Microsoft Entra ID Free Subscription: A New Way to Track Tenant Ownership Securely

Managing tenant ownership in Microsoft Entra has always been critical for IT administrators. Yet, many organizations have faced challenges when trying to answer a simple but important question: “Who actually owns this tenant?”

This lack of visibility becomes a real issue when:

Until now, there wasn’t a seamless, standardized way to link tenant ownership directly to a billing account.

Microsoft has listened and now, they’re addressing this gap with the rollout of the new Microsoft Entra ID Free subscription. 🎉 Let’s explore what’s this plan, when is this rolling out, and what features can you expect? Let’s dive in! 🚀

The Microsoft Entra ID Free plan is a zero-cost, cloud-based identity management solution. Introduced as part of a security future initiative, this subscription works like an inventory for new tenants, automatically tracking all tenants created with the same billing account. It is included with your Azure billing under the Microsoft Customer Agreement (MCA) at no additional cost.

This free subscription is especially helpful if a tenant dispute arises or if you ever lose administrative access. It serves as a proof for the owner of the tenant and helps regain admin rights when needed.

In addition, it allows the billing account user to perform limited management and reporting actions in your Microsoft 365 tenants.

📆 Microsoft Entra ID Free will become generally available starting mid-October 2025, with a phased rollout. So, admins! Keep an eye on your tenants and make sure to take advantage of this plan once it becomes available. 👀

In your Microsoft 365 tenant, this plan will be automatically added once it has been rolled out. To check this out, you can use the following methods:

Using Microsoft 365 Admin Center

Note: You can also check this in Azure Portal under Cost Management + Billing → Cost Management → Billing → Azure Subscriptions.

Once the billing enters, Entra ID Free provides automatic access to the following features at zero cost.

Feature	What It Does?
User and group management	Create, remove, and update users and groups within your tenant, and manage their permissions across Microsoft services.
On-premises directory synchronization	Keep your on-premises Active Directory and Microsoft Entra ID in sync, so that users can access resources seamlessly without separate accounts.
Basic reporting	Provides essential insights that help admins track user activity and manage the tenant effectively.
Self-service password reset for cloud users	Allows users to securely resets their own passwords without IT or helpdesk assistance.
Single sign-on (SSO)	Allows users to access multiple applications across Microsoft 365, Azure and SaaS apps with a single sign in.