AWS vs Azure server monthly price comparison

We compared 4 identical specs: AWS was cheaper in 4 and Azure was cheaper in 0 (excluding tax).

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

Spec	AWS	Azure	Difference	AWS source	Azure source
2 vCPU 4GB	$30.37EC2 t4g.medium, Seoul, South Korea. $0.0416/hr x 730 hours, VAT excluded	$34.16VM B2als_v2, Seoul, South Korea. $0.0468/hr x 730 hours, VAT excluded	AWS is 11% cheaper	Official pricingChecked 2026-10-21	Official pricingChecked 2026-10-21	Details AWS EC2 t4g.medium, Seoul, South Korea. $0.0416/hr x 730 hours, VAT excluded Azure VM B2als_v2, Seoul, South Korea. $0.0468/hr x 730 hours, VAT excluded Difference AWS is 11% cheaper AWS source Official pricingChecked 2026-10-21 Azure source Official pricingChecked 2026-10-21
4 vCPU 8GB	$112.42EC2 c6g.xlarge, Seoul, South Korea. $0.154/hr x 730 hours, VAT excluded	$118.26VM D4pls_v6, Seoul, South Korea. $0.162/hr x 730 hours, VAT excluded	AWS is 5% cheaper	Official pricingChecked 2026-10-21	Official pricingChecked 2026-10-21	Details AWS EC2 c6g.xlarge, Seoul, South Korea. $0.154/hr x 730 hours, VAT excluded Azure VM D4pls_v6, Seoul, South Korea. $0.162/hr x 730 hours, VAT excluded Difference AWS is 5% cheaper AWS source Official pricingChecked 2026-10-21 Azure source Official pricingChecked 2026-10-21
4 vCPU 16GB	$121.47EC2 t4g.xlarge, Seoul, South Korea. $0.1664/hr x 730 hours, VAT excluded	$133.59VM D4ps_v6, Seoul, South Korea. $0.183/hr x 730 hours, VAT excluded	AWS is 9% cheaper	Official pricingChecked 2026-10-21	Official pricingChecked 2026-10-21	Details AWS EC2 t4g.xlarge, Seoul, South Korea. $0.1664/hr x 730 hours, VAT excluded Azure VM D4ps_v6, Seoul, South Korea. $0.183/hr x 730 hours, VAT excluded Difference AWS is 9% cheaper AWS source Official pricingChecked 2026-10-21 Azure source Official pricingChecked 2026-10-21
8 vCPU 32GB	$242.94EC2 t4g.2xlarge, Seoul, South Korea. $0.3328/hr x 730 hours, VAT excluded	$267.18VM D8ps_v6, Seoul, South Korea. $0.366/hr x 730 hours, VAT excluded	AWS is 9% cheaper	Official pricingChecked 2026-10-21	Official pricingChecked 2026-10-21	Details AWS EC2 t4g.2xlarge, Seoul, South Korea. $0.3328/hr x 730 hours, VAT excluded Azure VM D8ps_v6, Seoul, South Korea. $0.366/hr x 730 hours, VAT excluded Difference AWS is 9% cheaper AWS source Official pricingChecked 2026-10-21 Azure source Official pricingChecked 2026-10-21

The cheapest on-demand product that meets each spec at each provider. Where a provider has no Seoul region, the nearest region is used.

How we calculate

Display currency: USD. KRW prices are converted at the rate below, and prices already in this currency are shown as listed
Exchange rate: 1 USD = ₩1,327.84 (as of 2026-10-20)
VAT: Prices exclude tax. Local taxes such as VAT or GST depend on your country. Korea-based buyers pay 10% VAT.
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: Seoul region, or the nearest region where a provider has none
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: 2026-10-21 06:46 KST

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