Elastx
vs
Azure
What's good about each
- Three availability zones, all in Sweden
- ISO 27001, 27017, 27018 and 14001 certified
- 24/7 support included at no extra cost
- Datacenters run on 100% renewable electricity
- A100, L4, L40S and RTX PRO 6000 GPUs
- 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 | Elastx | Azure | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Small VM | $26.12 /mo 1 vCPU, 1 GB RAM, 20 GB disk | $6.77 /mo 2 vCPU, 1 GB RAM (B2ats v2) | 74% cheaper on Azure |
| Medium VM | $126.43 /mo 4 vCPU, 8 GB RAM, 120 GB disk | $95.76 /mo 4 vCPU, 8 GB RAM (B4als v2) | 24% cheaper on Azure |
| Large VM | $252.86 /mo 8 vCPU, 16 GB RAM, 240 GB disk | $231.84 /mo 8 vCPU, 16 GB RAM (D8als v6) | 8% cheaper on Azure |
| Block storage | $28.32 /mo 100 GB SSD (4000 IOPS) | $7.92 /mo 100 GB (Premium SSD v2) | 72% cheaper on Azure |
| Object storage | $69.87 /mo 1 TB stored, 250 GB egress | $35.25 /mo 1 TB | 50% cheaper on Azure |
| PostgreSQL | $182.77 /mo 2 vCPU, 4 GB RAM, 60 GB disk | $54.71 /mo 2 vCPU, 4 GiB RAM, 50 GB storage (Flexible Server B2s) | 70% cheaper on Azure |
| Redis | $182.77 /mo 2 vCPU, 4 GB RAM, 60 GB disk (Valkey) | $23.04 /mo 1 GB RAM (Managed Redis Balanced B1) | 87% cheaper on Azure |
| Load balancer | $38.59 /mo v1-lb-1 | $23.00 /mo Standard | 40% cheaper on Azure |
| Serverless | -- Not listed | $35.00 /mo 25M invocations, 512 MB RAM, 150 ms duration | |
| Egress allowance | -- Not listed | 100 GB / mo | |
| Egress | $49.85 /TB 1 TB external traffic | $87.00 /TB $0.087 / GB (Premium network North America) | 43% cheaper on Elastx |
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
Elastx offers 4 GPU models, while Azure offers 10. Cheapest listed price per GPU per hour; GPUs both providers sell come first.
| GPU | Elastx | Azure | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
RTX PRO 6000
1 config · 40 configs
|
$2.77 /GPU/hr On-demand | $5.50 /GPU/hr On-demand | 50% cheaper on Elastx |
|
A100
2 configs · 20 configs
|
$3.59 /GPU/hr On-demand | $3.40 /GPU/hr On-demand | 5% cheaper on Azure |
|
L40S
1 config
|
$2.20 /GPU/hr On-demand | -- | Elastx only |
|
L4
1 config
|
$0.98 /GPU/hr On-demand | -- | Elastx only |
|
H100
20 configs
|
-- | $1.29 /GPU/hr Spot | Azure 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 |
|
V100
6 configs
|
-- | $0.28 /GPU/hr Spot | Azure only |
|
T4
16 configs
|
-- | $0.15 /GPU/hr Spot | Azure only |
Elastx bills on-demand; 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 | Elastx | Azure |
|---|---|---|
| SOC 2 | -- | Type II |
| ISO 27001 | Yes | Yes |
| HIPAA | -- | Yes |
| GDPR | Yes | 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 | Elastx | Azure |
|---|---|---|
| Founded | 2012 | 2008 |
| Headquarters | Sweden | USA |
| Locations | 3 | 66 |
| Example customers | -- | General Motors, NHS, Fujitsu, NBA |
| Website | elastx.se | azure.microsoft.com |
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Our data for Elastx was last updated on Sept. 22, 2026, and for Azure on Oct. 1, 2026.