Azure Subscriptions

An Azure subscription is a logical container for Azure resources, where you can manage access to those resources. You can create multiple subscriptions in Azure, and each subscription can contain one or more resource groups.

There are multiple type of subscriptions in Azure, the most common ones are:

  • Free, which is free to use for 12 months, with a limited amount of credits
  • Pay-As-You-Go, which is a pay-as-you-go subscription, which is paid for with a credit card
  • Enterprise Agreement, which is a subscription for organizations that have an Enterprise Agreement with Microsoft
  • Microsoft Partner Network, which is a subscription for organizations that have a Microsoft Partner Network agreement with Microsoft
  • Microsoft Customer Agreement, which is a subscription for organizations that have a Microsoft Customer Agreement with Microsoft
  • Microsoft Cloud Solution Provider, which is a subscription for organizations that have a Microsoft Cloud Solution Provider agreement with Microsoft

The differece between the different types of subscriptions is the billing model and the support level.

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