AWS vs Azure server monthly price comparison

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We compared 4 identical specs: AWS was cheaper in 3 and Azure was cheaper in 1 (with Korean VAT 10%).

For 2 vCPU 4GB, AWS is 11% cheaper.

Both sides use on-demand monthly prices, and what is bundled for disk and transfer differs by product.

Currency
Price region
VAT
SpecAWSAzureDifferenceAWS sourceAzure source
2 vCPU 4GB₩35,735EC2 t4g.medium, N. Virginia, United States. $0.0336/hr x 730 hours, VAT excluded₩39,989VM B2als_v2, Virginia, United States. $0.0376/hr x 730 hours, VAT excludedAWS is 11% cheaperOfficial pricingChecked 2026-10-24Official pricingChecked 2026-10-24
Details
AWS
EC2 t4g.medium, N. Virginia, United States. $0.0336/hr x 730 hours, VAT excluded
Azure
VM B2als_v2, Virginia, United States. $0.0376/hr x 730 hours, VAT excluded
Difference
AWS is 11% cheaper
AWS source
Official pricingChecked 2026-10-24
Azure source
Official pricingChecked 2026-10-24
4 vCPU 8GB₩142,939Larger than requestedEC2 t4g.xlarge, 4 vCPU / 16GB, N. Virginia, United States. $0.1344/hr x 730 hours, VAT excluded₩131,878VM D4pls_v6, Virginia, United States. $0.124/hr x 730 hours, VAT excludedAzure is 8% cheaperOfficial pricingChecked 2026-10-24Official pricingChecked 2026-10-24
Details
AWS
Larger than requestedEC2 t4g.xlarge, 4 vCPU / 16GB, N. Virginia, United States. $0.1344/hr x 730 hours, VAT excluded
Azure
VM D4pls_v6, Virginia, United States. $0.124/hr x 730 hours, VAT excluded
Difference
Azure is 8% cheaper
AWS source
Official pricingChecked 2026-10-24
Azure source
Official pricingChecked 2026-10-24
4 vCPU 16GB₩142,939EC2 t4g.xlarge, N. Virginia, United States. $0.1344/hr x 730 hours, VAT excluded₩148,895VM D4ps_v6, Virginia, United States. $0.14/hr x 730 hours, VAT excludedAWS is 4% cheaperOfficial pricingChecked 2026-10-24Official pricingChecked 2026-10-24
Details
AWS
EC2 t4g.xlarge, N. Virginia, United States. $0.1344/hr x 730 hours, VAT excluded
Azure
VM D4ps_v6, Virginia, United States. $0.14/hr x 730 hours, VAT excluded
Difference
AWS is 4% cheaper
AWS source
Official pricingChecked 2026-10-24
Azure source
Official pricingChecked 2026-10-24
8 vCPU 32GB₩285,878EC2 t4g.2xlarge, N. Virginia, United States. $0.2688/hr x 730 hours, VAT excluded₩298,853VM D8ps_v6, Virginia, United States. $0.281/hr x 730 hours, VAT excludedAWS is 4% cheaperOfficial pricingChecked 2026-10-24Official pricingChecked 2026-10-24
Details
AWS
EC2 t4g.2xlarge, N. Virginia, United States. $0.2688/hr x 730 hours, VAT excluded
Azure
VM D8ps_v6, Virginia, United States. $0.281/hr x 730 hours, VAT excluded
Difference
AWS is 4% cheaper
AWS source
Official pricingChecked 2026-10-24
Azure source
Official pricingChecked 2026-10-24

The cheapest on-demand product that meets each spec at each provider.

How we calculate

Display currency
KRW
Exchange rate
1 USD = ₩1,324.45 (as of 2026-10-23)
VAT
Prices are shown with Korean VAT of 10% added. Prices without VAT get 10% added, and prices that already include VAT are used as is.
Monthly conversion
Hourly prices are multiplied by 730 hours per month (8,760 hours per year / 12). Flat monthly products use their amount as is.
Price region
US East (one region per provider in that area). Korea-only providers are shown separately with Seoul prices
Included
Server price, Disk or transfer bundled with the product is shown as is
Not included
Extra disk, Public IP, Data transfer out, Backups, Paid operating systems such as Windows
Last updated
2026-10-24 06:47 KST

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