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Updated June 8, 2026: We have updated the timeline. Thank you for your patience.
[Introduction]
To help organizations manage SharePoint storage more flexibly and avoid over-provisioning, Microsoft is introducing a pay-as-you-go, consumption-based billing model for SharePoint storage overages. This option allows you to pay only for the additional storage you actually use, rather than pre-purchasing extra capacity. The experience integrates with Microsoft 365 Archive and helps align storage costs with real usage.
This change is associated with Microsoft 365 Roadmap ID 506743.
[When this will happen:]
- Public Preview (Worldwide): We will begin rolling out in early June 2026 and expect to complete by mid-June 2026.
- General Availability (WW): We expect to begin rolling out in September 2026 and to complete rolling by end of October 2026.
[How this affects your organization:]
Who is affected:
- Microsoft 365 administrators managing SharePoint Online storage
- Note: This feature isn’t currently available to education tenants. Let us know if you’d like it to be supported in the future.
What will happen:
- Admins can enable pay-as-you-go SharePoint storage billing in the Microsoft 365 admin center.
- Storage used above the included tenant quota will be automatically billed based on consumption.
- There is no impact to users.
- The existing Office 365 Extra File Storage add‑on remains available if you prefer to manually increase your storage quota instead.
- The feature is opt-in and off by default.
[What you can do to prepare:]
- No immediate action is required. However, we recommend the following:
- Review your tenant’s current SharePoint storage usage in the SharePoint admin center > Active sites.
- Evaluate whether a consumption‑based model or manually purchased storage best fits your organization’s cost and governance preferences.
- If you plan to enable pay‑as‑you‑go billing:
- Ensure the appropriate Azure subscription and billing permissions are in place.
- Update internal documentation or cost‑management processes as needed.
- Share this information with finance or procurement teams if they track usage‑based charges.
Learn more: Add more SharePoint storage to your subscription | Microsoft Learn
[Compliance considerations]
| Compliance area | Impact and explanation |
|---|---|
| Admin monitoring and reporting | SharePoint storage usage above the included tenant quota will be reflected in consumption-based billing and usage reports, which may affect how admins monitor and track storage consumption and costs. |
| Admin control | Administrators must explicitly enable |
Change History
[Introduction]
To help organizations manage SharePoint storage more flexibly and avoid over-provisioning, Microsoft is introducing a pay-as-you-go, consumption-based billing model for SharePoint storage overages. This option allows you to pay only for the additional storage you actually use, rather than pre-purchasing extra capacity. The experience integrates with Microsoft 365 Archive and helps align storage costs with real usage.
This change is associated with Microsoft 365 Roadmap ID 506743.
[When this will happen:]
- Public Preview (Worldwide): We will begin rolling out in early June 2026 and expect to complete by mid-June 2026.
- We will update this message with General Availability (GA) details as they become available.
[How this affects your organization:]
Who is affected:
- Microsoft 365 administrators managing SharePoint Online storage
- Note: This feature isn’t currently available to education tenants. Let us know if you’d like it to be supported in the future.
What will happen:
- Admins can enable pay-as-you-go SharePoint storage billing in the Microsoft 365 admin center.
- Storage used above the included tenant quota will be automatically billed based on consumption.
- There is no impact to users.
- The existing Office 365 Extra File Storage add‑on remains available if you prefer to manually increase your storage quota instead.
- The feature is opt-in and off by default.
[What you can do to prepare:]
- No immediate action is required. However, we recommend the following:
- Review your tenant’s current SharePoint storage usage in the SharePoint admin center > Active sites.
- Evaluate whether a consumption‑based model or manually purchased storage best fits your organization’s cost and governance preferences.
- If you plan to enable pay‑as‑you‑go billing:
- Ensure the appropriate Azure subscription and billing permissions are in place.
- Update internal documentation or cost‑management processes as needed.
- Share this information with finance or procurement teams if they track usage‑based charges.
Learn more: Add more SharePoint storage to your subscription | Microsoft Learn
[Compliance considerations]
| Compliance area | Impact and explanation |
|---|---|
| Admin monitoring and reporting | SharePoint storage usage above the included tenant quota will be reflected in consumption-based billing and usage reports, which may affect how admins monitor and track storage consumption and costs. |
| Admin control | Administrators must explicitly enable |
Updated June 8, 2026: We have updated the timeline. Thank you for your patience.
[Introduction]
To help organizations manage SharePoint storage more flexibly and avoid over-provisioning, Microsoft is introducing a pay-as-you-go, consumption-based billing model for SharePoint storage overages. This option allows you to pay only for the additional storage you actually use, rather than pre-purchasing extra capacity. The experience integrates with Microsoft 365 Archive and helps align storage costs with real usage.
This change is associated with Microsoft 365 Roadmap ID 506743.
[When this will happen:]
- Public Preview (Worldwide): We will begin rolling out in early June 2026 and expect to complete by mid-June 2026.
- General Availability (WW): We expect to begin rolling out in September 2026 and to complete rolling by end of October 2026.
[How this affects your organization:]
Who is affected:
- Microsoft 365 administrators managing SharePoint Online storage
- Note: This feature isn’t currently available to education tenants. Let us know if you’d like it to be supported in the future.
What will happen:
- Admins can enable pay-as-you-go SharePoint storage billing in the Microsoft 365 admin center.
- Storage used above the included tenant quota will be automatically billed based on consumption.
- There is no impact to users.
- The existing Office 365 Extra File Storage add‑on remains available if you prefer to manually increase your storage quota instead.
- The feature is opt-in and off by default.
[What you can do to prepare:]
- No immediate action is required. However, we recommend the following:
- Review your tenant’s current SharePoint storage usage in the SharePoint admin center > Active sites.
- Evaluate whether a consumption‑based model or manually purchased storage best fits your organization’s cost and governance preferences.
- If you plan to enable pay‑as‑you‑go billing:
- Ensure the appropriate Azure subscription and billing permissions are in place.
- Update internal documentation or cost‑management processes as needed.
- Share this information with finance or procurement teams if they track usage‑based charges.
Learn more: Add more SharePoint storage to your subscription | Microsoft Learn
[Compliance considerations]
| Compliance area | Impact and explanation |
|---|---|
| Admin monitoring and reporting | SharePoint storage usage above the included tenant quota will be reflected in consumption-based billing and usage reports, which may affect how admins monitor and track storage consumption and costs. |
| Admin control | Administrators must explicitly enable |
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