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ramprasadv
Copper Contributor
May 19, 2023

Cost saving on App Service plan

Hi 

I wanted to understand if stopping all the instances in an App Service plan, reduce cost?

This is because we will not consume any resources. 

Are resource for a Premium App service plan charged even when it is not utilised?

 

Can some one shed light on this please?

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  • PhilipVandeVyver's avatar
    PhilipVandeVyver
    MCT
    May 25, 2023

    ramprasadv 

     

    You are still getting charged, even when the App Service Plan is stopped.

    The only way to avoid costs is to scale down to the "Free Tier".

     

    For more information, take a look at this Blog.

    Or this page on Microsoft Learn.

     

    • ramprasadv's avatar
      ramprasadv
      Copper Contributor
      May 31, 2023

      Thanks a million PhilipVandeVyver and Kidd_Ip 

      Charges also depends on the number of instances. Please let me know if my understanding is correct. For example, If having 2 instances will cost me 10 dollars, then having 1 instances should cost me 5 dollars. Am I correct ? 

       

      • PhilipVandeVyver's avatar
        PhilipVandeVyver
        MCT
        May 31, 2023

        ramprasadv 

         

        App Service Plans are priced based on the size and number of instances you run, and they are billed on a per second basis. For your case on the S2 plan, a single instance will cost $0.20/hour.

        Depending on the number of default instances and maximum number of instances, you will get charged accordingly.

         

        For another example on this topic, take a look at this community question

        For more information about Azure App Service Plan pricing see this link 

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