Minimum Cost to run just a SQL Server Single DB

Question

I have a SQL server basic DB. It is supposed to cost $7.20USD per month.

Why after 2 days do I have bill of $50USD. $48 for Sql Server Core and $1.56 for storage and $0.36 for DTU?

Th DTU sounds close (but we only did 3000 inserts of 2 doubles and 3 integers, and a few queries), but even with that low amount of data its still looking at over $10 - not even the $7.20 advertised

The data requirements is tiny so am I being duped? Is there a better solution for this scenario?

Answer 1

As per https://azure.microsoft.com/en-us/pricing/details/azure-sql-database/single/

Basic (West US 2)

	DTUs	Included storage	Max storage	Price for DTUs and included storage
B	5	2 GB	2 GB	$4.8971/month

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hth

Marcin

Answer 2

Hi @Glen Kleidon，

Create a billing or tech support ticket

• Billing and subscription management support is available for all Azure customers.
• Technical support is available for customers with a support plan.

File a support ticket

Or you may chat or call with Sales for details.

Regards，

Zoe Hui

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