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ms.service: azure-policy
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ms.custom:
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ms.topic: include
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ms.date: 07/17/2025
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author: kenieva
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|Scenario|[Resource Group](/azure/azure-resource-manager/management/overview#resource-groups)|[Subscription](/azure/azure-resource-manager/management/azure-subscription-service-limits#azure-subscription-limits)|[Management Group](https://www.learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/governance/management-groups/overview)|[Service Group](/azure/governance/service-groups/overview)|[Tags](/azure/azure-resource-manager/management/tag-resources)|
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|Require Inheritance from assignment on scope to each member/descendant resource|Supported*|Supported|Supported|Not Supported|Not Supported|
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|Consolidation of resources for reduction of Role Assignments/Policy Assignments|Supported|Supported|Supported|Not Supported|Not Supported|
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|Grouping of resources that are shared across scope boundaries. Ex. Global Networking resources in one subscription/resource group that are shared across multiple applications that have their own subscriptions/resource groups. |Not Supported| Not Supported|Not Supported|Supported|Supported|
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|Create separate groupings that allow for separate aggregations of metrics|Not Supported|Supported|Supported|Supported|Supported**|
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|Enforce enterprise-wide restrictions or organizational configurations across many resources|Supported*|Supported*|Supported*|Not Supported|Supported***|
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*: When a policy is applied to a scope, the enforcement is to all of the members within the scope Ex. On a Resource Group, it only applies to the resources under it.
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**: Tags can be applied across scopes and are added to resources individually. Azure Policy has built-in policies that can help manage tags.
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***: Azure tags can be used as criteria within Azure Policy to apply policies to certain resources. Azure tags are subject to limitations.

articles/governance/service-groups/overview.md

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### Scenario comparison
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|Scenario|Resource Group|Subscription|Management Group|Service Group|Tags|
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|Require Inheritance from assignment on scope to each member/descendant resource|Supported*|Supported|Supported|Not Supported|Not Supported|
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|Consolidation of resources for reduction of Role Assignments/Policy Assignments|Supported|Supported|Supported|Not Supported|Not Supported|
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|Grouping of resources that are shared across scope boundaries. Ex. Global Networking resources in one subscription/resource group that are shared across multiple applications that have their own subscriptions/resource groups. |Not Supported| Not Supported|Not Supported|Supported|Supported|
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|Create separate groupings that allow for separate aggregations of metrics|Not Supported|Supported|Supported|Supported|Supported**|
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|Enforce enterprise-wide restrictions or organizational configurations across many resources|Supported*|Supported*|Supported*|Not Supported|Supported***|
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*: When a policy is applied to a scope, the enforcement is to all of the members within the scope Ex. On a Resource Group, it only applies to the resources under it.
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**: Tags can be applied across scopes and are added to resources individually. Azure Policy has built-in policies that can help manage tags.
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***: Azure tags can be used as criteria within Azure Policy to apply policies to certain resources. Azure tags are subject to limitations.
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[!INCLUDE [scenario-comparison](../../includes/scenario-comparison.md)]
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### Important facts about service groups
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