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--- title: Understand your Azure external service charges description: Learn about billing of external services, formerly known as Marketplace, charges in Azure. author: jkinma39 ms.author: jkinma ms.reviewer: jkinma ms.service: cost-management-billing ms.subservice: billing ms.topic: concept-article ms.date: 04/29/2026 ms.custom: - build-2025 - sfi-image-nochange service.tree.id: 95459a4b-434c-4f83-879b-aa5f509fc7fa --- # Understand your Azure external services charges Third-party software vendors in the Azure Marketplace publish external services. For example, SendGrid is an external service that you can purchase in Azure, but Microsoft doesn't publish it. Some Microsoft products are sold through Azure Marketplace, too. ## How external services are billed - If you have a Microsoft Customer Agreement (MCA), your third-party services are billed similar to your first-party services. Usage-based services are billed with the rest of your Azure services. Seat-based subscriptions are billed the day after purchase. [Check your billing account type](#check-billing-account-type) to see if you have access to an MCA or MPA. - If you have a Microsoft Partner Agreement (MPA), your third-party services are billed with the rest of your Azure services. [Check your billing account type](#check-billing-account-type) to see if you have access to an MCA or MPA. - If you don't have an MCA or MPA, your external services are billed separately from your Azure services. You receive two invoices each billing period: one invoice for Azure services and another for Marketplaces purchases. - Each external service has a different billing model. Some services are billed in a pay-as-you-go fashion while others have monthly charges that are fixed. - You can't use monthly free credits for external services. If you're using an Azure subscription that includes [free credits](https://azure.microsoft.com/pricing/spending-limits/), they can't be applied to charges from external services. When you provision a new external service or resource, a warning is shown. You can choose to continue with the provisioning or cancel it. ## External spending for EA customers EA customers can see external service spending in the [Azure portal](https://portal.azure.com). To view and download Azure Marketplace charges, navigate to the **Usage + charges** menu. ## View and download invoices for external services If you have a Microsoft Customer Agreement (MCA) or Microsoft Partner Agreement (MPA), your third-party services are billed same as the rest of your first-party services. [Check your billing account type](#check-billing-account-type) to see if you have access to an MCA or MPA. If you do, see [View and download invoices in the Azure portal](download-azure-invoice.md) to see your third-party charges. If you don't have an MCA or MPA, you have separate invoices for third-party charges. Azure Marketplace charges are shown in your local currency. You can view and download your Azure Marketplace invoices from the Azure portal by following these steps: 1. Sign in to the [Azure portal](https://portal.azure.com). 1. Search for **Cost Management + Billing**. 1. In the left menu, select **Invoices**. 1. In the subscription drop-down, select the subscription associated with your Marketplace services. 1. Review the **Type** column in the list of invoices. If an invoice is for a Marketplace service, the type is **Azure Marketplace and Reservations**. :::image type="content" border="true" source="./media/understand-azure-marketplace-charges/marketplace-type-twd.png" alt-text="Screenshot showing billing invoices with Azure Marketplace and Reservations highlighted."::: 1. To filter by type so that you're only looking at invoices for Azure Marketplace and Reservations, select the **Type** filter. Then select **Azure Marketplace and Reservations** in the drop-down. :::image type="content" border="true" source="./media/understand-azure-marketplace-charges/type-filter.png" alt-text="Screenshot showing the Azure Marketplace and Reservation selected in the drop-down."::: 1. Select the download symbol for the invoice that you want to download. :::image type="content" border="true" source="./media/understand-azure-marketplace-charges/download-icon-marketplace.png" alt-text="Screenshot showing the download symbol selected for invoice."::: 1. Under **Invoice**, select the blue **Download** button. :::image type="content" border="true" source="./media/understand-azure-marketplace-charges/invoice-download-marketplace.png" alt-text="Screenshot showing where to select Download."::: ## Pay for external services in the Azure portal If you have a Microsoft Customer Agreement (MCA) or Microsoft Partner Agreement (MPA), your third-party services are billed with the rest of your first-party services. [Check your billing account type](#check-billing-account-type) to see if you have access to an MCA or MPA. If you do, you can pay for your entire invoice in the Azure portal by following the steps in [Pay your bill for Microsoft Azure](pay-bill.md). If you don't have an MCA or MPA, you can pay for your Marketplace invoices in the Azure portal by following these steps: 1. Follow the steps in the previous section, [View and download invoices for external services](#view-and-download-invoices-for-external-services), to find your Marketplace invoices. 1. Select the blue **Pay now** link for the invoice you want to pay. :::image type="content" border="true" source="./media/understand-azure-marketplace-charges/pay-now-twd.png" alt-text="Screenshot showing Pay now link selected in invoices grid."::: >[!NOTE] > You will only see the **Pay now** link if the type of your invoice is **Azure Marketplace and Reservations** and the invoice payment status is due or past due. 1. In the new page, select the blue **Select payment method** link. :::image type="content" border="true" source="./media/understand-azure-marketplace-charges/select-payment-method-pay-now-twd.png" alt-text="Screenshot showing the Select payment method option on the Pay now page."::: 1. After selecting a payment method, select the blue **Pay now** button in the bottom left of the page. :::image type="content" border="true" source="./media/understand-azure-marketplace-charges/pay-now-button-twd.png" alt-text="Screenshot showing Pay now selected."::: ## Change default payment for external services When purchasing an external service, you choose an Azure subscription for the resource. The payment method of the selected Azure subscription becomes the payment method for the external service. To change the payment method for an external service, you must [change the payment method of the Azure subscription](../manage/change-credit-card.md) tied to that external service. You can figure out which subscription your external service order is tied to by following these steps: 1. Sign in to the [Azure portal](https://portal.azure.com). 1. Select **All Resources** in the left navigation menu. :::image type="content" border="true" source="./media/understand-azure-marketplace-charges/all-resources.png" alt-text="Screenshot showing the All resources page."::: 1. Search for your external service. 1. Look for the name of the subscription in the **Subscription** column. :::image type="content" border="true" source="./media/understand-azure-marketplace-charges/sub-selected.png" alt-text="Screenshot showing the subscription name for resource."::: 1. Select the subscription name and [update the active payment method](../manage/change-credit-card.md). ## Cancel an external service order If you want to cancel your external service order, delete the resource in the [Azure portal](https://portal.azure.com). 1. Sign in to the [Azure portal](https://portal.azure.com). 1. Select **All Resources** in the left navigation menu. :::image type="content" border="true" source="./media/understand-azure-marketplace-charges/all-resources.png" alt-text="Screenshot showing the All resource page with an external service order."::: 1. Search for your external service. 1. Check the box next to the resource you want to delete. 1. Select **Delete** in the command bar. :::image type="content" border="true" source="./media/understand-azure-marketplace-charges/delete-button.png" alt-text="Screenshot showing the All resources page where you select Delete."::: 1. Type *'Yes'* in the confirmation windows. :::image type="content" border="true" source="./media/understand-azure-marketplace-charges/delete-resource.PNG" alt-text="Screenshot showing the Delete resources page where you type Yes to delete the resource."::: 1. Select **Delete**. ## Check billing account type [!INCLUDE [billing-check-account-type](../../../includes/billing-check-mca.md)] ## Need help? Contact us. If you have questions or need help, [create a support request](https://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?linkid=2083458). ## Related content - [Start analyzing costs](../costs/quick-acm-cost-analysis.md)