Sell unused Azure credits
Azure is the provider where the type of credit matters most, because Microsoft issues several kinds under very different terms. One of them is explicitly personal to you and cannot be sold at all. Working out which you hold is the first thing to do.
Free to submit, no asking price needed, and a written reply in 24–48 hours.
Which kind of Azure credit do you have?
These are issued under different terms, and the differences decide whether a sale is even possible.
- Microsoft for Startups Founders Hub credits
- Granted in tiers as a startup progresses through the programme. Tied to the enrolled organisation and its subscription, and governed by the programme terms as well as the subscription agreement.
- Visual Studio subscription Azure credits
- The monthly credit attached to a Visual Studio subscription is licensed to the individual subscriber for development and testing, not production, and is not transferable. This is the one people most often try to sell without realising it is a non-starter. If this is your balance, stop here.
- Azure Pass and sponsorship credits
- Issued for events, training and specific engagements, and attached to a nominated subscription. Typically time-boxed and scoped, and the sponsorship terms govern what the subscription may be used for.
- Enterprise Agreement monetary commitment
- Prepaid funds under a negotiated agreement rather than promotional credit. Contractual, tied to the enrolment, and the right conversation is with your Microsoft account team — not a broker.
Where to check your balance
Azure portal → Cost Management + Billing → Credits, which shows the credit balance and expiry against the billing profile. For a Visual Studio credit, check the Visual Studio subscriber portal instead — that difference in where it lives is itself a clue about what you hold.
What moves the value of Azure credits
We do not publish a percentage, because there is no index price and anyone quoting one before seeing your listing is guessing. These are the factors that actually decide it.
Credit programme
The single biggest factor on Azure. A Founders Hub balance and a Visual Studio credit are not the same asset, and only one of them is worth discussing at all.
Subscription scope
Sponsorship and Pass credits are attached to a nominated subscription. That constrains which arrangements are mechanically possible before terms even come into it.
Production eligibility
A credit licensed for dev and test use only cannot lawfully cover a buyer's production workload, which is what buyers are actually trying to pay for.
Time to expiry
Azure credits commonly expire on a fixed date rather than rolling, and unused balance does not carry over. A buyer needs to be able to consume it inside that window.
Check these before you talk to a buyer
- Which programme issued the credit — this determines everything else
- Whether the terms restrict use to development and testing
- The billing profile or subscription the credit is attached to
- The exact expiry date, and whether any balance carries over (usually not)
- Whether your organisation or you personally are the licensed party
- What your Microsoft agreement says about transfer and assignment
Microsoft Azure’s own terms
Read these rather than taking our word for it. We do not guarantee that any credit is transferable, and your agreement with Microsoft Azure governs what you may do.