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Hosting Sitecore PaaS On Azure: A Price Breakdown
Pricing the Official Sitecore SKUs for XP1
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The Performance rating sizes were determined by performance testing a simple marketing site and finding the smallest resource sizes required to hit the associated visits per month. The simple marketing site was mainly read-only, with no login activity and few xDB interactions. Dependent requests were not tested (for example, images, JS, CSS) and it is assumed these assets will be served by a CDN.Let's take a look at what each SKU costs per month out of the box.
| SKU | USD/Month | CAD/Month |
| Extra Small | $1,098.36 USD | $1,339.11 CAD |
| Small | $1,252.10 USD | $1,526.36 CAD |
| Medium | $2,086.78 USD | $2,541.35 CAD |
| Large | $4,613.38 USD | $5,614.43 CAD |
| Extra Large | $7,670.69 USD | $9,335.31 CAD |
These numbers are based on Azure USD and CAD pricing using Sitecore XP1 topology available as of May 7, 2018. Resources are based in Azure's US East Region. Monthly cost is average monthly cost per year (365 / 12 x 24 = Hours Per Month). These numbers do not include Sitecore licensing fees. These numbers do not include fees associated with data transfer, logging or back-up fees. This pricing also excludes additional Azure resources not included in the XP1 topology. Regional taxes are not included.Below find the detailed breakdown the resources per month for each SKU.
Visits per month: 0 to 100,000
| Component | Resource | USD/month | CAD/month |
| Azure Web App Service More Info | |||
| Content Management server | 1 x B3 | $219.00 | $266.45 |
| Content Delivery server | 1 x B2 | $109.50 | $133.59 |
| xDB Processing service | 1 x B1 | $54.75 | $67.16 |
| xDB Reporting service | 1 x B1 | $54.75 | $67.16 |
| Marketing Operations | 1 x B1 | $54.75 | $67.16 |
| Marketing Automation reporting | |||
| xConnect Collection search | |||
| xConnect Collection | 1 x B1 | $54.75 | $67.16 |
| xConnect Reference data | |||
| SQL Azure More Info | |||
| Core database | 1 x S1 | $29.49 | $35.84 |
| Master database | 1 x S1 | $29.49 | $35.84 |
| Web database | 1 x S1 | $29.49 | $35.84 |
| Reporting database | 1 x S1 | $29.49 | $35.84 |
| Pools database | 1 x S0 | $14.75 | $17.96 |
| Tasks database | 1 x S0 | $14.75 | $17.96 |
| Forms database | 1 x S0 | $14.75 | $17.96 |
| EXM Master database | 1 x S0 | $14.75 | $17.96 |
| Messaging database | 1 x S0 | $14.75 | $17.96 |
| Marketing Automation database | 1 x S0 | $14.75 | $17.96 |
| Reference data database | 1 x S0 | $14.75 | $17.96 |
| Shard map management | 1 x S0 | $14.75 | $17.96 |
| Shard 0/1 databases | 2 x S0 | $29.49 | $35.92 |
| Azure Search More Info | |||
| Search | 1 x S1 | $245.28 | $298.57 |
| Redis Cache More Info | |||
| Session State | 1 x C1 | $40.15 | $48.91 |
| Application Insights More Info | |||
| Monitoring, Sitecore Logging | 1 x Basic | $2.30/GB | $2.80/GB |
Extra Small - Price USD: $1,098.36/month
Extra Small - Price CAD: $1,339.11/month
Visits per month: 100,000 to 200,000
| Component | Resource | USD/month | CAD/month |
| Azure Web App Service More Info | |||
| Content Management server | 1 x B3 | $219.00 | $266.45 |
| Content Delivery server | 2 x B2 | $219.00 | $267.18 |
| xDB Processing service | 1 x B1 | $54.75 | $67.16 |
| xDB Reporting service | 1 x B1 | $54.75 | $67.16 |
| Marketing Operations | 1 x B1 | $54.75 | $67.16 |
| Marketing Automation reporting | |||
| xConnect Collection search | |||
| xConnect Collection | 1 x B1 | $54.75 | $67.16 |
| xConnect Reference data | |||
| SQL Azure More Info | |||
| Core database | 1 x S1 | $29.49 | $35.84 |
| Master database | 1 x S1 | $29.49 | $35.84 |
| Web database | 1 x S1 | $29.49 | $35.84 |
| Reporting database | 1 x S1 | $29.49 | $35.84 |
| Pools database | 1 x S0 | $14.75 | $17.96 |
| Tasks database | 1 x S0 | $14.75 | $17.96 |
| Forms database | 1 x S0 | $14.75 | $17.96 |
| EXM Master database | 1 x S0 | $14.75 | $17.96 |
| Messaging database | 1 x S0 | $14.75 | $17.96 |
| Marketing Automation database | 1 x S0 | $14.75 | $17.96 |
| Reference data database | 1 x S1 | $29.49 | $35.84 |
| Shard map management | 1 x S0 | $14.75 | $17.96 |
| Shard 0/1 databases | 2 x S1 | $58.98 | $71.96 |
| Azure Search More Info | |||
| Search | 1 x S1 | $245.28 | $298.57 |
| Redis Cache More Info | |||
| Session State | 1 x C1 | $40.15 | $48.91 |
| Application Insights More Info | |||
| Monitoring, Sitecore Logging | 1 x Basic | $2.30/GB | $2.80/GB |
Small - Price USD: $1,252.10/month
Small - Price CAD: $1,526.36/month
Visits per month: 200,000 to 1,000,000
| Component | Resource | USD/month | CAD/month |
| Azure Web App Service More Info | |||
| Content Management server | 1 x B3 | $219.00 | $266.45 |
| Content Delivery server | 3 x B2 | $328.50 | $400.77 |
| xDB Processing service | 1 x B1 | $54.75 | $67.16 |
| xDB Reporting service | 1 x B2 | $109.50 | $133.59 |
| Marketing Operations | 1 x B2 | $109.50 | $133.59 |
| Marketing Automation reporting | |||
| xConnect Collection search | |||
| xConnect Collection | 1 x B3 | $219.00 | $266.45 |
| xConnect Reference data | |||
| SQL Azure More Info | |||
| Core database | 1 x S1 | $29.49 | $35.84 |
| Master database | 1 x S1 | $29.49 | $35.84 |
| Web database | 1 x S1 | $29.49 | $35.84 |
| Reporting database | 1 x S2 | $73.66 | $89.57 |
| Pools database | 1 x S1 | $29.49 | $35.84 |
| Tasks database | 1 x S0 | $14.75 | $17.96 |
| Forms database | 1 x S0 | $14.75 | $17.96 |
| EXM Master database | 1 x S0 | $14.75 | $17.96 |
| Messaging database | 1 x S0 | $14.75 | $17.96 |
| Marketing Automation database | 1 x S1 | $29.49 | $35.84 |
| Reference data database | 1 x S2 | $73.66 | $89.57 |
| Shard map management | 1 x S0 | $14.75 | $17.96 |
| Shard 0/1 databases | 2 x S2 | $147.31 | $179.14 |
| Azure Search More Info | |||
| Search | 2 x S1 | $490.56 | $597.14 |
| Redis Cache More Info | |||
| Session State | 1 x C1 | $40.15 | $48.91 |
| Application Insights More Info | |||
| Monitoring, Sitecore Logging | 1 x Basic | $2.30/GB | $2.80/GB |
Medium - Price USD: $2,068.78/month
Medium - Price CAD: $2,541.35/month
Visits per month: 1,000,000 to 5,000,000
| Component | Resource | USD/month | CAD/month |
| Azure Web App Service More Info | |||
| Content Management server | 1 x B3 | $219.00 | $266.45 |
| Content Delivery server | 4 x S3 | $1,168.00 | $1,422.04 |
| xDB Processing service | 1 x B2 | $109.50 | $133.59 |
| xDB Reporting service | 1 x B2 | $109.50 | $133.59 |
| Marketing Operations | 1 x B3 | $219.00 | $266.45 |
| Marketing Automation reporting | |||
| xConnect Collection search | |||
| xConnect Collection | 2 x S3 | $584.00 | $712.02 |
| xConnect Reference data | |||
| SQL Azure More Info | |||
| Core database | 1 x S1 | $29.49 | $35.84 |
| Master database | 1 x S1 | $29.49 | $35.84 |
| Web database | 1 x S2 | $73.66 | $89.57 |
| Reporting database | 1 x S2 | $73.66 | $89.57 |
| Pools database | 1 x S1 | $29.49 | $35.84 |
| Tasks database | 1 x S0 | $14.75 | $17.96 |
| Forms database | 1 x S1 | $29.49 | $35.84 |
| EXM Master database | 1 x S1 | $29.49 | $35.84 |
| Messaging database | 1 x S0 | $14.75 | $17.96 |
| Marketing Automation database | 1 x S1 | $29.49 | $35.84 |
| Reference data database | 1 x S3 | $147.24 | $179.00 |
| Shard map management | 1 x S0 | $14.75 | $17.96 |
| Shard 0/1 databases | 2 x P1 | $912.65 | $1,109.60 |
| Azure Search More Info | |||
| Search | 3 x S1 | $735.84 | 895.71 |
| Redis Cache More Info | |||
| Session State | 1 x C1 | $40.15 | $48.91 |
| Application Insights More Info | |||
| Monitoring, Sitecore Logging | 1 x Basic | $2.30/GB | $2.80/GB |
Large - Price USD: $4,613.38/month
Large - Price CAD: $5,614.43/month
Visits per month: 5,000,000 to 10,000,000
| Component | Resource | USD/hr | CAD/hr |
| Azure Web App Service More Info | |||
| Content Management server | 1 x B3 | $219.00 | $266.45 |
| Content Delivery server | 8 x S3 | $2,336.00 | $2,844.08 |
| xDB Processing service | 1 x B2 | $109.50 | $133.59 |
| xDB Reporting service | 1 x B2 | $109.50 | $133.59 |
| Marketing Operations | 1 x S3 | $292.00 | $355.51 |
| Marketing Automation reporting | |||
| xConnect Collection search | |||
| xConnect Collection | 4 x S3 | $1,168.00 | $1,422.04 |
| xConnect Reference data | |||
| SQL Azure More Info | |||
| Core database | 1 x S1 | $29.49 | $35.84 |
| Master database | 1 x S1 | $29.49 | $35.84 |
| Web database | 1 x S3 | $147.24 | $179.00 |
| Reporting database | 1 x S3 | $147.24 | $179.00 |
| Pools database | 1 x S2 | $73.66 | $89.57 |
| Tasks database | 1 x S1 | $29.49 | $35.84 |
| Forms database | 1 x S2 | $73.66 | $89.57 |
| EXM Master database | 1 x S2 | $73.66 | $89.57 |
| Messaging database | 1 x S0 | $14.75 | $17.96 |
| Marketing Automation database | 1 x S1 | $29.49 | $35.84 |
| Reference data database | 1 x S3 | $147.24 | $179.00 |
| Shard map management | 1 x S0 | $14.75 | $17.96 |
| Shard 0/1 databases | 2 x P2 | $1,825.00 | $2,219.05 |
| Azure Search More Info | |||
| Search | 3 x S1 | $735.84 | 895.71 |
| Redis Cache More Info | |||
| Session State | 1 x C2 | $65.70 | $80.30 |
| Application Insights More Info | |||
| Monitoring, Sitecore Logging | 1 x Basic | $2.30/GB | $2.80/GB |
Extra Large - Price USD: $7,670.69/month
Extra Large - Price CAD: $9,335.31/month
