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Azure vs Verda

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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

Verda logo Verda

  • Nvidia GPU range from A100 to GB300 NVL72
  • On-demand, spot, and reserved pricing on the same hardware
  • SOC 2 Type II, ISO 27001, and C5 certified
  • EU owned, with datacenters in Finland and Iceland
  • Powered by 100% renewable energy

Price comparison

How do Azure's prices compare against Verda?

VM Small

Closest config to 1 vCPU, 1 GB RAM.
Microsoft Azure Azure
$6.13 / mo 2 vCPU, 1 GB RAM (B2pts v2)
Verda Verda
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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)
Verda Verda
$21.60 / mo 4 vCPU, 16 GB RAM

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)
Verda Verda
$36.00 / mo 8 vCPU, 32 GB RAM

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
Verda Verda
$20.00 / mo 100 GB NVMe

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
Verda Verda
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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
Verda Verda
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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)
Verda Verda
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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)
Verda Verda
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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
Verda Verda
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Free egress allowance

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

Microsoft Azure Azure
$87.00 $0.087 / GB (Premium network North America)
Verda Verda
Free and unlimited
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GPU Fleet Overview

Same GPU, Both Providers

Cheapest rate per GPU per hour for the cards both providers sell, compared on a billing mode they both publish.

On-demand price per GPU-hour.

Microsoft Azure Azure
Verda Verda
H100 $6.98 $3.25 H200 $13.78 $4.00 RTX PRO 6000 $5.50 $1.89 A100 $3.40 $1.29

Billing Options

Microsoft Azure Azure
On-DemandSpotReserved (12mo)Reserved (36mo)Custom
Verda Verda
On-DemandSpotReserved (1mo)Reserved (3mo)Reserved (6mo)Reserved (12mo)Reserved (24mo)

Available Models

Ranked by how many providers list each card. The number beside a GPU is how many instance configurations this provider sells it in, not how many are in stock.

Azure offers 10 GPU models, while Verda offers 11.

Microsoft Azure Azure
H100(16) A100(20) H200(2) RTX PRO 6000(40) V100(6) A10(12) MI300X(2) T4(16) GB200(2) MI455X(1)
Verda Verda
H100(35) A100(42) H200(28) RTX PRO 6000(35) L40S(28) B200(28) B300(28) V100(28) RTX A6000(28) RTX 6000 Ada(28)
View all 11 GPUs →

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.

Which services do they offer

Here are some managed services that Azure and Verda offer:

Service Azure Verda
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
Verda Verda
verda.com
Headquarters
Microsoft Azure Azure
United States of America
Verda Verda
Finland
Founded
Microsoft Azure Azure
2008
Verda Verda
2018
Data Center Locations
Microsoft Azure Azure
66
Verda Verda
3
Example Customers
Microsoft Azure Azure
General Motors, NHS, Fujitsu, NBA
Verda Verda
Sony, Findable, Harvard University, MIT, Korea University

Alternatives to consider

Compare Azure and Verda against other cloud providers.

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Our data for Azure was last updated on Aug. 22, 2026, and for Verda on Aug. 22, 2026.

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