---
slug: "azure-databricks-standard-tier-retirement"
title: "Azure Databricks: Standard tier retirement"
summary: "Retirement of the Azure Databricks Standard tier: Oct 2026. From that point, all Standard tier workspaces are automatically upgraded to the Premium tier."
cloud: "azure"
service: "Azure Databricks"
service_slug: "databricks"
category: "feature"
type: "retirement"
announced_date: "2025-09-16"
effective_date: "2026-10-01"
effective_precision: "month"
replacement: "Azure Databricks Premium tier"
affected_versions: []
source_url: "https://azure.microsoft.com/updates?id=502623"
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vendor_ref: "502623"
last_checked_at: "2026-11-12T09:55:19.345Z"
created_at: "2026-11-13T13:36:44.208Z"
updated_at: "2026-11-13T13:36:44.208Z"
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---

# Azure Databricks: Standard tier retirement

Retirement of the Azure Databricks Standard tier: Oct 2026. From that point, all Standard tier workspaces are automatically upgraded to the Premium tier.

- Effective date: Oct 2026 (month precision: the vendor gives no day)
- Cloud: [Azure](https://eolwatch.dev/cloud/azure.md)
- Service: [Azure Databricks](https://eolwatch.dev/services/azure/databricks.md)
- Type: Retirement
- Category: [Feature](https://eolwatch.dev/categories/features.md)
- Replacement: Azure Databricks Premium tier
- Announced: 16 Sep 2025
- Official source: [azure.microsoft.com](https://azure.microsoft.com/updates?id=502623)
- Last checked: 12 Nov 2026

## What breaks

From Oct 2026, all Azure Databricks Standard tier workspaces are automatically upgraded to the Premium tier. Azure subscriptions no longer support the creation of Standard tier workspaces after April 1st, 2026.

## Who is affected

### Matching resource types

- `microsoft.databricks/workspaces`
- `azurerm_databricks_workspace`

### Fields the check reads

- `sku`

### Detected by the estate check from

- Azure Resource Graph export (CSV or JSON)
- Terraform state or plan (JSON)
- ARM template

## What to do

Microsoft has not published migration steps. See the source for details.

## Replacement

Azure Databricks Premium tier

## Sources

- [Official source](https://azure.microsoft.com/updates?id=502623) (azure.microsoft.com, Official)
- [Additional source](https://azure.microsoft.com/en-us/pricing/details/databricks/) (azure.microsoft.com, Official)

Last checked against the first source in this list on 12 Nov 2026.

Page: https://eolwatch.dev/items/azure-databricks-standard-tier-retirement | JSON: https://eolwatch.dev/items/azure-databricks-standard-tier-retirement.json

The text on this page is drafted with AI assistance from the vendor's text, checked against the official source and approved by a person before it is published.