How can I check my reservation and savings plan savings in Azure Portal?

Hello Dudhe, Mitali

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In the Azure portal, navigate to Cost Management + Billing > Cost Management > Cost analysis. Add a filter for Pricing Model: Reservation.

You can choose to view either the actual cost (reflecting when the purchase was charged) or the amortized cost (which spreads the cost of the Reservation across the resources that used it).

To switch between these views, select the down arrow next to the Actual Cost KPI and select your desired metric from the drop-down.

There are a couple of ways to view your savings.

• If you're an EA customer, you can use the Cost Management Power BI App for EA to view the RI Savings report.
• Use the Usage + Charges data file to manually determine reservation savings.

Billing admin roles required for savings plan actions

• View savings plans:
  • Microsoft Customer Agreement: Users with billing profile reader or above
  • Enterprise Agreement: Users with enterprise administrator (read only) or above
  • Microsoft Partner Agreement: Not supported

View and manage savings plans as a billing admin:

If you're a billing role user, follow these steps to view and manage all savings plans and savings plan transactions in the Azure portal.

1. Sign in to the Azure portal and go to Cost Management + Billing.
   • If you're under an Enterprise Agreement account, on the left menu, select Billing scopes. Then in the list of billing scopes, select one.
   • If you're under a Microsoft Customer Agreement account, on the left menu, select Billing profiles. In the list of billing profiles, select one.
2. On the left menu, select Products + services > Savings plans. The complete list of savings plans for your Enterprise Agreement enrollment or Microsoft Customer Agreement billing profile appears.
3. Billing role users can take ownership of a savings plan with the Savings Plan Order - Elevate REST API to give themselves Azure RBAC roles.

Please have a look into below document to view View savings plan utilization after purchase and to View savings plan cost and usage details.
https://dori-uw-1.kuma-moon.com/en-us/azure/cost-management-billing/savings-plan/view-utilization and https://dori-uw-1.kuma-moon.com/en-us/azure/cost-management-billing/savings-plan/utilization-cost-reports

Thanks,

Suchitra.

To check reservation and savings plan savings in Azure portal, use Cost Management and the utilization views for each benefit type.

1. View reservation-related charges and savings
   1. In Azure portal, go to Cost Management + Billing > Cost Management > Cost analysis.
   2. Add a filter Pricing model: Reservation to see costs associated with reservations.
   3. Use the KPI selector above the chart: select the down arrow next to Actual cost and switch between Actual cost and Amortized cost:
      • Actual cost shows when the reservation purchase was charged and how it appears on the bill.
      • Amortized cost spreads the reservation purchase across the resources that used it, which helps quantify savings versus pay-as-you-go.
   4. To understand savings more deeply:
      • Enterprise Agreement customers can use the Cost Management Power BI App for EA and review the RI Savings report.
      • Alternatively, use the Usage + Charges data file to manually determine reservation savings.
2. View reservation utilization (to infer savings)
   1. In Azure portal, select All services > Reservations.
   2. Note Utilization (%) for each reservation in the list.
   3. Select a reservation to review the reservation usage trend over time. Higher utilization generally means more effective savings.
3. View savings plan charges and savings
   1. In Azure portal, go to Cost Management + Billing > Cost Management > Cost analysis.
   2. Add a filter Pricing model: Savings plan.
   3. As with reservations, use the KPI selector to switch between Actual cost and Amortized cost:
      • Actual cost shows when the savings plan purchase was charged.
      • Amortized cost spreads the savings plan cost across the resources that used it, which helps compare against pay-as-you-go to see savings.
4. View savings plan utilization (to assess effectiveness)
   1. In Azure portal, search for and select Savings plans.
   2. The list shows each savings plan with Utilization (%) for the last day and last seven days.
   3. Select the utilization percentage for a plan to see utilization history and trends over time.
   4. Billing administrators (EA or MCA) can also go to Cost Management + Billing > Savings plans and select the utilization percentage there.

Using the combination of:

• Pricing model filters (Reservation / Savings plan) with Amortized cost in Cost analysis, and
• Utilization (%) and usage trends for Reservations and Savings plans, provides a complete view of how much is being saved and how effectively the commitments are being used.

References:

• Azure Reservations and Savings Plan frequently asked questions (FAQ)
• View savings plan utilization after purchase
• Manage Reservations for Azure resources