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Virtual Machines · $7.59/mo (1 GB RAM, 1 vCPU)
Azure B1s at $7.59/mo is significantly more expensive than comparable Linux VMs elsewhere. Several providers offer equivalent or better specs (1GB RAM, 1 vCPU) for $2-5/mo, though you must account for renewal price hikes and bandwidth overages. The Azure premium reflects enterprise SLA/support value, but for simple workloads, cheaper alternatives deliver real savings.
Matches Azure specs (1GB RAM, 1 vCPU) at $2/mo with unlimited traffic up to 1 Gbit/s and 99.99% SLA.
Caveat: Intro pricing; renewal is 2-6x higher after contract term, and additional IPv4 addresses cost $6/mo each.
1GB RAM, 1 vCPU (shared), 25GB SSD, 1TB transfer, 99.99% SLA with transparent per-GB overage pricing ($0.005/GB).
Caveat: Backups are a separate add-on (~$1/mo); outbound bandwidth overages charged after 1TB pooled allowance.
1GB RAM, 1 vCPU, 10GB Standard SSD, excellent 99.999% SLA, and no per-region price variance.
Caveat: Backups are a percentage surcharge (10-60% depending on frequency); data transfer overages possible despite 'free egress' marketing.
1GB RAM, 1 vCPU, 20GB SSD, 1TB transfer, unmanaged by default but includes user-responsible root SSH access.
Caveat: Renewal pricing substantially higher after first term; management add-ons (+$10-25/mo) required for hands-off operation.
1GB RAM, 1 vCPU, 20GB NVMe, 5TB transfer, 99.95% SLA, and non-dedicated CPU is acceptable for burstable workloads.
Caveat: Non-dedicated CPU thread; Type T burstable incurs $0.041/hr overage if average CPU exceeds 10%; powered-off servers still accrue charges.
Before you switch
| Vultr | Cloud Compute · Regular 1vCPU/0.5GB | $2.5/mo | 512 MB RAM, 1 vCPU, 10 GB | Visit |
| InMotion Hosting | Shared Hosting · Core | $2.99/mo | 512 MB RAM, 100 GB SSD | Visit |
| Fly.io | Machines (Shared CPU) · shared-cpu-1x - 512MB | $3.32/mo | 512 MB RAM, 1 vCPU | Visit |
| AWS Lightsail | Virtual Servers · GP 0.5GB (Linux, IPv6) | $3.5/mo | 512 MB RAM, 2 vCPU, 20 GB SSD | Visit |
| UpCloud | Cloud Servers - Starter · STARTER-1xCPU-1GB | $3.5/mo | 1 GB RAM, 1 vCPU, 10 GB Standard SSD | Visit |
| Namecheap | VPS Hosting · Spark | $3.88/mo | 1 GB RAM, 1 vCPU, 20 GB SSD | Visit |
| DigitalOcean | Droplets · Basic 512MB | $4/mo | 512 MB RAM, 1 vCPU, 10 GB SSD | Visit |
| Kamatera | Cloud VMs · Type A base (Availability, 1 vCPU/1GB) | $4/mo | 1 GB RAM, 1 vCPU, 20 GB NVMe SSD | Visit |
| Alibaba Cloud | Simple Application Server · economy-e-2c-0.5g | $4.55/mo | 512 MB RAM, 2 vCPU, 40 GB SSD | Visit |
| IONOS | VPS Hosting (VPS+) · VPS S+ | $5/mo | 2 GB RAM, 2 vCPU, 90 GB NVMe | Visit |
| Liquid Web | VPS Hosting · Compute 1 | $5/mo | 1 GB RAM, 1 vCPU, 30 GB SSD | Visit |
| Linode (Akamai) | Shared CPU Compute · Nanode 1 GB | $5/mo | 1 GB RAM, 1 vCPU, 25 GB SSD | Visit |
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