# Is Azure Pipelines still free for open source? No.

Azure Pipelines' free-for-open-source offers have been discontinued. Last checked 2026-07-06. Kept on the record so you do not waste an application.

- Website: https://azure.microsoft.com/en-us/products/devops/pipelines/
- Categories: CI/CD, hosting

## Azure Pipelines free parallel jobs for open source (public projects)

**What you get.** Historically 10 free Microsoft-hosted parallel jobs with unlimited minutes for open source (public) projects on Linux, macOS, and Windows. No longer available to new projects.

**Who qualifies.** Applies to the project. Public projects in Azure DevOps are retired: new public projects can no longer be created, and existing public projects retain their free parallelism grants only until they convert to private in 2027.

**How to apply.** No longer possible; new public projects cannot be created.

Program page: https://azure.microsoft.com/en-us/products/devops/pipelines/

Verified 2026-07-06 - manual: Microsoft Learn concurrent-jobs doc (updated 2026-06) states public projects are retired, existing grants end when projects convert to private in 2027

## Azure credits for open source projects

**What you get.** Grants of Azure credits for short-term development, infrastructure, and testing needs of open source projects, typically for one Microsoft fiscal year. Closed to direct applications.

**Who qualifies.** Applies to the project. Microsoft is not accepting new applications from projects directly; it relies on strategic relationships where Microsoft product teams identify and partner with open source communities they depend on. Long-term hosting, CI/CD, or ongoing databases are out of scope.

**How to apply.** Application form is closed; participation is by Microsoft invitation only.

Program page: https://opensource.microsoft.com/azure-credits/

Verified 2026-07-06 - manual: program page live but states 'Microsoft is not accepting new applications from projects directly' and the application form is not open

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