Hi everyone. Have you ever wondered what the difference between the Azure Pricing Calculator and TCO calculator is?
We will be covering the difference and how to use these tools in this article.
Azure Pricing Calculator
The Azure pricing calculator is a tool used to calculate your estimated hourly or monthly costs of using Azure.
To access the calculator click here
To calculate the estimates, search for your product or select from one of the categories below the search bar to add a product to your estimates. Click the 'saved estimates' tab to view your estimates
You can input the specifications on your product such as the type, region, service tier, billing options and you will be able to view the estimate as usage hours, days or months. This estimate will also include the services required for use with selected products.
You can also modify the configuration of each products in your estimate as you continue adding products. This will allow you to check if resources overlap.
When done calculating your estimates, you can Export to Excel, Save or share your report.
Azure Total Cost of Ownership Calculator(TCO)
This is to estimate the cost savings you can realize by migrating to the cloud.
To access the TCO calculator click here
1. Define your workload
Enter details of your on-premise infrastructure into the TCO Calculator using the following categories
- Servers
- Databases
- Storage
- Networking
2. Adjust Assumptions
Specify whether your on-premise licenses are enrolled for Software Assurance. This will enable you to reuse existing licenses on Azure, thus eliminating the costs associated with purchasing additional licensing. You can specify your need to replicate storage to another Azure region to increase redundancy.
3. View Report
The TCO calculator lets you choose a time frame between one and five years. The calculator then generates a report based on information entered.
You can also view a side by side comparison of the cost breakdown of operating your workload on azure vs on-premise.
There you have it!!
You now know the difference between the Azure Pricing Calculator and the TCO Calculator.
Happy Learning :)
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