Which is cheaper, Azure App Service or Google App Engine?

GCP is cheaper in 4 of 4 comparable categories, with an average price difference of 67.4%.

How do Azure App Service and Google App Engine compare for general purpose workloads?

Both providers offer competitive pricing for general purpose workloads.

Updated Apr 4, 2026AzureGCP

Overall Winner

GCP

Azure Wins

GCP Wins

Ties

GCP wins 4 of 4 price comparisons, averaging 67.4% lower prices in categories where it leads.

Prices range from $0.008221/hr to $1.54/hr across comparable tiers.

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Best for Compute workloads

Comparing Azure App Service and Google App Engine across 4 equivalent tiers. On-demand hourly rates are shown in USD for the default region.

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Category	Azure Azure App Service	GCP Google App Engine	Diff	Cheapest
Compute - Shared - Shared App	$0.0130/hr Shared - Shared App ($9.49/mo)	$0.0082/hr 0D36-562F-973F ($6.00/mo)	+36.8%	GCP
Compute - I1 - I1 App	$0.3000/hr I1 - I1 App ($219.00/mo)	$0.1400/hr 289E-BF81-354E ($102.20/mo)	+53.3%	GCP
Compute - PC4 - PC4 App	$0.6498/hr PC4 - PC4 App ($474.34/mo)	$0.0990/hr 4F49-B6DA-5ACA ($72.27/mo)	+84.8%	GCP
Compute - App_Service_I3_v2_linux - I3 v2 App	$1.5440/hr App_Service_I3_v2_linux - I3 v2 App ($1,127.12/mo)	$0.0780/hr 118B-8B9D-5F41 ($56.94/mo)	+94.9%	GCP

✓Compute - Shared - Shared App - saves $3.50/mo (36.8% cheaper)
✓Compute - I1 - I1 App - saves $116.80/mo (53.3% cheaper)
✓Compute - PC4 - PC4 App - saves $402.08/mo (84.8% cheaper)
✓Compute - App_Service_I3_v2_linux - I3 v2 App - saves $1,070.18/mo (94.9% cheaper)