Azure vs Vultr: Pricing Comparison (2026)
Updated May 19, 2026AzureVultr
Overall Winner
Vultr
Azure Wins
4
Vultr Wins
10
Ties
0
Pricing Analysis
vultr wins 10 of 14 price comparisons, averaging 45.9% lower prices in categories where it leads.
Prices range from $0.001400/hr to $7.31/hr across comparable tiers.
- ●vultr leads in Virtual Machines (3/3 tiers, avg 50% difference)
- ●vultr leads in Blob Storage (2/3 tiers, avg 65% difference)
- ●vultr leads in Managed Disks (2/3 tiers, avg 31% difference)
- ●vultr leads in SQL Database (2/3 tiers, avg 51% difference)
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Best for Virtual Machines workloads
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Best for Load Balancer workloads
Side-by-Side Pricing
Comparing Azure and Vultr across 14 equivalent tiers. On-demand hourly rates are shown in USD for the default region.
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| Category | Azure Azure | Vultr Vultr | Diff | Cheapest |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Virtual Machines - Burstable - 12 vCPU, 24 GB RAM | $0.4990/hr Standard_B12ms ($364.27/mo) | $0.1973/hr vhp-12c-24gb-amd ($144.03/mo) | +60.5% | Vultr |
Virtual Machines - General Purpose - 32 vCPU, 128 GB RAM | $1.5360/hr Standard_D32_v4 ($1,121.28/mo) | $0.9600/hr vx1-g-32c-128g ($700.80/mo) | +37.5% | Vultr |
Virtual Machines - Storage Optimized - 24 vCPU, 192 GB RAM | $2.7120/hr Standard_L24aos_v4 ($1,979.76/mo) | $1.3151/hr voc-m-24c-192gb-1200s-amd ($960.02/mo) | +51.5% | Vultr |
Blob Storage - Storage - Cool GZRS - Cool Read Operations | $0.0130/hr Cool GZRS - Cool Read Operations ($9.49/mo) | $0.0082/hr vultr-obj-standard ($5.99/mo) | +36.9% | Vultr |
Blob Storage - Storage - Cool RA-GZRS - Cool RA-GZRS Blob Inventory | $0.0025/hr Cool RA-GZRS - Cool RA-GZRS Blob Inventory ($1.82/mo) | $0.0164/hr vultr-obj-business ($11.97/mo) | +84.8% | Azure |
Blob Storage - Storage - Premium - Premium ZRS Provisioned Base Unit | $0.1200/hr Premium - Premium ZRS Provisioned Base Unit ($87.60/mo) | $0.0329/hr vultr-obj-performance ($24.02/mo) | +72.6% | Vultr |
Managed Disks - Storage - Cool RA-GZRS - Cool RA-GZRS Blob Inventory | $0.0025/hr Cool RA-GZRS - Cool RA-GZRS Blob Inventory ($1.82/mo) | $0.0014/hr vultr-block-10gb ($1.02/mo) | +44.0% | Vultr |
Managed Disks - Storage - Cool GZRS - Cool Read Operations | $0.0130/hr Cool GZRS - Cool Read Operations ($9.49/mo) | $0.0137/hr vultr-block-100gb ($10.00/mo) | +5.1% | Azure |
Managed Disks - Storage - Premium - Premium ZRS Provisioned Base Unit | $0.1200/hr Premium - Premium ZRS Provisioned Base Unit ($87.60/mo) | $0.0685/hr vultr-block-500gb ($50.01/mo) | +42.9% | Vultr |
SQL Database - Databases - 16 vCPU, 64 GB RAM | $2.1373/hr 16 vCore - vCore ($1,560.21/mo) | $1.9726/hr vultr-db-occ-16c64g ($1,440.00/mo) | +7.7% | Vultr |
SQL Database - Databases - 12 vCPU, 48 GB RAM | $7.3080/hr 12 vCore - vCore ($5,334.84/mo) | $1.0521/hr vultr-db-hp-12c48g ($768.03/mo) | +85.6% | Vultr |
SQL Database - Databases - 1 vCPU, 4 GB RAM | $0.0500/hr 1 vCore - 1 vCore ($36.50/mo) | $0.1233/hr vultr-db-occ-1c4g ($90.01/mo) | +59.4% | Azure |
AKS - Compute - Standard - Standard Uptime SLA | $0.1000/hr Standard - Standard Uptime SLA ($73.00/mo) | $0.0548/hr vultr-vke-ha ($40.00/mo) | +45.2% | Vultr |
Load Balancer - Networking - Gateway - Gateway | $0.0125/hr Gateway ($9.13/mo) | $0.0137/hr vultr-lb-standard ($10.00/mo) | +8.8% | Azure |
When to Choose Azure Azure
- ✓Blob Storage - Storage - Cool RA-GZRS - Cool RA-GZRS Blob Inventory - saves $10.15/mo (84.8% cheaper)
- ✓Managed Disks - Storage - Cool GZRS - Cool Read Operations - saves $0.51/mo (5.1% cheaper)
- ✓SQL Database - Databases - 1 vCPU, 4 GB RAM - saves $53.51/mo (59.4% cheaper)
- ✓Load Balancer - Networking - Gateway - Gateway - saves $0.88/mo (8.8% cheaper)
When to Choose Vultr Vultr
- ✓Virtual Machines - Burstable - 12 vCPU, 24 GB RAM - saves $220.24/mo (60.5% cheaper)
- ✓Virtual Machines - General Purpose - 32 vCPU, 128 GB RAM - saves $420.48/mo (37.5% cheaper)
- ✓Virtual Machines - Storage Optimized - 24 vCPU, 192 GB RAM - saves $1,019.74/mo (51.5% cheaper)
- ✓Blob Storage - Storage - Cool GZRS - Cool Read Operations - saves $3.50/mo (36.9% cheaper)
- ✓Blob Storage - Storage - Premium - Premium ZRS Provisioned Base Unit - saves $63.58/mo (72.6% cheaper)
- ✓Managed Disks - Storage - Cool RA-GZRS - Cool RA-GZRS Blob Inventory - saves $0.80/mo (44% cheaper)
- ✓Managed Disks - Storage - Premium - Premium ZRS Provisioned Base Unit - saves $37.59/mo (42.9% cheaper)
- ✓SQL Database - Databases - 16 vCPU, 64 GB RAM - saves $120.23/mo (7.7% cheaper)
- ✓SQL Database - Databases - 12 vCPU, 48 GB RAM - saves $4,566.81/mo (85.6% cheaper)
- ✓AKS - Compute - Standard - Standard Uptime SLA - saves $33.00/mo (45.2% cheaper)
Monthly Cost Examples
Virtual Machines - Burstable - 12 vCPU, 24 GB RAM
Azure Standard_B12ms$364.27/mo
Vultr vhp-12c-24gb-amd$144.03/mo
Managed Disks - Storage - Cool GZRS - Cool Read Operations
Azure Cool GZRS - Cool Read Operations$9.49/mo
Vultr vultr-block-100gb$10.00/mo
Load Balancer - Networking - Gateway - Gateway
Azure Gateway$9.13/mo
Vultr vultr-lb-standard$10.00/mo
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