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Azure Snapshot Cost Calculation in VDC Calculator

  • December 17, 2025
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Hello,

When using VDC Calcultor for Azure VM workloads, for a snapshot size of ~64.4 TB there is an associated snapshot cost (~$3,297) with a Bronze policy (1 per day for 7 days), I am missing clarity on how this cost is applied over time.

More specifically, could you please clarify:

1. Is this snapshot cost:
- calculated per month,
- per year,
- or is it a cumulative cost based on retention (number of snapshots × retention duration)?

2. Does the displayed cost already account for the 7‑day snapshot retention, or is it the cost of a single snapshot instance?

 

Thank you for your clarification

BR