Azure Virtual Machines Pricing

Explore cost-effective options for your compute needs on Azure.

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Operating System:

Payment Option:

Commit to 1 or 3 years of usage for significant discounts on your chosen VM series.

General Purpose VMs

Balanced compute and memory for a wide range of workloads.

Starting from $0.05/hour (Linux, Pay-as-you-go)

Cost-effective for workloads with moderate CPU-performance needs.

Starting from $0.01/hour (Linux, Pay-as-you-go)

Optimized for cost-efficient memory-intensive workloads.

Starting from $0.08/hour (Linux, Pay-as-you-go)

High CPU-to-memory ratio for compute-intensive applications.

Starting from $0.07/hour (Linux, Pay-as-you-go)

High-performance computing for complex simulations.

Starting from $0.20/hour (Linux, Pay-as-you-go)

High memory-to-CPU ratio for large in-memory databases.

Starting from $0.09/hour (Linux, Pay-as-you-go)

Massive memory for the largest SAP HANA workloads.

Starting from $0.50/hour (Linux, Pay-as-you-go)

VM Size: Choose the right size based on vCPU, memory, storage, and network requirements.
Operating System: Linux VMs are generally more cost-effective than Windows VMs.
Region: Pricing varies by Azure region.
Payment Options:
- Pay-as-you-go: Flexible, pay for what you use.
- Reserved Instances: Significant savings for 1-year or 3-year commitments.
- Spot VMs: Best for fault-tolerant, flexible workloads to achieve deep discounts.
Storage: Costs associated with OS disks and data disks.
Networking: Data transfer costs apply.