Microsoft Azure vs WinterNode

Verdict With 4 GB RAM, WinterNode costs €83.64 a month less than Microsoft Azure over 12 months: €13.88 against €97.52. WinterNode 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 United States.

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Both in the list Compare cheapest plans
Microsoft Azurecheaper at 0 of 4 sizes
WinterNodecheaper at 4 of 4 sizes
  • €81.04 Cheapest billper month 91% less€7.17
  • €16.51 Bill per GB of memorymedian 84% less€2.58
  • €100.00 Extras on top of the price tagmedian per month None
  • €107.48 Extra trafficper extra TB, median Not published

Size by size

VPS with shared cores, per month
MemoryMicrosoft AzureWinterNodeCompare
4 GB€97.52Azure B2pls v2 · 2 vCPU · 4 GB · 32 GB SSDTraffic: 0.1 TB, then €77.92/TB€13.88VPS Small · 2 vCPU · 4 GB · 50 GB NVMeTraffic: 10 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€20.60VPS Medium · 2 vCPU · 8 GB · 100 GB NVMeTraffic: 10 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€41.20VPS Large · 4 vCPU · 16 GB · 200 GB NVMeTraffic: 10 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€75.68VPS Max · 8 vCPU · 32 GB · 250 GB NVMeTraffic: 10 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 sideWinterNode
azure.microsoft.comWebsitewinternode.com
United StatesBased inUnited States
Card, Bank transferWays to pay—
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Verified providerCompany checkNot verified yet
267Servers tracked6
10Countries1
11Cities1
NoneSetup feeNone
ChargedIPv4 addressIncluded
Not publishedBackupsNot published
0.1 TB a monthTraffic included10 TB a month
€77.92–€162.11 per TBExtra trafficNot published
100%Bills with extras0%
MonthlyShortest termMonthly
NoIntroductory pricesNo
USDBilled inUSD
4 hours agoPrices checked23 minutes ago

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