Microsoft for Startups $25K milestone — what time period does the $1 per workload requirement apply to?

Ahmed Abbas 15 Reputation points
2026-08-13T13:07:31.18+00:00

Microsoft's documentation for the Microsoft for Startups $25,000 Azure credit milestone states that a startup must have at least 5 Azure workloads, "each with at least $1 in spend," and maintain the required workload count for approximately 60 continuous days.

I am trying to understand exactly how the $1 spend threshold per workload is calculated.

For each of the 5 workloads, does Microsoft require:

At least $1 of spend per day for each of the 60 days?

At least $1 of spend per month/billing period during the 60-day period?

At least $1 cumulative spend on the workload, after which that workload only needs to remain active/qualifying for the remainder of the 60 days?

A rolling spend threshold over some other measurement period?

For example, if an Azure service costs $0.10 per day and accumulates more than $1 after 10 days, would that workload then count toward the 5-workload requirement for the 60-day milestone?

I am specifically asking what time interval Microsoft uses when evaluating the "$1 in spend" requirement for each workload.

Documentation referenced: https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/startups/microsoft-for-startups/getting-started-mfs#credit-milestones-and-requirements

Please clarify the actual calculation used by the Microsoft for Startups milestone system rather than restating that each workload must have at least $1 in spend.

Azure | Azure Startups
Azure | Azure Startups

Startups: Companies that are in their initial stages of business and typically developing a business model and seeking financing.

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  1. Michael Freeman 0 Reputation points
    2026-09-08T16:47:14.41+00:00

    Yes I'm also attempting to clarify this. Also the note at Getting started with Microsoft for Startups only appears at Milestone 5. So does that mean it only applies at Milestone 5 ?

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