Database Mart
vs
Azure
What's good about each
- Large selection of VPS and dedicated GPUs
- Affordable pricing and generous free egress allowance
- Regularly offers GPUs at a discount
- US-based data centers and 24/7 customer support
- Integrates with Entra ID, Microsoft 365, GitHub and Visual Studio
- Azure Arc and Azure Stack for hybrid and multicloud
- OpenAI models served through Azure AI Foundry
- 100+ compliance offerings, regional and industry-specific
- 60+ regions worldwide
Price comparison
Closest matching configuration on each side, monthly list price in USD.
| Service | Database Mart | Azure | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Small VM | $6.99 /mo 2 vCPU, 4 GB RAM, 60 GB SSD | $6.77 /mo 2 vCPU, 1 GB RAM (B2ats v2) | Within 5% |
| Medium VM | $12.99 /mo 4 vCPU, 8 GB RAM, 140 GB SSD | $95.76 /mo 4 vCPU, 8 GB RAM (B4als v2) | 86% cheaper on Database Mart |
| Large VM | $23.99 /mo 8 vCPU, 18 GB RAM, 240 GB SSD | $231.84 /mo 8 vCPU, 16 GB RAM (D8als v6) | 90% cheaper on Database Mart |
| Block storage | $10.00 /mo 100 GB extra SSD space | $7.92 /mo 100 GB (Premium SSD v2) | 21% cheaper on Azure |
| Object storage | -- Not listed | $35.25 /mo 1 TB | |
| PostgreSQL | $12.99 /mo 3 vCPU, 4 GB RAM, 100 GB SSD | $54.71 /mo 2 vCPU, 4 GiB RAM, 50 GB storage (Flexible Server B2s) | 76% cheaper on Database Mart |
| Redis | -- Not listed | $23.04 /mo 1 GB RAM (Managed Redis Balanced B1) | |
| Load balancer | -- Not listed | $23.00 /mo Standard | |
| Serverless | -- Not listed | $35.00 /mo 25M invocations, 512 MB RAM, 150 ms duration | |
| Egress allowance | 32 TB per instance 100 Mbps (shared) | 100 GB / mo | |
| Egress | $20.00 /TB Upgrade to 320 TB, 1 Gbps (shared) | $87.00 /TB $0.087 / GB (Premium network North America) | 77% cheaper on Database Mart |
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
Database Mart offers 24 GPU models, while Azure offers 10. Cheapest listed price per GPU per hour; GPUs both providers sell come first.
| GPU | Database Mart | Azure | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
H100
4 configs · 20 configs
|
$3.05 /GPU/hr Reserved (12 mo) | $5.24 /GPU/hr Reserved (12 mo) | 42% cheaper on Database Mart |
|
RTX PRO 6000
3 configs · 40 configs
|
$0.97 /GPU/hr Reserved (12 mo) | $3.52 /GPU/hr Reserved (12 mo) | 72% cheaper on Database Mart |
|
A100
12 configs · 20 configs
|
$0.73 /GPU/hr Reserved (12 mo) | $2.35 /GPU/hr Reserved (12 mo) | 69% cheaper on Database Mart |
|
V100
8 configs · 6 configs
|
$0.24 /GPU/hr Reserved (12 mo) | $1.35 /GPU/hr Reserved (12 mo) | 82% cheaper on Database Mart |
|
RTX 5090
12 configs
|
$0.58 /GPU/hr Reserved (24 mo) | -- | Database Mart only |
|
RTX 4090
8 configs
|
$0.51 /GPU/hr Reserved (24 mo) | -- | Database Mart only |
|
RTX A6000
12 configs
|
$0.42 /GPU/hr Reserved (24 mo) | -- | Database Mart only |
|
H200
4 configs
|
-- | $6.86 /GPU/hr Reserved (36 mo) | Azure only |
|
GB200
4 configs
|
-- | $11.90 /GPU/hr Reserved (36 mo) | Azure only |
MI300X
4 configs
|
-- | $1.60 /GPU/hr Spot | Azure only |
Database Mart bills reserved (1, 3, 12 or 24 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.
Compliance
Frameworks each provider states on its own site, each linked to its source.
| Framework | Database Mart | Azure |
|---|---|---|
| SOC 2 | -- | Type II |
| ISO 27001 | -- | Yes |
| HIPAA | -- | Yes |
| GDPR | -- | Yes |
| PCI DSS | -- | Level 1 |
| FedRAMP | -- | High |
Heads up: Each entry links to the provider's own statement. An attestation can cover one tier, one region or the platform alone rather than every service. Verify the scope before you rely on it. A dash means we found nothing to link to, not that the provider lacks it.
Company details
| Fact | Database Mart | Azure |
|---|---|---|
| Founded | 2005 | 2008 |
| Headquarters | USA | USA |
| Locations | 2 | 66 |
| Example customers | EscrichSoft, Zavanti, SparqData | General Motors, NHS, Fujitsu, NBA |
| Website | www.databasemart.com | azure.microsoft.com |
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Our data for Database Mart was last updated on Oct. 1, 2026, and for Azure on Oct. 1, 2026.