I'm deploying a web app using Azure App Service on the P2mv3 Windows plan, designed to handle 500 to 1000 users. We're on Pay-As-You-Go pricing and have some budgeting questions. Firstly, will the cost be around $527/month for a single instance, or could it increase due to user traffic? Also, is there any additional Windows licensing cost? We're budgeted between $500 and $600/month, so we want to avoid surprises. If we scale our single instance, will the costs grow proportionally? What about backups—are they included, or do they cost extra? Additionally, I'm now a global admin in our customer tenant but want to limit permissions for a guest user to deploy and work with app service plans. Any help would be greatly appreciated!
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You're spot on about the pricing. As long as you stay at one instance with no scaling, your costs should remain constant. Just keep in mind, if your app gains popularity and you want to handle more users, adding instances will increase your monthly bill. As for permissions, try assigning a specific role to your guest user that allows them to manage the app service without giving full admin rights. That way, you maintain security while still allowing them to perform necessary tasks.
The cost should be fixed at about $527/month for a single instance unless you decide to scale out. Just so you know, scaling with more instances will increase your costs since you'd pay based on the active instances you have. Regarding Windows licensing, you shouldn't see any extra costs there. Automatic backups are included in your plan, but if you go for custom backups using Azure Storage, that would come with storage costs. And don’t forget, if you're looking to optimize costs down the line, you might want to check out the one-year reservation option—big savings there!
Thanks for the info! Quick question though, how do I set up those reservations?
I appreciate your help, this clears up a lot of my concerns!
That's a great suggestion! I'll definitely look into using roles instead.