NLB-7074: Update docs to add standardv3 plan for azure (#1435)

Naveen-Gopu-F5 · arpith-f5 · web-flow · commit 2f622c3b8d55 · 2025-12-16T09:09:39.000+05:30
* NLB-7074: Update docs to add standardv3 plan for azure

* NLB-7074: Fix js issue

* NLB-7074: Revert js fix

* NLB-7074: Handle currency format decimal precision

* NLB-7074: Correct the math in billing calculator

* NLB-7074: Add standardv3 plan announcement

* NLB-7074: Update the standardv3 plan changelog

* NLB-7074: Replace Basic with Developer plan

* NLB-7074: Move v3 plan sku to bottom of section

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Co-authored-by: Arpith Varghese &lt;127259427+arpith-f5@users.noreply.github.com&gt;
diff --git a/content/includes/nginxaas-azure/ncu-description.md b/content/includes/nginxaas-azure/ncu-description.md
@@ -10,5 +10,5 @@ An NGINX Capacity Unit (NCU) quantifies the capacity of an NGINX instance based
 An NGINX Capacity Unit consists of the following parameters:
 
 * CPU: an NCU provides 20 [Azure Compute Units](https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/virtual-machines/acu) (ACUs)
-* Bandwidth: an NCU provides 60 Mbps of network throughput
-* Concurrent connections: an NCU provides 400 concurrent connections. This performance is not guaranteed when F5 WAF for NGINX is used with NGINXaaS
+* Bandwidth: an NCU provides 2.2 Mbps of network throughput
+* Concurrent connections: an NCU provides 3000 concurrent connections. This performance is not guaranteed when F5 WAF for NGINX is used with NGINXaaS
diff --git a/content/nginxaas-azure/app-protect/enable-waf.md b/content/nginxaas-azure/app-protect/enable-waf.md
@@ -12,7 +12,8 @@ nd-product: NAZURE
 This guide explains how to enable F5 WAF for NGINX on a F5 NGINX as a Service for Azure (NGINXaaS) deployment. [F5 WAF for NGINX](https://docs.nginx.com/nginx-app-protect-waf/v5) provides web application firewall (WAF) security protection for your web applications, including OWASP Top 10; response inspection; Meta characters check; HTTP protocol compliance; evasion techniques; disallowed file types; JSON & XML well-formedness; sensitive parameters & Data Guard.
 
 ## Before you start
-- F5 WAF for NGINX can only be enabled on NGINXaaS for Azure deployments with the **Standard v2** [plan]({{< ref "/nginxaas-azure/billing/overview.md" >}})
+
+- F5 WAF for NGINX can only be enabled on NGINXaaS for Azure deployments with the  **Standard v2** and  **Standard v3** [plan]({{< ref "/nginxaas-azure/billing/overview.md" >}})
 
 ## Enable F5 WAF for NGINX
 
diff --git a/content/nginxaas-azure/billing/overview.md b/content/nginxaas-azure/billing/overview.md
@@ -16,6 +16,18 @@ NGINXaaS for Azure is billed monthly based on hourly consumption.
 
 F5 NGINXaaS for Azure (NGINXaaS) provides two pricing plans.
 
+### Standard V3 plan
+
+The Standard V3 plan is an upgraded, purpose-built solution for modern enterprises looking to simplify application traffic management and scale workloads effortlessly. This improved plan offers a [99.95% uptime SLA](https://www.f5.com/pdf/customer-support/eusa-sla.pdf), high availability through active-active deployments, redundancy, lossless rolling upgrades, and dynamic autoscaling capabilities to optimize both performance and cost.
+
+The Standard V3 plan introduces dynamic autoscaling that ensures consumption pricing - customers pay only for what they use. Each NGINX Capacity Unit (NCU) delivers 2.2 Mbps bandwidth and 3,000 connections, providing unmatched flexibility and scalability to suit diverse workloads.
+
+The Standard V3 pricing model is designed to optimize efficiency and transparency: customers benefit from an affordable fixed price per deployment ($0.25/hour) that covers baseline overhead, while NCU usage ($0.008/hour/unit) and data processing ($0.005/GB) allow costs to scale precisely with demand. NGINXaaS is a consumption-based service, metered hourly, and billed monthly in NGINX Capacity Units (NCUs).
+
+The Standard V3 plan allows for optional Web Application Firewall (WAF) configuration and a higher number of listen ports, offering enhanced security and connectivity options for enterprise applications.
+
+The SKU for the Standard V3 pricing plan is `standardv3_Monthly`.
+
 ### Standard V2 plan
 
 The Standard V2 plan is designed for production workloads offering a [99.95% uptime SLA](https://www.f5.com/pdf/customer-support/eusa-sla.pdf), high availability through active-active deployments, redundancy, autoscaling, lossless rolling upgrades, and more. Choosing the Standard V2 plan will result in billing based on metered consumption of NGINX Capacity Units (NCU).
@@ -27,13 +39,13 @@ The SKU for the Standard V2 pricing plan is `standardv2_Monthly`.
 The Standard V2 plan allows for configuration of F5 WAF for NGINX and a higher number of listen ports.
 
 
-### Basic plan
+### Developer plan
 
-The Basic plan is ideal for those who are just starting out, as it's intended for early-stage trials, development work, and testing. Please note that it doesn't provide service level agreement (SLA) guarantees, and it lacks both redundancy options and the capability to scale resources as needed.
+The Developer plan is ideal for those who are just starting out, as it's intended for early-stage trials, development work, and testing. Please note that it doesn't provide service level agreement (SLA) guarantees, and it lacks both redundancy options and the capability to scale resources as needed.
 
-When using the Basic plan, each NGINXaaS deployment is billed at the rate specified on the [Azure Marketplace Offer](https://azuremarketplace.microsoft.com/en-us/marketplace/apps/f5-networks.f5-nginx-for-azure?tab=Overview).
+When using the Developer plan, each NGINXaaS deployment is billed at the rate specified on the [Azure Marketplace Offer](https://azuremarketplace.microsoft.com/en-us/marketplace/apps/f5-networks.f5-nginx-for-azure?tab=Overview).
 
-The SKU for the Basic pricing plan is `basic_Monthly`.
+The SKU for the Developer pricing plan is `developer_Monthly`.
 
 {{< call-out "note" >}}The costs for your plan will appear on the Azure Portal Cost Analysis page and the Azure Consumption APIs. There may be a 24h delay before usage is visible.{{< /call-out >}}
 
@@ -44,22 +56,32 @@ The SKU for the Basic pricing plan is `basic_Monthly`.
 
 Each NCU provisioned (not consumed) is billed at the rate specified on the [Azure Marketplace Offer](https://azuremarketplace.microsoft.com/en-us/marketplace/apps/f5-networks.f5-nginx-for-azure?tab=Overview). The minimum usage interval is 1 hour, and the maximum provisioned NCU size is billed for that hour.
 
-*Billing Example 1*: "I provisioned a 20 NCU NGINXaaS deployment in East US 2 at 9:04AM and then deleted it at 10:45AM."
+*Billing Example 1*: "I provisioned a 20 NCU NGINXaaS deployment in East US 2 at 9:04AM and then deleted it at 10:45AM. Assuming 1GB data processed"
 
-* The hourly rate in East US 2 is `$0.03/NCU/hour`.
+* The hourly fixed price per deployment is `$0.25/hour`
+* The hourly NCU rate in East US 2 is `$0.008/NCU/hour`
+* The data processing price is `$0.005/GB`
 * 9:00 hour: `20 NCU·hour`
 * 10:00 hour: `20 NCU·hour`
 * Total NCU·hours: `40 NCU·hour`
-* Total: `40 NCU·hour * $0.03/NCU/hour = $1.20`.
+* Fixed deployment cost: `2 hours * $0.25/hour = $0.50`
+* NCU usage cost: `40 NCU·hour * $0.008/NCU/hour = $0.32`
+* Data processing cost: `1 GB * $0.005/GB = $0.005`
+* Total: `$0.50 + $0.32 + $0.005 = $0.87`
 
-*Billing Example 2*: "I provisioned a 40 NCU NGINXaaS deployment in West Europe at 9:34AM. At 10:04AM I resized it to 20 NCUs. I then deleted it at 11:45AM."
+*Billing Example 2*: "I provisioned a 40 NCU NGINXaaS deployment in West Europe at 9:34AM. At 10:04AM I resized it to 20 NCUs. I then deleted it at 11:45AM. Assuming 2.5GB data processed"
 
-* The hourly rate in West Europe is `$0.05/NCU/hour`.
+* The hourly fixed price per deployment is `$0.25/hour`
+* The hourly NCU rate in West Europe is `$0.008/NCU/hour`
+* The data processing price is `$0.005/GB`
 * 9:00 hour: `40 NCU·hour`
 * 10:00 hour: `40 NCU·hour`
 * 11:00 hour: `20 NCU·hour`
 * Total NCU·hours: `100 NCU·hour`
-* Total:  `100 NCU·hours * 0.05$/NCU/hour = $5.00`.
+* Fixed deployment cost: `3 hours * $0.25/hour = $0.75`
+* NCU usage cost: `100 NCU·hour * $0.008/NCU/hour = $0.80`
+* Data processing cost: `2.5 GB * $0.005/GB = $0.125`
+* Total: `$0.75 + $0.80 + $0.125 = $1.675`
 
 {{< call-out "note" >}}Further guidance:
 * For how many NCUs should you provision and how to scale to match workload, see the [Scaling Guidance]({{< ref "/nginxaas-azure/quickstart/scaling.md" >}})
diff --git a/content/nginxaas-azure/billing/usage-and-cost-estimator.md b/content/nginxaas-azure/billing/usage-and-cost-estimator.md
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ nd-product: NAZURE
 <link rel="stylesheet" href="/nginxaas-azure/css/cost-calculator_v2.css">
 <div id="calculator" data-testid="calculator">
     <h3 id="calculator-section-heading" data-testid="calculator-section-heading">
-            Cost Estimation for Standard V2 Plan
+            Cost Estimation for Standard V3 Plan
             <button id="printButton">Print Estimate</button>
         </h3>
     <div class="section" data-testid="calculator-section-content">
@@ -99,10 +99,16 @@ Max(
             </div>
             <div class="form-field">
                 <label for="numListenPorts">
-                    Listen Ports <span class="label-details">- first 5 are included</span>
+                    Listen Ports <span class="label-details">- first 5 are included (1 additional port = 2 NCU)</span>
                 </label>
                 <input id="numListenPorts" data-testid="input-numListenPorts" type="number"/>
             </div>
+            <div class="form-field">
+                <label for="dataProcessedGB">
+                    Data Processed <span class="label-details">- GB per month</span>
+                </label>
+                <input id="dataProcessedGB" data-testid="input-dataProcessedGB" type="number" min="0" />
+            </div>
             <div class="form-field">
                 <label for="isWAF">
                     Utilize WAF <span class="label-details"></span>
@@ -121,20 +127,27 @@ Max(
                         <summary>Show calculations</summary>
                         <div class="details-content">
                             <div class="details-section">
+                                <h5>Standard V3 Pricing Components:</h5>
                                 <p class="math">
-                                    <var id="cost-detail-hours"></var> hours * ((<var id="cost-detail-ncus"></var> NCUs * <var id="cost-detail-tier-cost"></var> per NCU per hour) + <var id="cost-detail-listen-ports"></var> additional listen ports * <var id="cost-detail-listen-ports-cost"></var>) = <var id="cost-detail-total"></var>
-                                    </br>
+                                    <var id="cost-detail-hours"></var> hours × (<var id="cost-detail-deployment-fee"></var> fixed deployment + <var id="cost-detail-ncus"></var> NCUs × <var id="cost-detail-tier-cost"></var> per NCU per hour + <var id="cost-detail-listen-ports"></var> additional listen ports × 2 NCUs × <var id="cost-detail-listen-ports-cost"></var>) +
+                                    <var id="cost-detail-data-processed"></var> GB × <var id="cost-detail-data-processing-cost"></var> per GB<br/>
+                                    <strong>Total:</strong> <var id="cost-detail-total"></var>
                                 </p>
                             </div>
                             <div class="details-section">
+                                <h5>Regional Pricing:</h5>
                                 <table class="math" id="tiers-costs-table">
                                     <tr>
                                         <th>Region</th>
                                         <th>Tier</th>
-                                        <th>Cost per NCU/hr</th>
+                                        <th>NCU Cost/hr (No WAF)</th>
+                                        <th>NCU Cost/hr (With WAF)</th>
+                                        <th>Fixed Deployment/hr (No WAF)</th>
+                                        <th>Fixed Deployment/hr (With WAF)</th>
                                     </tr>
                                     <!-- tier costs data appended here -->
                                 </table>
+                                <p><em>Note: Deployment fees and NCU costs vary by region tier and WAF usage. Data processing cost is $0.005/GB across all configurations.</em></p>
                             </div>
                         </div>
                     </details>
diff --git a/content/nginxaas-azure/changelog/changelog.md b/content/nginxaas-azure/changelog/changelog.md
@@ -14,6 +14,20 @@ To see a list of currently active issues, visit the [Known issues]({{< ref "/ngi
 
 To review older entries, visit the [Changelog archive]({{< ref "/nginxaas-azure/changelog/archive" >}}) section.
 
+## December 15, 2025
+
+{{% icon-feature %}} **Standard V3 Plan**<a name="standard-plan-v3"></a>
+
+NGINXaaS for Azure now supports the [Standard V3]({{< ref "/nginxaas-azure/billing/overview/#standardv3-plan" >}}) plan. We encourage you to use the Standard V3 plan for all new NGINXaaS deployments to take advantage of modern features like F5 WAF for NGINX and additional listen ports. The Standard V3 plan introduces an efficient and transparent pricing model that allows costs to scale precisely with demand.
+
+Your current deployments on the Standard V2 plan will continue to function. We intend to phase out the Standard V2 plan in the future. When this happens, we will offer a migration path to the Standard V3 plan for existing NGINXaaS deployments on the Standard V2 plan.
+
+- **Recommended action:**
+
+   Update your automation scripts to use the Standard V3 plan. The SKU for the Standard V3 pricing plan is `standardv3_Monthly`.
+
+For more information about the Standard V3 plan, see the [billing overview]({{< ref "/nginxaas-azure/billing/overview/#standardv3-plan" >}}).
+
 ## November 13, 2025
 
 - {{% icon-feature %}} **NGINXaaS for Azure is now generally available in more regions**
diff --git a/content/nginxaas-azure/getting-started/create-deployment/deploy-azure-cli.md b/content/nginxaas-azure/getting-started/create-deployment/deploy-azure-cli.md
@@ -43,7 +43,7 @@ az nginx deployment create --deployment-name
 
    ```shell
    az nginx deployment create --name myDeployment --resource-group \
-      myResourceGroup --location eastus2 --sku name="standardv2_Monthly" \
+      myResourceGroup --location eastus2 --sku name="standardv3_Monthly" \
       --network-profile front-end-ip-configuration="{public-ip-addresses:[{id:/subscriptions/mySubscriptionID/resourceGroups/myResourceGroup/providers/Microsoft.Network/publicIPAddresses/myPublicIP}]}" \
       network-interface-configuration="{subnet-id:/subscriptions/mySubscriptionID/resourceGroups/myResourceGroup/providers/Microsoft.Network/virtualNetworks/myVNet/subnets/mySubnet}"
    ```
@@ -53,15 +53,15 @@ az nginx deployment create --deployment-name
    ```shell
    az nginx deployment create --name myDeployment --resource-group \
       myResourceGroup --location eastus2 --sku \
-      name="standardv2_Monthly" --network-profile \
+      name="standardv3_Monthly" --network-profile \
       front-end-ip-configuration="{private-ip-addresses:[{private-ip-allocation-method:Static,subnet-id:/subscriptions/mySubscription/resourceGroups/myResourceGroup/providers/Microsoft.Network/virtualNetworks/myVNet/subnets/mySubnet,private-ip-address:10.0.0.2}]}" \
       network-interface-configuration="{subnet-id:/subscriptions/mySubscriptionID/resourceGroups/myResourceGroup/providers/Microsoft.Network/virtualNetworks/myVNet/subnets/mySubnet}"
    ```
 
    ```shell
    az nginx deployment create --name myDeployment --resource-group \
       myResourceGroup --location eastus2 --sku \
-      name="standardv2_Monthly" --network-profile \
+      name="standardv3_Monthly" --network-profile \
       front-end-ip-configuration="{private-ip-addresses:[{private-ip-allocation-method:Dynamic,subnet-id:/subscriptions/mySubscription/resourceGroups/myResourceGroup/providers/Microsoft.Network/virtualNetworks/myVNet/subnets/mySubnet,private-ip-address:10.0.0.2}]}" \
       network-interface-configuration="{subnet-id:/subscriptions/mySubscriptionID/resourceGroups/myResourceGroup/providers/Microsoft.Network/virtualNetworks/myVNet/subnets/mySubnet}"
    ```
@@ -70,7 +70,7 @@ az nginx deployment create --deployment-name
 
    ```shell
    az nginx deployment create --name myDeployment --resource-group \
-      myResourceGroup --location eastus2 --sku name="standardv2_Monthly" \
+      myResourceGroup --location eastus2 --sku name="standardv3_Monthly" \
       --network-profile front-end-ip-configuration="{public-ip-addresses:[{id:/subscriptions/mySubscription/resourceGroups/myResourceGroup/providers/Microsoft.Network/publicIPAddresses/pubIPv4},{id:/subscriptions/mySubscription/resourceGroups/myResourceGroup/providers/Microsoft.Network/publicIPAddresses/pubIPv6}]}" \
       network-interface-configuration="{subnet-id:/subscriptions/mySubscriptionID/resourceGroups/myResourceGroup/providers/Microsoft.Network/virtualNetworks/myVNet/subnets/mySubnet}"
    ```
@@ -80,7 +80,7 @@ az nginx deployment create --deployment-name
    ```shell
    az nginx deployment create --name myDeployment --resource-group \
       myResourceGroup --location eastus2 --sku \
-      name="standardv2_Monthly" --network-profile \
+      name="standardv3_Monthly" --network-profile \
       front-end-ip-configuration="{private-ip-addresses:[{private-ip-allocation-method:Static,subnet-id:/subscriptions/mySubscription/resourceGroups/myResourceGroup/providers/Microsoft.Network/virtualNetworks/myVNet/subnets/mySubnet,private-ip-address:10.0.0.2},{private-ip-allocation-method:Static,subnet-id:/subscriptions/mySubscription/resourceGroups/myResourceGroup/providers/Microsoft.Network/virtualNetworks/myVNet/subnets/mySubnet,private-ip-address:2001:0db8:85a3:0000:0000:8a2e:0370:7334}]}" \
       network-interface-configuration="{subnet-id:/subscriptions/mySubscriptionID/resourceGroups/myResourceGroup/providers/Microsoft.Network/virtualNetworks/myVNet/subnets/mySubnet}"
    ```
@@ -89,7 +89,7 @@ az nginx deployment create --deployment-name
 
    ```shell
    az nginx deployment create --deployment-name myDeployment --resource-group \
-      myResourceGroup --location eastus2 --sku name=standardv2_Monthly \
+      myResourceGroup --location eastus2 --sku name=standardv3_Monthly \
       --network-profile \
       network-interface-configuration='{subnet-id:/subscriptions/subscriptionId/resourcegroups/myResourceGroup/providers/Microsoft.Network/virtualNetworks/vnet-azclitest/subnets/mySubnet}' \
       front-end-ip-configuration='{public-ip-addresses:[{id:/subscriptions/subscriptionId/resourceGroups/myResourceGroup/providers/Microsoft.Network/publicIPAddresses/myPublicIP}]}' \
diff --git a/content/nginxaas-azure/getting-started/create-deployment/deploy-azure-portal.md b/content/nginxaas-azure/getting-started/create-deployment/deploy-azure-portal.md
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@ You can start the NGINXaaS deployment process by visiting the [Create NGINXaaS](
   | Resource group              | Specify whether you want to create a new resource group or use an existing one.<br> For more information, see [Azure Resource Group overview](https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-resource-manager/management/overview).         |
   | Name                        | Provide a unique name for your deployment. |
   | Region                      | Select the region you want to deploy to.   |
-  | Pricing Plan                | Select the Standard V2 plan. For more information, see [Pricing Plans]({{< ref "/nginxaas-azure/billing/overview.md#pricing-plans">}})   |
+  | Pricing Plan                | Select the Standard V3 plan. For more information, see [Pricing Plans]({{< ref "/nginxaas-azure/billing/overview.md#pricing-plans">}})   |
   | Scaling                     | Select Manual to set the capacity of your deployment in NCUs or select Autoscale to automatically adjust the capacity of your deployment. Learn more about NCUs in [Scaling Guidance]({{< ref "/nginxaas-azure/quickstart/scaling.md" >}}). |
   | Email                       | Provide an email address that can be notified about service alerts, maintenance data and activity reports. |
   | Upgrade Channel             | Select the desired upgrade channel for your deployment. For more information, see [Upgrade Channels]({{< ref "/nginxaas-azure/quickstart/upgrade-channels.md" >}}). |
diff --git a/content/nginxaas-azure/getting-started/nginx-configuration/overview.md b/content/nginxaas-azure/getting-started/nginx-configuration/overview.md
diff --git a/content/nginxaas-azure/overview/overview.md b/content/nginxaas-azure/overview/overview.md
diff --git a/static/nginxaas-azure/js/cost-calculator_v2.js b/static/nginxaas-azure/js/cost-calculator_v2.js
