Microsoft Defender for Cloud
Cloud and workloadsDisable Microsoft Defender for Cloud plans
In brief
The page now clarifies multicloud navigation, identifies the Defender for Storage resource-level override, adds a Defender for SQL resource-level section, and updates metadata and heading anchors.
What Defender admins need to know
Admins can use clearer navigation and scope-specific guidance when disabling plans. No administrator action is stated.
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Documentation change
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Disable plans by multicloud environment
To continue,After selecting the subscription, select the relevanttab for your multicloud environment.environment (Azure, AWS, or GCP) to continue.
Azure
Storage Accounts
The Defender for Storage resource-level setting overrides the subscriptionsubscription-level setting. Charges stop for that storage account only.
- Sign in to the Azure portal.
SQL / Databases
To disable Defender for SQL at the resource level:
Sign in to the Azure portal.
Open the SQL Server or SQL Database resource.
After you disable the plans and confirm that you're no longer billed, use the Coverage workbook to verify your current coverage.
Next stepsteps
[!div class="nextstepaction"] What is Microsoft Defender for Cloud?
@@ -2,8 +2,8 @@ title: Disable Microsoft Defender for Cloud plans description: Learn how to disable Microsoft Defender for Cloud plans at subscription and resource levels across Azure, AWS, and GCP to prevent unexpected charges. ms.topic: how-to-ms.custom: msecd-doc-authoring-1012-ms.date: 05/04/2026+ms.custom: msecd-doc-authoring-1013+ms.date: 07/03/2026 #customer intent: As a cloud administrator, I want to disable Defender for Cloud plans so that I can manage my security costs. ai-usage: ai-assisted ---@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ To disable plans at the subscription level: ### Disable plans by multicloud environment -To continue, select the relevant multicloud environment.+After selecting the subscription, select the tab for your multicloud environment (Azure, AWS, or GCP) to continue. ### [Azure](#tab/Azure) @@ -196,7 +196,7 @@ App Service is the most common place where Defender for Cloud stays enabled acci ### [Storage Accounts](#tab/storage-accounts) -The resource-level setting overrides the subscription setting. Charges stop for that storage account only.+The Defender for Storage resource-level setting overrides the subscription-level setting. Charges stop for that storage account only. 1. Sign in to the [Azure portal](https://portal.azure.com). @@ -230,6 +230,8 @@ If autoprovisioning or an Azure Policy assignment is still active, agents might ### [SQL / Databases](#tab/sql-databases) +To disable Defender for SQL at the resource level:+ 1. Sign in to the [Azure portal](https://portal.azure.com). 1. Open the **SQL Server** or **SQL Database** resource.@@ -289,7 +291,8 @@ If charges still appear, there's at least one resource with Defender still enabl After you disable the plans and confirm that you're no longer billed, use the [Coverage workbook](custom-dashboards-azure-workbooks.md#coverage-workbook) to verify your current coverage. -## Next step+<a name="next-step"></a>+## Next steps > [!div class="nextstepaction"] > [What is Microsoft Defender for Cloud?](defender-for-cloud-introduction.md)