Cirrascale
vs
Azure
What's good about each
- Multiple GPU types (NVIDIA, AMD, Cerebras, Qualcomm, SambaNova)
- Reservation pricing with 1 to 12-month terms
- High-speed networking (up to 3200Gb per server)
- Offers object storage and managed inference
- Integrations with the rest of Microsoft's products
- Extensive range of managed services, from serverless to databases to queues to AI
- Generous free tier, and compute savings plans available
- 60+ datacenter locations around the world
Price comparison
Closest matching configuration on each side, monthly list price in USD.
| Service | Cirrascale | Azure | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Small VM | -- Not listed | $6.13 /mo 2 vCPU, 1 GB RAM (B2pts v2) | |
| Medium VM | -- Not listed | $86.87 /mo 4 vCPU, 8 GB RAM (B4pls v2) | |
| Large VM | -- Not listed | $173.74 /mo 8 vCPU, 16 GB RAM (B8pls v2) | |
| Block storage | $20.00 /mo 100 GB (NVMe storage) | $8.10 /mo 100 GB | 2.5x more expensive on Cirrascale |
| Object storage | $40.00 /mo 1 TB, zero bandwidth fees | $21.50 /mo 1 TB | 46% cheaper on Azure |
| PostgreSQL | -- Not listed | $131.89 /mo 2 vCPU, 4 GiB RAM, 50 GB storage (Gen 5) | |
| Redis | -- Not listed | $39.60 /mo 1 vCPU, 1 GiB RAM (Basic C1) | |
| Load balancer | -- Not listed | $23.25 /mo Standard | |
| Serverless | -- Not listed | $29.80 /mo 25M invocations, 512 MB RAM, 150 ms duration | |
| Egress allowance | -- Not listed | 100 GB / mo | |
| Egress | Free and unlimited | $87.00 /TB $0.087 / GB (Premium network North America) |
Heads up: Figures take each provider's closest plan to a common setup, and vary by region and usage. Hover a service for the reference configuration. Verify before provisioning. More on how we price.
GPUs
Cirrascale and Azure each offer 10 GPU models. Cheapest listed price per GPU per hour; GPUs both providers sell come first.
| GPU | Cirrascale | Azure | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
H100
4 configs · 20 configs
|
$3.47 /GPU/hr Reserved (12 mo) | $5.24 /GPU/hr Reserved (12 mo) | 34% cheaper on Cirrascale |
|
H200
4 configs · 4 configs
|
$3.68 /GPU/hr Reserved (12 mo) | $7.56 /GPU/hr Reserved (12 mo) | 2.1x more expensive on Azure |
|
A100
12 configs · 20 configs
|
$2.33 /GPU/hr Reserved (12 mo) | $2.35 /GPU/hr Reserved (12 mo) | Within 5% |
MI300X
4 configs · 4 configs
|
$3.12 /GPU/hr Reserved (12 mo) | $5.03 /GPU/hr Reserved (12 mo) | 38% cheaper on Cirrascale |
|
MI455X
1 config · 1 config
|
-- On request | -- On request | |
|
B200
4 configs
|
$4.86 /GPU/hr Reserved (12 mo) | -- | Cirrascale only |
|
RTX A6000
4 configs
|
$0.91 /GPU/hr Reserved (12 mo) | -- | Cirrascale only |
|
MI250
4 configs
|
$1.30 /GPU/hr Reserved (12 mo) | -- | Cirrascale only |
|
RTX PRO 6000
40 configs
|
-- | $1.02 /GPU/hr Spot | Azure only |
|
GB200
4 configs
|
-- | $11.90 /GPU/hr Reserved (36 mo) | Azure only |
Cirrascale bills reserved (1, 3, 6 or 12 months); Azure bills on-demand, spot and reserved (12 or 36 months). The line under each price names the billing type shown.
Services
Managed services each provider offers.
Company details
| Fact | Cirrascale | Azure |
|---|---|---|
| Founded | 2010 | 2008 |
| Headquarters | USA | USA |
| Locations | 12 | 66 |
| Example customers | -- | General Motors, NHS, Fujitsu, NBA |
| Website | www.cirrascale.com | azure.microsoft.com |
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Our data for Cirrascale was last updated on Sept. 12, 2026, and for Azure on Sept. 12, 2026.