how to enable SaaS susbscriptions to my azure account or resource group under my account

Hello Bharani kumar P,

Thank you for reaching out to the Microsoft Q&A forum. 

When investigated it looks like there isn’t a separate “toggle” to turn on SaaS subscriptions—instead you purchase a SaaS offer from the Azure Marketplace and deploy it into one of your existing Azure subscriptions (and a resource group). Here’s how you can get up and running:

Make sure your Azure subscription supports Marketplace purchases

• In the Azure portal go to Cost Management + Billing → Policies

• Under “Marketplace purchases,” set your policy to allow purchases

• Note: certain Azure subscriptions (Student, Visual Studio Enterprise, free-credit) can’t buy paid SaaS plans

Grant yourself (or your team) RBAC rights on the target resource group

• You need at least “Contributor” on the resource group you’ll deploy into

Buy and subscribe to the SaaS offer

• Browse to Azure Marketplace → find your SaaS solution

• Click Set up + subscribe

• On the Basics tab pick: – The billing subscription (the one you enabled in step 1) – A resource group (or create a new one) – A name for the SaaS subscription (this is how you’ll identify it later) – The plan and billing term you want

• (Optionally) add tags on the Tags tab for cost management

• Click Review + subscribe and finish the purchase

After purchase, the SaaS service will be deployed into your chosen resource group and subscription. You can manage that SaaS subscription just like any other Azure resource.

If you prefer PowerShell/CLI automation, there’s also an az account subscription enable command to re-activate disabled subscriptions—but it’s not needed for a brand-new SaaS purchase.

Hope that helps you subscribe to your first SaaS offering in Azure!

References

• Purchase a SaaS offer in the Azure portal: https://learn.microsoft.com/marketplace/purchase-saas-offer-in-azure-portal

• Manage Marketplace purchase policies: https://learn.microsoft.com/azure/cost-management-billing/manage/manage-azure-subscription-policy

• Azure CLI “az account subscription enable”: https://learn.microsoft.com/cli/azure/account/subscription

To enable and manage SaaS subscriptions under an Azure account or resource group, use the SaaS vs. SaaS Classic models and, where applicable, move eligible subscriptions into a resource group.

1. Understand SaaS vs. SaaS Classic
   • SaaS Classic lists SaaS subscriptions that were created under the tenant and not under a resource group.
   • If a SaaS subscription was purchased in the Azure portal before February 2021, it was created under the tenant and appears under SaaS Classic.
   • All purchases made in Microsoft Marketplace appear in the SaaS Classic list and cannot be moved to a resource group.
2. Move eligible SaaS Classic subscriptions into a resource group
   • In the Azure portal, go to the SaaS Classic section.
   • Open the SaaS subscription that should be managed like other Azure resources.
   • If the subscription is in Pending or Active state and was not purchased via Microsoft Marketplace, select Move to Resource Group.
   • Choose the target Azure subscription and resource group.
   • After the move, the SaaS subscription appears in the SaaS view (not SaaS Classic) and is now a resource in that resource group.
3. Benefits of having SaaS under a resource group
   • Inherits policies and permissions from the Azure subscription and resource group (full RBAC control).
   • SaaS lifecycle is tied to the Azure subscription lifecycle (transfers, deletions, etc.).
   • Easier discoverability via global search in the Azure portal.
   • Can use Microsoft Cost Management to monitor SaaS spending.
   • Resource-level events show in the Activity log.
4. Prerequisites and activation of the Azure subscription itself
   • The Azure subscription used to host SaaS resources must be active.
   • If a subscription is disabled and needs to be enabled (for example via automation), use az account subscription enable --subscription-id <id> from Azure CLI to enable it, assuming the correct permissions and any required policy tokens are in place.
5. Associating SaaS-based services that require an Azure subscription
   • Some SaaS services (for example, Microsoft Purview pay-as-you-go) require associating the SaaS tenant with an active Azure subscription and resource group:
     • Ensure there is an active Azure subscription and resource group in the same tenant.
     • From the service’s portal (for example, Microsoft Purview portal), start the enablement flow and select the Azure subscription and resource group.
     • Only a Global Administrator can consent to some pricing/enablement flows.

If SaaS subscriptions still do not appear under the desired subscription or resource group, verify:

• The SaaS offer type supports being moved from SaaS Classic.
• The subscription is in Pending/Active state.
• The Azure subscription is active and in the same tenant.

References:

• SaaS subscription lifecycle management
• Command
• Enable Microsoft Purview pay-as-you-go features for new customers
• EA Billing administration on the Azure portal