Which is cheaper, Azure Blob Storage or Google Cloud Storage?

Azure is cheaper in 2 of 4 comparable categories, with an average price difference of 27.4%.

How do Azure Blob Storage and Google Cloud Storage compare for general purpose workloads?

Both providers offer competitive pricing for general purpose workloads.

Updated May 21, 2026AzureGCP

Overall Winner

Azure

Azure Wins

GCP Wins

Ties

Azure wins 2 of 4 price comparisons, averaging 27.4% lower prices in categories where it leads.

Prices range from $0.000010/hr to $0.1200/hr across comparable tiers.

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Best for Storage workloads

Comparing Azure Blob Storage and Google Cloud Storage across 4 equivalent tiers. On-demand hourly rates are shown in USD for the default region.

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Category	Azure Azure Blob Storage	GCP Google Cloud Storage	Diff	Cheapest
Storage - HDD - HDD LRS Overflow Snapshot Usage	$0.0000/hr HDD - HDD LRS Overflow Snapshot Usage ($0.01/mo)	$0.0000/hr 1D2A-4BAF-8939 ($0.01/mo)	+23.1%	Tie
Storage - Cool RA-GZRS - Cool RA-GZRS Blob Inventory	$0.0025/hr Cool RA-GZRS - Cool RA-GZRS Blob Inventory ($1.82/mo)	$0.0044/hr 4A00-E70A-790B ($3.21/mo)	+43.2%	Azure
Storage - Cool GZRS - Cool Read Operations	$0.0130/hr Cool GZRS - Cool Read Operations ($9.49/mo)	$0.0200/hr 5EE7-D4B9-9C6E ($14.60/mo)	+35.0%	Azure
Storage - Premium - Premium ZRS Provisioned Base Unit	$0.1200/hr Premium - Premium ZRS Provisioned Base Unit ($87.60/mo)	$0.1100/hr 2187-30E2-1482 ($80.30/mo)	+8.3%	GCP

✓Storage - Cool RA-GZRS - Cool RA-GZRS Blob Inventory - saves $1.39/mo (43.2% cheaper)
✓Storage - Cool GZRS - Cool Read Operations - saves $5.11/mo (35% cheaper)