App Service plans should not use free, shared, or basic SKUs
The Free, Shared, and Basic plans are suitable for constrained testing and development purposes. This control is considered non-compliant when free, shared, or basic SKUs are utilized.
The Free, Shared, and Basic plans are suitable for constrained testing and development purposes.
What this control checks
App Service plans fail when they use free, shared, or basic SKUs.
Audit evidence
Evidence that deployed resources meet this control: PowerPipe control azure_compliance.control.appservice_plan_minimum_sku.
Related controls
Tool mappings
Use these identifiers to cross-reference this control across tools, reports, and evidence.
- Compliance.tf Control:
appservice_plan_minimum_sku - Powerpipe Control:
azure_compliance.control.appservice_plan_minimum_sku
Last reviewed: 2026-10-11