Massed Compute
vs
Azure
What's good about each
- NVIDIA Preferred Partner with a broad GPU catalog spanning A30 through H200 NVL
- SOC 2 Type II and HIPAA compliant infrastructure
- No long-term contracts or bandwidth overcharges
- Virtual desktop interface available for users who prefer a GUI over CLI
- Direct support from in-house IT and engineering staff
- 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
Closest matching configuration on each side, monthly list price in USD.
| Service | Massed Compute | Azure | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Small VM | -- Not listed | $6.13 /mo 2 vCPU, 1 GB RAM (B2pts v2) | |
| Medium VM | -- Not listed | $86.87 /mo 4 vCPU, 8 GB RAM (B4pls v2) | |
| Large VM | -- Not listed | $173.74 /mo 8 vCPU, 16 GB RAM (B8pls v2) | |
| Block storage | -- Not listed | $8.10 /mo 100 GB | |
| Object storage | -- Not listed | $21.50 /mo 1 TB | |
| PostgreSQL | -- Not listed | $131.89 /mo 2 vCPU, 4 GiB RAM, 50 GB storage (Gen 5) | |
| Redis | -- Not listed | $39.60 /mo 1 vCPU, 1 GiB RAM (Basic C1) | |
| Load balancer | -- Not listed | $23.25 /mo Standard | |
| Serverless | -- Not listed | $29.80 /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
Massed Compute offers 13 GPU models, while Azure offers 10. Cheapest listed price per GPU per hour; GPUs both providers sell come first.
| GPU | Massed Compute | Azure | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
H100
16 configs · 20 configs
|
$2.73 /GPU/hr On-demand | $6.98 /GPU/hr On-demand | 2.6x more expensive on Azure |
|
H200
8 configs · 4 configs
|
$3.62 /GPU/hr On-demand | $13.78 /GPU/hr On-demand | 3.8x more expensive on Azure |
|
RTX PRO 6000
8 configs · 40 configs
|
$2.19 /GPU/hr On-demand | $5.50 /GPU/hr On-demand | 2.5x more expensive on Azure |
|
A100
9 configs · 20 configs
|
$1.35 /GPU/hr On-demand | $3.40 /GPU/hr On-demand | 2.5x more expensive on Azure |
|
B300
1 config
|
$6.60 /GPU/hr On-demand · sold out | -- | Massed Compute only |
|
B200
1 config
|
$5.43 /GPU/hr On-demand · sold out | -- | Massed Compute only |
|
L40S
4 configs
|
$0.97 /GPU/hr On-demand | -- | Massed Compute 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
|
-- | $0.31 /GPU/hr Spot | Azure only |
Massed Compute bills on-demand and spot; 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.
Company details
| Fact | Massed Compute | Azure |
|---|---|---|
| Founded | 2021 | 2008 |
| Headquarters | USA | USA |
| Locations | -- | 66 |
| Example customers | -- | General Motors, NHS, Fujitsu, NBA |
| Website | massedcompute.com | azure.microsoft.com |
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Our data for Massed Compute was last updated on Sept. 12, 2026, and for Azure on Sept. 12, 2026.