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Azure Load Test Pricing
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This is regarding Azure load testing pricing. Please advice.
| Virtual User Hour (VUH) usage | 0 - 10,000 Virtual User Hours - $0.15/VUH10,000+ Virtual User Hours - $0.06/VUH |
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| Virtual User Hour (VUH) usage | 0 - 10,000 Virtual User Hours - $0.15/VUH10,000+ Virtual User Hours - $0.06/VUH |
I am trying to understand above pricing. Lets say i want to run a test with 10k users just to login my website. This will max take 10 sec to complete. How will the pricing gets calculated?
Regards,
Sharukh
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The pricing is based on Virtual User Hours (VUH), which equals number of users × duration of the test (in hours). So, if you run 10,000 users for 10 seconds, the calculation is:
10,000 users × (10 seconds ÷ 3600 seconds) = ~27.8 VUH
At $0.15 per VUH, that test would cost roughly $4.17. The key thing is that billing is proportional to both number of users and duration — not just a flat rate per run.
Your Scenario: 10,000 Users for 10 Seconds
Breakdown:
- 10 seconds = 1/360 of an hour
- 10,000 users × (1/360 hour) = 27.78 VUH
So you'd be billed for approximately 27.78 VUH.
Pricing Breakdown
Azure charges:
- $0.15 per VUH for usage between 0–10,000 VUH
- $0.06 per VUH for usage beyond 10,000 VUH
Since your usage is well below 10,000 VUH, your cost would be:
27.78 VUH × $0.15 = $4.17 USD
Thank you so much
