Update free SQL MI supportability and remove region/subscription restrictions (#36899)

* Free offer supportability changes

* Typo fix

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Co-authored-by: Dennis Rea <v-denrea@microsoft.com>

Author: MashaMSFT

azure-sql/managed-instance/doc-changes-updates-release-notes-whats-new.md

@@ -82,6 +82,7 @@ Learn about significant changes to the Azure SQL Managed Instance documentation.
 | **Change event streaming preview** | Capture and publish incremental DML changes of data (such as updates, inserts, and deletes) in near real-time. Change event streaming sends details of data changes such as the schema, previous values, and new values to Azure Event Hubs in a simple CloudEvent, serialized as either native JSON or Avro Binary. This feature is now in preview for Azure SQL Managed Instance configured with the SQL Server 2025 and Always-up-to-date update policy. To learn more, review [Change event streaming](/sql/relational-databases/track-changes/change-event-streaming/overview).
 | **Deploy free instance with command line tools** | You can now create your free SQL managed instance by using [Azure PowerShell](free-offer.md?tabs=powershell#create-a-free-sql-managed-instance), the [Azure CLI](free-offer.md?tabs=azure-cli#create-a-free-sql-managed-instance), and the [REST API](free-offer.md?tabs=rest-api#create-a-free-sql-managed-instance). |
 | **Easily upgrade your free instance** | You can now easily upgrade your free SQL managed instance to a paid offer in the Azure portal. To upgrade, navigate to the **Overview** page for your instance and select **Upgrade** from the navigation bar to open the **Compute + storage** page, where you can choose the paid offer under **Offer type**. For more information, see [Free SQL Managed Instance](free-offer.md#upgrade-to-paid-instance). |
+| **Free offer supportability** | The free SQL Managed Instance offer is now available in all regions, and for all subscription types, that support the paid Azure SQL Managed Instance offer. For more information about the free offer, see [Free SQL Managed Instance](free-offer.md#supportability). |
 |**Migrate multiple DBs through Azure Arc** | You can now migrate multiple databases simultaneously from a SQL Server instance enabled with Azure Arc to Azure SQL Managed Instance by using the Managed Instance link. For more information, see [Migrate SQL Server database to Azure SQL Managed Instance](/sql/sql-server/azure-arc/migration-sql-mi-prepare-link). |
 | **SQL Server 2025 update policy GA** | Align your SQL managed instance database format with the SQL Server 2025 Database Engine. This update policy is now generally available. For more information, review [SQL Server 2025 update policy](update-policy.md#sql-server-2025-update-policy). |
 

azure-sql/managed-instance/free-offer.md

@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ This article describes the free offer of [Azure SQL Managed Instance](sql-manage
 To create a free SQL managed instance, you need:
 
 - An Azure account.
-- A [supported Azure subscription](#supported-subscription-types). You can have only one free offer SQL managed instance per subscription.
+- A [supported Azure subscription](#supportability). You can have only one free offer SQL managed instance per subscription.
 
 <a id="create-a-free-instance"></a>
 
@@ -303,7 +303,7 @@ Additionally, the following limitations apply:
 - After 12 months, the free SQL managed instance stops. If you don't upgrade the instance to a paid version within 30 days, the instance and all databases are deleted and no longer recoverable.
 - The following capabilities aren't supported: [Zone redundancy](high-availability-sla-local-zone-redundancy.md#zone-redundant-availability), [Failover groups](failover-group-sql-mi.md), [Long-term backup retention](../database/long-term-retention-overview.md), modifying the backup storage redundancy.
 - You can only scale up and down within the free offer limits.
-- The free offer is currently available in the [following regions](region-availability.md#free-offer).
+- The free offer is available in all [regions that support Azure SQL Managed Instance](region-availability.md).
 - If you delete a free SQL managed instance, you delete all its databases and can't restore them.
 
 ### Monthly vCore limits
@@ -324,27 +324,9 @@ On the **Overview** pane of your free instance in the Azure portal, you can iden
 > [!NOTE]  
 > If you delete your original free SQL managed instance and create a new one, your free credits don't reset. The remaining vCore hours for the current month carry over to the new instance and you regain your full 720 vCore hours on your original monthly renewal date.
 
-## Supported subscription types
-
-The free Azure SQL Managed Instance offer is available on the following subscription types:
-
-:::row:::
-    :::column:::
-      - [Pay-as-you-go (0003P)](https://azure.microsoft.com/pricing/offers/ms-azr-0003p/)
-      - [Azure in CSP (0145P)](https://azure.microsoft.com/pricing/offers/ms-azr-0145p/)
-      - [Azure Plan (0017G)](https://azure.microsoft.com/pricing/offers/ms-azr-0017g/)
-      - [Enterprise Agreement Support](https://azure.microsoft.com/pricing/offers/enterprise-agreement-support/)
-      - [Microsoft Azure EA Sponsorship (0136P)](https://azure.microsoft.com/pricing/offers/ms-azr-0136p/)
-      - [Visual Studio Professional subscribers (0059P)](https://azure.microsoft.com/pricing/offers/ms-azr-0059p/)
-    :::column-end:::
-    :::column:::
-      - [Visual Studio Test Professional subscribers (0059P)](https://azure.microsoft.com/pricing/offers/ms-azr-0059p/)
-      - [Visual Studio Enterprise subscribers (0063P)](https://azure.microsoft.com/pricing/offers/ms-azr-0063p/)
-      - [Pay-As-You-Go Dev/Test (0023P)](https://azure.microsoft.com/pricing/offers/ms-azr-0023p/)
-      - [Enterprise Dev/Test (0148P)](https://azure.microsoft.com/pricing/offers/ms-azr-0148p/)
-      - [Azure in Open Licensing (0111P)](https://azure.microsoft.com/pricing/offers/ms-azr-0111p?cid=msft_learn)
-    :::column-end:::
-:::row-end:::
+## Supportability
+
+The free Azure SQL Managed Instance offer is available in all regions, and for all subscription types, that support the paid Azure SQL Managed Instance offer. 
 
 ## Related content
 

azure-sql/managed-instance/frequently-asked-questions-faq.yml

@@ -137,7 +137,7 @@ sections:
     questions:
       - question: What if I don't see the banner and "Apply Offer" button?
         answer: |
-          It's possible your subscription isn't eligible for the [free SQL Managed Instance](free-offer.md#supported-subscription-types). Otherwise, there's a limit of one free instance per subscription. You need to remove an existing free instance to create another one. If you recently deleted your free instance, it can take up to one hour for the free offer banner to reappear.
+          It's possible your subscription isn't eligible for the [free SQL Managed Instance](free-offer.md#supportability). Otherwise, there's a limit of one free instance per subscription. You need to remove an existing free instance to create another one. If you recently deleted your free instance, it can take up to one hour for the free offer banner to reappear.
 
       - question: Help! I'm no longer able to connect to my instance!
         answer: |
@@ -165,7 +165,7 @@ sections:
 
       - question: Can I use my Student subscription with the free Azure SQL Managed Instance?
         answer: |
-          Currently, the Student subscription is ineligible. For eligible subscriptions, review the [free SQL Managed Instance offer supported subscription types](free-offer.md#supported-subscription-types).
+          Currently, the Student subscription is ineligible. For eligible subscriptions, review the [free SQL Managed Instance offer supportability](free-offer.md#supportability).
 
   - name: Naming conventions
     questions:

azure-sql/managed-instance/region-availability.md

@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ description: Learn about feature availability by region for Azure SQL Managed In
 author: MashaMSFT
 ms.author: mathoma
 ms.reviewer: 
-ms.date: 05/05/2025
+ms.date: 03/18/2026
 ms.service: azure-sql-managed-instance
 ms.topic: concept-article
 ms.custom:
@@ -84,31 +84,6 @@ Supports for the memory-optimized premium-series hardware and the premium-series
 
 ---
 
-## Free offer
-
-The [free offer](free-offer.md) is available in the following regions:
-
-#### [Americas](#tab/americas)
-
-- East US
-- East US 2
-- South Central US
-- West US 2
-- West US 3
-
-#### [Asia Pacific](#tab/asia)
-
-- Southeast Asia
-- Australia East
-
-#### [Europe, the Middle East, and Africa](#tab/emea)
-
-- North Europe
-- West Europe
-- Sweden Central
-- UK South
-
----
 
 ## Service endpoint policy