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
Sesterce
- Wide selection of Nvidia, AMD, and Intel GPUs
- Provides both virtualized GPU instances and dedicated bare-metal clusters
- Specializes in infrastructure for AI/ML model training and inference
- Based in the EU, may ease GDPR compliance
Price comparison
How do Microsoft Azure's prices compare against Sesterce?
Example configuration |
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VM Small | $6.13 / mo 2 vCPU, 1 GB RAM (B2pts v2) | -- |
VM Medium | $86.87 / mo 4 vCPU, 8 GB RAM (B4pls v2) | -- |
VM Large | $173.74 / mo 8 vCPU, 16 GB RAM (B8pls v2) | -- |
Block Storage | $8.10 / mo 100 GB | -- |
Object Storage | $21.50 / mo 1 TB | -- |
Load Balancer | $23.25 / mo Standard | -- |
Managed PostgreSQL | $131.89 / mo 2 vCPU, 4 GiB RAM, 50 GB storage (Gen 5) | -- |
Managed Redis®* | $39.60 / mo 1 vCPU, 1 GiB RAM (Basic C1) | -- |
Serverless 25M Executions | $29.80 / mo 25M invocations, 512 MB RAM, 150 ms duration | -- |
Free egress allowance | 100 GB / mo | -- |
1 TB of egress beyond allowance | $87.00 $0.087 / GB (Premium network North America) | -- |
Azure GPUs
Name | GPUs | VRAM | vCPUs | RAM | Price/h | |
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NC4as T4 v3 | 1x T4 | 16GB | 4 | 28GB | $0.53 | Source |
NC8as T4 v3 | 1x T4 | 16GB | 8 | 56GB | $0.75 | Source |
NC6 | 1x K80 | 12GB | 6 | 56GB | $0.90 | Source |
NV6 | 1x M60 | 8GB | 6 | 56GB | $1.14 | Source |
NV12s v3 | 1x M60 | 8GB | 12 | 112GB | $1.14 | Source |
NC16as T4 v3 | 1x T4 | 16GB | 16 | 110GB | $1.20 | Source |
NC12 | 2x K80 | 24GB | 12 | 112GB | $1.80 | Source |
NC6s v2 | 1x P100 | 16GB | 6 | 112GB | $2.07 | Source |
ND6s | 1x P40 | 24GB | 6 | 112GB | $2.07 | Source |
NV12 | 2x M60 | 16GB | 12 | 112GB | $2.28 | Source |
NV24s v3 | 2x M60 | 16GB | 24 | 224GB | $2.28 | Source |
NC6s v3 | 1x V100 | 16GB | 6 | 112GB | $3.06 | Source |
NC24 | 4x K80 | 48GB | 24 | 224GB | $3.60 | Source |
NC24r | 4x K80 | 48GB | 24 | 224GB | $3.96 | Source |
NC12s v2 | 2x P100 | 32GB | 12 | 224GB | $4.14 | Source |
ND12s | 2x P40 | 48GB | 12 | 224GB | $4.14 | Source |
NC64as T4 v3 | 4x T4 | 64GB | 64 | 440GB | $4.35 | Source |
NV48s v3 | 4x M60 | 32GB | 48 | 448GB | $4.56 | Source |
NV24 | 4x M60 | 32GB | 24 | 224GB | $4.56 | Source |
NC24ads A100 v4 | 1x A100 | 80GB | 24 | 220GB | $4.78 | Source |
NC12s v3 | 2x V100 | 32GB | 12 | 224GB | $6.12 | Source |
ND24s | 4x P40 | 96GB | 24 | 448GB | $8.28 | Source |
NC24s v2 | 4x P100 | 64GB | 24 | 448GB | $8.28 | Source |
NC40ads H100 v5 | 1x H100 | 80GB | 40 | 320GB | $8.82 | Source |
ND24rs | 4x P40 | 96GB | 24 | 448GB | $9.11 | Source |
NC24rs v2 | 4x P100 | 64GB | 24 | 448GB | $9.11 | Source |
NC24s v3 | 4x V100 | 64GB | 24 | 448GB | $12.24 | Source |
NC24rs v3 | 4x V100 | 64GB | 24 | 448GB | $13.46 | Source |
ND40rs v2 | 8x V100 | 256GB | 40 | 672GB | $22.03 | Source |
ND96asr A100 v4 | 8x A100 | 320GB | 96 | 900GB | $27.20 | Source |
Sesterce GPUs
Name | GPUs | VRAM | vCPUs | RAM | Price/h | |
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1x A4000 | 1x A4000 | 16GB | 4 | -- | $0.15 | Source |
1x A30 | 1x A30 | 24GB | 16 | -- | $0.33 | Source |
1x V100 16G | 1x V100 | 16GB | 6 | -- | $0.39 | Source |
1x A5000 | 1x A5000 | 24GB | 6 | -- | $0.49 | Source |
1x A6000 | 1x A6000 | 48GB | 28 | 48GB | $0.50 | Source |
1x A16 | 1x A16 | 48GB | 6 | -- | $0.51 | Source |
1x A40 | 1x A40 | 48GB | 6 | -- | $0.53 | Source |
1x RTX 4090 | 1x RTX 4090 | 24GB | 12 | -- | $0.60 | Source |
1x L40 | 1x L40 | 48GB | 26 | 192GB | $0.99 | Source |
1x RTX 6000 Ada | 1x RTX 6000 | 48GB | 10 | -- | $1.07 | Source |
1x A100 40G | 1x A100 | 40GB | 14 | -- | $1.25 | Source |
1x A100 80G | 1x A100 | 80GB | 28 | -- | $1.35 | Source |
1x L40S | 1x L40S | 48GB | 20 | -- | $1.36 | Source |
1x H100 | 1x H100 | 80GB | 28 | 180GB | $1.90 | Source |
1x V100 32G | 1x V100 | 32GB | 8 | -- | $2.34 | Source |
1x MI300X | 1x MI300X | 192GB | 6 | -- | $3.00 | Source |
1x H200 | 1x H200 | 141GB | 44 | 24GB | $3.37 | Source |
1x GH200 | 1x GH200 | 96GB | 144 | -- | $4.23 | Source |
1x B200 | 1x B200 | 192GB | 31 | 250GB | $4.90 | Source |
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 managed services that Microsoft Azure and Sesterce offer:
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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) | -- |
Company details
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Website | azure.microsoft.com | www.sesterce.com |
Headquarters | United States of America 🇺🇸 | France 🇫🇷 |
Founded | 2008 | 2018 |
Data Center Locations | 66 | 43 |
Example Customers | General Motors, NHS, Fujitsu, NBA | -- |
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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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Website | www.sesterce.com |
Headquarters | France 🇫🇷 |
Founded | 2018 |
Data Center Locations | 43 |
Example Customers | -- |
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Our data for Microsoft Azure was last updated on Oct. 24, 2024, and for Sesterce on April 17, 2025.