Azure API Management Pricing Calculator
Estimate your monthly and annual cost for Azure API Management based on team size. Compare 8 plans side-by-side, then jump straight to cheaper alternatives if the total looks high.
- Pay-per-call: first 1M calls/month free
- ~$3.50 per additional million calls
- Serverless, auto-scales with demand
- No fixed monthly cost
- No SLA guarantee
- Non-production use only (dev and test)
- 1 scale unit, billed ~$0.07/hour (approx)
- No SLA included
- Full feature access for evaluation
- Limited throughput capacity
- Entry-level production tier
- ~$0.21/hour per unit (approx monthly ~$150)
- Up to 2 scale units, 50 MB cache
- Production SLA included
- No VNet support
- Mid-volume production workloads
- ~$0.96/hour per unit (approx monthly ~$700)
- Up to 4 scale units, 1 GB cache
- 99.95% SLA, backup and restore
- VNet integration for backend isolation
- Enterprise-scale and multi-region deployments
- ~$3.83/hour per unit (approx monthly ~$2,795)
- Up to 12 scale units per region, 5 GB cache
- 99.99% SLA, full VNet injection
- Multi-region active-active support
- Modern v2 platform, faster provisioning
- Includes 10M API requests/month
- Up to 10 scale units with autoscaling
- 250 MB cache, SLA included
- $3 per extra million calls
- Production-ready v2 tier with SLA
- Includes 50M API requests/month
- Up to 10 scale units with autoscaling
- Outbound VNet integration for backend isolation
- $2.50 per extra million calls
- Enterprise v2 tier on dedicated infrastructure
- Full VNet injection (no public IP exposed)
- Up to 30 scale units, availability zones
- 99.99% SLA, workspace delegation
- Runs on dedicated App Service Environment
| Plan | 5 seats | 10 seats | 25 seats | 50 seats | 100 seats |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Consumption | Free | Free | Free | Free | Free |
| Developer | $50 | $50 | $50 | $50 | $50 |
| Basic | $150 | $150 | $150 | $150 | $150 |
| Standard | $700 | $700 | $700 | $700 | $700 |
| Premium | $2,795 | $2,795 | $2,795 | $2,795 | $2,795 |
| Basic v2 | $150 | $150 | $150 | $150 | $150 |
| Standard v2 | $700 | $700 | $700 | $700 | $700 |
| Premium v2 | $2,801 | $2,801 | $2,801 | $2,801 | $2,801 |
Azure API Management pricing FAQ
How much does Azure API Management cost?
Azure API Management offers 8 plans. The lowest paid tier starts at $50/mo, billed monthly. Use the calculator above to estimate your total monthly and annual cost based on team size, or read our Azure API Management pricing breakdown for hidden costs.
Is the Azure API Management pricing calculator accurate?
The calculator uses Azure API Management's published list prices. Final pricing may include taxes, regional adjustments, annual discounts, or volume negotiation not reflected here. Verify the final number with Azure API Management before purchase.
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