---
slug: "azure-functions-linux-consumption-plan-retirement"
title: "Azure Functions: Linux Consumption hosting plan retirement"
summary: "The Linux Consumption hosting plan of Azure Functions is retired on 30 Sep 2028. After that date there is no technical support and new Linux Consumption function apps cannot be created."
cloud: "azure"
service: "Azure Functions"
service_slug: "functions"
category: "feature"
type: "retirement"
announced_date: "2025-09-26"
effective_date: "2028-09-30"
effective_precision: "day"
replacement: "Flex Consumption plan"
affected_versions: []
source_url: "https://azure.microsoft.com/updates?id=499451"
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vendor_ref: "499451"
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 Functions: Linux Consumption hosting plan retirement

The Linux Consumption hosting plan of Azure Functions is retired on 30 Sep 2028. After that date there is no technical support and new Linux Consumption function apps cannot be created.

- Effective date: 30 Sep 2028
- Cloud: [Azure](https://eolwatch.dev/cloud/azure.md)
- Service: [Azure Functions](https://eolwatch.dev/services/azure/functions.md)
- Type: Retirement
- Category: [Feature](https://eolwatch.dev/categories/features.md)
- Replacement: Flex Consumption plan
- Announced: 26 Sep 2025
- Official source: [azure.microsoft.com](https://azure.microsoft.com/updates?id=499451)
- Last checked: 12 Nov 2026

## What breaks

Retirement date for the Azure Functions Linux Consumption hosting plan: 30 Sep 2028. After that date, there is no technical support and new Linux Consumption function apps cannot be created. Microsoft asks customers to migrate to Flex Consumption by the retirement date to avoid service disruptions. Microsoft stated that after September 30, 2025 Linux Consumption gets no new features and is removed from the Azure portal, Visual Studio and VS Code, while it can still be managed through infrastructure as code and Azure CLI. Affected resources are App Service plans with Pricing Tier Dynamic (Y1: 0) and Operating System Linux.

## Who is affected

### Matching resource types

- `microsoft.web/serverfarms`
- `azurerm_service_plan`

### Fields the check reads

- `sku`
- `properties.reserved`
- `sku_name`
- `os_type`

### Detected by the estate check from

- Terraform state or plan (JSON)
- ARM template

## What to do

1. In the Azure portal, find App Service plans with Pricing Tier: Dynamic (Y1: 0) and Operating System: Linux.
2. [Migrate to Flex Consumption](https://aka.ms/flexconsumption/migration) by the retirement date to avoid service disruptions.

## Replacement

Flex Consumption plan

## Sources

- [Official source](https://azure.microsoft.com/updates?id=499451) (azure.microsoft.com, Official)
- [Additional source](https://aka.ms/flexconsumption/migration) (aka.ms, Official)

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

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