Which is cheaper, Amazon Glue or Azure Data Factory?

AWS is cheaper in 3 of 4 comparable categories, with an average price difference of 60.2%.

How do Amazon Glue and Azure Data Factory compare for general purpose workloads?

Both providers offer competitive pricing for general purpose workloads.

Updated Apr 4, 2026AWSAzure

Overall Winner

AWS

AWS Wins

Azure Wins

Ties

AWS wins 3 of 4 price comparisons, averaging 60.2% lower prices in categories where it leads.

Prices range from $0.4044/hr to $21.47/hr across comparable tiers.

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Best for AWS Glue workloads

Comparing Amazon Glue and Azure Data Factory across 4 equivalent tiers. On-demand hourly rates are shown in USD for the default region.

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Category	AWS Amazon Glue	Azure Azure Data Factory	Diff	Cheapest
AWS Glue - AWS Glue	$0.4400/hr USE1-DEVED-DPU-Hour ($321.20/mo)	$0.4044/hr D2 v2 - D2 v2 AHB ($295.18/mo)	+8.1%	Azure
AWS Glue - AWS Glue	$0.4400/hr USE1-Materialized-View-Refresh-DPU-Hour ($321.20/mo)	$1.0000/hr Azure Managed VNET - Azure Managed VNET Pipeline Activity ($730.00/mo)	+56.0%	AWS
AWS Glue - AWS Glue	$0.5200/hr USE1-ETL-M-DPU-Hour ($379.60/mo)	$3.1760/hr E16 v3 - E16 v3 AHB ($2,318.48/mo)	+83.6%	AWS
AWS Glue - AWS Glue	$1.5000/hr USE1-zeroETL-App-IngestionVolume-GB ($1,095.00/mo)	$21.4700/hr E80ids v4 - E80ids v4 License Included ($15,673.10/mo)	+93.0%	AWS