Microsoft Azure vs Hostinger

Verdict With 4 GB RAM, Hostinger costs €85.89 a month less than Microsoft Azure over 12 months: €11.63 against €97.52. Hostinger is cheaper at 4 of the 4 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 Brazil, Germany, United Kingdom, India and United States.

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Both in the list Compare cheapest plans
Microsoft Azurecheaper at 0 of 4 sizes
Hostingercheaper at 4 of 4 sizes
  • €81.04 Cheapest billper month 86% less€11.63
  • €16.51 Bill per GB of memorymedian 90% less€1.72
  • €100.00 Extras on top of the price tagmedian per month 90% less€9.76
  • €107.48 Extra trafficper extra TB, median Not published

Size by size

VPS with shared cores, per month
MemoryMicrosoft AzureHostingerCompare
4 GB€97.52Azure B2pls v2 · 2 vCPU · 4 GB · 32 GB SSDTraffic: 0.1 TB, then €77.92/TB€11.63KVM 1Traffic: 4 TB, price for more not published
8 GB€119.49Azure B2ps v2 · 2 vCPU · 8 GB · 32 GB SSDTraffic: 0.1 TB, then €77.92/TB€15.75KVM 2Traffic: 8 TB, price for more not published
16 GB€160.95Azure B4ps v2 · 4 vCPU · 16 GB · 32 GB SSD · PuneTraffic: 0.1 TB, then €107.48/TB€23.27KVM 4Traffic: 16 TB, price for more not published
32 GB€219.40Azure B8ps v2 · 8 vCPU · 32 GB · 32 GB SSD · PuneTraffic: 0.1 TB, then €107.48/TB€46.56KVM 8Traffic: 32 TB, price for more not published

Only 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 AzureSide by sideHostinger
azure.microsoft.comWebsitehostinger.com
United StatesBased inLithuania
Card, Bank transferWays to payCard, PayPal, Crypto, Alipay, Pix, UPI, Local methods
—ID check at sign-upID only if flagged
Verified providerCompany checkVerified provider
267Servers tracked4
10Countries9
11Cities10
NoneSetup feeNone
ChargedIPv4 addressIncluded
Not publishedBackupsIncluded
0.1 TB a monthTraffic included4–32 TB a month
€77.92–€162.11 per TBExtra trafficNot published
100%Bills with extras100%
MonthlyShortest term24 months
NoIntroductory pricesYes, then renews higher
USDBilled inUSD
4 hours agoPrices checked23 minutes ago

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