Azure Kubernetes Service · Pricing Plans
Azure Kubernetes Service Plans Pricing
Azure Kubernetes Service Plans Pricing is the pricing profile for Azure Kubernetes Service on the APIs.io network — every figure transcribed verbatim from the provider’s own pricing page on 2026-10-28.
It defines 5 plans, including Free tier (No SLA) — No SLA (Free tier): Free (only pay for underlying resources); Standard tier — SLA (Standard tier): $-; Premium tier — SLA and LTS (Premium tier): $-, and 2 more.
The page prices API or platform usage directly, priced by usage; the service is delivered as managed.
Tagged areas include Microsoft Azure, Cloud, Containers, DevOps, and Kubernetes.
5 Plans
Prices the API
Basis: usage other
Delivered: managed
Prices: not published
Transcribed from the provider's pricing page on 2026-10-28 — azure.microsoft.com/en-us/pricing/details/kubernetes-serv....
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| Plan | Price | Includes | Overage |
|---|---|---|---|
| Free tier (No SLA) | No SLA (Free tier): Free (only pay for underlying resources) per cluster control plane | Node limit is 1,000 (but not recommended at more than 10 node scale) | — |
| Standard tier | SLA (Standard tier): $- per cluster control plane | Financially backed API server uptime SLA; up to 5,000 nodes | — |
| Premium tier | SLA and LTS (Premium tier): $- per cluster control plane | Long-term support for 2 years | — |
| Automatic | Automatic Hosted Component: $- per hosted component | Nodes are managed for you; up to 5,000 nodes | — |
| AKS Edge Essentials | $- /device/month per device | Billed Monthly | — |
Compare with the market: Developer Tools & DevOps pricing
Plans
Free tier (No SLA)
none
No SLA (Free tier): Free (only pay for underlying resources) per cluster control plane
Includes: Node limit is 1,000 (but not recommended at more than 10 node scale)
Standard tier
none
SLA (Standard tier): $- per cluster control plane
Includes: Financially backed API server uptime SLA; up to 5,000 nodes
Premium tier
none
SLA and LTS (Premium tier): $- per cluster control plane
Includes: Long-term support for 2 years
Automatic
none
Automatic Hosted Component: $- per hosted component
Includes: Nodes are managed for you; up to 5,000 nodes
AKS Edge Essentials
month
$- /device/month per device
Includes: Billed Monthly
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Every plan here is available over the APIs.io API and to AI agents over MCP.