A cloud-based identity and access management service for securing user authentication and resource access
No, you don't need a subscription to create a new user.
You need to check if you have permission to create a new user. You should have at least the User Administrator role to create new users. Global Administrator can also create users. User Administrator is the least-privilege role to create users.
So check:
Go to Microsoft Entra admin center → Entra ID → Users.
Check the account you're currently signed in with.
Go to Roles and administrators.
See whether you have User Administrator or Global Administrator.
- If not, ask an existing Global Administrator to assign you the User Administrator role