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Hexabyte vs Azure

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What's good about...

Hexabyte logo 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

Microsoft Azure logo 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 Hexabyte
$3.69 / mo 1 vCPU, 2 GB RAM, 20 GB SSD
Microsoft Azure Azure
$6.13 / mo 2 vCPU, 1 GB RAM (B2pts v2)

VM Medium

Closest config to 4 vCPU, 8 GB RAM.
Hexabyte Hexabyte
$7.43 / mo 4 vCPU, 8 GB RAM, 20 GB SSD
Microsoft Azure Azure
$86.87 / mo 4 vCPU, 8 GB RAM (B4pls v2)

VM Large

Closest config to 8 vCPU, 16 GB RAM (dedicated preferred).
Hexabyte Hexabyte
$12.43 / mo 8 vCPU, 16 GB RAM, 20 GB SSD
Microsoft Azure Azure
$173.74 / mo 8 vCPU, 16 GB RAM (B8pls v2)

Block Storage

Closest config to 100+ GB SSD, 3,000+ IOPS, 100+ MB/s throughput, no snapshots.
Hexabyte Hexabyte
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Microsoft Azure Azure
$8.10 / mo 100 GB

Object Storage

Closest config to 1 TB stored, 100 GB in / 250 GB out, 1M GET, 100k PUT/POST.
Hexabyte Hexabyte
$5.73 / mo 1 TB (no egress or API fees)
Microsoft Azure Azure
$21.50 / mo 1 TB

Load Balancer

Closest config to TCP, 1 node (1 vCPU, 1 GB RAM), 200+ Mbps, 1,000 conn/sec, 1 TB processed/mo.
Hexabyte Hexabyte
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Microsoft Azure Azure
$23.25 / mo Standard

Managed PostgreSQL

Closest config to 1 node, 2 vCPU, 4 GB RAM, 50+ GB storage, 10 GB read / 5 GB write per month.
Hexabyte Hexabyte
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Microsoft Azure Azure
$131.89 / mo 2 vCPU, 4 GiB RAM, 50 GB storage (Gen 5)

Managed Redis®*

Closest config to 1 node, 1 vCPU, 1 GB RAM, 10 req/s, 1 KB avg request size.
Hexabyte Hexabyte
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Microsoft Azure Azure
$39.60 / mo 1 vCPU, 1 GiB RAM (Basic C1)

Serverless 25M Executions

Closest config to 25M invocations, 150ms execution time, 512 MB memory.
Hexabyte Hexabyte
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Microsoft Azure Azure
$29.80 / mo 25M invocations, 512 MB RAM, 150 ms duration

Free egress allowance

Hexabyte Hexabyte
20 TB / mo per instance
Microsoft Azure Azure
100 GB / mo

1 TB of egress beyond allowance

Hexabyte Hexabyte
$1.15 per TB
Microsoft Azure Azure
$87.00 $0.087 / GB (Premium network North America)

GPU Fleet Overview

Starting Price

Hexabyte Hexabyte
$0.41/hr
Microsoft Azure Azure
$0.09/hr

Billing Options

Hexabyte Hexabyte
On-Demand
Microsoft Azure Azure
On-DemandSpotReserved (36mo)Reserved (12mo)

Available Models

Hexabyte offers 1 GPU model, while Azure offers 10.

Hexabyte Hexabyte
L4(4)
Microsoft Azure Azure
H100(14) A100(20) H200(2) RTX Pro 6000(40) V100(4) A10(24) T4(16) GB200(2) MI300X(2) M60(12)

Heads 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.

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Which services do they offer

Here are some managed services that Hexabyte and Azure offer:

Service Hexabyte Azure
Analytics
App Testing
Block Storage
Content Delivery Network (CDN)
Container Registry
Crash Reporting
GPU-powered Servers
Load Balancer
Managed Containers
Managed Kubernetes
Managed MySQL
Managed PostgreSQL
Managed Redis®*
NoSQL Databases
Object Storage
Performance Monitoring
Push Notifications
Realtime Databases
Remote Config
Serverless Cron Jobs
Serverless Functions
Static Sites
User Authentication
Vector Databases
Virtual Private Server (VPS)

Company details

Website
Hexabyte Hexabyte
hexabyte.se
Microsoft Azure Azure
azure.microsoft.com
Headquarters
Hexabyte Hexabyte
Sweden
Microsoft Azure Azure
United States of America
Founded
Hexabyte Hexabyte
2016
Microsoft Azure Azure
2008
Data Center Locations
Hexabyte Hexabyte
1
Microsoft Azure Azure
66
Example Customers
Hexabyte Hexabyte
Molnett, Region Västerbotten, Umeå Kommunföretag, Enduce
Microsoft Azure Azure
General Motors, NHS, Fujitsu, NBA

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Our data for Hexabyte was last updated on Feb. 12, 2026, and for Azure on June 23, 2026.

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GPUhub
Our sponsor
Fully Dedicated GPU Servers
No Virtualization. No Shared GPUs
Stable Performance for AI Training & Inference
Full Control for Production Workloads
Learn more