Pay-as-you-go consumption-based meter for your extra SharePoint storage needs [MC1330893]

Pay-as-you-go consumption-based meter for your extra SharePoint storage needs [MC1330893]

Message ID: MC1330893

[Introduction]

To help organizations manage SharePoint storage more flexibly and avoid over-provisioning, Microsoft is introducing a pay-as-you-go, consumption-based billing model for SharePoint storage overages. This option allows you to pay only for the additional storage you actually use, rather than pre-purchasing extra capacity. The experience integrates with Microsoft 365 Archive and helps align storage costs with real usage.

This change is associated with Microsoft 365 Roadmap ID 506743.

[When this will happen:]

  • Public Preview (Worldwide): We will begin rolling out in early June 2026 and expect to complete by mid-June 2026.
  • We will update this message with General Availability (GA) details as they become available.

[How this affects your organization:]

Who is affected:

  • Microsoft 365 administrators managing SharePoint Online storage
  • Note: This feature isn’t currently available to education tenants. Let us know if you’d like it to be supported in the future.

What will happen:

  • Admins can enable pay-as-you-go SharePoint storage billing in the Microsoft 365 admin center.
  • Storage used above the included tenant quota will be automatically billed based on consumption.
  • There is no impact to users.
  • The existing Office 365 Extra File Storage add‑on remains available if you prefer to manually increase your storage quota instead.
  • The feature is opt-in and off by default.

[What you can do to prepare:]

  • No immediate action is required. However, we recommend the following:
  • Review your tenant’s current SharePoint storage usage in the SharePoint admin center > Active sites.
  • Evaluate whether a consumption‑based model or manually purchased storage best fits your organization’s cost and governance preferences.
  • If you plan to enable pay‑as‑you‑go billing:
    • Ensure the appropriate Azure subscription and billing permissions are in place.
    • Update internal documentation or cost‑management processes as needed.
  • Share this information with finance or procurement teams if they track usage‑based charges.

Learn more: Add more SharePoint storage to your subscription | Microsoft Learn

[Compliance considerations]

Compliance area Impact and explanation
Admin monitoring and reporting SharePoint storage usage above the included tenant quota will be reflected in consumption-based billing and usage reports, which may affect how admins monitor and track storage consumption and costs.
Admin control Administrators must explicitly enable

Source: Microsoft

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