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Quick Stats

Pricing Model

Pay-As-You-Go, Reserved / Committed Capacity, Spot Pricing, Free Tier Available

Customer Count

350k

Region

Australia Central, Australia Central 2, Australia East, Australia Southeast, Austria East, Belgium Central, Brazil South, Brazil Southeast, Canada Central, Canada East, Central India, Central US, Chile Central, Denmark East, East Asia, East US, East US 2, France Central, France South, Germany North, Germany West Central, Indonesia Central, Israel Central, Italy North, Japan East, Japan West, Korea Central, Korea South, Malaysia West, Mexico Central, New Zealand North, North Central US, North Europe, Norway East, Norway West, Poland Central, Qatar Central, South Africa North, South Africa West, South Central US, South India, Southeast Asia, Spain Central, Sweden Central, Switzerland North, Switzerland West, UAE Central, UAE North, UK South, UK West, West Central US, West Europe, West India, West US, West US 2, West US 3

About

Microsoft Azure offers scalable cloud infrastructure services including Azure Virtual Machines (VMs) for compute, Azure Blob Storage for object storage, and managed databases like Azure SQL. Azure stands out with hybrid cloud capabilities, extensive enterprise integrations, and flexible pay-as-you-go or reserved instance pricing models.

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Pricing Details

Microsoft Azure Cloud Services Pricing

Flexible, pay-as-you-go cloud pricing for compute, storage, and more

Virtual Machines

General purpose, compute-optimized, memory-optimized

Pay-as-you-go

Example: B1s (1 vCPU, 1 GB RAM)	$0.008/hr ≈ $5.76/month (730 hours)
Example: D2s v4 (2 vCPU, 8 GB RAM)	$0.096/hr ≈ $70.08/month (730 hours)
Billing Model	• Per-second billing • Reserved instances and spot pricing available for discounts

*Prices shown for US East region. Other VM sizes and regions may vary.

Blob Storage

Hot, Cool, and Archive tiers

Tiered

Hot Tier	$0.0184/GB-month
Cool Tier	$0.01/GB-month
Archive Tier	$0.00099/GB-month
Egress (Data Transfer Out)	• First 5 GB/month: Free • Next 5 TB: $0.087/GB • Next 10 TB: $0.083/GB • Next 40 TB: $0.07/GB • Over 50 TB: $0.05/GB

*Minimum storage durations and early deletion fees may apply for Cool and Archive tiers.

Other Azure Services

Azure offers pricing calculators and detailed rate cards for databases, networking, AI, analytics, and more. Discounts available via reserved capacity, spot pricing, and Azure Hybrid Benefit.

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Notes: Prices shown in USD for US East region as of February 2026. Actual costs may vary by region, usage, and currency. Use the Azure Pricing Calculator for custom estimates.

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Deep Dive on your Cloud Storage Costs

Features

Compute Scalable virtual machines, containers, and serverless options

Storage Object, file, and block storage with geo-redundancy

AI / ML Integrated machine learning services and cognitive APIs

Security Built-in identity management, encryption, and threat protection

Key Offerings

Azure AI and Machine Learning Services (including Azure OpenAI, Azure Machine Learning)
Managed Databases (Azure Cosmos DB, Azure SQL, Azure Database for PostgreSQL)
Azure Kubernetes Service (AKS) and Container Apps
Hybrid and Multicloud Management (Azure Arc)
DevOps and Developer Tools (Azure DevOps, GitHub Copilot)

Ideal Use Cases / Buyers

Workloads Cloud infrastructure hosting, AI and machine learning, data analytics, IoT solutions, application modernization, DevOps, hybrid and multicloud management, SAP on cloud, security and compliance, serverless computing, and enterprise-grade databases.

Buyers Financial services, healthcare, retail, manufacturing, government, energy, media & entertainment, education, developers, IT professionals, data scientists, and enterprise architects.

Integrations & Partners

Why Choose

✅ Global infrastructure with more regions than any other cloud provider, supporting advanced AI workloads at scale
✅ Integrated portfolio for building, deploying, and managing AI-powered applications, including fully managed databases and AI services
✅ Hybrid and multicloud capabilities, enabling unified management across on-premises, cloud, and edge environments
✅ Recognized as a Leader in the 2024 Gartner Magic Quadrant™ for Strategic Cloud Platform Services
✅ Enterprise-grade security and compliance, with built-in tools for responsible AI and data protection