Microsoft Azure vs Contabo
Verdict With 4 GB RAM, Contabo costs €91.85 a month less than Microsoft Azure over 12 months: €5.67 against €97.52. Contabo is cheaper at 2 of the 2 sizes both sell.
Bills over 12 months with an IPv4 address and 1 TB of traffic a month, excluding VAT, under the same assumptions for both. Both run servers in Australia, Germany, United Kingdom, India, Japan, Singapore and United States.
- €81.04 Cheapest billper month 93% less€5.67
- €16.51 Bill per GB of memorymedian 90% less€1.59
- €100.00 Extras on top of the price tagmedian per month None
- €107.48 Extra trafficper extra TB, median Unmetered
Size by size
VPS with shared cores, per monthOnly sizes both sell, same type on both sides. The score counts this table only; ties count for neither.
Side by side
Green is the better side of a row| Microsoft Azure | Side by side | Contabo |
|---|---|---|
| azure.microsoft.com | Website | contabo.com |
| United States | Based in | Germany |
| Card, Bank transfer | Ways to pay | Card, PayPal, Bank transfer, Direct debit, Local methods |
| — | ID check at sign-up | ID only if flagged |
| Verified provider | Company check | Verified provider |
| 267 | Servers tracked | 189 |
| 10 | Countries | 7 |
| 11 | Cities | 9 |
| None | Setup fee | Depends on the plan |
| Charged | IPv4 address | Included |
| Not published | Backups | Depends on the plan |
| 0.1 TB a month | Traffic included | Unmetered |
| €77.92–€162.11 per TB | Extra traffic | Unmetered |
| 100% | Bills with extras | 8% |
| Monthly | Shortest term | Monthly |
| No | Introductory prices | No |
| USD | Billed in | EUR |
| 4 hours ago | Prices checked | 25 minutes ago |
Locations
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