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Azure vs TensorDock

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What's good about...

Microsoft Azure logo 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

TensorDock logo TensorDock

  • Marketplace model with competitive pricing
  • Pay-per-second billing with no minimum commitments
  • No waitlists or quotas for GPU access
  • Global coverage across 100+ locations

Price comparison

How do Azure's prices compare against TensorDock?

VM Small

Closest config to 1 vCPU, 1 GB RAM.
Microsoft Azure Azure
$6.13 / mo 2 vCPU, 1 GB RAM (B2pts v2)
TensorDock TensorDock
$10.80 / mo 2 vCPU, 4 GB RAM, 20 GB storage

VM Medium

Closest config to 4 vCPU, 8 GB RAM.
Microsoft Azure Azure
$86.87 / mo 4 vCPU, 8 GB RAM (B4pls v2)
TensorDock TensorDock
$20.88 / mo 4 vCPU, 8 GB RAM, 20 GB storage

VM Large

Closest config to 8 vCPU, 16 GB RAM (dedicated preferred).
Microsoft Azure Azure
$173.74 / mo 8 vCPU, 16 GB RAM (B8pls v2)
TensorDock TensorDock
$41.04 / mo 8 vCPU, 16 GB RAM, 20 GB storage

Block Storage

Closest config to 100+ GB SSD, 3,000+ IOPS, 100+ MB/s throughput, no snapshots.
Microsoft Azure Azure
$8.10 / mo 100 GB
TensorDock TensorDock
$0.01 / mo 100 GB

Object Storage

Closest config to 1 TB stored, 100 GB in / 250 GB out, 1M GET, 100k PUT/POST.
Microsoft Azure Azure
$21.50 / mo 1 TB
TensorDock TensorDock
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Load Balancer

Closest config to TCP, 1 node (1 vCPU, 1 GB RAM), 200+ Mbps, 1,000 conn/sec, 1 TB processed/mo.
Microsoft Azure Azure
$23.25 / mo Standard
TensorDock TensorDock
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Managed PostgreSQL

Closest config to 1 node, 2 vCPU, 4 GB RAM, 50+ GB storage, 10 GB read / 5 GB write per month.
Microsoft Azure Azure
$131.89 / mo 2 vCPU, 4 GiB RAM, 50 GB storage (Gen 5)
TensorDock TensorDock
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Managed Redis®*

Closest config to 1 node, 1 vCPU, 1 GB RAM, 10 req/s, 1 KB avg request size.
Microsoft Azure Azure
$39.60 / mo 1 vCPU, 1 GiB RAM (Basic C1)
TensorDock TensorDock
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Serverless 25M Executions

Closest config to 25M invocations, 150ms execution time, 512 MB memory.
Microsoft Azure Azure
$29.80 / mo 25M invocations, 512 MB RAM, 150 ms duration
TensorDock TensorDock
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Free egress allowance

Microsoft Azure Azure
100 GB / mo
TensorDock TensorDock
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1 TB of egress beyond allowance

Microsoft Azure Azure
$87.00 $0.087 / GB (Premium network North America)
TensorDock TensorDock
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GPU Fleet Overview

Starting Price

Microsoft Azure Azure
$0.09/hr
TensorDock TensorDock
$0.21/hr

Billing Options

Microsoft Azure Azure
On-DemandSpotReserved (36mo)Reserved (12mo)
TensorDock TensorDock
On-Demand

Available Models

Azure offers 10 GPU models, while TensorDock offers 9.

Microsoft Azure Azure
H100(14) A100(20) H200(2) RTX Pro 6000(40) V100(4) A10(24) T4(16) GB200(2) MI300X(2) M60(12)
TensorDock TensorDock
H100(1) A100(2) V100(1) RTX A6000(1) RTX 4090(1) RTX 6000 Ada(1) L40(1) A4000(1) RTX 3090(1)

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.

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Which services do they offer

Here are some managed services that Azure and TensorDock offer:

Service Azure TensorDock
Analytics
App Testing
Block Storage
Content Delivery Network (CDN)
Container Registry
Crash Reporting
GPU-powered Servers
Load Balancer
Managed Containers
Managed Kubernetes
Managed MySQL
Managed PostgreSQL
Managed Redis®*
NoSQL Databases
Object Storage
Performance Monitoring
Push Notifications
Realtime Databases
Remote Config
Serverless Cron Jobs
Serverless Functions
Static Sites
User Authentication
Vector Databases
Virtual Private Server (VPS)

Company details

Website
Microsoft Azure Azure
azure.microsoft.com
TensorDock TensorDock
www.tensordock.com
Headquarters
Microsoft Azure Azure
United States of America
TensorDock TensorDock
United States of America
Founded
Microsoft Azure Azure
2008
TensorDock TensorDock
2021
Data Center Locations
Microsoft Azure Azure
66
TensorDock TensorDock
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Example Customers
Microsoft Azure Azure
General Motors, NHS, Fujitsu, NBA
TensorDock TensorDock
Florida State University, Creavite, airgpu, ELBO

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Our data for Azure was last updated on June 22, 2026, and for TensorDock on Feb. 12, 2026.

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