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Azure vs TensorWave

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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

TensorWave logo TensorWave

  • Offers AMD GPUs as an alternative to Nvidia-based platforms
  • Native support for PyTorch and TensorFlow with no code changes
  • Can reserve for up to 3 years

Price comparison

How do Azure's prices compare against TensorWave?

VM Small

Closest config to 1 vCPU, 1 GB RAM.
Microsoft Azure Azure
$6.13 / mo 2 vCPU, 1 GB RAM (B2pts v2)
TensorWave TensorWave
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VM Medium

Closest config to 4 vCPU, 8 GB RAM.
Microsoft Azure Azure
$86.87 / mo 4 vCPU, 8 GB RAM (B4pls v2)
TensorWave TensorWave
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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)
TensorWave TensorWave
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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
TensorWave TensorWave
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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
TensorWave TensorWave
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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
TensorWave TensorWave
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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)
TensorWave TensorWave
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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)
TensorWave TensorWave
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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
TensorWave TensorWave
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Free egress allowance

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

Microsoft Azure Azure
$87.00 $0.087 / GB (Premium network North America)
TensorWave TensorWave
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TensorWave logo TensorWave Pricing Details

TensorWave offers bare metal GPU nodes and fully managed Kubernetes clusters. You can reserve nodes for periods ranging from 6 months to 3 years.

GPU Fleet Overview

Starting Price

Microsoft Azure Azure
$0.09/hr
TensorWave TensorWave
$2.25/hr

Billing Options

Microsoft Azure Azure
On-DemandSpotReserved (36mo)Reserved (12mo)
TensorWave TensorWave
Custom

Available Models

Azure offers 10 GPU models, while TensorWave offers 3.

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)
TensorWave TensorWave
MI300X(1) MI355X(1) MI325X(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 TensorWave offer:

Service Azure TensorWave
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
TensorWave TensorWave
tensorwave.com
Headquarters
Microsoft Azure Azure
United States of America
TensorWave TensorWave
United States of America
Founded
Microsoft Azure Azure
2008
TensorWave TensorWave
2023
Data Center Locations
Microsoft Azure Azure
66
TensorWave TensorWave
2
Example Customers
Microsoft Azure Azure
General Motors, NHS, Fujitsu, NBA
TensorWave TensorWave
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Our data for Azure was last updated on June 23, 2026, and for TensorWave on Feb. 12, 2026.

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