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
Vultr
- Good selection VPS configurations (GPU, dedicated, high memory)
- Offers managed services (databases, Kubernetes, object storage)
- Competitive pricing, generous egress
- 30+ data center locations around the world
Price comparison
How do Microsoft Azure's prices compare against Vultr?
Example configuration | Microsoft Azure | Vultr |
---|---|---|
VM Small | $6.13 / mo 2 vCPU, 1 GB RAM (B2pts v2) | $5.00 / mo 1 vCPU, 1 GB RAM (Shared) |
VM Medium | $86.87 / mo 4 vCPU, 8 GB RAM (B4pls v2) | $40.00 / mo 4 vCPU, 8 GB RAM (Shared) |
VM Large | $173.74 / mo 8 vCPU, 16 GB RAM (B8pls v2) | $160.00 / mo 8 vCPU, 16 GB RAM (CPU-Optimized) |
Block Storage | $8.10 / mo 100 GB | $10.00 / mo 100 GB |
Object Storage | $21.50 / mo 1 TB | $6.00 / mo 1 TB |
Load Balancer | $23.25 / mo Standard | $10.00 / mo |
Managed PostgreSQL | $131.89 / mo 2 vCPU, 4 GiB RAM, 50 GB storage (Gen 5) | $60.00 / mo 2 vCPU, 4 GB RAM, 80 GB storage |
Managed Redis®* | $39.60 / mo 1 vCPU, 1 GiB RAM (Basic C1) | $15.00 / mo 1 vCPU, 1 GB RAM |
Serverless 25M Executions | $29.80 / mo 25M invocations, 512 MB RAM, 150 ms duration | -- |
Free egress allowance | 100 GB / mo | 2 TB / mo for most services |
1 TB of egress beyond allowance | $87.00 $0.087 / GB (Premium network North America) | $10.00 $0.01 / GB |
Azure offers GPUs in the following configurations:
Name | GPUs | VRAM | vCPUs | RAM | Price/h | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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 | |
NC24ads A100 v4 | 1x A100 | 80GB | 24 | 220GB | $4.78 | Launch |
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 | |
Vultr offers GPUs in the following configurations:
Name | GPUs | VRAM | vCPUs | RAM | Price/h | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
A16 | 1x A16 | 16GB | 6 | 64GB | $0.51 | Launch |
A16 | 2x A16 | 96GB | 12 | 128GB | $1.02 | Launch |
A40 | 1x A40 | 48GB | 24 | 120GB | $1.86 | Launch |
A16 | 4x A16 | 192GB | 24 | 256GB | $2.05 | Launch |
L40S | 1x L40S | 48GB | 16 | 240GB | $2.23 | |
A100 80GB | 1x A100 | 80GB | 12 | 120GB | $2.60 | Launch |
A16 | 8x A16 | 384GB | 48 | 486GB | $4.09 | Launch |
GH200 | 1x GH200 | 96GB | 72 | 480GB | $4.34 | |
A40 | 4x A40 | 192GB | 96 | 480GB | $7.44 | Launch |
A16 | 16x A16 | 768GB | 96 | 960GB | $9.19 | Launch |
HGX A100 | 8x A100 | 5120GB | 112 | 2048GB | $12.90 | |
H100 | 8x H100 | 5120GB | 224 | 2048GB | $19.99 | |
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 Vultr offer:
Service | Microsoft Azure | Vultr |
---|---|---|
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 | Vultr | |
---|---|---|
Website | azure.microsoft.com | www.vultr.com |
Headquarters | United States of America 🇺🇸 | United States of America 🇺🇸 |
Founded | 2008 | 2014 |
Data Center Locations | 66 | 32 |
Example Customers | General Motors, NHS, Fujitsu, NBA | Edgegap, 3XC, CloudQuant, WP Bolt, VirtualShield |
Microsoft Azure | |
---|---|
Website | azure.microsoft.com |
Headquarters | United States of America 🇺🇸 |
Founded | 2008 |
Data Center Locations | 66 |
Example Customers | General Motors, NHS, Fujitsu, NBA |
Vultr | |
---|---|
Website | www.vultr.com |
Headquarters | United States of America 🇺🇸 |
Founded | 2014 |
Data Center Locations | 32 |
Example Customers | Edgegap, 3XC, CloudQuant, WP Bolt, VirtualShield |
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More comparisonsOur data for Microsoft Azure was last updated on Oct. 24, 2024, and for Vultr on Sept. 28, 2024.