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Azure API Management Standard v2 Tier Gains Zone Redundancy
Key points
- Zone redundancy is now available in Azure API Management Standard v2.
- This feature was previously limited to Premium v2 and classic Premium tiers.
- Standard v2 with zone redundancy costs $700/month for one unit.
- Enabling zone redundancy requires creating a new API Management instance.
Zone Redundancy Extended to Standard v2
Microsoft recently introduced zone redundancy for the Standard v2 tier of Azure API Management. This capability distributes service capacity across multiple availability zones within a supported region, with the platform managing capacity distribution, health monitoring, and recovery. The feature was previously available only in the Premium v2 and classic Premium tiers.
Cost and SLA Implications
The addition of zone redundancy to Standard v2 offers a lower-cost option for datacenter-level failure protection. Standard v2 starts at $700 per month for one unit, compared to $2,801 for Premium v2 and $2,795 for classic Premium. While Premium tiers offer a 99.99% SLA (requiring deployment in two or more availability zones), Standard v2 provides a 99.95% SLA. For a comparable setup requiring two units for the Premium SLA, the cost difference becomes more pronounced, with Premium tiers costing approximately $5,600 per month versus $700 for Standard v2.
Deployment Limitations for Existing Instances
A key limitation is that zone redundancy cannot be enabled on an existing API Management instance. It must be configured when a new Standard v2 instance is created. This restriction also applies to Premium v2. Teams currently using Standard v2 that wish to implement zone redundancy will need to create a new instance, re-import APIs and policies, move custom domains and certificates, repoint DNS, and handle subscription keys.
Outdated Documentation
Microsoft's official reliability guidance for API Management has not yet been updated to reflect this change. The documentation still states that availability zone support requires the Premium (classic) or Premium v2 tier and is not supported in Basic v2 and Standard v2. In contrast, classic Premium automatically enables availability zones upon creation in a supported region and allows configuration on existing locations without downtime.
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Reporting from
Microsoft has added zone redundancy to the Standard v2 tier of Azure API Management, a feature previously exclusive to Premium tiers. This change allows users to protect against datacenter-level failures at a lower cost, though it requires creating a new instance for existing deployments.