What's good about...

Impossible Cloud logo Impossible Cloud

  • 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

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 Impossible Cloud's prices compare against Azure?

VM Small

Closest config to 1 vCPU, 1 GB RAM.
Impossible Cloud Impossible Cloud
--
Microsoft Azure Azure
$6.13 / mo 2 vCPU, 1 GB RAM (B2pts v2)

VM Medium

Closest config to 4 vCPU, 8 GB RAM.
Impossible Cloud Impossible Cloud
--
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).
Impossible Cloud Impossible Cloud
--
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.
Impossible Cloud Impossible Cloud
--
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.
Impossible Cloud Impossible Cloud
$7.99 / mo 1 TB stored
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.
Impossible Cloud Impossible Cloud
--
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.
Impossible Cloud Impossible Cloud
--
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.
Impossible Cloud Impossible Cloud
--
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.
Impossible Cloud Impossible Cloud
--
Microsoft Azure Azure
$29.80 / mo 25M invocations, 512 MB RAM, 150 ms duration

Free egress allowance

Impossible Cloud Impossible Cloud
No egress fees
Microsoft Azure Azure
100 GB / mo

1 TB of egress beyond allowance

Impossible Cloud Impossible Cloud
No egress or API request charges
Microsoft Azure Azure
$87.00 $0.087 / GB (Premium network North America)

GPU Fleet Overview

Starting Price

Impossible Cloud Impossible Cloud
$0.58/hr
Microsoft Azure Azure
$0.09/hr

Billing Options

Impossible Cloud Impossible Cloud
Reserved (6mo)Reserved (24mo)Reserved (12mo)Reserved (36mo)
Microsoft Azure Azure
On-DemandSpotReserved (12mo)Reserved (36mo)

Available Models

Impossible Cloud offers 4 GPU models, while Azure offers 10.

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.

Which services do they offer

Company details

Website
Headquarters
Impossible Cloud Impossible Cloud
Germany
Microsoft Azure Azure
United States of America
Founded
Impossible Cloud Impossible Cloud
2021
Microsoft Azure Azure
2008
Data Center Locations
Impossible Cloud Impossible Cloud
3
Microsoft Azure Azure
66
Example Customers
Impossible Cloud Impossible Cloud
--
Microsoft Azure Azure
General Motors, NHS, Fujitsu, NBA

Alternatives to consider

Compare Impossible Cloud and Azure against other cloud providers.

View all comparisons

Our data for Impossible Cloud was last updated on June 23, 2026, and for Azure on June 23, 2026.