Which is cheaper, Azure Container Apps or Google Cloud Run?

Azure is cheaper in 2 of 4 comparable categories, with an average price difference of 51.5%.

How do Azure Container Apps and Google Cloud Run compare for general purpose workloads?

Both providers offer competitive pricing for general purpose workloads.

Updated Apr 4, 2026AzureGCP

Overall Winner

Azure

Azure Wins

GCP Wins

Ties

Azure wins 2 of 4 price comparisons, averaging 51.5% lower prices in categories where it leads.

Prices range from $0.000018/hr to $4.41/hr across comparable tiers.

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Best for Compute workloads

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

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Category	Azure Azure Container Apps	GCP Google Cloud Run	Diff	Cheapest
Compute - Standard - Standard vCPU Active Usage	$0.0000/hr Standard - Standard vCPU Active Usage ($0.02/mo)	$0.0000/hr 011E-3072-CBDB ($0.01/mo)	+25.0%	Tie
Compute - Dedicated - Dedicated Memory Usage	$0.0050/hr Dedicated - Dedicated Memory Usage ($3.63/mo)	$0.0200/hr D63C-EDCA-4726 ($14.60/mo)	+75.1%	Azure
Compute - Dedicated - Dedicated Plan Management	$0.1000/hr Dedicated - Dedicated Plan Management ($73.00/mo)	$0.1100/hr 8316-5A0F-2AE7 ($80.30/mo)	+9.1%	Azure
Compute - Dedicated - Dedicated GPU Usage	$4.4076/hr Dedicated - Dedicated GPU Usage ($3,217.55/mo)	$0.1500/hr D07D-BCC8-6DC0 ($109.50/mo)	+96.6%	GCP

✓Compute - Dedicated - Dedicated Memory Usage - saves $10.95/mo (75.1% cheaper)
✓Compute - Dedicated - Dedicated Plan Management - saves $7.30/mo (9.1% cheaper)