Microsoft Azure vs OVHcloud

Verdict With 4 GB RAM, OVHcloud costs €93.03 a month less than Microsoft Azure over 12 months: €4.49 against €97.52. OVHcloud 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, Canada, Germany, United Kingdom, India, Netherlands and Singapore.

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Both in the list Compare cheapest plans
Microsoft Azurecheaper at 0 of 2 sizes
OVHcloudcheaper at 2 of 2 sizes
  • €81.04 Cheapest billper month 94% less€4.49
  • €16.51 Bill per GB of memorymedian 92% less€1.30
  • €100.00 Extras on top of the price tagmedian per month 95% less€4.58
  • €107.48 Extra trafficper extra TB, median Not published

Size by size

VPS with shared cores, per month
MemoryMicrosoft AzureOVHcloudCompare
4 GB€97.52Azure B2pls v2 · 2 vCPU · 4 GB · 32 GB SSDTraffic: 0.1 TB, then €77.92/TB€4.49VPS-1 2027 2 vCPU · 4 GB · 40 GB NVMeTraffic: Unmetered
8 GB€119.49Azure B2ps v2 · 2 vCPU · 8 GB · 32 GB SSDTraffic: 0.1 TB, then €77.92/TB€8.49VPS-2 2027 4 vCPU · 8 GB · 75 GB NVMeTraffic: Unmetered

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 sideOVHcloud
azure.microsoft.comWebsiteovhcloud.com
United StatesBased inFrance
Card, Bank transferWays to payCard, PayPal
—ID check at sign-upID only if flagged
Verified providerCompany checkVerified provider
267Servers tracked85
10Countries15
11Cities19
NoneSetup feeDepends on the plan
ChargedIPv4 addressIncluded
Not publishedBackupsNot published
0.1 TB a monthTraffic included0.5–25 TB a month · unmetered on 48 servers
€77.92–€162.11 per TBExtra trafficNot published
100%Bills with extras89%
MonthlyShortest termMonthly
NoIntroductory pricesNo
USDBilled inEUR
4 hours agoPrices checked23 minutes ago

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