Recovery Service vault cost

Handian Sudianto 7,571 Reputation points
2026-10-11T02:41:18.07+00:00

Currently i have Recovery Service Vault (RSV) on region1 to backup all VMs on region1, and now i have need to create VM under region2. Since Azure backup can't cross region then i need to create another RSV in region2. When I create the RSV then i will pay for azure backup only or there is a cost for RSV itself?

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Marcin Policht 110.4K Reputation points MVP Volunteer Moderator
2026-10-11T03:29:58.02+00:00

You do not pay for the RSV itself, as Azure does not charge a base fee for creating or maintaining the vault infrastructure.

You only pay for what you store and protect inside it, which includes:

  • Protected Instances fee: A flat monthly charge per VM based on its size.
  • Storage fee: The actual backup data stored, billed per GB per month based on your chosen redundancy (LRS, GRS, or ZRS).

Consequently, creating a second RSV in Region 2 will not introduce any "double vault" base fees - you will only pay standard Azure Backup rates for the new VMs you actively protect in that region.

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Marcin

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