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# Pricing calculator

## Azure Pricing Calculator

* Estimate your future bill
* Estimates are hard to make 100% accurate
* Export and share the estimate - become a link

## Configurable Options:

* Regions
* Tier
* Subscription Type
* Support Options
* Dev/Test Pricing

## Total Cost of Ownership Calculator (TCO)

* The cost of a server is more than just the cost of the hardware
* Other costs:
  * Electricity
  * Cooling
  * Internet connectivity
  * Rack space
  * Setup labor
  * Maintenance labor
  * Backup
* Estimates how much would it cost to run it in a real physical environment