Microsoft Azure pricing
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The default for Microsoft-centric estates. Blob Hot storage is a touch cheaper than S3; egress sits between AWS and GCP.
Data as of June 2026.
Microsoft Azure pricing at a glance
| What | Price |
|---|---|
| Object storage | $0.018/GB-mo (Blob Storage Hot (LRS)) |
| Egress to internet | $0.087/GB |
| Cheapest VM | $3.80/mo (B1ls / B1s burstable) |
| Managed Postgres | $16.00/mo (Burstable B1ms (1 vCore / 2 GB) + 32 GB) |
Vendor pricing as of June 2026 — estimate, verify on the provider pricing page. List prices change frequently and vary by region.
Object storage tiers
| Storage tier | $/GB-month |
|---|---|
| Hot (LRS, first 50 TB) | $0.018/GB |
| Cool | $0.01/GB |
| Archive | $0.001/GB |
Source: Microsoft Azure pricing. Data as of June 2026.
Write ops ~$0.0055/1k, read ~$0.00044/1k for Hot LRS. 5 GB free for 12 months.
Egress / data transfer
Internet egress: $0.087/GB. First 100 GB/mo free (since 2024), then ~$0.087/GB for the next 10 TB, tapering at scale. See the full egress comparison.
Compute / VPS plans
| Plan | vCPU | RAM | $/mo |
|---|---|---|---|
| B1ls 1 vCPU / 0.5 GB | 1 | 0.5 GB | $3.80/mo |
| B1s 1 vCPU / 1 GB | 1 | 1 GB | $7.60/mo |
| B2pts v2 (Arm) 2 vCPU / 1 GB | 2 | 1 GB | $11.00/mo |
Source: Microsoft Azure pricing. Data as of June 2026.
B1s 750 hrs/mo for 12 months; no permanent always-free VM.
Managed Postgres
Azure Database for PostgreSQL Flexible Server — from $16.00/mo (Burstable B1ms (1 vCore / 2 GB) + 32 GB). B1ms ~$12-14/mo compute + storage; ~$16/mo all-in. 750 hrs B1ms free for 12 months for new accounts. See the Postgres comparison.
Compare Azure with others
$0.023/GB-mo storage
Google Cloud$0.02/GB-mo storage
Cloudflare$0.015/GB-mo storage
Backblaze$0.006/GB-mo storage
Wasabi$0.0069/GB-mo storage
DigitalOcean$0.02/GB-mo storage
Frequently asked questions
How much does Azure object storage cost?
Microsoft Azure's Blob Storage Hot (LRS) costs $0.018/GB-month (~$18.00/TB). Egress to the internet is $0.087/GB. Write ops ~$0.0055/1k, read ~$0.00044/1k for Hot LRS. 5 GB free for 12 months.
Does Azure charge for egress?
Yes. Microsoft Azure charges about $0.087/GB for internet egress. First 100 GB/mo free (since 2024), then ~$0.087/GB for the next 10 TB, tapering at scale.
What is the cheapest Azure VM?
Microsoft Azure's cheapest small VM is the B1ls / B1s burstable from $3.80/mo. B1s 750 hrs/mo for 12 months; no permanent always-free VM.
How much is managed Postgres on Azure?
Microsoft Azure's Azure Database for PostgreSQL Flexible Server starts at about $16.00/mo for the Burstable B1ms (1 vCore / 2 GB) + 32 GB. B1ms ~$12-14/mo compute + storage; ~$16/mo all-in. 750 hrs B1ms free for 12 months for new accounts.
Source
All figures are Microsoft Azure's published list prices captured June 2026 from its pricing page. Prices change frequently and vary by region — confirm before you commit spend. See our methodology. All figures are estimates, not quotes.
Last updated: 2026-06-18