Microsoft Azure VPS Review
Microsoft Azure was founded in 2008.
It is headquartered in the USA.
It offers VPS, Database, Storage and Networking hosting products.
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Microsoft Azure VPS Features
Features not included in the VPS price are marked as missing below.
Pros and Cons
Strengths
- Large choice of cloud services.
- Numerous datacenter locations across the world.
Weaknesses
- Very heavy management UI.
- Resources tied to a an instance are not released automatically when the instance is destroyed.
Microsoft Azure Extra Services
In addition to features included in VPS plans, Microsoft Azure also offers the following services (possibly for a fee):
| Backups | Block storage | Object storage | Load balancer | Floating IP addresses |
| Team Management | Managed databases | Serverless | DDoS protection | Kubernetes |
| GPU instances | Private network |
VPS Instance Provisioning Time
For each Microsoft Azure VPS trial, we measured how long it took to provision the server from the moment it was ordered to the moment it accepted SSH connections.
See also VPS provisioning times for all providers.
| Average Provisioning Time | Min Provisioning Time | Max Provisioning Time | Number of VPS Samples |
|---|---|---|---|
| 72s | 50s | 100s | 5 |
Cloud Storage Prices
For a comparison of storage features and prices from all providers, please check the Cloud Storage Prices page.
| Storage Type | Price / GB / month | Restriction | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| Block | $0.145 | Prices decrease with disk size. LRS (locally redundant). Example price above for 64GB Premium SSD (P6). |
Called "Managed disks". Throughput increases with disk size: 25MB/second for 32GB disk. https://azure.microsoft.com/en-us/pricing/details/managed-disks/ |
| Object | $0.021 | First 50TB, Hot, General purpose v2, LRS |
Called "Azure Storage Blobs". Also available as Cool or Archive storage at lower prices. https://azure.microsoft.com/en-us/pricing/details/storage/blobs/ |
Microsoft Azure Plans
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Plan Specifications
| URL | https://azure.microsoft.com/en-au/pricing/details/virtual-machines/linux/ |
|---|---|
| Price per month |
$15.11
Warning: storage costs are not included in this price.
Warning: network bandwidth costs are not included in this price.
|
| Discount or Surcharge for long or short term use |
Discount Discounted monthly price: $9.83 Minimum continuous use for discount: 1 year |
| Disk GB | 4 |
| Num Cores | 1 |
| Memory GB | 2 |
| Hourly Billing | Yes |
| Virtualization | Hyper-V |
| Data Transfer GB | 1000 |
| Burstable CPU | Per core CPU allocation: 20% |
| Dedicated CPU | No |
Plan Grades
Grades are calculated by combining results from web, sysbench, endurance and remote timing tests. Grade A is best, grade F is worst.
Follow the letter links to find the test results backing the grade.
More details about grades calculation
Overall Score: 42
| Web Performance | Raw CPU Power | Performance Stability | Disk IO Performance | Network Performance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| C | E | D | F | B |
Note: A low grade on a low price VPS does not necessarily mean the VPS is underperforming, the server may still perform better than other servers at the same price. Use the Price Weighted Grades or the Best VPS 2022 rankings to find the best VPS in each price range.
Performance Test Results
We conducted 6 different types of tests during the latest trial for Microsoft Azure - B1MS. Review the results and compare this plan to its competitors.
| Web Runs | Live Web | Network Transfers | Remote Timings | Sysbench | Endurance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Review | Review | Review | Review | Review | Review |
| Compare | Compare | Compare | Compare | Compare | Compare |
Performance trials run on the B1MS plan
This plan was tested 2 times at vpsbenchmarks.com. The table below shows all trials run on the B1MS plan with its grade and CPU type.
| Start of Trial | CPU | Datacenter | Overall Grade |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 21 2020 | Intel(R) Xeon(R) CPU E5-2673 v4 @ 2.30GHz | East US | D |
| Oct 11 2018 | Intel(R) Xeon(R) CPU E5-2673 v4 @ 2.30GHz | East US | D |
Plan Specifications
| URL | https://azure.microsoft.com/en-us/blog/introducing-b-series-our-new-burstable-vm-size/ |
|---|---|
| Price per month |
$30.37
Warning: storage costs are not included in this price.
Warning: network bandwidth costs are not included in this price.
|
| Discount or Surcharge for long or short term use |
Discount Discounted monthly price: $17.75 Minimum continuous use for discount: 1 year |
| Disk GB | 8 |
| Num Cores | 2 |
| Memory GB | 4 |
| Hourly Billing | Yes |
| Virtualization | Hyper-V |
| Data Transfer GB | 100 |
| Burstable CPU | Per core CPU allocation: 40% |
| Dedicated CPU | No |
Plan Grades
Grades are calculated by combining results from web, sysbench, endurance and remote timing tests. Grade A is best, grade F is worst.
Follow the letter links to find the test results backing the grade.
More details about grades calculation
Overall Score: 41
Performance Test Results
We conducted 4 different types of tests during the latest trial for Microsoft Azure - B2s. Review the results and compare this plan to its competitors.
| Web Runs | Network Transfers | Sysbench | Endurance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Review | Review | Review | Review |
| Compare | Compare | Compare | Compare |
Performance trials run on the B2s plan
This plan was tested 3 times at vpsbenchmarks.com. The table below shows all trials run on the B2s plan with its grade and CPU type.
| Start of Trial | CPU | Datacenter | Overall Grade |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 13 2021 | Intel(R) Xeon(R) Platinum 8171M CPU @ 2.60GHz | us-east | D |
| Nov 25 2019 | Intel(R) Xeon(R) CPU E5-2673 v4 @ 2.30GHz | East US 2 | C |
| Aug 06 2018 | Intel(R) Xeon(R) CPU E5-2673 v4 @ 2.30GHz | East US | C |
Plan Specifications
| URL | https://azure.microsoft.com/en-us/pricing/details/virtual-machines/linux/#a-series |
|---|---|
| Price per month |
$31.39
Warning: storage costs are not included in this price.
Warning: network bandwidth costs are not included in this price.
|
| Discount or Surcharge for long or short term use |
No |
| Disk GB | 10 |
| Num Cores | 1 |
| Memory GB | 2 |
| Hourly Billing | Yes |
| Virtualization | Hyper-V |
| Data Transfer GB | 200 |
| Burstable CPU | No |
| Dedicated CPU | No |
Plan Grades
Grades are calculated by combining results from web, sysbench, endurance and remote timing tests. Grade A is best, grade F is worst.
Follow the letter links to find the test results backing the grade.
More details about grades calculation
Overall Score: 14
Performance Test Results
We conducted 4 different types of tests during the latest trial for Microsoft Azure - A1 v2. Review the results and compare this plan to its competitors.
| Web Runs | Network Transfers | Sysbench | Endurance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Review | Review | Review | Review |
| Compare | Compare | Compare | Compare |
Performance trials run on the A1 v2 plan
This plan was tested 2 times at vpsbenchmarks.com. The table below shows all trials run on the A1 v2 plan with its grade and CPU type.
| Start of Trial | CPU | Datacenter | Overall Grade |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 24 2021 | Intel(R) Xeon(R) CPU E5-2673 v3 @ 2.40GHz | Virginia, USA | F |
| Dec 27 2018 | Intel(R) Xeon(R) CPU E5-2673 v3 @ 2.40GHz | East US | E |
Plan Specifications
| URL | https://azure.microsoft.com/en-us/pricing/details/virtual-machines/linux/ |
|---|---|
| Price per month |
$36.00
Warning: network bandwidth costs are not included in this price.
|
| Discount or Surcharge for long or short term use |
Discount Discounted monthly price: $22.30 Minimum continuous use for discount: 1 year |
| Disk GB | 16 |
| Num Cores | 1 |
| Memory GB | 2 |
| Hourly Billing | Yes |
| Virtualization | Hyper-V |
| Data Transfer GB | 1000 |
| Burstable CPU | No |
| Dedicated CPU | No |
Plan Grades
Grades are calculated by combining results from web, sysbench, endurance and remote timing tests. Grade A is best, grade F is worst.
Follow the letter links to find the test results backing the grade.
More details about grades calculation
Overall Score: 45
Performance Test Results
We conducted 5 different types of tests during the latest trial for Microsoft Azure - F1. Review the results and compare this plan to its competitors.
| Live Web | Remote Timings | Network Transfers | Sysbench | Endurance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Review | Review | Review | Review | Review |
| Compare | Compare | Compare | Compare | Compare |
Performance trials run on the F1 plan
This plan was tested 1 times at vpsbenchmarks.com. The table below shows all trials run on the F1 plan with its grade and CPU type.
| Start of Trial | CPU | Datacenter | Overall Grade |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 19 2019 | Intel(R) Xeon(R) CPU E5-2673 v3 @ 2.40GHz | us-east | D |
Plan Specifications
| URL | https://azure.microsoft.com/en-us/pricing/details/virtual-machines/linux/ |
|---|---|
| Price per month |
$36.50
Warning: storage costs are not included in this price.
Warning: network bandwidth costs are not included in this price.
|
| Discount or Surcharge for long or short term use |
Discount Discounted monthly price: $22.58 Minimum continuous use for discount: 1 year |
| Disk GB | 16 |
| Num Cores | 1 |
| Memory GB | 2 |
| Hourly Billing | Yes |
| Virtualization | Hyper-V |
| Data Transfer GB | 1000 |
| Burstable CPU | No |
| Dedicated CPU | No |
Plan Grades
Grades are calculated by combining results from web, sysbench, endurance and remote timing tests. Grade A is best, grade F is worst.
Follow the letter links to find the test results backing the grade.
More details about grades calculation
Overall Score: 49
Performance Test Results
We conducted 6 different types of tests during the latest trial for Microsoft Azure - F1s. Review the results and compare this plan to its competitors.
| Web Runs | Live Web | Network Transfers | Remote Timings | Sysbench | Endurance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Review | Review | Review | Review | Review | Review |
| Compare | Compare | Compare | Compare | Compare | Compare |
Performance trials run on the F1s plan
This plan was tested 1 times at vpsbenchmarks.com. The table below shows all trials run on the F1s plan with its grade and CPU type.
| Start of Trial | CPU | Datacenter | Overall Grade |
|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 02 2020 | Intel(R) Xeon(R) Platinum 8171M CPU @ 2.60GHz | East US | D |
Plan Specifications
| URL | https://azure.microsoft.com/en-us/pricing/details/virtual-machines/linux/ |
|---|---|
| Price per month | $60.73 |
| Discount or Surcharge for long or short term use |
No |
| Disk GB | 16 |
| Num Cores | 2 |
| Memory GB | 8 |
| Hourly Billing | Yes |
| Virtualization | Hyper-V |
| Data Transfer GB | 0 |
| Burstable CPU | Per core CPU allocation: 30% |
| Dedicated CPU | No |
Plan Grades
Grades are calculated by combining results from web, sysbench, endurance and remote timing tests. Grade A is best, grade F is worst.
Follow the letter links to find the test results backing the grade.
More details about grades calculation
Overall Score: 63
Performance Test Results
We conducted 5 different types of tests during the latest trial for Microsoft Azure - B2MS. Review the results and compare this plan to its competitors.
| Live Web | Network Transfers | Remote Timings | Sysbench | Endurance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Review | Review | Review | Review | Review |
| Compare | Compare | Compare | Compare | Compare |
Performance trials run on the B2MS plan
This plan was tested 1 times at vpsbenchmarks.com. The table below shows all trials run on the B2MS plan with its grade and CPU type.
| Start of Trial | CPU | Datacenter | Overall Grade |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 16 2019 | Intel(R) Xeon(R) CPU E5-2673 v4 @ 2.30GHz | East US | C |
Plan Specifications
| URL | https://azure.microsoft.com/en-us/pricing/details/virtual-machines/linux/ |
|---|---|
| Price per month |
$61.00
Warning: network bandwidth costs are not included in this price.
|
| Discount or Surcharge for long or short term use |
Discount Discounted monthly price: $36.00 Minimum continuous use for discount: 1 year |
| Disk GB | 16 |
| Num Cores | 2 |
| Memory GB | 4 |
| Hourly Billing | Yes |
| Virtualization | Hyper-V |
| Data Transfer GB | 0 |
| Burstable CPU | No |
| Dedicated CPU | No |
Plan Grades
Grades are calculated by combining results from web, sysbench, endurance and remote timing tests. Grade A is best, grade F is worst.
Follow the letter links to find the test results backing the grade.
More details about grades calculation
Overall Score: 53
Performance Test Results
We conducted 4 different types of tests during the latest trial for Microsoft Azure - F2s v2. Review the results and compare this plan to its competitors.
| Web Runs | Network Transfers | Sysbench | Endurance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Review | Review | Review | Review |
| Compare | Compare | Compare | Compare |
Performance trials run on the F2s v2 plan
This plan was tested 2 times at vpsbenchmarks.com. The table below shows all trials run on the F2s v2 plan with its grade and CPU type.
| Start of Trial | CPU | Datacenter | Overall Grade |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 15 2020 | Intel(R) Xeon(R) Platinum 8168 CPU @ 2.70GHz | East US | C |
| Jul 14 2019 | Intel(R) Xeon(R) Platinum 8168 CPU @ 2.70GHz | US East | C |
Plan Specifications
| URL | https://azure.microsoft.com/en-us/pricing/details/virtual-machines/series/ |
|---|---|
| Price per month |
$62.78
Warning: network bandwidth costs are not included in this price.
|
| Discount or Surcharge for long or short term use |
Discount Discounted monthly price: $36.50 Minimum continuous use for discount: 1 year |
| Disk GB | 30 |
| Num Cores | 2 |
| Memory GB | 8 |
| Hourly Billing | Yes |
| Virtualization | Hyper-V |
| Data Transfer GB | 0 |
| Burstable CPU | No |
| Dedicated CPU | No |
Plan Grades
Grades are calculated by combining results from web, sysbench, endurance and remote timing tests. Grade A is best, grade F is worst.
Follow the letter links to find the test results backing the grade.
More details about grades calculation
Overall Score: 52
Performance Test Results
We conducted 4 different types of tests during the latest trial for Microsoft Azure - D2as v5. Review the results and compare this plan to its competitors.
| Web Runs | Network Transfers | Sysbench | Endurance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Review | Review | Review | Review |
| Compare | Compare | Compare | Compare |
Performance trials run on the D2as v5 plan
This plan was tested 1 times at vpsbenchmarks.com. The table below shows all trials run on the D2as v5 plan with its grade and CPU type.
| Start of Trial | CPU | Datacenter | Overall Grade |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 15 2022 | AMD EPYC 7763 64-Core Processor | Virginia, USA | C |
Plan Specifications
| URL | https://azure.microsoft.com/en-us/pricing/details/virtual-machines/linux/ |
|---|---|
| Price per month |
$69.12
Warning: network bandwidth costs are not included in this price.
|
| Discount or Surcharge for long or short term use |
Discount Discounted monthly price: $41.74 Minimum continuous use for discount: 1 year |
| Disk GB | 50 |
| Num Cores | 2 |
| Memory GB | 8 |
| Hourly Billing | Yes |
| Virtualization | Hyper-V |
| Data Transfer GB | 0 |
| Burstable CPU | No |
| Dedicated CPU | No |
Plan Grades
Grades are calculated by combining results from web, sysbench, endurance and remote timing tests. Grade A is best, grade F is worst.
Follow the letter links to find the test results backing the grade.
More details about grades calculation
Overall Score: 56
Performance Test Results
We conducted 4 different types of tests during the latest trial for Microsoft Azure - D2 v3. Review the results and compare this plan to its competitors.
| Web Runs | Network Transfers | Sysbench | Endurance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Review | Review | Review | Review |
| Compare | Compare | Compare | Compare |
Performance trials run on the D2 v3 plan
This plan was tested 2 times at vpsbenchmarks.com. The table below shows all trials run on the D2 v3 plan with its grade and CPU type.
| Start of Trial | CPU | Datacenter | Overall Grade |
|---|---|---|---|
| May 10 2020 | Intel(R) Xeon(R) Platinum 8171M CPU @ 2.60GHz | East US | C |
| May 16 2019 | Intel(R) Xeon(R) CPU E5-2673 v3 @ 2.40GHz | East US | C |
Plan Specifications
| URL | https://azure.microsoft.com/en-us/pricing/details/virtual-machines/linux/#dav4-series |
|---|---|
| Price per month |
$69.12
Warning: network bandwidth costs are not included in this price.
|
| Discount or Surcharge for long or short term use |
Discount Discounted monthly price: $41.18 Minimum continuous use for discount: 1 year |
| Disk GB | 50 |
| Num Cores | 2 |
| Memory GB | 8 |
| Hourly Billing | Yes |
| Virtualization | HyperV |
| Data Transfer GB | 0 |
| Burstable CPU | No |
| Dedicated CPU | No |
Plan Grades
Grades are calculated by combining results from web, sysbench, endurance and remote timing tests. Grade A is best, grade F is worst.
Follow the letter links to find the test results backing the grade.
More details about grades calculation
Overall Score: 64
Performance Test Results
We conducted 4 different types of tests during the latest trial for Microsoft Azure - D2a v4. Review the results and compare this plan to its competitors.
| Web Runs | Network Transfers | Sysbench | Endurance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Review | Review | Review | Review |
| Compare | Compare | Compare | Compare |
Performance trials run on the D2a v4 plan
This plan was tested 1 times at vpsbenchmarks.com. The table below shows all trials run on the D2a v4 plan with its grade and CPU type.
| Start of Trial | CPU | Datacenter | Overall Grade |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 17 2020 | AMD EPYC 7452 32-Core Processor | East US | C |
Plan Specifications
| URL | https://azure.microsoft.com/en-us/pricing/details/virtual-machines/linux/#dasv4-series |
|---|---|
| Price per month |
$70.08
Warning: network bandwidth costs are not included in this price.
|
| Discount or Surcharge for long or short term use |
Discount Discounted monthly price: $41.74 Minimum continuous use for discount: 1 year |
| Disk GB | 16 |
| Num Cores | 2 |
| Memory GB | 8 |
| Hourly Billing | Yes |
| Virtualization | Hyper-V |
| Data Transfer GB | 0 |
| Burstable CPU | No |
| Dedicated CPU | No |
Plan Grades
Grades are calculated by combining results from web, sysbench, endurance and remote timing tests. Grade A is best, grade F is worst.
Follow the letter links to find the test results backing the grade.
More details about grades calculation
Overall Score: 50
Performance Test Results
We conducted 4 different types of tests during the latest trial for Microsoft Azure - D2as v4. Review the results and compare this plan to its competitors.
| Web Runs | Network Transfers | Sysbench | Endurance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Review | Review | Review | Review |
| Compare | Compare | Compare | Compare |
Performance trials run on the D2as v4 plan
This plan was tested 1 times at vpsbenchmarks.com. The table below shows all trials run on the D2as v4 plan with its grade and CPU type.
| Start of Trial | CPU | Datacenter | Overall Grade |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 23 2021 | AMD EPYC 7452 32-Core Processor | Virginia, USA | C |
Plan Specifications
| URL | https://azure.microsoft.com/en-us/pricing/details/virtual-machines/linux/#ddv4-series |
|---|---|
| Price per month |
$81.36
Warning: network bandwidth costs are not included in this price.
|
| Discount or Surcharge for long or short term use |
Discount Discounted monthly price: $48.02 Minimum continuous use for discount: 1 year |
| Disk GB | 75 |
| Num Cores | 2 |
| Memory GB | 8 |
| Hourly Billing | Yes |
| Virtualization | HyperV |
| Data Transfer GB | 0 |
| Burstable CPU | No |
| Dedicated CPU | No |
| Storage | Root storage for this plan is local and not replicated. |
Plan Grades
Grades are calculated by combining results from web, sysbench, endurance and remote timing tests. Grade A is best, grade F is worst.
Follow the letter links to find the test results backing the grade.
More details about grades calculation
Overall Score: 61
Performance Test Results
We conducted 4 different types of tests during the latest trial for Microsoft Azure - D2ds v4. Review the results and compare this plan to its competitors.
| Web Runs | Network Transfers | Sysbench | Endurance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Review | Review | Review | Review |
| Compare | Compare | Compare | Compare |
Performance trials run on the D2ds v4 plan
This plan was tested 1 times at vpsbenchmarks.com. The table below shows all trials run on the D2ds v4 plan with its grade and CPU type.
| Start of Trial | CPU | Datacenter | Overall Grade |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 29 2020 | Intel(R) Xeon(R) Platinum 8272CL CPU @ 2.60GHz | East US | C |
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