I browsed the entire Azure site and found a lot of divergent information about the currency used to collect.
In the calculator it says:
Important: The price in reais (R $) is just a reference. This is a international transaction and, as such, its price is subject to exchange rate and the inclusion of taxes as IOF. An eNF will not be issued.
On the link page there is a topic that states that the $ currency can be used. / p>
So, the services charged by azure are in dollars or real?
When you hire a service for $ 100 for example and the dollar quote is at $ 3.15 as today, you will pay $ 315.00.
If on the next invoice the price of the dollar drops to $ 2.50 and your contract is still $ 100.00 you will pay $ 250.00.
You hire in dollar, but pay in real if you so choose.
I think this is what the Azure website means by using currency in real.
We use azure like this here in the company. With the dollar variation, the value in reais also varies.
Microsoft Azure has a REAIS price list here in Brazil.
But when you charge your card (if that's your payment method) you will get the value in REAL, and convert it to DOLLARS in the change of day.
This is because, the Brazilian Central Bank, does not allow foreign companies to charge in national currency.
Example:
Your account gave $ 50 at the end of a month. The dollar on the credit day on the card was at $ 3.2510. Microsoft will charge your card 50.00 / 3.2510 = $ 15.38
There, your credit card operator will do the opposite, but on the bill's due date:
Microsoft charged you $ 15.38 The dollar on the bill's due date was R $ 3.2865 The card operator will charge you 15.38 x 3.2865 = R $ 50.55.
Now, the government is drooling and splintering a tax called IOF (Tax on Financial Transactions) in the amount of 6.38%, and charges you in the same invoice R $ 55.55 * 0.0638 = R $ 3, 23
In the end, a service that Microsoft has charged you $ 50, because of Banco Centra and the taxes of our government, you will pay R $ 53.78
Simple, right? :)
= > In the end, Microsoft will charge you in DOLLARS.
The correct information is this, the values in R $ on Azure's website are only for references but yes you will be charged based on the dollar rate of the day + IOF if you are paying on the card, BUT there are some alternatives that can help you have more control over spending or reduce some costs without changing the architecture of your already developed environment.
1 - If you are currently on the PAYG (pay-as-you-go) model and paying by credit card the payment logic is the one mentioned above, however you can request to pay via INVOICE which will at least that you do not have the cost of IOF, that is, a 6.38% reduction on your invoice simply by contacting Billing support and requesting to pay via Ticket / Invoice. To open a tiket for the Billing team, simply do it through the Azure Portal or use this link link
2 - The other alternative is to change the model of your PAYG account to the OPEN model, where in the OPEN model instead of paying the invoice after use, you buy the credits in units corresponding to $ 100 and can follow directly by the Azure Panel, should you need to include more credits and include it in your account. To make such a purchase simply contact any Microsoft Reseller. Note: In this model, all taxes for online services will already be charged and you will still have an NF, something that does not exist in the PAYG model because you are paying directly to Microsoft Corp.
3 - There is still the option of contracts by volume, or also known as EA, where it is basically made a projection of its consumption in a period of 1 year and a contract is made for this period in a repayment. In this way the client does not suffer from currency fluctuations and still has some advantages in managing multiple signatures and controlling expenses. For more information just call the 0800 that appears on link that the team that will answer them will help them price, assemble the entire project and put them in touch with companies that leak this type of contract.
