefit with Azure Reserved Instances.

*Actual savings may vary based on region, instance type, and usage.

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Azure is priced in US dollars (USD) worldwide under the Microsoft Customer Agreement.

If you transact in one of the other supported currencies listed below, your monthly cost is first calculated in US dollars (USD). For payment, the total is then converted to the local currency.

We use London closing spot rates that are captured in the two business days prior to the last business day of the previous month end. If the two business days prior to the end of the month fall on a bank holiday in major markets, the rate setting day is generally the day immediately preceding the two business days. This rate applies to all transactions during the upcoming month.

For example, the exchange rate for January transactions is first captured in the final days of December. This rate will be applied to all Azure purchases made in January and all Azure consumption in January. The January exchange rate and local currency billed amount will appear in the January invoice, which is available at the beginning of February.

If you are located in one of these regions, the usage associated with your signed Microsoft Customer Agreement(s) will have to be paid in US dollars. The local currency for each of these regions will no longer be supported by our payment system.

For pricing details on your existing subscriptions you can log in to your account, visit our pricing calculator, and view your current pricing by selecting your existing agreement details.