AWS vs. Microsoft Azure: 2026 Cloud Pricing, Compute & Enterprise Comparison
AWS and Microsoft Azure offer closely matched list prices across standard Linux compute and object storage, but Azure yields up to 40% savings on Windows Server and SQL Server workloads through Azure Hybrid Benefit (AHB).
Within 2-5% (Azure Cheaper with AHB)
Standard on-demand list pricing comparison for general purpose memory and vCPU tiers.
Up to 35% Savings on Azure SQL (AHB)
PostgreSQL and MySQL database clusters with high availability and automated daily backups.
Microsoft Azure Generous Free Pools
Both hyperscalers charge standard enterprise tier egress (~$0.08–$0.09/GB) with volume-tiered discounts starting above 10 TB/month.
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Monthly prices based on 730 hours/month on-demand consumption.
| Workload Profile | AWS SKU & Rate | Microsoft Azure SKU & Rate | Cost Advantage |
|---|---|---|---|
General Purpose (2 vCPU / 8 GB) 2 vCPU • 8 GB RAM • General Purpose | t3.large ($0.0832/hr) $60.74/mo | Standard_D2s_v5 ($0.096/hr) $70.08/mo | Microsoft Azure saves 13% |
Production Compute (4 vCPU / 16 GB) 4 vCPU • 16 GB RAM • Intel Xeon / AMD EPYC | m5.xlarge ($0.192/hr) $140.16/mo | Standard_D4s_v5 ($0.192/hr) $140.16/mo | Microsoft Azure saves 0% |
Managed Relational Database PostgreSQL / MySQL • 100 GB SSD Storage | db.m5.large RDS ($138.00/mo) $138.00/mo | Flexible Server D2ds_v5 ($132.00/mo) $132.00/mo | Microsoft Azure saves 4% |
Object Storage (10 TB) 10,000 GB Capacity Hot Tier Storage | Amazon S3 Standard ($0.023/GB) $230.00/mo | Azure Blob Hot ($0.018/GB) $180.00/mo | Microsoft Azure saves 22% |
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