What's good about...
Microsoft 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
Scaleway
- Plenty managed services available, from queues to serverless to databases
- Wide range of server configurations: Bare-metal, ARM, GPUs, Apple silicon
- Uncomplicated, easy to use dashboard
- Based in Europe, may ease compliance requirements for some
Price comparison
How do Microsoft Azure's prices compare against Scaleway?
| Example configuration |
Microsoft Azure
|
Scaleway
|
|---|---|---|
| VM Small | $7.49 / mo 1 vCPU, 1 GB RAM (B1s) | $10.85 / mo 1 vCPU, 2 GB RAM (PLAY2-PICO) |
| VM Medium | $137.52 / mo 4 vCPU, 8 GB RAM (A4v2) | $42.32 / mo 4 vCPU, 8 GB RAM (PLAY2-MICRO) |
| VM Large | $288.00 / mo 8 vCPU, 16 GB RAM (A8v2) | $172.53 / mo 8 vCPU, 32 GB RAM (PRO2-S) |
| Block Storage | $9.60 / mo 128 GiB | $10.31 / mo 100 GB |
| Object Storage | $21.50 / mo 1 TB | $15.73 / mo 1 TB |
| Load Balancer | $23.25 / mo Standard | $12.50 / mo LB-GP-S (200 Mbps) |
| Managed PostgreSQL | $131.89 / mo 2 vCPU, 4 GiB RAM, 50 GB storage (Gen 5) | $34.72 / mo 2 vCPU, 4 GB RAM, 96 GB storage |
| Managed Redis®* | $39.60 / mo 1 vCPU, 1 GiB RAM (Basic C1) | $37.98 / mo 2 GB RAM |
| Serverless 25M Executions | $29.80 / mo 25M invocations, 512 MB RAM, 150 ms duration | $28.48 / mo 25M invocations, 512 MB RAM, 150 ms duration |
| Free egress allowance | 100 GB / mo | -- |
| 1 TB of egress beyond allowance | $78.30 | Free for most services |
Azure offers GPUs in the following configurations:
| Name | GPUs | Total GPU Memory | vCPUs | RAM | Price per hour |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NC4as T4 v3 | 1x T4 | 16GB | 4 | 28GB | $0.53 |
| NC8as T4 v3 | 1x T4 | 16GB | 8 | 56GB | $0.75 |
| NC6 | 1x K80 | 12GB | 6 | 56GB | $0.90 |
| NV6 | 1x M60 | 8GB | 6 | 56GB | $1.14 |
| NV12s v3 | 1x M60 | 8GB | 12 | 112GB | $1.14 |
| NC16as T4 v3 | 1x T4 | 16GB | 16 | 110GB | $1.20 |
| NC12 | 2x K80 | 24GB | 12 | 112GB | $1.80 |
| NC6s v2 | 1x P100 | 16GB | 6 | 112GB | $2.07 |
| ND6s | 1x P40 | 24GB | 6 | 112GB | $2.07 |
| NV12 | 2x M60 | 16GB | 12 | 112GB | $2.28 |
| NV24s v3 | 2x M60 | 16GB | 24 | 224GB | $2.28 |
| NC6s v3 | 1x V100 | 16GB | 6 | 112GB | $3.06 |
| NC24 | 4x K80 | 48GB | 24 | 224GB | $3.60 |
| NC24r | 4x K80 | 48GB | 24 | 224GB | $3.96 |
| NC12s v2 | 2x P100 | 32GB | 12 | 224GB | $4.14 |
| ND12s | 2x P40 | 48GB | 12 | 224GB | $4.14 |
| NC64as T4 v3 | 4x T4 | 64GB | 64 | 440GB | $4.35 |
| NV48s v3 | 4x M60 | 32GB | 48 | 448GB | $4.56 |
| NV24 | 4x M60 | 32GB | 24 | 224GB | $4.56 |
| NC12s v3 | 2x V100 | 32GB | 12 | 224GB | $6.12 |
| ND24s | 4x P40 | 96GB | 24 | 448GB | $8.28 |
| NC24s v2 | 4x P100 | 64GB | 24 | 448GB | $8.28 |
| ND24rs | 4x P40 | 96GB | 24 | 448GB | $9.11 |
| NC24rs v2 | 4x P100 | 64GB | 24 | 448GB | $9.11 |
| NC24s v3 | 4x V100 | 64GB | 24 | 448GB | $12.24 |
| NC24rs v3 | 4x V100 | 64GB | 24 | 448GB | $13.46 |
| ND40rs v2 | 8x V100 | 256GB | 40 | 672GB | $22.03 |
| ND96asr A100 v4 | 8x A100 | 320GB | 96 | 900GB | $27.20 |
Scaleway offers GPUs in the following configurations:
| Name | GPUs | Total GPU Memory | vCPUs | RAM | Price per hour |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| L4-1-24G | 1x L4 | 24GB | 8 | 48GB | $0.81 |
| GPU-3070 | 1x RTX3070 | 8GB | 8 | 16GB | $1.06 |
| Render-S | 1x P100 | 16GB | 10 | 42GB | $1.35 |
| L40S-1-48G | 1x L40S | 48GB | 8 | 96GB | $1.52 |
| L4-2-24G | 2x L4 | 48GB | 16 | 96GB | $1.63 |
| H100-1-80G | 1x H100 | 80GB | 24 | 240GB | $2.73 |
| L40S-2-48G | 2x L40S | 96GB | 16 | 192GB | $3.04 |
| L4-4-24G | 4x L4 | 96GB | 32 | 192GB | $3.26 |
| H100-2-80G | 2x H100 | 160GB | 48 | 480GB | $5.47 |
| L40S-4-48G | 4x L40S | 192GB | 32 | 384GB | $6.08 |
| L4-8-24G | 8x L4 | 192GB | 64 | 384GB | $6.51 |
| L40S-8-48G | 8x L40S | 384GB | 64 | 768GB | $12.15 |
Note: Our 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 Scaleway offer:
| Service |
Microsoft Azure
|
Scaleway
|
|---|---|---|
| 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) |
Company details
|
Microsoft Azure
|
Scaleway
|
|
|---|---|---|
| Website | azure.microsoft.com | scaleway.com |
| Headquarters | United States of America 🇺🇸 | France 🇫🇷 |
| Founded | 2008 | 1999 |
| Data Center Locations | 66 | 9 |
| Example Customers | General Motors, NHS, Fujitsu, NBA | Cloud-IAM, Whispeak, Golem.ai |
|
Microsoft Azure
|
|
|---|---|
| Website | azure.microsoft.com |
| Headquarters | United States of America 🇺🇸 |
| Founded | 2008 |
| Data Center Locations | 66 |
| Example Customers | General Motors, NHS, Fujitsu, NBA |
|
Scaleway
|
|
|---|---|
| Website | scaleway.com |
| Headquarters | France 🇫🇷 |
| Founded | 1999 |
| Data Center Locations | 9 |
| Example Customers | Cloud-IAM, Whispeak, Golem.ai |
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Our data for Microsoft Azure was last updated on July 24, 2024, and for Scaleway on July 24, 2024.