Microsoft Azure vs IONOS
Verdict With 4 GB RAM, IONOS costs €87.00 a month less than Microsoft Azure over 12 months: €10.52 against €97.52. IONOS is cheaper at 3 of the 3 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 Germany, United Kingdom and United States.
- €81.04 Cheapest billper month 94% less€4.48
- €16.51 Bill per GB of memorymedian 86% less€2.24
- €100.00 Extras on top of the price tagmedian per month 89% less€11.42
- €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 | IONOS |
|---|---|---|
| azure.microsoft.com | Website | ionos.com |
| United States | Based in | Germany |
| Card, Bank transfer | Ways to pay | Card, PayPal, Direct debit |
| — | ID check at sign-up | — |
| Verified provider | Company check | Verified provider |
| 267 | Servers tracked | 5 |
| 10 | Countries | 4 |
| 11 | Cities | 4 |
| None | Setup fee | None |
| Charged | IPv4 address | Included |
| Not published | Backups | Not published |
| 0.1 TB a month | Traffic included | Unmetered |
| €77.92–€162.11 per TB | Extra traffic | Unmetered |
| 100% | Bills with extras | 100% |
| Monthly | Shortest term | 12 months |
| No | Introductory prices | Yes, then renews higher |
| USD | Billed in | USD |
| 4 hours ago | Prices checked | 24 minutes ago |
Locations
Only Microsoft Azure 11
Only IONOS 4
Other matchups
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