What's good about...
CUDO
- NVIDIA Cloud Partner operating dedicated H100, H200 and Blackwell clusters
- Full-stack delivery: power, GPU compute, storage and networking, with 24/7 SRE operations
- High-performance storage via VAST, Weka and DDN, with InfiniBand or Ethernet networking
- Regional deployments across North America, Europe, the UK and MENA
Azure
- 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
How do CUDO's prices compare against Azure?
VM Small
Closest config to 1 vCPU, 1 GB RAM.
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Azure
VM Medium
Closest config to 4 vCPU, 8 GB RAM.
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VM Large
Closest config to 8 vCPU, 16 GB RAM (dedicated preferred).
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Azure
Block Storage
Closest config to 100+ GB SSD, 3,000+ IOPS, 100+ MB/s throughput, no snapshots.
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Azure
Object Storage
Closest config to 1 TB stored, 100 GB in / 250 GB out, 1M GET, 100k PUT/POST.
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Azure
Load Balancer
Closest config to TCP, 1 node (1 vCPU, 1 GB RAM), 200+ Mbps, 1,000 conn/sec, 1 TB processed/mo.
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Azure
Managed PostgreSQL
Closest config to 1 node, 2 vCPU, 4 GB RAM, 50+ GB storage, 10 GB read / 5 GB write per month.
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Azure
Managed Redis®*
Closest config to 1 node, 1 vCPU, 1 GB RAM, 10 req/s, 1 KB avg request size.
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Azure
Serverless 25M Executions
Closest config to 25M invocations, 150ms execution time, 512 MB memory.
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Azure
Free egress allowance
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Azure
1 TB of egress beyond allowance
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Azure
CUDO Pricing Details
Dedicated GPU clusters are sold under custom contracts. Contact their sales team to request a quote.
GPU Fleet Overview
Starting Price
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Billing Options
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Custom
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On-DemandSpotReserved (12mo)Reserved (36mo)
H100
MI300XHeads up: We do our best to keep these specs & prices accurate. However, cloud costs may fluctuate based on region, usage, and other factors not listed here. These are estimates based on common setups and are for informational purposes only. Always verify current rates & exact specs with the provider before provisioning.
Which services do they offer
Here are some managed services that CUDO and Azure offer:
Company details
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| Website | www.cudocompute.com | azure.microsoft.com |
| Headquarters | United Kingdom | United States of America |
| Founded | 2017 | 2008 |
| Data Center Locations | -- | 66 |
| Example Customers | -- | General Motors, NHS, Fujitsu, NBA |
Website
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Headquarters
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Founded
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Data Center Locations
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Example Customers
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Our data for CUDO was last updated on June 10, 2026, and for Azure on June 23, 2026.