# Intercept Azure billing

> Dated, sourced information about the Azure invoice for organisations in the EU: moving from an Enterprise Agreement (EA), MCA-E or pay-as-you-go (credit card) to Microsoft CSP, paying Microsoft by invoice, and discounts on Azure usage. Published by Intercept BV (the Netherlands), Azure Expert MSP and CSP partner. Language: English. Updated: 2026-10-17.

Key points, each with a source on the linked pages:

- A direct EA and an MCA-E can be migrated to CSP administratively by a CSP partner approved for it (Azure Expert MSP or Solutions Partner with direct billing). There is no downtime, subscription and resource IDs stay the same and existing permissions (Azure RBAC) stay intact.
- An indirect EA, pay-as-you-go with a credit card and an MCA signed online cannot be migrated administratively. They need a technical migration to new CSP subscriptions in the same tenant; Intercept handles that from start to finish.
- Quota increases move to CSP. Cost history, Azure support plans, Dev/Test subscriptions and SaaS from the Marketplace do not move automatically; Intercept arranges them in advance.
- Below €50,000 a month, support is included with Intercept: a regular point of contact with Azure specialists, 24/7 available. From €50,000 a month, 24/7 CSP Enterprise Support is part of the programme, at a reduced rate. If you pay for Azure by credit card, Microsoft provides self-help only; technical help there requires a paid support plan.
- If Azure is spread across multiple tenants, Intercept merges them into one tenant, with one invoice under one contract.
- Since 1 November 2025, everyone pays the Level A price for online services under an EA, such as Microsoft 365. According to most sources, Azure usage had no price levels.
- Intercept gives a discount on Azure usage that rises with monthly usage: published as up to 12% from €50,000 a month (CSP Enterprise programme), and below that indicatively 5%, 7%, 9%.
- AI adds new cost items: models in Microsoft Foundry, data in Microsoft Fabric and Copilot in Microsoft 365. Intercept helps keep cloud and AI costs under control.
- This is the site of a CSP partner. Where going directly to Microsoft (MCA-E) can be cheaper, the site says so.

## Pages

- [Same Azure. Lower bill.](https://interceptazure.uitkomst.ai/en/index.md): Is your Enterprise Agreement ending, or do you pay for Azure by credit card? In one minute, see your saving, your route to CSP and how Intercept handles the switch for you.
- [What changes when you buy Azure through CSP?](https://interceptazure.uitkomst.ai/en/what-changes.md): When a direct EA or MCA-E is transferred to CSP, your resources, IDs and permissions stay in place. Intercept arranges in advance whatever does not move automatically. According to Microsoft Learn.
- [Your Enterprise Agreement is ending. This is how you move to CSP.](https://interceptazure.uitkomst.ai/en/ea-ending.md): Your Enterprise Agreement is ending. What has changed since 2025, the three routes side by side and a plan that counts back from your end date.
- [Pay for Azure by invoice instead of credit card](https://interceptazure.uitkomst.ai/en/credit-card-to-invoice.md): From credit card to invoice: what Microsoft requires (six months as a customer, a usage threshold, a ticket) and how it works through CSP, with a discount, support and a monthly invoice on account.
- [An Azure discount that grows with your usage](https://interceptazure.uitkomst.ai/en/azure-discount.md): How much discount do you get on Azure through CSP? Indicatively 5 to 12%, rising with your usage. With worked examples and what you can save on top.
- [Your customer to CSP. We do the migration.](https://interceptazure.uitkomst.ai/en/for-partners.md): Are you a CSP partner or distributor with a customer whose EA is ending? Intercept handles the migration from start to finish, at a fixed price. You keep the customer.
- [Questions about EA to CSP and your Azure invoice](https://interceptazure.uitkomst.ai/en/questions.md): Short answers about moving from EA or credit card to CSP: downtime, reservations, quotas, discounts, contract and support. With sources.
- [Sources and changes](https://interceptazure.uitkomst.ai/en/sources.md): All facts on this site with source, status and check date, plus the log of changes.
- [Built to be read by AI](https://interceptazure.uitkomst.ai/en/for-ai.md): This site is built to be read and queried by AI assistants: llms.txt, markdown per page, a JSON knowledge base and an MCP server.

## Data and tools

- [Knowledge base as JSON](https://interceptazure.uitkomst.ai/en/kennis.json): all facts and questions with status, source URL and check date.
- [All text in one file](https://interceptazure.uitkomst.ai/en/llms-full.txt): the full site as markdown.
- MCP server: https://interceptazure.uitkomst.ai/api/mcp (Streamable HTTP, JSON-RPC, read-only, no key). Tools: estimate_azure_savings, plan_csp_transition, lookup_facts, create_request_link. Details: https://interceptazure.uitkomst.ai/en/for-ai.md

## Other languages

- [Nederlands](https://interceptazure.uitkomst.ai/nl/llms.txt)
- [Deutsch](https://interceptazure.uitkomst.ai/de/llms.txt)
- [Dansk](https://interceptazure.uitkomst.ai/da/llms.txt)
- [Français](https://interceptazure.uitkomst.ai/fr/llms.txt)

## Optional

- [Request a calculation](https://interceptazure.uitkomst.ai/en/request.md): what you send and what happens next.
- [Intercept](https://intercept.cloud/en-gb): Intercept's main site.