Diploi
vs
Azure
What's good about each
- All-in-one platform for development, testing, and production
- Usage-based pricing with free credits to start
- Automated deployments and SSL
- IDE integration for seamless coding experience
- 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 | Diploi | Azure | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Small VM | $22.00 /mo 2 vCPU, 4 GB RAM | $6.13 /mo 2 vCPU, 1 GB RAM (B2pts v2) | 3.6x more expensive on Diploi |
| Medium VM | $75.43 /mo 4 vCPU, 16 GB RAM | $86.87 /mo 4 vCPU, 8 GB RAM (B4pls v2) | 13% cheaper on Diploi |
| Large VM | $153.79 /mo 8 vCPU, 32 GB RAM | $173.74 /mo 8 vCPU, 16 GB RAM (B8pls v2) | 11% cheaper on Diploi |
| Block storage | $20.87 /mo 100 GB | $8.10 /mo 100 GB | 2.6x more expensive on Diploi |
| Object storage | -- Not listed | $21.50 /mo 1 TB | |
| 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 | -- Not listed | $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
Azure offers 10 GPU models. We track no GPU listings from Diploi. Cheapest listed price per GPU per hour; GPUs both providers sell come first.
| GPU | Diploi | Azure | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
H100
20 configs
|
-- | $1.29 /GPU/hr Spot | Azure only |
|
RTX PRO 6000
40 configs
|
-- | $1.02 /GPU/hr Spot | Azure only |
|
H200
4 configs
|
-- | $6.86 /GPU/hr Reserved (36 mo) | Azure only |
|
A100
20 configs
|
-- | $0.68 /GPU/hr Spot | Azure only |
|
GB200
4 configs
|
-- | $11.90 /GPU/hr Reserved (36 mo) | Azure only |
MI300X
4 configs
|
-- | $1.60 /GPU/hr Spot | Azure only |
|
V100
6 configs
|
-- | $0.31 /GPU/hr Spot | Azure only |
|
T4
16 configs
|
-- | $0.10 /GPU/hr Spot | Azure only |
|
A10
12 configs
|
-- | $0.60 /GPU/hr Spot | Azure only |
|
MI455X
1 config
|
-- | -- On request | Azure only |
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 | Diploi | Azure |
|---|---|---|
| Founded | 2024 | 2008 |
| Headquarters | Finland | USA |
| Locations | -- | 66 |
| Example customers | -- | General Motors, NHS, Fujitsu, NBA |
| Website | diploi.com | azure.microsoft.com |
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Our data for Diploi was last updated on Feb. 12, 2026, and for Azure on Sept. 12, 2026.