{
  "slug": "azure-spring-apps-basic-standard-enterprise-plans-retirement",
  "title": "Azure Spring Apps: Basic, Standard and Enterprise plans retirement",
  "summary": "Retirement date for the Azure Spring Apps Basic, Standard and Enterprise plans: 31 Mar 2028. After that date the plans are not supported and Azure Spring Apps instances are no longer accessible.",
  "cloud": "azure",
  "service": "Azure Spring Apps",
  "service_slug": "spring-apps",
  "category": "service",
  "type": "retirement",
  "announced_date": "2025-03-18",
  "effective_date": "2028-03-31",
  "effective_precision": "day",
  "impact": "After the retirement date, the Azure Spring Apps Basic, Standard and Enterprise plans are not supported and Azure Spring Apps instances are no longer accessible. The plans entered a 3-year sunset period on March 17, 2025. New customers have not been able to sign up for the service since March 17, 2025. Existing customers remain operational until the plans are phased out on the retirement date.",
  "migration_path": "1. Move workloads running on Azure Spring Apps to [Azure Container Apps](https://azure.microsoft.com/en-us/products/container-apps/?msockid=2d9407b2d07368ad23631375d1ac693e) or [Azure Kubernetes Service](https://azure.microsoft.com/en-us/products/kubernetes-service/) by the retirement date. For more information, see [Learn more](https://aka.ms/asaretirement).\n2. For technical help, [open a support ticket](https://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?linkid=2280908) through the Azure portal.",
  "replacement": "Azure Container Apps or Azure Kubernetes Service",
  "affected_versions": [],
  "source_url": "https://azure.microsoft.com/updates?id=485865",
  "extra_source_urls": [
    "https://azure.microsoft.com/en-us/updates/?id=azure-spring-apps-will-be-retired-on-march-31-2028",
    "https://azure.microsoft.com/en-us/products/container-apps/?msockid=2d9407b2d07368ad23631375d1ac693e",
    "https://azure.microsoft.com/en-us/products/kubernetes-service/",
    "https://aka.ms/asaretirement"
  ],
  "vendor_ref": "485865",
  "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",
  "url": "https://eolwatch.dev/items/azure-spring-apps-basic-standard-enterprise-plans-retirement",
  "short_url": "https://eolwatch.dev/i/9l",
  "markdown_url": "https://eolwatch.dev/items/azure-spring-apps-basic-standard-enterprise-plans-retirement.md",
  "json_url": "https://eolwatch.dev/items/azure-spring-apps-basic-standard-enterprise-plans-retirement.json",
  "estate_check": {
    "resource_types": [
      "microsoft.appplatform/spring",
      "azurerm_spring_cloud_service"
    ],
    "fields": [],
    "inputs": [
      "Azure Resource Graph export (CSV or JSON)",
      "Terraform state or plan (JSON)",
      "ARM template"
    ]
  },
  "source_note": null
}