Microsoft Azure Review
Microsoft Azure Extra Services
In addition to features included in the VPS plan, Microsoft Azure also offers the following services (possibly for a fee):
| Backups | Block Storage | Object Storage | Load Balancer | Floating Ips |
| Teams | Datastores | Serverless | Ddos Protection |
Cloud Storage Prices
For a comparison of storage features and prices from all providers, please check the Cloud Storage page.
| Storage Type | Price / GB / month | Restriction | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| Block | $0.156 | Prices decrease with disk size. LRS. |
Called "Managed disks". Throughput increases with disk size: 25MB/second for 32GB disk. https://azure.microsoft.com/en-us/pricing/details/managed-disks/ |
| Object | $0.060 | Standard Data Storage, LRS, General Purpose v2 |
Called "Azure Files". LRS - Locally Redundant Storage. Zone and Region redundant storage are also available for higher prices. https://azure.microsoft.com/en-us/pricing/details/storage/files/ |
| Object | $0.021 | First 50TB, Hot, General purpose v2, LRS |
Called "Azure Storage Blobs". Also available as Cool or Archve storage at lower prices. https://azure.microsoft.com/en-us/pricing/details/storage/blobs/ |
Microsoft Azure Plans
Plan Specifications
| Url | https://azure.microsoft.com/en-au/pricing/details/virtual-machines/linux/ |
|---|---|
| Cost Per Month | $19.25 |
| Hourly Billing | true |
| Memory Gb | 2.0 |
| Disk Gb | 4 |
| Data Transfer Gb | 1000 |
| Num Cores | 1 |
| Virtualization | Hyper-V |
| Burstable |
Per core CPU allocation: 20%
|
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.
Performance Test Results
We conducted 5 different types of tests for Microsoft Azure - B1MS. Review the results and compare this plan to its competitors.
Test Results
This plan was tested 2 times at vpsbenchmarks.com. The table below shows all trials run on the B1MS plan and the web response times for every one of those.
| Start of Trial | Web Results | Sysbench Results | Avg web response time | P99 web response time |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 11 2018 | Web | Sysbench | 62ms | 260ms |
| Mar 10 2018 | Web | Sysbench | 73ms | 260ms |
Plan Specifications
| Url | https://azure.microsoft.com/en-us/pricing/details/virtual-machines/linux/ |
|---|---|
| Cost Per Month | $36.5 |
| Hourly Billing | true |
| Memory Gb | 2.0 |
| Disk Gb | 16 |
| Data Transfer Gb | 1000 |
| Num Cores | 1 |
| Virtualization | Hyper-V |
| Burstable | 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.
Performance Test Results
We conducted 5 different types of tests for Microsoft Azure - F1s. Review the results and compare this plan to its competitors.
Test Results
This plan was tested 1 times at vpsbenchmarks.com. The table below shows all trials run on the F1s plan and the web response times for every one of those.
| Start of Trial | Web Results | Sysbench Results | Avg web response time | P99 web response time |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 14 2018 | Web | Sysbench | 61ms | 253ms |
Plan Specifications
| Url | https://azure.microsoft.com/en-us/blog/introducing-b-series-our-new-burstable-vm-size/ |
|---|---|
| Cost Per Month | $31.0 |
| Hourly Billing | true |
| Memory Gb | 4.0 |
| Disk Gb | 30 |
| Data Transfer Gb | 100 |
| Num Cores | 2 |
| Virtualization | Hyper-V |
| Burstable |
Per core CPU allocation: 40%
|
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.
Performance Test Results
We conducted 5 different types of tests for Microsoft Azure - B2s. Review the results and compare this plan to its competitors.
Test Results
This plan was tested 1 times at vpsbenchmarks.com. The table below shows all trials run on the B2s plan and the web response times for every one of those.
| Start of Trial | Web Results | Sysbench Results | Avg web response time | P99 web response time |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 06 2018 | Web | Sysbench | 57ms | 260ms |
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