Microsoft Dev Box

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Microsoft Dev Box is ranked #10 of 26 in cloud development environments on Inferse. It runs on Android, iOS, Linux, macOS, Web, Windows. There is no free plan.

Compared on cloud development environments

Free plan: Nodevbox.microsoft.com
Workspace config: customdevbox.microsoft.com
VCS hosts: multipledevbox.microsoft.com
Prebuilds: Yesdevbox.microsoft.com
Persistent storage: Yesdevbox.microsoft.com
Self-hosted option: Nodevbox.microsoft.com
GPU workspaces: Yesdevbox.microsoft.com

Facts

Purpose: Microsoft Dev Box provides developers self-service access to ready-to-code cloud workstations.learn.microsoft.com · 1 Oct 2026
Maintenance status: Microsoft Dev Box is in maintenance mode with no additional features planned, and Microsoft recommends Windows 365 for virtualized developer environments.learn.microsoft.com · 1 Oct 2026
Retirement: Microsoft Dev Box fully retires at 17:00 UTC on September 18, 2028, with its closing-down period beginning at 16:00 UTC on September 14, 2026.learn.microsoft.com · 1 Oct 2026
Environment configuration: Organizations can configure dev boxes with YAML image definitions, Azure Compute Gallery custom images, or Azure Marketplace images.learn.microsoft.com · 1 Oct 2026
Developer workflow: Developers can create and manage multiple dev boxes through the self-service developer portal for separate projects, workloads, or tasks.learn.microsoft.com · 1 Oct 2026
Cost controls: Platform engineers and project administrators can use autostop schedules and hibernation to control costs.learn.microsoft.com · 1 Oct 2026
Intune integration: Every provisioned dev box automatically enrolls in Microsoft Intune for device configuration, app deployment, updates, and management.learn.microsoft.com · 1 Oct 2026
Identity and access: Dev Box uses Microsoft Entra ID and can optionally use on-premises Active Directory Domain Services for identity, domain join, and RDP authentication.learn.microsoft.com · 1 Oct 2026
Security: Dev Box disks are encrypted by default with a platform-managed key.learn.microsoft.com · 1 Oct 2026
Network integration: Dev Box supports Microsoft-hosted network connections and customer-managed Azure network connections with Azure virtual network security and routing features.learn.microsoft.com · 1 Oct 2026
Connectivity: Users can connect through Windows App on Windows, macOS, iOS/iPadOS, Android/Chrome OS preview, or through a web browser.learn.microsoft.com · 1 Oct 2026
Account limitation: Microsoft Dev Box supports work and school accounts but does not support personal accounts or guest access through Microsoft Entra B2B collaboration.learn.microsoft.com · 1 Oct 2026
Licensing requirement: Each user needs Windows 10 or Windows 11 Enterprise, Microsoft Intune, and Microsoft Entra ID P1 licenses, which can be included in specified Microsoft 365 subscriptions.azure.microsoft.com · 1 Oct 2026
Linux support: Microsoft Dev Box supports Windows Subsystem for Linux for Linux development scenarios.learn.microsoft.com · 1 Oct 2026