{"rid":"storage/azure-devops-repos-git-lfs","card":{"rid":"storage/azure-devops-repos-git-lfs","eid":"microsoft","topic":"storage","slug":"azure-devops-repos-git-lfs","provider":"Azure DevOps Repos + Git LFS","url":"https://azure.microsoft.com/en-us/pricing/details/devops/azure-devops-services/","domain":"microsoft.com","category":"paas","tier":null,"verdict":"qualifies","vorder":0,"grp":"usable","confidence":"reported","binding":"none","identity_kind":"email","identity_basis":"defaulted","needs_card":null,"needs_phone":null,"needs_id":null,"needs_institution":null,"country":null,"crypto":null,"interfaces":"rest,ssh,git","egress_metered":0,"per_object_bytes":null,"retention_days":null,"verified_at":"2026-10-21T00:00:00.000Z","verified_basis":"inherited","checked_on":"2026-10-21","stale_on":"2026-11-04","n_evidence":4,"usd_month":null,"usd_per_tb_month":null,"summary":"No LFS storage quota is published and none is enforced in the docs. 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Repo size guidance is 250 GB (soft), 'recommend keeping below 10 GB for optimal performance'.","unit":"GiB","metered_on":"stored-bytes","source_url":"https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/devops/repos/git/manage-large-files?view=azure-devops","read_on":"2026-10-21","notes":null},"per_object_cap":{"stated":"not stated","source_url":"https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/devops/repos/git/manage-large-files?view=azure-devops","notes":"not stated"},"retention":{"stated":"not stated","source_url":"https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/devops/repos/git/manage-large-files?view=azure-devops","notes":"not stated"},"egress":{"terms":"Unmetered. No bandwidth line item exists anywhere on the Azure DevOps pricing page — the paid units are users, parallel jobs and Artifacts GiB only.","metered":false},"interface":["rest","ssh","git"],"interface_detail":"git","tooling":"git-lfs 3.x (gitlfs/git-lfs). Works over HTTPS; SSH is NOT supported for repos with LFS-tracked files. PAT auth. 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