software cost of opnsense azure image

[multazimd]

Hi,

Has anyone used opnsense azure image: https://marketplace.microsoft.com/en-en/product/virtual-machines/decisosalesbv.opnsense?tab=Overview

I see $0.05/hour software cost that shows up in the azure image (in addition to hardware/infrastructure costs). Will this software cost be static and will it increase based on VM CPU cores or throughput? Can someone who has used it please clarify.

[viragomann]

No, it's static. It's just the license fee you have to pay for OPNsense. It doesn't grow with hardware scaling.

[Greg_E]

Is it really paying OPNsense or is it paying Microsoft? I could see a 50/50 split, but OPNsense better get something.

[multazimd]

This is what shows in cost.

PublisherType   Marketplace
ChargeType   Usage
ServiceFamily   Azure Marketplace Services
ServiceName   Virtual Machine Licenses
Meter           OPNsense® Firewall/Router/VPN/IDPS - OPNsense - 8 Core Hours

Though it shows 8 core hours but I actually charged cost is flat, quite low but it does has some little bit extra than $0.05/hour price mentioned on image. Maybe its Azure marketplace fees/commission or taxes, idk. Will observe for few days to confirm that's the case, if needed will ask Azure support.

[multazimd]

We spun up 8 core machine and rate was applied at $0.12 per hour which is different than $0.05 per hour published on the plan. SO it doesn't look like it is flat rate.

[multazimd]

It is dependent on VM cores and pricing varies based on customer billing location + tax requirements.

[Gracemax]

I noticed pricing discrepancies too. It seems charges can vary with VM cores, location, and taxes. Always worth checking your billing to catch anything unexpected!

[sopex]

You can always just buy a license if you plan to use it longish term. No? At around 4 months, you break even.

But I believe it as the automatic table mentions $0.05/hour + Azure infrastructure costs

[cooleb09]

You can always just buy a license if you plan to use it longish term. No? At around 4 months, you break even.

But I believe it as the automatic table mentions $0.05/hour + Azure infrastructure costs

Is the cost / hr meant to be for PAYG business license? The marketplace image seems to still need a seperate  subscription purchased to activate business tier features (so what is the 5c/hr covering), and there doesn't seem to be a 'free' BYOL tier like how most NVA vendors would resell an image that uses externally purchased licenses.

Buying licenses individual and making our own images would work, but I'm also not sure how the '1 license to 1 install' would work given the 'ephermal' nature of cloud resources.