What's good about...
Hexabyte
- Affordable VPS instances with customizable specs
- S3-compatible object storage with no egress or API fees
- Offers dedicated servers
- EU-based with GDPR-friendly data storage
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 Hexabyte's prices compare against Azure?
VM Small
Closest config to 1 vCPU, 1 GB RAM.
Hexabyte
Azure
VM Medium
Closest config to 4 vCPU, 8 GB RAM.
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Azure
VM Large
Closest config to 8 vCPU, 16 GB RAM (dedicated preferred).
Hexabyte
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.
Hexabyte
Azure
Load Balancer
Closest config to TCP, 1 node (1 vCPU, 1 GB RAM), 200+ Mbps, 1,000 conn/sec, 1 TB processed/mo.
Hexabyte
Azure
Managed PostgreSQL
Closest config to 1 node, 2 vCPU, 4 GB RAM, 50+ GB storage, 10 GB read / 5 GB write per month.
Hexabyte
Azure
Managed Redis®*
Closest config to 1 node, 1 vCPU, 1 GB RAM, 10 req/s, 1 KB avg request size.
Hexabyte
Azure
Serverless 25M Executions
Closest config to 25M invocations, 150ms execution time, 512 MB memory.
Hexabyte
Azure
Free egress allowance
Hexabyte
Azure
1 TB of egress beyond allowance
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Azure
GPU Fleet Overview
Starting Price
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Azure
Billing Options
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On-Demand
Azure
On-DemandSpotReserved (36mo)Reserved (12mo)
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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 Hexabyte and Azure offer:
Company details
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Azure
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|---|---|---|
| Website | hexabyte.se | azure.microsoft.com |
| Headquarters | Sweden | United States of America |
| Founded | 2016 | 2008 |
| Data Center Locations | 1 | 66 |
| Example Customers | Molnett, Region Västerbotten, Umeå Kommunföretag, Enduce | General Motors, NHS, Fujitsu, NBA |
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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 Hexabyte was last updated on Feb. 12, 2026, and for Azure on June 23, 2026.