Which is cheaper, Azure Load Balancer or OCI Load Balancer?

OCI is cheaper in 2 of 3 comparable categories, with an average price difference of 39.5%.

How do Azure Load Balancer and OCI Load Balancer compare for general purpose workloads?

Both providers offer competitive pricing for general purpose workloads.

Updated Apr 4, 2026AzureOCI

Overall Winner

OCI

Azure Wins

OCI Wins

Ties

Oracle Cloud wins 2 of 3 price comparisons, averaging 39.5% lower prices in categories where it leads.

Prices range from $0.000100/hr to $0.0125/hr across comparable tiers.

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Best for Networking workloads

Comparing Azure Load Balancer and OCI Load Balancer across 3 equivalent tiers. On-demand hourly rates are shown in USD for the default region.

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Category	Azure Azure Load Balancer	OCI Load Balancer	Diff	Cheapest
Networking - Gateway - Gateway Data Processed	$0.0040/hr Gateway ($2.92/mo)	$0.0001/hr B93031 ($0.07/mo)	+97.5%	OCI
Networking - Gateway - Gateway	$0.0125/hr Gateway ($9.13/mo)	$0.0113/hr B93030 ($8.25/mo)	+9.6%	OCI
Networking - Gateway - Gateway Chain	$0.0100/hr Gateway ($7.30/mo)	$0.0113/hr B96485 ($8.25/mo)	+11.5%	Azure

✓Networking - Gateway - Gateway Data Processed - saves $2.85/mo (97.5% cheaper)
✓Networking - Gateway - Gateway - saves $0.88/mo (9.6% cheaper)