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Parfait_D
Parfait_D

Reputation: 29

Why my Azure resources cost still increasing while i'm using free services?

I currently own a VM on Azure for business use. I'm sure that VM size is in the free Azure service and it's the only service i'm running on Azure. But I still don't get why cost are increasing everyday. I thought it will not charge me anything. What's the problem ? Image is subscription dashboard explaining how resources are used.Subscritpion description

Upvotes: 1

Views: 1009

Answers (2)

Windgate
Windgate

Reputation: 430

The main problem with this "free" tier (both AWS and Azure) is that you must be always checking if you shut on/off your services, and if you fail one day, or if you are sleeping, on holiday, travelling, if your latpot just gets out of battery... A simple DDOS attack or the fact of reaching the limit just in the moment can generate for you costs for +400$ in a few days. Microsoft and AWS support must be really tired of checking tickets about that undesired costs, defaults, etc, etc, you ALWAYS are suitable for getting charges, the name "free" is a false friend.

A trick that works for me is registering a credit card for payment and then cancelling it in my bank. So if any undesired costs are generated, they can not just get the money. It worked for me few months ago, I talked with support and they cancelled costs in about 2 weeks, but no money were taked from my account at any moment.

Upvotes: 0

TheAlistairRoss
TheAlistairRoss

Reputation: 321

According to our documentation, if you are using an Azure Free account:

"We’ll never charge you unless you decide to move to pay-as-you-go pricing. If you move to pay as you go, you’ll only be charged for services that you use above the free monthly amounts. You can check your usage of free services in the Azure portal."

The screenshot you are sharing just details the cost of the resources that you have used as well as your usage of your allowance. You're not charged for services included for free with your Azure free account, unless you exceed the limits of the services.

https://azure.microsoft.com/en-gb/free/free-account-faq/

Upvotes: -2

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