specification: API Commons Plans specificationVersion: '0.1' schema: https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/interface-research/main/schema/api-commons.yml#/$defs/Plans provider: Microsoft Azure API Management providerId: microsoft-azure-api-management created: '2026-05-04' # Provenance stamped 2026-08-11: this artifact was written by the API Evangelist # bulk sweep dated 2026-05-04, not harvested from the provider. See roadmap#35. method: generated modified: '2026-05-22' reconciled: true tags: - API Gateway - API Management - Enterprise - Microsoft Azure description: Azure API Management is offered in classic tiers (Consumption, Developer, Basic, Standard, Premium) and v2 tiers (Basic v2, Standard v2, Premium v2). Consumption is serverless and metered per call. All other tiers are billed hourly per scale unit. Prices vary by region; values below are typical US East list prices. sources: - https://azure.microsoft.com/en-us/pricing/details/api-management/ - https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/api-management/api-management-features - https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/api-management/v2-service-tiers-overview plans: - id: microsoft-azure-api-management-consumption name: Consumption type: usage-based description: Serverless, pay-per-call API gateway. First 1M calls/month free, then per-call pricing. No SLA on calls below 1M; supports lightweight workloads. entries: - label: API calls (first 1M / month) name: consumption_free type: quota metric: call limit: 1000000 timeFrame: month geo: global unit: 1 price: '0.00' userMultiplied: false - label: API calls (above 1M) name: consumption_paid type: metered metric: call limit: -1 timeFrame: month geo: global unit: 1000000 price: '~$3.50 per 1M calls (region-varying); see Azure pricing page' userMultiplied: false elements: - name: Serverless auto-scaling - name: Pay-per-use - name: No dedicated capacity - id: microsoft-azure-api-management-developer name: Developer type: subscription description: Non-production tier for evaluation and dev/test. No SLA. One scale unit, full feature set. entries: - label: Per unit / hour name: developer_unit type: subscription metric: hour limit: -1 timeFrame: hour geo: global unit: 1 price: 'see Azure pricing calculator' userMultiplied: false elements: - name: All features (non-production) - name: 1 scale unit, no SLA - name: Self-hosted gateway support - id: microsoft-azure-api-management-basic name: Basic type: subscription description: Entry production tier. Up to 2 scale units. No virtual network injection. entries: - label: Per unit / hour name: basic_unit type: subscription metric: hour limit: 2 timeFrame: hour geo: global unit: 1 price: 'starts ~$0.21/hour (~$150/unit/month list); see Azure pricing page' userMultiplied: false elements: - name: Up to 2 scale units - name: 50 MB built-in cache - name: Production SLA - id: microsoft-azure-api-management-basic-v2 name: Basic v2 type: subscription description: Modernized v2 entry tier with autoscaling and faster provisioning. Includes 10M API requests/month; additional usage billed per 1M requests. Up to 10 scale units. entries: - label: Per unit / month (includes 10M requests) name: basic_v2_unit type: subscription metric: month limit: 10 timeFrame: month geo: global unit: 1 price: '~$150 per unit/month list; ~$3 per additional 1M requests' userMultiplied: false elements: - name: Autoscaling - name: Up to 10 scale units - name: 250 MB built-in cache - name: Faster provisioning vs classic Basic - id: microsoft-azure-api-management-standard name: Standard type: subscription description: Mid-tier production with broader feature support. Up to 4 scale units. entries: - label: Per unit / hour name: standard_unit type: subscription metric: hour limit: 4 timeFrame: hour geo: global unit: 1 price: 'starts ~$0.96/hour (~$700/unit/month list); see Azure pricing page' userMultiplied: false elements: - name: Up to 4 scale units - name: 1 GB built-in cache - name: Backup and restore - id: microsoft-azure-api-management-standard-v2 name: Standard v2 type: subscription description: Modernized v2 standard tier with autoscaling and outbound VNet integration. Includes 50M API requests/month; additional usage billed per 1M requests. entries: - label: Per unit / month (includes 50M requests) name: standard_v2_unit type: subscription metric: month limit: 10 timeFrame: month geo: global unit: 1 price: '~$700 per unit/month list; ~$2.50 per additional 1M requests' userMultiplied: false elements: - name: Outbound VNet integration - name: Up to 10 scale units - name: Autoscaling - name: Linked API Center Standard plan at no extra cost - id: microsoft-azure-api-management-premium name: Premium type: subscription description: Enterprise tier with multi-region deployment, VNet injection, self-hosted gateways, and workspaces. Up to 12 scale units per region. entries: - label: Per unit / hour (per region) name: premium_unit type: subscription metric: hour limit: 12 timeFrame: hour geo: per-region unit: 1 price: 'starts ~$3.83/hour (~$2,795/unit/month list); see Azure pricing page' userMultiplied: false elements: - name: Multi-region deployment - name: Virtual network injection - name: Self-hosted gateway - name: 5 GB built-in cache - name: Workspaces - name: 12 units per region - id: microsoft-azure-api-management-premium-v2 name: Premium v2 type: subscription description: v2 premium with availability zones, outbound VNet integration, and workspaces. Up to 30 scale units; unlimited included requests; 99.99% SLA. entries: - label: Per unit / month name: premium_v2_unit type: subscription metric: month limit: 30 timeFrame: month geo: global unit: 1 price: 'starts ~$2,801 per unit/month list; unlimited included requests' userMultiplied: false elements: - name: Availability zones - name: Outbound VNet integration - name: Up to 30 scale units - name: Workspaces - name: 99.99% SLA - name: Linked API Center Standard plan at no extra cost maintainers: - FN: Kin Lane email: kin@apievangelist.com