Policies is a quick overview of key policy items that partners should be aware of with how the various Partner Center offer types compare. For full details regarding policy information see the . Key Policies Overview Billing Licensee Coverage Term What included in cost Multi-Currency Marketplace offers Variable (offer dependent), see offer description. Variable (offer dependent), see offer description. Variable (offer dependent), see offer description. Available Variable dependent), see offer description. Invoice on , primarily impacts EU/EFTA. and file each . Reservations Up front for the full term Licensed to the end customer All Azure Reservations (Azure Reserved VM Instances) have their own unique coverage period, i.e. not coterminous to any previous Azure Reservation purchase. Not available Compute Cost. . Invoice based on , primarily impacts EU/EFTA. and file each . Server Subscriptions sold through the Cloud Solution Provider (CSP) program. Up for 1 year or 3-year term Licensed to the end customer All Server Subscriptions will have their own unique coverage period, i.e. not coterminous to any previous Not available Server Subscriptions IP included Invoice based on , primarily impacts EU/EFTA. and file each .
1st of the month. Price increases will be notified via the preview price list in advance of when the change will be effective on the current price list. The price list will be published in Microsoft Excel format. Offer Matrix Please to the Server Subscriptions price list for a listing of available offers in the Cloud Solution Provider program. Azure Pricing Calculator Listed are a couple examples of using the . As new offers become available the steps involved in using calculator will essentially be the same: Sign into your organizations Azure Portal Choose the product(s) you’d like to include in your estimate. They will be below to your view. Select “Cloud Solution Provider (CSP)” from the “Programs and Offers” dropdown at the bottom of the desired product. Proceed to make your product specific selections. Azure Reserved VM Instances Step 1: Log in using your Partner Center dashboard credentials Step 2: Choose “Virtual Machines” Step 3: Scroll down the page and choose “CSP” from the “Programs and Offers” dropdown at the bottom of the Virtual Machines section if not already chosen for you. Step 4: In the “Virtual Machines” section choose your desired options Step 5: In the “Billing Option” section: Choose either 1 year or 3 year If Azure Hybrid Benefit: Toggle on the Azure Hybrid Benefit cost savings
For details on managing reservations see the following resources: Azure Reservations: Azure SQL DB reservations: Billing, Invoice, & Recon File Billing Microsoft’s Partner Center offers are billed using two platforms: Legacy and Modern. Over time more offers will be moved to the modern billing platform. Offer type Billing Modern or Legacy? O365, Dynamics, Intune Seat-based billed monthly or annual. Yes Legacy Azure Pay-As-You-Go Consumption, billed in arrears Yes Legacy reservations one-time up No Modern Server subscriptions one-time up front No Modern Marketplace offers - Azure data Marketplace offers Dev Services per site one-time up front No Modern Azure data Marketplace offers SaaS per site one-time up front. One month and 12 month offers. Quantity of one No Modern Marketplace offers SaaS per user One month and 12 month offers No Modern Marketplace offers SaaS per site One month and 12 month offers No Modern Marketplace offers Consumption offers metered and billed in arears. One month offer. Calendar month based Yes Modern Billing/Invoice: Legacy billing date based on partner billing date (service level agreement is billing date + 3 days) Modern billing date the 8th of each month (service level agreement is end of day GMT) Payment Terms: Legacy invoice: 60 days Modern invoice: 60 days Billing Period: Legacy invoice: 30 days leading up to invoice date Modern invoice: calendar month Billing Invoice Currency: Legacy invoice: Based on partners country currency Modern invoice: Based on *customers country currency. See . Recon file: Legacy