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microsoft.com · CI runners, Compute, Crawling, Egress and tunnels, Storage · 65 records · JSON

Azure DevOps Repos (Git as bulk blob store) Storage

★ qualifiesanonymousno cardR

azure.microsoft.com/en-us/pricing/details/devops/azure-devop · paas · storage/azure-devops-repos · JSON · compare

Free tierUnlimited private Git repositories free per organization; each repository may be up to 250 GB; storage is NOT a billed meter - the Azure DevOps free tier bills only users, parallel jobs and Artifacts storage. Git LFS is free and does not count toward the 5 GB push limit.
unit GB; metered on stored-bytes
Pricenone stated
Per-object capnot stated
Retentionnot stated
EgressUnmetered. Clone/fetch over HTTPS from dev.azure.com has no egress meter - the billing FAQ enumerates every chargeable meter (extra Basic users, Basic+Test Plans, parallel jobs, Artifacts >2 GB, GHAS) and data transfer is not among them.
Identityanonymous derived from the record's prose, not from an identity field, and no signup was executed: length 32,766 chars; rate limits 200 TSTU per 5-min window; anonymous access to public projects is being removed (new public projects blocked April 2026, all converted to private and anonym
Bindingnone no constraint in the record binds at this scale; the record carries no limit of a kind the vocabulary names
Interfacerest, git, rclone git
ToolingPlain git / git-lfs; Azure DevOps REST API for repository + item download (GET /_apis/git/repositories/{repo}/items?path=); rclone has no ADO Repos backend, so use git or the REST item API
Composes withUnlimited repos x 250 GB each within one org; each org holds up to 1,000 projects; orgs are free and you may hold many. 250 GB x N repos x M orgs. The 2026 sprint-273 change removed the Git object-count limit, which was the per-repo ceiling that used to bite before 250 GB. Files are content-addressed and deduplicated across history, so a repo of distinct chunks stores each chunk once.
ReliabilityReliable but slow as bulk storage: no random-access read, no partial download, whole-repo clone semantics; the 'temporarily unavailable while repository is updated' pack-optimization window can block writes for large repos.
NotesUnlimited private Git repositories free per organization; each repository may be up to 250 GB; storage is NOT a billed meter - the Azure DevOps free tier bills only users, parallel jobs and Artifacts storage. Git LFS is free and does not count toward the 5 GB push limit.
Evidence rungreported One page read moves it to documented.
Checked2026-10-21 (inherited); stale on 2026-11-04
Evidence (6)
datesourcewhat it proved
2026-10-21learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/devops/repos/git/limits'Repositories should be no larger than 250 GB'; 'pushes are limited to 5 GB at a time'; 'Git LFS doesn't count towards the 5-GB repository limit'
2026-10-21learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/devops/repos/git/manage-larg'Azure DevOps Services fully supports Git LFS and offers it for free'
2026-10-21azure.microsoft.com/en-us/pricing/details/devops/azure-devop'Azure Repos: Unlimited private Git repos'; 'Azure Artifacts: 2 GiB free per organization'
2026-10-21learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/devops/release-notes/2026/sp'Git object count limit removed ... enables unrestricted repository growth'
2026-10-21dev.azure.com/powershell/powershell/_apis/git/repositories?aprobe: curl -> HTTP 200, returned repo objects with size fields (PowerShell repo size 90822000 bytes at time of probe)
2026-10-21dev.azure.com/powershell/powershell/_git/powershellprobe: git ls-remote -> 200, returned HEAD 2f027ba4356e363f65e2cc71c7bd49c5d1556b32 (anonymous read works today, dies in 2027)
Unknown or withheld values (5)
  • $.free_tier.notes process
  • $.per_object_cap.notes not-extracted
  • $.per_object_cap.stated not-extracted
  • $.retention.notes not-extracted
  • $.retention.stated not-extracted

Azure DevOps Repos + Git LFS Storage

★ qualifiesemail?card?R

azure.microsoft.com/en-us/pricing/details/devops/azure-devop · paas · storage/azure-devops-repos-git-lfs · JSON · compare

Free tierNo LFS storage quota is published and none is enforced in the docs. Microsoft states plainly: 'Azure DevOps Services fully supports Git LFS and offers it for free.' The free tier is 5 Basic users with unlimited private Git repos; only Azure Artifacts carries a numeric cap (2 GiB free). Repo size guidance is 250 GB (soft), 'recommend keeping below 10 GB for optimal performance'.
unit GiB; metered on stored-bytes
Pricenone stated
Per-object capnot stated
Retentionnot stated
EgressUnmetered. No bandwidth line item exists anywhere on the Azure DevOps pricing page — the paid units are users, parallel jobs and Artifacts GiB only.
Identityemail (placeholder) not published
Bindingnone no constraint in the record binds at this scale; the record carries no limit of a kind the vocabulary names
Interfacerest, ssh, git git
Toolinggit-lfs 3.x (gitlfs/git-lfs). Works over HTTPS; SSH is NOT supported for repos with LFS-tracked files. PAT auth. Also reachable via the Azure DevOps REST API for repo/ref management.
Composes with5 free Basic users per org, and up to 5 orgs per account (Microsoft Q&A, moderator answer) -> 25 orgs' worth of free LFS if each is a separate MSA. Orgs are unlimited in repo count, so total LFS is bounded only by the 250 GB-per-repo soft guidance — 250 GB x N repos. Unlike GitLab/GitHub, LFS bytes are not on the meter at all.
ReliabilityThe 250 GB repo figure is guidance, not a wall, but the docs warn the internal pack-file limit can trigger 'The Git pack file limit has been reached' and temporarily block writes on very large repos. Over-quota behaviour is undefined because there is no quota.
NotesNo LFS storage quota is published and none is enforced in the docs. Microsoft states plainly: 'Azure DevOps Services fully supports Git LFS and offers it for free.' The free tier is 5 Basic users with unlimited private Git repos; only Azure Artifacts carries a numeric cap (2 GiB free). Repo size guidance is 250 GB (soft), 'recommend keeping below 10 GB for optimal performance'.
Evidence rungreported One page read moves it to documented.
Checked2026-10-21 (inherited); stale on 2026-11-04
Evidence (4)
datesourcewhat it proved
2026-10-21learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/devops/repos/git/limits?view'Git LFS doesn't count towards the 5-GB repository limit. The 5-GB limit applies only to files in the actual repository, not to blobs stored with LFS.' (page ms.date 2024-08-22, updated_at 2026-05-07)
2026-10-21learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/devops/repos/git/manage-larg'Azure DevOps Services fully supports Git LFS and offers it for free.'
2026-10-21devblogs.microsoft.com/devops/announcing-git-lfs-on-all-vso-2015 announcement: 'unlimited free storage ... extended to Git-LFS', never retracted; the current limits page still lists no LFS cap.
2026-10-21azure.microsoft.com/en-us/pricing/details/devops/azure-devopfree tier list shows only '2 GiB free' for Artifacts; no LFS line item
Unknown or withheld values (7)
  • $.free_tier.notes process
  • $.identity_cost.detail defaulted
  • $.identity_cost.kind identity-defaulted
  • $.per_object_cap.notes not-extracted
  • $.per_object_cap.stated not-extracted
  • $.retention.notes not-extracted
  • $.retention.stated not-extracted

Microsoft 365 Business Basic — nonprofit grant (300 free seats x 1 TB OneDrive) Storage

★ qualifiesemailno cardRper-object-cap

www.microsoft.com/en-us/microsoft-365/business/nonprofit-pla · cloud-drive · storage/microsoft-365-business-basic-nonprofit-grant · JSON · compare

Free tierMicrosoft 365 Business Basic (Nonprofit Staff Pricing) is a 'Grant — Free up to 300 users', and every seat carries '1 TB of cloud storage per user' (OneDrive). 300 x 1 TB = 300 TB of pooled tenant storage at zero cost. SharePoint on top: total org storage '1 TB + 10GB per license purchased', max 25 TB per site collection.
unit TB; metered on stored-bytes
Pricenone stated
Per-object cap250 GB per file (250000000000 bytes)
Retentionnot stated
EgressNo egress meter on OneDrive/SharePoint downloads — Microsoft does not bill data transfer out for M365 storage. Put Cloudflare in front and it is fully covered.
Identityemail derived from the record's prose, not from an identity field, and no signup was executed: r file in OneDrive (Microsoft's documented ceiling), 100 GB mailbox, SharePoint list/library max 30 million items. request-rate: Graph throttling is per-app-per-tenant and is the practica
Limits
  • per-object-cap 250 GB per file source
per-object-cap 250 GB per file in OneDrive (Microsoft's documented ceiling), 100 GB mailbox, SharePoint list/library max 30 million items. request-rate: Graph throttling is per-app-per-tenant and is the practical ceiling for bulk sync, not bytes. retention: perpetual while the subscription renews; Microsoft requires '85% active usage of all granted assigned licenses' or the org risks losing future grants.
Bindingper-object-cap the per-object cap sets the shard size and therefore the object count; it bounds the total more tightly than any headline quota
Interfacerest, graph, rclone rest
Toolingrclone backend 'onedrive' (Tier 1, chunked upload, server-side move); Microsoft Graph API (/me/drive, /sites/{id}/drive); SharePoint REST. The Graph endpoints are the documented programmatic path.
Composes withThe multiplier here is seats, not orgs: 300 granted seats per nonprofit tenant, 1 TB each, plus 10 GB of SharePoint pool per licence with a 25 TB ceiling per site collection — so a single tenant can present 300 TB of OneDrive *and* multi-TB SharePoint document libraries. 300 seats at 1 TB is the largest free number found anywhere in this niche. Multiple 501(c)(3) entities = separate tenants.
ReliabilityThe grant survived the July 2025 cull that killed *donated* Business Premium and O365 E1 — Business Basic is still listed as 'Grant, Free up to 300 users'. Unused seats are reclaimed under the 85% rule; inactive tenants risk losing grants at renewal.
NotesMicrosoft 365 Business Basic (Nonprofit Staff Pricing) is a 'Grant — Free up to 300 users', and every seat carries '1 TB of cloud storage per user' (OneDrive). 300 x 1 TB = 300 TB of pooled tenant storage at zero cost. SharePoint on top: total org storage '1 TB + 10GB per license purchased', max 25 TB per site collection.
Evidence rungreported One page read moves it to documented.
Checked2026-10-21 (inherited); stale on 2026-11-04
Parsed numbers
  • $.limits[0].value limit:per-object-cap 250.0 GB
Evidence (4)
datesourcewhat it proved
2026-10-21www.microsoft.com/en-us/microsoft-365/business/nonprofit-pla'Microsoft 365 Business Basic (Nonprofit Staff Pricing) | Grant | Free up to 300 users' and '1 TB of cloud storage per user' across the compare table
2026-10-21learn.microsoft.com/en-us/office365/servicedescriptions/shar'Total storage per organization: 1 TB + 10GB per license purchased'; 'Max storage per site (site collection): 25 TB'
2026-10-21support.techsoup.org/hc/en-us/articles/37040124982811-Discondonated Business Premium/E1 discontinued from 2025-07-01; Business Basic grant unaffected
2026-10-21withheldprobe: GET graph.microsoft.com/v1.0/me/drive -> 401, 237 bytes (read path is Graph, auth-gated)
Unknown or withheld values (5)
  • $.evidence[3].url private-url
  • $.free_tier.notes process
  • $.per_object_cap.notes not-extracted
  • $.retention.notes not-extracted
  • $.retention.stated not-extracted

Microsoft 365 / Office 365 A1 Education tenant (100 TB pooled) Storage

★ qualifiesinstitutionno cardR

www.microsoft.com/en-us/education/products/office · cloud-drive · storage/microsoft-365-office-365-a1-education-tenant · JSON · compare

Free tier100 TB (102,400 GB) free pooled storage per education tenant, spanning OneDrive + SharePoint + Exchange; pooled capacity = 100 TB base + per-license contributions. Office 365 A1 licenses contribute 0 GB but consume from the pool.
unit TB; metered on stored-bytes
Pricenone stated
Per-object capnot stated
Retentionnot stated
EgressNot metered. Microsoft 365 is a subscription service with no per-GB egress meter; Microsoft support states 'if the user has the related license, there is no charge for uploading and downloading files'. SharePoint/OneDrive downloads are direct HTTPS URLs.
Identityinstitution derived from the record's prose, not from an identity field, and no signup was executed: no migration path. 100 TB is per TENANT and tenants are per institution, not per user: N schools x 100 TB. Inside one tenant the ceiling is much higher than the pool in principle - 2,000,000
Bindingnone no constraint in the record binds at this scale; the record carries no limit of a kind the vocabulary names
Interfacerest, graph, rclone rest
ToolingMicrosoft Graph driveItem API (whole-tenant app-only auth: Files.ReadWrite.All + Sites.Read.All); rclone backend 'onedrive' with drive_type=business or drive_type=documentLibrary, and a SharePoint remote type; office365-rest-python-client (vgrem) for list/library operations
Composes with100 TB is per TENANT and tenants are per institution, not per user: N schools x 100 TB. Inside one tenant the ceiling is much higher than the pool in principle - 2,000,000 site collections per org at up to 25 TB per site - but the 100 TB pool is the binding limit. Add unlimited free A1 user licenses (which add 0 GB but give each user a 100 GB or 1 TB OneDrive ceiling), and paid A3/A5 at 50/100 GB per license. Multiply across tenants for archival shards.
ReliabilityStorage is enforced at the tenant pool level and tenants get flipped to read-only on overage - data survives but writes fail; per-user OneDrive caps were cut (5 TB -> 100 GB for A1) in 2024 with no migration path.
Notes100 TB (102,400 GB) free pooled storage per education tenant, spanning OneDrive + SharePoint + Exchange; pooled capacity = 100 TB base + per-license contributions. Office 365 A1 licenses contribute 0 GB but consume from the pool.
Evidence rungreported One page read moves it to documented.
Checked2026-10-21 (inherited); stale on 2026-11-04
Evidence (4)
datesourcewhat it proved
2026-10-21learn.microsoft.com/en-us/office365/servicedescriptions/offi'All Education tenants with Pooled Storage are granted an initial and free 100 TB of storage to their pool'; 'Storage for site collections: Up to 25 TB per site collection or group'; 'Site collections per tenant: 500,000'
2026-10-21cdn-dynmedia-1.microsoft.com/is/content/microsoftcorp/micros'100TB of free pooled storage across OneDrive, SharePoint, and Exchange'; 'Office 365 A1 ... maximum OneDrive limit of 100GB'; '100 TB Default Limit (102,400 GB)'
2026-10-21learn.microsoft.com/en-us/sharepoint/sharepoint-limits(via /office365/servicedescriptions/sharepoint-online-service-description/sharepoint-online-limits) - '250 GB - File upload limit', '1 TB + 10GB per license purchased'
2026-10-21www.microsoft.com/en-us/education/products/office'Educators and students with an eligible education email address can get Office 365 A1 for free'
Unknown or withheld values (5)
  • $.free_tier.notes process
  • $.per_object_cap.notes not-extracted
  • $.per_object_cap.stated not-extracted
  • $.retention.notes not-extracted
  • $.retention.stated not-extracted

Azure Pipelines (private project, free grant) CI runners

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learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/devops/pipelines/agents/host · CI runner · ci-cd-runners/azure-pipelines-private · JSON · compare

Sibling records disagree:

Free tier1 free parallel job with 1,800 minutes a month and 60 minutes per job, with a 10 GB disk
unit minutes; metered on wall-clock
Pricenone stated
Per-object cap60 minutes per job on the free grant; 360 minutes only on a paid parallel job
Retentionartifacts and logs follow pipeline retention settings; the minute pool is monthly
Egressno egress charge on the hosted agent itself
Identitycard an Azure subscription is required, which means a payment instrument, even when the grant is free
Limits
  • per-object-cap 60 minutes per job on the free grant source
  • request-rate 1,800 minutes a month with 1 free parallel job source
Bindingper-object-cap
Interfacegit, cli an azure-pipelines.yml pipeline; a REST API and the az CLI
Toolingthe Microsoft-hosted images; any shell; the Azure CLI preinstalled
Composes with1,800 minutes is the largest per-job-minute pool of the small providers, and the 60-minute job cap is the smallest
Reliabilityno reliability event recorded
NotesThe 60-minute job cap is the smallest of any provider here and it is the number that excludes a user's work. The subscription requirement is the second gate.
Evidence rungdocumented the hosted-agents doc was read today.
Checked2026-10-23 (live); stale on 2026-11-22
Parsed numbers
  • $.limits[0].value limit:per-object-cap 60.0 minutes
  • $.limits[1].value limit:request-rate 1800.0 minutes / month
Evidence (1)
datesourcewhat it proved
2026-10-22learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/devops/pipelines/agents/hostone free parallel job with 1,800 minutes a month and a 60-minute maximum job duration; 10 GB of disk; the 360-minute cap applies only with a paid parallel job
Unknown or withheld values (1)
  • $.reliability_note none-observed

Azure App Service (F1) Compute

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azure.microsoft.com/en-us/pricing/details/app-service/linux/ · platform host · compute/azure-app-service-f1 · JSON · compare

Free tierF1 Free Shared: 60 CPU minutes a day, 1 GB RAM, 1.00 GB storage, no SLA
unit minutes; metered on wall-clock; the 512 MB and 5 GB figures in older guides are obsolete
Pricenone stated
Per-object capnot applicable
Retentionthe app and its files persist on the plan; no deletion clock is stated
Egressnot published on the page read
Identitycard an Azure account requires a card and a phone number
Limits
  • request-rate 60 CPU minutes a day shared across the app source
  • retention-clamped the app sleeps after 20 minutes without a direct request; Always On is not available on F1 source
  • per-object-cap 1 GB RAM and 1.00 GB of storage source
the 20-minute idle timeout is stated by Microsoft in two first-party articles; learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/app-service/webjobs-execution carries the sentence quoted in evidence
Bindingretention-clamped the 20-minute idle timer is the first wall: 60 CPU-minutes a day is generous for a keepalive, and a keepalive needs a direct request to reset the timer, which a health probe from outside the app supplies
Interfacessh a public *.azurewebsites.net endpoint; deployment by git, zip or container
Toolingthe Azure CLI, Kudu, git push deployment
Composes witha public HTTPS endpoint with 60 CPU minutes a day, which is a scheduler and not a host
Reliabilityno reliability event recorded
NotesIt is documented first-party at learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/app-service/webjobs-execution (read 2026-10-22), which also says a portal visit or a Kudu request does not reset the timer
Evidence rungdocumented
Checked2026-10-22 (live); stale on 2026-11-21
Parsed numbers
  • $.limits[1].value limit:retention-clamped 20.0 minutes
  • $.limits[2].value limit:per-object-cap 1.0 GB
Evidence (2)
datesourcewhat it proved
2026-10-06azure.microsoft.com/en-us/pricing/details/app-service/linux/F1 Free Shared is 60 CPU minutes a day with 1 GB RAM and 1.00 GB storage
2026-10-22learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/app-service/webjobs-executio'Web apps can time out after 20 minutes of inactivity, and only direct requests to the app reset this idle timer. Actions like viewing the portal or accessing the Kudu tools don't keep the app active.'
More fields (8)
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  "idle_reap_s": 1200,
  "restart_required": false,
  "note": "20-minute idle timeout: 'Web apps can time out after 20 minutes of inactivity, and only direct requests to the app reset this idle timer. Actions like viewing the portal or accessing the Kudu tools don't keep the app active.'"
 },
 "keep_rate": {
  "value": 0.0,
  "basis": "a free app does not bill",
  "source": "https://azure.microsoft.com/en-us/pricing/details/app-service/linux/"
 },
 "persistent_storage": {
  "included_gib": 1,
  "price_gib_month": "not offered",
  "durability": "app files",
  "survives_stop": true,
  "survives_destroy": false,
  "max_retention": "while the plan exists"
 },
 "network_out": {
  "allow_outbound": true,
  "allow_inbound_listen": true,
  "ports": "HTTPS on the app hostname",
  "static_ip": null,
  "ipv6": null,
  "per_session_bytes": null
 },
 "free_tier_kind": "allowance",
 "census_rows": [
  "azure-appservice-f1"
 ]
}
Unknown or withheld values (5)
  • $.confidence_note withheld
  • $.egress.metered egress-unknown
  • $.per_object_cap.notes process
  • $.per_object_cap.stated not-applicable
  • $.reliability_note none-observed

Azure Container Apps (Consumption, Dedicated, Dynamic Sessions) Compute

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azure.microsoft.com/en-us/pricing/details/container-apps/ · cloud VM · compute/azure-container-apps · JSON · compare

Free tierper subscription per month: 'The first 180,000 vCPU-seconds, 360,000 GiB-seconds, and 2 million requests per subscription per month are free.'
unit seconds; metered on wall-clock
Pricenone stated
Per-object capnot applicable: the unit is a replica
Retentionephemeral storage per replica; no persistent disk in the free allowance
Egressnot stated on the pricing page read today beyond the ingress-free rule
free_allowance: unstated
Identitycard an Azure subscription with a card; the free grant is a monthly allowance on a paid subscription
Limits
  • volume-quota 180,000 vCPU-seconds and 360,000 GiB-seconds a month per subscription source
  • request-rate 2 million requests a month per subscription source
  • retention-clamped a replica is billed while active: above 0.01 cores of vCPU use or above 1,000 bytes a second of inbound data source
not stated
Bindingvolume-quota 360,000 GiB-seconds at 512 MiB is 720,000 seconds, 8.3 days, and the vCPU grant at a quarter core is 720,000 seconds, so both meters run out together in the second week.
Interfaceunknown
Toolingnot stated
Composes withnot stated
Reliabilityan application can scale to zero with no usage charge; a configured minimum replica bills at a reduced idle rate
NotesThe page's per-unit prices render as '-' in the extracted text, so no rate is recorded. Arithmetic from the free grant only: 0.25 vCPU and 512 MiB always-on is 648,000 vCPU-seconds and 1,296,000 GiB-seconds a month, so the grant covers 720,000 seconds of it, 8.3 days.
Evidence rungdocumented the grant, the active-replica thresholds and the scale-to-zero rule were read on the pricing page today
Checked2026-10-25 (live); stale on 2026-11-24
Parsed numbers
  • $.extras.m10h_usd price USD0.0 / month
  • $.extras.m24h_usd price USD0.0 / month
  • $.limits[0].value limit:volume-quota 360000.0 GiB
Evidence (4)
datesourcewhat it proved
2026-10-02azure.microsoft.com/en-us/pricing/details/container-apps/not published
2026-10-22azure.microsoft.com/en-us/pricing/details/container-apps/'The first 180,000 vCPU-seconds, 360,000 GiB-seconds, and 2 million requests per subscription per month are free' and 'A replica is active when vCPU usage is above 0.01 cores or when data received is above 1,000 bytes per second', quoted
2026-10-24azure.microsoft.com/en-us/pricing/details/container-apps/quoted: 'The first 180,000 vCPU-seconds, 360,000 GiB-seconds, and 2 million requests per subscription per month are free.'
2026-10-24azure.microsoft.com/en-us/pricing/details/container-apps/quoted: 'A replica is active when vCPU usage is above 0.01 cores or when data received is above 1,000 bytes per second.'
More fields (22)
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 "talaria_m24h_usd": 150.12,
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 "keep_rate": 1.0,
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 "billing_model": "per-second",
 "shape": {
  "vcpu": 0.25,
  "ram_gib": 0.5,
  "disk_gib": null,
  "gpu_class": null,
  "gpu_count": null
 },
 "session_cap": {
  "wall_clock_min": null,
  "idle_reap_s": null,
  "restart_required": false,
  "note": "scale to zero unless a minimum replica count is set"
 },
 "persistent_storage": null,
 "network_out": {
  "allow_outbound": true,
  "allow_inbound_listen": true,
  "ports": "ingress on the container port with an Azure-provided hostname",
  "static_ip": false,
  "ipv6": false,
  "per_session_bytes": null
 },
 "price_note": "the two seed columns disagree because nemo applied the USD 5.40 monthly grant to a SKU the grant does not cover. talaria's USD 59.40 is the gross bill at the published rate and nemo's USD 3.60 nets a grant against it. One of them applied the credit to the wrong meter",
 "free_tier_kind": "monthly-grant",
 "catalogue_field_warning": "free_monthly_credit conflates a recurring grant with a one-time grant divided by a month",
 "dispute": "talaria USD 59.40 vs nemo USD 3.60. The plan names this as a credit-applied-to-the-wrong-meter case, so it is an error rather than product ambiguity: the grant does not attach to the SKU nemo priced",
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 "net": null,
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 "m24h_usd": 0.0,
 "price_arithmetic": "free inside the monthly grant; 8.3 days of a 0.25 vCPU / 512 MiB replica exhausts both meters"
}
Unknown or withheld values (8)
  • $.chaining not-stated
  • $.egress.metered egress-unknown
  • $.evidence[0].proved process
  • $.extras.keep_rate_basis process
  • $.interface interface-unknown
  • $.interface_detail withheld
  • $.limits_note not-stated
  • $.tooling not-stated

Corrections

Azure Container Apps Sandboxes Compute

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learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/container-apps/sandboxes-ove · cloud VM · compute/azure-container-apps-sandboxes · JSON · compare

Free tierno sandbox-specific free allowance is published; sandbox compute bills through the same per-second Container Apps meters, whose first 180,000 vCPU-seconds and 360,000 GiB-seconds a month are free
unit seconds; metered on wall-clock
Pricenone stated
Per-object capnot stated
Retentionnot stated
Egressnot stated
Identityemail (placeholder) not published
Limits
  • request-rate sandbox compute bills per second through the Container Apps meters source
  • retention-clamped a stopped sandbox incurs no CPU or memory fee; a snapshot preserves memory and disk source
  • write-gated creating or managing a sandbox requires the Container Apps SandboxGroup Data Owner role assignment source
not stated
Bindingwrite-gated
Interfaceunknown
Toolingnot stated
Composes withnot stated
Reliabilityno reliability event recorded
Evidence rungdocumented the sandboxes overview was read on 2026-10-22. It establishes the lifecycle and the stop-billing behaviour and does not publish a free allowance, so the requirement below is the Container Apps consumption allowance the same vendor prices on its pricing page, not a sandbox-specific grant
Checked2026-10-23 (live); stale on 2026-11-22
Evidence (2)
datesourcewhat it proved
2026-10-02learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/container-apps/sandboxes-ovenot published
2026-10-22learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/container-apps/sandboxes-ove'Sandboxes are provisioned from prewarmed pools for near-instant availability' and 'You pay no CPU or memory fees when sandboxes are stopped' and 'Suspend and resume: Snapshot full state including memory and disk, and resume later with sub-second restore times', quoted
More fields (16)
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 "talaria_m10h_usd": 64.8,
 "talaria_m24h_usd": 155.52,
 "nemo_m10h_usd": 64.8,
 "keep_rate": 1.0,
 "keep_rate_basis": null,
 "billing_model": "unclassified",
 "shape": null,
 "session_cap": {
  "wall_clock_min": null,
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  "restart_required": false,
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Unknown or withheld values (17)
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Microsoft Foundry hosted agents (East US) Compute

caveatemail?card?Rrequest-rate

azure.microsoft.com/en-us/pricing/details/foundry-agent-serv · cloud VM · compute/azure-foundry-agents · JSON · compare

Free tiernot published
unit mixed; metered on wall-clock
Pricenone stated
Per-object capnot stated
Retentionnot stated
Egressnot stated
Identityemail (placeholder) not published
Limits
  • request-rate agent runtime billed per vCPU-hour and per GiB-hour source
  • per-object-cap 1 GB of file-search vector storage free, then billed per GB per day source
excluded as ranked-partial
Bindingrequest-rate
Interfaceunknown
Toolingnot stated
Composes withnot stated
Reliabilityno reliability event recorded
Evidence rungreported the Foundry Agent Service pricing page was read on 2026-10-22 and lists the meters, with 1 GB of vector storage free.
Checked2026-10-23 (live); stale on 2026-11-06
Parsed numbers
  • $.limits[1].value limit:per-object-cap 1.0 GB
Evidence (2)
datesourcewhat it proved
2026-10-02azure.microsoft.com/en-us/pricing/details/foundry-agent-servnot published
2026-10-22azure.microsoft.com/en-us/pricing/details/foundry-agent-serv'File Search Storage: $-/GB of vector-storage per day (1 GB free)' and the vCPU-hour and GiB-hour meters, quoted; the page states no agent-runtime free allowance
More fields (13)
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Unknown or withheld values (19)
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Azure Functions Compute

caveatcardcardDrequest-rate

azure.microsoft.com/en-us/pricing/details/functions/ · serverless runtime · compute/azure-functions · JSON · compare

Free tierQuoted: "Consumption plan pricing includes a monthly free grant of 1 million requests and 400,000 GB-s of resource consumption per month per subscription in pay-as-you-go pricing across all function apps in that subscription." Footnote on the same page: "Free grants apply to the on-demand meters on paid, consumption subscriptions only."
unit GiB; metered on wall-clock; perpetual-allowance
Pricenone stated
Per-object capnot applicable
Retentionnot applicable
Egressnot stated
Identitycard not published
Limits
  • request-rate 400,000 GB-s a month is 3,200,000 instance-seconds at the minimum 128 MB allocation, which is 37.0 days of one always-resident 128 MB worker, so the grant is slightly larger than a month but a single function execution is capped at 10 minutes on the consumption plan and cannot stay resident. source
400,000 GB-s a month is 3,200,000 instance-seconds at the minimum 128 MB allocation, which is 37.0 days of one always-resident 128 MB worker, so the grant is slightly larger than a month but a single function execution is capped at 10 minutes on the consumption plan and cannot stay resident.
Bindingrequest-rate 400,000 GB-s a month is 3,200,000 instance-seconds at the minimum 128 MB allocation, which is 37.0 days of one always-resident 128 MB worker, so the grant is slightly larger than a month but a single function execution is capped at 10 minutes on the consumption plan and cannot stay resident.
Interfaceunknown inferred from the tooling the provider documents; not probed
Toolingnot stated
Composes with3,200,000 instance-seconds is the largest perpetual serverless budget found and it needs no IPv4 front, so it composes with an IPv6-only VPS as the scheduler that renews and health-checks it, or as the worker for jobs the 10 minute limit can divide.
Reliabilityno reliability event recorded
NotesThe 400,000 GB-s figure is a memory-time budget, not a wall-clock one: the same 400,000 buys 37 days at 128 MB, 18.5 days at 256 MB, or 9.3 days at 512 MB. The 'paid consumption subscriptions only' footnote is the unresolved part, because it may exclude the free trial subscription the client would start with; a probe of the portal quota page on a fresh subscription would settle it. Azure App Service F1 is the separate always-free web lane and is already recorded in the corpus.
Evidence rungdocumented
Checked2026-10-22 (live); stale on 2026-11-21
Parsed numbers
  • $.limits[0].value limit:request-rate 400000.0 GB
Evidence (3)
datesourcewhat it proved
2026-10-22azure.microsoft.com/en-us/pricing/details/functions/monthly free grant of 1 million executions and 400,000 GB-s per subscription, with the footnote that grants apply to paid consumption subscriptions only, quoted
2026-10-22azure.microsoft.com/en-us/pricing/free-servicesAzure lists 65 or more always-free services that persist for as long as the account exists, separate from the 12-month list
2026-10-22azure.microsoft.com/en-us/free/virtual-machinesthe always-free table lists Functions at 1 million requests, distinct from the 12-month-only VM allowances
More fields (1)
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   "gpu_count": null
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Unknown or withheld values (10)
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  • $.egress.terms not-stated
  • $.identity_cost.detail process
  • $.interface interface-unknown
  • $.per_object_cap.notes process
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  • $.reliability_note none-observed
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  • $.tooling not-stated

Azure Pipelines Compute

caveatemail?card?Drequest-rate

azure.microsoft.com/en-us/pricing/details/devops/azure-devop · platform host · compute/azure-pipelines · JSON · compare

Free tierone Microsoft-hosted CI/CD job with 1,800 minutes a month, plus one self-hosted job with unlimited minutes, on every Azure DevOps organisation
unit minutes; metered on wall-clock
Pricenone stated
Per-object capnot stated
Retentionnot stated
Egressnot stated
Identityemail (placeholder) not published
Limits
  • request-rate 1,800 hosted minutes a month on one parallel job; extra hosted jobs are $40 a month each source
  • write-gated the unlimited-minutes half applies only to a self-hosted agent, which the client must run source
not stated
Bindingrequest-rate
Interfaceunknown
Toolingnot stated
Composes withnot stated
Reliabilityno reliability event recorded
Evidence rungdocumented the Azure DevOps pricing page was read on 2026-10-22. The free allowance is a monthly minute pool on one hosted job plus an unmetered self-hosted job, which is a recurring tier and not a credit
Checked2026-10-23 (live); stale on 2026-11-22
Evidence (2)
datesourcewhat it proved
2026-10-02azure.microsoft.com/en-us/pricing/details/devops/azure-devopnot published
2026-10-22azure.microsoft.com/en-us/pricing/details/devops/azure-devop'1 Microsoft-hosted job with 1,800 minutes per month for CI/CD and 1 self-hosted job with unlimited minutes per month' and '$40 per extra Microsoft-hosted CI/CD parallel job', quoted
More fields (14)
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 "net": null
}
Unknown or withheld values (17)
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Azure Virtual Machines (Linux) Compute

caveatemail?card?Dretention-clamped

azure.microsoft.com/en-us/pricing/details/virtual-machines/l · cloud VM · compute/azure-vm · JSON · compare

Free tierno free allowance for a Linux VM; the USD 200 credit is a 30-day new-account trial. The 750-hour B-series allowance on the Windows page is a separate row
unit mixed; metered on wall-clock
Pricenone stated
Per-object capnot stated
Retentionnot stated
Egressnot stated
Identityemail (placeholder) not published
Limits
  • request-rate billed per full minute running source
  • retention-clamped a Stopped VM still bills its allocated cores; only a Deallocated VM stops the compute charge, and the local temporary disk is lost source
  • write-gated monetary credits from the free trial, MSDN, BizSpark and the Partner Network do not apply to publisher-provided Linux support source
not stated
Bindingretention-clamped
Interfaceunknown
Toolingnot stated
Composes withnot stated
Reliabilityno reliability event recorded
Evidence rungdocumented the Linux virtual machines pricing page was read on 2026-10-22. It establishes the per-minute billing and the difference between Stopped and Deallocated, which is the state axis.
Checked2026-10-23 (live); stale on 2026-11-22
Parsed numbers
  • $.extras.m10h_usd price USD11.28 / month
  • $.extras.m24h_usd price USD28.55 / month
Evidence (2)
datesourcewhat it proved
2026-10-02azure.microsoft.com/en-us/pricing/details/virtual-machines/lnot published
2026-10-22azure.microsoft.com/en-us/pricing/details/virtual-machines/l'Stopped: you are billed for allocated cores, but not software license' and 'Deleted (Deallocated): cores are no longer allocated to the virtual machine, and are no longer billed' and 'We charge for the number of full minutes your virtual machine is running', quoted
More fields (19)
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 },
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  "ipv6": false,
  "allowance": "a dynamic VIP is included; a reserved IP is charged"
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Unknown or withheld values (17)
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Azure Virtual Machines (Windows Server) Compute

caveatemail?card?Drequest-rate

azure.microsoft.com/en-us/pricing/details/virtual-machines/w · Windows host · compute/azure-windows · JSON · compare

Free tier750 hours each of B2ts v2, B2pts v2 and B2ats v2 burstable VMs free every month for the first 12 months, which is one always-on machine of each family
unit hours; metered on wall-clock
Pricenone stated
Per-object capnot stated
Retentionnot stated
Egressnot stated
Identityemail (placeholder) not published
Limits
  • request-rate 750 hours a month each on B2ts v2, B2pts v2 and B2ats v2, for the first 12 months only source
  • retention-clamped a Stopped VM still bills its allocated cores; only a Deallocated VM stops the compute charge source
not stated
Bindingrequest-rate
Interfaceunknown
Toolingnot stated
Composes withnot stated
Reliabilityno reliability event recorded
Evidence rungdocumented the Windows virtual machines pricing page was read on 2026-10-22 and states the 750-hour monthly allowance per burstable family for 12 months. Because the page is the Windows one, the allowance includes the licence, which the Linux page's rows do not
Checked2026-10-23 (live); stale on 2026-11-22
Parsed numbers
  • $.limits[0].value limit:request-rate 750.0 hours / month
Evidence (2)
datesourcewhat it proved
2026-10-02azure.microsoft.com/en-us/pricing/details/virtual-machines/wnot published
2026-10-22azure.microsoft.com/en-us/pricing/details/virtual-machines/w'Get 750 hours each of B2ts v2 (Intel-based), B2pts v2 (Arm-based), and B2ats v2 (AMD-based) burstable VMs free every month for 12 months' and 'Stopped: you are billed for allocated cores' and 'Deleted (Deallocated): cores are no longer allocated', quoted
More fields (14)
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Unknown or withheld values (17)
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  • $.egress.metered egress-unknown
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  • $.evidence[0].proved process
  • $.extras.keep_rate_basis process
  • $.extras.price_note process
  • $.identity_cost.detail defaulted
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  • $.interface interface-unknown
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  • $.limits_note not-stated
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Corrections

Microsoft Compute

caveatemailno cardDwrite-gated

learn.microsoft.com/en-us/startups/microsoft-for-startups/ge · cloud VM · compute/microsoft · JSON · compare

Free tierUp to USD 200 in Startup credits immediately to start building on Azure. Milestone 1 requires: sign up for Azure and verify your identity using a personal LinkedIn account, with no business accounts allowed at this step.
unit none; metered on wall-clock; one-shot-credit
Pricenone stated
Per-object capnot applicable
Retentionnot applicable
Egressnot stated
Identityemail A personal LinkedIn account plus an Azure signup.
Limits
  • write-gated USD 200 is the whole reachable slice; the next milestone is gated on business verification and everything above it on Azure spend the client does not have. source
USD 200 is the whole reachable slice; the next milestone is gated on business verification and everything above it on Azure spend the client does not have.
Bindingwrite-gated USD 200 is the whole reachable slice; the next milestone is gated on business verification and everything above it on Azure spend the client does not have.
Interfaceunknown inferred from the tooling the provider documents; not probed
Toolingnot stated
Composes withUSD 200 of Azure buys a few days of a small VM or a modest amount of Azure OpenAI usage. It composes as a way to test an Azure-only service before paying, and with the Azure free account allowance, but it is too small to train anything.
Reliabilityno reliability event recorded
NotesThe program page itself, microsoft.com/en-us/startups, returns 200 but prints only marketing prose and no eligibility list; the Learn page carries the ladder. Treat USD 200 as the only part reachable without a legal entity. The one recorded is the better-evidenced.
Evidence rungdocumented
Checked2026-10-22 (live); stale on 2026-11-21
Evidence (4)
datesourcewhat it proved
2026-10-22learn.microsoft.com/en-us/startups/microsoft-for-startups/geMilestone 1 is USD 200 and requires signing up for Azure and verifying identity with a personal LinkedIn account, quoted: 'Verify your identity (use a personal LinkedIn account, no business accounts allowed at this step)'
2026-10-22learn.microsoft.com/en-us/startups/microsoft-for-startups/geMilestone 2 is USD 5,000 and requires completing business verification, defined on the same page as 'Confirm your startup is a registered legal entity'
2026-10-22learn.microsoft.com/en-us/startups/microsoft-for-startups/gethe full milestone ladder USD 200, USD 5,000, USD 25,000, USD 50,000, USD 150,000 with its workload and spend conditions, quoted
2026-10-22learn.microsoft.com/en-us/startups/microsoft-for-startups/geeach 60-day clock starts once the workload count is met and every workload must stay above USD 1 of spend for all 60 days, quoted
More fields (1)
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 "wave2": {
  "class": "startup-credit",
  "free_tier_kind": "one-shot-credit",
  "shape": null
 }
}
Unknown or withheld values (9)
  • $.egress.metered egress-unknown
  • $.egress.terms not-stated
  • $.interface interface-unknown
  • $.per_object_cap.notes process
  • $.per_object_cap.stated not-applicable
  • $.reliability_note none-observed
  • $.retention.notes process
  • $.retention.stated not-applicable
  • $.tooling not-stated

Azure for Students (and Azure for Students Starter) Storage

caveatcardcardRdisagrees

azure.microsoft.com/en-us/free/students · paas · storage/azure-for-students · JSON · compare

Sibling records disagree:

Free tier$100 credit per 12 months plus free monthly amounts of 20+ services; no credit card required. Explicitly renewable: 'Renew your subscription annually and continue to get free access to Azure as long as you're a student.' Starter tier (13-17) gives services without the $100.
unit mixed; metered on unstated
Pricenone stated
Per-object capnot stated
Retentionnot stated
EgressThe 100 GB/month free internet egress (all Azure customers) applies; beyond that metered.
free_allowance: 100 GB per month
Identitycard derived from the record's prose, not from an identity field, and no signup was executed: $100 credit per 12 months plus free monthly amounts of 20+ services; no credit card required. Explicitly renewable: 'Renew
Bindingnone no constraint in the record binds at this scale; the record carries no limit of a kind the vocabulary names
Interfaces3, rest, rclone s3
ToolingAzure Blob REST / rclone azureblob / azcopy, same as paid Azure.
Composes with$100/year at ~$0.0184/GB-month hot LRS ≈ 5.4 TB-months per year ≈ 450 GB held for the full year — just under the 500 GB floor, and it renews yearly while student status holds. This is the only genuinely yearly-renewable big-cloud credit found.
ReliabilitySubscription is disabled at year end until renewed; data can be lost if the subscription lapses and is later reactivated.
Notes$100 credit per 12 months plus free monthly amounts of 20+ services; no credit card required. Explicitly renewable: 'Renew your subscription annually and continue to get free access to Azure as long as you're a student.' Starter tier (13-17) gives services without the $100.
Evidence rungreported One page read moves it to documented.
Checked2026-10-21 (inherited); stale on 2026-11-04
Evidence (2)
datesourcewhat it proved
2026-10-21azure.microsoft.com/en-us/free/students'$100 credit to use on Azure services within 12 months'; 'Renew your subscription annually and continue to get free access to Azure as long as you're a student'
2026-10-21azure.microsoft.com/en-us/free/studentsStarter tier: 'Free monthly amounts of 20+ popular services for 12 months (new Azure customers only)'
Unknown or withheld values (5)
  • $.free_tier.notes process
  • $.per_object_cap.notes not-extracted
  • $.per_object_cap.stated not-extracted
  • $.retention.notes not-extracted
  • $.retention.stated not-extracted

Microsoft Azure grant for nonprofits ($2,000/yr, renews) Storage

caveatcardcardRper-object-cap

www.microsoft.com/en-us/nonprofits/azure · iaas · storage/microsoft-azure-grant-for-nonprofits · JSON · compare

Free tier$2,000 (USD) in donated Azure services credits per year, renewable. Not a byte quota — a credit grant usable against 'the complete portfolio of Azure products and cloud services', which includes Blob Storage / Data Lake Storage Gen2 / Azure Files.
unit mixed; metered on stored-bytes
Pricenone stated
Per-object capper-object-cap: Blob block blob max ~190.7 TiB (209676867416883 bytes)
Retentionnot stated
EgressAzure egress is metered and would eat the credit; this only works as *archive* (rare read) or behind a CDN whose own free tier covers delivery. Archive-tier reads also carry retrieval cost.
Identitycard derived from the record's prose, not from an identity field, and no signup was executed: $2,000 (USD) in donated Azure services credits per year, renewable. Not a byte quota — a credit grant usable against 'the
Limits
  • per-object-cap per-object-cap: Blob block blob max ~190.7 TiB source
per-object-cap: Blob block blob max ~190.7 TiB, single PUT 5,000 MiB — not the constraint. The constraint is *budget*: the grant is a spend cap, and any per-GB/month rate times 10 TiB must fit inside $2,000/yr. request-rate: standard storage account limits (20,000 IOPS-class). retention: balance expires at the annual renewal date; 'Early consumption of the $2,000 balance does not trigger or permit early renewal'.
Bindingper-object-cap the per-object cap sets the shard size and therefore the object count; it bounds the total more tightly than any headline quota
Interfaces3-compatible, rclone, cli s3
ToolingNative Azure API, not S3: rclone backend 'azureblob' (Tier 1, chunked, server-side copy), AzCopy, Azure CLI, BlobFuse for POSIX. Azure does not expose an S3-compatible endpoint on Blob Storage.
Composes withRenews annually at $2,000 ('All Azure Sponsorships renew at $2,000 USD per year'), so it is a recurring grant, not a trial — but the balance is annual, so the multiplier is $2,000 x years x number of verified nonprofit tenants. Renewal must be done manually in the Nonprofit Hub between 30 days before and the expiry date, or usage converts to pay-as-you-go against the stored payment instrument.
ReliabilityMissing the renewal window silently converts the subscription to pay-as-you-go and starts charging the payment instrument on file — a real cost hazard, not a data-loss hazard.
Notes$2,000 (USD) in donated Azure services credits per year, renewable. Not a byte quota — a credit grant usable against 'the complete portfolio of Azure products and cloud services', which includes Blob Storage / Data Lake Storage Gen2 / Azure Files.
Evidence rungreported One page read moves it to documented.
Checked2026-10-21 (inherited); stale on 2026-11-04
Parsed numbers
  • $.limits[0].value limit:per-object-cap 190.7 TiB
Evidence (3)
datesourcewhat it proved
2026-10-21www.microsoft.com/en-us/nonprofits/azure'Leverage $2,000 (USD) Azure services credits per year and access the complete portfolio of Azure products and cloud services'
2026-10-21learn.microsoft.com/en-us/industry/nonprofit/microsoft-for-n'All Azure Sponsorships renew at $2,000 USD per year'; renewal window and pay-as-you-go conversion rule
2026-10-21withheldunverified: I could not quote a per-GB rate to convert $2,000 into terabytes — azure.microsoft.com/en-us/pricing/details/storage/blobs/ rendered every price cell as '$-' (region/currency gated). Do not treat any TB conversion as verified.
Unknown or withheld values (5)
  • $.evidence[2].url private-url
  • $.free_tier.notes process
  • $.per_object_cap.notes not-extracted
  • $.retention.notes not-extracted
  • $.retention.stated not-extracted

PlayFab Game Saves (Development Mode titles) Storage

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developer.microsoft.com/en-us/games/products/playfab/pricing · paas · storage/playfab-game-saves · JSON · compare

Free tierPer Development Mode title: Profile storage 2 GB, Content and configuration storage 2 GB, 5 GB UGC storage. 10 Development Mode titles per studio. Game Saves adds 256 MB per player per title.
unit GB; metered on stored-bytes
Pricenone stated
Per-object capper-object-cap: 256 MB (256000000 bytes)
Retentionper-object-cap: 256 MB per player for Game Saves; request-rate: 100 service endpoint requests per 2-minute period per title player (≈10 uploads/min); 1,000 unique lifetime users per Development Mode title; per-object-cap on UGC requests tiered by request body size. Retention: none stated — data persists until deleted, no expiry clause found.
EgressBilled by API request, not by byte, for the core services. Data Connections egress is metered (Same Region West US 2 = Free; Zone 1 intra-continental $0.02/GB). Development Mode: 'As long as your title is in Development Mode, consumption isn't counted towards any of your billable meters.'
Identityemail (placeholder) not published
Limits
  • per-object-cap per-object-cap: 256 MB source
per-object-cap: 256 MB per player for Game Saves; request-rate: 100 service endpoint requests per 2-minute period per title player (≈10 uploads/min); 1,000 unique lifetime users per Development Mode title; per-object-cap on UGC requests tiered by request body size. Retention: none stated — data persists until deleted, no expiry clause found.
Bindingper-object-cap the per-object cap sets the shard size and therefore the object count; it bounds the total more tightly than any headline quota
Interfacerest, rclone rest
ToolingPlayFab REST APIs (Client/Server/Admin/Entity), official C#/Unity/JS SDKs. No rclone backend; a wrapper is ~50 lines against https://<titleId>.playfabapi.com/.
Composes with4 GB (2 GB profile + 2 GB content) x 10 dev titles = 40 GB per studio, and studios are free and unlimited -> unbounded in aggregate. The sharper multiplier is Game Saves: 256 MB per player x 1,000 players per dev title = 256 GB per title x 10 titles = 2.5 TB per studio, and player identities are free to mint via LoginWithCustomID.
ReliabilityTitles in Development Mode cannot add users past 1,000 and must be launched (moved to a paid plan) to scale; Game Saves quota overrun throttles writes rather than erroring.
NotesPer Development Mode title: Profile storage 2 GB, Content and configuration storage 2 GB, 5 GB UGC storage. 10 Development Mode titles per studio. Game Saves adds 256 MB per player per title.
Evidence rungreported One page read moves it to documented.
Checked2026-10-21 (inherited); stale on 2026-11-04
Parsed numbers
  • $.limits[0].value limit:per-object-cap 256.0 MB
Evidence (3)
datesourcewhat it proved
2026-10-21learn.microsoft.com/en-us/gaming/playfab/player-progression/'Title players are limited to 256MB of storage per title' and '100 service endpoint requests in any 2-minute period' (page ms.date 2025-06-24)
2026-10-21learn.microsoft.com/en-us/gaming/playfab/features/pricing/delimits table: 'Profile storage 2 gigabytes (GB)', 'Content and configuration storage 2 GB', 'Titles in Development Mode 10 Titles', 'Unique users 1000 users created'
2026-10-21developer.microsoft.com/en-us/games/products/playfab/pricing'File Storage 5 GB $0.11 per additional GB'
Unknown or withheld values (5)
  • $.free_tier.notes process
  • $.identity_cost.detail defaulted
  • $.identity_cost.kind identity-defaulted
  • $.per_object_cap.notes not-extracted
  • $.retention.notes not-extracted

SharePoint Online site collections (25 TB per site ceiling) Storage

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learn.microsoft.com/en-us/sharepoint/sharepoint-limits · cloud-drive · storage/sharepoint-online-site-collections · JSON · compare

Free tier25 TB maximum storage per site collection; 2,000,000 site collections per organization; 500,000 site collections per education tenant; file upload limit 250 GB.
unit objects; metered on stored-bytes
Pricenone stated
Per-object capnot stated
Retentionnot stated
EgressUnmetered (same M365 subscription model - no per-GB egress meter).
Identityemail (placeholder) not published
Bindingnone no constraint in the record binds at this scale; the record carries no limit of a kind the vocabulary names
Interfacerest, graph, rclone rest
ToolingMicrosoft Graph (Sites.ReadWrite.All, Files.ReadWrite.All, app-only client-credentials flow); rclone 'onedrive' remote with drive_type=documentLibrary and a site/drive_id, or the SharePoint v2.0 endpoint override via tenant_url
Composes withThis is the structural ceiling inside the A1 tenant: the pool is 100 TB, a single library can address 25 TB, and there are up to 2M sites. In a paid E3/E5 tenant (1 TB + 10 GB/license) the same 25 TB-per-site ceiling applies, so a 100-license tenant has 2 TB pooled but 50 sites worth of address space. Per-site ceilings only bind once you have the pool to back them.
ReliabilityVersion bloat is the real data-loss-adjacent hazard: re-uploading a 20 GB file to a Team site library can consume hundreds of GB of pool in hidden versions.
Notes25 TB maximum storage per site collection; 2,000,000 site collections per organization; 500,000 site collections per education tenant; file upload limit 250 GB.
Evidence rungreported One page read moves it to documented.
Checked2026-10-21 (inherited); stale on 2026-11-04
Evidence (3)
datesourcewhat it proved
2026-10-21learn.microsoft.com/en-us/sharepoint/sharepoint-limits'Max storage per site (site collection) 25 TB'; 'Sites (site collection) per organization 2 million'; '250 GB - File upload limit'; 'Versions 50,000 major versions and 511 minor versions'
2026-10-21learn.microsoft.com/en-us/office365/servicedescriptions/offi'Storage for site collections: Up to 25 TB per site collection or group'; 'Site collections per tenant: 500,000'
2026-10-21michifumi.de/blog/2026-09-21-bypass-e5-onedrive-10gb-limit-mdocuments team-site vs communication-site versioning bloat and dual-mount rclone setup against a 300 GB E5 tenant
Unknown or withheld values (7)
  • $.free_tier.notes process
  • $.identity_cost.detail defaulted
  • $.identity_cost.kind identity-defaulted
  • $.per_object_cap.notes not-extracted
  • $.per_object_cap.stated not-extracted
  • $.retention.notes not-extracted
  • $.retention.stated not-extracted

Azure Cloud Shell Compute

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learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/cloud-shell/overview · shared shell · compute/azure-cloud-shell · JSON · compare

Free tiera cloud-hosted shell with a persistent Azure Files share, free with an Azure account
unit GiB; metered on stored-bytes; the session times out after 20 minutes without interactive activity
Pricenone stated
Per-object capnot applicable
Retentionthe session times out after 20 minutes without interactive activity; the Azure Files share persists
Egressnot published
Identitycard an Azure account requires a card and a phone number
Limits
  • retention-clamped the session times out after 20 minutes without interactive activity source
  • request-rate no inbound SSH endpoint is published source
Binding
Interfacessh the browser terminal, or the Azure CLI and the VS Code extension
Toolinga shell with az, git and common runtimes; a mounted Azure Files share
Composes witha persistent file share behind a 20-minute session timeout
Reliabilityno reliability event recorded
NotesIt is one product and this is its record.
Evidence rungreported re-read live on 2026-10-22 for the free-tier and limit figures
Checked2026-10-23 (live); stale on 2026-11-06
Parsed numbers
  • $.limits[0].value limit:retention-clamped 20.0 minutes
Evidence (2)
datesourcewhat it proved
2026-10-06learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/cloud-shell/overviewthe session times out after 20 minutes without interactive activity; a persistent Azure Files share is mounted
2026-10-22learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/cloud-shell/overviewread live: 20-minute idle timeout; Azure Files share mounted
More fields (9)
{
 "shape": null,
 "billing_model": "flat-pool",
 "session_cap": {
  "wall_clock_min": null,
  "idle_reap_s": 1200,
  "restart_required": false,
  "note": "20 minutes without interactive activity"
 },
 "keep_rate": {
  "value": 0.0,
  "basis": "free with the account",
  "source": "https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/cloud-shell/overview"
 },
 "persistent_storage": {
  "included_gib": 5,
  "price_gib_month": "an Azure Files share is billed separately once past the free grant",
  "durability": "Azure Files",
  "survives_stop": true,
  "survives_destroy": true,
  "max_retention": "while the storage account exists"
 },
 "network_out": {
  "allow_outbound": true,
  "allow_inbound_listen": false,
  "ports": "none",
  "static_ip": false,
  "ipv6": null,
  "per_session_bytes": null
 },
 "free_tier_kind": "allowance",
 "census_rows": [
  "azure-cloud-shell",
  "microsoft-azure-cloud-shell"
 ],
 "slug_merge": "microsoft-azure-cloud-shell is the same product under a renamed slug"
}
Unknown or withheld values (5)
  • $.egress.metered egress-unknown
  • $.limits_note withheld
  • $.per_object_cap.notes process
  • $.per_object_cap.stated not-applicable
  • $.reliability_note none-observed

Microsoft Azure Free Account Compute

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azure.microsoft.com/en-us/free/ · cloud VM · compute/microsoft-azure-free-account · JSON · compare

Free tierUSD 200 of credit for 30 days plus 750 hours each of B1s, B2pts v2 and B2ats v2 burstable VMs for 12 months
unit hours; metered on wall-clock; the VM hours are 12 months for new customers; the credit is 30 days
Pricenone stated
Per-object capnot applicable
Retention12 months for the VM hours; the USD 200 credit expires after 30 days (365 days)
Egressnot part of the free-account terms read; standard egress applies past any allowance
Identitycard a card and a phone number are required for identity verification, quoted
Limits
  • retention-clamped VM hours are free for 12 months, then billed; the USD 200 credit lasts 30 days source
  • request-rate 750 hours each of B1s, B2pts v2 and B2ats v2: one of each fits 24/7 for a month source
a USD 1 authorisation hold is placed at signup and removed
Bindingretention-clamped the 12-month window ends the 750 hours, so the clock is the constraint
Interfacessh the Azure portal, CLI and ARM API; SSH keys set at VM creation
Toolingaz CLI, the ARM and Bicep templates, the SDKs
Composes with12 months of a burstable VM and then a pay-as-you-go bill
Reliabilityno reliability event recorded
NotesTwelve months is longer than AWS's six and it is still a trial. The 65 or more always-free services on the same page are the durable ones, and the VM hours are not among them.
Evidence rungdocumented
Checked2026-10-22 (live); stale on 2026-11-21
Parsed numbers
  • $.limits[0].value limit:retention-clamped 200.0 credit
  • $.limits[1].value limit:request-rate 750.0 hours
Evidence (3)
datesourcewhat it proved
2026-10-22azure.microsoft.com/en-us/free/750 hours each of B1s, B2pts v2 (Arm) and B2ats v2 (AMD) burstable VMs for 12 months
2026-10-22azure.microsoft.com/en-us/free/a USD 200 credit usable for 30 days; a USD 1 temporary authorisation hold at signup
2026-10-22azure.microsoft.com/en-us/free/the phone number and card are used for identity verification to validate that account holders are real people
More fields (8)
{
 "shape": null,
 "billing_model": "allocated",
 "session_cap": null,
 "keep_rate": {
  "value": 1.0,
  "basis": "a running VM bills its hours against the 750",
  "source": "https://azure.microsoft.com/en-us/free/"
 },
 "persistent_storage": null,
 "network_out": {
  "allow_outbound": true,
  "allow_inbound_listen": true,
  "ports": "all through a network security group",
  "static_ip": true,
  "ipv6": true,
  "per_session_bytes": null
 },
 "free_tier_kind": "one-time-credit",
 "census_rows": [
  "azure-free-account"
 ]
}
Unknown or withheld values (3)
  • $.per_object_cap.notes process
  • $.per_object_cap.stated not-applicable
  • $.reliability_note none-observed

Windows 365 Cloud PC (Business / Enterprise) Compute

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www.microsoft.com/en-us/windows-365/business/compare-plans-p · Windows host · compute/windows-365 · JSON · compare

Free tierno free tier: Windows 365 Business is a monthly subscription from a 2 vCPU, 8 GB and 128 GB configuration upward, with a time-limited free trial
unit none; metered on none
Pricenone stated
Per-object capnot stated
Retentionnot stated
Egressnot stated
Identityemail (placeholder) not published
Limits
  • request-rate a monthly auto-renewing subscription per Cloud PC; the trial is a separate term source
  • per-object-cap shapes run from 2 vCPU, 8 GB and 128 GB to 8 vCPU, 32 GB and 256 GB source
not stated
Bindingrequest-rate
Interfaceunknown
Toolingnot stated
Composes withnot stated
Reliabilityno reliability event recorded
Evidence rungdocumented the plan comparison was read on 2026-10-22 and states the monthly subscription model across the ladder with a separate trial. There is no free tier, so the verdict moves to trial-only and the shape ladder is recorded
Checked2026-10-23 (live); stale on 2026-11-22
Parsed numbers
  • $.limits[1].value limit:per-object-cap 8.0 GB
Evidence (2)
datesourcewhat it proved
2026-10-02www.microsoft.com/en-us/windows-365/business/compare-plans-pnot published
2026-10-22www.microsoft.com/en-us/windows-365/business/compare-plans-p'Windows 365 Business 2 vCPU, 8 GB, 128 GB (Monthly subscription - auto renews)' with '[Try for free]' and 'See trial terms', and the ladder to 'Windows 365 Business 8 vCPU, 32 GB, 256 GB', quoted
More fields (15)
{
 "talaria_m10h_usd": 14.79,
 "talaria_m24h_usd": 35.51,
 "nemo_m10h_usd": null,
 "keep_rate": 1.0,
 "keep_rate_basis": "always-on by contract",
 "billing_model": "unclassified",
 "shape": {
  "vcpu": 2,
  "ram": 8,
  "disk": 128,
  "gpu_class": null,
  "gpu_count": null,
  "note": "the entry Cloud PC; the top of the ladder is 8 vCPU, 32 GB and 256 GB"
 },
 "session_cap": {
  "wall_clock_min": null,
  "idle_reap_s": null,
  "restart_required": false,
  "note": "a Cloud PC is a persistent desktop for the subscription term; the trial is the only clock"
 },
 "persistent_storage": null,
 "network_out": null,
 "price_note": null,
 "free_tier_kind": "trial",
 "granularity": {
  "min_billed_s": 0,
  "rounding_s": null
 },
 "ps": {
  "gib": 128,
  "price": "included in the subscription",
  "durability": "persistent Cloud PC disk",
  "on_stop": true,
  "on_destroy": false,
  "retention": "the subscription term"
 },
 "net": {
  "out": true,
  "in": true,
  "ports": "a managed desktop, reached through the Windows App",
  "static_ip": false,
  "ipv6": null,
  "allowance": null
 }
}
Unknown or withheld values (16)
  • $.chaining not-stated
  • $.egress.metered egress-unknown
  • $.egress.terms not-stated
  • $.evidence[0].proved process
  • $.extras.price_note process
  • $.identity_cost.detail defaulted
  • $.identity_cost.kind identity-defaulted
  • $.interface interface-unknown
  • $.interface_detail withheld
  • $.limits_note not-stated
  • $.per_object_cap.notes process
  • $.per_object_cap.stated not-stated
  • $.reliability_note none-observed
  • $.retention.notes not-extracted
  • $.retention.stated not-stated
  • $.tooling not-stated

Microsoft Azure free account Egress and tunnels

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azure.microsoft.com/en-us/free/ · trial credit (provider VM) · egress/azure-free-account · JSON · compare

Free tierIf you sign up for an Azure free account, you'll get a $200 credit that you can apply to try services that aren't in the free list, or to use more than your free amounts of any services. You have up to 30 days to use your credit.
unit mixed; metered on downloaded-bytes
PriceUSD 200 of credit
Per-object capnot applicable
Retentionnot applicable
Egress$200 of credit at $0.087 per GB after the first 100 GB a month, so 2.18 TiB inside the 30-day credit window; ingress: udp
free_allowance: $200 of credit at $0.087 per GB after the first 100 GB a month, so 2.18 TiB inside the 30-day credit window
Identitycard All you need is a phone number, a credit card or a debit card (non-prepaid), and a Microsoft account or a GitHub account. We don't charge your credit card or debit card anything when you sign up for Azure, but you may see a one-dollar (or equivalent) verification hold.
Limits
  • volume-quota $200 of egress at $0.087 per GB is 2.18 TiB, and the credit expires at 30 days source
Bindingvolume-quota the credit is a total byte allowance that dies at 30 days. At 1 TiB a month it carries 2.18 TiB in that one month, so the credit itself is not the binding number; the 30-day expiry ends the arrangement while credit is still nominally available, because the second month does not exist.
Interfacecli, rest Azure CLI and the Azure Resource Manager REST API
Toolingwg-quick on the VM; Azure CLI or the portal for the NIC and network security group
Composes withan Azure VM as the WireGuard endpoint for one month, then the arrangement ends; it does not chain into a second month without a paid subscription
Reliabilitythe free account must move to pay-as-you-go within 30 days or when the credit is used up, whichever is first, or free services stop
NotesArithmetic: $200 over $0.087 a GB is 2,298.9 GB, plus the 100 GB free each month = 2,398.9 GB = 2.40 TB = 2.18 TiB, all inside a 30-day window. That clears 1 TiB a month for exactly one month. The wider offer also carries 12 months of free monthly amounts of selected services and 65 or more always-free services, but the 100 GB a month egress line is the only one that touches this test and it is an order of magnitude short of 1 TiB. Candidates considered: routing preference transit ISP at $0.08 per GB, which buys 2,599 GB = 2.36 TiB instead of 2.18, a 8 percent change that does not move the verdict.
Evidence rungdocumented a probe would confirm that a fresh free account reaches 1 TiB in 30 days without a subscription limit firing first
Checked2026-10-23 (live); stale on 2026-11-22
Parsed numbers
  • $.limits[0].value limit:volume-quota 2.18 TiB
  • $.price_per_tb_month price-per-tb USD200.0 TB / month
Evidence (3)
datesourcewhat it proved
2026-10-23azure.microsoft.com/en-us/free/'you'll get a $200 credit ... You have up to 30 days to use your credit' and 'All you need is a phone number, a credit card or a debit card (non-prepaid)'
2026-10-23azure.microsoft.com/en-us/pricing/details/bandwidth/'Internet Egress ... First 100 GB/Month Free', 'Next 10 TB/Month $0.087 per GB' from North America and Europe; 'Data Transfer In Free'; 'Azure already offers the first 100 GB/month of egressed data for free to all customers in all Azure regions around the world'
2026-10-23learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/virtual-network/network-secua network security group rule's protocol field accepts UDP, so UDP ingress is expressible and 51820 is not special
More fields (7)
{
 "wg_path": "native-conf",
 "wg_detail": "a full Azure VM with a public IP; wg-quick binds UDP directly, with no Azure-side listener in the path",
 "ingress": "udp",
 "volume_tib_month": 2.18,
 "volume_stated": "$200 of credit at $0.087 per GB after the first 100 GB a month, so 2.18 TiB inside the 30-day credit window",
 "bytes_transit": "yes",
 "transit_note": "the VM's outbound bytes cross Microsoft's network and are metered as internet egress after 100 GB a month"
}
Unknown or withheld values (2)
  • $.per_object_cap.stated not-applicable
  • $.retention.stated not-applicable

Microsoft Fabric trial capacity / OneLake Storage

trialcard?cardR

learn.microsoft.com/en-us/fabric/fundamentals/fabric-trial · iaas · storage/microsoft-fabric-trial-capacity-onelake · JSON · compare

Free tier1 TB of data in OneLake, free for 60 days.
unit TB; metered on unstated
Pricenone stated
Per-object capnot stated
Retentionnot stated
EgressNot separately metered during trial; capacity is F4 or F64 SKU consumption.
Identitycard (placeholder) inferred from the category 'iaas'; the source record states no identity cost, so this is a class assumption, not evidence
Bindingnone no constraint of a named kind was recorded; the verdict rests on the quota sentence rather than on a named limit
Interfacerest, rclone rest
ToolingGenuinely excellent interface: OneLake speaks the ADLS Gen2 DFS API and the Blob API - https://onelake.dfs.fabric.microsoft.com/<workspace>/<item>.<type>/<path>, plus an ABFS driver URI. Any Azure Storage SDK or rclone 'azureblob' remote can talk to it. 1 TB beats most free tiers on volume.
Composes withTrials are per-user/per-tenant, so theoretically N accounts x 1 TB x 60 days - but the trial expires and the data does not survive usefully.
ReliabilityHard 60-day expiry with a 7-day grace window - this is a trial, not storage. Fine for a one-off bulk ingest/egress burst, useless for a 20 TB archive.
Notes1 TB of data in OneLake, free for 60 days.
Evidence rungreported One page read moves it to documented.
Checked2026-10-21 (inherited); stale on 2026-11-04
Evidence (3)
datesourcewhat it proved
2026-10-21learn.microsoft.com/en-us/fabric/fundamentals/fabric-trial'free access for 60 days'; 'Store up to 1 TB of data in OneLake'; 'All content remains stored in OneLake for 7 days'
2026-10-21learn.microsoft.com/en-us/fabric/onelake/onelake-access-api'OneLake provides open access to all of your Fabric items through existing Azure Data Lake Storage (ADLS) and Blob APIs'; 'https://onelake.dfs.fabric.microsoft.com/<workspace>/<item>.<itemtype>/<path>/<fileName>'
2026-10-21onelake.dfs.fabric.microsoft.com/test?resource=filesystemprobe: curl -> HTTP 401 {"error":{"code":"Unauthorized","message":"Authentication Failed with Bearer token is not present in the request"}} (endpoint live, needs Entra token; no anonymous access)
More fields (1)
{
 "dead_end": {
  "failure_class": "quota",
  "why": "1 TB of data in OneLake, free for 60 days.",
  "retry_when": null,
  "first_recorded": "2026-10-21"
 }
}
Unknown or withheld values (7)
  • $.extras.dead_end.retry_when process
  • $.free_tier.notes process
  • $.identity_cost.kind identity-defaulted
  • $.per_object_cap.notes not-extracted
  • $.per_object_cap.stated not-extracted
  • $.retention.notes not-extracted
  • $.retention.stated not-extracted

Microsoft Dev Box (closed to new customers; retiring 2028-09-18) Compute

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azure.microsoft.com/en-us/products/dev-box/ · Windows host · compute/azure-dev-box · JSON · compare

Free tiernot stated
unit none; metered on wall-clock
Pricenone stated
Per-object capnot stated
Retentionnot stated
Egressnot stated
Identityemail (placeholder) not published
Limits
  • write-gated no free dev box: the only free path is the 30-day Azure trial credit, after which the underlying compute and storage bill normally source
excluded as too-big
Bindingwrite-gated
Interfaceunknown
Toolingnot stated
Composes withnot stated
Reliabilityno reliability event recorded
Notesdead is reserved for a product that is withdrawn or unreachable.
Evidence rungdocumented the Dev Box product page was read on 2026-10-22. It offers no free dev box and points at the 30-day Azure free trial instead, which confirms the record's paid-only verdict
Checked2026-10-23 (live); stale on 2026-11-22
Evidence (2)
datesourcewhat it proved
2026-10-02azure.microsoft.com/en-us/products/dev-box/not published
2026-10-22azure.microsoft.com/en-us/products/dev-box/'Pay as you go or try Azure free for up to 30 days' and 'Spin up a dev box on demand from a tailored, easy-to-use cloud developer portal'; the page publishes no free dev box
More fields (14)
{
 "talaria_m10h_usd": null,
 "talaria_m24h_usd": null,
 "nemo_m10h_usd": null,
 "keep_rate": null,
 "keep_rate_basis": "no field in the source",
 "billing_model": "unclassified",
 "shape": null,
 "session_cap": {
  "wall_clock_min": null,
  "idle_reap_s": null,
  "restart_required": false,
  "note": "a dev box has a built-in hibernate-on-disconnect schedule that the client sets; the page states no vendor-imposed reap"
 },
 "persistent_storage": null,
 "network_out": null,
 "price_note": null,
 "free_tier_kind": "none",
 "reclassified_from": "dead",
 "net": null
}
Unknown or withheld values (17)
  • $.chaining not-stated
  • $.egress.metered egress-unknown
  • $.egress.terms not-stated
  • $.evidence[0].proved process
  • $.extras.price_note process
  • $.free_tier.notes withheld
  • $.free_tier.stated not-stated
  • $.identity_cost.detail defaulted
  • $.identity_cost.kind identity-defaulted
  • $.interface interface-unknown
  • $.interface_detail withheld
  • $.per_object_cap.notes process
  • $.per_object_cap.stated not-stated
  • $.reliability_note none-observed
  • $.retention.notes not-extracted
  • $.retention.stated not-stated
  • $.tooling not-stated

Windows 365 for Agents Compute

paidemail?card?Drequest-rate

learn.microsoft.com/en-us/windows-365/agents/pricing-paygo-a · Windows host · compute/windows-365-agents · JSON · compare

Free tierno free tier: $0.40 an hour per Cloud PC on consumption, plus an optional $5 a month per Cloud PC to keep it instantly available
unit none; metered on none
Pricenone stated
Per-object capnot stated
Retentionnot stated
Egressnot stated
Identityemail (placeholder) not published
Limits
  • request-rate $0.40 an hour per Cloud PC on consumption source
  • retention-clamped $5 a month per Cloud PC buys instant availability; without it a Cloud PC is provisioned on demand source
  • per-object-cap usage is the total time spent running, billed per Cloud PC source
excluded as too-big
Bindingrequest-rate
Interfaceunknown
Toolingnot stated
Composes withnot stated
Reliabilityno reliability event recorded
Evidence rungdocumented the pricing page was read on 2026-10-22 and states both the consumption rate and the always-available add-on. There is no free tier, so the verdict moves to paid-only, and the add-on is the state answer: $5 a month buys availability rather than compute
Checked2026-10-23 (live); stale on 2026-11-22
Evidence (2)
datesourcewhat it proved
2026-10-02learn.microsoft.com/en-us/windows-365/agents/pricing-paygo-anot published
2026-10-22learn.microsoft.com/en-us/windows-365/agents/pricing-paygo-a'Windows 365 for Agents offers a pay-as-you-go pricing model with an optional monthly add-on for instant Cloud PC availability' with 'always-available Cloud PCs are billed at a fixed amount of $5 per Cloud PC per month' and '$0.40 per hour for consumption', quoted
More fields (14)
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  "on_destroy": false,
  "retention": "the subscription term"
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  "out": true,
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  "ports": "a managed desktop",
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Azure Compute

fails: identityinstitutionno cardDvolume-quota

azure.microsoft.com/en-us/free/students · dev environment · compute/azure · JSON · compare

Free tierQuoted: 'Free monthly amounts of 20+ popular services for 12 months (new Azure customers only)', 'Free monthly amounts of 65+ always-free services', 'Access to full catalog of services up to free amounts and $100 credit'. The compute line is '750 hours each of B1s, B2pts v2 (Arm-based), and B2ats v2 (AMD-based) burstable VMs'. Other compute lines: '720 vCore hours of 4-vCore or 8-vCore General Purpose instance', '100,000 vCore seconds of SQL database serverless usage per month', 'Azure Container Registry 1 Standard tier registry with 100 GB storage'.
unit hours; metered on wall-clock; recurring-credit
Pricenone stated
Per-object capnot applicable
Retentionnot applicable
Egressnot stated
Identityinstitution a school email address and full-time enrollment at an accredited, degree-granting institution: the FAQ requires that you 'verify your academic status through your organization's email address', the offer page says 'Use your school email to sign up', and there is 'a limit of one account per person'. The record's notes state the vendor page says 'No credit card required' repeatedly, so no card and no hold; debit and prepaid acceptance are not stated, and a Microsoft Q&A answer reports no document-based fallback is guaranteed.
Limits
  • volume-quota The 750-hour monthly VM allowance requires an institution-issued email address, and the credit is only USD 100 per 12 months, so the identity gate fails before the quota is ever reachable. source
The 750-hour monthly VM allowance requires an institution-issued email address, and the credit is only USD 100 per 12 months, so the identity gate fails before the quota is ever reachable.
Bindingvolume-quota The 750-hour monthly VM allowance requires an institution-issued email address, and the credit is only USD 100 per 12 months, so the identity gate fails before the quota is ever reachable.
Interfaceunknown inferred from the tooling the provider documents; not probed
Toolingnot stated
Composes withThe only compute-bearing student grant from a tier-one cloud found in this class, and the one whose 750-hour monthly VM line would matter most if the identity gate were passable; the GitHub Student Pack routes to this same offer, so the two do not compose but duplicate one gate.
Reliabilityno reliability event recorded
NotesThis corrects the compute angle of dossier/storage/azure-for-students.json, which recorded identity_cost as 'card' and verdict qualifies-with-caveat. The vendor page states 'No credit card required' repeatedly, so 'card' is wrong, and the vendor FAQ names the institution email as the verification method, which makes the real constraint institution and the verdict fails-identity. The storage record's reading of the USD 100 as storage capacity is also secondary to the 750-hour VM line, which is the larger compute allowance. Note the allowance is 12 months for new Azure customers and the $100 renews annually only while student status holds.
Evidence rungdocumented
Checked2026-10-22 (live); stale on 2026-11-21
Evidence (4)
datesourcewhat it proved
2026-10-22learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/education-hub/faqEligibility requires: 'You must affirm that you attend an accredited, degree-granting, two-year or four-year educational institution where you're a full-time student' and 'You must verify your academic status through your organization's email address.'
2026-10-22azure.microsoft.com/en-us/free/students'Use your school email to sign up and renew yearly while you're a student'; 'Available only to full-time university students'; '750 hours each of B1s, B2pts v2 (Arm-based), and B2ats v2 (AMD-based) burstable VMs'; '$100 credit, which can be used within 12 months'.
2026-10-22azure.microsoft.com/en-us/free/studentsOn exhausting the credit: 'If you don't, your subscription and products will be disabled', and 'There is a limit of one account per person'.
2026-10-22learn.microsoft.com/en-us/answers/questions/5606844/how-to-pReported by a Microsoft Q&A respondent: 'Without an email address from your collage/university, you will not be able to sign up for the Azure Student subscription'; the institution email is the standard flow and document-based fallback is not guaranteed.
More fields (1)
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   "gpu_count": 0
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 }
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Unknown or withheld values (9)
  • $.egress.metered egress-unknown
  • $.egress.terms not-stated
  • $.interface interface-unknown
  • $.per_object_cap.notes process
  • $.per_object_cap.stated not-applicable
  • $.reliability_note none-observed
  • $.retention.notes process
  • $.retention.stated not-applicable
  • $.tooling not-stated

Azure Research Credits Compute

fails: identityinstitutionno cardDwrite-gated

www.microsoft.com/en-us/azure-academic-research/ · GPU cloud · compute/azure-research-credits · JSON · compare

Free tierThe vendor page offers no amount at all. It advertises 'Azure Research Credits' for 'a proof of concept, migrate existing research workloads and datasets to the cloud, or build tools to facilitate research', and the only route is a contact form whose required fields are 'Email*(Must be a work or school email alias)', 'Institution Name*' and 'Job Role*'. The award, its size and its expiry are all decided after that conversation, so no number exists to record.
unit none; metered on wall-clock; one-time-credit
Pricenone stated
Per-object capnot applicable
Retentionnot applicable
Egressnot stated
Identityinstitution not published
Limits
  • write-gated the entry form rejects a personal address by rule - 'Must be a work or school email alias' - and requires an institution name, so an unaffiliated applicant cannot open the conversation. source
the entry form rejects a personal address by rule - 'Must be a work or school email alias' - and requires an institution name, so an unaffiliated applicant cannot open the conversation.
Bindingwrite-gated the entry form rejects a personal address by rule - 'Must be a work or school email alias' - and requires an institution name, so an unaffiliated applicant cannot open the conversation.
Interfaceunknown inferred from the tooling the provider documents; not probed
Toolingnot stated
Composes withNone reachable. Because the amount is negotiated rather than published, there is nothing to compose and nothing to plan against.
Reliabilityno reliability event recorded
NotesRecorded as the negative half of Azure's academic lane, and specifically because it publishes no number: a reader who hears 'Azure research credits' and finds this page learns only that a conversation exists. The adjacent Azure lanes are worse for a user, not better: AFMR granted 'up to $20,000 in Azure credits' through a university call that closed in January 2024, and the Azure-for-nonprofits grant is USD 2,000 a year but needs nonprofit status. The one Azure program that names individual researchers - AI for Good - is separate in this file and fails on a Washington State condition instead. So all four Azure academic routes close, on three different conditions.
Evidence rungdocumented
Checked2026-10-22 (live); stale on 2026-11-21
Evidence (2)
datesourcewhat it proved
2026-10-22www.microsoft.com/en-us/azure-academic-research/the form's required fields, quoted: 'Email*(Must be a work or school email alias)', 'Institution Name*', 'Job Role*', 'Area of Research*'; no credit amount, no cap and no expiry appears anywhere on the page; page 200
2026-10-22www.microsoft.com/en-us/azure-academic-research/'Create a proof of concept, migrate existing research workloads and datasets to the cloud, or build tools to facilitate research with Azure Research Credits', quoted; and 'A member of our team will contact you to continue the process together'
More fields (1)
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  "shape": {
   "vcpu": null,
   "ram_gib": null,
   "gpu_class": null,
   "gpu_count": null
  }
 }
}
Unknown or withheld values (10)
  • $.egress.metered egress-unknown
  • $.egress.terms not-stated
  • $.identity_cost.detail process
  • $.interface interface-unknown
  • $.per_object_cap.notes process
  • $.per_object_cap.stated not-applicable
  • $.reliability_note none-observed
  • $.retention.notes process
  • $.retention.stated not-applicable
  • $.tooling not-stated

Microsoft AI Compute

fails: identityemailno cardDwrite-gated

www.microsoft.com/en-us/research/academic-program/ai-for-goo · GPU cloud · compute/microsoft-ai · JSON · compare

Free tier'a total of $5 million in Azure service credits' across a 'two-year program', with 'scientific collaboration with the Microsoft AI for Good Lab'. Eligibility is broad on identity and narrow on place: 'entities and/or projects must be based in or benefit Washington State and its residents. Eligible entities include nonprofits, academic institutions, individual researchers, startups, and businesses'.
unit none; metered on wall-clock; one-time-credit
Pricenone stated
Per-object capnot applicable
Retentionnot applicable
Egressnot stated
Identityemail not published
Limits
  • write-gated the geographic condition - based in or benefiting Washington State - is the failure, not the identity: an applicant outside Washington cannot meet it however strong the project. source
the geographic condition - based in or benefiting Washington State - is the failure, not the identity: an applicant outside Washington cannot meet it however strong the project.
Bindingwrite-gated the geographic condition - based in or benefiting Washington State - is the failure, not the identity: an applicant outside Washington cannot meet it however strong the project.
Interfacerest inferred from the tooling the provider documents; not probed
Toolingnot stated
Composes withAzure credits compose with nothing in the TPU class and only weakly with the rest, because the credits buy Azure list-price capacity rather than a quota.
Reliabilityno reliability event recorded
NotesThe one Microsoft program found that names 'individual researchers' as an eligible entity, which is exactly why the location clause matters: the door is open to an individual and shut to anyone outside Washington State. A per-award figure of about USD 250,000 is inferred from USD 5,000,000 split across 'about 20 projects' in a press account, and is reported as an estimate, not as a published amount.
Evidence rungdocumented
Checked2026-10-22 (live); stale on 2026-11-21
Evidence (2)
datesourcewhat it proved
2026-10-22www.microsoft.com/en-us/research/academic-program/ai-for-goo'a total of $5 million in Azure service credits'; 'entities and/or projects must be based in or benefit Washington State and its residents'; 'Eligible entities include nonprofits, academic institutions, individual researchers, startups, and businesses'; quoted; page 200
2026-10-22www.geekwire.com/2025/microsoft-launches-5m-grant-program-fo'the pool of $5 million in Azure credits will probably be split up among about 20 projects and organizations', and the 2025 round closed on Feb. 17 - a press account, so the per-award figure is an estimate rather than a vendor number [re-read 2026-10-22]
More fields (1)
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  "free_tier_kind": "one-time-credit",
  "shape": {
   "vcpu": null,
   "ram_gib": null,
   "gpu_class": null,
   "gpu_count": null
  }
 }
}
Unknown or withheld values (9)
  • $.egress.metered egress-unknown
  • $.egress.terms not-stated
  • $.identity_cost.detail process
  • $.per_object_cap.notes process
  • $.per_object_cap.stated not-applicable
  • $.reliability_note none-observed
  • $.retention.notes process
  • $.retention.stated not-applicable
  • $.tooling not-stated

Microsoft Azure credits Compute

fails: identityinstitutionno cardDwrite-gated

opensource.microsoft.com/azure-credits/ · cloud VM · compute/microsoft-azure-credits · JSON · compare

Free tierQuoted: 'Many Microsoft product teams grant Azure credits to open source communities to support their work', but 'Microsoft is not accepting new applications from projects directly and is instead relying on strategic, organic relationships between Microsoft businesses and the open source that they depend on', and 'The application form is not currently open'.
unit none; metered on wall-clock; none
Pricenone stated
Per-object capnot applicable
Retentionnot applicable
Egressnot stated
Identityinstitution not published
Limits
  • write-gated There is no application route at all: an award now depends on a Microsoft product team choosing a project it already depends on, which no individual can initiate. source
There is no application route at all: an award now depends on a Microsoft product team choosing a project it already depends on, which no individual can initiate.
Bindingwrite-gated There is no application route at all: an award now depends on a Microsoft product team choosing a project it already depends on, which no individual can initiate.
Interfaceunknown inferred from the tooling the provider documents; not probed
Toolingnot stated
Composes withThis closes the Microsoft lane for an individual and leaves GitHub as the only Microsoft-owned route that still takes applications, which is why the GitHub Secure Open Source Fund record carries the Azure credits instead.
Reliabilityno reliability event recorded
NotesRecorded as fails-identity rather than dead because grants are still being issued: the programme changed from an open form to relationship-based allocation, and a reader who finds only the 2021 blog post will believe the form is open. That divergence between a 2021 announcement and the 2026 landing page is the finding. Microsoft's FOSS Fund, named on the same page, is an internal employee-directed fund and has no external application.
Evidence rungdocumented
Checked2026-10-22 (live); stale on 2026-11-21
Evidence (3)
datesourcewhat it proved
2026-10-22opensource.microsoft.com/azure-credits/quoted the closed-application sentences, 'The application form is not currently open', and 'Most grants span a single Microsoft fiscal year'
2026-10-22opensource.microsoft.com/blog/2021/09/28/announcing-azure-crthe original 2021 announcement, which stated that any project with an OSI-approved licence was eligible to apply; that open route no longer exists, which is the change worth recording [date precision: month, 2021-09]
2026-10-22opensource.microsoft.com/blog/2024/11/12/whats-new-with-micrreported that Azure credits now flow to CNCF and its hosted projects rather than to individual applicants [date precision: day, 2024-11-12]
More fields (1)
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  "class": "vendor-oss-credits",
  "free_tier_kind": "none",
  "shape": null
 }
}
Unknown or withheld values (10)
  • $.egress.metered egress-unknown
  • $.egress.terms not-stated
  • $.identity_cost.detail process
  • $.interface interface-unknown
  • $.per_object_cap.notes process
  • $.per_object_cap.stated not-applicable
  • $.reliability_note none-observed
  • $.retention.notes process
  • $.retention.stated not-applicable
  • $.tooling not-stated

Microsoft Learn Student Compute

fails: identityinstitutionno cardDwrite-gated

learn.microsoft.com/en-us/training/student-hub/become-a-stud · dev environment · compute/microsoft-learn-student · JSON · compare

Free tierQuoted: 'Complete the registration activities, receive your invitation, and onboard as a new member of the Student Ambassadors program. Unlock program benefits, including Microsoft 365, Visual Studio Enterprise, $150 USD monthly Azure credits, badges, swag, and more.' Registration is 'Open to students across all degree fields and levels, including those attending 2- or 4-year universities and studying part-time or full-time', and 'No application required'.
unit none; metered on wall-clock; recurring-credit
Pricenone stated
Per-object capnot applicable
Retentionnot applicable
Egressnot stated
Identityinstitution not published
Limits
  • write-gated USD 150 a month of Azure credit is the largest recurring student compute grant found in this class, but it needs full-time enrollment plus an Azure for Students account, and the credit arrives only after onboarding activities are reviewed. source
USD 150 a month of Azure credit is the largest recurring student compute grant found in this class, but it needs full-time enrollment plus an Azure for Students account, and the credit arrives only after onboarding activities are reviewed.
Bindingwrite-gated USD 150 a month of Azure credit is the largest recurring student compute grant found in this class, but it needs full-time enrollment plus an Azure for Students account, and the credit arrives only after onboarding activities are reviewed.
Interfaceunknown inferred from the tooling the provider documents; not probed
Toolingnot stated
Composes withThis is the multiplier in a chain that does not open for a user: USD 150 a month is 18 times the Azure for Students base credit and renews monthly rather than yearly, so if the identity gate were passable the yearly value would be USD 1,800 of Azure compute against USD 100.
Reliabilityno reliability event recorded
NotesTwo Microsoft pages disagree on the figure. The official program FAQ says only 'monthly Azure credits' with no amount, while the Microsoft Learn student-hub page states '$150 USD monthly Azure credits'. The figure is recorded from the page that states it, at documented rung, and the absence of the number on the FAQ is noted rather than smoothed over. The FAQ also names an Azure for Students account as a prerequisite, which the Learn page does not mention; taking both, the gate is full-time enrollment at two points. The Learn page says part-time study qualifies, the FAQ says full-time; where they conflict, full-time is the reading that binds. Regional exclusions named on the FAQ are Cuba, Iran, North Korea, Sudan, Syria, Russia, Belarus and Crimea.
Evidence rungdocumented
Checked2026-10-22 (live); stale on 2026-11-21
Evidence (2)
datesourcewhat it proved
2026-10-22learn.microsoft.com/en-us/training/student-hub/become-a-stud'Unlock program benefits, including Microsoft 365, Visual Studio Enterprise, $150 USD monthly Azure credits, badges, swag, and more'; registration is open to students 'studying part-time or full-time' and requires 'no application'.
2026-10-22mvp.microsoft.com/en-us/faqEligibility is: '(a.) be at least 18 years old at time of registration, (b.) be enrolled full-time in an accredited academic institution (e.g., college, university), (c.) be an Azure for Students account holder'; onboarded ambassadors 'receive Office 365, Visual Studio Enterprise, and monthly Azure credits'.
More fields (1)
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 "wave2": {
  "class": "student-pack",
  "free_tier_kind": "recurring-credit",
  "shape": null
 }
}
Unknown or withheld values (10)
  • $.egress.metered egress-unknown
  • $.egress.terms not-stated
  • $.identity_cost.detail process
  • $.interface interface-unknown
  • $.per_object_cap.notes process
  • $.per_object_cap.stated not-applicable
  • $.reliability_note none-observed
  • $.retention.notes process
  • $.retention.stated not-applicable
  • $.tooling not-stated

Azure for Students Egress and tunnels

fails: identityinstitutionno cardDvolume-quota

azure.microsoft.com/en-us/free/students/ · trial credit (provider VM) · egress/azure-for-students · JSON · compare

Free tierAccess to full catalog of services up to free amounts and $100 credit
unit mixed; metered on downloaded-bytes
PriceUSD 100 of credit
Per-object capnot applicable
Retentionnot applicable
Egress$100 of credit at $0.087 per GB is 1.04 TiB, plus 100 GB a month free, so about 0.18 TiB a month across a 12-month renewal; ingress: udp
free_allowance: $100 of credit at $0.087 per GB is 1.04 TiB, plus 100 GB a month free, so about 0.18 TiB a month across a 12-month renewal
Identityinstitution Available only to full-time university students. Use your school email to sign up and renew yearly while you're a student.
Limits
  • volume-quota $100 of egress at $0.087 per GB is 1.04 TiB in total source
  • write-gated full-time university enrolment verified through a school email address source
Bindingvolume-quota two constraints fail before any byte moves: the school email gate, which for a user does not have, and then $100 of credit, which at 1 TiB a month lasts 31 days. The identity gate fails first of all.
Interfacecli, rest Azure CLI and the Azure Resource Manager REST API
Toolingwg-quick on the VM; Azure CLI
Composes withno chain: the client has no institution to verify against, so this credit cannot enter the stack
Reliabilitythe subscription must be renewed annually while enrolled or the free amounts stop
NotesArithmetic: $100 over $0.087 a GB is 1,149.4 GB = 1.15 TB = 1.04 TiB, which spread across the 12 months the offer runs is 0.087 TiB a month, plus the 100 GB a month free egress at 0.091 TiB, so about 0.18 TiB a month. The no-card detail is real and is the only free-VM route that asks for no payment method, which is why it is recorded rather than dropped it still needs an institution. Candidates considered: Azure for Students Starter, which the same page offers and which carries no credit at all.
Evidence rungdocumented nothing to raise: the eligibility sentence is unambiguous and excludes the client on its face
Checked2026-10-23 (live); stale on 2026-11-22
Parsed numbers
  • $.limits[0].value limit:volume-quota 1.04 TiB
  • $.price_per_tb_month price-per-tb USD100.0 TB / month
Evidence (2)
datesourcewhat it proved
2026-10-23azure.microsoft.com/en-us/free/students/'Available only to full-time university students', 'No credit card required', 'Access to full catalog of services up to free amounts and $100 credit'
2026-10-23azure.microsoft.com/en-us/pricing/details/bandwidth/'First 100 GB/Month Free' then '$0.087 per GB', the rate the $100 is spent against
More fields (7)
{
 "wg_path": "native-conf",
 "wg_detail": "the same Azure VM and the same public IP as the paid offer, so wg-quick is native",
 "ingress": "udp",
 "volume_tib_month": 0.18,
 "volume_stated": "$100 of credit at $0.087 per GB is 1.04 TiB, plus 100 GB a month free, so about 0.18 TiB a month across a 12-month renewal",
 "bytes_transit": "yes",
 "transit_note": "the same Microsoft network and the same 100 GB a month free egress line as the paid account"
}
Unknown or withheld values (2)
  • $.per_object_cap.stated not-applicable
  • $.retention.stated not-applicable

azure blob storage 'always free' 5 gb Storage

fails: identityemail?card?R

azure.microsoft.com/en-gb/pricing/free-services · rejected-provider · storage/azure-blob-storage-always-free-5-gb · JSON · compare

Free tier5 GB per subscription with card verification, and the grant is labelled 12 months on the free-services page. Egress is metered at $0.087/GB after the first 100 GB/month, which alone kills th
unit none; metered on none
Pricenone stated
Per-object capnot recorded
Retentionnot recorded
Egressnot recorded
Identityemail (placeholder) not published
Bindingnone the quota is real and unreachable: identity is the binding constraint, and it is not one of the six limits kinds
Interfaceunknown
Toolingnot recorded
Composes withnot recorded
Reliability5 GB per subscription with card verification, and the grant is labelled 12 months on the free-services page. Egress is metered at $0.087/GB after the first 100 GB/month, which alone kills th
Notes5 GB per subscription with card verification, and the grant is labelled 12 months on the free-services page. Egress is metered at $0.087/GB after the first 100 GB/month, which alone kills th
Evidence rungreported
Checked2026-10-21 (inherited); stale on 2026-11-04
Evidence (2)
datesourcewhat it proved
2026-10-21azure.microsoft.com/en-gb/pricing/free-services5 GB per subscription with card verification, and the grant is labelled 12 months on the free-services page. Egress is metered at $0.087/GB after the first 100 GB/month, which alone kills th
2026-10-21azure.microsoft.com/en-us/pricing/details/bandwidth/cited as the basis of the rejection: 5 GB per subscription with card verification, and the grant is labelled 12 months on the free-services page. Egress is metered at $0.087/GB after the first 100 GB/month, which alone kills th
More fields (1)
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  "failure_class": "identity",
  "why": "5 GB per subscription with card verification, and the grant is labelled 12 months on the free-services page. Egress is metered at $0.087/GB after the first 100 GB/month, which alone kills th",
  "retry_when": "if the registration gate opens to a foreign individual",
  "first_recorded": "2026-10-21"
 }
}
Unknown or withheld values (14)
  • $.chaining not-recorded
  • $.confidence_note withheld
  • $.egress.terms not-recorded
  • $.free_tier.notes process
  • $.identity_cost.detail defaulted
  • $.identity_cost.kind identity-defaulted
  • $.interface interface-unknown
  • $.interface_detail withheld
  • $.limits_note process
  • $.per_object_cap.notes not-recorded
  • $.per_object_cap.stated not-recorded
  • $.retention.notes process
  • $.retention.stated not-recorded
  • $.tooling not-recorded

Azure DDoS Protection Egress and tunnels

fails: egresscardcardDwrite-gated

learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/ddos-protection/ddos-protect · L3/L4 DDoS mitigation for Azure virtual networks · egress/azure-ddos-protection · JSON · compare

Free tierNo free tier and no forwarding: the service is enabled on an Azure virtual network and protects the public IPs of resources inside it.
unit none; metered on none
Priceunpublished
Per-object capnot applicable
Retentionnot applicable
EgressNo volume allowance applies: the product is a mitigation policy on the client's own Azure public IP, not a proxy with a traffic allowance.; ingress: none
free_allowance: none published
Identitycard An Azure subscription with a virtual network and a public IP inside it.
Limits
  • write-gated protection is enabled on an Azure virtual network and covers the public IPs of resources in it source
Bindingwrite-gated It cannot be the ingress for a service outside Azure at any volume, so 1 TiB/month never becomes the constraint.
Interfacerest, cli a DDoS protection plan attached to a virtual network, or per-public-IP protection
ToolingAzure portal, CLI or ARM/Bicep
Composes withchains with an Azure VM, which already has the public IP being protected
Reliabilitynone recorded
NotesListed by the brief as an L4 candidate. It is mitigation on an address the client already owns in Azure, which is the opposite of the Spectrum shape: no vendor address, no origin mapping, no port forwarding.
Evidence rungdocumented The virtual-network scoping and the TCP and UDP mitigation policies are quoted from the page read today. What it does not do is stated by what it protects, not by an explicit denial.
Checked2026-10-23 (live); stale on 2026-11-22
Evidence (2)
datesourcewhat it proved
2026-10-23learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/ddos-protection/ddos-protectIt's automatically tuned to help protect your specific Azure resources in a virtual network.
2026-10-23learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/ddos-protection/ddos-protectAzure DDoS Protection applies three auto-tuned mitigation policies (TCP SYN, TCP, and UDP) for each public IP of the protected resource, in the virtual network that has DDoS enabled.
More fields (7)
{
 "wg_path": "none",
 "wg_detail": "It filters traffic addressed to an Azure public IP; it does not issue an address that forwards to an origin the client names.",
 "ingress": "none",
 "volume_tib_month": null,
 "volume_stated": "No volume allowance applies: the product is a mitigation policy on the client's own Azure public IP, not a proxy with a traffic allowance.",
 "bytes_transit": "no",
 "transit_note": "traffic goes for a user's own Azure public IP; nothing is forwarded on the client's behalf"
}
Unknown or withheld values (2)
  • $.per_object_cap.stated not-applicable
  • $.retention.stated not-applicable

Azure Front Door Egress and tunnels

fails: egresscardcardIwrite-gated

learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/frontdoor/front-door-overvie · HTTP CDN and application delivery · egress/azure-front-door · JSON · compare

Free tierNo free tier for the L4 question: Front Door terminates SSL at the edge and only supports HTTP/1.1 from the edge to the origin.
unit none; metered on none
Priceunverified (base and data rates not read)
Per-object capnot applicable
Retentionnot applicable
EgressNo UDP allowance exists. The product is billed per request and per GB of HTTP(S) delivery, with no L4 forwarding at any price.; ingress: http-only
free_allowance: none published
Identitycard An Azure subscription with billing enabled.
Limits
  • write-gated the origin leg is HTTP/1.1 only; there is no protocol field that accepts UDP source
Bindingwrite-gated Volume never becomes the question: the service cannot forward UDP at any tier, so 1 TiB/month of UDP has no path through it.
Interfacerest, cli profiles, endpoints, routes and origin groups over HTTP and HTTPS
ToolingAzure portal, CLI or ARM/Bicep
Composes withchains with HTTP origins only; it cannot expose a WireGuard or game UDP endpoint
Reliabilitynone recorded
NotesIncluded because the brief names it. Every capability on the overview page is HTTP: caching, SSL offload, HTTP/2, rules engine. No L4 listener exists in the model.
Evidence runginferred No Front Door page read today states a UDP forwarding feature, and the origin leg is documented as HTTP/1.1 only. Confirming the negative needs the Front Door 'supported protocols' reference, which was not read.
Checked2026-10-23 (live); stale on 2026-11-22
Evidence (2)
datesourcewhat it proved
2026-10-23learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/frontdoor/front-door-faqCurrently, Azure Front Door only supports HTTP/1.1 from the edge to the origin.
2026-10-23learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/frontdoor/front-door-overvieAccelerate application performance using the Azure Front Door unicast network and split TCP connections; terminate SSL offload at the edge and natively support the HTTP/2 protocol
More fields (7)
{
 "wg_path": "none",
 "wg_detail": "There is no UDP forwarding to configure, so no WireGuard datagram can be carried.",
 "ingress": "http-only",
 "volume_tib_month": null,
 "volume_stated": "No UDP allowance exists. The product is billed per request and per GB of HTTP(S) delivery, with no L4 forwarding at any price.",
 "bytes_transit": "yes",
 "transit_note": "HTTP bytes only; UDP is not carried"
}
Unknown or withheld values (2)
  • $.per_object_cap.stated not-applicable
  • $.retention.stated not-applicable

sharepoint embedded Storage

fails: egressemail?card?R

learn.microsoft.com/en-us/sharepoint/dev/embedded/overview · rejected-provider · storage/sharepoint-embedded · JSON · compare

Free tierUnlimited containers but every byte and every API call is metered against an Azure subscription. Zero free allotment.
unit none; metered on none
Pricenone stated
Per-object capnot recorded
Retentionnot recorded
Egressnot recorded
Identityemail (placeholder) not published
Bindingnone no constraint of a named kind was recorded; the verdict rests on the quota sentence rather than on a named limit
Interfaceunknown
Toolingnot recorded
Composes withnot recorded
ReliabilityUnlimited containers but every byte and every API call is metered against an Azure subscription. Zero free allotment.
NotesUnlimited containers but every byte and every API call is metered against an Azure subscription. Zero free allotment.
Evidence rungreported
Checked2026-10-21 (inherited); stale on 2026-11-04
Evidence (1)
datesourcewhat it proved
2026-10-21learn.microsoft.com/en-us/sharepoint/dev/embedded/overviewUnlimited containers but every byte and every API call is metered against an Azure subscription. Zero free allotment.
More fields (1)
{
 "dead_end": {
  "failure_class": "egress",
  "why": "Unlimited containers but every byte and every API call is metered against an Azure subscription. Zero free allotment.",
  "retry_when": null,
  "first_recorded": "2026-10-21"
 }
}
Unknown or withheld values (15)
  • $.chaining not-recorded
  • $.confidence_note withheld
  • $.egress.terms not-recorded
  • $.extras.dead_end.retry_when process
  • $.free_tier.notes process
  • $.identity_cost.detail defaulted
  • $.identity_cost.kind identity-defaulted
  • $.interface interface-unknown
  • $.interface_detail withheld
  • $.limits_note process
  • $.per_object_cap.notes not-recorded
  • $.per_object_cap.stated not-recorded
  • $.retention.notes process
  • $.retention.stated not-recorded
  • $.tooling not-recorded

Microsoft Dev Tunnels Egress and tunnels

fails: quotaemailno cardDvolume-quota

learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/developer/dev-tunnels/overvi · hosted tcp and http tunnel (developer service) · egress/microsoft-dev-tunnels · JSON · compare

Free tierFree with an account; the Dev tunnels limits table sets 5 GB of bandwidth per user, reset monthly.
unit GB; metered on downloaded-bytes
PriceUSD 0
Per-object capnot applicable
Retentionnot applicable
Egress5 GB per user per month, stated in the Dev tunnels limits table; the same table caps a tunnel at 20 MB/s, 10 tunnels per user and 1500 HTTP requests per minute per port.; ingress: tcp
free_allowance: 5 GB per user per month, stated in the Dev tunnels limits table; the same table caps a tunnel at 20 MB/s, 10 tunnels per user and 1500 HTTP requests per minute per port.
Identityemail 'All creation of dev tunnels requires either a Microsoft Entra ID, Microsoft, or GitHub account.'
Limits
  • volume-quota 5 GB of bandwidth per user, reset monthly source
  • request-rate 1500 HTTP requests per minute per port source
  • per-ip-shaping data transfer rate up to 20 MB/s per tunnel source
Bindingvolume-quota 5 GB is 0.0045 TiB, so the byte allowance fails about 220 times before 1 TiB/month. Ports are TCP, with UDP hedged as 'may also be supported', so a WireGuard peer has no reliable path.
Interfacecli devtunnel CLI.
Toolingdevtunnel CLI, VS Code and Visual Studio integration.
Composes withFree TCP ingress for a free VM, with no card and no published cap.
ReliabilityDesigned for development traffic; the aggregator records that visitors see warnings on the URLs.
NotesCorrected in the sweep's last pass: the overview and the FAQ state no quota, and the limits table does. 5 GB/month makes this a development endpoint, not an ingress path. The 20 MB/s ceiling is per tunnel and would allow 1 TiB in about 15 hours, so the monthly byte quota is what binds.
Evidence rungdocumented The allowance, the rate and the tunnel count are stated in one table. What is not stated is whether the 5 GB covers raw TCP forwarding as well as HTTP; the table names no protocol.
Checked2026-10-23 (live); stale on 2026-11-22
Parsed numbers
  • $.limits[0].value limit:volume-quota 5.0 GB
  • $.limits[2].value limit:per-ip-shaping 20.0 MB
  • $.price_per_tb_month price-per-tb USD0.0 TB / month
Evidence (3)
datesourcewhat it proved
2026-10-23learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/developer/dev-tunnels/overvi'Tunnel port - An IP port number (1-65535) that is allowed through a dev tunnel'; 'most often linked to TCP connections on either side, but UDP-based protocols may also be supported'
2026-10-23learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/developer/dev-tunnels/faqcreating a tunnel requires an Entra ID, Microsoft or GitHub account; anonymous users cannot create tunnels
2026-10-23learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-resource-manager/manag'## Dev tunnels limits'; 'Bandwidth | 5 GB per user'; 'Tunnels | 10 per user'; 'Data transfer rate | Up to 20 MB/s per tunnel'; 'The limits reset monthly'
More fields (7)
{
 "wg_path": "none",
 "wg_detail": "",
 "ingress": "tcp",
 "volume_tib_month": 0.0045,
 "volume_stated": "5 GB per user per month, stated in the Dev tunnels limits table; the same table caps a tunnel at 20 MB/s, 10 tunnels per user and 1500 HTTP requests per minute per port.",
 "bytes_transit": "yes",
 "transit_note": ""
}
Unknown or withheld values (2)
  • $.per_object_cap.stated not-applicable
  • $.retention.stated not-applicable

Azure Artifacts Storage

fails: quotacardcardRdisagrees

azure.microsoft.com/en-us/pricing/details/devops/azure-devop · registry · storage/azure-artifacts · JSON · compare

Sibling records disagree:

Free tier2 GiB free per ORGANIZATION (not per project, not per feed), then tiered per-GiB: 2–10 GiB $2/GiB, 10–100 GiB $1/GiB, 100–1,000 GiB $0.50/GiB, 1,000+ GiB $0.25/GiB.
unit GiB; metered on unstated
Pricenone stated
Per-object capnot stated
Retention| 2 GiB total across all feeds in the org; exceeding it makes the org read-only for publishing until you delete data or add billing; Public feeds only exist inside 'public projects', and Microsoft is retiring public projects — 'Starting in 2027, existing public projects will automatically convert to private, and public feeds will no longer be publicly accessible.'
EgressNo separate egress SKU for Azure Artifacts; The metered dimension is storage only, which is unusual and mildly favourable — but 2 GiB is the binding constraint long before bandwidth.
Identitycard derived from the record's prose, not from an identity field, and no signup was executed: t per project, not per feed), then tiered per-GiB: 2–10 GiB $2/GiB, 10–100 GiB $1/GiB, 100–1,000 GiB $0.50/GiB, 1,000+ GiB $0.25/GiB. Rock solid technically, but the public-feed c
Bindingnone no constraint of a named kind was recorded; the verdict rests on the quota sentence rather than on a named limit
Interfacerest rest (Azure DevOps Artifacts API), NuGet/npm/Maven/Python/Cargo/Universal Package clients, az artifacts universal
Toolingnuget push, npm publish, twine upload, mvn deploy, az artifacts universal publish; documented upstream-source proxying for public registries.
Composes withPer-org 2 GiB × unlimited free Azure DevOps organizations (each needs a Microsoft account and an org). Note the free tier is per org and pools across all projects in it — you cannot multiply by adding projects or feeds.
ReliabilityRock solid technically, but the public-feed capability has a published 2027 end date, which kills the anonymous-fetch use case.
Notes2 GiB free per ORGANIZATION (not per project, not per feed), then tiered per-GiB: 2–10 GiB $2/GiB, 10–100 GiB $1/GiB, 100–1,000 GiB $0.50/GiB, 1,000+ GiB $0.25/GiB.
Evidence rungreported One page read moves it to documented.
Checked2026-10-21 (inherited); stale on 2026-11-04
Evidence (4)
datesourcewhat it proved
2026-10-21azure.microsoft.com/en-us/pricing/details/devops/azure-devopread live: 'First 2 GiB free'; rate card '0 - 2 GiB = Free / 2 - 10 GiB = $2 per GiB / 10 - 100 GiB = $1 per GiB / 100 - 1,000 GiB = $0.5 per GiB / 1,000+ GiB = $0.25 per GiB'; 'Azure Artifacts: 2 GiB free per organization'
2026-10-21learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/devops/artifacts/artifact-stread live: 'Azure Artifacts provides 2 GiB of free storage for each organization'; 'Once your organization reaches the storage limit, you won't be able to publish new artifacts'; 'Removing your Azure Subscription ... limits your access to the free tier'
2026-10-21learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/devops/artifacts/concepts/feread live: 'Starting in 2027, existing public projects will automatically convert to private, and public feeds will no longer be publicly accessible'
2026-10-21pkgs.dev.azure.com/dnceng/public/_packaging/dotnet-public/nuprobe: GET -> 200, full service index (anonymous public feed works today)
More fields (1)
{
 "dead_end": {
  "failure_class": "quota",
  "why": "2 GiB free per ORGANIZATION (not per project, not per feed), then tiered per-GiB: 2–10 GiB $2/GiB, 10–100 GiB $1/GiB, 100–1,000 GiB $0.50/GiB, 1,000+ GiB $0.25/GiB.",
  "retry_when": null,
  "first_recorded": "2026-10-21"
 }
}
Unknown or withheld values (5)
  • $.extras.dead_end.retry_when process
  • $.free_tier.notes process
  • $.per_object_cap.notes not-extracted
  • $.per_object_cap.stated not-extracted
  • $.retention.notes not-extracted

azure artifacts (azure devops) Storage

fails: quotaemail?card?Rdisagrees

learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/devops/artifacts/artifact-st · rejected-provider · storage/azure-artifacts-2 · JSON · compare

Sibling records disagree:

Free tier2 GiB free per organization, and publishing is blocked at the limit: 'Once your organization reaches the storage limit, you won't be able to publish new artifacts.' Supports NuGet/npm/Python
unit none; metered on none
Pricenone stated
Per-object capnot recorded
Retentionnot recorded
Egressnot recorded
Identityemail (placeholder) not published
Bindingnone no constraint of a named kind was recorded; the verdict rests on the quota sentence rather than on a named limit
Interfaceunknown
Toolingnot recorded
Composes withnot recorded
Reliability2 GiB free per organization, and publishing is blocked at the limit: 'Once your organization reaches the storage limit, you won't be able to publish new artifacts.' Supports NuGet/npm/Python
Notes2 GiB free per organization, and publishing is blocked at the limit: 'Once your organization reaches the storage limit, you won't be able to publish new artifacts.' Supports NuGet/npm/Python
Evidence rungreported
Checked2026-10-21 (inherited); stale on 2026-11-04
Evidence (1)
datesourcewhat it proved
2026-10-21learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/devops/artifacts/artifact-st2 GiB free per organization, and publishing is blocked at the limit: 'Once your organization reaches the storage limit, you won't be able to publish new artifacts.' Supports NuGet/npm/Python
More fields (1)
{
 "dead_end": {
  "failure_class": "quota",
  "why": "2 GiB free per organization, and publishing is blocked at the limit: 'Once your organization reaches the storage limit, you won't be able to publish new artifacts.' Supports NuGet/npm/Python",
  "retry_when": null,
  "first_recorded": "2026-10-21"
 }
}
Unknown or withheld values (15)
  • $.chaining not-recorded
  • $.confidence_note withheld
  • $.egress.terms not-recorded
  • $.extras.dead_end.retry_when process
  • $.free_tier.notes process
  • $.identity_cost.detail defaulted
  • $.identity_cost.kind identity-defaulted
  • $.interface interface-unknown
  • $.interface_detail withheld
  • $.limits_note process
  • $.per_object_cap.notes not-recorded
  • $.per_object_cap.stated not-recorded
  • $.retention.notes process
  • $.retention.stated not-recorded
  • $.tooling not-recorded

Azure Blob Storage always-free tier Storage

fails: quotacardcardRper-object-cap

azure.microsoft.com/en-gb/pricing/free-services · iaas · storage/azure-blob-storage-always-free-tier · JSON · compare

Free tier5 GB LRS hot block storage, with 20,000 read and 10,000 write operations per month, free for 12 months. Azure Files: 100 GB LRS hot/cool/transaction-optimized, 12 months. Archive Storage: 10 GB LRS, 12 months.
unit GB; metered on stored-bytes
Pricenone stated
Per-object cap5 GB cap (5000000000 bytes)
Retentionnot stated
EgressMetered. 'First 100 GB/Month' egress free, then $0.087/GB from North America/Europe. 1 TiB/day of serving would be ~$80/day. Fails the egress filter hard unless fronted by a CDN with an origin-pull exemption.
free_allowance: 100 GB per month
Identitycard derived from the record's prose, not from an identity field, and no signup was executed: mized, 12 months. Archive Storage: 10 GB LRS, 12 months. Card required; overage silently bills at pay-go rates once the 12-month window lapses because the account is not auto-suspended. Per-
Limits
  • request-rate 10,000 write operations per month source
  • per-object-cap 5 GB cap source
5 GB cap; 12-month expiry on the Blob allotment (Azure's page labels Blob '12 months' despite the 'always free' framing elsewhere - treat as trial); 5 PiB max per storage account is irrelevant at 5 GB.
Bindingper-object-cap the per-object cap sets the shard size and therefore the object count; it bounds the total more tightly than any headline quota
Interfaces3-compatible, rest, rclone s3
Toolingrclone backend 'azureblob' (Tier 1, md5, R/W); any S3-compatible SDK is NOT usable - it's the native Blob REST API; AzCopy, Azure Storage Explorer, azure-storage-blob Python SDK
Composes withPer-account 5 GB and accounts require a credit card for verification; the always-free grant is per Azure subscription. N subscriptions x 5 GB is not a serious multiplier and each needs billing verification.
ReliabilityCard required; overage silently bills at pay-go rates once the 12-month window lapses because the account is not auto-suspended.
Notes5 GB LRS hot block storage, with 20,000 read and 10,000 write operations per month, free for 12 months. Azure Files: 100 GB LRS hot/cool/transaction-optimized, 12 months. Archive Storage: 10 GB LRS, 12 months.
Evidence rungreported One page read moves it to documented.
Checked2026-10-21 (inherited); stale on 2026-11-04
Parsed numbers
  • $.limits[1].value limit:per-object-cap 5.0 GB
Evidence (3)
datesourcewhat it proved
2026-10-21azure.microsoft.com/en-gb/pricing/free-services'Blob Storage ... 5 GB locally redundant storage (LRS) hot block with 20,000 read and 10,000 write operations' / '12 months'; 'Azure Files ... 100 GB of LRS transaction optimised, hot, and cool files' / '12 months'; 'Archive Storage ... 10 GB LRS storage' / '12 months'
2026-10-21azure.microsoft.com/en-us/pricing/details/bandwidth/'First 100 GB/Month' free, then '$0.087 per GB' from North America/Europe; 'Azure already offers the first 100 GB/month of egressed data for free'
2026-10-21rclone.org/overview/Azure Blob listed as a Tier 1 rclone backend, md5, R/W
More fields (1)
{
 "dead_end": {
  "failure_class": "quota",
  "why": "5 GB LRS hot block storage, with 20,000 read and 10,000 write operations per month, free for 12 months. Azure Files: 100 GB LRS hot/cool/transaction-optimized, 12 months. Archive Storage: 10 GB LRS, 12 months.",
  "retry_when": null,
  "first_recorded": "2026-10-21"
 }
}
Unknown or withheld values (5)
  • $.extras.dead_end.retry_when process
  • $.free_tier.notes process
  • $.per_object_cap.notes not-extracted
  • $.retention.notes not-extracted
  • $.retention.stated not-extracted

Azure Container Registry (Basic / free 12-month Standard) Storage

fails: quotacardcardR

learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/container-registry/container · registry · storage/azure-container-registry · JSON · compare

Free tierBasic SKU includes 10 GiB storage; Standard includes 100 GiB; Premium 500 GiB. Registry storage limit 40 TiB (Basic/Standard) / 100 TiB (Premium). Free grant: '1 Standard tier registry with 100 GB storage and 10 webhooks' for 12 months.
unit GiB; metered on stored-bytes
Pricenone stated
Per-object capnot stated
RetentionBasic is ~$0.167/day even with the included 10 GiB; rate limits by SKU return HTTP 429 with Retry-After; 12-month free Standard expires into billing. (360 days)
EgressMetered through Azure bandwidth: first 100 GB/month free, then ~$0.087/GB. Pulls are OCI distribution HTTP, CDN-cacheable in principle but not Alliance-exempt.
free_allowance: 100 GB per month
Identitycard derived from the record's prose, not from an identity field, and no signup was executed: day. N registries x 100 GiB is N paid registries. Basic is ~$0.167/day even with the included 10 GiB; rate limits by SKU return HTTP 429 with Retry-After; 12-month free Standard expi
Bindingnone no constraint of a named kind was recorded; the verdict rests on the quota sentence rather than on a named limit
Interfaceoci oci
ToolingORAS / docker push / skopeo against <registry>.azurecr.io; OCI artifacts let you push arbitrary blobs, not just images
Composes withPer-registry included storage is a paid SKU line item, not a free quota - the 100 GiB is 'included in the daily rate', so extra storage bills per GiB/day. N registries x 100 GiB is N paid registries.
ReliabilityNot a free tier in the storage sense - 'included storage' is bundled into a paid daily rate. Over the registry storage limit requires Azure Support.
NotesBasic SKU includes 10 GiB storage; Standard includes 100 GiB; Premium 500 GiB. Registry storage limit 40 TiB (Basic/Standard) / 100 TiB (Premium). Free grant: '1 Standard tier registry with 100 GB storage and 10 webhooks' for 12 months.
Evidence rungreported One page read moves it to documented.
Checked2026-10-21 (inherited); stale on 2026-11-04
Evidence (2)
datesourcewhat it proved
2026-10-21learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/container-registry/container'Included storage (GiB) | 10 | 100 | 500'; 'Storage limit (TiB) | 40 | 40 | 100'; 'Additional storage may be used ... at an additional daily rate per GiB'
2026-10-21azure.microsoft.com/en-gb/pricing/free-services'Container Registry ... 1 Standard tier registry with 100 GB storage and 10 webhooks' / '12 months'
More fields (1)
{
 "dead_end": {
  "failure_class": "quota",
  "why": "Basic SKU includes 10 GiB storage; Standard includes 100 GiB; Premium 500 GiB. Registry storage limit 40 TiB (Basic/Standard) / 100 TiB (Premium). Free grant: '1 Standard tier registry with 100 GB storage and 10 webhooks' for 12 months.",
  "retry_when": null,
  "first_recorded": "2026-10-21"
 }
}
Unknown or withheld values (5)
  • $.extras.dead_end.retry_when process
  • $.free_tier.notes process
  • $.per_object_cap.notes not-extracted
  • $.per_object_cap.stated not-extracted
  • $.retention.notes not-extracted

azure container registry free standard tier Storage

fails: quotaemail?card?R

learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/container-registry/container · rejected-provider · storage/azure-container-registry-free-standard-tier · JSON · compare

Free tier'Included storage' is bundled into a paid daily SKU rate, not granted free; 100 GB for 12 months then billing. Basic is a paid SKU from day one.
unit none; metered on none
Pricenone stated
Per-object capnot recorded
Retentionnot recorded
Egressnot recorded
Identityemail (placeholder) not published
Bindingnone no constraint of a named kind was recorded; the verdict rests on the quota sentence rather than on a named limit
Interfaceunknown
Toolingnot recorded
Composes withnot recorded
Reliability'Included storage' is bundled into a paid daily SKU rate, not granted free; 100 GB for 12 months then billing. Basic is a paid SKU from day one.
Notes'Included storage' is bundled into a paid daily SKU rate, not granted free; 100 GB for 12 months then billing. Basic is a paid SKU from day one.
Evidence rungreported
Checked2026-10-21 (inherited); stale on 2026-11-04
Evidence (1)
datesourcewhat it proved
2026-10-21learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/container-registry/container'Included storage' is bundled into a paid daily SKU rate, not granted free 100 GB for 12 months then billing. Basic is a paid SKU from day one.
More fields (1)
{
 "dead_end": {
  "failure_class": "retention",
  "why": "'Included storage' is bundled into a paid daily SKU rate, not granted free; 100 GB for 12 months then billing. Basic is a paid SKU from day one.",
  "retry_when": null,
  "first_recorded": "2026-10-21"
 }
}
Unknown or withheld values (15)
  • $.chaining not-recorded
  • $.confidence_note withheld
  • $.egress.terms not-recorded
  • $.extras.dead_end.retry_when process
  • $.free_tier.notes process
  • $.identity_cost.detail defaulted
  • $.identity_cost.kind identity-defaulted
  • $.interface interface-unknown
  • $.interface_detail withheld
  • $.limits_note process
  • $.per_object_cap.notes not-recorded
  • $.per_object_cap.stated not-recorded
  • $.retention.notes process
  • $.retention.stated not-recorded
  • $.tooling not-recorded

Azure DevOps Artifacts (Universal Packages) Storage

fails: quotacardcardRper-object-capdisagrees

learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/devops/artifacts/reference/l · paas · storage/azure-devops-artifacts · JSON · compare

Sibling records disagree:

Free tier2 GiB free storage per organization; Universal Packages up to 4 TiB per file.
unit GiB; metered on stored-bytes
Pricenone stated
Per-object cap4 TiB per file (4398046511104 bytes)
Retention| Hard 2 GiB per org; publishing is blocked at the cap until you delete packages or enable pay-go billing ($0.25-$2/GB/mo tiers)
EgressUnmetered for restore (ADO has no egress meter).
Identitycard derived from the record's prose, not from an identity field, and no signup was executed: the cap until you delete packages or enable pay-go billing ($0.25-$2/GB/mo tiers). 500 MiB per file for NuGet/npm/Maven/Python/Cargo. paas
Limits
  • per-object-cap 4 TiB per file source
  • per-object-cap 500 MiB per file source
Hard 2 GiB per org; publishing is blocked at the cap until you delete packages or enable pay-go billing ($0.25-$2/GB/mo tiers). 500 MiB per file for NuGet/npm/Maven/Python/Cargo.
Bindingper-object-cap the per-object cap sets the shard size and therefore the object count; it bounds the total more tightly than any headline quota
Interfacerest rest
Toolingaz artifacts universal publish/download, nuget/npm/maven/python clients; Universal Packages are the only type that lets you push a multi-TiB blob
Composes with2 GiB x unlimited orgs - but only 2 GiB per org and each org needs an Azure subscription to create. The interesting number is the 4 TiB per-file ceiling, which is moot at 2 GiB of pool.
ReliabilityAt the 2 GiB cap, 'you won't be able to publish new packages' - hard stop, no grace.
Notes2 GiB free storage per organization; Universal Packages up to 4 TiB per file.
Evidence rungreported One page read moves it to documented.
Checked2026-10-21 (inherited); stale on 2026-11-04
Parsed numbers
  • $.limits[0].value limit:per-object-cap 4.0 TiB
  • $.limits[1].value limit:per-object-cap 500.0 MiB
Evidence (2)
datesourcewhat it proved
2026-10-21learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/devops/artifacts/reference/l'Azure Artifacts provides 2 GiB of free storage per organization'; 'Universal Packages | 4 TiB'; 'When your organization reaches the 2 GiB free-tier storage limit, you won't be able to publish new packages'
2026-10-21azure.microsoft.com/en-us/pricing/details/devops/azure-devop'First 2 GiB free'; '0 - 2 GiB = Free; 2 - 10 GiB = $2 per GiB'
More fields (1)
{
 "dead_end": {
  "failure_class": "quota",
  "why": "2 GiB free storage per organization; Universal Packages up to 4 TiB per file.",
  "retry_when": null,
  "first_recorded": "2026-10-21"
 }
}
Unknown or withheld values (4)
  • $.extras.dead_end.retry_when process
  • $.free_tier.notes process
  • $.per_object_cap.notes not-extracted
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azure devops artifacts Storage

fails: quotaemail?card?Rdisagrees

learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/devops/artifacts/reference/l · rejected-provider · storage/azure-devops-artifacts-2 · JSON · compare

Sibling records disagree:

Free tier2 GiB free per org, hard block on publish at the cap, and pay-go tiers start at $2/GB for the 2-10 GiB band. The 4 TiB Universal Package file ceiling is unusable with 2 GiB of pool.
unit none; metered on none
Pricenone stated
Per-object capnot recorded
Retentionnot recorded
Egressnot recorded
Identityemail (placeholder) not published
Bindingnone no constraint of a named kind was recorded; the verdict rests on the quota sentence rather than on a named limit
Interfaceunknown
Toolingnot recorded
Composes withnot recorded
Reliability2 GiB free per org, hard block on publish at the cap, and pay-go tiers start at $2/GB for the 2-10 GiB band. The 4 TiB Universal Package file ceiling is unusable with 2 GiB of pool.
Notes2 GiB free per org, hard block on publish at the cap, and pay-go tiers start at $2/GB for the 2-10 GiB band. The 4 TiB Universal Package file ceiling is unusable with 2 GiB of pool.
Evidence rungreported
Checked2026-10-21 (inherited); stale on 2026-11-04
Evidence (1)
datesourcewhat it proved
2026-10-21learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/devops/artifacts/reference/l2 GiB free per org, hard block on publish at the cap, and pay-go tiers start at $2/GB for the 2-10 GiB band. The 4 TiB Universal Package file ceiling is unusable with 2 GiB of pool.
More fields (1)
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azure files 100 gb free Storage

fails: quotaemail?card?R

azure.microsoft.com/en-gb/pricing/free-services · rejected-provider · storage/azure-files-100-gb-free · JSON · compare

Free tier100 GB for 12 months only, then bills; requires an Azure subscription with card. No path to 500 GB.
unit none; metered on none
Pricenone stated
Per-object capnot recorded
Retentionnot recorded
Egressnot recorded
Identityemail (placeholder) not published
Bindingnone no constraint of a named kind was recorded; the verdict rests on the quota sentence rather than on a named limit
Interfaceunknown
Toolingnot recorded
Composes withnot recorded
Reliability100 GB for 12 months only, then bills; requires an Azure subscription with card. No path to 500 GB.
Notes100 GB for 12 months only, then bills; requires an Azure subscription with card. No path to 500 GB.
Evidence rungreported
Checked2026-10-21 (inherited); stale on 2026-11-04
Evidence (1)
datesourcewhat it proved
2026-10-21azure.microsoft.com/en-gb/pricing/free-services100 GB for 12 months only, then bills requires an Azure subscription with card. No path to 500 GB.
More fields (1)
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  "first_recorded": "2026-10-21"
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}
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  • $.identity_cost.detail defaulted
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  • $.interface interface-unknown
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  • $.per_object_cap.notes not-recorded
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  • $.retention.notes process
  • $.retention.stated not-recorded
  • $.tooling not-recorded

azure for students Storage

fails: quotaemail?card?Rdisagrees

azure.microsoft.com/en-us/free/students/ · rejected-provider · storage/azure-for-students-2 · JSON · compare

Sibling records disagree:

Free tier$100 credit valid 12 months plus free monthly service amounts - a credit, not storage. Expires to pay-go.
unit none; metered on none
Pricenone stated
Per-object capnot recorded
Retentionnot recorded
Egressnot recorded
Identityemail (placeholder) not published
Bindingnone no constraint of a named kind was recorded; the verdict rests on the quota sentence rather than on a named limit
Interfaceunknown
Toolingnot recorded
Composes withnot recorded
Reliability$100 credit valid 12 months plus free monthly service amounts - a credit, not storage. Expires to pay-go.
Notes$100 credit valid 12 months plus free monthly service amounts - a credit, not storage. Expires to pay-go.
Evidence rungreported
Checked2026-10-21 (inherited); stale on 2026-11-04
Evidence (1)
datesourcewhat it proved
2026-10-21azure.microsoft.com/en-us/free/students/$100 credit valid 12 months plus free monthly service amounts - a credit, not storage. Expires to pay-go.
More fields (1)
{
 "dead_end": {
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  "why": "$100 credit valid 12 months plus free monthly service amounts - a credit, not storage. Expires to pay-go.",
  "retry_when": "never; it is not storage",
  "first_recorded": "2026-10-21"
 }
}
Unknown or withheld values (14)
  • $.chaining not-recorded
  • $.confidence_note withheld
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  • $.limits_note process
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  • $.retention.stated not-recorded
  • $.tooling not-recorded

azure for students ($100 credit) Storage

fails: quotaemail?card?Rdisagrees

azure.microsoft.com/en-us/free/students · rejected-provider · storage/azure-for-students-3 · JSON · compare

Sibling records disagree:

Free tier'$100 credit to use on Azure services within 12 months', renewable annually 'as long as you're a student'. $100 is a few TB-months at best; the 12-month balance expiry is the binding limit.
unit none; metered on none
Pricenone stated
Per-object capnot recorded
Retentionnot recorded
Egressnot recorded
Identityemail (placeholder) not published
Bindingnone no constraint of a named kind was recorded; the verdict rests on the quota sentence rather than on a named limit
Interfaceunknown
Toolingnot recorded
Composes withnot recorded
Reliability'$100 credit to use on Azure services within 12 months', renewable annually 'as long as you're a student'. $100 is a few TB-months at best; the 12-month balance expiry is the binding limit.
Notes'$100 credit to use on Azure services within 12 months', renewable annually 'as long as you're a student'. $100 is a few TB-months at best; the 12-month balance expiry is the binding limit.
Evidence rungreported
Checked2026-10-21 (inherited); stale on 2026-11-04
Evidence (1)
datesourcewhat it proved
2026-10-21azure.microsoft.com/en-us/free/students'$100 credit to use on Azure services within 12 months', renewable annually 'as long as you're a student'. $100 is a few TB-months at best the 12-month balance expiry is the binding limit.
More fields (1)
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 "dead_end": {
  "failure_class": "quota",
  "why": "'$100 credit to use on Azure services within 12 months', renewable annually 'as long as you're a student'. $100 is a few TB-months at best; the 12-month balance expiry is the binding limit.",
  "retry_when": null,
  "first_recorded": "2026-10-21"
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}
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  • $.tooling not-recorded

azure for students ($100/yr, renewable) Storage

fails: quotaemail?card?Rdisagrees

azure.microsoft.com/en-us/free/students/ · rejected-provider · storage/azure-for-students-4 · JSON · compare

Sibling records disagree:

Free tierGenuinely renewable - '$100 credit to use on Azure services within 12 months', renewed annually 'as long as you're a student' - but it is $100, roughly 1-2 TB-months of Blob. Restricted to f
unit none; metered on none
Pricenone stated
Per-object capnot recorded
Retentionnot recorded
Egressnot recorded
Identityemail (placeholder) not published
Bindingnone no constraint of a named kind was recorded; the verdict rests on the quota sentence rather than on a named limit
Interfaceunknown
Toolingnot recorded
Composes withnot recorded
ReliabilityGenuinely renewable - '$100 credit to use on Azure services within 12 months', renewed annually 'as long as you're a student' - but it is $100, roughly 1-2 TB-months of Blob. Restricted to f
NotesGenuinely renewable - '$100 credit to use on Azure services within 12 months', renewed annually 'as long as you're a student' - but it is $100, roughly 1-2 TB-months of Blob. Restricted to f
Evidence rungreported
Checked2026-10-21 (inherited); stale on 2026-11-04
Evidence (1)
datesourcewhat it proved
2026-10-21azure.microsoft.com/en-us/free/students/Genuinely renewable - '$100 credit to use on Azure services within 12 months', renewed annually 'as long as you're a student' - but it is $100, roughly 1-2 TB-months of Blob. Restricted to f
More fields (1)
{
 "dead_end": {
  "failure_class": "quota",
  "why": "Genuinely renewable - '$100 credit to use on Azure services within 12 months', renewed annually 'as long as you're a student' - but it is $100, roughly 1-2 TB-months of Blob. Restricted to f",
  "retry_when": null,
  "first_recorded": "2026-10-21"
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}
Unknown or withheld values (15)
  • $.chaining not-recorded
  • $.confidence_note withheld
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azure open datasets (as a hosting programme) Storage

fails: quotaemail?card?Rdisagrees

azure.microsoft.com/en-us/products/open-datasets · rejected-provider · storage/azure-open-datasets-2 · JSON · compare

Sibling records disagree:

Free tierNo intake at all. It is a curated catalogue of Microsoft/partner data surfaced through Azure ML; there is no application, no quota and no route to place your own 20 TB there.
unit none; metered on none
Pricenone stated
Per-object capnot recorded
Retentionnot recorded
Egressnot recorded
Identityemail (placeholder) not published
Bindingnone no constraint of a named kind was recorded; the verdict rests on the quota sentence rather than on a named limit
Interfaceunknown
Toolingnot recorded
Composes withnot recorded
ReliabilityNo intake at all. It is a curated catalogue of Microsoft/partner data surfaced through Azure ML; there is no application, no quota and no route to place your own 20 TB there.
NotesNo intake at all. It is a curated catalogue of Microsoft/partner data surfaced through Azure ML; there is no application, no quota and no route to place your own 20 TB there.
Evidence rungreported
Checked2026-10-21 (inherited); stale on 2026-11-04
Evidence (1)
datesourcewhat it proved
2026-10-21azure.microsoft.com/en-us/products/open-datasetsNo intake at all. It is a curated catalogue of Microsoft/partner data surfaced through Azure ML; there is no application, no quota and no route to place your own 20 TB there.
More fields (1)
{
 "dead_end": {
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  "retry_when": null,
  "first_recorded": "2026-10-21"
 }
}
Unknown or withheld values (15)
  • $.chaining not-recorded
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  • $.extras.dead_end.retry_when process
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  • $.identity_cost.detail defaulted
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  • $.interface interface-unknown
  • $.interface_detail withheld
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azure pipelines build artifacts (as a free archive) Storage

fails: quotaemail?card?R

learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/devops/pipelines/policies/re · rejected-provider · storage/azure-pipelines-build-artifacts · JSON · compare

Free tierRetention is configurable and a run can be marked 'retained indefinitely', but the backing storage is the Azure DevOps organization's storage, and the org's free artifacts allowance is 2 GiB
unit none; metered on none
Pricenone stated
Per-object capnot recorded
Retentionnot recorded
Egressnot recorded
Identityemail (placeholder) not published
Bindingnone no constraint of a named kind was recorded; the verdict rests on the quota sentence rather than on a named limit
Interfaceunknown
Toolingnot recorded
Composes withnot recorded
ReliabilityRetention is configurable and a run can be marked 'retained indefinitely', but the backing storage is the Azure DevOps organization's storage, and the org's free artifacts allowance is 2 GiB
NotesRetention is configurable and a run can be marked 'retained indefinitely', but the backing storage is the Azure DevOps organization's storage, and the org's free artifacts allowance is 2 GiB
Evidence rungreported
Checked2026-10-21 (inherited); stale on 2026-11-04
Evidence (2)
datesourcewhat it proved
2026-10-21learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/devops/pipelines/policies/reRetention is configurable and a run can be marked 'retained indefinitely', but the backing storage is the Azure DevOps organization's storage, and the org's free artifacts allowance is 2 GiB
2026-10-21dev.azure.com/dnceng/public/_apis/build/builds?api-version=7cited as the basis of the rejection: Retention is configurable and a run can be marked 'retained indefinitely', but the backing storage is the Azure DevOps organization's storage, and the org's free artifacts allowance is 2 GiB
More fields (1)
{
 "dead_end": {
  "failure_class": "retention",
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  "retry_when": null,
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 }
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  • $.free_tier.notes process
  • $.identity_cost.detail defaulted
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  • $.interface interface-unknown
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  • $.limits_note process
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mcr (mcr.microsoft.com) Storage

fails: quotaemail?card?R

mcr.microsoft.com/v2/ · rejected-provider · storage/mcr · JSON · compare

Free tierMicrosoft's public registry is pull-only for anonymous users - you cannot push, so it is not usable as the client's storage. Kept here only to confirm it was checked.
unit none; metered on none
Pricenone stated
Per-object capnot recorded
Retentionnot recorded
Egressnot recorded
Identityemail (placeholder) not published
Bindingnone no constraint of a named kind was recorded; the verdict rests on the quota sentence rather than on a named limit
Interfaceunknown
Toolingnot recorded
Composes withnot recorded
ReliabilityMicrosoft's public registry is pull-only for anonymous users - you cannot push, so it is not usable as the client's storage. Kept here only to confirm it was checked.
NotesMicrosoft's public registry is pull-only for anonymous users - you cannot push, so it is not usable as the client's storage. Kept here only to confirm it was checked.
Evidence rungreported
Checked2026-10-21 (inherited); stale on 2026-11-04
Evidence (3)
datesourcewhat it proved
2026-10-21mcr.microsoft.com/v2/Microsoft's public registry is pull-only for anonymous users - you cannot push, so it is not usable as the client's storage. Kept here only to confirm it was checked.
2026-10-21mcr.microsoft.com/v2/_catalogcited as the basis of the rejection: Microsoft's public registry is pull-only for anonymous users - you cannot push, so it is not usable as the client's storage. Kept here only to confirm it was checked.
2026-10-21mcr.microsoft.com/v2/token?scope=repository:dotnet/runtime:pcited as the basis of the rejection: Microsoft's public registry is pull-only for anonymous users - you cannot push, so it is not usable as the client's storage. Kept here only to confirm it was checked.
More fields (1)
{
 "dead_end": {
  "failure_class": "quota",
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  "retry_when": null,
  "first_recorded": "2026-10-21"
 }
}
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  • $.identity_cost.detail defaulted
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  • $.interface interface-unknown
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  • $.limits_note process
  • $.per_object_cap.notes not-recorded
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microsoft 365 e5 developer sandbox Storage

fails: quotaemail?card?R

learn.microsoft.com/en-us/office/developer-program/microsoft · rejected-provider · storage/microsoft-365-e5-developer-sandbox · JSON · compare

Free tierCut from 1 TB/user to 10 GB/user OneDrive plus a 300 GB pooled tenant cap; setup now requires a linked Azure billing account, and that requirement cannot be skipped; eligibility needs a paid Visual Studio or ISV/
unit none; metered on none
Pricenone stated
Per-object capnot recorded
Retentionnot recorded
Egressnot recorded
Identityemail (placeholder) not published
Bindingnone no constraint of a named kind was recorded; the verdict rests on the quota sentence rather than on a named limit
Interfaceunknown
Toolingnot recorded
Composes withnot recorded
ReliabilityCut from 1 TB/user to 10 GB/user OneDrive plus a 300 GB pooled tenant cap; setup now requires a linked Azure billing account, and that requirement cannot be skipped; eligibility needs a paid Visual Studio or ISV/
NotesCut from 1 TB/user to 10 GB/user OneDrive plus a 300 GB pooled tenant cap; setup now requires a linked Azure billing account, and that requirement cannot be skipped; eligibility needs a paid Visual Studio or ISV/
Evidence rungreported
Checked2026-10-21 (inherited); stale on 2026-11-04
Evidence (2)
datesourcewhat it proved
2026-10-21learn.microsoft.com/en-us/office/developer-program/microsoftCut from 1 TB/user to 10 GB/user OneDrive plus a 300 GB pooled tenant cap setup now requires a linked Azure billing account, and that requirement cannot be skipped; eligibility needs a paid Visual Studio or ISV/
2026-10-21learn.microsoft.com/en-us/office/developer-program/microsoftcited as the basis of the rejection: Cut from 1 TB/user to 10 GB/user OneDrive plus a 300 GB pooled tenant cap; setup now requires a linked Azure billing account, and that requirement cannot be skipped; eligibility needs a paid Visual Studio or ISV/
More fields (1)
{
 "dead_end": {
  "failure_class": "quota",
  "why": "Cut from 1 TB/user to 10 GB/user OneDrive plus a 300 GB pooled tenant cap; setup now requires a linked Azure billing account, and that requirement cannot be skipped; eligibility needs a paid Visual Studio or ISV/",
  "retry_when": null,
  "first_recorded": "2026-10-21"
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}
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  • $.limits_note process
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microsoft 365 e5 developer subscription (the '25 x 1 tb' myth) Storage

fails: quotaemail?card?R

learn.microsoft.com/en-us/office/developer-program/microsoft · rejected-provider · storage/microsoft-365-e5-developer-subscription · JSON · compare

Free tierWidely cited as 25 TB. The current FAQ caps developer tenants at 300 GB pooled storage and 10 GB OneDrive per user, with the Developer SKU contributing 0 GB SharePoint in mixed tenants. Belo
unit none; metered on none
Pricenone stated
Per-object capnot recorded
Retentionnot recorded
Egressnot recorded
Identityemail (placeholder) not published
Bindingnone no constraint of a named kind was recorded; the verdict rests on the quota sentence rather than on a named limit
Interfaceunknown
Toolingnot recorded
Composes withnot recorded
ReliabilityWidely cited as 25 TB. The current FAQ caps developer tenants at 300 GB pooled storage and 10 GB OneDrive per user, with the Developer SKU contributing 0 GB SharePoint in mixed tenants. Belo
NotesWidely cited as 25 TB. The current FAQ caps developer tenants at 300 GB pooled storage and 10 GB OneDrive per user, with the Developer SKU contributing 0 GB SharePoint in mixed tenants. Belo
Evidence rungreported
Checked2026-10-21 (inherited); stale on 2026-11-04
Evidence (1)
datesourcewhat it proved
2026-10-21learn.microsoft.com/en-us/office/developer-program/microsoftWidely cited as 25 TB. The current FAQ caps developer tenants at 300 GB pooled storage and 10 GB OneDrive per user, with the Developer SKU contributing 0 GB SharePoint in mixed tenants. Belo
More fields (1)
{
 "dead_end": {
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 }
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Microsoft Azure Free Account — Blob Storage Storage

fails: quotacardcardR

azure.microsoft.com/en-us/pricing/free-services · iaas · storage/microsoft-azure-free-account-blob-storage · JSON · compare

Free tier5 GB LRS hot block blob with 20,000 read + 10,000 write operations, 'Free for your first 12 months'. Not in the always-free list.
unit GB; metered on unstated
Pricenone stated
Per-object capnot stated
Retentionnot stated
EgressInternet egress: 'First 100 GB/Month | Free' from every source continent, for all Azure customers, in perpetuity (not part of the 12-month offer).
free_allowance: 100 GB per month
Identitycard derived from the record's prose, not from an identity field, and no signup was executed: nd starts billing — a negative multiplier unless torn down. $200 credit is 30 days. 5 GB for 12 months then paid (~$0.0184/GB-month hot LRS). 100 GB/month egress is the binding const
Bindingnone no constraint of a named kind was recorded; the verdict rests on the quota sentence rather than on a named limit
Interfaces3, rest, rclone s3
ToolingAzure Blob REST API; rclone 'azureblob' backend; azcopy; SAS tokens/public containers for anonymous reads.
Composes withOne free account per customer, and the 5 GB ends at month 12 while the storage keeps running and starts billing — a negative multiplier unless torn down. $200 credit is 30 days.
ReliabilityStable while it lasts; the failure mode is silent conversion to pay-as-you-go at month 12 with data still resident.
Notes5 GB LRS hot block blob with 20,000 read + 10,000 write operations, 'Free for your first 12 months'. Not in the always-free list.
Evidence rungreported One page read moves it to documented.
Checked2026-10-21 (inherited); stale on 2026-11-04
Evidence (2)
datesourcewhat it proved
2026-10-21azure.microsoft.com/en-us/pricing/free-services'Azure Blob Storage: 5 GB locally redundant storage (LRS) hot block with 20,000 read and 10,000 write operations' tagged 'Storage | 12 months free'
2026-10-21azure.microsoft.com/en-us/pricing/details/bandwidth/'Internet Egress ... First 100 GB/Month: Free' (North America/Europe to any destination)
More fields (1)
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 "dead_end": {
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 }
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  • $.free_tier.notes process
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  • $.retention.notes not-extracted
  • $.retention.stated not-extracted

microsoft fabric trial / onelake Storage

fails: quotaemail?card?R

learn.microsoft.com/en-us/fabric/fundamentals/fabric-trial · rejected-provider · storage/microsoft-fabric-trial-onelake · JSON · compare

Free tier1 TB but 60 days only; after expiry non-Power BI items go inactive and content is retained just 7 days. Great API surface (DFS + Blob), wrong duration for a 20 TB archive.
unit none; metered on none
Pricenone stated
Per-object capnot recorded
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Identityemail (placeholder) not published
Bindingnone no constraint of a named kind was recorded; the verdict rests on the quota sentence rather than on a named limit
Interfaceunknown
Toolingnot recorded
Composes withnot recorded
Reliability1 TB but 60 days only; after expiry non-Power BI items go inactive and content is retained just 7 days. Great API surface (DFS + Blob), wrong duration for a 20 TB archive.
Notes1 TB but 60 days only; after expiry non-Power BI items go inactive and content is retained just 7 days. Great API surface (DFS + Blob), wrong duration for a 20 TB archive.
Evidence rungreported
Checked2026-10-21 (inherited); stale on 2026-11-04
Evidence (1)
datesourcewhat it proved
2026-10-21learn.microsoft.com/en-us/fabric/fundamentals/fabric-trial1 TB but 60 days only after expiry non-Power BI items go inactive and content is retained just 7 days. Great API surface (DFS + Blob), wrong duration for a 20 TB archive.
More fields (1)
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  "retry_when": null,
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Unknown or withheld values (15)
  • $.chaining not-recorded
  • $.confidence_note withheld
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  • $.extras.dead_end.retry_when process
  • $.free_tier.notes process
  • $.identity_cost.detail defaulted
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  • $.interface interface-unknown
  • $.interface_detail withheld
  • $.limits_note process
  • $.per_object_cap.notes not-recorded
  • $.per_object_cap.stated not-recorded
  • $.retention.notes process
  • $.retention.stated not-recorded
  • $.tooling not-recorded

microsoft mcr / registry.k8s.io (read-only public mirrors) Storage

fails: quotaemail?card?R

mcr.microsoft.com/v2/ · rejected-provider · storage/microsoft-mcr-registry-k8s-io · JSON · compare

Free tierAnonymous pulls work (MCR returns 200 at /v2/), but both are read-only mirrors of vendor images — no push, no account, no writable namespace.
unit none; metered on none
Pricenone stated
Per-object capnot recorded
Retentionnot recorded
Egressnot recorded
Identityemail (placeholder) not published
Bindingnone no constraint of a named kind was recorded; the verdict rests on the quota sentence rather than on a named limit
Interfaceunknown
Toolingnot recorded
Composes withnot recorded
ReliabilityAnonymous pulls work (MCR returns 200 at /v2/), but both are read-only mirrors of vendor images — no push, no account, no writable namespace.
NotesAnonymous pulls work (MCR returns 200 at /v2/), but both are read-only mirrors of vendor images — no push, no account, no writable namespace.
Evidence rungreported
Checked2026-10-21 (inherited); stale on 2026-11-04
Evidence (3)
datesourcewhat it proved
2026-10-21mcr.microsoft.com/v2/Anonymous pulls work (MCR returns 200 at /v2/), but both are read-only mirrors of vendor images — no push, no account, no writable namespace.
2026-10-21registry.k8s.io/v2/cited as the basis of the rejection: Anonymous pulls work (MCR returns 200 at /v2/), but both are read-only mirrors of vendor images — no push, no account, no writable namespace.
2026-10-21registry.k8s.io/tokencited as the basis of the rejection: Anonymous pulls work (MCR returns 200 at /v2/), but both are read-only mirrors of vendor images — no push, no account, no writable namespace.
More fields (1)
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  "retry_when": null,
  "first_recorded": "2026-10-21"
 }
}
Unknown or withheld values (15)
  • $.chaining not-recorded
  • $.confidence_note withheld
  • $.egress.terms not-recorded
  • $.extras.dead_end.retry_when process
  • $.free_tier.notes process
  • $.identity_cost.detail defaulted
  • $.identity_cost.kind identity-defaulted
  • $.interface interface-unknown
  • $.interface_detail withheld
  • $.limits_note process
  • $.per_object_cap.notes not-recorded
  • $.per_object_cap.stated not-recorded
  • $.retention.notes process
  • $.retention.stated not-recorded
  • $.tooling not-recorded

Microsoft Teams (free / personal) Storage

fails: quotaemail?card?Rdisagrees

support.microsoft.com/en-us/teams/free/troubleshoot/where-is · messaging · storage/microsoft-teams · JSON · compare

Sibling records disagree:

Free tier5 GB free per person for files in Teams for personal use; images/videos explicitly do not count and have no storage limit; files land in the 'Microsoft Teams Chat Files' folder in the user's OneDrive.
unit GB; metered on stored-bytes
Pricenone stated
Per-object capnot stated
Retentionnot stated
EgressUnmetered; share links resolve to OneDrive direct URLs.
Identityemail (placeholder) not published
Bindingnone no constraint of a named kind was recorded; the verdict rests on the quota sentence rather than on a named limit
Interfacerest, graph, rclone rest
ToolingGraph API chatMessageHostedContent + driveItem; no rclone backend for Teams specifically (use the onedrive remote pointing at the Chat Files folder)
Composes withEffectively OneDrive consumer's 5 GB wearing a different hat - Teams free files ARE OneDrive files, so this is not a second quota. The one genuine loophole claim on the page is 'Images and videos are not saved on OneDrive and don't have a storage limit' - unverified whether that means arbitrary files can be smuggled as media.
ReliabilityLeaving a community does not revoke other members' access; deleting the 5 GB block blocks attaches but not history.
Notes5 GB free per person for files in Teams for personal use; images/videos explicitly do not count and have no storage limit; files land in the 'Microsoft Teams Chat Files' folder in the user's OneDrive.
Evidence rungreported One page read moves it to documented.
Checked2026-10-21 (inherited); stale on 2026-11-04
Evidence (2)
datesourcewhat it proved
2026-10-21support.microsoft.com/en-us/teams/free/troubleshoot/where-is'The amount of free storage ... is 5 GB'; 'Images and videos are not saved on OneDrive and don't have a storage limit'
2026-10-21support.microsoft.com/en-us/onedrive/restrictions-and-limita'Individual files | 250 GB'
More fields (1)
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 "dead_end": {
  "failure_class": "quota",
  "why": "5 GB free per person for files in Teams for personal use; images/videos explicitly do not count and have no storage limit; files land in the 'Microsoft Teams Chat Files' folder in the user's OneDrive.",
  "retry_when": null,
  "first_recorded": "2026-10-21"
 }
}
Unknown or withheld values (8)
  • $.extras.dead_end.retry_when process
  • $.free_tier.notes process
  • $.identity_cost.detail defaulted
  • $.identity_cost.kind identity-defaulted
  • $.per_object_cap.notes not-extracted
  • $.per_object_cap.stated not-extracted
  • $.retention.notes not-extracted
  • $.retention.stated not-extracted

microsoft teams essentials / m365 business paid tiers Storage

fails: quotaemail?card?R

www.microsoft.com/en-us/microsoft-teams/essentials · rejected-provider · storage/microsoft-teams-essentials-m365-business-paid-tiers · JSON · compare

Free tier10 GB per user (Essentials) or 1 TB per user (Business) but they are paid products - a trial at best. Only the Developer Program sandbox is actually free, and it is listed as a candidate abo
unit none; metered on none
Pricenone stated
Per-object capnot recorded
Retentionnot recorded
Egressnot recorded
Identityemail (placeholder) not published
Bindingnone no constraint of a named kind was recorded; the verdict rests on the quota sentence rather than on a named limit
Interfaceunknown
Toolingnot recorded
Composes withnot recorded
Reliability10 GB per user (Essentials) or 1 TB per user (Business) but they are paid products - a trial at best. Only the Developer Program sandbox is actually free, and it is listed as a candidate abo
Notes10 GB per user (Essentials) or 1 TB per user (Business) but they are paid products - a trial at best. Only the Developer Program sandbox is actually free, and it is listed as a candidate abo
Evidence rungreported
Checked2026-10-21 (inherited); stale on 2026-11-04
Evidence (2)
datesourcewhat it proved
2026-10-21www.microsoft.com/en-us/microsoft-teams/essentials10 GB per user (Essentials) or 1 TB per user (Business) but they are paid products - a trial at best. Only the Developer Program sandbox is actually free, and it is listed as a candidate abo
2026-10-21www.microsoft.com/en-us/microsoft-teams/freecited as the basis of the rejection: 10 GB per user (Essentials) or 1 TB per user (Business) but they are paid products - a trial at best. Only the Developer Program sandbox is actually free, and it is listed as a candidate abo
More fields (1)
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 "dead_end": {
  "failure_class": "quota",
  "why": "10 GB per user (Essentials) or 1 TB per user (Business) but they are paid products - a trial at best. Only the Developer Program sandbox is actually free, and it is listed as a candidate abo",
  "retry_when": null,
  "first_recorded": "2026-10-21"
 }
}
Unknown or withheld values (15)
  • $.chaining not-recorded
  • $.confidence_note withheld
  • $.egress.terms not-recorded
  • $.extras.dead_end.retry_when process
  • $.free_tier.notes process
  • $.identity_cost.detail defaulted
  • $.identity_cost.kind identity-defaulted
  • $.interface interface-unknown
  • $.interface_detail withheld
  • $.limits_note process
  • $.per_object_cap.notes not-recorded
  • $.per_object_cap.stated not-recorded
  • $.retention.notes process
  • $.retention.stated not-recorded
  • $.tooling not-recorded

microsoft teams free (5 gb) Storage

fails: quotaemail?card?Rdisagrees

support.microsoft.com/en-us/teams/free/troubleshoot/where-is · rejected-provider · storage/microsoft-teams-free · JSON · compare

Sibling records disagree:

Free tierFiles are stored in OneDrive and share the same 5 GB consumer quota - not an additional pool. The 'images/videos have no storage limit' line is a possible smuggling route but unverified.
unit none; metered on none
Pricenone stated
Per-object capnot recorded
Retentionnot recorded
Egressnot recorded
Identityemail (placeholder) not published
Bindingnone no constraint of a named kind was recorded; the verdict rests on the quota sentence rather than on a named limit
Interfaceunknown
Toolingnot recorded
Composes withnot recorded
ReliabilityFiles are stored in OneDrive and share the same 5 GB consumer quota - not an additional pool. The 'images/videos have no storage limit' line is a possible smuggling route but unverified.
NotesFiles are stored in OneDrive and share the same 5 GB consumer quota - not an additional pool. The 'images/videos have no storage limit' line is a possible smuggling route but unverified.
Evidence rungreported
Checked2026-10-21 (inherited); stale on 2026-11-04
Evidence (1)
datesourcewhat it proved
2026-10-21support.microsoft.com/en-us/teams/free/troubleshoot/where-isFiles are stored in OneDrive and share the same 5 GB consumer quota - not an additional pool. The 'images/videos have no storage limit' line is a possible smuggling route but unverified.
More fields (1)
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 "dead_end": {
  "failure_class": "quota",
  "why": "Files are stored in OneDrive and share the same 5 GB consumer quota - not an additional pool. The 'images/videos have no storage limit' line is a possible smuggling route but unverified.",
  "retry_when": null,
  "first_recorded": "2026-10-21"
 }
}
Unknown or withheld values (15)
  • $.chaining not-recorded
  • $.confidence_note withheld
  • $.egress.terms not-recorded
  • $.extras.dead_end.retry_when process
  • $.free_tier.notes process
  • $.identity_cost.detail defaulted
  • $.identity_cost.kind identity-defaulted
  • $.interface interface-unknown
  • $.interface_detail withheld
  • $.limits_note process
  • $.per_object_cap.notes not-recorded
  • $.per_object_cap.stated not-recorded
  • $.retention.notes process
  • $.retention.stated not-recorded
  • $.tooling not-recorded

OneDrive consumer (Microsoft account) Storage

fails: quotaemail?card?R

www.microsoft.com/en-us/microsoft-365/onedrive/compare-onedr · cloud-drive · storage/onedrive-consumer · JSON · compare

Free tier5 GB free per Microsoft account; paid tiers 100 GB / 1 TB / 2 TB.
unit GB; metered on unstated
Pricenone stated
Per-object capnot stated
Retentionnot stated
EgressUnmetered for direct download links.
Identityemail (placeholder) not published
Bindingnone no constraint of a named kind was recorded; the verdict rests on the quota sentence rather than on a named limit
Interfacerest, graph, rclone rest
Toolingrclone 'onedrive' with drive_type=personal; Microsoft Graph /me/drive; the OneDrive v1.0 API
Composes with5 GB x N Microsoft accounts. Accounts are free but each needs a verified identity and there is no documented no-verification bulk signup; 5 GB is also below the 'trivially repeatable' threshold in practice for 10 TiB (2,000 accounts for 10 TB).
ReliabilityStable, no data-loss history; the blocker is purely the 5 GB number.
Notes5 GB free per Microsoft account; paid tiers 100 GB / 1 TB / 2 TB.
Evidence rungreported One page read moves it to documented.
Checked2026-10-21 (inherited); stale on 2026-11-04
Evidence (2)
datesourcewhat it proved
2026-10-21www.microsoft.com/en-us/microsoft-365/onedrive/compare-onedr'Get 5 GB free, or upgrade to a Microsoft 365 subscription'; paid tiers '100 GB', '1 TB (1,000 GB)', '2 TB'
2026-10-21graph.microsoft.com/v1.0/me/driveprobe: curl -> HTTP 401 (live, auth required)
More fields (1)
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 "dead_end": {
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  "why": "5 GB free per Microsoft account; paid tiers 100 GB / 1 TB / 2 TB.",
  "retry_when": null,
  "first_recorded": "2026-10-21"
 }
}
Unknown or withheld values (8)
  • $.extras.dead_end.retry_when process
  • $.free_tier.notes process
  • $.identity_cost.detail defaulted
  • $.identity_cost.kind identity-defaulted
  • $.per_object_cap.notes not-extracted
  • $.per_object_cap.stated not-extracted
  • $.retention.notes not-extracted
  • $.retention.stated not-extracted

onedrive consumer 5 gb Storage

fails: quotaemail?card?R

www.microsoft.com/en-us/microsoft-365/onedrive/compare-onedr · rejected-provider · storage/onedrive-consumer-5-gb · JSON · compare

Free tier5 GB per Microsoft account, 2,000 accounts would be needed for 10 TB - not trivially repeatable, and no documented bulk-signup path.
unit none; metered on none
Pricenone stated
Per-object capnot recorded
Retentionnot recorded
Egressnot recorded
Identityemail (placeholder) not published
Bindingnone no constraint of a named kind was recorded; the verdict rests on the quota sentence rather than on a named limit
Interfaceunknown
Toolingnot recorded
Composes withnot recorded
Reliability5 GB per Microsoft account, 2,000 accounts would be needed for 10 TB - not trivially repeatable, and no documented bulk-signup path.
Notes5 GB per Microsoft account, 2,000 accounts would be needed for 10 TB - not trivially repeatable, and no documented bulk-signup path.
Evidence rungreported
Checked2026-10-21 (inherited); stale on 2026-11-04
Evidence (1)
datesourcewhat it proved
2026-10-21www.microsoft.com/en-us/microsoft-365/onedrive/compare-onedr5 GB per Microsoft account, 2,000 accounts would be needed for 10 TB - not trivially repeatable, and no documented bulk-signup path.
More fields (1)
{
 "dead_end": {
  "failure_class": "quota",
  "why": "5 GB per Microsoft account, 2,000 accounts would be needed for 10 TB - not trivially repeatable, and no documented bulk-signup path.",
  "retry_when": null,
  "first_recorded": "2026-10-21"
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}
Unknown or withheld values (15)
  • $.chaining not-recorded
  • $.confidence_note withheld
  • $.egress.terms not-recorded
  • $.extras.dead_end.retry_when process
  • $.free_tier.notes process
  • $.identity_cost.detail defaulted
  • $.identity_cost.kind identity-defaulted
  • $.interface interface-unknown
  • $.interface_detail withheld
  • $.limits_note process
  • $.per_object_cap.notes not-recorded
  • $.per_object_cap.stated not-recorded
  • $.retention.notes process
  • $.retention.stated not-recorded
  • $.tooling not-recorded

Azure Pipelines (public project) CI runners

deadcardcardDretention-clampeddisagrees

learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/devops/pipelines/agents/host · CI runner · ci-cd-runners/azure-pipelines-public · JSON · compare

Sibling records disagree:

Free tierretired for new projects; existing public projects keep their grant until 2027
unit none; metered on none
Pricenone stated
Per-object capnot applicable: the product is being withdrawn
Retentionexisting grants end in 2027
Egressnot applicable
Identitycard not obtainable at all for a new project
Limits
  • retention-clamped the free grant for public projects is withdrawn for new projects and ends in 2027 for existing ones source
Bindingretention-clamped
Interfacegit no new public project can obtain the grant
Toolingnot applicable for a new account
Composes withno path for a new account
Reliabilitya withdrawal rather than an outage; the grant still works until it expires
NotesAny list still counting ten parallel jobs for public projects is describing a closed product.
Evidence rungdocumented the hosted-agents doc was read today and states the retirement.
Checked2026-10-23 (live); stale on 2026-11-22
Evidence (1)
datesourcewhat it proved
2026-10-22learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/devops/pipelines/agents/hostthe free grant for public projects is no longer available to new projects, and existing grants end in 2027

Bing Search APIs Crawling

deadcardcardDrequest-rate

learn.microsoft.com/en-us/lifecycle/announcements/bing-searc · search API · crawler-scraper/bing-search-api · JSON · compare

Free tiernone: retired
unit requests; metered on request-count
Pricenone stated
Per-object capnot applicable
Retentionnot applicable: decommissioned
Egressnot applicable
Identitycard was an Azure subscription
Limits
  • request-rate no allowance: every instance is decommissioned and no new signup is accepted source
Bindingrequest-rate
Interfacerest was a REST API with a subscription key
Toolingnot stated
Composes withnot established
Reliabilityno reliability event recorded
NotesRetired a year before this corpus was written. Any list that still carries a Bing Web Search free tier is out of date, and the replacement is Grounding with Bing inside Azure AI Agents, which is a different product with a different price.
Evidence rungdocumented
Checked2026-10-22 (live); stale on 2026-11-21
Evidence (1)
datesourcewhat it proved
2026-10-22learn.microsoft.com/en-us/lifecycle/announcements/bing-searcBing Search APIs retired on 2025-08-11; every existing instance is decommissioned completely, the product is no longer available and new customer signup is closed
Unknown or withheld values (2)
  • $.reliability_note none-observed
  • $.tooling not-stated

azure open datasets Storage

deademail?card?Rdisagrees

learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/open-datasets/overview-what- · rejected-provider · storage/azure-open-datasets · JSON · compare

Sibling records disagree:

Free tierRetired as a programme. Microsoft Learn's overview page 404s and the product page no longer exposes a dataset catalogue or an intake form; what remains is the Planetary Computer, which hosts
unit none; metered on none
Pricenone stated
Per-object capnot recorded
Retentionnot recorded
Egressnot recorded
Identityemail (placeholder) not published
Bindingnone no constraint of a named kind was recorded; the verdict rests on the quota sentence rather than on a named limit
Interfaceunknown
Toolingnot recorded
Composes withnot recorded
ReliabilityRetired as a programme. Microsoft Learn's overview page 404s and the product page no longer exposes a dataset catalogue or an intake form; what remains is the Planetary Computer, which hosts
NotesRetired as a programme. Microsoft Learn's overview page 404s and the product page no longer exposes a dataset catalogue or an intake form; what remains is the Planetary Computer, which hosts
Evidence rungreported
Checked2026-10-21 (inherited); stale on 2026-11-04
Evidence (2)
datesourcewhat it proved
2026-10-21learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/open-datasets/overview-what-Retired as a programme. Microsoft Learn's overview page 404s and the product page no longer exposes a dataset catalogue or an intake form; what remains is the Planetary Computer, which hosts
2026-10-21azure.microsoft.com/en-us/products/open-datasetscited as the basis of the rejection: Retired as a programme. Microsoft Learn's overview page 404s and the product page no longer exposes a dataset catalogue or an intake form; what remains is the Planetary Computer, which hosts
More fields (1)
{
 "dead_end": {
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  "why": "Retired as a programme. Microsoft Learn's overview page 404s and the product page no longer exposes a dataset catalogue or an intake form; what remains is the Planetary Computer, which hosts",
  "retry_when": null,
  "first_recorded": "2026-10-21"
 }
}
Unknown or withheld values (15)
  • $.chaining not-recorded
  • $.confidence_note withheld
  • $.egress.terms not-recorded
  • $.extras.dead_end.retry_when process
  • $.free_tier.notes process
  • $.identity_cost.detail defaulted
  • $.identity_cost.kind identity-defaulted
  • $.interface interface-unknown
  • $.interface_detail withheld
  • $.limits_note process
  • $.per_object_cap.notes not-recorded
  • $.per_object_cap.stated not-recorded
  • $.retention.notes process
  • $.retention.stated not-recorded
  • $.tooling not-recorded

microsoft 365 business basic/standard/premium (nonprofit 75% discount) Storage

deademail?card?R

www.microsoft.com/en-us/nonprofits/microsoft-365 · rejected-provider · storage/microsoft-365-business-basic-standard-premium · JSON · compare

Free tier1 TB OneDrive per user but these are paid licenses; the nonprofit full free grant is gone (Business Premium grant ended, Microsoft deleted nonprofit tenants' data). 25 GB per license is the
unit none; metered on none
Pricenone stated
Per-object capnot recorded
Retentionnot recorded
Egressnot recorded
Identityemail (placeholder) not published
Bindingnone no constraint of a named kind was recorded; the verdict rests on the quota sentence rather than on a named limit
Interfaceunknown
Toolingnot recorded
Composes withnot recorded
Reliability1 TB OneDrive per user but these are paid licenses; the nonprofit full free grant is gone (Business Premium grant ended, Microsoft deleted nonprofit tenants' data). 25 GB per license is the
Notes1 TB OneDrive per user but these are paid licenses; the nonprofit full free grant is gone (Business Premium grant ended, Microsoft deleted nonprofit tenants' data). 25 GB per license is the
Evidence rungreported
Checked2026-10-21 (inherited); stale on 2026-11-04
Evidence (1)
datesourcewhat it proved
2026-10-21www.microsoft.com/en-us/nonprofits/microsoft-3651 TB OneDrive per user but these are paid licenses the nonprofit full free grant is gone (Business Premium grant ended, Microsoft deleted nonprofit tenants' data). 25 GB per license is the
More fields (1)
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 "dead_end": {
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  "why": "1 TB OneDrive per user but these are paid licenses; the nonprofit full free grant is gone (Business Premium grant ended, Microsoft deleted nonprofit tenants' data). 25 GB per license is the",
  "retry_when": null,
  "first_recorded": "2026-10-21"
 }
}
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  • $.free_tier.notes process
  • $.identity_cost.detail defaulted
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  • $.interface interface-unknown
  • $.interface_detail withheld
  • $.limits_note process
  • $.per_object_cap.notes not-recorded
  • $.per_object_cap.stated not-recorded
  • $.retention.notes process
  • $.retention.stated not-recorded
  • $.tooling not-recorded