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Azure App Service vs Google App Engine: Pricing Comparison (2026)

Updated Apr 4, 2026AzureGCP
Overall Winner
GCP
Azure Wins
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GCP Wins
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Ties
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Pricing Analysis

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.

  • GCP leads in Compute (4/4 tiers, avg 67% difference)
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Side-by-Side Pricing

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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CategoryAzure Azure App ServiceGCP Google App EngineDiffCheapest
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

When to Choose GCP Google App Engine

  • 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)

Monthly Cost Examples

Compute - Shared - Shared App
Azure Shared - Shared App$9.49/mo
GCP 0D36-562F-973F$6.00/mo
Compute - PC4 - PC4 App
Azure PC4 - PC4 App$474.34/mo
GCP 4F49-B6DA-5ACA$72.27/mo
Compute - App_Service_I3_v2_linux - I3 v2 App
Azure App_Service_I3_v2_linux - I3 v2 App$1,127.12/mo
GCP 118B-8B9D-5F41$56.94/mo

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