Leaseweb
vs
Azure
What's good about each
- 20+ data centers across four continents
- 30 TB outgoing traffic included on every VPS
- DDoS protection and 10 Gbps uplink standard on VPS
- S3-compatible object storage in 6 regions
- 99.99% SLA on GPU cloud, high durability on object storage
- 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 | Leaseweb | Azure | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Small VM | $4.08 /mo 4 vCPU, 6 GB RAM, 100 GB NVMe (VPS 1) | $6.77 /mo 2 vCPU, 1 GB RAM (B2ats v2) | 40% cheaper on Leaseweb |
| Medium VM | $9.19 /mo 6 vCPU, 16 GB RAM, 200 GB NVMe (VPS 2) | $95.76 /mo 4 vCPU, 8 GB RAM (B4als v2) | 90% cheaper on Leaseweb |
| Large VM | $14.30 /mo 8 vCPU, 24 GB RAM, 300 GB NVMe (VPS 3) | $231.84 /mo 8 vCPU, 16 GB RAM (D8als v6) | 94% cheaper on Leaseweb |
| Block storage | $8.81 /mo 100 GB Network SSD, up to 5K IOPS | $7.92 /mo 100 GB (Premium SSD v2) | 10% cheaper on Azure |
| Object storage | $19.68 /mo 1 TB stored | $35.25 /mo 1 TB | 44% cheaper on Leaseweb |
| 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 | VPS includes 30 TB per instance. Incoming is free. 1 TB free pooled traffic per month | 100 GB / mo | |
| Egress | $2.50 /TB 1 TB outgoing beyond free allowance · Drops to €1.00/TB at 100 TB. | $87.00 /TB $0.087 / GB (Premium network North America) | 97% cheaper on Leaseweb |
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
Leaseweb offers 8 GPU models, while Azure offers 10. Cheapest listed price per GPU per hour; GPUs both providers sell come first.
| GPU | Leaseweb | Azure | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
H100
7 configs · 20 configs
|
$1.89 /GPU/hr Reserved (1 mo) | $1.29 /GPU/hr Spot | Different terms |
|
RTX PRO 6000
5 configs · 40 configs
|
$0.88 /GPU/hr Reserved (1 mo) | $1.02 /GPU/hr Spot | Different terms |
|
H200
4 configs · 4 configs
|
$2.23 /GPU/hr Reserved (1 mo) | $6.86 /GPU/hr Reserved (36 mo) | Different terms |
|
T4
11 configs · 16 configs
|
$0.22 /GPU/hr Reserved (1 mo) | $0.15 /GPU/hr Spot | Different terms |
|
L40S
6 configs
|
$0.74 /GPU/hr Reserved (1 mo) | -- | Leaseweb only |
|
L4
20 configs
|
$0.41 /GPU/hr Reserved (1 mo) | -- | Leaseweb only |
|
A30
3 configs
|
$0.45 /GPU/hr Reserved (1 mo) | -- | Leaseweb 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 |
Leaseweb 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 | Leaseweb | Azure |
|---|---|---|
| SOC 2 | Leaseweb Canada colocation only | Type II |
| ISO 27001 | Yes | Yes |
| HIPAA | Leaseweb USA only | Yes |
| GDPR | Yes | Yes |
| PCI DSS | Physical security 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 | Leaseweb | Azure |
|---|---|---|
| Founded | 1997 | 2008 |
| Headquarters | Netherlands | USA |
| Locations | 10 | 66 |
| Example customers | Adjust, Crytek, Rijksmuseum, XDA Developers, Remerge, Jodel, International Paralympic Committee | General Motors, NHS, Fujitsu, NBA |
| Website | www.leaseweb.com | azure.microsoft.com |
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Our data for Leaseweb was last updated on Oct. 1, 2026, and for Azure on Oct. 1, 2026.