Azure Logic Apps: Standard vs Consumption

Azure Logic Apps has undergone a massive re-architecture with the new “Standard” SKU (built on the Azure Functions runtime).

Consumption (Original)

• Pricing: Pay per action execution.
• Architecture: Multi-tenant.
• Networking: Requires Integration Service Environment (ISE) for VNET access (expensive!).

Standard (New)

• Pricing: Pay for hosted plan (vCPU/RAM).
• Architecture: Single-tenant. Runs anywhere (even locally in VS Code!).
• Networking: Native VNET integration included.

Local Development

The killer feature of Logic Apps Standard is that you can debug workflows locally in VS Code. You can set breakpoints, inspect run history, and test connectors without deploying to Azure. For enterprise integration, Logic App Standard is the default choice going forward.