HyperAI
vs
Azure
What's good about each
- Free CPU tier with 8 vCPU and 16 GB RAM
- Every GPU model available in 1, 2, 4, and 8-GPU shapes
- Pro membership at $4.99 / mo includes 30 hours of RTX 5090 compute and 50 GB storage
- 20 GB of persistent storage included at no cost
- Curated datasets and tutorials launch directly into containers
- 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 | HyperAI | Azure | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Small VM | -- Not listed | $6.77 /mo 2 vCPU, 1 GB RAM (B2ats v2) | |
| Medium VM | -- Not listed | $95.76 /mo 4 vCPU, 8 GB RAM (B4als v2) | |
| Large VM | -- Not listed | $231.84 /mo 8 vCPU, 16 GB RAM (D8als v6) | |
| Block storage | $9.00 /mo 100 GB | $7.92 /mo 100 GB (Premium SSD v2) | 12% cheaper on Azure |
| Object storage | -- Not listed | $35.25 /mo 1 TB | |
| PostgreSQL | -- Not listed | $54.71 /mo 2 vCPU, 4 GiB RAM, 50 GB storage (Flexible Server B2s) | |
| 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 | -- 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
HyperAI offers 5 GPU models, while Azure offers 10. Cheapest listed price per GPU per hour; GPUs both providers sell come first.
| GPU | HyperAI | Azure | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
H100
6 configs · 20 configs
|
$1.80 /GPU/hr On-demand | $6.98 /GPU/hr On-demand | 74% cheaper on HyperAI |
|
RTX PRO 6000
8 configs · 40 configs
|
$0.80 /GPU/hr On-demand | $5.50 /GPU/hr On-demand | 85% cheaper on HyperAI |
|
V100
4 configs · 6 configs
|
$0.14 /GPU/hr On-demand | $1.53 /GPU/hr On-demand | 91% cheaper on HyperAI |
|
RTX 5090
8 configs
|
$0.21 /GPU/hr Reserved (1 mo) | -- | HyperAI only |
|
RTX 3090
8 configs
|
$0.06 /GPU/hr Reserved (1 mo) | -- | HyperAI 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 |
|
T4
16 configs
|
-- | $0.15 /GPU/hr Spot | Azure only |
HyperAI bills on-demand and reserved (1 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 | HyperAI | 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 | HyperAI | Azure |
|---|---|---|
| Founded | 2017 | 2008 |
| Headquarters | Hong Kong | USA |
| Locations | -- | 66 |
| Example customers | -- | General Motors, NHS, Fujitsu, NBA |
| Website | hyper.ai | azure.microsoft.com |
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Our data for HyperAI was last updated on Sept. 23, 2026, and for Azure on Sept. 23, 2026.