Microsoft Azure vs Vultr

Verdict With 4 GB RAM, Vultr costs €79.61 a month less than Microsoft Azure over 12 months: €17.91 against €97.52. Vultr is cheaper at 5 of the 5 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, Brazil, Canada, Germany, United Kingdom, India, Japan, Netherlands, Singapore and United States.

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Both in the list Compare cheapest plans
Microsoft Azurecheaper at 0 of 5 sizes
Vultrcheaper at 5 of 5 sizes
  • €81.04 Cheapest billper month 94% less€4.48
  • €16.51 Bill per GB of memorymedian 59% less€6.72
  • €100.00 Extras on top of the price tagmedian per month None
  • €107.48 Extra trafficper extra TB, median 92% less€8.96

Size by size

VPS with shared cores, per month
MemoryMicrosoft AzureVultrCompare
1 GB€81.04Azure B2pts v2 · 2 vCPU · 1 GB · 32 GB SSDTraffic: 0.1 TB, then €77.92/TB€4.48Regular Performance 1 vCPU · 1 GB · 25 GBTraffic: 1.02 TB, then €8.96/TB
4 GB€97.52Azure B2pls v2 · 2 vCPU · 4 GB · 32 GB SSDTraffic: 0.1 TB, then €77.92/TB€17.91Regular Performance 2 vCPU · 4 GB · 80 GBTraffic: 3.07 TB, then €8.96/TB
8 GB€119.49Azure B2ps v2 · 2 vCPU · 8 GB · 32 GB SSDTraffic: 0.1 TB, then €77.92/TB€35.83Regular Performance 4 vCPU · 8 GB · 160 GBTraffic: 4.1 TB, then €8.96/TB
16 GB€160.95Azure B4ps v2 · 4 vCPU · 16 GB · 32 GB SSD · PuneTraffic: 0.1 TB, then €107.48/TB€71.65Regular Performance 6 vCPU · 16 GB · 320 GBTraffic: 5.12 TB, then €8.96/TB
32 GB€219.40Azure B8ps v2 · 8 vCPU · 32 GB · 32 GB SSD · PuneTraffic: 0.1 TB, then €107.48/TB€143.31Regular Performance 8 vCPU · 32 GB · 640 GBTraffic: 6.14 TB, then €8.96/TB

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 sideVultr
azure.microsoft.comWebsitevultr.com
United StatesBased inUnited States
Card, Bank transferWays to payCard, PayPal, Crypto, Alipay
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Verified providerCompany checkNot verified yet
267Servers tracked172
10Countries20
11Cities33
NoneSetup feeNone
ChargedIPv4 addressIncluded
Not publishedBackupsDepends on the plan
0.1 TB a monthTraffic included0.51–15.36 TB a month
€77.92–€162.11 per TBExtra traffic€8.96 per TB
100%Bills with extras1%
MonthlyShortest termMonthly
NoIntroductory pricesNo
USDBilled inUSD
4 hours agoPrices checked26 minutes ago

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