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NameCPURAMGPUAverage price / hour
a0-basic1100,02
a0-standard1100,02
a1-basic1200,03
a1-standard1200,06
a1v2-standard1200,05
a2-basic2400,09
a2-standard2400,13
a2mv2-standard21600,15
a2v2-standard2400,10
a3-basic4700,21
a3-standard4700,25
a4-basic81400,42
a4-standard81400,51
a4mv2-standard43200,31
a4v2-standard4800,21
a5-standard21400,25
a6-standard42800,51
a7-standard85601,01
a8mv2-standard86400,65
a8v2-standard81600,44
b12ms-standard124800,64
b16ms-standard166400,85
b1ls-standard1100,01
b1ms-standard1200,03
b1s-standard1100,01
b20ms-standard208001,06
b2ms-standard2800,11
b2s-standard2400,05
b4ms-standard41600,21
b8ms-standard83200,43
d1-standard13,500,09
d11-standard21400,21
d11s-standard21400,21
d11v2-standard21400,20
d12-standard42800,43
d12s-standard42800,43
d12v2-standard42800,41
d13-standard85600,86
d13s-standard85600,86
d13v2-standard85600,81
d14-standard1611201,71
d14s-standard1611201,71
d14v2-standard1611201,63
d15iv2-standard2014002,04
d15v2-standard2014002,04
d16adsv5-standard166401,00
d16asv4-standard166400,93
d16asv5-standard166400,83
d16av4-standard166400,93
d16dsv4-standard166401,16
d16dsv5-standard166401,16
d16dv4-standard166401,16
d16dv5-standard166401,16
d16pdsv5-standard166400,83
d16pldsv5-standard163200,71
d16plsv5-standard163200,62
d16psv5-standard166400,71
d16sv3-standard166401,00
d16sv4-standard166400,98
d16sv5-standard166400,99
d16v3-standard166401,00
d16v4-standard166400,98
d16v5-standard166400,99
d1s-standard13,500,09
d1v2-standard13,500,08
d2-standard2700,17
d2adsv5-standard2800,12
d2asv4-standard2800,12
d2asv5-standard2800,10
d2av4-standard2800,12
d2dsv4-standard2800,15
d2dsv5-standard2800,15
d2dv4-standard2800,15
d2dv5-standard2800,15
d2pdsv5-standard2800,10
d2pldsv5-standard2400,09
d2plsv5-standard2400,08
d2psv5-standard2800,09
d2s-standard2700,17
d2sv3-standard2800,13
d2sv4-standard2800,12
d2sv5-standard2800,12
d2v2-standard2700,16
d2v3-standard2800,13
d2v4-standard2800,12
d2v5-standard2800,12
d3-standard41400,35
d32adsv5-standard3212801,99
d32asv4-standard3212801,86
d32asv5-standard3212801,66
d32av4-standard3212801,86
d32dsv4-standard3212802,32
d32dsv5-standard3212802,32
d32dv4-standard3212802,32
d32dv5-standard3212802,32
d32pdsv5-standard3212801,67
d32pldsv5-standard326401,41
d32plsv5-standard326401,24
d32psv5-standard3212801,42
d32sv3-standard3212802,01
d32sv4-standard3212801,97
d32sv5-standard3212801,97
d32v3-standard3212802,01
d32v4-standard3212801,97
d32v5-standard3212801,97
d3s-standard41400,35
d3v2-standard41400,32
d4-standard82800,70
d48adsv5-standard4819202,99
d48asv4-standard4819202,79
d48asv5-standard4819202,49
d48av4-standard4819202,79
d48dsv4-standard4819203,48
d48dsv5-standard4819203,49
d48dv4-standard4819203,48
d48dv5-standard4819203,49
d48pdsv5-standard4819202,50
d48pldsv5-standard489602,12
d48plsv5-standard489601,86
d48psv5-standard4819202,12
d48sv3-standard4819203,01
d48sv4-standard4819202,95
d48sv5-standard4819202,96
d48v3-standard4819203,01
d48v4-standard4819202,95
d48v5-standard4819202,96
d4adsv5-standard41600,25
d4asv4-standard41600,23
d4asv5-standard41600,21
d4av4-standard41600,23
d4dsv4-standard41600,29
d4dsv5-standard41600,29
d4dv4-standard41600,29
d4dv5-standard41600,29
d4pdsv5-standard41600,21
d4pldsv5-standard4800,18
d4plsv5-standard4800,16
d4psv5-standard41600,18
d4s-standard82800,70
d4sv3-standard41600,25
d4sv4-standard41600,25
d4sv5-standard41600,25
d4v2-standard82800,64
d4v3-standard41600,25
d4v4-standard41600,25
d4v5-standard41600,25
d5v2-standard165601,28
d64adsv5-standard6425603,98
d64asv4-standard6425603,72
d64asv5-standard6425603,32
d64av4-standard6425603,72
d64dsv4-standard6425604,65
d64dsv5-standard6425604,65
d64dv4-standard6425604,65
d64dv5-standard6425604,65
d64pdsv5-standard6420803,33
d64pldsv5-standard6412802,83
d64plsv5-standard6412802,48
d64psv5-standard6420802,83
d64sv3-standard6425604,01
d64sv4-standard6425603,94
d64sv5-standard6425603,94
d64v3-standard6425604,01
d64v4-standard6425603,94
d64v5-standard6425603,94
d8adsv5-standard83200,50
d8asv4-standard83200,46
d8asv5-standard83200,42
d8av4-standard83200,46
d8dsv4-standard83200,58
d8dsv5-standard83200,58
d8dv4-standard83200,58
d8dv5-standard83200,58
d8pdsv5-standard83200,42
d8pldsv5-standard81600,35
d8plsv5-standard81600,31
d8psv5-standard83200,35
d8sv3-standard83200,50
d8sv4-standard83200,49
d8sv5-standard83200,49
d8v3-standard83200,50
d8v4-standard83200,49
d8v5-standard83200,49
d96adsv5-standard9638405,98
d96asv4-standard9638405,57
d96asv5-standard9638404,99
d96av4-standard9638405,57
d96dsv5-standard9638406,97
d96dv5-standard9638406,97
d96sv5-standard9638405,91
d96v5-standard9638405,91
dc16adsv5-standard166401,02
dc16asv5-standard166400,85
dc16dsv3-standard1612802,13
dc16sv3-standard1612801,81
dc1dsv3-standard1800,13
dc1sv2-standard1400,11
dc1sv3-standard1800,11
dc24dsv3-standard2419203,20
dc24sv3-standard2419202,71
dc2adsv5-standard2800,13
dc2asv5-standard2800,11
dc2dsv3-standard21600,27
dc2sv2-standard2800,22
dc2sv3-standard21600,23
dc32adsv5-standard3212802,05
dc32asv5-standard3212801,70
dc32dsv3-standard3225604,26
dc32sv3-standard3225603,62
dc48adsv5-standard4819203,07
dc48asv5-standard4819202,55
dc48dsv3-standard4838406,40
dc48sv3-standard4838405,43
dc4adsv5-standard41600,26
dc4asv5-standard41600,21
dc4dsv3-standard43200,53
dc4sv2-standard41600,45
dc4sv3-standard43200,45
dc64adsv5-standard6425604,09
dc64asv5-standard6425603,41
dc8adsv5-standard83200,51
dc8asv5-standard83200,43
dc8dsv3-standard86401,07
dc8sv2-standard83200,89
dc8sv3-standard86400,90
dc96adsv5-standard9638406,14
dc96asv5-standard9638405,11
ds11-1-v2-standard11400,20
ds11v2-standard21400,20
ds12-1-v2-standard12800,41
ds12-2-v2-standard22800,41
ds12v2-standard42800,41
ds13-2-v2-standard25600,81
ds13-4-v2-standard45600,81
ds13v2-standard85600,81
ds14-4-v2-standard411201,63
ds14-8-v2-standard811201,63
ds14v2-standard1611201,63
ds15iv2-standard2014002,04
ds15v2-standard2014002,04
ds1v2-standard13,500,08
ds2v2-standard2700,16
ds3v2-standard41400,32
ds4v2-standard82800,64
ds5v2-standard165601,28
e104idsv5-standard104672010,59
e104idv5-standard104672010,56
e104isv5-standard10467209,29
e104iv5-standard10467209,27
e16-4adsv5-standard412801,25
e16-4as-v4-standard412801,17
e16-4asv5-standard412801,08
e16-4ds-v4-standard412801,45
e16-4dsv5-standard412801,48
e16-4s-v3-standard412801,32
e16-4s-v4-standard412801,28
e16-4sv5-standard412801,30
e16-8adsv5-standard812801,25
e16-8as-v4-standard812801,17
e16-8asv5-standard812801,08
e16-8ds-v4-standard812801,45
e16-8dsv5-standard812801,48
e16-8s-v3-standard812801,32
e16-8s-v4-standard812801,28
e16-8sv5-standard812801,30
e16adsv5-standard1612801,25
e16asv4-standard1612801,16
e16asv5-standard1612801,08
e16av4-standard1612801,17
e16bdsv5-standard1612801,71
e16bsv5-standard1612801,53
e16dsv4-standard1612801,45
e16dsv5-standard1612801,48
e16dv4-standard1612801,45
e16dv5-standard1612801,46
e16pdsv5-standard1612801,05
e16psv5-standard1612800,92
e16sv3-standard1612801,32
e16sv4-standard1612801,28
e16sv5-standard1612801,30
e16v3-standard1612801,32
e16v4-standard1612801,28
e16v5-standard1612801,28
e20adsv5-standard2016001,56
e20asv4-standard2016001,45
e20asv5-standard2016001,34
e20av4-standard2016001,46
e20dsv4-standard2016001,82
e20dsv5-standard2016001,85
e20dv4-standard2016001,82
e20dv5-standard2016001,83
e20pdsv5-standard2016001,31
e20psv5-standard2016001,15
e20sv3-standard2016001,66
e20sv4-standard2016001,59
e20sv5-standard2016001,62
e20v3-standard2016001,66
e20v5-standard2016001,61
e2adsv5-standard21600,16
e2asv4-standard21600,14
e2asv5-standard21600,13
e2av4-standard21600,15
e2bdsv5-standard21600,21
e2bsv5-standard21600,19
e2dsv4-standard21600,18
e2dsv5-standard21600,19
e2dv4-standard21600,18
e2dv5-standard21600,18
e2pdsv5-standard21600,13
e2psv5-standard21600,12
e2sv3-standard21600,16
e2sv4-standard21600,16
e2sv5-standard21600,16
e2v3-standard21600,16
e2v4-standard21600,16
e2v5-standard21600,16
e32-16adsv5-standard1625602,49
e32-16as-v4-standard1625602,34
e32-16asv5-standard1625602,15
e32-16ds-v4-standard1625602,91
e32-16dsv5-standard1625602,96
e32-16s-v3-standard1625602,63
e32-16s-v4-standard1625602,55
e32-16sv5-standard1625602,60
e32-8adsv5-standard825602,49
e32-8as-v4-standard825602,34
e32-8asv5-standard825602,15
e32-8ds-v4-standard825602,91
e32-8dsv5-standard825602,96
e32-8s-v3-standard825602,63
e32-8s-v4-standard825602,55
e32-8sv5-standard825602,60
e32adsv5-standard3225602,49
e32asv4-standard3225602,32
e32asv5-standard3225602,15
e32av4-standard3225602,34
e32bdsv5-standard3225603,42
e32bsv5-standard3225603,06
e32dsv4-standard3225602,91
e32dsv5-standard3225602,96
e32dv4-standard3225602,91
e32dv5-standard3225602,93
e32pdsv5-standard3220802,09
e32psv5-standard3220801,84
e32sv3-standard3225602,63
e32sv4-standard3225602,55
e32sv5-standard3225602,60
e32v3-standard3225602,63
e32v4-standard3225602,55
e32v5-standard3225602,57
e4-2adsv5-standard23200,31
e4-2as-v4-standard23200,29
e4-2asv5-standard23200,27
e4-2ds-v4-standard23200,36
e4-2dsv5-standard23200,37
e4-2s-v3-standard23200,33
e4-2s-v4-standard23200,32
e4-2sv5-standard23200,32
e48adsv5-standard4838403,74
e48asv4-standard4838403,48
e48asv5-standard4838403,23
e48av4-standard4838403,51
e48bdsv5-standard4838405,14
e48bsv5-standard4838404,59
e48dsv4-standard4838404,36
e48dsv5-standard4838404,44
e48dv4-standard4838404,36
e48dv5-standard4838404,39
e48sv3-standard4838403,87
e48sv4-standard4838403,83
e48sv5-standard4838403,90
e48v3-standard4838403,86
e48v4-standard4838403,83
e48v5-standard4838403,85
e4adsv5-standard43200,31
e4asv4-standard43200,29
e4asv5-standard43200,27
e4av4-standard43200,29
e4bdsv5-standard43200,43
e4bsv5-standard43200,38
e4dsv4-standard43200,36
e4dsv5-standard43200,37
e4dv4-standard43200,36
e4dv5-standard43200,37
e4pdsv5-standard43200,26
e4psv5-standard43200,23
e4sv3-standard43200,33
e4sv4-standard43200,32
e4sv5-standard43200,32
e4v3-standard43200,33
e4v4-standard43200,32
e4v5-standard43200,32
e64-16adsv5-standard1651204,98
e64-16as-v4-standard1651204,68
e64-16asv5-standard1651204,30
e64-16ds-v4-standard1650405,82
e64-16dsv5-standard1651205,92
e64-16s-v3-standard1643204,67
e64-16s-v4-standard1650405,10
e64-16sv5-standard1651205,20
e64-32adsv5-standard3251204,98
e64-32as-v4-standard3251204,68
e64-32asv5-standard3251204,30
e64-32ds-v4-standard3250405,82
e64-32dsv5-standard3251205,92
e64-32s-v3-standard3243204,67
e64-32s-v4-standard3250405,10
e64-32sv5-standard3251205,20
e64adsv5-standard6451204,98
e64asv4-standard6451204,64
e64asv5-standard6451204,30
e64av4-standard6451204,68
e64bdsv5-standard6451206,85
e64bsv5-standard6451206,12
e64dsv4-standard6450405,82
e64dsv5-standard6451205,92
e64dv4-standard6450405,82
e64dv5-standard6451205,85
e64isv3-standard6443204,70
e64iv3-standard6443204,70
e64sv3-standard6443204,67
e64sv4-standard6450405,10
e64sv5-standard6451205,20
e64v3-standard6443204,67
e64v4-standard6450405,10
e64v5-standard6451205,14
e8-2adsv5-standard26400,62
e8-2as-v4-standard26400,59
e8-2asv5-standard26400,54
e8-2ds-v4-standard26400,73
e8-2dsv5-standard26400,74
e8-2s-v3-standard26400,66
e8-2s-v4-standard26400,64
e8-2sv5-standard26400,65
e8-4adsv5-standard46400,62
e8-4as-v4-standard46400,59
e8-4asv5-standard46400,54
e8-4ds-v4-standard46400,73
e8-4dsv5-standard46400,74
e8-4s-v3-standard46400,66
e8-4s-v4-standard46400,64
e8-4sv5-standard46400,65
e80idsv4-standard8050407,32
e80isv4-standard8050406,42
e8adsv5-standard86400,62
e8asv4-standard86400,58
e8asv5-standard86400,54
e8av4-standard86400,58
e8bdsv5-standard86400,86
e8bsv5-standard86400,76
e8dsv4-standard86400,73
e8dsv5-standard86400,74
e8dv4-standard86400,73
e8dv5-standard86400,73
e8pdsv5-standard86400,52
e8psv5-standard86400,46
e8sv3-standard86400,66
e8sv4-standard86400,64
e8sv5-standard86400,65
e8v3-standard86400,66
e8v4-standard86400,64
e8v5-standard86400,64
e96-24adsv5-standard2467207,48
e96-24as-v4-standard2467207,02
e96-24asv5-standard2467206,46
e96-24dsv5-standard2467208,88
e96-24sv5-standard2467207,80
e96-48adsv5-standard4867207,48
e96-48as-v4-standard4867207,02
e96-48asv5-standard4867206,46
e96-48dsv5-standard4867208,88
e96-48sv5-standard4867207,80
e96adsv5-standard9667207,48
e96asv4-standard9667206,96
e96asv5-standard9667206,46
e96av4-standard9667207,01
e96dsv5-standard9667208,88
e96dv5-standard9667208,78
e96sv5-standard9667207,80
e96v5-standard9667207,71
ec16adsv5-standard1612801,28
ec16asv5-standard1612801,11
ec20adsv5-standard2016001,60
ec20asv5-standard2016001,38
ec2adsv5-standard21600,16
ec2asv5-standard21600,14
ec32adsv5-standard3219202,57
ec32asv5-standard3219202,21
ec48adsv5-standard4838403,85
ec48asv5-standard4838403,32
ec4adsv5-standard43200,32
ec4asv5-standard43200,28
ec64adsv5-standard6451205,13
ec64asv5-standard6451204,43
ec8adsv5-standard86400,64
ec8asv5-standard86400,55
ec96adsv5-standard9667207,70
ec96asv5-standard9667206,64
ec96iadsv5-standard9667208,47
ec96iasv5-standard9667207,30
f1-standard1200,06
f16-standard163200,98
f16s-standard163200,98
f16sv2-standard163200,83
f1s-standard1200,06
f2-standard2400,12
f2s-standard2400,12
f2sv2-standard2400,10
f32sv2-standard326401,67
f4-standard4800,25
f48sv2-standard489602,50
f4s-standard4800,25
f4sv2-standard4800,21
f64sv2-standard6412803,34
f72sv2-standard7214403,76
f8-standard81600,49
f8s-standard81600,49
f8sv2-standard81600,42
fx12mds-standard1225201,26
fx24mds-standard2450402,52
fx36mds-standard3675603,78
fx48mds-standard48100805,04
fx4mds-standard48400,42
g1-standard22800,58
g2-standard45601,16
g3-standard811202,32
g4-standard1622404,65
g5-standard3244808,77
gs1-standard22800,58
gs2-standard45601,16
gs3-standard811202,32
gs4-4-standard422404,65
gs4-8-standard822404,65
gs4-standard1622404,65
gs5-16-standard1644808,77
gs5-8-standard844808,77
gs5-standard3244808,77
h16-standard1611201,95
h16m-standard1622402,61
h16mr-standard1622402,87
h16r-standard1611202,14
h8-standard85600,97
h8m-standard811201,30
hb120-16rs-v2-standard1645604,65
hb120-16rs-v3-standard1644804,25
hb120-32rs-v2-standard3245604,65
hb120-32rs-v3-standard3244804,25
hb120-64rs-v2-standard6445604,65
hb120-64rs-v3-standard6444804,25
hb120-96rs-v2-standard9645604,65
hb120-96rs-v3-standard9644804,25
hb120rsv2-standard12045604,65
hb120rsv3-standard12044804,25
hb60-15rs-standard1524002,58
hb60-30rs-standard3024002,58
hb60-45rs-standard4524002,58
hb60rs-standard6022802,58
hc44-16rs-standard1635204,15
hc44-32rs-standard3235204,15
hc44rs-standard4435204,15
l16asv3-standard1612801,34
l16s-standard1612801,43
l16sv2-standard1612801,41
l16sv3-standard1612801,78
l32asv3-standard3225602,67
l32s-standard3225602,87
l32sv2-standard3225602,83
l32sv3-standard3225603,57
l48asv3-standard4838404,01
l48sv2-standard4838404,24
l48sv3-standard4838405,35
l4s-standard43200,36
l64asv3-standard6451205,35
l64sv2-standard6451205,65
l64sv3-standard6451207,13
l80asv3-standard8064006,68
l80sv2-standard8064007,07
l80sv3-standard8064008,92
l8asv3-standard86400,67
l8s-standard86400,72
l8sv2-standard86400,71
l8sv3-standard86400,89
m128-32ms-standard323800037,22
m128-64ms-standard643800037,22
m128-standard1282000018,60
m128dmsv2-standard1283892036,00
m128dsv2-standard1282048017,99
m128m-standard1283800037,22
m128ms-standard1283800037,22
m128msv2-standard1283892035,35
m128s-standard1282000018,60
m128sv2-standard1282048017,39
m16-4ms-standard443804,28
m16-8ms-standard843804,28
m16ms-standard1643804,28
m192idmsv2-standard1924096043,24
m192idsv2-standard1922048021,62
m192imsv2-standard1924096042,58
m192isv2-standard1922048021,01
m208msv2-standard2085700059,53
m208sv2-standard2082850029,76
m32-16ms-standard1687508,57
m32-8ms-standard887508,57
m32dmsv2-standard3287508,29
m32ls-standard3225603,63
m32ms-standard3287508,57
m32msv2-standard3287508,13
m32ts-standard3219203,42
m416msv2-standard416114000132,27
m416sv2-standard4165700066,14
m64-16ms-standard161750014,69
m64-32ms-standard321750014,69
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For more information on the Azure VM price, visit the Holori Azure VM price calculator.

What are Azure VMs

Azure Virtual Machines are scalable, on-demand computing resources. You can virtualize a variety of computing solutions with Azure Virtual Machines, which supports Linux, Windows Server, SQL Server, Oracle, IBM, SAP, and more. Load balancing and auto-scaling are free features with all virtual machines of the current generation. A user can pair Virtual Machines with Managed Disks for the best performance.

Common uses of Azure virtual machines include:

  • Azure VMs create a computing resource with the configuration required to run an application for development and testing.
  • It enables you to scale applications in the cloud. You can reduce costs by running an application in a virtual machine and expanding it as necessary or by shutting down instances that are not in use.

Why you should choose Azure instead of on premise infrastructure

Even if you have a complete set of on-premises metrics to compare against the different Azure Virtual Machine types, you might not find the best match due to the highly efficient infrastructure of the Azure cloud and the fact that workloads run on Azure much faster than on-premises.

Azure instance types ( Instance family)

There are many different types of Microsoft Azure virtual machines, all of which are made to meet particular needs. Azure Virtual Machines (VMs) come in different sizes for virtual CPUs, storage, and memory, offering a range of options to match any workload. With so many options available, choosing the right machine type for your workload may be challenging. To make your job easier, we have provided you with this overview of Azure VM instance types.

The primary Microsoft Azure categories are listed below, each of which has additional subcategories:

General-purpose VMs: B- and D-series instances

It provides a balanced CPU-to-memory ratio which is ideal for low to medium traffic web servers, and small to medium databases. For example- Azure’s D-series general-purpose virtual machines (VMs) aren’t designed for particular use cases. As a result, they are ideal for testing and development because they are balanced in terms of CPU and memory. Depending on their particular needs for a variety of workload goals, users can choose from instances with various virtual CPU (vCPU), memory, and storage configurations.

Examples – B, Dsv3, Dv3, Dasv3, Dav3, DSv2, Dv2, Av2, DC

https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/virtual-machines/windows/sizes-general

Compute Optimized

Compute-optimized Azure VM sizes have very high CPU-to-memory ratios. They are perfect for batch processing, network appliances, application servers, and web servers with low to moderate traffic. 

Example – Fsv2 is a Compute-optimized Azure instance type.

https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/virtual-machines/windows/sizes-compute                                              

Memory-optimized 

Memory-optimized VM sizes offer a high memory-to-processor ratio. These virtual machines are employed in relational database servers, medium-sized to large caches, and memory analytics.

Example – Memory optimized VM series are Esv3, Ev3, M, GS, G, DSv2, DS, Dv2, and D

https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/virtual-machines/sizes-memory

Storage optimized

Storage-optimized VM sizes are perfect for Big Data, SQL, and NoSQL databases because they offer high disk throughput and IO. Following are the popular storage optimized Azure virtual machine series: L8as – L80as v3 (latest generation), L8s – L80s v3 (latest generation), Lsv2-series, Ls-series

https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/virtual-machines/windows/sizes-storage

GPU (Graphic Processing Unit) Optimized

High graphic performance is offered by GPU-optimized virtual machines, which are designed for compute-intensive, graphic-intensive, and visualization workloads that can use one or more GPUs. This Azure virtual machine series instance is suitable for difficult graphic rendering and video editing tasks. These specialized Azure VMs are also excellent for DNA sequencing, protein analysis, and “Monte Carlo” simulations due to their improved vCPU-to-memory ratios of up to 25x.

Example – NC, NCv2, NCv3, ND, NDv2 (Preview), NVads A10 v5, NV, NVv3, NVv4, NCads A10 v4 (preview), ND A100 v4, NDm A100 v4

https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/virtual-machines/windows/sizes-gpu

High-performance compute

It is the fastest and most potent CPU virtual machine offered by Azure with optional high-throughput network interfaces (RDMA),. High-performance computing (HPC) cluster applications, modelling, and simulations are among the applications for which it is designed and optimized.

Series – H, HB, HBv2, HBv3, HC, 

https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/virtual-machines/sizes-hpc#using-hpc-pack

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Azure VM pricing model

Azure VM pricing is typically determined per second of usage for virtual machines. In addition, there are several other ways to pay for a VM. These consist of reserved instances, the Azure free tier, and spot VMs. You can purchase Azure’s unused excess capacity at a steep discount by using a spot instance. Certain VMs can be used for free for a year under the Azure free tier. Additionally, you can commit to a virtual machine for a long time and save money by using reserved instances.

Let's have a look at the Azure VM purchase model

Holori offers a free cloud cost calculator in addition to cloud diagramming services. Azure VM prices can be compared simultaneously with those of other Azure VMs or with compute instances from other providers.

The Holori cloud calculator provides users with ranges for vCPUs, GPU, Memory, Price, Disk, and location. Additionally, we offer our customers the option to select an OS, an instance type, and a payment method. Holori will streamline the process and narrow down the results to the best VM instances that satisfy the ranges of criteria you specify, ultimately saving you valuable time.

You are welcome to experiment with and try out our cloud calculator to compare Azure VM prices. Additionally, it would clarify how various configurations, combinations and cloud service providers can impact your overall cloud costs.

You can access Holori’s cloud calculator here: https://app.holori.com/compare

Azure free usage 

Azure offers a free credit trial, similar to other cloud services. For the first 30 days, Azure provides $200 in Azure credits as a free tier, and for the following 12 months, it offers a limited number of additional free services. Any region that supports Azure allows you to create services there. Additionally, you can create multiple instances as long as the total stays within the allowed ranges.

Every month for a year, you can get 750 hours for B1s burstable virtual machines.

Pay-as-you-go

Microsoft charges you for each second a VM resource is active, giving you high flexibility and ensuring that you only pay for what you actually use. You are not required to pay in advance or make a long-term commitment. Only pay the hourly rate for the instances you use while adjusting your compute capacity to the demands of your application. However, costs are generally higher for this model compared to the other pricing models.

Spot VMs

Azure data centers always have some unused capacity. Azure implemented spot pricing (spot VMs), which offers discounts of up to 90% on pay-as-you-go Azure VM prices, to ensure that data centers are utilized effectively. There aren’t any up-front costs or long-term obligations. It enables you to take advantage of unused Azure VM capacity at a discounted price. Spot VMs, however, are transient. If the data center needs more computing power or if the current price is higher than the initially agreed-upon price, Azure has the right to evict or shut down spot VMs at any time. Production workloads are difficult to run on spots because of this.

Spot VMs are suitable for:

  • Dev/test environments.
  • Batch processing jobs.
  • Analytics, big data & container-based applications

Reserved instances

With this model, a user has to pay the Azure VM price upfront for a predefined length of VM run time period which is usually 1 year or 3 years. Using reserved instances can result in certain financial savings, depending on the instance type you choose. In general, a one-year plan saves you 40%, while a three-year plan saves you 60%.

Normally, you can cancel a reserved instance through the Azure portal and get credit for any unused time. Azure typically takes a cancellation fee out of the refund. Because of this, only select a reserved instance if you are certain you will require it during the chosen period. The best workloads for reserved instances are those with predictable capacity requirements, like line-of-business applications where request rates are unlikely to vary significantly because they require an upfront commitment to a fixed amount of usage.

It is useful when- 

  • Your application uses VMs consistently and uninterruptedly.
  • Your application might need a reserved compute capacity.

Azure data transfer fee

If a user wishes to transfer data in order to leave the Azure cloud or move to another Azure region, there is a charge to be paid which is known as the egress fee. This fee is levied on a per GB basis, so for huge data in terabytes, it can accumulate a lot of unexpected costs. Customers can upload (enter) data into the cloud for free. The fee is only assessed, though, when data is retrieved from the cloud. Costs associated with network data transfer are not frequently considered when planning resources. Your monthly bill could change if you didn’t plan your Azure usage with these fees in mind.

When does the fee take effect?

  1. Outbound Data Transfer
  2. Data Transfer between Availability Zones in a VNET 

To reduce the egress cost, reducing the number of public IP addresses in architecture is advised as it is advantageous from a cost and security standpoint. Traffic is kept inside a VNET and other networks connected to it by using private IP addresses. The deployment can save money on egress data charges by minimizing outbound data transfers to the internet.

Other ways to save costs are –

  • By putting cloud resources in regions where data transfer costs are low or nonexistent
  • You must restrict data transfers across zones and regions.
  • The location closest to the user base or operation center should have only the essential data.
  • By optimizing your architecture 
  • Use multi cloud to avoid lock-in from a single cloud provider
  • Remove or archive any data you no longer require.

Azure VM discount

You can possibly lower your Azure bill by taking advantage of discount promotions offered by Azure in addition to selecting the appropriate VM instance type and pricing model for your workloads.

Dev/test discount

For virtual machines (VMs) used for typical web app development and testing environments that run SQL databases and App Services rather than for production, Azure offers discounts of up to 57%.

https://azure.microsoft.com/en-us/pricing/dev-test/#overview

Azure hybrid benefit

By using your current on-premises Windows Server and SQL Server licenses in the cloud at no additional cost, you can save a lot of money with Azure. It is a licensing benefit that makes running your workloads in the cloud significantly less expensive for you. It functions by enabling you to use your on-premises Windows Server and SQL Server licenses on Azure. 

https://azure.microsoft.com/en-us/pricing/hybrid-benefit/#calculator

What criteria should you use to compare Azure Virtual Machines price?

Region

The region is one of the most crucial factors to consider when comparing Virtual Machines because there can be significant cost variations between different availability zones. We have discovered price differences of up to 80% between the most and least expensive regions using the Holori Azure pricing calculator.

For example – The following Azure VM  e104iv5-standard costs 7.207 USD per hour in the USA Virginia region and 14.946 USD per hour in Brazil São Paulo region. The Azure VM located in Virginia  is half the price of the VM in Brazil and that’s why you can save lots of money  in 15 seconds using the Holori cloud cost calculator.

Use Holori to save on Azure VM price

Holori offers a free cloud cost calculator in addition to cloud diagramming services. Azure VM prices can be compared simultaneously with those of other Azure VMs or with compute instances from other providers.

The Holori cloud calculator provides users with ranges for vCPUs, GPU, Memory, Price, Disk, and location. Additionally, we offer our customers the option to select an OS, an instance type, and a payment method. Holori will streamline the process and narrow down the results to the best VM instances that satisfy the ranges of criteria you specify, ultimately saving you valuable time.

You are welcome to experiment with and try out our cloud calculator to compare Azure VM prices. Additionally, it would clarify how various configurations, combinations and cloud service providers can impact your overall cloud costs.

You can access Holori’s cloud calculator here: https://app.holori.com/compare

Use Holori to save on your Azure cloud bill

If you want to go further than only comparing Azure VM price, you can estimate the cost of your project using Holori Azure diagramming tool. Not only can you estimate and save on Azure VMs but you can also forecast the cost for storage, network and additional services.

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