The Basics
Microsoft Azure
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Render
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| Website | azure.microsoft.com | render.com |
| Headquarters | United States of America 🇺🇸 | United States of America 🇺🇸 |
| Founded | 2008 | 2018 |
| Data Center Locations | 66 | 4 |
| Example Customers | General Motors, NHS, Fujitsu, NBA | Red Bull, Watershed, Equals, Felt |
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Microsoft Azure
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|---|---|
| Website | azure.microsoft.com |
| Headquarters | United States of America 🇺🇸 |
| Founded | 2008 |
| Data Center Locations | 66 |
| Example Customers | General Motors, NHS, Fujitsu, NBA |
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Render
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|---|---|
| Website | render.com |
| Headquarters | United States of America 🇺🇸 |
| Founded | 2018 |
| Data Center Locations | 4 |
| Example Customers | Red Bull, Watershed, Equals, Felt |
Cost Comparison
How do Microsoft Azure's prices compare against Render?
| Example configuration |
Microsoft Azure
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Render
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|---|---|---|
| VM Small | $7.49 / mo 1 vCPU, 1 GB RAM (B1s) | $25.00 / mo 1 vCPU, 2 GB RAM (Web Service) |
| VM Medium | $137.52 / mo 4 vCPU, 8 GB RAM (A4v2) | $175.00 / mo 4 vCPU, 8 GB RAM (Web Service) |
| VM Large | $288.00 / mo 8 vCPU, 16 GB RAM (A8v2) | $450.00 / mo 8 vCPU, 32 GB RAM (Web Service) |
| Block Storage | $9.60 / mo 128 GiB | $25.00 / mo 100 GB |
| Object Storage | $21.50 / mo 1 TB | -- |
| Load Balancer | $23.25 / mo Standard | Included in plan |
| Managed PostgreSQL | $131.89 / mo 2 vCPU, 4 GiB RAM, 50 GB storage (Gen 5) | $95.00 / mo 2 vCPU, 4 GB RAM, 96 GB storage |
| Managed Redis®* | $39.60 / mo 1 vCPU, 1 GiB RAM (Basic C1) | $32.00 / mo 1 GB RAM |
| Serverless 25M Executions | $29.80 / mo 25M invocations, 512 MB RAM, 150 ms duration | -- |
| Free egress allowance | 100 GB / mo | 100 GB - 1 TB, depends on plan |
| 1 TB of egress beyond allowance | $78.30 | $300.00 |
Note: These pricing examples are based on several assumptions. Your actual costs may differ. Always check the cloud provider's website for the most up-to-date pricing.
Which services do they offer?
Here are some of the managed services that Microsoft Azure and Render offer:
| Service |
Microsoft Azure
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Render
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| Block Storage | ||
| Content Delivery Network (CDN) | ||
| Container Registry | -- | |
| GPU-powered Servers | -- | |
| Load Balancer | -- | |
| Managed Containers | ||
| Managed Kubernetes | -- | |
| Managed MySQL | ||
| Managed PostgreSQL | ||
| Managed Redis®* | ||
| Object Storage | -- | |
| Serverless Cron Jobs | ||
| Serverless Functions | -- | |
| Static Sites | ||
| Virtual Private Server (VPS) | -- |
Related Comparisons
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Our data for Microsoft Azure was last updated on Feb. 10, 2024, and for Render on Feb. 29, 2024.