Provider pricing
Microsoft Azure pricing
16 plans across 5 products, read from Microsoft Azure's own pages and dated. No current price can be ranked. The most recent sourced price for B1s remains visible below at $7.59, but is not used to choose a winner.
The meters Microsoft Azure's pricing page does not total for you
A sticker price is compute. These are the charges that decide what the invoice says, and they are the reason two plans with identical vCPU and RAM can bill very differently.
aks plans
| Plan | vCPU | Memory | Storage | Price | Basis | Checked |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AKS Free tier control planeNot ranked: the source check is too old0 vCPU · 0 GB · no disk | 0 | 0 GB | none | $0.00free tier, not a monthly pricepublishedchecked 2026-07-25 | published | 2026-07-25 |
| AKS Standard tier control planeNot ranked: the source check is too old0 vCPU · 0 GB · no disk | 0 | 0 GB | none | Not publishedquotechecked 2026-07-25 | quote | 2026-07-25 |
azure vm b series plans
| Plan | vCPU | Memory | Storage | Price | Basis | Checked |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| B1sNot ranked: the source check is too old1 vCPU · 1 GB · no disk | 1 | 1 GB | none | $7.59calculatedchecked 2026-07-25 | calculated | 2026-07-25 |
| B1msNot ranked: the source check is too old1 vCPU · 2 GB · no disk | 1 | 2 GB | none | $15.11calculatedchecked 2026-07-25 | calculated | 2026-07-25 |
| B2sNot ranked: the source check is too old2 vCPU · 4 GB · no disk | 2 | 4 GB | none | $30.37calculatedchecked 2026-07-25 | calculated | 2026-07-25 |
| B2msNot ranked: the source check is too old2 vCPU · 8 GB · no disk | 2 | 8 GB | none | $60.74calculatedchecked 2026-07-25 | calculated | 2026-07-25 |
| B4msNot ranked: the source check is too old4 vCPU · 16 GB · no disk | 4 | 16 GB | none | $121.18calculatedchecked 2026-07-25 | calculated | 2026-07-25 |
| B8msNot ranked: the source check is too old8 vCPU · 32 GB · no disk | 8 | 32 GB | none | $243.09calculatedchecked 2026-07-25 | calculated | 2026-07-25 |
azure container apps consumption plans
| Plan | vCPU | Memory | Storage | Price | Basis | Checked |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| business-hoursNot ranked: the source check is too old1 vCPU · 2 GB · no disk | 1 | 2 GB | none | $21.60free tier, not a monthly pricecalculatedchecked 2026-07-25 | calculated | 2026-07-25 |
| always-onNot ranked: the source check is too old1 vCPU · 2 GB · no disk | 1 | 2 GB | none | $73.44free tier, not a monthly pricecalculatedchecked 2026-07-25 | calculated | 2026-07-25 |
| burstyNot ranked: the source check is too old1 vCPU · 2 GB · no disk | 1 | 2 GB | none | Not publishedfree tier, not a monthly priceneeds usagechecked 2026-07-25 | needs usage | 2026-07-25 |
| scale-to-zeroNot ranked: the source check is too old1 vCPU · 2 GB · no disk | 1 | 2 GB | none | Not publishedfree tier, not a monthly priceneeds usagechecked 2026-07-25 | needs usage | 2026-07-25 |
azure vm das v5 plans
| Plan | vCPU | Memory | Storage | Price | Basis | Checked |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| D2as v5Not ranked: the source check is too old2 vCPU · 8 GB · no disk | 2 | 8 GB | none | $62.78calculatedchecked 2026-07-25 | calculated | 2026-07-25 |
| D4as v5Not ranked: the source check is too old4 vCPU · 16 GB · no disk | 4 | 16 GB | none | $125.56calculatedchecked 2026-07-25 | calculated | 2026-07-25 |
| D8as v5Not ranked: the source check is too old8 vCPU · 32 GB · no disk | 8 | 32 GB | none | $251.12calculatedchecked 2026-07-25 | calculated | 2026-07-25 |
free account plans
| Plan | vCPU | Memory | Storage | Price | Basis | Checked |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Azure free accountNot ranked: the source check is too oldn/a vCPU · n/a · no disk | n/a | n/a | none | Not publishedcredit or trial, not a monthly priceneeds usagechecked 2026-07-25 | needs usage | 2026-07-25 |
4 plans we will not put a number on
These are not omissions and they are not zero. Each one needs an input Microsoft Azure cannot supply from a published page, so we name the missing input and link their page instead of estimating.
- AKS Standard tier control plane: needs current AKS Standard tier cluster-management hourly rate; the public page renders the numeric amount as '$-' and sends the user to the calculator. Check it on Microsoft Azure →
- bursty: needs effective active replica-seconds after concurrency; number and active billed duration of cold starts; traffic timing needed to apply the 300-second scale-down cooldown. Check it on Microsoft Azure →
- scale-to-zero: needs effective active replica-seconds after concurrency; number and active billed duration of cold starts; traffic timing needed to apply the 300-second scale-down cooldown. Check it on Microsoft Azure →
- Azure free account: needs selected Azure service; region; usage after 30 days. Check it on Microsoft Azure →
Where Microsoft Azure runs
We have not confirmed a published region list for Microsoft Azure, so these plans appear only when no region filter is applied. That is deliberate: an unconfirmed footprint must not read as global.
How to check every number above
Each price was read from Microsoft Azure's own pages, most recently on 2026-07-25. Open the source, read the figure, and tell us if it has moved. Prices change and a comparison that does not say when it last looked is not worth trusting.
- https://azure.microsoft.com/en-us/pricing/details/kubernetes-service/
- https://prices.azure.com/api/retail/prices?$filter=serviceName%20eq%20%27Virtual%20Machines%27%20and%20armRegionName%20eq%20%27eastus%27
- https://prices.azure.com/api/retail/prices?$filter=serviceName%20eq%20%27Azure%20Container%20Apps%27%20and%20armRegionName%20eq%20%27eastus%27
- https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/cost-management-billing/manage/create-free-services
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