At a glance
- Credit
- 12 months of free monthly amounts of selected services plus 65+ always-free services
- Who qualifies
- New customers who never had an Azure account or the 12 months of free services.
- Time to claim
- About 15 minutes
- Approval odds
- High: Granted on sign-up once the card and phone checks pass.
- Offer ends
- No end date published
- Credit lasts
- 12 months for the free monthly amounts; always-free services last while the account exists
- Last checked
- 2026-10-27
Before you start
What the claim asks of you, from the official pages and our own claim run. Not stated means the official page does not say.
- Card on file: Needed
- Paid-tier account: Not needed
- Registered company: Not needed
- Company email: Not needed
- LinkedIn profile: Not asked for
- Country limits: Not open in China, India
- Solo developer, no company: Can claim it
How to claim
Open the Azure free services page.
Select the Get started with Azure link.
Create the account and follow the sign-up prompts.
Upgrade to pay-as-you-go within 30 days to keep the 12 months of free services.
Start the claim at azure.microsoft.com/en-us/pricing/free-services.
Limits
- Not available when signing up directly for pay-as-you-go in China or India.
- The sign-up page lists a non-prepaid credit or debit card among the sign-up requirements.
Sources
Every fact above comes from these official pages, last checked on 2026-10-27. Offers change: read the official page before you claim, and trust it where it differs from this page.