Impossible Cloud
vs
Azure
What's good about each
- Flat per-TB storage pricing with no egress fees
- European jurisdiction and data sovereignty, GDPR compliant
- ISO 27001, SOC 2, and PCI DSS certified data centers
- Bare metal NVIDIA DGX GPU servers
- 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 | Impossible Cloud | 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 | -- Not listed | $7.92 /mo 100 GB (Premium SSD v2) | |
| Object storage | $7.99 /mo 1 TB stored | $35.25 /mo 1 TB | 77% cheaper on Impossible Cloud |
| 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 | No egress fees | 100 GB / mo | |
| Egress | Free No egress or API request charges | $87.00 /TB $0.087 / GB (Premium network North America) | Free on Impossible Cloud |
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
Impossible Cloud offers 6 GPU models, while Azure offers 10. Cheapest listed price per GPU per hour; GPUs both providers sell come first.
| GPU | Impossible Cloud | Azure | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
H100
1 config · 20 configs
|
$2.95 /GPU/hr Reserved (12 mo) | $5.24 /GPU/hr Reserved (12 mo) | 44% cheaper on Impossible Cloud |
|
RTX PRO 6000
3 configs · 40 configs
|
$2.04 /GPU/hr Reserved (12 mo) | $3.52 /GPU/hr Reserved (12 mo) | 42% cheaper on Impossible Cloud |
|
H200
5 configs · 4 configs
|
$3.11 /GPU/hr Reserved (12 mo) | $7.56 /GPU/hr Reserved (12 mo) | 59% cheaper on Impossible Cloud |
|
B300
10 configs
|
$5.36 /GPU/hr Reserved (60 mo) | -- | Impossible Cloud only |
|
B200
1 config
|
$8.42 /GPU/hr Reserved (7 mo) | -- | Impossible Cloud only |
|
L40S
3 configs
|
$1.13 /GPU/hr Reserved (12 mo) | -- | Impossible Cloud 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
|
-- | $0.28 /GPU/hr Spot | Azure only |
Impossible Cloud bills reserved (1, 3, 6, 7, 8, 12, 24, 36, 48 or 60 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 | Impossible Cloud | Azure |
|---|---|---|
| SOC 2 | Data centers only | Type II |
| ISO 27001 | Yes | Yes |
| HIPAA | -- | Yes |
| GDPR | Yes | Yes |
| PCI DSS | Data centers only | 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 | Impossible Cloud | Azure |
|---|---|---|
| Founded | 2021 | 2008 |
| Headquarters | Germany | USA |
| Locations | 3 | 66 |
| Example customers | -- | General Motors, NHS, Fujitsu, NBA |
| Website | www.impossiblecloud.com | azure.microsoft.com |
Alternatives to consider
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Our data for Impossible Cloud was last updated on Oct. 1, 2026, and for Azure on Oct. 1, 2026.