What's good about...
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
Nova Cloud
- Per-second billing with no contracts or minimum spend
- Owned-and-operated datacenters in Western Canada
- Reserved 1, 3, and 6 month terms for additional discounts
- 5 Gb/s network bandwidth with all ports available
Price comparison
How do Azure's prices compare against Nova Cloud?
VM Small
Closest config to 1 vCPU, 1 GB RAM.
Azure
Nova Cloud
VM Medium
Closest config to 4 vCPU, 8 GB RAM.
Azure
Nova Cloud
VM Large
Closest config to 8 vCPU, 16 GB RAM (dedicated preferred).
Azure
Nova Cloud
Block Storage
Closest config to 100+ GB SSD, 3,000+ IOPS, 100+ MB/s throughput, no snapshots.
Azure
Nova Cloud
Object Storage
Closest config to 1 TB stored, 100 GB in / 250 GB out, 1M GET, 100k PUT/POST.
Azure
Nova Cloud
Load Balancer
Closest config to TCP, 1 node (1 vCPU, 1 GB RAM), 200+ Mbps, 1,000 conn/sec, 1 TB processed/mo.
Azure
Nova Cloud
Managed PostgreSQL
Closest config to 1 node, 2 vCPU, 4 GB RAM, 50+ GB storage, 10 GB read / 5 GB write per month.
Azure
Nova Cloud
Managed Redis®*
Closest config to 1 node, 1 vCPU, 1 GB RAM, 10 req/s, 1 KB avg request size.
Azure
Nova Cloud
Serverless 25M Executions
Closest config to 25M invocations, 150ms execution time, 512 MB memory.
Azure
Nova Cloud
Free egress allowance
Azure
Nova Cloud
1 TB of egress beyond allowance
Azure
Nova Cloud
GPU Fleet Overview
Starting Price
Azure
Nova Cloud
Billing Options
Azure
On-DemandSpotReserved (36mo)Reserved (12mo)
Nova Cloud
On-DemandSpotReserved (6mo)Reserved (1mo)Reserved (3mo)
Available Models
Azure offers 10 GPU models, while Nova Cloud offers 2.
H100
MI300X
Nova Cloud
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
Here are some managed services that Azure and Nova Cloud offer:
Company details
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Azure
|
Nova Cloud
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|---|---|---|
| Website | azure.microsoft.com | nova-cloud.ai |
| Headquarters | United States of America | Canada |
| Founded | 2008 | 2018 |
| Data Center Locations | 66 | 1 |
| Example Customers | General Motors, NHS, Fujitsu, NBA | -- |
Website
Azure
Nova Cloud
Headquarters
Azure
Nova Cloud
Founded
Azure
Nova Cloud
Data Center Locations
Azure
Nova Cloud
Example Customers
Azure
Nova Cloud
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Our data for Azure was last updated on June 22, 2026, and for Nova Cloud on June 23, 2026.