AWS vs Azure — Cloud Instance Price Comparison
Side-by-side comparison of the cheapest AWS and Azure compute instances for each vCPU tier. Find which provider offers better value for your workload size.
| # | vCPU | AWS Instance | AWS $/hr | Azure Instance | Azure $/hr | Cheaper |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | t2.nano | $0.0058/hr | Standard_B1ls | $0.0052/hr | Azure 10% cheaper |
| 2 | 2 | t4g.nano | $0.0042/hr | Standard_B2pts_v2 | $0.0084/hr | AWS 50% cheaper |
| 3 | 4 | t3.xlarge | $0.0736/hr | Standard_D4h_v3 | $0.0865/hr | AWS 15% cheaper |
| 4 | 8 | t3.2xlarge | $0.1472/hr | NC8dsxlRTX6Kv6 | $0.0447/hr | Azure 70% cheaper |
| 5 | 10 | mac-m4.metal | $1.2300/hr | Standard_A10 | $0.7800/hr | Azure 37% cheaper |
| 6 | 12 | i3en.3xlarge | $0.5520/hr | Standard_D12_v2 | $0.3710/hr | Azure 33% cheaper |
| 7 | 14 | mac-m4pro.metal | $1.9700/hr | Standard_D14_v2 | $1.4820/hr | Azure 25% cheaper |
| 8 | 16 | p5.4xlarge | $0.1728/hr | NC16dsxlRTX6Kv6 | $0.1800/hr | AWS 4% cheaper |
| 9 | 20 | mac2-m1ultra.metal | $5.0000/hr | Standard_B20ms | $0.8320/hr | Azure 83% cheaper |
| 10 | 24 | i3en.6xlarge | $1.1040/hr | NC24ldsxlRTX6kv6 | $1.1300/hr | AWS 2% cheaper |
| 11 | 28 | mac-m3ultra.metal | $12.5000/hr | Standard_NV28adms_V710_v5 | $2.4000/hr | Azure 81% cheaper |
| 12 | 32 | c6g.8xlarge | $1.0880/hr | Standard_D32pls_v6 | $0.9920/hr | Azure 9% cheaper |
| 13 | 36 | c5.9xlarge | $1.5300/hr | NC36ldsxlRTX6kv6 | $1.2430/hr | Azure 19% cheaper |
| 14 | 40 | m4.10xlarge | $1.8400/hr | Standard_NP40s | $6.6000/hr | AWS 72% cheaper |
| 15 | 48 | c6g.12xlarge | $1.6320/hr | Standard_D48pls_v6 | $1.4880/hr | Azure 9% cheaper |
| 16 | 64 | hpc7g.16xlarge | $1.6832/hr | Standard_D64pls_v6 | $1.9840/hr | AWS 15% cheaper |
| 17 | 72 | c5.18xlarge | $3.0600/hr | NC72ldsxlRTX6kv6 | $2.4400/hr | Azure 20% cheaper |
| 18 | 96 | hpc6a.48xlarge | $2.8800/hr | Standard_D96pls_v6 | $2.9760/hr | AWS 3% cheaper |
| 19 | 128 | c6a.32xlarge | $4.8960/hr | Standard_D128als_v7 | $5.1460/hr | AWS 5% cheaper |
| 20 | 192 | p5e.48xlarge | $1.8432/hr | Standard_D192s_v6 | $9.6770/hr | AWS 81% cheaper |