Which is cheaper, Azure SQL Database or OCI Autonomous Database?

OCI is cheaper in 2 of 3 comparable categories, with an average price difference of 52.3%.

How do Azure SQL Database and OCI Autonomous Database compare for general purpose workloads?

Both providers offer competitive pricing for general purpose workloads.

Updated Apr 6, 2026AzureOCI

Overall Winner

OCI

Azure Wins

OCI Wins

Ties

Oracle Cloud wins 2 of 3 price comparisons, averaging 52.3% lower prices in categories where it leads.

Prices range from $0.0250/hr to $2.92/hr across comparable tiers.

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Best for Databases workloads

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

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Category	Azure Azure SQL Database	OCI Autonomous Database	Diff	Cheapest
Databases - Backup LRS - Backup LRS Data Stored	$0.0250/hr Backup LRS - Backup LRS Data Stored ($18.25/mo)	$0.0807/hr B95703 ($58.91/mo)	+69.0%	Azure
Databases - Premium - Data Stored	$0.3400/hr Premium - Data Stored ($248.20/mo)	$0.3360/hr B95712 ($245.28/mo)	+1.2%	OCI
Databases - SQLDB_GP_Compute_Gen5_32 - Zone Redundancy vCore	$2.9226/hr SQLDB_GP_Compute_Gen5_32 - Zone Redundancy vCore ($2,133.47/mo)	$0.3864/hr B99595 ($282.07/mo)	+86.8%	OCI

✓Databases - Backup LRS - Backup LRS Data Stored - saves $40.66/mo (69% cheaper)

✓Databases - Premium - Data Stored - saves $2.92/mo (1.2% cheaper)
✓Databases - SQLDB_GP_Compute_Gen5_32 - Zone Redundancy vCore - saves $1,851.43/mo (86.8% cheaper)